Equipmet Reviews
A Blu-ray Wireless Home Theater: The Panasonic SC-BT100 Review
Panasonic have recently come with an exceptional piece of news for all those in search for the newest and niftiest trends in multimedia: the SC-BT100 home theater system, a full and rich package boasting a Blu-ray drive and wireless, surround sound architecture and a heap of other great features to integrate your multimedia needs. And [...]
Sunbrite’s 46 inch 1080p full-HD outdoor TV Review
This isn’t the first outdoor TV we’ve covered - and it’s unlikely to be the last. The new 4610HD from SunBrite is a 46-inch all-weather LCD television which, like previous models, is designed with a corrosion resistant, powder-coated aluminum exterior that protects the internal TV components from rain, dirt, insects, and extreme temperature ranges. Now [...]
Neuros OSD recording and streaming system review
The basic premise of the Neuros OSD is that you connect almost any video source through the OSD to your TV to view the media whilst recording onto a range of different formats. The OSD device develops on the MPEG-4 Recorder we reviewed back in 2005.
The OSD contains a number of ports for most common [...]
LG 32LG5000 32in LCD TV Review
LG, it’s fair to say, is getting sick and tired of being perceived as Korea’s ‘second’ AV brand after Samsung. There was a time not so long ago where the two brands’ public perceptions seemed more or less equal, but recently Samsung has surged away in terms of both image and cold, hard sales.
So this [...]
Strata Mini Loudspeaker Review
Av123. Heard of them? Probably not. That’s okay - not many have. They are one of a seemingly rare breed: A manufacturer of mid-to-high-end speakers who sells their stuff exclusively on the internet. If you’ve not heard of AV123.com, you may soon be a minority. They have a huge following amongst audiophiles and audio enthusiasts [...]
Planar PD420 42″ LCD TV Review
If you haven’t heard of Planar before, don’t worry; it’s not one of those fly-by-night dodgy Far Eastern brands that turns out some cheap piece of tat and then disappears again as fast as it arrived. In fact, Planar is a very well established brand in the US, and now it’s decided it wants [...]
Panasonic DMP-BD30 1.1 Blu-Ray Player Review
The Panasonic DMP-BD30 is the world’s first Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player.
A certain amount of deserved fanfare is in order, as some of you will be aware that the BD market has been cursed by dithering standards.
Profile 1.1 (also amusingly know as the Final Standards profile - which it isn’t) mandates for persistent memory and a [...]
Vienna Acoustics Haydn Grand Speakers Review
Reviewing high-end audio gear is a little like going out on a blind date. Sometimes you don’t have a lot of information to go on, but you’ve still got to be prepared to make that leap of faith. In the case of Vienna Acoustics loudspeakers, my only exposure to them has been in the sterile [...]
Oppo DV-981HD DVD Player Review
Conventional wisdom says that a consumer electronic product from a “brand name” will be superior to that from a small company, So you wouldn’t expect better video or premium features to be found on Oppo Digital’s DV-981HD DVD player - which retails for $229 USD and is sold over the Internet. But as we’ll see, [...]
