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Please Explain: 24p

Ty Pendlebury explains the frame rate standard designed to improve the image quality of your Blu-ray discs: 24p.

Please Explain: 24p

Ty Pendlebury explains the frame rate standard designed to improve the image quality of your Blu-ray discs: 24p.

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Reviews

  • Samsung HT-BD8200

    The Samsung HT-BD8200 not only offers a likeable and easy to set-up home cinema system, it also offers audio and video of a higher standard than the price lets on.

  • Kogan Blu-ray Player BD 2.0

    The renewed Kogan Blu-ray player is a bargain, with many of the niceties of much more expensive players but you can't expect video precision for the price.

  • Panasonic Viera TH-P42S10A

    For a budget plasma, the Panasonic Viera TH-P42S10A certainly doesn't perform like one and boasts a significant improvement on last year's models.

  • Sony BDVIT1000

    The Sony BDVIT1000 is a stylish 5.1 home theatre system featuring Blu-ray playback and wireless rear speakers.

  • Sony BDV-E800W

    The Sony BDV-E800W is a 5.1 channel home theatre system that features an onboard Blu-ray player and support for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD.

  • Kogan 1080P37

    Kogan's 37-inch Full HD panel is inexpensive and should appeal to budget sensibilities, but it's not great for those who demand visual fidelity.

  • Panasonic SC-BT207W

    This is a well-featured system that will produce great looking Blu-ray and DVD images. Sound quality's generally pretty good, just don’t push it too far.

  • Sony BDVE300

    The Sony BDVE300 is a 5.1-channel home theatre in a box system that includes a BD-Live enabled Blu-ray player.

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Features

  • Top 5 tips for buying a PVR

    So you've finally ditched your VHS recorder but are unsure what to replace it with. We look at the five features you should be looking at when buying a PVR.

  • Five of the best Blu-ray players

    It's now three years after the first standalone Blu-ray player went on sale in the Australian market, and we've seen prices drop from an incredibly lofty three grand to under AU$300.

  • Top 5 plasma TVs

    Looking to buy a flat-screen TV for Christmas? If so, then the smart money is on plasma: excellent picture quality, large sizes, and capable of displaying high-definition content. We look at five of the best.

  • Plasma vs. LCD: Which is right for you?

    Which type of flat panel display, plasma or LCD, is right for you? And which will give you more bang for your buck?

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  • Panasonic optimistic about 3D TV

    Panasonic is hoping to capitalise on James Cameron's new 3D film Avatar by launching its own 3D technology for the home at CEATEC in Japan this week.

  • Panasonic readies 3D plasma display

    Panasonic has developed a full-HD 3D plasma panel and high-precision active shutter glasses for the consumer market. The 50-inch prototype will be unveiled at the Ceatec Japan 2009 trade show next week.

  • No Beatles on iTunes tomorrow

    An EMI executive has come out and said there'll be no Liverpudlian love on iTunes for Beatles Day.

  • movieIQ latest addition to BD-Live offerings

    Sony is enhancing arsenal of its BD-Live features with the introduction of movieIQ, which connects viewers with a live real-time movie database powered by Gracenote.

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DIYs and How-to

  • How to get the best deal on a new TV

    If you're looking to buy a new television, there are a lot of things to consider. Thankfully, you don't have to do it alone, as CNET Australia is here to help.

  • 720p vs 1080p: Which should I buy?

    Looking to buy a new television and wondering whether it's worth saving money on a lower-resolution set? We go over the pros and cons of 1080p and 720p.

  • Why HDMI? What you need to know before going digital

    Tired of all those messy home theatre cables ruining your living room's feng shui? Wondering why analog cables are still connecting your all-digital gear? There is a solution — HDMI.

  • Blu-ray Profile 1.0, 1.1, 2.0 explained

    How come there are so many different versions of Blu-ray, and what's the difference anyway? We look at the three different types and the features they offer.

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