A Digital Set Top Box will let you hang onto your old television after analogue broadcasts cease. 
Initially most Digital Set Top Boxes could only receive the standard definition digital channels, but today most can receive the high definition digital channels as well. If you're not using a high definition television, a HD Digital Set Top Box should be able to downscale the high-def channels to standard-def.
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 The humble MP3 player has blossomed into a full-blown multimedia powerhouse with the rise of Digital Media Players.
Riding the train to work? Sitting at the bus stop? Waiting for a taxi? A Digital Media Player lets you keep your entire movie, music and photo library sitting in your pocket, ready to call on at a moment's notice.
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You don't have to be very old to remember when LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) screens were invented. Today LCD TVs completely dominate the television market. Their nearest competitors, plasma TVs continue to lose ground against them while anything less than a flat screen TV is almost considered quaintly old fashioned.
LCD TVs have come so quickly that most of us have not been able to keep up with the changes. Our LCD TV Buyers Guide will help you understand everything you need to know about them. Then use our TV comparison tools to find the right TV for your needs.
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 Blu-ray is a new high definition video disc format. Blu-ray video's are much higher quality than the traditional DVD's you can buy or rent at your local video shop.
Videos recorded onto a Blu-ray disc will not play in your existing DVD player. To play them you will need a Blu-ray player.
Blu-ray players look very similar to regular DVD players. They have a tray in which the blu-ray disc sits when being played and all have a remote control.
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 DVD recorders let you burn your favourite TV shows to disc and them put them away on the shelf.
If you're looking to reduce the number of gadgets in your lounge room, a DVD recorder makes a handy all-in-one device - although they do have their restrictions.
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Less than ten years ago, when you walked into your local video store, you found rows and rows packed full of VCRs (Video Cassette Recorders), while the new-fangled DVDs were in short supply. By 2003, the tables had turned. DVD players plummeted in price and the video stores had to scramble to rearrange their shelves to meet the demand for DVD rentals.
Today, Blu-ray is the newcomer on the home entertainment scene. Does this mean that DVD players are on their way out? Are DVD players worth buying or should you hold out until Blu-rays come down in price? In order to make an informed decision, you need the facts about DVD players and their latest rivals. Our DVD Players Buying Guide gives you the facts.
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Speaker packs have come a long way since the first two-speaker stereo systems were introduced in the 1960s. With the rapid improvements in digital technology, you can now have Cineplex quality speaker packs in your own home at a price you can afford.