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ACER AL712 

ACER AL712

by Darren Ellis  |  30 Sep 2008  |  Comment now
Acer has come to the party with an affordable well performing flat display that features an internal power supply, better than average 20ms pixel response time, crisp colour and good greyscale results.
Asus P4C800 Deluxe 

Asus P4C800 Deluxe

by Darren Ellis  |  1 May 2008  |  Comment now
One of the most interesting features of any board in this Labs is the 'AI' in the P4C800 Deluxe. The board will automatically inform you if you've plugged the wrong sort of peripheral into an audio jack, as well as informing of network cable problems.
LINKSYS WAP11 

LINKSYS WAP11

by Darren Ellis  |  1 May 2008  |  Comment now
The Linksys WAP11 access point features a single 10/100 Ethernet point for plugging directly into a network or via a hub to a PC.
LINKSYS WPC11 

LINKSYS WPC11

by Darren Ellis  |  1 May 2008  |  Comment now
This PCMCIA card was fairly average in all tests, returning some uninspiring times and a middling tenacity to stick to its signal.
LINKSYS WUSB11 

LINKSYS WUSB11

by Darren Ellis  |  1 May 2008  |  Comment now
Not quite up there with the USB dongles from MSI and Booya, the WUSB11 has good signal strengths but was lacking in transfer speeds.
PC Club Highlander 1.8GHz 

PC Club Highlander 1.8GHz

by Darren Ellis  |  12 Mar 2008  |  Comment now
With the exception of the badge on the lid, PC Club's Highlander is almost identical to both ModTech's and Targa's offerings.
Broadband Phone IP Network Phone 

Broadband Phone IP Network Phone

by Darren Ellis  |  22 Nov 2005  |  Comment now
Type: VoIP service with IP phone
Web: www.broadbandphone.com.au
Price: $199 plus monthly charges
VoIP product roundup - part 1 

VoIP product roundup - part 1

by Darren Ellis  |  17 Aug 2005  |  Comment now
Part 1 of our VoIP product and services roundup includes: MyNetFone, Broadbandphone, Skype, Firefly, BBP Global and Chat-Cord.
VoIP product roundup part 2 

VoIP product roundup part 2

by Darren Ellis  |  17 Aug 2005  |  Comment now
Part 2 of our VoIP products and services roundup includes: MailVoice, LetsChat, Netgear TA612V, Netcomm V40 and Octtel gateway.
CASIO Cassiopeia XJ-360 Pro Data projector 

CASIO Cassiopeia XJ-360 Pro Data projector

by Darren Ellis  |  7 Jul 2005  |  Comment now
Slightly over budget and over-specified to fit within last month’s budget projector roundup, the Casio XJ-360 is a very compact and very capable projector that may just be worth those extra dollars.

HP Digital Projector VP6315 

HP Digital Projector VP6315

by Darren Ellis  |  7 Jul 2005  |  Comment now
Hot on the heels of last month’s sub- $2500 projector roundup is HP’s new vp6315.
Optoma H27 

Optoma H27

by Darren Ellis  |  8 Jun 2005  |  Comment now
The Optoma H27 is one of the best home theatre projectors we looked at here.
NEC HT410G 

NEC HT410G

by Darren Ellis  |  8 Jun 2005  |  Comment now
Priced a little below the popular $2500 ceiling, the NEC HT410G is a very funky looking home theatre projector.

Mitsubishi Electric HC100 

Mitsubishi Electric HC100

by Darren Ellis  |  7 Jun 2005  |  Comment now
The brand new HC100 from Mitsubishi Electric is a more traditional looking home theatre projector with a centremounted lens, and curved lines.
InFocus Screenplay 4805 

InFocus Screenplay 4805

by Darren Ellis  |  7 Jun 2005  |  Comment now
The utilitarian looking InFocus ScreenPlay 4805 is a very capable home theatre projector, provided that you’re looking for a projector mainly for home theatre use.

BenQ PE5120 

BenQ PE5120

by Darren Ellis  |  7 Jun 2005  |  Comment now
The PE5120 from BenQ is a native widescreen projector, and while it’s happiest displaying DVDs and home theatre inputs it also performed well with desktop and text projection.

Hitachi PJ-TX10 

Hitachi PJ-TX10

by Darren Ellis  |  7 Jun 2005  |  Comment now
Hitachi’s PJ-TX10 is the monster of the group – in that it’s by far the biggest and the heaviest projector.

Dvico Ulterview HDTV DVB-T Plus 

Dvico Ulterview HDTV DVB-T Plus

by Darren Ellis  |  6 Jun 2005  |  Comment now
There’s only so many times I can herald the coming switch from analog TV broadcasts to digital, so I’ll just dig straight into this impressive digital television card.
OPTOMA EP739 

OPTOMA EP739

by Darren Ellis  |  3 Jun 2005  |  Comment now
A high quality projector to finish it all off, the Optoma EP739 scored respectably in just about every aspect of every test thrown at it.

NEC VT47 

NEC VT47

by Darren Ellis  |  3 Jun 2005  |  Comment now
The only projector that disappointed was the NEC VT47.
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