James Dickinson - Author - Good Gear Guide

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Article | 25/07/2006 Panasonic NV-GS500

On top of great quality video the Panasonic NV-GS500 MiniDV video camera also produces still images of a respectable 4 megapixels, even allowing image...

Article | 20/07/2006 Auditek KMEPC SN-8520 7.1 Home Theatre Speakers

Overall the Auditek speakers are at best average, which usually wouldn't warrant our recommendation. As it is though, these speakers represent possibl...

Article | 18/07/2006 Topfield TF7000HT

Overall the Topfield TF7000HT is a great set top box. It has all the necessary connections, is easy to use and offers good performance. It may lack th...

Article | 17/07/2006 TEAC PVR-160T

The advent of digital television has brought many advantages but if you only have a standard set top box, recording programs is not one of them. TEAC'...

Article | 13/07/2006 Sony HDR-HC3

The Sony HDR-HC3 is an excellent entry to the HD video camera market. At a price comparable to similar high-end Mini DV camcorders - and with quality ...

Article | 13/07/2006 Sony DAVDX155

The Sony DAVDX155 is a good 5.1 system for entrants into the world of home theatre and, with the exception of the lack of digital audio inputs, perfor...

Article | 11/07/2006 Canon MV960

The sub $1000 camcorder market is still primarily the domain of Mini DV tapes. While a few manufacturers have managed to bring out well priced DVD vid...

Article | 7/07/2006 Sony HT-DDW1500 MU.TE.KI

Sometimes one just isn't enough. How many people do you see riding round on unicycles?. And it wouldn't be much of a pop duo with just one Veronica. S...

Article | 4/07/2006 Hewlett-Packard Scanjet 5590

The Hewlett-Packard Scanjet 5590, predominantly aimed at home office or small businesses, offers a mixed set of results. For the rapid scanning of mon...

Article | 30/06/2006 LG LX-D5640

The latest offering from LG is a strange concept; a Micro Hi-Fi DVD Home Theatre Karaoke Cassette Deck system. The quirky LX-D5640 is unlike any micro...

Article | 26/06/2006 Broderbund Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing 17

You may be shocked to hear this, but we're afraid it's the truth: Mavis Beacon does not really exist. The smiling face that has graced the box for 17 ...

Article | 19/06/2006 HP Scanjet 2400

Way, way down at the bottom of Hewlett Packard's lineup of scanners sits their Scanjet 2400. This really is a bargain offering and one of the cheapest...

Article | 16/06/2006 Panasonic SDR-S100

Positioned at the high end of Panasonic's new range of video camcorders is the SDR-S100, billed as the the smallest video camera of its type in the wo...

Article | 13/06/2006 Denon S-101

There seems to be a curious fixation in the home theatre market of promoting 2.1 systems as some kind of revolutionary technological advancement. We a...

Article | 9/06/2006 Sony Walkman NW-E003F

Another day, another contender for the iPod's crown. Once again it's Sony lining up to wage war against Apple, and with their Network Walkman NW-E003F...