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Asus MS236H

The Asus MS236H is an attractive monitor with a few shortcomings; the buttons are frustrating, and the lack of adjustability may annoy some. It does, however, represent excellent power savings, looks great and delivers acceptable performance.

Google bringing Android to your TV

Google TV is teaming up with Intel and Sony to bring mobile-like apps to your television.

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Reviews

Samsung R580

The R580 combines attractive design and performance grunt, but you can't take this desktop replacement too far away from a power source for long.
ViewSonic VX2268wm

The VX2268wm is a reasonably good entry for a TN screen; however, we're not sold on the 3D, which increases the price greatly. For the dollars involved, we'd rather ditch the 3D and buy a higher quality monitor.
ViewSonic VX2237wm

The VX2237wm is passable considering its price range, but you can get better for cheaper if you don't need the speakers.
Acer G225HQ

The G225HQ is nothing special, but it'll likely appeal to twitch gamers with next to zero input lag, its aggressive styling and affordable price. It's just a shame it's a gloss screen.
AOC 2236Vw

AOC's 2236Vw is a budget-level model, with severe light bleed, poor greyscale control and an awful OSD. There are simply much better options in this price range, like Acer's G225HQ. As such, we can't recommend it.
Asus VH232H

The VH232H is great on build quality, but stumbles on image quality. Colour accuracy isn't its strong point, sharpness is set too high and movie watching over HDMI isn't the best; but if you just want to do some basic gaming, it might fit your bill.
Toshiba Regza 47ZV600A

The Toshiba Regza 47ZV600E is a capable LCD TV which delivers in the audio-visual department, all at a fairly inexpensive asking price.
Dell SX2210T

We're still not convinced touchscreen monitors plugged into desktops without dedicated software is a good idea, and the SX2210t does nothing to change this. Combined with the heaviness of the stand and the cost, unless you absolutely have a hankering for touch, we'd suggest a normal monitor instead.

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Features

3D TV FAQ

CNET experts answer 20 common questions about 3D display technology for TVs, Blu-ray players, PlayStation 3 and other home theatre equipment.
TV industry turns blind eye to non-3D viewers

A small but significant proportion of TV buyers can't see the 3D effects on a 2D screen. How is the industry addressing them?
Top 5 plasma TVs

Looking to buy a flat-screen TV for Christmas? If so, then the smart money is on plasma: excellent picture quality, large sizes, and capable of displaying high-definition content. We look at five of the best.
Top 10 wireless modem/routers

Routers, particularly wireless ones, are always a bit of an unknown quantity. These are our top 10 picks for wireless routers and modem/routers, for you to be able to make a more informed choice.

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News

Doctor Who debuts on ABC's iView

In a first for ABC TV, the new series of Doctor Who will launch on the broadcaster's iView online video service.
Atdec mount hangs your TV like a picture

Samsung debuted its newest wall-mounting system at CES 2009, which enabled you to hang your TV "like a picture".
Sport on free-to-air TV in jeopardy

The Federal Government has flagged changes to anti-siphoning laws, saying there is a valid case to force a "use-it-or-lose-it" policy on free-to-air television stations.
Super Bowl breaks M*A*S*H's US TV record

The finale to long-running sitcom M*A*S*H has held the US TV viewing record for some 27 years, but thanks to yesterday's victory by the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLIV that record is no more.

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DIYs and How-to

How to get the best deal on a new TV

If you're looking to buy a new television, there are a lot of things to consider. Thankfully, you don't have to do it alone, as CNET Australia is here to help.
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.
Stream TV recordings to an iPod Touch

Got a Mac? Want to watch TV shows on your iPod Touch? We talk you through streaming video files to your device using EyeTV.
Perfect Picture: 4 steps to DIY TV calibration

Watch our video to see how to adjust the brightness, contrast, sharpness and colour of your television to get optimum results.

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Downloads

Gex demo

Tour cheesy TV with a trash-talking reptile.
Metrology

Perform various unit conversions.
Beavis and Butt-head: Bunghole In One demo

See miniature golf in a whole new way.
RetroScan Photoshop Plug-in

Simulate appearance of your video displays.