Ben Russell - Author - PC World Australia

Stories by Ben Russell

Article | 30/05/2007 Sony's HDR-UX7

Sony's HDR-UX7 is one of the latest camcorders featuring the AVCHD standard, which allows 1080i HD recordings to be made to DVDs. With the standard ex...

Article | 25/05/2007 Pioneer HTZ151DVD

Pioneer's HTZ151DVD home theatre system is a great entry-level product, including everything needed to experience 5.1 surround sound. It's a DVD playe...

Article | 23/05/2007 Pioneer A6

The Pioneer A6 analogue audio amplifier is the little brother of the [[prodid:3560]]. Slightly smaller and lighter, and with less power output, the tw...

Article | 18/05/2007 Pioneer A9

Pioneer's recent release of several higher end audio products, geared specifically towards two-channel audio, may seem a little surprising in this cur...

Article | 18/05/2007 Beyonwiz DP-S1

When it comes to convergent PVR technology, the Australian market has lagged behind the US market, where devices such as the TiVo and, more recently, ...

Article | 16/05/2007 Panasonic HDC-DX1

The Panasonic HDC-DX1 is one of the latest in the new wave of high definition digital video cameras. Recording to mini-DVD and utilising the AVCHD for...

Article | 11/05/2007 Topfield TF7000HDPVRt

With almost every new television being released today also coming with an integrated digital tuner, the demand for digital set top boxes is falling. N...

Article | 11/05/2007 JBL Cinema Sound CS680

JBL's Cinema Sound CS680 speakers, the upgraded version of the JBL [[prodid:3487]], come with a bigger sub and slightly more conventional design. Deli...

Article | 4/05/2007 Harman Kardon DVD-47

Those of you who have a high definition TV and a huge DVD collection will appreciate Harman Kardon's DVD-47, which uses upscaling technology to make D...

Article | 2/05/2007 Sony HDR-HC7E

With so many competing formats in the world of digital video recording, it becomes difficult for most consumers to decide what it is exactly that they...

Article | 27/04/2007 JBL Cinema Sound CS460

For those of you moving beyond an entry-level home theatre system, there's a range of options that offer an excellent mix of quality and affordability...

Article | 20/04/2007 Samsung HT-XQ100

Samsung's HT-XQ100 is a reliable and all-inclusive home theatre package. Including a DVD player/receiver, five speakers and a subwoofer, the package i...

Article | 18/04/2007 Canon DC51

The Canon DC51 is a DVD based camcorder that incorporates a 5.39 megapixel CCD sensor and 10x optical zoom. Despite delivering impressive image qualit...

Article | 12/04/2007 Homedics iCush

The Homedics iCush is an interesting take on game peripherals, in the same vein as the Pyramat [[prodid:2377]]. It's a vibrating gaming seat with inbu...

Article | 11/04/2007 Altec Lansing VS3251

Altec Lansing's VS3251 audio system is a 5.1 surround sound speaker set, including a subwoofer, centre speaker, and two front and two rear speakers. D...