Fujitsu will no longer be selling plasma TVs in Australia following the decision by its Japanese parent company to cease production of plasma displays for the consumer market. Not so many years ago, Fujitsu held a very strong reputation in high-end plasma TVs, but recent models, such as the Fujitsu P50XHA58EB, did not seem to …
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January, 2008
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5 January
Warner backs Blu
We predicted some time ago that this year’s CES would bring with it some sort of announcement about the future of Warner’s HD format allegiance. It turns out that even before CES is officially underway, Warner has announced that it will stop selling both Blu-ray and HD DVD versions of its movies, and will focus exclusively on Blu-ray. If we’re …
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4 January
Arcam Solo Movie 2.1: Meet the king of DVD players
Good news for those hard-working City types who’ve just received their massive yearly bonuses. But they won’t be able to waste it all on champagne and fast cars — they’ll need to spend a few grand pimping out their trendy loft apartment living rooms. Enter the £1,500 Arcam Solo Movie 2.1, a high-end upscaling DVD player and audio system for …
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3 January
Ofcom says: No space for HD on Freeview
We had high hopes that with the end of analogue in sight, we would finally get some more bandwidth available for over-the-air broadcasting in the UK. An increase in the available capacity would allow us to have high definition programmes on Freeview and even add new services. According to ERT Weekly, a trade magazine for electrical retailers, Ofcom has decided …
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December, 2007
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27 December
Deals of the day: Cheap TVs
If you splurged out on a smashing great big TV set before Christmas, only to fall into a deep, turkey- fuelled sleep in front of it, you’ll be kicking yourself. Now it’s the day after Boxing Day and prices are dropping faster than the nation’s eyelids during the Queen’s speech — here are five great deals on high-definition TVs. 1. …
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20 December
We predict huge TVs and cheaper Blu
When it comes to high definition and big TVs, CES is the king of all shows. Every year everyone tries to beat everyone else at producing the biggest and best products. Last year, two products from Apple managed to dominate the show, even though they weren’t even there. That’s right — Vegas is a crazy place at the best of …
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19 December
Sony gives away free PS3 with 1080p BRAVIA
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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18 December
Laser
Anyone who’s ever seen an LCD TV will know that the backlights are a bit cack. The uniform lump of light they produce shines through the whole screen, meaning you can never really get a nice deep black. Plasmas, on the other hand, can produce a lovely deep black, but it’s harder to lay your hands on a ‘Full HD’ …
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13 December
LG BH
Would it really be so bad if there was never an end to the hi-def format war? Would it matter to consumers if players ultimately became able to play both formats? Obviously some early adopters would be miffed, having spent their hard-earned on a player that can only manage one format, but everyone else would win. Right? That’s what LG …
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10 December
Star Trek Voyager is awesome
I get annoyed when I see people slating Voyager as being the worst Star Trek. For a start, it makes me think they haven’t ever seen Enterprise, which really was the worst of the franchise — although even that show had its moments. I liked Voyager because it was pure Trek. What I mean by that is set on a …
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