If watching 3D video makes you nauseous, crosstalk may be to blame. Here’s why.

If you’ve ever walked into a Bang & Olufsen store you’ll know that the Danish company is renowned for two things: minimalism, and exorbitant pricing. However, there is a third thing. By the company’s own admission it has been a “closed shop” when it comes to systems such as media servers and, until now, mobile apps. But closed shops are …

Channel Nine has announced it will broadcast the first 3D sports event in Australia next month when Queensland takes on NSW in the State of Origin. The game takes place on 26 May and will only be viewable in 3D by owners of television sets with active shutter glasses — which at this stage is the C7000 range of Samsung …

HDMI has been with us for several years, but version 1.4 is an important update and so we walk you through what it is and why you need it. For more in-depth information on HDMI connectivity and how it’s different from analog cabling, see our feature Why HDMI? What you need to know before going digital.

There is a short answer and a long answer to this — we’re going to attempt both. In “theory” all HDMI cables are identical and the version only changes on the electronics side. The HDMI cable should feed whatever signal it receives from one end to the other unchanged, that is if it’s of sufficient quality. The problem is that …

The first 3D televisions will be available in Australia next week, but you’ll have to wait until 2011 to be able to buy the most popular 3D Blu-ray movies at retail. No retail 3D Blu-ray till at least 2011 for Monsters vs. Aliens. (Credit: Dreamworks) Monsters vs. Aliens, the first 3D Blu-ray movie in Australia, ships exclusively with the Samsung …

LG has announced it is partnering with Telstra to provide BigPond movies and TV shows on-demand through over 20 models in its new range. The downloads will be available through the company’s new entertainment portal dubbed “Netcast” which will also provide access to services such as weather and YouTube videos. BigPond’s website with content that could be available through LG’s …

LG first showed off its 2010 television range at the CES this year, and this week we spoke to one of the designers behind moving away from clunky bezels to a more minimalist look. LG designer Kim Jin with a prototype Borderless TV (Credit: Ty Pendlebury/CNET Australia) Kim Jin, vice president of LG’s HEB Design Lab, said her work is …

One phrase you’re going to start hearing a lot of from now on is IPTV or in its long form, Internet Protocol Television. As it sounds, it is television content delivered through your internet connection. It’s a concept that has been a long time coming, but it looks like 2010 is the year that it gains a foothold in Australia. …

(Credit: Ty Pendlebury/CNET Australia) CES is well and truly over for another year, so what lessons did we learn about up and coming television technologies? Yes, this year TVs were again the star of the world’s biggest gadget show, but that’s not to say that we saw anything revolutionary. Instead we saw a natural progression from the tech shown at …