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Cambridge Audio Azur 540R (Version 3)

Cambridge Audio's latest Azur 540R receiver is ideal for an entry-level buyer who is more concerned with performance than the latest features.

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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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Western Digital WD TV

Western Digital comes to the media streaming party with a product set to shake.

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Sony BDP-S350

The combination of its small design, solid feature set, and excellent image quality make the Sony BDP-S350 a worthwhile standalone Blu-ray player — especially if you can find it for less than AU$400.

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Pioneer BDP-LX71

The Pioneer LX71 is a great Blu-ray player, despite a slow loading speed for interactive discs and the high price.

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Adobe brings high definition to Flash videos

The next version of Flash Player will support high-definition MPEG 4 video compression standard H.264.

Netgear adds storage, Draft N to content streamer

Two years after the EVA8000 Digital Entertainer HD, Netgear has released the Digital Entertainer Elite EVA9150.

Home audio without the wires

Desktops, notebooks and phones have all gone wireless. Will your stereo and TV soon be untethered?

Cisco's home-networking push

Cisco Systems, which builds the gear that powers the internet, is making a big push this year at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas with new products that will help consumers move digital media around their homes.

Super Hi-Vision the next HD standard

Plans are already afoot for the next version of HD — it's called Super Hi-Vision and it features four times the resolution of 1080p.

Five ways to make digital music sing

Dissatisfied with the listening experience offered by today's cheap, one-off music downloads? Here are five suggestions for hearing music the way it's meant to be heard.

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.

Tips and tricks for shooting a wedding video

So you've been entrusted to videotape your sibling/cousin/best mate's wedding, what do you do now?

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.

How to upgrade Windows XP to Windows Vista

Find out what you'll need to upgrade your current files and software to Windows Vista.

Best receivers under $1500

AV receivers are the central hub of any home theatre system, and so we look at the best receivers available for under AU$1500.

Format wars: the tech that should have won

Did you love Laserdisc? Were you bonkers over Betamax? Do you cry yourself to sleep because BeOS never hit the big time? Fret no more -- superdork Captain Tech is here to travel back in time and save the format losers that should have triumphed.

Digital TV in Australia

The formats are confusing and the standards don't seem to be standard. Our simple guide unravels the mysteries of Australian digital TV.

Bringing gigs home on your phone

With most mobile phones now sporting cameras of 2-megapixel resolution or higher, concerts have become fair game for fans keen on capturing the experience for sharing with fellow band devotees. But is the resulting footage any good? We took a phone to a gig to find out.

Inside Intel's Napa platform

Intel's latest mobile platform, now officially christened Centrino Duo, introduces the Core Duo (Yonah) chip with dual CPU cores. This and other developments should deliver useful -- if not revolutionary -- increases in notebook performance and battery life.

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Realtek High Definition Audio Codec (Windows Vista) R2.08 (2008/11/5)

Update your onboard HD sound from Realtek to the latest driver release.

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Realtek High Definition Audio Codec (Windows 2000/XP/2003/XP Professional x64 Edition) R2.08 (2008/11/5)

Update your onboard HD sound from Realtek to the latest driver release.

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High Definition 1080p Multimedia Screen Saver 4.0.1

Display a video-multimedia screensaver on your desktop.

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DVD-Audio Solo 1.4.4

Author and burn DVD audio disks with high definition 5.1 surround music.

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Quantum Of Solace Screensaver

Display a Quantum of Solace 007 movie screensaver on your desktop.

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