The Broadcom Crystal HD Hardware decoder comes as a PCI Express Mini Card that enables support for H.264 and VC-1 video compression like the playback of Blu-ray discs and streaming 1080p high definition multimedia content. It is designed to reduce CPU utilization and allows for full HD real-time decoding support for mobile platform solutions and [...]
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Heavy Rain Australian Release
January 17, 2010
The PC game Omikron: The Nomad Soul is one of my all time favoritism games, not only did it feature David Bowie and a whole soundtrack of unique Bowie songs, it still ranks as one of the best multi genre games available. Blending Adventure, fighting, RPG, FPS elements, the game had a unique body swapping [...]
Origin Custom PC’s now in Australia
January 14, 2010
The extreme custom built PC specialists known as Origin PC are now available in Australia. Backed by the praise of one of the worlds most successful and professional gamers in FATAL1TY, Origin PC offers you the chance to build the ultimate personalised gaming and media Rig – Right online and without the need of a [...]
PowerDVD 9 10% off Halloween Promo
October 15, 2009
This October, Cyberlink have a great Halloween offer with 10% Off their best selling products: PowerDVD 9, PowerDirector 8 and Power Producer 5. This offer applies to both full and upgrade versions of these 3 products so now is a great time to be upgrading your HTPC with software that can do true Dolby and [...]
Cheap Aussie CDs, DVDs, Blu_Ray, Games and Girly Stuff.
October 5, 2009
I have always been on the lookout for a decent yet cheap Australian based online store for Music and Movies and at long last I have found my new favourite. CDWOW.com.au offers CDs, DVDs, Games and even cosmetics at significantly discounted prices. You can find a great range of products sourced from the major media [...]
Denon AVR 790 Unboxing and setup
August 31, 2009
Recently purchased this little beauty, The Denon AVR 790 as an upgrade for my aging Pioneer. It is interesting to note as per this AVS forum post from user Batpig that: Q. What is the difference between the three-digit models (e.g. AVR 790) and the four-digit models (e.g. AVR 1910)? A: Essentially, NOTHING. Denon puts [...]
Overstock Australia
June 28, 2009
The incredibly popular US Internet online retail outlet overstock.com is now shipping to Australia. Overstock.com now accepts orders from 34 countries. Available products, shipping rates and fees may vary though you can find some great gear not available anywhere else at great bargain prices. The most noteworthy aspect about this big online retail giant would [...]
Harvey Norman
July 19, 2008
It amazes me a retailer like Harvey Norman has managed to remain competitive, especially with superior alternatives available online and from great outlets like JB Hifi that can offer proper customer support. Here is a current example of dealings with a Harvey Norman based franchise by a mate of mine: “I purchased a LCD TV [...]








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