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Microsoft LifeCam VX-5000
Decent video, a bright image, and reasonable cost make the LifeCam a solid webcam, especially if you use Windows Live Messenger, for which it has a couple of special features.
PC Magazine – Jul 17, 2008 10:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Decent video, a bright image, and reasonable cost make the LifeCam a solid webcam, especially if you use Windows Live Messenger, for which it has a couple of special features.
PC Magazine – Jul 17, 2008 10:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Samsung YP-S2
The YP-S2, aka the Pebble, won't win any awards for sound quality or battery life, but it's a cheap, gym-friendly iPod shuffle competitor.
PC Magazine – Jul 17, 2008 10:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The YP-S2, aka the Pebble, won't win any awards for sound quality or battery life, but it's a cheap, gym-friendly iPod shuffle competitor.
PC Magazine – Jul 17, 2008 10:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Acer Aspire 6920G-6071
Acer, of all companies, could bring Blu-ray into the mainstream with its Aspire 6920G-6071, the first 16-inch-widescreen laptop, which it will sell at a bargain price.
PC Magazine – Jul 17, 2008 10:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Acer, of all companies, could bring Blu-ray into the mainstream with its Aspire 6920G-6071, the first 16-inch-widescreen laptop, which it will sell at a bargain price.
PC Magazine – Jul 17, 2008 10:59 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
LG Electronics 42LG60 (Scarlet) 42-inch LCD HDTV
The advanced features, impressive style, and very good image quality of LG's 42LG60 42-inch HDTV come at a cost.
PC World – Jul 17, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The advanced features, impressive style, and very good image quality of LG's 42LG60 42-inch HDTV come at a cost.
PC World – Jul 17, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Vizio VO42L 42-Inch LCD HDTV
The VO42L 42-inch HDTV delivers very good picture and sound quality at a reasonable price.
PC World – Jul 17, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The VO42L 42-inch HDTV delivers very good picture and sound quality at a reasonable price.
PC World – Jul 17, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
AOC Envision L42H761 42-inch LCD HDTV
The below-average performance and poor design of the AOC L42H761 limit this low-cost 42-inch HDTV's appeal.
PC World – Jul 17, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The below-average performance and poor design of the AOC L42H761 limit this low-cost 42-inch HDTV's appeal.
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Toshiba Regza 42RV530U 42-inch LCD HDTV
The good-quality sound and nice design touches of the 42RV530U don't make up for this 42-inch HDTV's overly bright and washed-out image.
PC World – Jul 17, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The good-quality sound and nice design touches of the 42RV530U don't make up for this 42-inch HDTV's overly bright and washed-out image.
PC World – Jul 17, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Westinghouse TX-42F430S 42-inch LCD HDTV
The TX-42F430S is a great basic 42-inch HDTV, but it lacks the good looks and extra ports that higher-end models offer.
PC World – Jul 17, 2008 9:30 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The TX-42F430S is a great basic 42-inch HDTV, but it lacks the good looks and extra ports that higher-end models offer.
PC World – Jul 17, 2008 9:30 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
LCD TVs: Then and now
It wasn't too long ago that LCD TVs were tiny sets with 4- or 5-inch screens, so-so picture quality, and hefty price tags. Watch our "vintage" video review of portable LCD TVs from 1993 and it's easy to why we said LCD display technology had "a lot farther to go." (Click on the embedded player at right to watch the video.**) In the 15 years since then, LCD displays have gone even farther than anyone expected, transforming the TV industry as well as smart phones, laptop computers, portable digital media players, and much more. LCD TVs, of course, have grown exponentially in size and image quality. We now have models up to 52 inches in our latest LCD TV Ratings, all of them with far better picture quality than their miniature ancestors. And smaller LCD displays have carved out several new niches: Touch-screen smart phones (such as the new iPhone 3G) that download YouTube videos or receive TV "shows" from cellular service providers. Notebooks and portable computers that wirelessly access popular primetime shows from Amazon, iTunes, Netflix or even the TV networks' own Web sites. Tiny portable digital media players with spacious hard drives that store and play hundreds of hours of digital video. It will be interesting to see whether OLED displays, still in their small and pricey infancy, make similar strides over the next decade or so. —Nick Kolman-Mandle ** That's Evon Beckford, Senior Director of Electronics Testing at Consumer Reports, in the video. He's been testing televisions for Consumers "for almost 30 years," as he says in our much more recent "Comprehensive video guide to buying a big-screen TV."
Consumer Reports – Jul 17, 2008 9:05 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
It wasn't too long ago that LCD TVs were tiny sets with 4- or 5-inch screens, so-so picture quality, and hefty price tags. Watch our "vintage" video review of portable LCD TVs from 1993 and it's easy to why we said LCD display technology had "a lot farther to go." (Click on the embedded player at right to watch the video.**) In the 15 years since then, LCD displays have gone even farther than anyone expected, transforming the TV industry as well as smart phones, laptop computers, portable digital media players, and much more. LCD TVs, of course, have grown exponentially in size and image quality. We now have models up to 52 inches in our latest LCD TV Ratings, all of them with far better picture quality than their miniature ancestors. And smaller LCD displays have carved out several new niches: Touch-screen smart phones (such as the new iPhone 3G) that download YouTube videos or receive TV "shows" from cellular service providers. Notebooks and portable computers that wirelessly access popular primetime shows from Amazon, iTunes, Netflix or even the TV networks' own Web sites. Tiny portable digital media players with spacious hard drives that store and play hundreds of hours of digital video. It will be interesting to see whether OLED displays, still in their small and pricey infancy, make similar strides over the next decade or so. —Nick Kolman-Mandle ** That's Evon Beckford, Senior Director of Electronics Testing at Consumer Reports, in the video. He's been testing televisions for Consumers "for almost 30 years," as he says in our much more recent "Comprehensive video guide to buying a big-screen TV."
Consumer Reports – Jul 17, 2008 9:05 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
In-Depth and Hands-On: Nintendo Wii Sports Resort and Wii Music
Here's a detailed look at Nintendo's next two powerhouse casual gaming titles.
PC World – Jul 17, 2008 6:45 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Here's a detailed look at Nintendo's next two powerhouse casual gaming titles.
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