Samsung hopes that its range of Smart TVs will replace pay TV and laptops in the lounge room within six months, by supplying video content and web browsing though your connected television, an industry conference in Hobart heard today. Smart TV has the potential to replace conventional cable TV services, according to Samsung (Credit: CBS …
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Sony has unveiled its 2011 range of Bravia televisions in Australia, with image quality and “network services” the major focus of the 22 new models. The Sony NX720 will feature a Dynamic Edge LED backlight and comes with two sets of 3D glasses (Credit: Sony ) The company’s new range encompasses five main series from the entry-level BX and CX, …
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Samsung announced the “death of the idiot box” today with the Australian launch of its 2011 Smart TV range, which offers web browsing, internet TV and downloadable apps. The Samsung D8000 plasma features Smart TV functionality (Credit: CBS Interactive) The company has announced a total of 41 televisions with over half offering “smart” functionality as well as 3D capabilities. “Today …
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Digital television has been broadcasting in Australia for 10 years, but until now no-one has needed to swap over despite the service offering better quality audio and vision. Now that the digital switch-over is in effect people will need to get themselves new equipment or risk losing free-to-air altogether. While it was re-branded as “Freeview” in 2009, most people still …
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The 3D films you see at the cinema employ a different technology to the 3D now coming out on new TVs. Here’s an explanation of the pros and cons of each.
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Wireless HDMI has been promised for several years, but the handful of systems that have surfaced so far have been criticised for being impractical and expensive. Researchers at NICTA have developed a system called “GiFi” — short for gigabit Wi-Fi — which offers up to 10 times the bandwidth of existing wireless technologies. Researchers say it uses a tenth of …
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Sony has launched a new music-streaming service in Australia today, which offers users access to up to 6 million tracks without the need for downloads. The Music Unlimited service offers a choice of 6 million songs and up to 100 channels. (Credit: Sony) The Music Unlimited service will be available in two options: the Basic package (AU$4.99/month), which enables users …
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Play audio version Your browser does not support the audio element. Welcome to the latest episode of CNET Australia’s Pulse podcast. Your hosts this week are CNET Australia editors Ty Pendlebury, Craig Simms, Joseph “Chicken” Hanlon and GameSpot editor Randolph Ramsay. This episode’s topics of discussion include: All the latest news from MWC 2011 Guitar Hero franchise no more Samsung …
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The distributor of TiVo in Australia could be set to halve the price of its recorder following a significant restructuring in December 2010, and may also be looking to offload its assets to a competitor. TiVo distributor Hybrid TV is set to drop the price of the TiVo 320 Media Device to AU$299 in order to “clear out stock”, according …
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Pioneer Australia has announced that it will not be re-entering the television market and that the new line of Elite-branded panels announced for the US will not be available in Australia. A preproduction Pioneer Kuro using a Sharp LCD panel from 2008 (Credit: CNET UK) “Audio is the company’s forte and we have no plans to re-enter the flat panel …
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