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Compro VideoMate T1000W
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Life is complicated. You have to make tough decisions every moment of every day. When do you take your morning coffee break, which pub do you go to after work, which game do you spend your weekly allowance on? All difficult, but the decision about how to watch media in the lounge is possibly the toughest of all. Is Compro's VideoMate T1000W making things more or less complicated? It's all about what you really want though, isn't it? Do you simply want a box where you can stream all the content from your PC or network drives onto your HD telly? Or do you want a functional PC in the lounge so you can surf and play from the comfort of your sofa? Both of these needs can be taken care of simply and ...
Sharp jumps on LED TV bandwagon
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Sharp is the latest big-screen brand to announce a range of LED-backlit LCD TVs. The new LE700 line-up announced for the US market, which claims to 'bring LED technology to the mainstream,' are built around proprietary Full-Array LED backlighting diffuser sheets, which promise more-even illumination. The super-slim TVs will come in 32-, 40-, 46- and 52-inch screen sizes; all offer 120Hz frame-rate conversion and have a quoted response time of 4 milliseconds. All but the smallest set offer access to Sharp's AQUOS 'net internet content portal, featuring weather info and news. To reduce power consumption, the sets also sport an Optical Picture Control, which adjust the screen's brightness ...
Review: Panasonic TX-P42V10
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Panasonic's widget TV platform is VieraCast, in line with its range of Viera LCD and plasma screens. The TX-PV42V10 is a classy-looking 42in plasma using Panasonic's NeoPDP panel – a new technology that reduces the thickness, weight and energy consumption of the panel but retains brightness. Besides an Ethernet port for networking, the TV has four HDMI ports (one side mounted), SD card reader for multimedia files, digital audio output and tuners for analogue, Freeview and Freesat. The remote control is tidy, as is the onscreen menu. The media server function accesses content from computers sharing your network, but only digital photos or videos in MPEG2 and DivX-based formats will work That ...
Review: Samsung LE40B651
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Samsung's LE40B651 Series 6 LCD TV is gorgeous. The bezel around the screen has a distinctive crystal effect with a red tint. The remote control is large and cluttered but the onscreen interface is coherent. Connectivity is respectable: four HDMI inputs and two USB ports. One of these can be used with Samsung's £50 optional wireless 'dongle' if you are unable to plug in an Ethernet cable. Internet@TV Samsung's term for net tellies is Internet@TV, available in many of its newer sets. It's a well laid out system, mostly populated with Yahoo! widgets for webmail, news and other information. A better fit for TV browsing is the Flickr photo-sharing site and a Twitter ...
Review: Philips 32PFL9604
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Having produced some of the best TVs at this size in the past year, Philips is making the most of its glowing reputation with this feature-packed, aluminium-clad 32in TV. While the inclusion of Ambilight and wireless web browsing are the headline acts, the 32PFL9604 has got much more up its sleeve. Features It's exceptionally well connected, with Net TV being Philips' first foray into internet features. Unlike most sets that offer a ring-fenced platform on a wired ethernet connection, the 32PFL9604 can access the Net TV portal using Wi-Fi and even browse the internet at large. Further digital niceties come in the form of DLNA networking (wired or wirelessly) from a PC, a ...
