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Libraries do have 4k media for loan. however, the discs are scratched and unusable on most occasions.

Is Prime Video 4K better quality than YouTube 4K?

Dear OzBargainers, I recently upgraded my TV from a 2012 LCD to an 83" Samsung S90D OLED thanks to [this…

My 83-inch S90D arrived last Wednesday. I also received a first purchase discount, so my total cost was $3451. I upgraded from a…

Thanks, I got in touch with Samsung Technical support chat, and they confirmed that every Samsung washer has an inbuilt heater that can…

Many years ago, Ariston was a good brand in Europe (based in Italy) for kitchen appliances. We also purchased the old washer from Harvey…

My solar system generates free electricity from around 9.30AM to around 3.30PM in Winter and even longer when daylight saving is active. So…

We're in the market for a new washing machine. Our previous washer was a brand called Indesit (the same company that makes Ariston…

Thank you all for your responses. it seems it is better to use the available equity of current PPOR to buy ETF as it gives flexibility to…

Hi Folks, Got a question to OzB tax experts. The loan of our PPOR is about 225k, its market value is about 1M. We're thinking of drawing…

@sdm01, how's the shadow details? does it suffer black crush? A friend got the 755 series and it seems to suffer a loss of details in the…

My reference is mainly towards standalone dwellings. As apartments and townhouses, the growth rate is low compared to standalone houses, we…

Economists are highly unreliable.Their predictions come with their vested interest in the property market (except a very few who speak the…

Most boomer investors purchased their investment properties before their 55th birthday (i.e., 2015 or before), so they are selling at a…

Given that housing prices grew so much in the past 4 years, I am just wondering what the outlook would be for the next 10 years. Here in…

How C855 performs in dark-themed movies. Does it preserve shadow details or does it suffer from black crush?

@surfingedge, Thanks for the response. I did little bit more research on the topic and found out how it works, If you sell the PPOR…

@Mugsy, apologies for digging old thread up. when you paid the CGT on the pro-rated taxable portion of the capital gain, did you get the…

Thanks for the hint on checking hotel accomodation

We are a family with two kids, a boy aged 9 and girl aged 7, traveling to South Asia from Adelaide in March-April next year, and we're…

I got a friend who migrated to Australia recently and he is looking for a 55 inch plus TV and willing to spend up to 600 dollars. The ALDI…

Australian Universities are highly innefective in financial management. They charge very high fees from both local and international…

My Perception of consulting firms is that consulting firms promote people quicker to get a higher billing rate from the client, so yes…

Because they are both good friends and can refer me should I decide to move on from my current role. I know friend B enjoys his reduced…

Very few in IT stay in a single company to get the benefits of LS leave. I know a guy who accumulated so much LS leave and then he went on…

No, 6 weeks of annual leave is separate from PHs

Hi All, One of my friends (A) is contracting in IT and he gets 90 dollars per hour including super and works 40hr weeks. Another friend (B)…

Just to give an update to whoever was following this; We did the tax return and got about 22,200 tax refund after MLS was deducted.

Thanks, we are slowly expanding our wings :). Bali is surely in our next 3-5 major flying holidays.

Hi all, we are considering options to visit QLD with two kids (8 and 6 years). The kids love water play but not the cold water. From…