home entertainment

  • HD On Austar? Don’t Hold Your Breath

    All you city-dwellers out there – spare a thought for your poor, unfortunate rural brethren. For while you dine on the feast of High Definition delights afforded to you from Foxtel HD and the free-to-air TV channels, they have to rely on Austar, which has decided to take the “slow and steady and maybe not…


  • TiVo Gets Announced… Does Anybody Care?

    We knew it was happening, but Channel 7 today officially launched the Australian version of TiVo. We weren’t there, but we’ve grabbed a copy of the press release and had a read of Asher Moses’ piece on SMH, and have to say that we’re not inspired. For a start, the press release is full of…


  • Foxtel HD+ Official Launch Date: June 22, 2008

    Even though we’ve known about the pricing for a little while now, and Ty from CNet was even lucky enough to get an early model for review, the HD+ service from Foxtel gets its official launch on Sunday June 22. 15,000 Foxtel subscribers have already been upgraded to the new service, according to the press…


  • Arcam Releases New (And Classy) Amplifiers For Everybody

    Arcam aren’t exactly the biggest name in the home entertainment world, especially in Australia, but they do have a good name for themselves when it comes to high-end quality. So good, in fact, that I expected to see a price tag for their new A38 integrated amplifier to run at twice what they’re charging. Their…