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8.8 out of 10
KEF KHT3005 (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 KHT3005 (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
8.8 out of 10
Aperion Intimus 4T Hybrid SD (cherry)
Six-piece home theater speaker package with slender towers; compact center and surround speakers; remote controlled subwoofer with adjustable equalization; gorgeous furniture grade real cherry wood or black gloss finishes; 10 year warranty; 30 day in-home trial; free shipping. Full Review
8.7 out of 10
Dish Network ViP622 (200-hour DVR)
Receives and records new MPEG-4 AVC programming, including local and other HD channels not available on older receivers; dual-output mode for secondary TV; can record up to three HD shows simultaneously while playing back a fourth; 30-second commercial skip; exceedingly quick response time; well-designed, highly customizable interface; search function includes history; superb remote; impressive image quality; USB port enables connections to portable media players and external hard drives to expand storage capacity. Full Review
8.7 out of 10
Sony PlayStation 3 (80GB)
Swanky design with quiet operation; all games in high-definition; PSP-like, easy-to-use interface; plays Profile 2.0 high-definition Blu-ray movies in addition to upscaling standard DVDs; built-in Wi-Fi; 80GB hard drive; HDMI output with 1080p support; no external power supply; free online gaming service. Full Review
8.7 out of 10
Sling Media Slingbox Pro-HD
Streams home TV and other audiovisual sources to any broadband-connected Mac, Windows PC, Windows Mobile, Palm, or Symbian device in the world; streams HD video (bandwidth permitting); no host PC or monthly charges required; easy-to-use software; controls almost all cable and satellite boxes and DVRs; superb video quality over home network, good video quality via the Internet; simple, straightforward setup. 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
Sanyo SCP-5300 (Sprint)
Vibrant color display; built-in camera with flash; compatible with Sprint PCS Business Connection software; comes with extended battery; solid call quality. 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
9.3 out of 10
Nikon D3 (body only)
Full-frame sensor; well designed, pro-level weather-sealed body; very low noise, even at extremely high ISOs; fast. Full Review
9.0 out of 10
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
9.1 out of 10
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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paul @ Jul 30th 2008 2:25PM
I have been in the mobile electronics industry for over 5 years. If you are looking to purchase a product that is quality and that will actually get you when you want to go, I would recommend only the Garmin navigation for the portable GPS units, for the fact of the ease of use for users. By which I mean the "search all" option. Other GPS' require either the city name or zip code. Garmin does not. Garmin only requires the State name. I live in Baltimore County, not Baltimore City, MD. And we consider everything in the County or City "Baltimore". The units themselves will not find the address you are looking for with an improper city name. Garmin saved you that step of having to know every piece of information. As long as you know a street number and name it will find it. As far as in-dash navigation they are all fairly good. I would prefer the Kenwood Navigation just because they paired up with Garmin for there navigation software. But for the most pair the units are designed better than the portable units. And they give you more features that you may want or use. Such as HD Radio, Satellite Radio(XM or Sirius), Bluetooth, Real-Time Traffic Updates, Ipod Connectivity, USB Input, Extreme Control over the sound of your system with a very detailed graphic equalizer, SD Card Reader, HDD(Hard Disk Drive) Navigation(Where you can store music on the unit itself and the maps are not on a DVD Map Disc), Rear Camera Input(to view what is behind you before backing up(for larger SUV's)), DVD Player, MP3, AAC, WMA, The RDS feature where it will show artist name and song title information from your local radio stations.
Tom @ Jul 31st 2008 11:07PM
Dollar for dollar, the TomTom has turned out to be the best GPS for me. I tried two different Garmin's and 3 different Magellan's. Then went to two different TomTom's. I settled on the TomTom 720 because it is the most accurate navigation system of all the brands I tried. It regularly updates with the latest GPS and road information and satellite signals, it allows you to submit any changes you recommend and it has (for me, at least) the most accurate way to get from point A to point B, listing all of the roads, freeways and streets I need to get there. I cannot say that about the Garmin or the Magellan GPS's. The only wish I have would be for the Magellan windshield mount to be on the TomTom; nothing else would I change though.