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Home cinema for under $1500
You get what you pay for with HTIB systems, so if you're prepared to spend up to AU$1500 you'll achieve sound quality that will better match the picture.
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.
Reviews
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Toshiba 22DV615Y LCD TV/DVD Combo
Toshiba's 22DV615Y LCD TV/DVD combo unit is compact and simple to use, but screen quality could be better.
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Denon AVR-1910
The Denon AVR-1910 is a fully featured mid-range AV receiver with standout upconverted video quality, although it's held back by some subpar design issues and average sound quality.
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Sony BDVIT1000
The Sony BDVIT1000 is a stylish 5.1 home theatre system featuring Blu-ray playback and wireless rear speakers.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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LG BD390
The LG BD390's combination of excellent image quality, super-fast loading times and rich features make it one of our top choices among premium stand-alone Blu-ray players.
Features
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LED vs. LCD: Which is better?
Samsung has seemingly come out of nowhere with its new "LED TV" range. Yet, despite the name, the technology is more familiar than you'd think.
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Blu-ray: Everything you need to know
In 2009, it seems that Blu-ray is finally ready for the mainstream. But what exactly is it, what does it do, and is it right for you?
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Nine reasons why Blu-ray will succeed
We've been seeing a lot of articles lately about how Blu-ray's doomed, but we think it will do just fine. Here are nine reasons why.
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Best soundbar theatre systems
Looking for a compact home theatre without wires? Then try a soundbar — a single speaker that sits under your TV and simulates a 5.1 surround system.
News
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Sydney movie, music pirate earns jail time
The Australian arms of the music and film industry have won a victory against piracy with the news that Sydney man Yong Hong Lin has been handed a three-month jail term for selling illegal imported discs from his Eastwood music and movie store.
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Beatles perfect storm on 9 September 2009?
For the first time, the Beatles' entire catalogue will be released, in stereo, in one fully digitally remastered collection. Will an iTunes announcement happen the same day?
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Melbourne man convicted of piracy
A Melbourne man was yesterday found guilty on six offences relating to CD and DVD piracy in the Melbourne Magistrates Court and fined $24,000 plus prosecution costs.
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Belkin gives up on wireless HDMI
After years in development, Belkin has decided not to release its wireless HDMI accessory "FlyWire".
DIYs and How-to
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How to rip audio from concert DVDs
There are many ways to rip audio from a live concert DVD so you can listen to the songs on your iPod, but here are two that are free and both Mac and PC compatible.
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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.
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How to connect your HDTV
In this guide, we help make connecting your TV to the rest of your system less intimidating, and explain all the relevant technologies.
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Print labels for CDs and DVDs
Spruce up those boring white labels on the CD/DVD you burn for fun or profit, with easy to use CD labelling software.
Downloads
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Xilisoft Zune Video Converter
Convert all video files to Zune compatible video and audio formats.
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Acala DVD Copy
Backup your DVDs to DVD-R/RW or DVD+R/RW discs or hard disk.
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DVD Knife
Extract and save long clips from your DVD.
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DVD Cutter Plus
Cut your DVD video files into smaller parts.
The Explain Series
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Get (laptop) smart before you buy
Win the numbers game and get the laptop that's perfect your needs as well as your budget!
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Microsoft Windows® 7. Your PC, simplified.
Windows® 7 has been designed to be more reliable, more responsive, and to make the things you do every day easier.
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Whereis® maps
If you’d like to get to know more of Australia, and do it safely, then check out Whereis® maps.
Videos
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