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Kenwood SAT7100 Home Theatre System
If you can shoulder the cost, Kenwood's SAT7100 is a competent, high-end HTIB directed at home cinema purists after more than just six channels.
Yamaha RX-V357B
Yamaha breaks the sub-AU$500 barrier with its latest home theatre receiver, the RX-V357B.
Harman Kardon AVR 140
The Harman Kardon AVR 140, an entry-level A/V receiver, sounds among the best in its price class, but it falls short on features.
Yamaha RX-V4600
Yamaha's jam-packed RX-V4600 receiver looks and sounds great, deserving of consideration for high-end systems.
Wharfedale Diamond SW150
This relatively inexpensive Brit subwoofer mates well with other Wharfedale speakers to produce music, but its home-theatre punch isn't as dramatic as that of some other subs.
Digital Life: The other half of the equation
As you're drooling over the latest sexy plasma or LCD TV, don't forget that you'll need surround sound audio to get a full home cinema experience.
Home audio without the wires
Desktops, notebooks and phones have all gone wireless. Will your stereo and TV soon be untethered?
Sharp SD-SP10 Home Theater System: great taste, less filling
Sharp aims to outshrink the 2.1 competition with 1-bit digital amplifier technology.
Home-theatre dilemma: projector or TV?
We should all be so lucky as to have this existential crisis on our hands. How do I perfectly equip my home theatre? Should I go with a projector or a giant television set? I've recently been converted to the projector camp. Here's why.
Networked storage heads for homes
Storage companies are betting a technology once reserved for businesses will appeal to consumers dealing with large files shared by multiple PCs and a need for data protection.
What to look for in Home Theatre in a Box
Our experts explain the specs that matter.
DIY: How to buy a home theatre system - are kits or components right for you?
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.
How to set up a subwoofer
Take our easy-to-follow procedures to integrate your powered subwoofer into a component-level home theatre system.
Hidden treasure: How to use THX Optimizer
Check out the free calibration tool bundled in your THX-certified DVD titles.
Surround sound buying guide
If you're feeling surrounded by questions instead of ambient sound, you've come to the right place. We have suggestions on how to shop for everything surround, from receivers to speakers to full home-theatre systems.
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.
Surround Sound Gaming: Connect your PS2, Xbox or Gamecube to a home theatre
Get the most out of your games by hooking up your PlayStation 2, Xbox or GameCube to a surround sound system.
Nokia's adds digital TV, home connectivity to Nseries
Finnish phone giant Nokia today unveiled three new Nseries mobile phones, including the N92, which can tune in to digital television broadcasts, and the N80, the first quad-band handset to support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity.
PS3's got game: plus Blu-ray, MP3 and more
We take an in-depth look at PS3's non-gaming attributes and cover what you need to know about how it handles Blu-ray and DVD movies, music, photos, Internet browsing and more.
All about digital video
Learn the basics of digital video technology and production including the tools you'll need, shooting footage, transferring it to your computer, and then editing and distributing video.
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So many home wireless standards, so little time
A number of wireless technologies are headed for the living room, but with a hodge-podge of differing standards it can get a little too daunting. We take a look at the leaders.
HD Olympics: A look behind the scenes
We take a tour through the International Broadcast Centre at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, plus see some of the technology employed at the Olympic venues.
The CEDIA 2008 show on the Gold Coast is the closest thing we have to CES in Vegas, and we went along to find some of Australia's newest AV gear.
CEDIA Gold Coast 2006: home entertainment expo
CNET.com.au headed up to the Gold Coast for the CEDIA Expo (Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) last week to check out the latest in home theatre technology and design. Take a look at the most innovative products in our photo gallery.
Neosonik has developed technology that can beam high-definition video and surround-sound audio wirelessly to devices.
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