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A history of plasma panels

A history of plasma panels  Image Gallery

Plasma display technology has been around for over forty years. One of its long-time leaders, Larry Weber, believes the best is yet to come in plasma televisions. Here's a look at some of its milestones.

19/06/2007 12:32 PM

D-Box: movies in motion

D-Box: movies in motion

D-Box is a new technology that synchronises your theatre seating with the onscreen video and sound to literally make you move with the action.

08/06/2007 12:06 PM

Perfect Picture: A professional explains TV calibration

Perfect Picture: A professional explains TV calibration  Video

Watch this CNET.com.au video of calibration professional Aaron Rigg, who will explain the process of calibrating a plasma TV to achieve picture perfect results.

11/04/2007 04:55 PM

Return and reuse: How Japan recycles televisions and other appliances

Return and reuse: How Japan recycles televisions and other appliances  Image Gallery

Australians are slowly jumping aboard the environmental bandwagon, but in Japan, a law mandating the recycling of home appliances is already six years old.

02/04/2007 03:54 PM

HD TV World

We take you through the process of choosing, buying and making the most of, a high-definition television.

27/02/2007 01:11 PM

HD TV 101: A beginner's guide

HD TV doesn't need to be an incomprehensible morass of technical terms, jargon and marketing hype, but it does have some unique requirements. In this guide, we'll take you through what to expect.

27/02/2007 12:38 PM

CES 2007: Home theatre preview

Interested in a sneak peek of what's heading our way in the not-so-distant future? Get your dose of home A/V buzz with CNET.com.au's Consumer Electronics Show 2007 preview.

05/01/2007 03:42 PM

HDMI 1.3 - is it worth waiting for?

HDMI 1.3 is touted as a major enhancement of the High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) specification. John Falcone looks at what it offers, and whether you should hold off purchases until AV gear with this HDMI update is more widely available.

19/12/2006 12:57 PM

Must-have HD TV add-ons

Hesitant to buy an HD TV because you are not sure what to get out of it? Find out what extras will make your HD TV experience perfect in our must-have list.

20/10/2006 02:42 PM

TVs of the Future: Panasonic's vision

What will televisions be like in the next 5, 10 and 15 years? Here's some idea of what Panasonic has in mind.

16/10/2006 02:43 PM

Looking Sharp at Ceatec  Image Gallery

Its 64-inch LCD monitor at Ceatec offers quadruple the resolution of a normal high-definition screen.

06/10/2006 10:58 AM

Touring the floor at Ceatec  Image Gallery

Models and company marketing executives gear up for Ceatec, a weeklong consumer technology show held outside Tokyo.

04/10/2006 06:16 PM

HD TV resolution explained

Is there such a thing as high def and higher def? CNET helps cut through the hype surrounding the various formats of HD resolution.

18/09/2006 01:34 PM

Philips shows off future tech ware

At IFA 2006, the annual consumer electronics fair which runs for six days in Berlin, Dutch giant Philips showcased and demonstrated some of its next-gen, market-ready concepts and prototypes at the Future Zone.

11/09/2006 05:05 PM

CEDIA Gold Coast 2006: home entertainment expo  Image Gallery

CNET.com.au headed up to the Gold Coast for the CEDIA Expo (Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association) last week to check out the latest in home theatre technology and design. Take a look at the most innovative products in our photo gallery.

31/07/2006 05:59 PM

Seeing the world in 3D  Image Gallery

Expect to see more opportunities for three-dimensional viewing show up on TVs, mobile phones and beyond.

09/06/2006 12:01 PM

Photos: Big-screen TVs  Image Gallery

Flat-panel TVs are in demand -- but consumers are divided on whether plasma or LCD is best.

23/03/2006 12:37 PM

Feelin' the vibe at Intel's Viiv launch

Intel, accompanied by a slew of launch partners, today unleashed Viiv on the Australian market. More of a platform than a product, Intel is hoping that Viiv will do for the lounge room PC what its Centrino brand has done for Wi-Fi notebooks.

16/03/2006 04:39 PM

The more pixels, the merrier?

The number of pixels on a television panel, or its native resolution, determines the amount of detail you'll see on screen. So, it's worth paying more for higher resolutions... or is it?

24/09/2005 09:46 PM

TV aspect-ratio converter

Wide-screen TVs owners will find that their screens don't match up with the common 4:3 format of standard TV programs and those with traditional 4:3 TV screens often encounter letterbox bars when viewing DVDs. To find out exactly how much picture you'll be missing with either kind of TV, check out our aspect ratio calculator.

09/09/2005 04:13 PM

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