High End Samsung Series 9 Hi Fi & Home Theatre Kit In Development Samsung, who earlier this month revealed a new $10,000 Series 9 flagship TV in Australia, is set to launch a new high end home entertainment system which is built from high end components and includes a side loading 3D Blu ray player.
Fetch TV Slammed Over Storage Comments Does internal storage size matter when it comes to using set top box? New kid on the block Fetch TV says it does, Telstra with their new T Box says it doesn?t, while Foxtel who only have a 500GB internal box with no external attach capability are still refusing to say when their box will be upgraded to take external storage.
New iPhone Sized Apple TV According to sources, Apple is set to a launch streaming media server the size of an iPhone. The device will sell in Australia for around $129.
Foxtel Partner Becomes #1 Set-Top Box Company Pace, the maker of Foxtel set-top boxes, has become the world?s largest TV set-top box manufacturer, overtaking both Motorola and Technicolor of France who are currently working with Telstra.
128X 4 Channel Record PVR Set To Hurt Freeview Set-top box manufacturer Topfield and IceTV, which won a major court case in the High Court against free-to-air TV station Channel Nine last year, are set offer an alternative to Freeview.
Free TiVo Movies Deal Has Privacy Issues Seven Media who own 66% of TiVo via a shareholding in Hybrid TV Services, is set to give consumers the choice of getting a free movie if they agree to accept advertising however there are conditions.
DViCO Responds To Freeview Threat EXCLUSIVE: A spokesperson for Taiwanese Company DViCO, claims that the company was unaware it needed to obtain Freeview certification in Australia despite the fact that the chipsets between Freeview Europe and Australia are different.
Freeview Accuses PVR Maker Of Lying Dvico and distributor Also Technology who yesterday launched a personal video recorder, which they claimed was Freeview certified has been accused of lying to the media by Freeview.
500GB Blu ray HD DPVR To Be Launched By LG EXCLUSIVE: LG is set to enter the digital HD media centre market with a 500GB and 250GB Wi Fi enabled HD Blu ray, digital video recorder. The DLNA enabled player will be launched later today with unlimited fast forward.
First It Was TV's Now Sony Lose Blu ray Share Sony Australia who has seen their share of the TV market plummet is now facing problems in the Blu ray and digital camera markets as competitors like Panasonic, Samsung and LG strip market share away from the Japanese manufacturer who is haemorrhaging billions in losses.
Slingbox to Help DPG In PVR Battle A market share battle is set to break out in the set top box and digital recorder market with the Digital Products Group, who were an early pioneer of the category with their Topfield offering, now tipping $30 million dollars in revenue in 2010 with four key brands that include Beyonwiz, Slingbox, Homecast, and Digital Plus.
Topfield & Tivo Brand Killers In PVR Market Topfield who entered the Australian market after a falling out with the Digital Products Group is now the #1 set top box and personal video recorder brand in Australia just behind Tivo according to the latest GFK data for April 2009.
IceTV Working On Sub $300 EPG Set Top Box IceTV will later this year launch a set top box for ISP?s and business to business organisations looking to deliver content with their IceTV electronic program guide which Channel Nine tried to get banned in Australia.
Free Sony Blu ray Player Unnecessary Says Retailer As Sony give away Blu ray players in an effort to sell their flagging Bravia TV range Companies like Panasonic Samsung and Pioneer along with high end audio brands like NAD and Denon are cranking out new model Blu ray players that are both recorders and high end audio players.
Is Seven Media Ready To Flick TiVo? COMMENT: Is Seven Media having second thoughts about Tivo and has their business model for the US personal video recorder blown out because of poor sales and emerging problems with the NSW Office of Fair Trading and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over home networking?
TiVo Content War Looms After Movie Deal A bitter war is set to break out between Seven Media and Foxtel after it was revealed that the free to air TV network has cut a deal with an ISP and a content provider to deliver unlimited movies to their TiVo set top box for between $79 and $99 a month. They also expect consumer to sign up for a 2 year contract.
Tivo Sales Struggle As PVR Penetration Reaches 15% Tivo, the digital video recorder launched by Seven Media, is struggling with insiders admitting that the Company will miss their December target of 25,000 units. However, Harvey Norman claim that it is an important product that is helping drive the PVR category.
ABC News & Live Weather Now On PVR ABC News and weather information from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology will next week be streamed to Beyonwiz personal video recorders according to Digital Products Group the distributor of the popular PVR .
Blu ray Now Sub $250 Vendors and Hollywood studios selling Blu ray devices and software are banking on a Blu ray Xmas in an effort to stimulate the struggling technology. In Australia Blu ray players have dropped to sub $250.
JB Hi-Fi Takes The TiVo Plunge Hybrid Television Services has announced that its TiVo PVR will now be available in JB Hi-Fi and Clive Anthony stores across Australia.
Is Seven Media Set To Dump Tivo? Speculation is mounting that Seven Media are considering dumping their Tivo set top box after poor sales and the refusal of retailers like JB Hi Fi to stock the $699 offering which at this stage will only record free to air TV.
Shop Direct From Your TV Via TiVo Seven Media will be able to take advantage of new software developed by TiVo that enables consumers to purchase products through their TV sets, using the TiVo remote control. They will also be able to promote products on a TV show and then offer it for sale on the TiVo PVR.
Bose Upgrade Overpriced Under Specked Home Theatre Systems Bose whose home theatre kits are massively over priced and lacking in features such as Ethernet and wireless connectivity as well as a provision for an iPod has finally taken steps to add new features such as additional HDMI and 1080p up scaling.
Another HD Set Top Box Hits The Market TEAC?s HDB841 HD set top box not only delivers high-quality, crystal clear video images through its HDMI connection but high quality digital audio sound as well, according to the manufacturer.
New PVR Takes On TiVo And Foxtel iQ HD A new personal video recorder (PVR) that allows users to record both free to air TV and Foxtel in high definition has been launched by the Digital Products Group the maker of the Beyonwiz PVR.
New HD TiVo Offically Launched Seven Media has officially rolled out a dual tuner HD TiVo in Australia in an effort to take on the Foxtel pay TV subscription service. The new TiVo PVR will be available for a one off fee of $699. No installation fees or monthly fees are charged and all a consumer has to do claim Seven executives is plug the device into a broadband connection.
New Panasonic Blu ray Home Theatre Kit Soon Panasonic who are set to roll out a brand new range of plasma TV's at the end of May up against a determined Samsung is also set to take the Korean CE giant on in the home theatre market with their first home theater in a box system which comes an with integrated Blu-ray player.
UK Government Hands Out Free Sat TV The UK government is planning to give free satellite TV to anyone who wants it over the next few years. Freesat, a joint venture between the BBC and ITV, has been launched to bring free programs to UK homes without a subscription. This may also include High Definition programs.
Samsung Launch Web Viewing TV Box Samsung has introduced its first set-top box - the new internet-powered See'N'Search device designed to allow users to integrate web functionality into their TV viewing experience. The device which was shown at this year's CES could be seen in Australia by mid year.
Seven Cuts Deal With Foxtel After months of lobbying the Seven Network to join its pay TV service, Foxtel will finally be able to offer its subscribers access to channel Seven after the two companies announced a partnership today that will see Foxtel retransmit Seven programs ? which is unusual since Seven has been preparing to launch its TiVo digital video recorder for some time.
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