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Sony’s new Blu-ray home theatre systems are due in stores but won’t be 3D-capable for another month or so. The three 5.1 channel models were meant to go on sale late this month but retailers now expect them mid-June. A 3D firmware update will be available about a month after their launch, to coincide with [...]

Samsung Electronics NZ’s retailer and media roadshow is underway for its 2010 range of HD- and 3DTVs. Even though stock has been in stores for the past two weeks, the company is only just starting to brief retailers and journalists on the new technologies. Putting the cart before the horse like this risks consumers being [...]

New content protection rules soon will make it easier to archive MyFreeview|HD recordings. Their application will give Freeview|HD DTRs the same advantage TiVo enjoys over Sky’s MySky HDi, whose users can’t burn their HD recordings to a hard drive or Blu-ray disc. That’s because Sky’s subscription-only signals are encrypted whereas Freeview’s, which TiVo also receives, are [...]

The Oppo BDP-83 may cost several hundred dollars more than premium models from Sony, Samsung or Panasonic. But such is its convenience, versatility and virtuosity that HD buffs won’t regret their $1350 investment. True, you can buy a quality Blu-ray player for under $500 that provides comparable HD video but it will offer only a [...]