Following the recent announcement of a free digital EPG, Channel Ten has seemingly buried the hatchet with Foxtel and will allow its digital signal and EPG to be broadcast on the cable provider from September. Channel Ten digital and EPG will be broadcast on Foxtel in September. For the first time, Ten’s signal will be …
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Yamaha is attempting to re-enter the field of hi-fi — a phrase the company itself created — with the release of three new flagship products: a high-end receiver, CD player and two-channel amplifier. The RX-Z11. Thirteen speakers not included. The Yamaha RX-Z11 is the company’s first flagship receiver in almost four years — after the Z9. OK, it’s not really …
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updated Hitachi Australia has announced it is pulling out of the consumer market in Australia in a letter distributed to retailers on Friday night. Hitachi is pulling out of the Australian consumer market, which includes camcorders. Celine Herit, Hitachi’s communications executive, confirmed the company would be pulling out of all consumer products — which include camcorders and flat-panel TVs — …
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In the aftermath of the Warner defection to Blu-ray, Toshiba has announced ridiculously cheap pricing on all of its HD DVD players. Toshiba has gone mad!!! Everything must go!!! With the two technologies being quite similar, the main distinctions left are price of ownership and media. With Blu-ray all-but-sewing-up its grip on the movie houses, pretty much all that Toshiba …
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In one of the most aggressive moves in the HD war yet, Sony Australia has announced it will give away free PlayStation 3 consoles with every one of its 1080p televisions. Buy a 1080p Bravia between now and January and get a PS3 thrown in. From 21 December until 21 January 2008 customers who buy one of the BRAVIA XBR, …
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Two major video rental chains, Video Ezy and Blockbuster, have announced a partnership with Sony designed to educate customers about the Blu-ray format. Over 200 stores around the country will be fitted with stands featuring PlayStation 3s, Sony’s BDP-S300 Blu-ray players and Bravia TVs, as well as educational content. Most of the featured stores will make BDs (Blu-ray discs) available …
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Italian projector specialist SIM2 has announced a slew of new projectors — including the company’s first “budget” model — which incorporate several groundbreaking features. The Domino D10 is SIM2’s most affordable model yet. One of the newest innovations is the Unishape lamp which can change its light output dynamically within milliseconds. This increases contrast in dark scenes and is much …
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The pre-Christmas battlegrounds have been drawn as Toshiba announces an AU$400 drop on its budget HD DVD player, the HD-E1. Toshiba is running a $100 cashback offer which reduces the price of the player to $499. The other models to get a discount are the two full 1080p players, which are the HD-EP10 ($699 after $100 cashback) and the HD-XE1 …
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Television body Free TV has announced that Networks Nine and TEN will transmit a free seven-day guide for all digital TV viewers from November 19 2007. In what is a win for consumers, most digital receivers and PVRs on the market should be able to receive and use the guides. Initially, Free TV announced that tuners would need to be …
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Pioneer has announced its new audiovisual lineup for 2007/8 which includes the new ultra-black Kuro televisions, DVD recorders and receivers. The range brings with it the launch of Pioneer’s new slogan — “Seeing and hearing like never before” — and is part of the company’s attempt to restore its reputation as a premium brand. There are two different types of …
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