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Article | 18/12/2009 Top 5 digital radios of 2009

Digital radio launched around Australia in 2009, although it's still restricted to metropolitan areas. We've rounded up the best digital radios we've ...

Article | 18/12/2009 2009's best MP3 players

This year has seen an evolution rather than a revolution in the MP3 player space, with models from Apple and Sony being refined instead of redesigned....

Article | 17/12/2009 Top 5 LED TVs of 2009

LED televisions grew to maturity during 2009, with both back-lit and edge-lit units providing good incentives for buyers to stick with them instead of...

Article | 17/12/2009 Top 5 plasma TVs of 2009

There have been some interesting changes in the plasma television market in 2009 — most significantly the shock departure of Pioneer, previously...

Article | 16/12/2009 The best headphones of 2009

It's been a good year for headphones, with a huge range of innovations and interesting technologies released to the market. We've picked our favourite...

Article | 1/12/2009 Christmas gift guide: headphones, MP3 players and digital radios

While there haven't been the same frenzied price drops and big bargain deals that the television market has enjoyed, there are still some good deals a...

Article | 18/11/2009 Pre-Christmas bargains: The best value plasma, LCD and LED TVs

There are plenty of LCD, LED and plasma televisions on the market. But which offers best value? We dissect the TVs available at a range of price point...

Article | 5/11/2009 Optimise Windows Media Center for TV

Windows 7 was certainly highly anticipated. Vista was never the easiest operating system (OS) to use and, with its many quirky functions and features ...

Article | 20/10/2009 Showdown: top 5 media streamers

A media streamer will let you use your big-screen TV to show off photos taken with your digital camera, play your MP3 collection and display downloade...

Article | 8/10/2009 Digital radio showdown

The market for DAB+ digital radios is starting to heat up in Australia. We've taken a look at the best digital radios at three different price points....

Article | 8/10/2009 How to pick the right size TV for your living room

When you’re in a retail store looking at the giant lattice of televisions, it’s inevitable that the bigger screens will be the ones that catch your at...

Article | 6/10/2009 Stop Windows Media Center from hogging your hard drive

As I've mentioned in the past, I'm a big fan of the Windows Media Center software that comes baked into most versions of Vista and Windows 7.

Article | 29/09/2009 Will 3D TV be Blu-ray's savior?

Panasonic's unveiling of a 50-inch plasma TV that displays 3D images got me thinking: Is 3D the killer app that will make Blu-ray players popular in t...

Article | 18/09/2009 Is Apple's Mac Mini a viable Home Theatre PC?

There is an abundance of media players on the market — including the WD TV and ScreenPlay HD — that allow you to play downloaded files as ...

Article | 27/08/2009 What is an OLED TV?

At the moment, save for the Sony XEL-1, all modern television screens use plasma or LCD technology to produce colours and create a picture. While thes...

Article | 12/08/2009 The king of televisions: Pioneer's KURO plasma vs Samsung's Series 8 LED TV

When it comes to choosing a top-of-the-range television, you can choose between the tried-and-tested technology of plasma televisions and the newer in...

Article | 27/07/2009 Cool speakers from around the world

Kenwood's stunning new speakers (pictured above) are just about to hit Japanese stores, and hit them they shall. Each speaker is encased in a beautifu...

Article | 25/07/2009 One set top box (DVR) to rule them all?

The Pitch: Our ultimate set-top box/high-def DVR is a home theater PC that's quiet and turns on in seconds. (That's not an impossible dream either: Mi...

Article | 23/06/2009 Blu-Ray, I hardly know ye

There was a time when it looked like HD-DVD would be winner in the battle to bring high-definition to computers and video players. Then the momentum s...

Article | 24/06/2009 Tech bargains: 46in Samsung LCD television with a free 22in LCD and more!

We’ll show you how to pick up a bargain this week, including a great deal on a Nikon camera, a cheap mobile phone plan, a Canon Legria HF20 camcorder ...