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Wide-screen versus 4:3

Reviews DVD and other wide-screen video shown on a standard TV have black bars, known as 'letterbox' bars, above and below the wide-screen image. Conversely, normal programmes shown on a wide-screen TV have 'windowbox' bars on either side of the picture.

14 May 2005, 21:26

Canon PowerShot A630 review

Reviews Shooting speed(Shorter bars indicate better performance) Typical continuous-shooting speed(Longer bars indicate better performance) An 8-megapixel version of the 10-megapixel PowerShot A640, the Canon PowerShot A630 is otherwise identical to its...

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: canon, lens, shot, samsung

24 October 2006, 12:43

Panasonic ToughBook W4 review

Reviews Mobile application performance(Longer bars indicate better performance) Battery life(Longer bars indicate better performance) Panasonic has renamed 2003's ToughBook W2 the W4 and made a few modest enhancements to the laptop.

Editor's rating   6.8

Tags: panasonic, xp, case, wi fi

23 June 2006, 13:16

Nikon Coolpix L10 review

Reviews Shooting speed (seconds)(Shorter bars indicate better performance) Typical continuous-shooting speed (frames per second)(Longer bars indicate better performance) You don't need a high-resolution camera to get good-looking pictures.

Editor's rating   6.4

Tags: nikon, noise, budget, megapixel

16 October 2007, 12:58

Apple MacBook Pro 2008 (15-inch, 2.5GHz) review

Reviews Adobe Photoshop CS3 image-processing test (in seconds)(Shorter bars indicate better performance) Multimedia multitasking test (in seconds)(Shorter bars indicate better performance) Apple iTunes encoding test (in seconds)(Shorter bars indicate...

Editor's rating   8.2

Tags: apple, cpu, air, fans

10 March 2008, 15:18

Canon Digital IXUS 900 Ti review

Reviews Shooting speed (Seconds)(Shorter bars indicate better performance) Typical continuous-shooting speed (Frames per second)(Longer bars indicate better performance) Its sturdy metal body, an attractive matte-grey with black accents, is smooth and...

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: canon, shot, balance, shooting

18 October 2006, 17:54

Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ3 review

Reviews Shooting speed (in seconds)(Shorter bars indicate better performance) Typical continuous-shooting speed (shots per second)(Longer bars indicate better performance) The chunky little 5-megapixel camera contained a 10x zoom lens that let it fit...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: panasonic, ultra, optical, shot

25 April 2007, 18:15

Samsung S1050 review

Reviews Typical continuous-shooting speed (frames per second)(Longer bars indicate better performance) Shooting speed (in seconds)(Shorter bars indicate better performance) With cameras, you usually get what you pay for.

Editor's rating   6

Tags: samsung, face, contrast, shots

1 October 2007, 16:11

Sony Vaio VGN-B1VP review

Reviews Mobile application performance  (Longer bars indicate faster performance) Battery life  (Longer bars indicate longer battery life) With the VAIO VGN-B1VP, Sony presents a well packaged thin-and-light with mobile workers in mind.

Editor's rating   7.3

Tags: sony, intel, ports, processor

31 January 2005, 23:57

Nikon Coolpix P1 review

Reviews Shooting speed in seconds(Shorter bars indicate better performance) Continuous-shooting speed in frames per second(Longer bars indicate better performance) They'll find, however, that its wireless capabilities are limited compared with those of...

Editor's rating   6.8

Tags: nikon, wi fi, canon, shot

17 November 2005, 11:53

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S700 review

Reviews Shooting speed (in seconds)(Shorter bars indicate better performance) Typical continuous-shooting speed (frames per second)(Longer bars indicate better performance) Given the budget Cyber-shot DSC-S700's position at the rock-bottom of Sony's 2007...

Editor's rating   6.2

Tags: sony, canon, switch, contrast

22 November 2007, 11:11

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LZ3 review

Reviews Shooting speed(Shorter bars indicate better performance) Typical continuous-shooting speed(Longer bars indicate better performance) Both incorporate the same 37mm-to-222mm (35mm-equivalent) Leica lens, optical image stabilisation and numerous ways...

Editor's rating   6.4

Tags: panasonic, megapixel, compact, body

26 April 2006, 14:26

Lexmark C522n review

Reviews CNET Labs' colour laser speed tests (pages per minute)(Longer bars indicate better performance) CNET Labs' colour laser quality tests(Longer bars indicate better performance) You could spend £3,000 on a colour laser printer, but why?

Editor's rating   7.5

Tags: lexmark, colour, paper, tray

15 June 2006, 16:21

Canon Pixma iP90v review

Reviews Inkjet speed tests (pages per minute)(Longer bars indicate better performance) x6 Photo Inkjet quality test(Longer bars indicate better performance) It even costs the same £150 as the older model. If you already have an iP90, don't worry about...

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: canon, colour, windows vista, bluetooth

10 July 2007, 17:23

Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS80 review

Reviews Shooting speed (in seconds)(Shorter bars indicate better performance) Typical continuous-shooting speed (in frames per second)(Longer bars indicate better performance) It's an 8-megapixel snapshot camera with optical image stabilisation and a price...

Editor's rating   6.6

Tags: panasonic, contrast, optical, canon

4 April 2008, 15:46