Top rated home entertainment: January 2012
These are the top rated home entertainment products we've reviewed in the last year.
These are the top rated home entertainment products we've reviewed in the last year.
1. Humax HDR-7500T digital set-top box and PVR (500GB)
The Humax HDR-7500T is one of the best digital set-top box and PVR on the Australian market. Not only can it be used to record and play back free-to-air TV, it can also be used to stream videos and music ...
Review Date: 14th Nov., 2011
2. Sony BDP-S380 Blu-ray player
The Sony BDP-S380 is an excellent Blu-ray player that has the added bonus of Sony's BRAVIA Internet Video service. We're disappointed with the lack of optical digital output, and the fact that Wi-Fi is an optional extra, but this is ...
Review Date: 17th May, 2011
3. Belkin Conserve Insight electricity monitoring device
The Belkin Conserve Insight offers an easy way to monitor the electricity usage of your assorted devices and appliances. It's simple to use and it can let you know how much a particular device will cost you per month or ...
Review Date: 22nd March, 2011
4. Bowers & Wilkins Zeppelin Air
Bowers & Wilkins knows that the Zeppelin Air is a premium product. It's very pretty and sounds very good, and now has the advantage of Apple's AirPlay wireless music streaming system -- the only downside is its high price.
Review Date: 15th April, 2011
5. Pioneer XW-NAC3 mini hi-fi
Pioneer's XW-NAC3 mini hi-fi is full of innovative features. Even if you're not using the dual-iPod shuffle feature, the second dock might be useful for charging your iPhone while listening to music on an iPod. Internet radio is also available ...
Review Date: 4th April, 2011
6. Sonos Zoneplayer S5
Sonos's Zoneplayer S5 is probably the simplest wireless music system we've come across. Set up is simple, sound quality is good considering the speakers' size, and the diversity of music services offered -- including the impressive Anubis.fm music-on-demand service -- ...
Review Date: 28th March, 2011
7. Sony BDP-S780 3D Blu-ray player
The Sony BDP-S780 offers a wide selection of Internet-streamed entertainment, but makes some curious compromises. Its 3D settings can improve stereoscopic viewing. But the US$230 price may be a painful trade-off for this model's capabilities.
Review Date: 23rd Nov., 2011
8. Netgear NeoTV NTV550 media player
The Netgear NeoTV NTV550 is a small yet stylish media streamer with good file support and a great menu system. It makes it easy to play videos and music off network locations and attached hard drives. We did experience an ...
Review Date: 24th March, 2011
9. Geneva Model S mini hi-fi system
The Geneva Model S is an expensive, high quality mini hi-fi system that incorporates an iPod dock, FM and DAB+ digital radio. It's very stylish and its sound quality is excellent.
Review Date: 2nd March, 2011
10. Apple iPod nano
Apple has made a (very) minor upgrade to the iPod nano with the addition of some new watch faces in the Clock app, and extra features for the Nike+ fitness app. A cynic would say the new model doesn't offer ...
Review Date: 24th Oct., 2011
