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Western Digital WD TV
Western Digital comes to the media streaming party with a product set to shake.
Camcorder formats: which one is best?
Prospective camcorder buyers are faced with a choice of four types of camcorder recording media: hard disk, flash memory, MiniDV/HDV tapes, or mini-DVD. We run through the pros and cons of all four formats to make your purchasing journey a little less like a trip through Dante's nine circles of hell.
Reviews
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Cowon iAudio A3 (60GB)
With its unrivalled screen and codec support, its direct recording capabilities and its ability to playback DVD video files without transcoding, Cowon's A3 is a well-priced behemoth for portable video lovers.
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Archos 605
The Archos 605 Wi-Fi portable video player is one of the best mobile distractions money can buy.
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Sony Handycam HDR-SR7
If you've got the prerequisite high-def hardware in your lounge room and are in the market for a camcorder, this is the one to get.
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Sony Handycam HDR-SR8
Sony breaks through the 100GB barrier with this range-topping high-def camcorder. Like its SR7 twin, it is highly recommended.
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Apple TV
A lack of playable formats and limited functionality really stunts the appeal of the otherwise elegant Apple TV. Read our Australian review.
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Toshiba gigabeat V30
The V30 puts the focus squarely on watching and listening to your files, with a noticeably short features list and a beefed-up battery life.
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Sony Handycam HDR-SR1
A very attractive high-end consumer camcorder, this is easy to use out-of-the-box, offering great features even if video quality could be better.
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Archos 604 (30GB)
The do-it-all Archos 604 with its improved design is slightly marred by mediocre audio performance. It's an amazing PVP, but not a great audio player.
Features
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Best of CES Awards: Consumer Electronics Show 2006
Best of CES -- our pick of winners by category.
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Portable video player powerhouses
Long before the video-enabled Apple iPod hit the market, companies such as Archos and Creative established themselves as portable video pioneers with the launch of a variety of devices that played video, in addition to MP3s and digital audio.
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Apple iPod killers 2005
We know what you're thinking: Why mention the iPod in the same breath as digital audio players from Archos, and Creative when the iPod doesn't even play the WMA format?
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MP3 players with large screens
MP3 players with monster screens. Watch movies! View photos! Scare the dickens out of the iPod Shuffle with these big-screen players.
News
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Sony's 2008 Handycams are flash
Sony's rejigged 2008 camcorder line-up has more cameras than are in attendance for a Paris "oops I've slipped over, how silly of me" Hilton event. We give you a run down of each new model to help you sort the wheat from the chaff.
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Shock proof and hybrid camcorders star in Panasonic's 2008 line-up
The rain held off for Panasonic's launch event at the Great Barrier Reef but there was a deluge of another kind: nine new camcorders from Panasonic.
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Microsoft unveils new generation of Zune
New Zunes are due in November in the U.S. but there's no word, yet, on whether they're heading to Australia.
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The iPod is growing up
If Apple really is putting a version of Mac OS X in a new iPod, presumably it has more in mind than showing high-quality highlights of Australian Idol.
DIYs and How-to
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DIY: Desktop buying guide
What you need to know -- from finding the type of PC that fits your lifestyle to catching up on all of the latest trends.
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40GB fourth gen iPod VS 30GB ipod photo
Which is better - the 40GB fourth generation iPod or the 30GB iPod photo?
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DIY: Notebook buying
DIY: Notebook buying
Downloads
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Nidesoft DVD to iPod Suite
Convert DVDs to your iPod.
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iPod Media Studio
play movies on iPod video player
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4Media iPod Video Converter
Convert popular video formats to iPod video and audio files.


















