A million music downloads, movies on demand and copies signed by Bill Gates.

In the latest twist of a heated battle over next-generation DVD technology, Paramount Home Entertainment said it would release high-definition movies in the Blu-ray format backed by a group led by Sony Corp.

Wondering how to make the most of the digital entertainment revolution? Here's our guide to the best digital media technologies for your home

DVD is said to be to movies what CD was to music. Well-filmed DVD movies are better in all respects than those recorded on VHS, so the idea of a digital video camera recording direct to DVD disc would appear sound.

Time to get serious about science education, says physics professor.

Foxtel’s upcoming HD set-top box stakes a claim as the must-have accessory for HD TVs.

We've searched every corner of the web for the most useful (and useless) sites you've never seen. Download free movies and music, find the cheapest shopping sites, get a degree, make money, walk on Mars and much more.

High definition video is the next big thing for Australia. We explain the essential technologies for your TV or living room PC, and what to expect from our broadcasters.

A great still camera with a decent movie mode. The restrictions on movie length mean it’s only any good for short video ‘snapshots’, though, and not ideal for that holiday of a lifetime

This unit plays more than just your rental movies and existing DVD discs, it's also capable of VBR MP3, WMA, JPEG, PhotoCD, HDCD Xvid, AVI, MPEG layers 1, 2, and 4 play, the latter of which is more commonly referred to as DivX, named after the compression codec.

According to analysts at IDC (International Data Group),DVD is now the fastestgrowing consumer electronic technology ever.

It turns out that Microsoft [I]is[/I] bringing out Windows XP Media Center Edition in Australia, but until such time as it materialises -- and Microsoft Australia is being very sketchy on the dates -- those of us looking to integrate our PC media files with our televisions and hi-fi systems have to turn to bridging solutions.

We provide the commentary on a bruising eight-round battle between Vista and Tiger.

Your wireless network is more powerful than you imagine. Use this guide to fully understand and utilise it.

Software that lets you copy DVDs legitimately? We've heard this before, but now Real reckons it has the goods.

Hold-off on that high definition movie player - this could be a good reason to go Blu-Ray.

Surround sound is an important part of DVD movies and the uptake of full surround sound in computer games is increasing. Most soundcards and even integrated sound systems on a motherboard have support for 5.1 surround sound audio, and yet many systems are used with 2.1 speaker systems or with stereo headphones.

This Panny 'corder can shoot stills at a resolution of 4-megapixels, which makes it a match for a still camera

With the increasing size of operating systems, games and the broadband smorgasbord of music and movies, it's just a matter of time before that dreaded message box pops up to tell you just how little space you have left.

Part of the appeal of science fiction is its ability to transport you to other places, something these web sites do to great effect with artwork, movies and more.