home entertainment
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Sony Brings High-End BDP-S5000ES Blu-ray Player Down Under
While the fact that the majority of dedicated Blu-ray players have reached an affordable price point, there’s also a battle going on for AV enthusiasts who wear monocles, smoke expensive Cuban cigars which they light with $100 notes and laugh loudly in the face of the so-called financial crisis. Sony’s the latest company to target…
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TiVo Hitting David Jones Shelves November 10
If you’ve wanted to get your hands on some TiVo action but don’t live anywhere near a Harvey Norman, Domayne, JB HiFi, Clive Anthony’s or Dick Smith Electronics store, there may be another option for you come November 10 (but don’t hold your breath). David Jones is joining the rapidly expanding list of retailers stocking…
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LG’s BD300 Player Lands In Australia, Netflix Nowhere To Be Seen
Considering that Netflix doesn’t operate in Australia, it’s hardly surprising that LG has dumped the Netflix support from its local version of the BD300 Blu-ray player. Instead, they’re offering a bonus BigPond DVD rentals promotion, which includes four months worth of DVD (or Blu-ray) rentals from BigPond’s Netflix-like store (we’re talking physical media here, in…
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Toshiba Stays The Upconverting DVD Player Course
It’s tough to decide whether Toshiba is being incredibly intelligent or incredibly stubborn in their decision to back upconverting DVD technology instead of Blu-ray. I mean, they were certainly burnt – badly – by Blu-ray with that whole HD DVD format war, but is their decision to stick to DVD smart? Take their latest DVD…