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Loewe has announced a world first in video streaming: programmes that can ‘follow’ users of its TVs around the home. Known as DR+ Streaming with ‘Follow Me’ function, it allows viewers to pause any programme, then pick up exactly where they left off on another television in another room without missing any of the action. [...]

Polk Audio’s plug-and-play wireless rear speaker has just gone on sale here for $899 — or $400 more than what it’s selling for in the US. “We’ve just made great sound as simple in the back of the room as it is the front of the room,” Polk Audio’s vice president of product line management Mark [...]

Mike Hobin appraises a projection screen as stellar as it is portable Paired with the JVC projector I reviewed previously was the Indigo Screens Meteor Traveller 16:9 portable pull-up floor screen. In short, this is a floor standing portable screen for use with home theatre or data projectors. It’s available in two flavours: 80-inch and [...]

By Mike Hobin Some tasks are not necessarily a chore — like being asked to review a new HD home theatre projector from JVC. First impressions of the DLA-HD250B were that it’s huge – a whopping 365x166x478mm unit that weighs a substantial 11kg. The technical specs come first: Display device: Full HD D-ILA device Panel size: [...]

Samsung’s 2011 home entertainment HD systems will combine Blu-ray 3D playback with wireless Smart Hub streaming. Only the top-of-the-range HT-D6750W will have 7.1 audio but the three 5.1 systems – HT-D7500W, HT-D550W and HT-D5530 – will offer virtual 7.1. All will have “3D Depth Sound”, for generating sounds that move with the 3D picture, and [...]

Samsung is poised to launch three new LED Smart TV ranges in NZ, with pricing still to be confirmed. The D8000, D7000 and D6600 series will offer 2D, 3D, HD and streaming content, PVR functionality via USB recording, and “Smart Hub” entertainment options. As with Samsung’s 2011 plasma TV range, these sets will have unusually [...]

Samsung has started to ship its new, 3D-capable “Plasma+1” TVs. The D8000, D6900, D550 and D490/450 series have a narrow bezel that adds an extra inch of viewable screen size over Samsung’s 2010 plasma TVs. The top-of-the-range D8000 Smart TV models have Real Black Filter technology for improved on-screen contrast and reduced glare, Samsung’s proprietary [...]

Sony NZ today confirmed pricing and specifications for a range of TVs it predicts will turn the idiot box into “the smartest device in the house”. “The new 2011 Bravia LCD TV line-up offers New Zealanders a gateway to an enormous and dynamic world of content and only Sony can provide this range of on-demand [...]

Trusted Reviews has given the tentative thumbs-up to Philips’ first passive 3D TV with a 21:9 ratio. Stressing it was an early production model, TR praised the ultra-wide, 50-inch LED stunner for its snazzy design, affordability, multimedia flexibility, Dual View Gaming option, and lack of cross-talk and subliminal flickering while watching 3D content. However, the [...]

Sony NZ will release its first 3D Handycam camcorder in April for $2799. It’s part of Sony’s strategy to offer a complete 3D solution in the home to maximise the capability of Sony’s 2011 TV range. The “Double Full HD” HDR-TD10 camcorder has an integrated dual lens system that incorporates double Sony G lenses, double [...]