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Denon D-M51 2.1 Surround Sound System

If you're strapped for space and want a great sounding surround sound system, the D-M51 comes highly recommended.

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Altec Lansing PT8051

Its immense speakers suggest great audio quality, but it's all the little things that the PT8051 lacks that made it lose our favour.

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Wharfedale Diamond 9.5 speakers

We were bowled over by the Diamond 9.5's combination of extraordinary value, build, and sound quality.

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Wharfedale Diamond 9.CS speaker

With its attractive looks and stellar sound, this centre speaker makes a good case for spending a few extra dollars.

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KEF FiveTwo Series Model 11

While their surround effects fall a bit short of the best we've heard, KEF's beautifully crafted FiveTwo Series Model 11 speakers produce five channels of sound with exceptional audiophile-grade clarity.

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CES 2007: Philips' home theatre in a speaker

We heard about Philips' 1.1 virtual surround system, the HTS8100 SoundBar, before CES 2007, but now that we've got the final specs, we're even more eager to give it a whirl.

High-cost gear hobbled by high-def ignorance, survey finds

A new survey has found that two-thirds of high-definition-capable TV owners lack an HDTV set-top box and half of consumers mistakenly believe that DVDs already offer HD video. Vendors, David Braue explains, have their work cut out for them in educating the public about the new technology.

Portable DVD: Why not use a notebook?

Even the lowest-end notebooks on the market these days sport DVD-ROM drives, so why shouldn't you just plump for a notebook to meet your portable DVD watching needs?

Wi-Fi hi-fi: Avega Systems Oyster 802.11 Networked Speakers

Aussie company launches speakers with built-in wireless 802.11 networking, amplifiers and surround decoders so you can stream MP3s from a networked PC directly to the speakers themselves.

Samsung's new receivers, DVD players, and HTIBs

On the home-theatre front, Samsung usually makes the most news at CES with its announcements of new TVs, but it also trotted out some notable home-theatre systems and a couple of new A/V receivers.

What to look for in Home Theatre in a Box

Our experts explain the specs that matter.

How to setup your home theatre speakers

You don't have to be an electrician or an acoustics expert to get great surround sound from your home theatre system. Just follow the steps in this tutorial to setup your home theatre speakers for optimum sound.

CNET.com.au's GPS Buying Guide

Prices for GPS devices have come down in the last year and many of us are looking at jumping on the bandwagon. We take a look at how it works, why you should (or shouldn't) buy a GPS, as well as key features to look out for.

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.

Digital photo basics

Whether you've just bought a digital camera or are in the market for one, you'll learn the basics of buying and using a digicam in this introductory primer on digital photography.

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.

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.

Best 'home theatre in a box' systems

You've finally taken the plunge and invested in a large screen TV, but found out pretty much straight away that the sound is thin and not deserving of the term "home theatre". So where to next?

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.

Blu-ray & HD DVD reach Australia, sort of

Next-generation DVD players are finally washing up on Australian shores. Trouble is, there's no content to go with them. Asher Moses gives you the low-down.

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RioDVD Region Free Player 1.3

Play and watch your favorite movies in DVD, VCD, and SVCD formats.

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RioDVD 3.12

Watch your favorite DVD, VCD, and SVCD movies.

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Media Studio for Nokia 4

Transfer a movie into Nokia mobile phone and watch it on the road.

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DVD-to-Mobile Sony Ericsson Edition 1.1

Watch DVDs on your Sony Ericsson phone.

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AC3 Decoder 1.2.6

Convert AC3 and VOB files to WAV, MP3, WMA, and Ogg Vorbis formats.

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