A couple of the members of our company association have been fortunate to attend the "Arcam Master Class" which is about delivering ultimate performance from a home theatre system. This was held in Melbourne by Arcam's export manager John Buchannan who bought their pet Physicist Stephan along in case the questions got too technical....

A couple of the members of our company association have been fortunate to attend the "Arcam Master Class" which is about delivering ultimate performance from a home theatre system. This was held in Melbourne by Arcam's export manager John Buchannan who bought their pet Physicist Stephan along in case the questions got too technical....

So today we met the Samsung BP1000.Well... We will buy software and play with it...

There is so much potential in this media although this machine is clearly prototypical. Its operating system reminds me with fondness of early Japanese attempts at high end CD players, some of which have become classics...

I have great hopes for these products. I have been useing a Media Zone Arkos device in the reference room as a concept demonstration device for some time now and its been fantastic. Its ability to record free to air TV, display internet and digital photos, seamlessly store and replay CDs, and show off with high def downloads has been unsurpassed, however it remains a slightly touchy Microsoft driven piece of complex electronica that is best taken up by an enthusiast rather than a casual day to day user. The Windows media software is fantastic in some ways but frustrating in others, such as recording DVD's....

The new 108" LCD TV has a piano black finish and looks as if one would need steel reinforcing in a wall to hold it. It is intended to be a production item and the latest news is that it may incorporate 4096 x 2160 resolution. This will not be cheap ...