Tags: 24p, cinema, dlp, ratio

ViewSonic PJD6381 3D projector

The ViewSonic PJD6381 3D projector is a good example of a product whose designers haven't quite thought things through.

Whether you want to buy a home theatre in a box or go the components route, you'll need to decide which way is best for you right from the start.

Mitsubishi HC3800

The Mitsubishi HC3800 is a 1080p DLP projector which boasts both a relatively high lamp life and contrast ratio, which should mean better pictures for longer.
BenQ Joybee GP1

The BenQ Joybee GP1 is a small and impressive LED pico-projector, but you'll pay handsomely for the "wow" factor.
Mitsubishi Electric HC7000

The Mitsubishi HC7000 is an LCD-based projector which offers a 1080p resolution and advanced picture processing, and appears to sit at a good price point.
Apple LED Cinema Display (24-inch)

A new Cinema Display is certainly welcome, and hints towards more being released at next year's Macworld. We do feel, however, that Apple has shot itself in the foot by only providing a mini-DisplayPort input.
Panasonic Viera TX-37LZD800A

The Panasonic Viera TX-37LZD800A is a very capable telly and is ideally suited to wide rooms due to its excellent viewing angles.
Sharp LC46D83X

The Sharp LC46D83X boasts high levels of black and imparts a real sense of depth, but interlacing problems over moving images spoil the party.
ViewSonic Pro8100

The ViewSonic Pro8100 is an excellent 1080p projector, which features a Silicon Optix HQV video processor and support for 24p.
InFocus Play Big IN83

The InFocus IN83 works beautifully out of the box, delivering smooth, rich pictures. That said, it fails to sizzle, plagued by a mild black crush despite a new DarkChip4 engine.

Best 1080p projectors

If you're looking for the ultimate big screen experience, then try out one of these full 1080p projectors. Perfect for big screen gaming, the Games, or Ripley's Game.
Reinvigorate your Mac

Make your old Mac feel new again.
Mon dieu! Sagem launches horde of handsets

The French manufacturer stamped its entry into Australia this week by launching a range of mobile phones, flat-screen TVs, digital set-top boxes, routers, and photo printers.
Look, Ma - No wires: Home cinema kits with wireless speakers

Eliminate some of those pesky cables from your surround-sound set up with these "wireless" home cinema systems.

Sharp to release Blu-ray recorders with storage

Sharp is about to unleash some of the world's first Blu-ray recorders for HD television with four new models slated for release in Japan from next month.
Telstra, NAB and Visa turn mobiles into credit cards

Telstra, National Australia Bank and Visa have joined forces to test out near field communications (NFC) -- a technology which allows users to pay for goods by placing their mobile phone on a reader.
But do they have popcorn?

A residence in Sydney's eastern suburbs has a AU$3 million home theatre featuring two Runco 1080p DLP projectors.
CES 2007: InFocus preps instant home theatre

The InFocus Play Big IN1 is an inexpensive DLP projector with an integrated DVD player and speaker to output sound.

CNET.com.au's quick guide to buying a home theatre projector

Our quick guide helps you identify the key features that matter most when shopping for a projector.
TV: LCD vs. DLP vs. plasma

High definition TVs are expensive. CNET helps you do your research before you commit on what type to buy.
Can you get away from letterboxes?

Why do black bars still appear the top and the bottom of the wide-screen TVs, even though the picture is the full width of the screen?
CNET.com.au's quick guide to aspect ratio

We'll take you step by step through the common aspect-ratio problems -- and their solutions -- on both standard and wide-screen televisions.

Jack Orlando: A Cinematic Adventure

Solve a crime in this animated detective adventure.
SuperCal

Measure and correct most conventional displays.
PPCMorse

Send Morse messages from your Pocket PC.
nVidia Personal Cinema with GeForce2 and GeForce3 Drivers (Windows 95/98/Me)

Update Windows 95/98/Me drivers for your GeForce2/GeForce3-based Personal Cinema from nVidia.