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The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs; Profile 2.0 compliant; onboard decoding for all high-resolution soundtrack formats, plus ...
The bad: PlayStation 3 offers much more functionality and faster navigation for the same price.
The bottom line: The Panasonic DMP-BD55 is the best standalone Blu-ray we've tested and it's a good choice for ...
Specs: Blu-Ray disc player, Tabletop, Remote control, Dolby TrueHD, DTS-HD decoder, Dolby Digital Plus, Surround Sound
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The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs; Profile 2.0 compliant; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD, plus bit-stream output; ...
The bad: PlayStation 3 may still offer a better value for some buyers; some disc compatibility issues; lacks DTS-HD Master ...
The bottom line: The Samsung BD-P2500 adds Netflix to an already well-featured and top-performing Blu-ray player, with only some minor disc ...
The good: Excellent image quality on Blu-ray Discs; Profile 2.0 compliant; onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD Master ...
The bad: PlayStation 3 may still offer a better value for some buyers; competing players offer more features or lower ...
The bottom line: The Sony BDP-S550 offers excellent image quality and a solid feature set, but only consider it if you ...
Specs: Blu-ray disc player, Tabletop, Included, Dolby Digital, DTS decoder, Black
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- Average user rating: 3.5 stars out of 1 review
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The good: Outstanding feature set includes Centrino 2 platform, backlit keyboard and media control keys, fingerprint reader, remote control, and ...
The bad: No FireWire; glossy touchpad doesn't provide best feel.
The bottom line: Best Buy listened to its customers and then teamed up with HP to create the Pavilion dv3510nr, one ...
The good: Best Netbook keyboard we've seen; thinner and lighter than HP's previous Netbook; ditches slow Via processor ...
The bad: Limited expansion options; overly glossy screen; needless proprietary external drive connection.
The bottom line: HP may have arrived late to the consumer Netbook game, but by lifting the generous keyboard from last ...
The good: Extremely thin and light; sleekest ThinkPad yet; built-in DVD burner, plus WWAN, GPS, and wireless USB.
The bad: Solid-state drive comes at a high premium; touch pad's location makes it easy to accidentally graze while ...
The bottom line: The ThinkPad X300 breaks new ground by packing a broad display, full-size keyboard, and nearly every feature a ...
The good: Strikes optimal Netbook balance between portability and usability; polished look; fair price.
The bad: Terrible battery life; no option for solid-state hard drive; no Bluetooth.
The bottom line: Two hours of battery life is simply not enough for the otherwise unobjectionable and basic Averatec Buddy Netbook.
The good: Faster performance than other laptops in the same price range; 4GB of RAM; big 320GB hard drive; HDMI ...
The bad: Bulkier than Dell's 15-inch XPS and Inspiron models; merely average battery life.
The bottom line: The Dell Studio S1535-125B impresses us with its leading performance in the sub-$1,000 category, thanks in ...
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The good: The RIM BlackBerry Storm features an innovative touch screen that provides tactile feedback to confirm your selection. The ...
The bad: The Storm's SurePress touch screen takes some acclimation, and the onscreen keyboard is a bit cramped. The ...
The bottom line: The RIM BlackBerry Storm may blow in a frenzy for Verizon Wireless subscribers wanting a touch screen similar ...
The good: The Samsung Behold has an attractive design with a responsive touch screen. The feature set offers a range ...
The bad: The Samsung Behold lacks Wi-Fi and its memory card slot is in an inconvenient location. Speakerphone quality was ...
The bottom line: Though it lacks Wi-Fi, the Samsung Behold is a sleek touch-screen phone with a range of features and ...
The good: The LG Vu is a super sexy touch-screen phone with a 3-inch display and haptic feedback. Features include ...
The bad: The LG Vu's camera lacks flash, and there's a learning curve involved with the touch screen. ...
The bottom line: Despite a few quibbles with the touch screen, its full features and excellent performance make the LG Vu ...
The good: The LG Voyager VX10000 has a cutting-edge design with a brilliant touch screen and a spacious keyboard. It ...
The bad: The LG Voyager VX10000's camera lacks such extra options as a flash and Wi-Fi. The touch screen ...
The bottom line: Though we had some minor complaints here and there, the Voyager's sleek design, generous feature set and ...
The good: The Samsung Instinct offers a slick, intuitive design and a heavy load of powerful, innovative, and easy-to-use features. ...
The bad: The Samsung Instinct lacks Wi-Fi and instant messaging, and its call and video quality were erratic. Also, its ...
The bottom line: The Samsung Instinct stands out as one of Sprint's finest devices to date. It's just too ...
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The good: The fourth-generation iPod Nano is more attractive and colorful than its predecessor and includes Apple's new Genius ...
The bad: To use the new Nano, you must upgrade to Apple's iTunes 8 software with its laundry list ...
The bottom line: The fourth-generation iPod Nano is easy on the eyes and the wallet, and you can't beat its ...
The good: The fourth-generation iPod Nano is more attractive and colorful than its predecessor and includes Apple's new Genius ...
The bad: To use the new Nano, you must upgrade to Apple's iTunes 8 software with its laundry list ...
The bottom line: The fourth-generation iPod Nano is easy on the eyes and the wallet, and you can't beat its ...
The good: The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is supercheap and nicely compact; it comes in a variety of colors and has ...
The bad: The Sansa Fuze uses a proprietary dock connection, the interface is blah, and the screen has a dingy ...
The bottom line: The SanDisk Sansa Fuze is a great value--a slim design, simple interface, plentiful features, memory expansion capability, and ...
The good: The Cowon O2 is an affordable and powerful portable media player with outstanding audio and video format support, ...
The bad: Screen resolution is disappointing on the Cowon O2; menus lack ID3 tag sorting; DRM-protected WMA and WMV formats ...
The bottom line: The Cowon O2 isn't flashy, but it's an incredible value for a convenient way to take ...
The good: The 120GB Microsoft Zune MP3 player has expanded the usefulness of its Wi-Fi and social music-discovery features, added ...
The bad: Battery life isn't great; high-quality earbuds are no longer included; the glossy plastic front is more prone ...
The bottom line: The Zune 120, with a unique focus on music discovery, is a fierce competitor to the iPod Classic. ...
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The good: The Magellan Maestro 4250 allows you to operate the portable navigation system with voice commands. It also features ...
The bad: The Maestro 4250's points-of-interest database is a bit outdated, and we encountered some general performance delays and ...
The bottom line: Despite some minor shortcomings, the Magellan Maestro 4250 is a solid and accurate mid-level portable navigation system with ...
The good: The Garmin Nuvi 200 boasts a compact design and is easy to use. It offers accurate directions and ...
The bad: Though the Nuvi 200 is more affordable than other models in the series, we wish the price was ...
The bottom line: The Garmin Nuvi 200 series offers drivers and travelers a more budget-friendly version of the popular portable navigation ...
Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, Street name announcement, 5.2 oz
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- Average user rating: 4.0 stars out of 39 reviews
The good: The Garmin Nuvi 880 crams in a number of features, including text-to-speech functionality, MSN Direct services, and Bluetooth, ...
The bad: The Nuvi 880 is expensive, and route calculations can be sluggish.
The bottom line: As we've come to expect from the Nuvi line, the Garmin Nuvi 880 offers an impressive feature ...
Specs: Automotive, Navigation instructions, 6.1 oz
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- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 1 review
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The good: Reproduces the deepest black levels of any LCD we've tested; highly accurate primary color points and grayscale ...
The bad: Mind-bogglingly expensive; image quality fades when seen from off-angle; minor blooming in some high-contrast areas; some dejudder modes ...
The bottom line: Although not quite the best HDTV we've tested so far, the wallet-busting, LED-powered Sony KDL-55XBR8 comes mighty ...
The good: Produces the deepest black levels of any large-screen display we've tested; extremely accurate color points and color ...
The bad: Extremely expensive; mediocre standard-definition processing.
The bottom line: The Pioneer Elite PRO-111FD represents the pinnacle of flat-panel HDTV picture quality.
The good: Reproduces deep black levels with realistic shadow detail; accurate grayscale after calibration; extensive picture controls including custom color ...
The bad: Relatively expensive; inaccurate primary color of green; no stand, speakers, or tuner included; sparse connectivity with just two ...
The bottom line: Although expensive and light on features compared with consumer sets, Panasonic's TH-50PF11UK 50-inch professional plasma monitor delivers ...
The good: Relatively inexpensive; produces a deep shade of black; accurate initial color temperature; solid connectivity with three HDMI inputs; ...
The bad: Color decoding accentuates red; inaccurate primary color of green; ineffective noise reduction.
The bottom line: Panasonic's TH-42PX80U 42-inch plasma sets the picture quality-to-value standard for entry-level plasma TVs.
Specs: LCD TV, 42 in, 1920 x 1080, 16:9, Gloss piano black
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- Average user rating: 4.5 stars out of 3 reviews
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