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3D TV
 
3D TV Station To Be Launched By Sony & Partners
Sony is tipped to use the 2010 CES in Las Vegas to announce a new...

Accessories
 
  REVIEW  
High-End Nordost Cable Delivers

Nordost makes the fantastic top-of-the-line Valhalla range of cables. But its lower-range Heimdall cabling isn't...

Industry
 
  REVIEW  
HD Projectors: GROUP TEST

We put three projectors from Sony, Hitachi and Infocus to the test that deliver true...

Laser TV

LCD
 
  REVIEW  
47-inch Hisense LCD Is Flawed But Very Cheap

While the V88 isn’t a brilliant television it is fairly cheap and for what you...

LED
 
  REVIEW  
First Review: Sharp LED TV With Integrated Blu-ray

We have all seen TVs with built-in DVD players before but the LC-40LB700X is the...

Mounting Solutions
 
An OmniMount For Your Home Cinema Systems
OmniMount provides users with a mounting solution for home cinema systems with its new Ear...

OLED TV
 
New OLED Notebooks
Despite making millions in losses from their Vaio notebook operation Sony is again set to...

Plasma
 
  REVIEW  
Panasonic Plasma Offers High Quality At Low Price

The best thing about this panel is easily its price. The number of features...

Portable TVs
Portable TVs Set To Take Off Apple Will Have One Soon
Handheld TVs that also include a digital FM radio service are set to take off...

Rear Projection
 
  REVIEW  
Sony Does Rear Pro Justice

The new Grand Wegas from Sony boast new styling, taking cues from their own Bravia...

SED
 
Cheap SED TV Is Coming
SED TV is coming and several are on display at the CES Show in Las...

Retail & Gaming Booming Say The Experts
General retail sales grew in September by 1.4% while the sale of video and computer games in Australia are poised to outstrip last year's record figure, which fell just short of $2 billion claim research group GFK and the Australian Retail Association.


ACCC Responds To SmartHouse Samsung Story
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have finally confirmed that they have changed the wording of an original statement concerning Samsung and their recalled LED TV stand.


Feds Boost Digital TV Sales
The roll out of a national marketing campaign for the switch over to digital TV is driving consumers into retail stores claims a senior Harvey Norman executive who also claims that consumer sentiment is” significantly better now” than it was 12 months ago.


One Inch Eco Plasma War Looming
UPDATED: Samsung is set to do battle with Panasonic as the two companies lock horns with new one inch thick plasma TV's that deliver energy savings of up to 40%.


Panasonic Delivers Full HD 1080p Wireless TV
Panasonic who today launched a new wireless TV in Australia is the first manufacturer to achieve full high definition wireless transmission of 1080p (1920 x 1080 pixels progressive) in a thin 24.7 mm plasma TV.


Honda Buys Into Pioneer As Big Losses Tipped
The Honda Motor Company is set to take a stake in Pioneer Electronics who early next month will announce losses of A$2 billion - less than what was originally projected.


Panasonic Turns On Plasma Market
As consumers start to move away from large flat panel TV's plasma sales have come under pressure with the market declining 8% during the last quarter according to research Company DisplaySearch. However the big winner during the last quarter was Panasonic who grew their share to 47 percent, followed by Samsung 26 percent and LGE 20 percent.


Cell TV From Toshiba To Deliver Awesome Capability
Privately executives from Samsung and LG who are attending this year’s CES show in Las Vegas are concerned about Toshiba’s Cell processor and their upcoming Cell TV offering. They know that the processor has an enormous amount of headroom and processing capability and that if integrated properly into either a TV or a separate set top box could deliver enormous processing capability for managing TV and online content or gaming.


Olympic TV Coverage In Jeopardy
TV networks including Channel Seven in Australia are up in arms with Chinese officals with questions now being raised about the live coverage of the 2008 Beijing Olympics due to live coverage bans stringent security and the failure of the Chinese to release broadcast gear shipped into China.


Feds Roll Out New Energy Ratings Scheme
The Rudd government today released its new plan to help householders save energy and money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.


Wireless TV Screens Set To Be Hot In 2008
A new generation of flat screen TVs with built in wireless is set to be rolled out at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas next week. The move if successful could see the removal of device cords in and out of a TV.


The Best & Worst TVs Identified: Consumer Report
When it comes to flat screen TV reliability Hitachi is the worst LCD TV and Philips the worst plasma TV. Panasonic's 50" plasma is the best TV overall, according to an Annual Product Reliability Survey conducted by US organisation Consumer Reports.


Samsung And LG Slug It Out In Berlin
The two Korean consumer electronic heavyweights Samsung and LG have gone head to head at the IFA trade show in Berlin despite the Korean Government trying to make out the two are working hand in hand in the best interests of South Korea.


Plasma Sales Set To Bleed As LCD TV Takes Hold
The Australian TV market is in for a shake up with researchers claiming that plasma sales will be cut to a mere 15% of the market by late in 2008.



 



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