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Camera, TV and Portable Video Reviews

Australia Fetch TV: Broadband Internet Pay TV PVR Hands On and Unboxing (Review)

Many Australians who get broadband internet access through Internet Service Providers (ISPs) like Internode and iiNet will be watching Pay TV channels as well as Video on Demand movies and TV shows via their broadband internet connection within the next few months

FetchTV is a content aggregator (buying internet rights to movies, subscription channels like Discovery [...]

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EXCLUSIVE: TiVo Australias CASPA Free Ad-Funded Pay Per View TV and Movies

EXCLUSIVE: Hybrid TV’s chief executive Robbee Minicola said that by late 2010 their CASPA video on demand service will have FREE advertiser funded pay per view TV shows and movies on TiVO Australia PVRs and other devices, in a one-on-one interview with Rambling Thoughts Blog late last week.

Hybrid TV’s Plans To Dominate Australian Video on [...]

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Nikon D90 w/18-200 VR II Lens Mini Review and Tips for Effective Use

I recently tested a Nikon D90 SLR digital camera with 18-200 VR II Lens for a few weeks to compare it against the Canon EOS 500D SLR Digital Camera I’d tested just beforehand. As expected the D90 offers more advanced features, better battery life and more configuration options than the Canon 500D/550D but was also [...]

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Canon S90 Best Compact Pocket Digital Camera for SLR Owners? (Review)

Canon S90 PowerShot is the best compact digital camera for SLR owners to buy as a backup to their SLR on photo expeditions and to keep in their pocket all the time for spur of the moment photos.

The reviews of the Canon S90 from photographer friends and reputable digital camera review sites were so good [...]

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Camera Phones Can Take Great Photos Because Theyre Always With You

“The best camera still is – and always will be – the one that’s with you” and for many people this will be a camera phone. This idea was originally put forth by Chase Jarvis, professional photographer and author of “The Best Camera“.
I recently spent a whirlwind week exploring New Zealand’s lower South Island via [...]

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Are Blu-ray Players and Blu-ray Movies Worth Buying?

A Blu-ray Disc (also known as BD or BluRay) is the same physical size and shape as a DVD but can store 5 to 10 times more information (25 to 50 GB data capacity) than a DVD which allows Blu-ray disks to store whole movies or several TV episodes in full 1080P high definition video, [...]

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Digital TV PVR Comparison: Beyonwiz vs Tivo Freeview vs Sony PlayTV for PS3

99% of people are not Geeks obsessed with technology. So they don’t know what a Digital TV PVR (personal video recorder) is and why it can revolutionise their TV watching experience.
This article compares 3 kinds of Digital TV PVR’s for free to air TV: Beyonwiz (non Freeview) vs Tivo (Freeview) vs Sony PlayTV (PlayStation [...]

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Digital TV in Australia: Benefits, Channels, Freeview and Availability

GUEST ARTICLE: Many people are unaware of the visual and audio benefits Digital TV offers compared to analog TV, the extra digital only channels available like ABC2 and that analog TV will be slowly phased out in Australia by 2013.
Digital TV has been available in Australia for many years, since January 2001 in major cities [...]

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How To Choose The Best Tripod For Your Digital Camera

This article aims to help you to chose the right kind of tripod for your digital camera but I’m going to start by saying tripods are useful only in some specific situations.
Carrying a heavy tripod around all the time after buying it will only make you hate it. After a while you’ll end up [...]

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Canon EOS 500D SLR Digital Camera with 15-85mm USM EFS Lens (Review)

I’ve been testing a media loan Canon EOS 500D SLR Digital Camera using the new Canon 15-85mm USM EFS image stabilised Lens (24-136mm equivalent in 35mm format) for several weeks and have grown to like it a lot.

Most amateur photographers upgrading from a compact camera would find this lightweight camera and lens combination covers [...]

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Sony PlayTV Integrated Digital TV and PS3 ABC iView Integration (Review)

EDITOR: I recently attended the press launch for Sony’s new Play Station 3 (PS3) PlayTV Digital TV accessory and ABC iView PS3 integration. The PlayTV looked worth reviewing but I haven’t used a PS3 myself so I arranged for Sony PR to send a loan unit to my friend and PS3 fan Tony for him [...]

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Kogan Region Free Blu-Ray Player BD 2.0 Full HD 1080P (Review)

I recently bought a Kogan Blu-Ray 2.0 Player and am really happy with it’s comprehensive features including: Region free Bluray & DVD playback, BD-Live, Full HD 1080P quality, DVD upscaling, USB media center playback of JPG photos and Videos (DIVX, MP4, AVI etc) as well as 7.1 channel sound (Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby TrueHD & [...]

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Samsung ST550 DUAL LCD digital camera (Review)

A few weeks ago I attended the launch for Samsung’s new ST550 compact digital camera. Despite it’s flaws this camera will be popular with 24 hour party people and teenagers who love to take dozens of self portraits of themselves and their friends.
I applaud Samsung’s attempt to innovate by offering a Dual LCD to make [...]

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Olympus PEN EP1 Micro 4/3rds Digital Camera (Review)

The Olympus Pen EP1 uses the new Micro 4/3rds camera standard designed by Olympus & Panasonic which aims to offer a physical camera size similar to a compact camera with better image quality and SLR-like versatility because it can use interchangeable lenses.

When Olympus lent me their PEN EP1 digital camera for review my first [...]

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Canon SX20is 20x Ultrazoom Digital Camera (Review)

I’ve had the Canon PowerShot SX20IS 12mp Ultrazoom digital camera on media loan for almost 2 months and I hate to have to return it to them today because it tries very hard to be SLR-like for 1/2 the price and its the best bridge camera (chunky compact camera wannabe SLR) I’ve tested for a [...]

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