Plasma has had a tough time recently. Some pundits have — foolishly — predicted the end for the technology, in light of Pioneer departing from the marketplace. Here at Crave though, we still have much love for these gas-charged beauties — and so it seems does LG. The 42PQ6000 is, as the name suggests, a …

Earth Hour started out in Sydney just two years ago as a pie-in-the-sky idea, but its amazing momentum will this year see residents of 2848 cities in 84 countries switching off their lights in a show of solidarity for the cause of reducing energy consumption. While it’s only saving a trickle of electricity compared with the amount the world’s cities …

It’s been a couple of years now since Blu-ray launched and it’s been over a year since it beat HD DVD to become the high-definition format of choice. So with the format rushing into puberty, we thought we’d examine its puss-filled pimples and try not to laugh at its erratic voice. First of all, if you’re a fanboy, don’t take …

Let’s be honest — having the largest big screen in the neighbourhood is quite a coup. With the installation of two new HD LED video screens at Sydney’s ANZ Stadium, sports fans at the grounds have bragging rights to 232 square metres of big screen glory that almost threatens to overshadow the live action on the field. Ten meters high …

It’s taken JVC quite some time to hit us with a Blu-ray player, but we have to say, now it’s producing one, we’re actually quite impressed. What’s interesting about the NX-BD3 is that it’s a 2.1 system as well, which is a superb idea — people who want great-looking movies usually hanker for beefier sound too. Although this is only …

Here at Crave, we often wonder what the future of TVs is — mainly because if there isn’t one, some of us are going to have to find new jobs. Ever helpful, Toshiba thinks it can tell us what the generation after the next generation will look like –- it’s called Cell TV. The idea behind Cell TV is Toshiba …

It’s no secret that we love a good media streamer. So far this year we’ve been blown away by the quality of new products hitting the market. The Popcorn Hour A100 and A110 are both brilliant machines. We were also impressed by the DVICO TViX HD M-6500A too, which is a little more costly, but still a great performer. Now …

A few years ago we wrote a column about HDTV resolution and whether you should just buy a “standard” 720p/1080i set or pay the extra bucks for a higher-resolution 1080p set. And funnily enough, this is a question that’s still relevant today. Eventually, of course, manufacturers will completely phase out 720p TVs. But it may take a few years. While …

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; …

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 …

Blu-ray went new kinds of wireless at CES earlier this year, with LG and Samsung both adding Wi-Fi to their Blu-ray players. Who better to play catch up than the creator of the format, Sony? It just announced its first standalone Blu-ray player with Wi-Fi in Las Vegas — the BDP-S560. True, the PlayStation 3 had Wi-Fi from the day …

So, the other day, we were sitting around attempting to enjoy some movies on our HD TV. The problem was, the sound from the TV was rubbish. What we needed was a new home cinema setup to replace our much loved Klipsch system, which the nasty courier man ripped from our bleeding fingers last week. Then, by a combination of …

This week at its launch event for the 2009 range of TVs and home cinema equipment, Panasonic has barely stopped banging the drum of VieraCast — but what the hell is it, and why should you give a monkey’s? Like so many other manufacturers, Panasonic wants to bring a tiny corner of the Internet to your TV. Unlike Samsung, it’s …

The TVonics DTR-Z500 is the latest in a range of set-top boxes from the Welsh company famous for its unusual styling. Like the other PVRs and receivers TVonics has produced, this is certainly an interesting-looking box. It’s solid too — we’d rate it at around 8 out of 10 on our scale of devices you could use to ward off …

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 …