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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.

CBHD: Blu-ray rival based on HD DVD

HD DVD might win the format war against Blu-ray. No, this is not a repeat from 2006.

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Reviews

  • LG BE06 External Blu-ray Rewriter

    LG's external Blu-ray writer is huge, but does the job. We're still not in the age of Blu-ray though, and we wonder if we ever will be.

  • Toshiba 46XV500A

    The Toshiba 46XV500A 46-inch LCD is the company's best yet, but it's got a lot of competition from TVs with more sophisticated performance and features.

  • Pioneer BDP-LX71

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

  • Toshiba XD-E500

    Toshiba's XD-E500 provides a simple way to make humble DVDs look a bit better, but don't be fooled into thinking that it'll magically turn them into Blu-Ray discs.

  • LG BD300

    LG's BD300 produces decent images and sound and can be networked to take advantage of BD-Live features — just so long as you don't mind laying some Ethernet cable.

  • Panasonic DMP-BD35

    Quite simply, the Panasonic BDP-BD35 is one of the most sensibly priced and best-performing stand-alone Blu-ray players on the market.

  • Acer Aspire Predator

    Acer's Aspire Predator ticks most of the boxes for an enthusiast's machine, but the interior is a let down.

  • LG Scarlet 42LG61YD

    The LG Scarlet 42LG61YD is an exceptional 1080p television with great design, features and a well implemented 100Hz mode. Considering the cost and the improvements over the previous Scarlet, this is definitely a good buy.

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  • Universal to launch iPhone app that controls Blu-ray content

    The application will allow bonus features from the disc to be downloaded to an iPhone or iPod Touch and will let either device act as a remote control for some Blu-ray features.

  • Can Panasonic save plasma?

    Pioneer and NEC have exited the plasma market, leaving the mantle of responsibility on Panasonic's shoulders. But can the best technology survive?

  • CES 2009 preview: Home entertainment

    For the last few years, the format war between HD DVD and Blu-ray has monopolised home entertainment coverage at CES. Now that HD DVD is dead, we can finally get back to focussing on new technology, rather than which studios are backing which format. Blu-ray should have a big presence, along with its new competitors, internet-powered video-on-demand boxes.

  • CES 2009 preview: Home audio

    CES 2009 proves once again that audio has plateaued. Can't someone just make a simple player that does everything?

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DIYs and How-to

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Watch downloads on your TV

    Media wants to be free, but it should be accessible everywhere in your house too, especially on your TV. Find out how to play the files on your PC on a bigger screen.

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Downloads

  • Apple QuickTime

    Play MPEG-4 movies with AAC sound with latest version of Apple's premier media player.

  • Virtual CD

    Create virtual drives that contain the information on your CDs.

  • CDRoller

    Find, test, retrieve lost files from CDs or DVDs, and burn new discs.

  • Daemon Tools Lite

    Emulate CD/DVD-ROM drives.

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