…n’t tell the boss… DELL XPS 15 – Best Value for Money One look at that brushed aluminum chassis and you assume the XPS 15 is directed at the premium market, but its chunky rear end betrays a more reasonable price tag. The extra space is well used, with a firm keyboard, touchpad. 500GB hard drive and Blu-ray drive. The 2.53GHz Intel Core i5 processor and 4GB of RAM combine to make a powerful laptop and the Nvidia graphics card f…
Optoma has slashed the price of 3D home cinema using the launch of the world’s initial 3D projection adaptor, the 3D-XL, and a variety of affordable, compatible home cinema projectors (we utilized the HD67N). You can now produce a big screen 3D cinema for a package cost of much less than £800. Extraordinary but accurate. The HD67N is really a diminutive single chip DLP projector, created with the gamer or informal big-screen movie fan in though…
Just days after it had been officially outed at CES 2011, the 1st pre-order pages for the upcoming Motorola XOOM tablet have arrived using the Android 3.0 touting device pegged which has a whopping £720 asking price. Having initially appeared around the HandTec.co.uk website priced £659.99, the first device to get announced with Google’s tablet-friendly Android Honeycomb OS saw its already over inflated price further increased to the hefty £719…
…onditions are handled with ease,though we did get overexposed highlights. (+) Great auto controls. Smooth touchscreen controls. Decent lens with a 15x zoom. Clear, realistic video footage (-) Some exposure issues in auto mode Price £750 SANYO XACTI VPC-SH1 – Budget Options This ergonomic stylish range-topper offers 1920 x 1080i at 30fps and interpolated ten-megapixel snaps saved to SD. SDHC and high-capacity SDXC cards. The VPC-SH1 sports …
Recently, the GTX 460 (tinyurl.com/3835b3q) has been very much in that bracket. Last month, ATI unveiled its worthy response: this mid-range HD 6850 and the Gold Award-winning 6870 reviewed last issue (tinyurl.com/2frLghy). But when the cards went on sale, a small price rise on the 6870 and a significant price drop on the GTX 460 resulted in the nVidia product offering better value. At the time of writing, the ATI 6850 was available in large nu…
…ge on there or 250 of standard definition. There’s USB too, but sadly no video support via that input. (+) Great user interface decent picture quality. Useful channel blocking (-) No web features orvideo support via USB Price £300 PHILIPS HDT8520 – Best for Style Philips attention grabbing box contains dual Freevew HD tuners. There’s HDMI and an ethernet port too, though the latter is just for firmware updates. The interface …
…e connection solid. Even better, the sound quality, boosted by Creative’s apt-X tech, surprisingly powerful with plenty of bass. (+) Excellent sound, Easy wireless streaming, Compact speakers (-) Wireless increases the price from £100 Price £120 PHILIPS FIDELIO DS9000 – Best for The Living room The Fidelio s a natural fit for your living room, with a curved “statement” design and the kind of high-end veneer more normal…
… rendered, even though the PS3 can experience picture interference at times. For existing PS3 owners the firmware upgrade is a no-brainer. LOVE 3D gaming and movies. Simple and cheap 3D future-proofing HATE Some picture noise Price £250 (£24 for update) SONY BDP-S470 – Best Overall Value Sony’s slender deck is packed with features and has the best user interface around. You get BBC ‘Player, movie streaming from Love film and SACD playbac…
COULD SATNAVS GO THE WAY OF THE DODO soon? GPS apps for phones come with data costs, sap your phone’s battery and often just aren’t very good, but they arc convenient and cheap. However, dedicated devices can fight back by bringing highly reliable navigation at a reasonable price. This is how the latest wave shapes up… BINATONE G430 – Best Avoided The Binatone G430 tries to catch your eye with its red case – an odd…
D-LINK SECURICAM DCS-5230 – Best For… Large Properties This compact camera with a built-in infrared sensor can send email alerts or a live feed to your computer via N Wi-Fi. Link up to 32 cameras. Price £290. SWANN DVT4-2000 – Best for iPhone Users Record footage from up to four weather-proof ~ cams (two are supplied) on the 500GB drive, or I stream to your iPhone using the free APlayer app. Price £399. LOGITECH ALERT 750E &#…
