Gadget of the Week

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    Samsung UA55C7000 3D LCD TV

    The hottest new home entertainment technology to appear since the introduction of Blu-ray has got to be 3D. Most of the major brands have their own systems on the verge of launch, but Samsung was the first to make it into Australian retail electronics stores.

PVRs

Topfield Masterpiece TRF-2400 personal video recorder

The Topfield Masterpiece TRF-2400 personal video recorder has two HD tuners, a massive 500GB hard disk drive and plenty of recording options, including automatic padding for the tail end of recordings.


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Latest Reviews

Beyonwiz DP-P2 personal video recorder

The Beyonwiz DP-P2 PVR provides excellent picture quality with HDTV, but with SDTV the quality was surprisingly poor, which is a pity, because this unit has everything else going for it.
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TiVo PVR - the 2009 package reviewed

The TiVo digital video recorder made its debut in Australia in July 2008 - one year on, how does it stack up as a home entertainment media device?
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TiVo PVR

TiVo's lack of IT connectivity options may upset power users, but its ease of use and price will make it the preferred choice of most consumers.
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Reviews

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Topfield Masterpiece TRF-2400 personal video recorder
$1,099
Beyonwiz DP-P2 personal video recorder
$999
Strong SRT 5492 personal video recorder
$599
Western Digital MyDVR Expander
$299
TiVo PVR - the 2009 package reviewed
$1267
TiVo PVR
$699
Dvico TViX M-5130
$699
Dvico HD M-5000
$650
LG LST-5403P
$1,449
Beyonwiz DP-S1
$1,599
Teac HDRM7250
$1,299
Sony SVRHD700
$899
Topfield TF6000PVRt
$1,249
Strong SRT-5490
$1,299
Banksia HDUSBTV06
$
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