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Calibrate your LCD television

Digital Living Setting the colour to zero results in a completely black-and-white image. Images with brightness set too low tend to lose detail in shadows, and distinctions between dark areas disappear in pools of black.

9 May 2005, 15:14

Nokia 7280

Digital Living It's made of glossy black plastic, with white and silver accents and two patches of a black, suede-like fabric. Nokia's 7280 Art Deco-style phone tends to arouse strong feelings. Sounds daft, but we rather like it.

15 May 2005, 12:26

Nintendo DS Lite

Digital Living The screens are brighter, the controls are better and it comes in iPod white or PSP black. Smaller and more stylish than the original DS, the Lite retains the twin screens and touchscreen interface. Is it a lightweight, or the light of your gaming...

30 June 2006, 18:16

Mobile phones to upgrade your life

Digital Living This phone oozes style like a pair of Manolo Blahniks and comes in vibrant electric pink (pictured) or cool snow white, as well as the original black. This clamshell phone comes in black or pink and has a variety of tribal-esque markings on it that...

28 November 2006, 16:06

How to build your own home theatre

Digital Living A white light rated at 6,500K will exactly match the white on a correctly calibrated TV set. All that's left is to paint the stands; prime first, then lay on a couple of good coats of black or whatever colour you prefer.

Tags: depth, paint, wall, benefits

27 June 2005, 11:18

Which simple mobile phone?

Digital Living The next phone is the Nokia 1101, which is very similar to the 1100 but comes with an inverted black and white display with amber backlight and a speaking clock and alarm. Can you suggest a simple-to-use mobile phone with no frills, suitable for my...

20 April 2006, 11:47

Better digital photos

Digital Living The results usually include more background information (so that you don't end up with a pitch-black backdrop) and an extended flash range (from 2.5m to 4.5m or more). After you type in the name, click the white space outside of the photo and watch...

3 August 2006, 15:09

Sony PSP: Accessorise This

Digital Living Using four batteries, the speakers boost the PSP's audio while matching the console's sleek black armour. While the games come in solid white caddies, the hole in the back is still susceptible to dust, fingerprints and scratches -- our games...

6 September 2005, 7:45

Transfer your VHS tapes to DVD

Digital Living If the rear panel also has an S-Video output (black, four-pin), use that instead of the yellow video output. Connect the VCR's audio and video outputs (red, white and yellow; highlighted) to the corresponding ports on the MovieBox.

8 August 2006, 15:54

What's the best TV for watching sport?

Digital Living Response time, the time it takes for a pixel to change from active (black) to inactive (white) and back to active, is measured in milliseconds. My boyfriend is driving me insane with his constant nagging about researching TVs.

6 December 2006, 14:32