Hi everyone,

How are your computers going? Thank you all for your feedback which has been very helpful in our ongoing efforts to refine the design of our models. Our online survey is still available for those who have not filled it in yet and who wish to participate.

To begin, we’d like to reiterate how PF Systems began and what we aim to do with the business.

PF Systems began three years ago in response to people's increased need to keep their computers going well for both home and business. It also came about to address the large price discrepancy that people saw between city technology prices and country prices. We feel that in some small way we have played a part in the common prices the city and country now sees.

The hardware industry is a tough market and most of the essential computer equipment is now appearing on our supermarket shelves. So how do businesses like PF Systems survive and compete? This can be answered in one word: SERVICE! We are there to look after the myriad of problems home and business users face with their technology and are also there to backup the equipment we sell. If a stocked item which we have supplied happens to fail we’ll make sure you have a replacement for your device in the shortest possible time in order to minimize your downtime.

Also, if you take up a PF Systems Service Contract which was previously only offered to businesses you’ll be assured of a 24 hour response time to your problems. The service contract for home users also includes a free Complete Service with PC-Cillin Internet Security (normal value $149). We are committed to providing our customers with personal service, honest advice and the lowest prices. We would like to thank you all for your support and your loyalty and we wish you an exciting new year 2006.

What's in this issue?

PF Systems Product News

Desktops and Upgrades

We are constantly refining our Budget, Value and Performance model computers and upgrades so that you don’t need to look anywhere else for a computer that will meet your needs. Our boxes are quieter, quicker, sexier and more reliable than ever. We’re so confident you’ll love our computers that we offer as STANDARD with our Boxes and Upgrades... 3-year warranty/30-day money back guarantee!

Budget Box Value Box Performance Box Budget Upgrade Value Upgrade Performance Upgrade

Laptops

Our PF direct scheme is an ideal way to purchase your new laptop and get yourselves setup for the New Year. Already laptop sales have the lion’s share of the new computer market and prices for laptops are now well into desktop territory. It’s easy to go buy a laptop from a leading retailer, but do you get a complete setup or do you need to call PF Systems for all those issues and afterthoughts?

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GOOD DEAL FOR YOU

When you purchase a notebook through PF direct we offer the following Laptop Bundle for $299:

3 year extended United Electrical warranty
Sandisk 512MB USB Flash Drive
Trend Micro Internet Security 2006
In-home installation

Great Value Services

Find out more about our services.

Back-to-school

We only stock quality products which we think will be the best value for your dollar. If you think you can get better prices, we’ll match it.

Ink cartridges now in stock!!		Ideal for use with MP3 players!
PIXMA MP150 $94	17” LCD 740N $389	VS2220 $56

Back-to-business

Buy one of the following versions of Award-winning QuickBooks package under our PF direct scheme and get up to $500 cash back!

	Version	PF direct price	RRP
	QuickBooks Plus $150 Cash Back*	$422	$499
	QuickBooks Pro $200 Cash Back*	$585	$699
	QuickBooks Premier $500 Cash Back*	$1399	$1699

* Terms & Conditions apply. Offer available 16 January – 19 March 2006 by redemption from Quicken.

Recommended Products

CANON IXUS 55	CANON PIXMA MP780	EPSON Perfection 3590 Photo	Sandisk 512MB USB Flash Drive
Compaq Presario V4221TU	DELL OptiPlex GX620 USFF	Home Entertainment Media Center	Logitech Harmony 880 Universal Remote

Customer Reward


PF Systems has started a loyalty program to reward you for your support. You’ll see your reward status listed on your invoice.

* Discount does not apply to parts ordered under the PF direct scheme.

Broadband

ISP	News	Plan	Monthly charge over a 24 month period (includes activation charge & equipment)
	NEW! Great Value	256k, 6000MB limit 0.3c/MB overdata, $30.00/month	$40.42
	New data limits	256k, 2000MB limit 0.5c/MB overdata, $29.95/month	$38.45
	FREE installation until 28/02/2006!	256k, 500MB limit 9.9c/MB overdata, $24.95/month	$28.65 (until 28/02/06) instead of $32.78
		256k, 200MB limit 15c/MB overdata, $29.95/month	$29.95

Click on the logos to sign up online or see below for specials currently running and plans available.

Digital Home Entertainment

Media Centers were introduced to you about a year ago, in one of our newsletters. For those who have never heard about such things, a media center is a computer for your lounge room which has the following features: • Watch normal TV as well as HDTV • Pause live TV • Record TV shows • Watch DVDs • Browse the internet and your local home network • Play all your music and videos, look at your photos All you need to add is a set of good speakers and a powerful amplifier to enjoy the digital experience.

The main reason why digital home entertainment has not really taken off this year was the lack of an official EPG (Electronic Program Guide). Countries like the US or the UK have an EPG available for free download that provides you with fourteen days of listings. Unfortunately, Australian television networks have not agreed yet on a standard format. But there is a free version called EPG Runner that we have experienced for the last few months, which has been designed to fill the hole which Microsoft have left in their Media Center 2005 (and probably beyond) platform. It has been working quite well for us. The only disadvantage is that you have to download the guide manually.

With Media Center, you are able to skip commercials, pause live TV, record shows by just clicking on a button and you don’t need to buy a TV program anymore. You can play all your music and display your photos as a slideshow in the background of a party… It is an efficient way to watch TV and is a unit that will control all your digital entertainment and… it’s a very sexy piece of equipment!!

PF Systems is going to have a Media Center available for 2 weeks trial for gold & silver customers interested in experiencing this great device. Once you will have tried it, you will want one for sure…

Digital TV

It’s been a long time since TV first graced our lounge room and longer still since families entertained themselves with books and board games by the candle light. With the passing of the last five or six decades, the wonderment of the people-in-the-box in the corner of the lounge room has diminished and in its stead has come annoyance of ads louder than they should be, flash-ups, flip-downs and product placement.

So it’s no wonder that, in this world of ‘on-demand’, digital TV has been a hard sell. We need to look at what digital TV actually offers to see why this is. Here’s what digital TV can and can’t do:

It can:
• Offer broadcasters bandwidth for multiple TV channels on the one license including space for digital radio channels.
• It offers broadcasters the option of using their channel space for multiple SD (standard definition streams) or one HD channel (up to 1080 lines)
• It gives good support for widescreen formats.
• The sound is clearer and can be broadcast in multi-channel surround sound, optional languages and subtitles.

What it can’t do:
• Offer people in country Victoria all the channels yet; currently only SBS and ABC are broadcasting in digital and the rest will turn on next year.
• Can’t be tuned in on your existing analogue TV. Therefore you will have to buy a digital tuner which people know as the “set top box”.
• Won’t offer any better TV picture than you are used to on your existing 480 line TV.
• Offer on-demand viewing such as IP TV.
• Do the dishes.

So what will you need going into the future of lounge room entertainment? A High definition lounge room display is the first thing and at the moment HD Plasmas start at around $2500. But even then all HD displays aren’t born equal. Numerically, the following formats are common:

Standard Definition or SD: 480 lines High Definition or HD: 720 lines or 1080 lines Important to note is that just because your plasma has a digital tuner inbuilt doesn’t mean it’s a high definition display. Currently the SD Plasmas are 852 x 483 pixels and HD start at 1383 x 786. The pinnacle of digital video currently and on the horizon is 1900 x 1080 lines (progressively scanned). So if you are looking to safeguard your investment buy a display with 1900 x 1080 resolution, or at least get a 720 line HD display. Otherwise there’s no point buying a new TV until 2008 when analogue TV will turn off, and by that time HD plasmas will be a whole lot cheaper…you might even pick up this 102” 1900 x 1080 LG Plasma for a song.

Please email us any feedback or suggestion in regards to our newsletter.

Best regards,

Ben Druitt & Phuong-Dung Hoang – PF Systems

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