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Tangled up in Blu

When it comes to a Blu-ray player, it pays to bide your time, writes Troy Wolverton.

Seven to launch TiVo next month

Seven's long-awaited TiVo digital television recorder will go on sale in Australia next month, priced at $700.

Latest home entertainment reviews

Review: Dell Vostro laptop

Vostro is is a good starter for the home office and the self-employed.

Review: Panasonic Blu-ray recorder

Meet the future of TV recording; this is the first Blu-ray recorder on the market.

Review: Teac portable DVD player

The relatively low price might make this a viable option. Just don't expect to be blown away.

Review: Dualshock 3 controller

The return of the good old rumble effect adds a touch more weight to a featherlight game pad.

Review: Linksys DMA2100

Products such as Linksys DMA "media centre extenders" are the missing link between your PC and home-theatre.

Review: Sony Vaio TP2 media centre

You're paying Sony top dollar for a media centre PC, yet you're still left to do much of the hard work.

Fast Forward

Were you jilted by Samsung?

Fast Forward Frustrated Samsung customers are still waiting over five months later for the company to fulfil its two for one LCD television promotion. Launched in November last year, the promotion promised a free LCD TV - either 19-inch or 26-inch - to customers who bought a high-definition Samsung LCD or plasm...

Screen Play

Your Turn: A new record

Screen Play Sony has announced that an update for the PlayStation 3 console tomorrow night will add the long-awaited features of trophies and access to the Cross Media Bar from within games. Games such as Buzz: Quiz TV, LittleBigPlanet, MotorStorm Pacific Rift, Pain, PixelJunk Eden, Resistance 2, Warhawk and S...

Gadgets on the Go

Telstra joins the iPhone party, but show me the data

Gadgets on the Go Telstra has unveiled pricing for the iPhone come July 11, but remains quiet on the all-important question of data. After plenty of speculation Telstra's "stick to your knitting" comments had put it out of the running for the iPhone, the telco's PR machine put out a press release late yesterday anno...

Latest home entertainment articles

Let the good times roll

Big TV screens and home theatre systems have yet to deep-six the hi-fi.

Media centres: what you need to know

Could a media centre help to bridge the technological divide between your computer and your television?