budget

DLP delights: budget projectors for home cinemas

Reviews The downside to its budget price tag is a 4:3 chipset, which makes it almost redundant for film use, and a bad throw distance. Projectors -- once the pursuit of the rich, now available for just over £1,000.

19 July 2005, 14:56

Budget A4 colour printers

Reviews sticker -- and that's just the budget models. Buying a colour printer is made exceptionally difficult because of the sheer number of options. You can't walk into a computer hardware store without passing at least half a dozen printers emblazoned...

18 August 2006, 15:39

Your budget range

Reviews Less than £250 Curved tubes: up to 26 inches Flat tubes: up to 24 inches LCD: up to 15 inches to £400 Curved tubes: 27 or 30 inches Flat tubes: up to 27 inches LCD: up to 17 inches to £600 Curved tubes: 30 or 32 inches

14 May 2005, 20:32

Budget 32-inch LCD TVs under £599

Reviews There was a time when even a 32-inch LCD TV would cost you an arm, leg, kidney and half your liver. Luckily, these days there's no need to surrender some of your most important limbs and internal organs to get the TV you want.

4 April 2008, 15:12

Nikon Coolpix L12 review

Reviews Budget-priced shooters might be reliable, but they very seldom offer anything unique or high-end. FeaturesLike most budget cameras, the 7-megapixel L12 focuses more on automation and simplicity than on customisation.

Editor's rating   6.6

Tags: nikon, contrast, balance, shooter

5 June 2007, 10:30

Kodak EasyShare C533 review

Reviews The Kodak EasyShare C533 is a basic budget camera that doesn't pretend to be otherwise. Though a decent budget camera with acceptable performance and usable photos, the Kodak EasyShare C533 feels cheaply made, and its tiny LCD screen and crippled...

Editor's rating   6

Tags: kodak, shot, iso, lcd

30 June 2006, 12:31

Samsung R410 review

Reviews The Samsung R410 -- not to be confused with the r410 mobile phone -- is a budget all-round laptop with a 14.1-inch display. We'd recommend it to anyone looking for a second, semi-portable PC or to students on a tight budget.

Editor's rating   6.8

Tags: samsung, standards, cpu, media center

27 June 2008, 11:29

Pentax *ist DL preview

Reviews Pentax has added a budget option to its dSLR lineup with the 6-megapixel *ist DL, which will compete against the most affordable models from other manufacturers, including the Canon EOS 350D, the Olympus Evolt E-300, and the Nikon D50.

Tags: pentax, models, point, budget

16 June 2005, 18:19

HP Photosmart M537 review

Reviews HP's Photosmart M537 is the archetypal budget camera. HP designed the M537 to be an affordable budget camera. This puts the M537 on very similar footing with Olympus' FE-series, another set of almost completely automated budget shooters.

Editor's rating   6

Tags: hp, budget, balance, contrast

16 November 2007, 10:56

Panasonic NV-GS80 review

Reviews Budget camcorders might not seem flashy, but they play an important part in every camcorder line. DesignChunky and simple, the NV-GS80 is almost indistinguishable in design from the crowd of budget MiniDV camcorders.

Editor's rating   7.4

Tags: panasonic, resolution, lens, optical

4 September 2007, 12:00

Dell Vostro 1310 review

Reviews Budget ultra-portable laptops, such as those in the Asus Eee PC range, have been making all the headlines recently with their shockingly low prices, but usually pretty basic specs. Most budget machines are heavy and slow, but the Vostro 1310 only...

Editor's rating   6.5

Tags: dell, budget, chip, glossy

20 May 2008, 17:28

Nikon Coolpix L11 review

Reviews You shouldn't ignore budget cameras just because of the price tag -- some offer surprisingly good picture quality for very little money. Burst mode also performed admirably for a budget camera, taking 14 full-resolution photos in 9.2 seconds for a...

Editor's rating   6.4

Tags: nikon, eye, shoot, budget

7 August 2007, 15:51

Which handheld fits my needs?

Reviews If you're a student or on a budget and you need a pocket-sized device to keep your address book, calendar, to-do list and notes organised, as well as synchronise that information with a PC, a basic handheld will suffice.

14 May 2005, 17:54

Pentax Optio M30 review

Reviews The Pentax Optio M30 is a 7.1-megapixel budget compact camera with a sylph-like profile. Some interesting onscreen features to correct the brightness of your pictures give it an edge over similarly basic budget cameras like the Olympus FE-230 or...

Editor's rating   6.4

Tags: pentax, conditions, colours, shoot

2 August 2007, 18:34

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-H10 review

Reviews The smaller range as well as the relatively narrow angle of view and absence of an electronic viewfinder tend to be what distinguishes the budget models from more expensive siblings such as the H9. This budget Cyber-shot DSC-H10 model keeps things...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: sony, canon, class, shot

1 May 2008, 12:27