Freeview will be coming to a television near you from March this year, but the organisation’s head has said that you may need to buy a new TV to get the most out of it. A Freeview education campaign is due to launch on all channels in the next couple of weeks, but Freeview CEO …
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For the sake of convenience we’d suggest getting a good monitor and adding a tuner card to your PC. This will also add the ability to record TV straight on your PC, which is very handy. Buying a TV limits you to the tuner onboard, which may mean analog instead of superior digital. Make sure to get a monitor that …
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It may be a while before we see an OLED screen suitable for lounge room use, but in the meantime we have this: the XEL-1. Look out for the CNET Australia review shortly!(Credit: Sony) While the 11-incher has been out in the States for a year, Sony has just informed us it will be available in mid-April 2009. This ain’t …
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Hybrid TV (makers of TiVo in Australia) has been in talks with local manufacturers to co-brand products such as TVs and Blu-ray players with the TiVo logo. Could we start seeing this little fella on Blu-ray players? (Credit: TiVo) Hybrid TV CEO Robbee Minicola, at the Get Ready for Digital conference in Sydney, said that a Blu-ray player — not …
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Updated TiVo is planning to offer video-on-demand (VoD) services with content from all the local free-to-air broadcasters by the end of 2009. Hybrid TV CEO Robbee Minicola told CNET Australia that she is in negotiations with the local broadcasters to offer “catch-up” and “archive” services via her company’s TiVo box, at the Get Ready for Digital conference in Sydney yesterday. …
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Instructions: Step one: take one television Step two: add Blu-ray player Step three: sell, rinse, repeat. That’s right, Sony is once again on the bundling train, but instead of towing PS3 carriages it’s now hooked up a caboose carrying S550 Blu-ray players. To get yourself one of these players you’ll need to buy: the XBR series featuring RGB LED backlight; …
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We’re not going out on a limb when we say we think Kevin Rudd (“Krudd”) would have been mocked as mercilessly at school as he is in his political life. And now his secret school-yard shame can be yours! High Definition Awesome! (Credit: Kogan) Simply buy one of the Kogan Kevin37 “High Definition Stimulus” T-shirts, which can be yours for …
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Unlike competitors such as Hitachi, Pioneer Australia says that its decision to pull out of the television market would not affect the pricing of its plasma panels. Bargain hunters will need to look elsewhere. (Credit: Pioneer) Last night, Pioneer Japan announced that it would stop future development on its flat panels, and withdraw from the display business by March 2010 …
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Ten’s 24-hour sports channel, ONE, will begin broadcasting in metropolitan areas on 26 March, while rural areas will have to wait a little longer. Move over Ten HD, 24/7 sport is here to stay. (Credit: Network Ten) In the move, the existing Ten HD will become ONE HD, while ONE will be simulcast in standard definition on channel 12. Ten …
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Twelve months ago, sport broadcasts in HD were sporadic at best, but finally it seems we’ve been spoilt for choice — especially with the coming of Ten’s “One” channel in the new year. Ten’s 24-hour sports channel “ONE” is due in April ’09.(Credit: Network Ten) Not only has this year seen 24-hour HD broadcasts of the Olympics plus AFL coverage, …
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