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Picking the perfect home entertainment box: Movie downloads come to the Xbox 360
by Adam Turner

Unmetered download agreements are next the battleground as games consoles follow the Apple TV's lead to support movie download services.

Nov 18, 2009
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Picking the Ultimate Home Entertainment Box: Apple TV 3.0, why it's triple the meh
by Adam Turner

The Apple TV is a streaming media box for your lounge room but it's the black sheep of the Apple family. Here's why Apple TV 3.0 software update fails to spice things up

Nov 10, 2009
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: What do all those digital stickers mean?
by Adam Turner

All those confusing labels actually tell you a lot about a television, but you need to decode the marketing spin. Here's a quick primer to digital tv labelling

Nov 8, 2009
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Picking the Perfect Home Entertainment Box: Not all universal remotes are created equal
by Adam Turner

Unfortunately more is less when it comes to the new Logitech Harmony 700 universal remote control. Here's what's different about the new and old Harmony remotes

Nov 4, 2009
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Picking the perfect home entertainment box: Hulu blocks international access via Witopia
by Adam Turner

Hulu's crackdown on international access has expanded to include popular VPN service Witopia.

Oct 30, 2009
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: How big a TV is too big?
by Adam Turner

That 50in screen might seem like a good idea, but here's why you should be careful about falling victim to screen envy

Oct 28, 2009
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Picking the perfect home entertainment box: What does Windows 7 offer in the lounge room?
by Adam Turner

Touch is the key buzzword for Windows 7, but what does the new OS offer on the entertainment front?

Oct 27, 2009
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Should I care about refresh rates?
by Adam Turner

It's easy to treat buying a television as a numbers game, but the truth is that most of the figures on a TV spec sheet are so rubbery as to be meaningless. Refresh rates are an exception to the rule, although this is changing.

Oct 21, 2009
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Picking the Perfect Home Entertainment Box: forget scratched DVDs, build a video jukebox instead
by Adam Turner

If you're sick of replacing scratched DVDs, build yourself a video jukebox. Here are the tools you'll need and how to build your jukebox the right way

Oct 18, 2009
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: How do I compare HDTVs in the store?
by Adam Turner

If you want to compare big TVs sitting on the shelves, go shopping when there's sport on the TV.

Oct 13, 2009
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Picking the Perfect Home Entertainment Box: Is Foxtel Download worth getting excited about?
by Adam Turner

Freeview and Foxtel are currently vying for our attention, but I'd say Foxtel's biggest threat is the internet. Like me, many people spend $50 to $100 on internet access each month in lieu of getting pay TV.

Oct 8, 2009
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype - HDTV: Resist the need for speed
by Adam Turner

When buying an LCD TV don't place too much importance on a panel's response time.

Oct 6, 2009
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Picking the Perfect Home Entertainment Box: Is interference destroying your digital lounge room?
by Adam Turner

Digital television signals are particularly susceptible to electromagnetic interference and unfortunately it can have dramatic consequences for your picture quality.

Oct 1, 2009
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Wall mounting your TV
by Adam Turner

If you want to hang your television on your wall, make sure it's got holes in all the right places. Here's what you need to know

Sep 30, 2009
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Picking the Perfect Home Entertainment Box: Do you need a Freeview sticker?
by Adam Turner

If you're buying a digital TV set top box you'll have likely noticed those Freeview stickers. But do you need it?

Sep 24, 2009
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype: Hiding your television
by Adam Turner

Part 12: Just because you've bought a hulking great plasma or LCD panel doesn't mean you need to stare at it all day. Here's two options for hiding your TV

Sep 22, 2009
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CloakBox means Hulu for everyone
by Adam Turner

WiTopia's CloakBox makes it simple to buy a green card for your lounge room.

Sep 17, 2009
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 11: calibrating your television
by Adam Turner

With just a few tweaks you can dramatically improve the quality of your TV picture. Here's what you need to know

Sep 16, 2009
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How to Pick a Great Flat Screen TV, And Not Get Sucked In By Marketing Hype, Part 10: those pesky upscaling issues explained
by Adam Turner

Some big screen televisions let you disable any overscan or other distortion by enabling a feature called 1:1 pixel mapping. Here's why it will help you get a perfect picture

Sep 10, 2009
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Picking the Perfect Home Entertainment Box, part 4: What's the best way to record your favourite shows?
by Adam Turner

There was a time when the humble VCR was the pinnacle of lounge room technology. Some people even mastered the dark art of programming their video recorder. Now we have the Season Pass

Sep 8, 2009
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