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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.
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.
Reviews
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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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NAD C 717 Micro DVD Receiver
If you're after a super compact system that'll primarily provide great music and movies second, the NAD C 717 does just that.
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Samsung HT-BD1255
Despite the rather plastic look and feel, this Samsung system offers plenty for the money and its audio and visual performance are both rather good for a HTIB system.
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Yamaha Air Xtreme YAS-71
The Yamaha Air Surround Xtreme sets a new standard for soundbars, it features convincing pseudo-surround and can also carry a tune.
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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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.
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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.
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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?
News
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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".
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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.
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LG reinvents itself as audio brand
LG is taking on the big boys of hi-fi with a new range of "luxury audio" products designed by a respected audio engineer.
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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.
DIYs and How-to
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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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How does a speaker work?
CNET explains the jargon behind the conventional loudspeaker, with a quick guide on the anatomy of this important home theatre component.
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How to set-up 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 set-up your home theatre speakers for optimum sound.
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