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Definitive Technology BPX
Works great with Dolby Pro Logic and Dolby Digital. Full Review
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KEF KHT-3005 (black)
The KEF KHT-3005 is one compact, beautifully designed speaker package with solid aluminum satellites that feature unique driver technology to produce incredible clarity. Meanwhile, the equally astounding dual 10-inch, 250-watt powered subwoofer delivers ultradeep bass. Full Review
8.8 out of 10
KEF KHT-3005 (silver)
The KEF KHT-3005 is one compact, beautifully designed speaker package with solid aluminum satellites that feature unique driver technology to produce incredible clarity. Meanwhile, the equally astounding dual 10-inch, 250-watt powered subwoofer delivers ultradeep bass. Full Review
8.7 out of 10
Pioneer Kuro PDP-5080 HD
This 50-inch plasma TV displays an exceedingly deep shade of black with excellent shadow detail; clean image with little noise; "smooth" video-processing mode removes most judder; excellent antireflective screen; sleek, minimalist styling; removable speaker; superb connectivity with four HDMI inputs and one PC input; CableCard compatible with TV Guide EPG. Full Review
8.7 out of 10
Sony VPL-VW200
This projector has exceptional color fidelity. It produces a deep shade of black with excellent shadow detail. It also has a superb feature package, including panel alignment and blacking, and it has solid connectivity. Full Review
8.7 out of 10
Logitech Squeezebox Duet
Network digital audio system includes excellent wireless remote with color screen and scroll wheel control; supports Wi-Fi and Ethernet home networks; compatible with virtually all non-DRM audio file formats, provides access to PC-based music files (on Windows, Mac, and Linux machines) as well as PC-free Internet radio, podcasts, and premium online music services including Rhapsody, Slacker, and Pandora; excellent online account integration; expandable to multiple rooms. Full Review
8.6 out of 10
Wi-Ex zBoost YX510-PCS-CEL cell phone signal extender
The Wi-Ex zBoost YX510-PCS-CEL significantly boosts your cell phone reception and is easy to operate. Also, it uses a wireless connection to your phone. Full Review
8.6 out of 10
Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone charger
The Turbo Charge Tc2 portable cell phone charger successfully delivers emergency power to your cell phone. It's easy to use and comes with a couple of surprising features. Full Review
8.3 out of 10
Energizer Energi To Go (Samsung)
The Energizer Energi To Go is effective and easy to use. Full Review
9.3 out of 10
Canon EOS 1D Mark III
Extremely fast, 10-megapixel continuous shooting; very low noise; highly customizable; well-designed body with weather sealing; 3-inch LCD; abundant optional accessories. Full Review
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Canon EOS-1D Mark II N
Combination of fast drive mode and high resolution; large buffer; highly customizable; saves custom camera setups to media, supports cards greater than 2GB. Full Review
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Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III
Very low noise, high quality images; 21.1 megapixels; live view shooting; pro-level build-quality and performance. Full Review
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HP Pavilion Slimline S3330f
Outstanding price-to-feature ratio; Blu-ray/HD DVD combo drive; small, flexible case; great performance thanks to a speedy dual-core AMD CPU Full Review
8.7 out of 10
Dell XPS 630
Fastest gaming performance in its price category (mostly); distinctive chassis; lots of expandability; Nvidia software makes overclocking easy. Full Review
8.5 out of 10
Apple iMac (24-inch, 2.8GHz)
A minor specification update results in some significant performance gains; graphics upgrade an option on this 24-inch model; sleek, polished design didn't receive an update, but we won't start clamoring for a new design until the current one is at least 12 months old. Full Review
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Lynne @ Feb 22nd 2008 5:22PM
I bought a Windows Vista about 3 months ago, and had I know more about this computer before, I would never have bought it...they are JUNK!! You are limited to programs and some you can't even use. I don't recommend this computer to anyone!!
Trevor @ Feb 23rd 2008 1:30AM
Lynne, maybe you haven't thought about this, but not everybody likes going into the operating system and changing the code. maybe some people like to turn on their computer, play a few games, surf the web, watch a movie and be happy. i have vista ultimate and i haven't had any problems with it yet. so if you want to hack computers and change the operating system to how you like, you are more than free to toss the operating system and upload linux or apple OS X. or better yet, make your own so that way it will be just the way you like it and want it. and if your OS is better than microsoft, the publish that baby and make a little money off it it.
Jason @ Feb 23rd 2008 8:29AM
Go Open-Source! Stop sending Microsoft (and others) your money when there is better for FREE!!! Need Microsoft Office? Get OpenOffice.org for free! Need Photoshop? gimp-win.sourceforge.net to get gimp2. Need an operating system? Go Linux! All open source! All free for everyone! Die Microsoft!
d1mosts @ Feb 23rd 2008 12:06PM
I am so pissed at microsoft for putting this crap out. New Notebook came with vista wouldn't work with any of my third party software, all were made for xp, I dumped vista bought xp pro, guess what no drivers for video and nic. i am looking to buy a new laptop with xp pro. Gateway nope, dell nope. i am so sick of microsoft screwing everything up. Time to buy a mac...
Jeff Heise @ Feb 23rd 2008 1:48PM
Jason, is there a free version of MSWord I can add? This Vista system only has Works included and I cannot send any documents using that as an attachment because no one I know has that form of Works in their computer to open it. I really miss Word and would love to get it for Vista. . .
howard @ Feb 23rd 2008 4:33PM
had an xp machine--died--toshiba replaced it but with vista--contractors software will not work without $500 worth of patches--vista still has problems operating even without these programs--why should I have to buy patches if xp is not available without an extensive search
NCC 800 @ Feb 23rd 2008 4:45PM
Hmm, why am I not surprised?
Seems every time M$ updates the OS it breaks something.
But this one could get them in a major pile of trouble. By breaking security programs, this would leave users that ran the update open for attack by all the malware out there and M$ open for legal action if anyone loses data or gets hacked or 'bugged' after they ran the update.
I'm SO glad my OS comes from SCal, not Redmond WA
Carolyn @ Feb 23rd 2008 6:50PM
Lynne, I had the same problem with Windows Vista, boy did Microsoft really screw up with Vista. I was fortunate, however, to send my computer back, and get another with XP, plus credit for the Vista Computer. Windows Vista SUCKS !!!
Armando @ Feb 23rd 2008 6:52PM
I bought a Windows Vista Home Premium Edition and since I got it I had nothing but problems. The system crashes all the time. It is worthless.
I still using my 7 years old Windows 2000 Professional and is great. I complaint to DELL, but they can't fix it either. Is garbage
Susan @ Feb 23rd 2008 9:13PM
Whew! I too, not long ago, purchased a new laptop with Windows Vista and it was nothing but misery and more misery for me. Took that baby back and was thrilled to dump that lemon. I am now a very happy owner of an Apple Mac. I just love how my Mac works for me:)
Steward @ Feb 23rd 2008 9:30PM
If I'm not mistaken... Microsoft seems to be headed back into a major, major anti-trust monopoly position... I for one hope that it will include a class action.
Peter Norris @ Feb 23rd 2008 10:45PM
Ill keep uning Linux, thankyouverymuch. Microsoft sucks, and Vista proves it beyond a doubt.
Sean @ Feb 24th 2008 1:10AM
I've had windows vista for about 5 months and no complaints here. I prefer it to XP but I can see i'm in the minority there. I dont mind a couple incompatibilities for the sake of progress.
mark @ Feb 24th 2008 9:57AM
Where do I sign up for the class action lawsuit for people who bought Vista to go on their XP systems. I did everything by the book and could not get it to install correctly. Now I am stuck with a copy that I can't return because it was opened.
Steve @ Feb 24th 2008 10:49AM
Mark, I think you can dis-agree with the license agreement and return the product for credit either to the place of purchase or contact microsoft directly. 866-234-6020
Karin @ Feb 24th 2008 4:35PM
I haven't really had too many problems with Vista aka Longhorn. We bought our first laptop a year ago with Vista, no problems, and now just bought another in October with no problems. I found it easy to search through programs, and find what you are looking for. I have found that the compatibility wizard works for most programs that have resistance to Vista.
With learning Vista, I found that I really like it.
~Karin~
lmosenko @ Feb 26th 2008 2:47PM
Do you know that via Vista, Microsoft, RIAA, and the FBI can openly check your computers for illegal copies of music, movies, software, any copied music CD's/DVD's/Blue-Ray's which you insert into the computer drive. How do you like them apples?!
Tracey @ Feb 27th 2008 8:00AM
Jason, is there a free version of MSWord I can add? This Vista system only has Works included and I cannot send any documents using that as an attachment because no one I know has that form of Works in their computer to open it. I really miss Word and would love to get it for Vista. . .
02/23/08 1:48 PM
You can change your Works to save in Word 97/2003 mode. When you do a save as choose use the drop down box to change what format the document saves in. Just a thought : )
Zephyros @ Feb 27th 2008 12:29PM
After seeing Vista in action on my friends notebook, speaking with a few vista users, doing other research i have found none of these horror stories(very sorry to hear) have been true from what ive seen and researched. I ran a AML free registry checker on my friends notebook and the backup option didnt work, but it immediately ran it in compatibility mode and worked fine. a fellow classmate says his is fine and doesnt know what the big deal is. ive heard u need 3 gigs of ddr2 ram for it to be fine, and he has 2gigs of ddr2. other reviews on notebooks with vista with 3 gigs of ddr2 were great. in my opinion xp is great and 2000 is equally the same too.(Microf**k no longer supports 2000 thou)
Daniel Gaunt @ Feb 28th 2008 6:54AM
zonealarm won't work with vista as it is, I think it's down to zonealarm to make a vista version, not the other way around.
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