Akai AD181X High Definition Digital Set Top Box with PVR Function -- Reviewed

Written by Martin Regtien | 10 March 2010
Posted in Reviews - Video

AKAI Set Top Box

Are you one of a (ever diminishing) group of people who haven't gone to High Definition television yet? Do you consider it wasteful to ditch your old TV -- which is still working perfectly -- by purchasing a plasma or LCD?
Here the perfect compromise: The Akai AD181X High Definition Digital Set Top Box with PVR Function.
How can this work for you?
Let us show you.

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AC Ryan PlayOn!HD Full HD Network Media Player -- Reviewed

Written by Paul Moons | 22 January 2010
Posted in Reviews - Video

AC Ryan PlayOn!HD

With network media players being the home video equivalent of the iPod MP3 player, more and more variations (of what are essentially the same product) are appearing on store shelves.

Unlike MP3 players however, the network media player segment is yet to be dominated by any one major player. This allows manufacturers to release genuinely different devices in the hope that their unique formula might just catch on and be the next big thing.

Enter the AC Ryan PlayOn!HD.

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Mean Green Time Lapse Photography Machine - Brinno's GardenWatchCam Reviewed

Written by Paul Moons | 30 December 2009
Posted in Reviews - Video

Brinno GardenWatchCam

The GardenWatchCam is a portable, weather resistant camera that takes 1.3 Megapixel time lapse photographs and seamlessly stitches them together to create time lapse videos of your Garden growing. Green thumbs rejoice!

Read on for our review.
 

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VHoldR ContourHD Extreme Video Camera -- Reviewed

Written by Paul Moons | 28 December 2009
Posted in Reviews - Video

Contour HD

There's no denying it: Rugged, wearable video cameras are cool. As for rugged, wearable High Definition video cameras, well that's just a whole new level of cool. 

Read on for our review of the very cool VHoldR ContourHD.

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Astone Media Gear AP-360T 1080p Media Player with PVR & HDTV Tuner - Reviewed

Written by Joe Baker | 23 November 2009
Posted in Reviews - Video

Astone AP360T

This unit has created immense interest on the digital reviews News, setting new records, for the number of visits in a day, (in excess of 20,000), so we will make sure we do it justice.

Firstly the unit is “top of the Tree” in the Astone Media Gear range, with an impressive specification sheet to go with it
We have noted already that it is not supplied with a Hard drive, understandable because users individual capacity needs will vary.
No dongle is supplied with the unit, and we are surprised at this as it would have been seen as a more complete package. The Ethernet only supports 10/100 Mbps where ,being a top notch product we could have reasonably expected 10/100/1000.

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Syabas Goes Blu - Popcorn Hour C-200 Reviewed

Written by Paul Moons | 12 November 2009
Posted in Reviews - Video

Popcorn Hour C-200

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Telefunken Platinum Telf50 DVD/VCR Recorder Combo - Reviewed

Written by Joe Baker | 08 November 2009
Posted in Reviews - Video

Telefunken Platinum Telf50 DVD/VCR Recorder Combo

After rummaging around in the dungeon in order to find 10 mini VHS camera video tapes of our wedding and reception taken in 2001, I elected to transfer the video from this virtually obsolete medium to DVD.  Risking being in the dog house forever if I botched the job, I unpacked the unit provided by www.oo.com.au and started to connect it to a TV. 

This is a 6 Head PAL/NTSC with playback HI FI & Hi speed rewind product.

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