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Best home cinema devices of 2009

From Blu-ray players to home media streamers, CNET Australia looks at the best home cinema gadgets of the year.

3D Blu-ray standard outlined, includes PS3

PlayStation 3 owners will not need a new Blu-ray player to watch 3D films such as Up and Avatar, as the final specifications for 3D Blu-ray are announced.

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Reviews

  • Toshiba BDX2000 Blu-ray Player

    Pssst. Don't mention the war. The Toshiba BDX2000 is the company's first stab at a Blu-ray player and includes BD-Live and HD audio decoding.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Sony BDP-S760

    The Sony BDP-S760 is the company's premium Blu-ray player and features onboard WI-Fi and 7.1 analogue outputs.

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Features

  • Tech gifts for the geek who's got everything

    Don't worry — there are a few genuinely new products on the Australian market this year, even if you're shopping for a gadget lover who is quick on the early adoption front. Here are some gift ideas for new products that they probably won't already own.

  • 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.

  • Is Apple behind the laptop curve?

    As good as Apple laptops are, Windows-based PCs do have a few leading-edge features not found in MacBooks.

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