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Ministry of Sound MP3 FM Stix (512MB) review

Reviews The non-commercial roots of rave culture have been heartlessly stomped on by the Ministry with its branded CDs, DVDs, record decks and bags, but it's almost like commercial enterprise does subculture a favour each time it packages and sells the...

Editor's rating   5.5

Tags: ministry of sound, commercial, recordings, shuffle

16 November 2005, 16:19

Liteon LVW-5045 review

Reviews Before you get excited and think about the possibility of archiving a mass of DVDs for quick access, be advised that you can't record commercial DVDs. Sound recordings can lack detail, and even from commercial DVDs the LVW-5045 was found wanting in...

Editor's rating   7

Tags: liteon, hard drive, commercial, toshiba

25 May 2005, 15:59

Panasonic DMRES20D review

Reviews Bear in mind that commercial recordings are copy protected though, and will not be recorded by the Panasonic. The recorder captures everything in Dolby Digital 2.0, and while it's a step down from commercial 5.1 soundtracks, the box records a rich...

Editor's rating   6.7

Tags: panasonic, budget, ram, high quality

6 March 2006, 16:45

Sony Bravia KDL-40V2000 review

Reviews If you're a global megacorp like Sony and you're struggling to make your customary critical and commercial impact in a particular area of technology, you can do one of two things. You can bail out and plough a fortune into coming up with a new...

Editor's rating   8.9

Tags: sony, colours, natural, tech

6 June 2006, 16:17

PURE PocketDAB 2000 review

Reviews Analogue radio has reached the sad point where the airwaves are overrun by commercial pop that serves as little more than a long advertisement for whatever bands Clear Channel is pimping this month. Luckily digital radio has brought with it a slew...

Editor's rating   7.8

Tags: pure digital, stations, moment, listening

26 August 2005, 15:08

Ultimate Ears Super.fi 3 Studio review

Reviews Ultimate Ears, maker of the custom-molded in-ear monitors that you see bands such as U2 and the Red Hot Chili Peppers wearing onstage, decided a few years back to make commercial earphones -- the results have been overwhelming.

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: ultimate ears, response, cable, cleaner

27 September 2006, 11:19

Samsung LE40R51B review

Reviews And as the first commercial source of high-definition material, Microsoft's Xbox 360 is likely to drive as many flat-screen sales as Sky HD or Blu-ray. It's not just the TV world that's eagerly awaiting the high-definition revolution -- both...

Editor's rating   7.7

Tags: samsung, dvd player, high definition, contrast

14 October 2005, 9:54

Ogg Vorbis

Reviews Many focus groups claim that music files compressed by the Ogg Vorbis codec (extension: OGG) sound better than those created with commercial codecs. This is an open-source codec, meaning (among other things) that no one has to pay licensing fees...

21 December 2006, 15:17

Laptops for travellers

Reviews This 11-inch beauty is about as small as you can get for a clamshell-style laptop without risking RSI, and it's perfect for sitting on the seat-back tray of a commercial airliner while you watch a movie on it.

29 June 2007, 9:39

What's digital radio all about?

Reviews There are two national multiplexes, BBC Digital Radio, with 12 stations, and Digital One, with eight commercial stations. DAB gives you crystal clear audio without any hiss or interference. Whereas FM reception can be good, average, poor, very poor...

12 May 2005, 20:35

i-mate PDA2 review

Reviews The operating system is Windows Mobile 2003 for Pocket PC Phone Edition Second Edition -- not the recently announced Windows Mobile 2005, which we have yet to see appear in a commercial product. If it does, i-mate is building a name for itself as a...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: i-mate, rom, ram, iii

1 September 2005, 23:00

Dualit DAB Kitchen Radio review

Reviews Again, this includes all commercial FM broadcasts in the UK. But in a world where piano manufacturers also make motorcycles (Yamaha) and earth-moving equipment manufacturers make clothes (Caterpillar), perhaps the proposition is not so outlandish.

Editor's rating   8.4

Tags: dualit, handle, earth, equipment

7 September 2006, 16:02

Alienware Aurora 7500 SLI review

Reviews Single-layer DVD drives are unable to back up standard movie DVDs, but a double-layer drive, like the one in the 7500, lets you match the capacity of commercial DVDs. This company is well known for its high-octane gaming machines, so we expected...

Editor's rating   8.3

Tags: alienware, fans, layer, alien

26 July 2005, 16:18

Hitachi DV-RX7000E review

Reviews Use LP or EP, which will give 4 or 6 hours respectively, and you'll be left with a recording that looks like it was made on VHS -- not a realistic compromise when we've all spent the last few years accustomed to the glorious transfers of...

Editor's rating   8

Tags: hitachi, ram, dv, outputs

14 May 2005, 17:15

Humax HDCI-2000 review

Reviews Although the Holy Grail of 1080p is not supported, it's unlikely we'll see that broadcast by a commercial satellite channel for a long time yet. Hold your sensible horses though, what if the early adopters of other technologies had thought that way?

Editor's rating   7

Tags: humax, sky, watching, television

19 June 2006, 15:08