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Asus Eee Box review

Reviews The Eee Box is one of the most visually striking PCs we've ever come across. The Eee Box is its great white desktop hope (it's also available in black), and on first impressions, it's hugely exciting.

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: asus, windows xp, media center, wi fi

13 August 2008, 12:35

set-top box (STB)

Reviews HDTV-ready TVs must be connected to a compatible HDTV tuner set-top box in order to receive digital television programmes. External receiver that converts broadcasts (such as analogue cable, digital cable or DTV) for display on a television.

3 January 2007, 9:59

Grundig freesat receiver (GUFSAT01) review

Reviews If you're currently one of the 27 per cent of the population who can't get a Freeview signal, this box will save you from the horrors of a blank screen when the digital switch-over comes. StrengthsThe box itself is about the size of a hardback...

Editor's rating   6.9

Tags: grundig, box, load, channels

21 May 2008, 15:30

Samsung HT-X200 review

Reviews Samsung's HT-X200 is a one box solution for people who want a home cinema setup without having to spend an entire weekend setting up speakers and running cables around a room. Rather than shoving all the usual DVD playing gubbins into an unassuming...

Editor's rating   6

Tags: samsung, job, listen, stereo

6 March 2008, 10:58

Samsung E570 review

Reviews With its lipstick colour scheme, built-in pedometer and calorie counter the Samsung E570 couldn't be more girly if it was curled up on a sofa with only a box of chocolates and Sex in the City on the TV for company.

Editor's rating   7

Tags: samsung, colours, battery life, handset

31 October 2007, 16:16

Sling Media Slingbox review

Reviews It plugs into your TV, satellite receiver or set-top box and uses your broadband connection to pipe the TV signal over the Web, where it can be viewed using special software. Connection to your home network is only possible via a wired Ethernet...

Editor's rating   9.1

Tags: sling media, wi fi, cable, television

1 June 2006, 17:35

KEF KIT100 Instant Theatre review

Reviews Their unusual shape was designed to reduce the resonances and vibrations that colour the sound of more-conventional box speakers. Just when we were adjusting to the idea that Porsche makes an SUV, KEF -- the legendary British speaker manufacturer...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: kef, dvd player, speakers, speaker

14 May 2005, 17:56

Philips MCD908 review

Reviews Taking the MCD908 out of its box was an interesting experience. On the one hand, it's a simple 2.0-channel cinema-in-a-box. For anyone after a home cinema setup without moving into the realms of HD discs and surround sound, Philips' MCD908 could be...

Editor's rating   7.1

Tags: philips, listening, discs, hdmi

6 February 2008, 11:09

Terratec Cinergy T2 review

Reviews Everything you need to use the Cinergy T2 is included in the box. We've seen some very small Freeview boxes, but this really takes the biscuit -- its footprint is about 50 per cent bigger than a box of matches and it's about as thick as a pack of...

Editor's rating   7.2

Tags: terratec, boxes, signal, recordings

15 May 2005, 17:23

Philips DVDR5520H review

Reviews Despite the ludicrous claims the box makes about turning Freeview into 1080p HD, the DVDR5520H really doesn't achieve such miracles. So will this £240 box offer what we need in an all-in-one machine, or is it going to be a case of promising the...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: philips, watching, recorded, tuner

22 May 2008, 16:19

Sony RDR-HX725 review

Reviews This cable links the recorder to your set-top box and allows you to control programme positions for timer recordings and change channels using the recorder's remote. Perhaps the Japanese giants presumed most people already own a set-top box -- but...

Editor's rating   7.3

Tags: sony, high quality, copies, length

14 July 2006, 16:41

Sharp Aquos LC-15L1E review

Reviews You'll also have to remember to bring the wireless remote with you (a built-in caddy would have been nice), as well as the remote controls of any gear you're operating, such as a DVD player or a cable box.

Editor's rating   7.1

Tags: sharp electronics uk, base, station, house

15 July 2004, 18:59

TVonics MFR-300 review

Reviews Additionally, this box does everything a full-size set-top box does. Instead, it features RF modulation, which means you simply tune your TV's existing analogue tuner into a special channel the box broadcasts.

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: tvonics, pick, sort, cable

17 July 2008, 15:19

BT Vision review

Reviews The box itself is ugly and cheap-looking, with its front and sides different shades of silvery grey -- a simple matte black would have been much more elegant. You don't get a choice of recording quality, but 80 hours should be plenty of space, and...

Editor's rating   7.6

Tags: bt, sky, demand, recorded

31 May 2007, 13:49

Archos 604 review

Reviews Still, there's much this device can do out of the box. The only out of the box recording you can do here is with the built-in microphone. It's a lot cheaper -- £270 rather than £340 -- but the price reduction comes at the cost of a few potentially...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: archos technology, wish, station, video player

21 August 2006, 15:38