Home entertainment

Reviews

Bose SoundTouch Portable Series II Wi-Fi speaker

Big and clear sound from a small speaker that can work in a multi-room ecosystem

Sonos PLAY:1 wireless speaker

The Sonos PLAY:1 packs a significant punch considering its size and produces surprisingly good bass

NudeAudio Move M Bluetooth speaker

The Move M produces reasonable sound quality, but distorts at high volume levels

Tivoli Music System compact hi-fi

Tivoli's compact hi-fi is small, well featured and can produce clear, rich sound

A.C. Ryan Playon!HD2 (PV73700) media streamer

A.C. Ryan Playon!HD2 review: A media streamer that's packed with features, but could use better functionality

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home entertainment in pictures

IN PICTURES: Sydney turns green for Xbox One launch

A new generation of console gaming and home entertainment kicks off with the Xbox One launch party, hosted in Sydney's Luna Park as the city lights up.

In pictures: Samsung's LED and plasma TVs from CES 2011

At CES 2011, Samsung unveiled over 40 new LED, LCD and plasma TVs. We've cherry-picked the coolest models and accessories and taken a closer look.

Holiday gift guide: Best home entertainment deals

With Christmas just around the corner, many stores are beginning to slash the prices of their home entertainment products from brands like Samsung, LG, Pioneer, Sharp and Sony. If you're looking for a new HD TV, Blu-ray player, home entertainment system or media streamer this Christmas, check out some of these great savings. Click on the model name to read an in-depth review of each product.

The Rich List: deluxe home entertainment products for cashed-up audiophiles

Whether you're an audiophile or just interested in good entertainment options, we have compiled a slideshow of some of the top brands in the world -- some of which you have probably never heard of.

News about home entertainment

Xbox One sets Aussie sales record

Microsoft’s latest console release, Xbox One, more than doubled the previous Australian sales record for a console during launch week.

News Dec 11
IN PICTURES: Sydney turns green for Xbox One launch

A new generation of console gaming and home entertainment kicks off with the Xbox One launch party, hosted in Sydney's Luna Park as the city lights up.

News Nov 22
Sony at IFA 2013: new Ultra HD TVs, smartphone cameras, VAIOs and more

Sony has hit a strong blow in the first hours of IFA 2013, announcing a grand total of 18 new products in its digital imaging, home entertainment and VAIO notebook line-ups.

News Sep 05
Bush takes audio to its Heritage

Bush Australia is expanding its range of retro digital audio products with the addition of the Heritage, a DAB+ digital radio.

News Jun 24
Kogan making 3D TVs

Kogan has announced it will sell a range of 3D TVs, 3D Blu-ray players and active 3D glasses.

News Jun 14

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Tutorials about home entertainment

Convert DVDs to play on a WDTV box

QUESTION: I need some advice about video conversion. Using DivX, a WDTV Live drive and a large hard drive, I've copied my entire DVD collection to disk. I've been reading about the H.264 format, however, which apparently retains the same quality at a...

Tutorials Jan 20
How big a screen do I need for my room?

Distance from a television screen affects your viewing experience. The closer you are to the screen, the more engaging and absorbing the experience. The farther you are from it the more distant the action will be.

Tutorials Nov 08
How to find lost iTunes files

Question: When I got my PC back after being repaired, everything that was on it before was still there, except iTunes. I'm worried I'll lose the playlists on my 30GB Apple iPod classic if I plug it into my PC after reinstalling iTunes.

Tutorials Sep 03
Use a smartphone to control your PC or media center

So I'm testing this super-cool Lenovo system that would make a perfect media center for the den. It's an all-in-one, meaning there's no bulky tower--just a screen, a base, and a wireless keyboard and mouse.

Tutorials Jun 19
World Cup tech: Tired of the vuvuzelas? Filter them out!

If you're like me and the rest of the world, you're probably watching the World Cup. And you've probably also noticed while watching that it sounds there's either a massive swarm of bees, some type of air raid going on, or a bunch of pissed-off eleph...

Tutorials Jun 18

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Features about home entertainment

How do I connect my TV to the Internet?

If you've recently bought new a television from a big brand like LG, Panasonic, Samsung, TCL, Hisense or Sony in the last year it's likely that you’re going to need to connect it to the internet in order to get the most from it.

Features Nov 07
Editor's Choice Awards 2018, Part Three - Home Entertainment

Here are our picks for the year’s best TVs and Home Entertainment tech.

Features Dec 12
Everything you need to know about HDR TVs

The technical details of HDR can be a bit cofusing to wrap your mind around. If you’re an everyday consumer, you’ve probably got a lot of questions. Here are some answers.

Features May 10
Everything you need to know about MicroLED TVs

Here’s the quick explanation of everything you’ll want to know about MicroLED TVs.

Features May 08
Motorola Atrix 4G mightiest smartphone yet?

The Motorola Xoom was the most advanced tablet that we got to try out at Mobile World Congress. Other tablets, including the HTC Flyer, certainly look promising, but the Xoom is the launch device for the Google Android Honeycomb OS - the version of A...

Features Feb 20