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1. <?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:blogger='http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005" xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588</id><updated>2024-10-24T05:53:24.934-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome to Reviewspot</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default?redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>23</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-2721376640038620867</id><published>2010-11-06T07:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-11-06T07:38:48.947-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Philips GoGear Vibe (4GB) Review</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The GoGear Vibe is Philips&#39; latest entry into the crowded market of  budget-priced MP3 players. Both the 4GB ($49) and 8GB ($59) models  include a 1.5-inch color screen and a useful assortment of features, but  the navigation pad&#39;s quirky design will send you into fits. &lt;br /&gt;
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3.      Like most Philips MP3 players   the Vibe is a case study in nondescript design. It's about as thick as  an Oreo cookie (0.25 inch), with a 1.5-inch width and 2.5-inch height,  and it can easily be palmed in your hand or slipped in your pocket.<br />
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5.       On the Vibe's left side, you'll find a power switch that doubles as a  button hold, leaving the right side with a menu option button and a  volume rocker switch that's just big enough to be useful. The top of the  Vibe is bare, but the bottom is riddled with openings for a Mini-USB  connection, 3.5-millimeter headphone jack, lanyard loop (lanyard not  included), and a pinhole microphone for the voice recorder.The face of the Vibe holds its greatest strength and weakness.<br />
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7.     The top half of the player's front includes a feature found on few MP3  players in this price range--a color screen. For about $50, you're lucky  to get any screen at all, much less a 1.5-inch screen capable of  photos, videos, and album artwork. Sure the resolution is crud, and  you'll really need to crank up the Vibe's brightness to read it in broad  daylight, but it's still a feature worth bragging about to anyone  dangling their Sansa  Clip in front of you.<br />
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9.                                            <b>The penguin shines across the loving hydrogen. </b><br />
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12.      Now for the bad news--the Vibe's four-direction navigation pad  is a travesty. Aside from the fact that one needs to illogically press  up to skip backward and down to skip ahead, the biggest mistake Philips  made with its navigation pad is the center button. Specifically, the  problem is that there isn't a center button, but rather, an inviting,  button-like indentation that functions only for making users scream and  cry.<br />
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14.     Philips must have given their usability team the week off when they  pushed through this design. Not only is the indentation pointless, but  also applying pressure to it causes one of the four surrounding buttons  to trigger at random.I discovered this the hard way after turning the  Vibe on for the first time and trying to select our language from a list  of 22 options. A press on the indentation caused the selection to jump,  and suddenly, we were trying to decipher Russian. <br />
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16.     The Vibe's  music player supports MP3, WMA, Audible, and subscription audio (a  30-day Rhapsody subscription trial is included), but it lacks support  for the AAC music files used with Apple's iTunes music store. Audio can  be enhanced with a handful of EQ presets or a custom five-band EQ, which  do a decent job squeezing some extra life out of the otherwise  lackluster earbuds that come bundled with the player.<br />
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19.      Photos support is limited to JPEG and BMP formats, but we'd be  lying to you if i said the postage stamp-size screen is something  you'll want to spend a lot of time viewing photos on. Same goes for the  Vibe's limited video format support. You'll need to jump through some  hoops to transfer videos into a low-resolution SMV video format  (software included) before getting them on the Vibe, but considering the  player's price and its screen size, you should really just be grateful  to be getting video support at all.The Vibe's FM radio offers good reception with the included  earbuds acting as the player's antenna. Users get up to 20 station  presets, which can be assigned manually or automatically. Voice  recordings offer minimal audio quality as 64Kbps MP3 files, but the  feature is easy to use and the MP3 format is handy. <br />
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23. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; The Philips GoGear Vibe can hold its own  when it comes to sound quality in this price range. Like most MP3  players on the market, the bundled headphones are the weakest link in  the Vibe&#39;s sound quality. Heard over a pair of Ultrasone  Zino headphones, there was little we could hear to distinguish the  Vibe from our $300 Apple iPod Touch.Philips rates the Vibe&#39;s battery life at 25 hours of audio or 4  hours of video, which is quite an achievement considering its closest  competition--the Sansa Clip--lasts only 14 hours and lacks any kind of  video playback.</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/2721376640038620867/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/11/philips-gogear-vibe-4gb-review.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/2721376640038620867'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/2721376640038620867'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/11/philips-gogear-vibe-4gb-review.html' title='Philips GoGear Vibe (4GB) Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-216133555429714751</id><published>2010-10-25T00:30:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-25T00:30:38.771-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sony Bravia KDL-32EX500 Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/09/03/33949663_OVR_540x405.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/09/03/33949663_OVR_540x405.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
24.     I have not reviewed HDTV's long ago as i feel that they might a bit expensive for the consumers but the KDL-EX500 is both the least expensive and the most impressive for  the money. It lacks the thin chassis of its LED-based TV's, along with the eye-catching Monolithic design of the company's  flagship models. It even lacks an Ethernet port for Internet extras,  along with many of the more-advanced picture controls found on competing  models in this price range. What it doesn't lack, however, is solid  picture quality for an LCD.Among  mainstream LCD TVs, the Sony KDL-EX500 is a very good value.<br />
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26.     Appearing basically identical to the LED-based <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/sony-kdl-46ex700-46/4505-6482_7-33949890.html">Sony  KDL-EX700</a> from the front, the EX500 deploys glossy black on three  sides of its frame and brushed dark gray along the bottom. Seen in  profile, it's about 2 inches thicker than the EX700, for what that's  worth. Though we like the EX500's subtle two-tone look and the way it  eschews the all-black look seen on some competitors, to our eye it lacks  that extra dash of panache found on.<a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/samsung-ln46c630/4505-6482_7-33985355.html"><br />
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30.     I also liked the EX500's remote control, albeit not quite as much  as the slicker clicker that ships with step-ups like the <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/flat-panel-tvs/sony-bravia-kdl-52nx800/4505-6482_7-33955642.html">KDL-NX800</a>.  The step-down remote loses those nice, flush plastic keys in favor of  the standard raised rubber variety, backlighting goes missing, and you  can't command other gear via infrared. <br />
31. Sony's EX500 menu system is also markedly less slick than the  XMB-inspired affair on step-up models, but it gets the job done well  enough and conveniently makes lots of options visible at once to  minimize scrolling.<br />
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34.      The EX500 does have the ability to stream videos via a USB connection,  although, sans an Ethernet port, it can't stream from a home network via  DLNA like the Samsung LNB630 series can. Sony's matte screen is also a  plus in bright rooms, cutting down on reflections better than glossy  versions. Sony divides its picture presets into seven "scenes," like Cinema,  Graphics, and Sports, each of which, aside from "Auto," is adjustable.  If you select the default General scene, you can choose from three more  presets, called Vivid, Standard, and Custom, that are independent per  input. The result should be plenty of memory slots for even inveterate  tweakers. Said tweakers are sure to miss, however, the range of advanced  controls found on the competing LCDs of Samsung and LG.<br />
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37.      Sony's Eco menu offers the usual power-saving options, which limit  maximum light output and allow the picture to be turned off completely,  bringing power use down to just 23 watts. It's missing the presence  sensor found on the EX700, however, and onscreen product support is  limited to a page with contact and version info.<br />
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39.     The image quality of the KDL-EX500 series was impressive overall for an  LCD, with superior uniformity and similar black level and color  performance compared with edge-lit LED-based varieties. The accuracy of  its color, particularly grayscale, was a strength, whereas video  processing and slightly lighter blacks were a slight weakness compared  with some competing non-LED models. I also appreciated the matte screen  in brighter environments. <br />
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41.      As I expected, Sony's most accurate preset was the Cinema scene  setting. It produced a relatively linear grayscale that was somewhat  blue, particularly in darker areas; reasonable light output (50 ftl);  and a 2.3 average gamma, which is very good compared with our 2.2  target.I opted to use Custom instead Cinema, mainly because only Custom  allowed access to the Advanced picture menu. The white-balance controls  therein helped us tame the blueness and improve gamma somewhat, and  delivered an even more linear grayscale throughout the brightness range  to our 40 ftl max, with the exception of very dark areas.<br />
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44.     Color  saturation on the EX500, however, fell short of most of the others, and  those faces seemed a bit pale, whereas other colors lacked a bit of  punch and life.I doubt the difference would be obvious outside of a  side-by-side comparison, however.Primary colors were relatively  accurate, if not quite at the level of the LNC630, and red in particular  veered somewhat toward blue. Like other LCDs in our lineup, the EX500  also displayed that characteristic blue cast in black and near-black  areas.<br />
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46.       <b></b>The Sony KDL-EX500 doesn't allow much tweaking  of dejudder processing, supplying only Off, Standard, and High options  for its MotionFlow control.With MotionFlow turned off, the EX500 failed to correctly process  1080p/24 sources according to our standard test using the helicopter  flyover from Chapter 7 of "I Am Legend." The cadence of film was  evident, but so was some smoothing despite the indication of "Off."  Compared with sets that handled this scene better, like the Samsung  LNC630 and the Vizio, the pan over the aircraft carrier's deck looked a  bit too buttery and not quite choppy enough.<br />
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48.      With MotionFlow  controls engaged, the EX500 turned in a score of between 500 and 600  lines in my motion  resolution tests--respectable for a 120Hz set but not as good as the  Samsungs. As usual turning it off reduced the score to between 300 and  400, and again, as usual, detecting the difference in blurring between  the two settings was nearly impossible with normal program material, as  opposed to test patterns.<br />
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50. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;My Rating: 3.9/5 &lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/216133555429714751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/10/sony-bravia-kdl-32ex500-review.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/216133555429714751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/216133555429714751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/10/sony-bravia-kdl-32ex500-review.html' title='Sony Bravia KDL-32EX500 Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-4235311147005429269</id><published>2010-10-18T23:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-18T23:34:58.330-07:00</updated><title type='text'>LG BD570 Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/03/08/33971074-2-440-0_440x330.gif&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/03/08/33971074-2-440-0_440x330.gif&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
51.    LG's new BD570 hasn't changed  much from the BD390. Yes, the BD570 doesn't have 7.1 analog-audio  outputs, but there's still NetCast streaming services (including  Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, and Picasa), built-in Wi-Fi, and it has  an excellent image quality. What has changed is that the competition  has caught up; nearly every manufacturer is offering a Blu-ray player  with Wi-Fi and Netflix at this price in 2010. There's also 3D Blu-ray  looming on the horizon and the BD570 isn't compatible. <br />
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53.     Last year's LG BD390 looked slick but was a relatively bulky player,  especially compared with players like the Sony  BDP-S360. The BD570 has a more slimline profile, coming in at just  1.7 inches tall by 8 inches deep by 16.9 inches wide. The front panel  has a glossy black finish, and it flips down to reveal the disc tray,  front panel's buttons, and a USB port. It's a reasonably attractive  looking player, although it doesn't quite have the same high-end feel as  the BD390. If you plan to keep a USB drive connected, you'll have to  keep the panel flipped down, which makes the player look considerably  less slick.<br />
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56.      LG's included remote control is a complete redesign over last year's  clicker. The main surface is glossy black, which looks sleek coming out  of the box, but being a remote, it naturally accumulates fingerprints  quickly. Its button layout is mostly straightforward with its playback  controls having a "hill" that runs underneath them, making it easy to  find by feel; there are also nubs on the rewind/fast-forward buttons.  The remote's main directional pad is surrounded by six buttons, which is  a little more cluttered than most Blu-ray remotes we use, but we didn't  find it that troublesome in use. Along its bottom are a few buttons for  controlling a TV.<br />
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59.     I loved the  dead-simple user interface on last year's BD390, so i were a little  dismayed to see that LG has given this year's model a complete interface  overhaul. Gone are the simple squares with labels like "My Media" and  "Netflix," replaced by floating ice cubes with more ambiguous titles  like "Home Link" and "Netcast."Netcast is what LG calls its suite of media-streaming services.  Luckily, once you enter the Netcast section, you're greeted by large  tiles with the names of services.I found this design more to our  liking, navigating the streaming services feels speedy and there are  large buttons for each service. LG's YouTube layout is also one of the  best we've seen and we found it quick and easy to browse for videos. <br />
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62.     Online streaming media services continue to be a major strength for  LG's Blu-ray lineup. The BD570 includes the same NetCast features as  last year--like Netflix, YouTube, and Pandora--but also adds Vudu,  Picasa and weather. Vudu is the major addition, as it adds a  pay-per-view movie watching option to supplement Netflix's subscription  offerings.I consider Vudu to be a worthy alternative to Amazon Video  on Demand, which some competing players also offer.<br />
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64.      The BD570 is  DLNA-compliant and capable of streaming video, audio, and photo files  from a network-connected PC or viewing them from USB drive. The full  list of supported formats are available on the <a href="http://www.lge.com/us/tv-audio-video/video/LG-blu-ray-dvd-player-BD570.jsp">specifications  portion of LG's Web site</a>.I had no trouble playing a couple MKV  and DivX HD files off an attached USB drive; however, like last year's  BD390, MKV files won't stream over the network. LG includes Nero's  MediaHome 4 Essential software, which worked well.<br />
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66. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp; My Rating: 3/5&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/4235311147005429269/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/10/lg-bd570-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/4235311147005429269'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/4235311147005429269'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/10/lg-bd570-review.html' title='LG BD570 Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-1858407395789986530</id><published>2010-10-07T23:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-07T23:11:19.835-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sony BDP-S570 Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33971082-2-440-OVR-1.gif&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33971082-2-440-OVR-1.gif&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
67.     The Sony BDP-S570 isn't the cheapest 3D Blu-ray player from Sony but it's the only model in its price range  to offer 3D compatibility. It has all the major features we expect on  midrange Blu-ray players, including built-in Wi-Fi and a full suite of  streaming media services (including Netflix, Amazon VOD, YouTube, and  Slacker), plus some interesting extras like SACD playback and Gracenote  support. It's also the fastest player i've ever tested.Many of our  initial gripes with the BDP-S570 have been fixed by firmware updates. The BDP-S570 at least  theoretically has the best combination of value, features, and  performance at the midrange price level, but a lot of that depends on  whether its wireless connectivity works consistently in your home  theater.<br />
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69.     The BDP-S570 manages to look sleek without resorting to the flip-down  panels that are becoming more common on Blu-ray players. The front panel  is all glossy black, with an indent running along the bottom where the  front panel controls and USB port are located. The controls are a unique  hybrid between touch-sensitive buttons and standard physical buttons.They strike a good balance between  style and usability. The lack of a flip-down panel also means the  BDP-S570's look isn't compromised if you wind up using that front panel  USB port.<br />
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71.     The included remote is nearly identical to the one included with last  year's Sony Blu-ray players, with one major exception--Sony's brought back  the eject button. The rest of the layout is well-thought-out, too,  with the directional pad falling easily under our thumb and play  controls given their own area toward the bottom.<br />
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74.      The BDP-S570 can also be controlled using Sony's "BD remote" iPhone  app. The idea is great, as there are quite a few times when we'd rather  enter text using the iPhone's touch-keyboard instead of the standard  remote via an onscreen keyboard. Unfortunately, the BD remote app's  execution isn't quite right. The iPhone's screen doesn't replicate  what's on your HDTV, so you're forced to look down at your iPhone to  press a button, then look back at your HDTV to see the response. <br />
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76.      Like  nearly all Sony products these days, the BDP-S570 uses a version of the XMB interface.  We're fans of the design, although there's a slight learning curve up  front to get the logic of the layout. Different media types (music,  photos, videos) are laid out horizontally, along with the setup menu.  The most important thing is that navigation feels zippy (although not as  quick as a PS3), so you can  quickly get around the menu. Blu-ray playback is lumped in with all streaming media services under  the Video icon.<br />
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78.     My biggest gripe with the video section is that Sony  didn't use a lot of discretion when picking services; there's a lot of  nonessential streaming video services that would be better grouped into a  folder like "more services." On the upside, main services like Netflix,  Amazon VOD and YouTube are grouped at the top for easy access. There's  also an icon marked "coming soon" for "Qriocity," which is the  (confusing) name for Sony's forthcoming on-demand video service. Sony  includes a cross-platform video search function, but it doesn't worth  with Netflix, Amazon or YouTube, which dilutes most of its utility.<br />
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80.     The Sony BDP-S570 is one of the only Blu-ray players at this price level  that is 3D compatible. Other manufacturers are charging around $400 for  their 3D Blu-ray players, so the BDP-S570 is a bargain in this regard.The BDP-S570's current key features are also strong. Built-in Wi-Fi  is nice, although not the standout feature it was last year, since  nearly every competing player has it at this price level. 1GB of onboard  storage gives the BDP-S570 a leg up over the competing LG  BD570, and allows owners to access BD-Live features without needed a  separate USB memory drive.<br />
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82.     I've been harsh on Sony in the past for the lack of streaming media  options on its Blu-ray players, but the company finally seems to have  caught up, started with last year's BDP-N460  which had Netflix, Amazon VOD, YouTube, and Slacker. The BDP-S570  builds on the success of the N460 by adding both Pandora and DLNA with  the latest firmware update. Though it may not have as many services as  Samsung's expandable Apps platform, it should serve all but the most  media-hungry buyers.   <br />
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84. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt; My Rating: 3.9/5&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/1858407395789986530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/10/sony-bdp-s570-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/1858407395789986530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/1858407395789986530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/10/sony-bdp-s570-review.html' title='Sony BDP-S570 Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-7341603277064402191</id><published>2010-09-30T23:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-30T23:39:02.517-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Lenovo C315 40221GU Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/08/12/34108811_OVR_440x330.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/08/12/34108811_OVR_440x330.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
85.      Lenovo's budget-priced C315 all-in-one offers a competent, low-cost  media PC for a fair $699.I also pleasantly surprised by both its  gaming capabilities, as well as the sharp responsiveness of its  touch-screen input. Slow performance on our benchmark tests keeps this  system from earning a recommendation as a productivity system. It also  lacks the connectivity options we like to see in an all-in-one. Despite  those shortcomings, we can recommend this PC to those looking for a  casual, affordable entertainment system with a small footprint. <br />
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87.     Lenovo's touch-specific software is limited to three primary features.  You get a power-down screen that displays Windows' shut-down options in a  touch-friendly form. You also get a media app carousel, for launching  video and photo software, as well as a prototype photo-collage-making  program from Microsoft. Lenovo has also enabled the touch-capable  software keyboard built into Windows 7.None of those touch apps are revolutionary, but we also appreciate that  Lenovo has kept things simple. You'll find no useless touch-enabled koi  pond on the C315, and Lenovo also left off the generally joyless  programs that pass for games on other touch-based PCs.<br />
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89.     Before we expand on the Lenovo's video strengths,I must face that fact  of its slow day-to-day performance. All of the other PCs on these  charts are more expensive than the Lenovo C315, but the HP All-In-One  200-5020 is only $80 more and it's almost twice as fast as the Lenovo on  every test. We'll blame the Lenovo's slow, low-power 1.6GHz AMD Athlon  II X2 250u processor, but its older 800MHz DDR2 system memory doesn't  help, either. You won't have trouble browsing the Web or word processing  or performing other basic tasks on this system, but open more than a  couple apps at once and you'll feel the effects of its limited CPU. <br />
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91.     I can, however, recommend the Lenovo C315 as a casual entertainment PC.  It would work very well on a kitchen counter, or as a computer for the  kids. The display is only 1,600x900 and it has no video output, so it  won't display true 1080p video content. It handled 720p and 1080p movies  (condensing the latter) from YouTube and in QuickTime, and it also had  no trouble with lower-quality feeds from Hulu and NetFlix.I do wish  the system had more muscle behind its audio output, as it's likely not  loud enough to overcome the general din of an active household.<br />
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93.      However capable this PC is as an entertainment system, Lenovo missed an  opportunity by leaving out an HDMI input.By  leaving off not only HDMI, but any sort of video input or output from  the C315, Lenovo thus prevents you not only from connecting an external  video source to this system, such as a game console or a cable box, and  you also get no recourse for connecting a second display. We expect most  people can live without those features, but adding an HDMI input  improves the versatility of an all-in-one so dramatically it's hard to  forgive its absence.<br />
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96.      The other inputs on this system are only adequate. You get a handful of  USB ports on the left edge and rear of the system. You also get a few  analog audio jacks, as well as an Ethernet port, a TV tuner jack, and a  mini FireWire 400 input. We're glad to see FireWire, but eSATA and/or  some kind of digital audio output would also have been welcome. A  multiformat SD Card reader rounds out the external ports.<br />
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98.      Lenovo's power consumption won't put too much of a burden on your  wallet, but I suspect the discrete graphics chip has canceled out any  efficiency gains this PC might have made with its low-power AMD CPU.  Coming in squarely in the middle of the all other all-in-ones, the  Lenovo C315 will run you around $1.25 a month to operate.  <br />
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100. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp; My Rating: 3/5&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/7341603277064402191/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/lenovo-c315-40221gu-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/7341603277064402191'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/7341603277064402191'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/lenovo-c315-40221gu-review.html' title='Lenovo C315 40221GU Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-8104747852574485844</id><published>2010-09-28T23:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-28T23:24:20.811-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sony DAV-HDX589W Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33539820-2-440-OVR-1.gif&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33539820-2-440-OVR-1.gif&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
101.    The HAV-HDX589W ($429 list), which we'll review here, comes with the  S-Air wireless rear speaker assembly kit. The identically priced DAV-HDX587WC  includes a secondary listening station (also based on Sony's S-Air  technology) for listening to the system in another room. The entry-level  DAV-HDX285  ($300) misses out on the tallboy speakers and wireless accessories, but  is upgradeable to either additional function by purchasing those items  separately.<br />
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103.     The HAV-HDX589W is a 5.1 system that includes two "tallboy" left and  right front speakers, a center channel, and left and right  surround-satellite speakers. All of the speakers are made of molded  plastic with irremovable grilles. The front tallboys rest on adjustable  stands that require a bit of assembly out of the box.  <br />
104. Up front, the center channel is a bit bulky, perhaps to  complement the flanking tallboys on either side. The surround speakers  are small, only going about 3 inches deep.<br />
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106.     All of the  satellites, along with the subwoofer, use proprietary connection wires  that are color-coded for easy setup. The subwoofer and its 6-inch driver  are neither powered nor do they have adjustable volume.An LCD screen rests above a set of quick access buttons  that correspond to all five discs as well as some basic playback control  functionality.The included remote control can be overwhelming at times. It's a  bit cluttered and some buttons have too many commands assigned to.<br />
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108.     The manual setup is simple enough to do, but after we  completed it, the balance between the satellite speakers and subwoofer  was less than ideal. The subwoofer had a big, boomy sound and the  satellites provided us with very little bass on their own. In other  words, most of the bass came from the subwoofer, way over on the right  side of our listening room.Next, we put the DCAC (Digital Cinema Auto Calibration) auto speaker  calibration system through its paces. DCAC adjusts the volume level of  each speaker and the subwoofer and measures the distance between each  speaker.<br />
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110.      Digital Cinema Auto Calibration is simple. Plug in the supplied  A.CAL microphone and navigate the onscreen display menus to initiate the  autosetup program. The whole process takes less than 5 minutes and all  of the measurements are taken from just one microphone position.The DAV-HDX589W lacks bass and treble controls, so it doesn't offer  much opportunity to adjust tonal balance. The one "tone" control, the  "Dynamic Bass" button on the remote, boosts bass.<br />
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112.     In addition to DVDs and audio CDs, the HAV-HDX589W can play MP3 music  and JPEG photo files off a recordable CD or DVD. The unit can also play  the increasingly rare SACD format. The five disc-changer is  surprisingly fast, although the noise when swapping discs borders on  distracting.The HAV-HDX589W provides you with three connection options for  hooking the system up to your TV. There are ports for composite,  component, and an HDMI connections. The HAV-HDX589W can  output DVD video at 480p, 720p, 1080i, and 1080p.<br />
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114.      You cannot bring your own video source into the  HAV-HDX589W--only a third-party audio source. There's room for an analog  RCA connection or, if you're looking to add a digital source, there are  optical and coaxial inputs available.The HAV-HDX589W system is equipped with Sony's "S-Air technology," which  powers its wireless rear speakers.The  system uses a pair of S-Air cartridges that plug into both the receiver  and the surround-speaker receiver. <br />
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116. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt; My Rating: 3/5&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/8104747852574485844/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/sony-dav-hdx589w-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/8104747852574485844'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/8104747852574485844'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/sony-dav-hdx589w-review.html' title='Sony DAV-HDX589W Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-1723263310945584032</id><published>2010-09-26T23:19:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-26T23:19:16.794-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Garmin Nuvi 1490T Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://static.garmincdn.com/en/products/010-00810-05/g/pd-02-lg.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; src=&quot;https://static.garmincdn.com/en/products/010-00810-05/g/pd-02-lg.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
117.     Today i will check out Garmin's newest 5-inch GPS navigator.The Nuvi 1490T's most distinguishing feature is its large 5-inch screen.  Compared with the 4.3-inch units we normally see these days, the extra  real estate is quite obvious.At arms length, the larger onscreen buttons are  easier to hit, making light work of address entry.The unit features a glossy, black bezel with a small pinhole microphone  in its lower left edge. The left side is home to a microSD card slot and  on the top edge features the power/lock button.Here you'll find the Mini-USB  port for charging and syncing and the unit's speaker.<br />
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119.     The Nuvi 1490T's home screen features two large icons for the two  major functions of a portable navigation device: finding a destination  and browsing the map. Along the top edge of this screen is a status bar  with icons for GPS signal strength, Bluetooth status, navigation mode,  current time, and battery state. Touching the Bluetooth icon jumps  straight to a hands-free setup screen; the navigation mode icon lets  users select between automobile, pedestrian, or bicycle navigation  modes; and tapping the time brings up the time settings screen.<br />
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122.      The bottom edge of the home screen is where you can find the volume  controls and the tools menu.You can select your destination using an address or by searching a  preloaded database of points of interest. Address entry and search use  the onscreen QWERTY keyboard, which is quite nice as far as navigation  keyboards go. It doesn't feature any sort of predictive blanking of  keys, but will display a list of possible completions once you've gotten  a few letters punched in.<br />
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125.      Meanwhile, the map screen is able to display 2D or 3D maps that are easy  to understand and read at a glance. The top bar displays the current  street or the next turn. Along the bottom edge is a back button for  returning to the home screen, a configurable button that displays  routing data (ETA, direction of travel, elevation, etc.) and a speed  display that, when clicked, takes you to a trip computer screen.Along the map's left edge is the traffic icon that is gray when traffic  data is unavailable, green when the route is all clear, or turns yellow  or red when obstructions are ahead.<br />
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127.      EcoRoute is a suite of tools and functions that the Nuvi uses to help  drivers get to their destinations while using less fuel and emitting  less carbon.After inputting our vehicle's city and highway fuel economy (fuel economy.gov is a good starting point) and estimated per gallon cost  for fuel, the main ecoRoute function went to work, producing the  EcoChallenge score.<br />
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129.     On the map screen, a circular icon appeared  containing a numerical score (from 0-99) and a leaf that changes from  red to green as your score increases. Driving smoothly caused our score  to increase, whereas fast starts and harsh braking resulted in lower  scores. The ecoChallenge score is an easy way to estimate how  efficiently the vehicle is being driven, but for even more information,  you can tap the EcoChallenge icon to view a detailed scoring screen with  a historical graph of the past few hours' scores and breakout averages  for overall, speed, braking, and acceleration scores.<br />
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131.     Garmin Nuvis with model numbers ending in "T" feature traffic data  reception. In the case of the Nuvi 1490T, you get free lifetime FM-RDS  traffic data. This data is displayed in a traffic menu as a list of  incidents and on the map screen as icons and color overlays on major  highways. A green highway should be all clear and a red street is  probably stop-and-go, with yellow roads somewhere in between. Due to the  somewhat limited resolution of FM traffic.Also, there's simply no data available for surface roads. <br />
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133.      Traffic data is used during trip routing and to deliver more accurate  estimated times of arrival (or delays). Even with no destination chosen,  the Nuvi will occasionally verbally warn the driver of impending delays  on the current road.Nuvi units that feature traffic receivers, such as our 1490T, carry a  slightly higher MSRP than units without traffic, but don't think that  Garmin is footing the monthly traffic data subscription out of the  kindness of its corporate heart.The antenna for the traffic system is embedded into the 12-volt power  cable, so you won't be able to receive traffic updates without first  plugging in.<br />
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135.     The Nuvi 1490T is equipped with a Bluetooth wireless connection and  supports the hands-free (HFP) and phonebook access (PBAP) profiles, as  well as a data connection when paired with the previously mentioned  ecoRoute HD module.After inputting a four-digit PIN,  the Nuvi will be recognized by your phone as a speakerphone. In the main  menu, a new Phone icon appears along the bottom bar, opening up options  for calling points of interest, history, and home, as well as a  manual-dialing keypad. An option for voice dial opens a connection for  using your phone's voice command system, if supported, to initiate  calls.<br />
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137.      Incoming calls are recognized by the Nuvi and displayed in a pop-up  window along with caller ID information and options to accept or ignore  the call. Call quality is passable; the Nuvi's speaker is loud and  clear; but the microphone picks up almost as much road noise as spoken  words, so be sure to wind those windows up and turn down the stereo  before accepting or making any calls.<br />
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139. &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;My Rating: 3/5&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/1723263310945584032/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/garmin-nuvi-1490t-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/1723263310945584032'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/1723263310945584032'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/garmin-nuvi-1490t-review.html' title='Garmin Nuvi 1490T Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-1378947233195077421</id><published>2010-09-24T23:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-24T23:29:25.303-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Panasonic HD HS60 Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/06/09/33948148_DT1_540_540x405.jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/06/09/33948148_DT1_540_540x405.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;meta content=&quot;text/html; charset=utf-8&quot; http-equiv=&quot;Content-Type&quot;&gt;&lt;/meta&gt;&lt;meta content=&quot;Word.Document&quot; name=&quot;ProgId&quot;&gt;&lt;/meta&gt;&lt;meta content=&quot;Microsoft Word 14&quot; name=&quot;Generator&quot;&gt;&lt;/meta&gt;&lt;meta content=&quot;Microsoft Word 14&quot; name=&quot;Originator&quot;&gt;&lt;/meta&gt;&lt;link href=&quot;file:///C:%5CUsers%5CArnab%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml&quot; rel=&quot;File-List&quot;&gt;&lt;/link&gt;&lt;link href=&quot;file:///C:%5CUsers%5CArnab%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx&quot; rel=&quot;themeData&quot;&gt;&lt;/link&gt;&lt;link href=&quot;file:///C:%5CUsers%5CArnab%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml&quot; rel=&quot;colorSchemeMapping&quot;&gt;&lt;/link&gt;&lt;style&gt;
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198. <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">     We all know that Panasonic is one of the pioneer of the HD camcorders and here is now one of them which i will review today.Panasonic seems to be taking a carpet bomb approach to the entry-level HD camcorder market, with the models in the slim range between $500 and $700. The HDC-SD60, TM55, and TM60 are all identical save the amount of built-in memory: none, 8GB, and 16GB respectively; the TM60 is an exclusive to Best Buy. The HS60 includes a 120GB hard disk, and because of that has a slightly different design.   </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
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257. </style><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Panasonic provides a switch on the back of the camcorder to select among still, video, and playback modes; it's much more convenient than having to go through the touch screen. Next to the switch is the power connector. Along with the power button, a full complement of ports and connectors live in the LCD recess: proprietary video and Mini-HDMI out, USB, and an SDXC card slot. Though everybody's doing it, I dislike the placement of the connectors inside the LCD, since that means it's got to be open while you're attached to other devices, which is just kind of awkward.  </span><br />
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318. <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">    Though it uses the same LCD as its high-end siblings, here that's not much of a problem; at these prices, the small, low-resolution LCD is typical. Panasonic leaves membrane switches for record, zoom, menu, video light, and delete on the LCD bezel. I prefer this approach, since touch-screen-based controls tend to introduce a slight operational delay; you have to wait for the preceding screen to time out, for example, before the menu or zoom controls appear. It's also a more-practical match for the LCD. The zoom switches are a lot harder to get a feel for and operate than the zoom rocker atop the camcorder.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;"> </span><br />
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380. <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">    One of the more-notable aspects of these camcorders is performance; it's very good, not just for its class but in general. The zoom switch has a nice feel, and it's pretty easy to maintain a steady rate with it. The autofocus is quite good, both fast <i>and</i> accurate;These models also include a second image stabilization option, in this case Power OIS, optimized for shooting while walking. I found standard and Power OIS reasonably but not exceptionally effective at the camcorder's maximum optical zoom of 25x, but that's typical. The battery lasts a long time, though it's also larger than most so it's not that big of a surprise. </span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p>    </o:p></span><meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="Content-Type"></meta><meta content="Word.Document" name="ProgId"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Generator"></meta><meta content="Microsoft Word 14" name="Originator"></meta><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CArnab%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml" rel="File-List"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CArnab%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_themedata.thmx" rel="themeData"></link><link href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CArnab%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtmlclip1%5C01%5Cclip_colorschememapping.xml" rel="colorSchemeMapping"></link><style>
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438. </style>  </div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;">    Video quality isn't quite as impressive, but it's about average for the price class. These models use just one of the small trio of sensors used by their higher-end siblings, and it shows. You'll definitely want to switch from the default 13Mbps mode to the highest quality 17Mbps mode. It's visibly sharper, especially in scenes with lots of activity, with better shadow detail. But it's still soft, with mushy detail in general. Exposures are good, though the video might not look saturated enough.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p>    If you're planning to edit it rather than just play back on a TV. The low-light video is very noisy, desaturated, and soft. With the video light it's much better, but there are limits to situations where you can use the light. The 640x480-pixel still photos actually look better than any of the other resolutions--quite bright and sharp--but the interpolated 5-megapixel photos look especially overprocessed. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p>    <b>My Rating: 3/5 </b><o:p></o:p></span></div><br />
439. </content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/1378947233195077421/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/panasonic-hd-hs60-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/1378947233195077421'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/1378947233195077421'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/panasonic-hd-hs60-review.html' title='Panasonic HD HS60 Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-4192578604935514728</id><published>2010-09-22T23:39:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-22T23:39:43.766-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sony BDV-E500W Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2009/07/17/3353982324400.gif&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2009/07/17/3353982324400.gif&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
440.     Sony's BDV-E500W  takes a decidedly more high-end approach,  offering Blu-ray playback in a 5.1 home-theater-in-a-box (HTIB) system,  with step-ups like tall-boy front speakers and wireless rear speakers.  Like many Sony products, the BDV-E500W exudes style, from the glossy  black speakers to the glass-like front panel of the main receiver unit.<br />
441. <br />
442.     The Sony BDV-E500W consists of the 5.1 speaker package with an AV  receiver with a built-in Blu-ray player. The front speakers have a  "tall-boy" design, measuring 48.9 inches high with plastic cabinets that  certainly don't feel high-end to the touch, but look stylish from afar.  Peak behind the speaker grille and you can see it's a two-way design,  with a 0.8-inch tweeter and 2.6-inch woofer. The rear speakers are come  in at 8.9 inches tall and feature a more modest matte black finish.  Rounding out the speaker package is the sub-woofer and a modestly-size  center channel speaker.<br />
443. <br />
444.     Like many Sony products, the BDV-E500W features a version of the XMB graphical user  interface. We're fans of the layout; it's visually appealing and once  you get accustomed to the logic of the menus, it's easy to navigate.The included remote features a solid button layout and is easy to use,  if you're able to overlook its one bothersome flaw--there's no eject  button for the Blu-ray player. That's not a unique flaw of the  BDV-E500W, as all 2009 Sony home theater products we've seen have lacked  a simple eject button.<br />
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446. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2009/07/17/335398232440DT2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2009/07/17/335398232440DT2.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
447. <br />
448.     It's "Easy Setup" program takes you through a series of onscreen menus, where  you're presented with various options. It's pretty straightforward  stuff: Menu Language, TV Type, TV Connection Method, and so on.It's simply a matter of plugging-in the supplied microphone into the  receiver/Blu-ray player's rear panel mic jack. Initiating auto setup  runs a series of test tones through all the speakers and subwoofer. A  minute or so later the BDV-E500W will have adjusted the volume levels of  the speakers and sub; and adjusted the delays for all the speakers and  subwoofer.<br />
449. <br />
450.     Many people criticized previous generations of Sony HTIBs for their lack of  bass and treble controls, but the BDV-E500W has them. True, the tone  controls are buried in the setup menus, but at least they're there. The  "Night" mode, also easily accessible via the remote compresses  soft-to-loud dynamic range for late night movie sessions. It worked  reasonably well.<br />
451. <br />
452.     I have tested some DVD's to catch the audio quality of it and some times it is lackluster and lacks the excitement of seeing a blu-ray movie. I used the "Quantum of Solace" Blu-ray to test the BDV-E500W's home theater  competency. It had no trouble playing the opening car chase sequence at a  fairly loud volume, but the sound lacked excitement. It was muffled and  lackluster, so James Bond's (Daniel Craig) gunplay didn't punctuate the  actionas anyone wishes.<br />
453. <br />
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455. <br />
456.     Neil Young's "Red Rocks Live" DVD sounded clear, at least with the  acoustic tunes, like "Razor Love" which was gorgeous. The wrap-around  surround mix of crowd applause was enveloping. But the harder rocking  electric tunes sounded more abrasive than good. On the upside, the  wireless surround speakers never called attention to themselves. No  pops, static, or dropouts, the wireless speakers sounded like wired  speakers. Nice.<br />
457. <br />
458.    Turning down the volume to a more moderate level helped restore the  BDV-E500W's composure, and we thought the film's quieter scenes actually  sounded pretty nice. The BDV-E500W's subwoofer is capable of delivering  fairly deep bass, but it's muddy and thick sounding bass. The sub's  presence made its way up through the midrange, so dialog was overly warm  and full sounding.<br />
459. <br />
460.     While the DVD players included with HTIBs generally have disappointing  image quality, it's much less of an issue with Blu-ray systems. Even  entry-level Blu-ray players look excellent, and the differences between  players are much smaller than with DVD. That being said, there are some  performance differences between players, so we put the BDV-E500W through  our Blu-ray test suite.<br />
461. <br />
462.     First, we took a look at HQV's HD Benchmark test suite on Blu-ray. Most  Blu-ray content is film-based, so we started off with the Film  Resolution Test, the BDV-E500W aced the test showing all the detail of  Blu-ray without any strobing effects. Next up where a pair of  video-based jaggies  tests, and the Sony performed well on these as well, with virtually no  jaggies on either the rotating white line or three pivoting lines. Last  up was the Video Resolution Loss Test and here the BDV-E500W stumbled a  bit, as the most detailed part of the test pattern suffered from  strobe-like artifacts.<br />
463. <br />
464.     It needs improvement in some departments like the quality of the bass and the designing of the system is the key here.I hope that Sony would make a better effort on improving the systems in future.<br />
465. <br />
466. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;My Rating: 2.7/5&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/4192578604935514728/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/sony-bdv-e500w-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/4192578604935514728'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/4192578604935514728'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/sony-bdv-e500w-review.html' title='Sony BDV-E500W Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-3316152491978024762</id><published>2010-09-20T22:40:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-20T22:40:24.171-07:00</updated><title type='text'>RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://cellphoneforums.net/attachments/rim-blackberry/40880d1242900972-blackberry-curve-8900-coming-t-blackberry-curve-8900-wood-jpg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;231&quot; src=&quot;http://cellphoneforums.net/attachments/rim-blackberry/40880d1242900972-blackberry-curve-8900-coming-t-blackberry-curve-8900-wood-jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;
467.     Today i am gonna review RIM's new phone Blackberry curve 8900 which is now available on the market.<br />
468. It holds the distinction (though who knows for how long) as being the  thinnest full QWERTY BlackBerry to date. The smartphone measures 4.2  inches tall by 2.3 inches wide by 0.5 inch thick and weighs 3.8 ounces  compared with the BlackBerry  Curve 8320, which comes it at 4.2 inches high by 2.4 inches wide by  0.6 inch thick and 3.9 ounces. It feels comfortable to use a both a  phone and messaging device and fit into a pants pocket.I do appreciate  the Curve 8900's sleek profile but even more than that, we're fans of  the phone's more solid construction.  <br />
469. <br />
470.     It features a 2.4-inch TFT LCD that supports 65,536 colors at a  480x360-pixel resolution. It's a better screen than the BlackBerry Bold,  which isn't too shabby itself with a 480x320-pixel resolution, but  there is an extra level of sharpness and brightness to the Curve's  screen that's quite impressive. The Curve 8900 also runs the latest  version of the BlackBerry operating system so you get an updated user  interface. There's no doubt the UI is more aesthetically pleasing.The layout is simple and spacious, so there were no problems using the  controls or navigating the phone. The side controls, which are outlined  below, also allows for easy one-handed operation.<br />
471. <br />
472.     The keyboard is similar to the one found on the BlackBerry Bold. Since  the phone is smaller, the keys aren't as big or roomy but we still found  it easy to compose e-mails and text with minimal errors. The buttons  provide a nice tactile feedback and the keyboard is adequately backlit,  with the number keys highlighted in red instead of white.  On the  left side, there's a single user-programmable shortcut key, while there's a 3.5mm headphone jack, a volume  rocker, a MicroUSB port, and another customizable side button. The camera and flash are located on the  back, and behind the battery cover are the SIM card and microSD  expansion slots.<br />
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475. <br />
476. <br />
477.     The RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 runs BlackBerry OS 4.6.1.114 so aside from  the aforementioned updated user interface, you also get new  functionality and improved applications. Such as, unlike the Curve  8300 series, you can now edit Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files, thanks  to the inclusion of DataViz's Documents to Go Suite.It also ships with a number of personal information management tools, such as a  Calendar, a task list, a memo pad, a voice recorder, a calculator, a  password keeper, and more. There's quite a catalog of applications  available for BlackBerrys, whether you're looking for new games or  software for your job.<br />
478. <br />
479.     One of the most-needed improvements was in the area of Web browsing, and  the Curve 8900 delivers. You now get a full HTML Web browser with  support for RSS feeds and streaming media, including YouTube clips.  Browsing and navigating sites is made better by the Page and Column view  options and onscreen cursor. There are also zoom in/out functions. The  experience hardly matches the Web experience on the iPhone, but it's a  definite improvement from previous versions of the BlackBerry browser.To get connected, you have two options: Wi-Fi or T-Mobile's EDGE  network, which is all well and good but what's more newsworthy to us, is  what's missing: 3G support. We realize that the addition of a 3G radio  affects battery life and size.<br />
480. <br />
481.     <b>My rating: 3.7/5 </b><br />
482. <b>    </b><br />
483. <br />
484. &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/3316152491978024762/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/rim-blackberry-curve-8900-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/3316152491978024762'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/3316152491978024762'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/rim-blackberry-curve-8900-review.html' title='RIM BlackBerry Curve 8900 Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-3267473154886956795</id><published>2010-09-17T23:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-17T23:13:47.789-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5eKSju1zXMsFcG0HTlMf6RwFhYxtj1wFMxfB-TnvyTvQYyr0&amp;amp;t=1&amp;amp;h=157&amp;amp;w=236&amp;amp;usg=__nosn1HOPBpavAIPwhN938sZ-M30=&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;132&quot; src=&quot;http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcR5eKSju1zXMsFcG0HTlMf6RwFhYxtj1wFMxfB-TnvyTvQYyr0&amp;amp;t=1&amp;amp;h=157&amp;amp;w=236&amp;amp;usg=__nosn1HOPBpavAIPwhN938sZ-M30=&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
485.     Power Shot SX210 is one of the latest digicams from Canon.It has 14-megapixel camera with 14x zoom. It follows up 2009's SX200  IS, in both resolution and zoom range and slimming down the  body to a more pocket-friendly size. And though it improves on some of  the prior model's controls, it still has a few design quirks that made  me want to throw it across the room on occasion. Its shooting speed  performance is noticeably pokey, too. On the other hand, it takes very  good photos and has a nice set of manual and semimanual shooting  options.<br />
486.  <br />
487.     The 14x zoom lens front and center is the only thing keeping this from  being slipped easily into a tight pocket; there's no problem dropping it  in a handbag or coat pocket, though. Still, you'll probably want to  invest in a protective case or risk scratching the fine finish of the  metal shell. Canon makes the flash pop up every time you start the camera. At least  this time you can push it down and it'll stay down. With the flash up, the  camera is very awkward to hold because you don't really have anywhere to  put your fingers. The LCD is decently bright, but it's a lower  resolution than can be found on other cameras in its price range.<br />
488. <br />
489.      The dial does make for fast navigation, though, and for quick changes to  aperture and shutter speed in the manual and semimanual shooting modes.  It moves freely, but you can feel individual stops when rotating it. In  the center of the dial is Canon's standard Func. Set button for  accessing shooting-mode-specific options and making selections. Under  the dial are a Display button for changing the shooting or playback  information that's shown on screen and a Menu button for basic operation  settings. Should you want to connect to a computer, monitor, or HDTV, there are  Mini-USB and Mini-HDMI ports on the body's right side. The battery and  memory card compartment are on the bottom under a nonlocking door;  however, the door closes firmly.<br />
490. <br />
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492. <br />
493.     Shooting options on the SX210 IS run the gamut from simple  point-and-shoot options to full manual controls. The manual shooting  options are better than most compact megazooms.With the lens fully extended, you only get three of these, though: f5.9,  f7.1, and f8. Shutter speeds can be set from 15 seconds to 1/3,200  second. There are options for setting color saturation, sharpness, and  contrast, too, and the flash strength can be easily adjusted. A flash  exposure lock, which adjusts flash output for what you're focused on,  can quickly be activated as well; it functions well for keeping the  flash from blowing out subjects.<br />
494. <br />
495.      An Easy mode works similarly, but heavily limits settings. Canon also  put on the mode dial five popular scene selections--Portrait, Landscape,  Night Snapshot, Kids & Pets, and Indoor--and a SCN choice for  accessing lesser-used scene settings like Low Light, Indoor, Beach,  Foliage, Snow, Fireworks, and Panorama Stitch Assist. Canon added a  Smart Shutter option to the Scene mode, too; this includes a  smile-activated shutter release as well as Wink and Face Detection  Self-timers. Wink allows you to set off the shutter simply by winking at  the camera and the Face Detection option will wait till the camera  detects a new face in front of the camera before it fires off a shot.  Both work well.<br />
496. <br />
497.      Shooting performance is generally slow, meaning it's not a good option  for fast-moving subjects; this is the case for most compact cameras,  however. Shutter lag--the time it takes to capture an image once the  shutter release is pressed--is 0.6 second in good lighting and 0.8  second in low light. Shot-to-shot times are somewhat long, too, at 3.5  and 5.8 seconds, without and with flash, respectively. What's worse is  that the camera actually feels slow. From off to first shot is 2 seconds  (good for a compact megazoom camera) and its continuous shooting rate  is a lowly 0.5 frames per second.<br />
498. <br />
499.   <b>   My Rating:3.5/5 </b><br />
500. <br />
501. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/3267473154886956795/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/canon-powershot-sx210-is-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/3267473154886956795'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/3267473154886956795'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/canon-powershot-sx210-is-review.html' title='Canon PowerShot SX210 IS Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-3913406640574955744</id><published>2010-09-12T21:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-12T21:56:01.796-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Archos 7 Home Tablet (Android, 8GB, black) Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/05/04/ARCHOS_7_home_tablet_2hands_540x361.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; src=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/05/04/ARCHOS_7_home_tablet_2hands_540x361.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
502.     After the humangus response of ipad,many companies are trying to cash in that market and are also gearing up to give some tough competition to ipad.Archos is one of them.They recently launched their 8GB Android tablet in the market.I have to give Archos credit for being the first to market with a 100  percent Android tablet and at a price ($199) that's within reach for  most people. If you're looking for an iPad killer, the  Archos 7 Home Tablet misses the mark, but it's not without its redeeming  qualities.   <br />
503. <br />
504.     Archos' tablet design has few buttons and ports. There's a power switch  up top, along with a microSDHC memory expansion slot. On the right side,  you'll find sockets for headphones, the included power adapter, and a  Micro-USB port. If you were hoping for a volume switch or a home button, you'll have to  be content with the tablet's onscreen controls.The inherent response latency that comes with resistive touch screens,  compared with the capacitive displays used on many of today's  smartphones. In spite of the screen's generous size, it often took us a  few tries to get the onscreen home, back, and volume buttons to respond.<br />
505. <br />
506.     The Archos 7's onscreen keyboard is a different kind of disappointment.  Sure, its sluggish touch-screen response is a drawback, as is the lack  of multitouch support and predictive text, but it's the keyboard's tiny  spacebar that really has us singing the blues. The tablet's design is  small enough that you naturally want to grab it with both hands and type  on it with your thumbs.Since the tablet doesn't reorient itself when held in portrait mode,  there's only one way to type on the screen, and it leaves much to be  desired.<br />
507. <br />
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509. <br />
510.     The 7-inch screen on the Archos 7 Home Tablet does have a few qualities  working in its favor. The backlit LCD has an 800x480-pixel resolution  that gives movies and photos crisp detail and balanced color. The  plastic overlay on the LCD provides a matte, antireflective finish that  stands up to outdoor use better than the iPad or iPod  Touch.The finish also affords the tablet better resistance to smudges and  fingerprints, compared with the glossy glass screen of the iPad and  Touch.<br />
511. <br />
512.      The Archos 7 Home Tablet comes loaded with Google's Android OS (version  1.5), it includes many core apps, such as e-mail, a Web browser, photo  viewer, and media playback for music and videos. Because of hardware  limitations, other features of the smartphone operating system have been  removed from the tablet, including apps for camera, maps, contacts, and  messaging.<br />
513. <br />
514.      Speaking to the Archos company representatives cited several reasons for using its own app  store, most notably the fact that many apps aren't yet optimized for use  on tablets and rely on hardware features that aren't available, such as  GPS, camera, or accelerometer control. In the end, users will either  need to make do with the app selection provided on the device through  Archos, or do some tinkering to load apps manually. This comes as  disappointing news to anyone looking at the Archos 7 Home Tablet as an  unrestricted gateway into the world of Android apps.<br />
515. <br />
516.      There are some useful apps for the tablet, though. Twitter fans can  download the popular Twidroid app. There are games and Internet radio  apps, apps for social networking, and for reading e-books. You probably  won't be able to download the hot app of the week, or month, but there's  enough substance in the Archos app store to lend the device the kind of  mutability you want from an Android product.<br />
517. <br />
518.    <b>   My Rating: 3/5</b><br />
519.      <br />
520.   <br />
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522. <br />
523.     Like its predecessor, the second-gen Sony E-Series has a fairly<br />
524. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33770118-2-200-0.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33770118-2-200-0.gif" /></a></div>standard  design, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, as it makes the      <br />
525. player  very straightforward to operate. Below the 2-inch screen are<br />
526. the main  playback controls: a five-waycontrol pad, a back/home<br />
527. button, and an  option key that brings up various contextual menus.<br />
528. Sony includes a dedicated volume rocker on the right spine--always<br />
529. a  nice touch--as well as a hold switch. The bottom of the unit houses<br />
530. the  standard 3.5mm headphone jackand a standard mini USB port i<br />
531. dig that  Sony elected to revert tothis more universal connection,<br />
532. though  accessory compatibility may be a problem as a result.<br />
533. <br />
534.     It has a compact 3.2 inches tall by 1.7 inches wide by 0.3 inch deep, so it's  definitely pocket-friendly and would not be an unreasonable thing to  strap to your arm or waistband at the gym. It comes in a two color  options--red or black--though the top of the player is all black  plastic, which gives the red version a two-tone look.<br />
535. <br />
536.     In the music submenu, items are sorted by ID3 tag into artists, albums,  genres, and so on, or you may navigate by folder (as it is arranged on  your desktop). Playlists have their own icon on the main screen and do  not show up in the music submenu; it's a bit odd, but not a knock.  Tracks are split into sections of letters (A-B, C-E, and so forth) for  speedy navigation, and you may browse albums by album art for a more  visual experience. Album art can also be magnified on the playback  screen, though not to full screen.<br />
537. <br />
538.     The device also plays photos (JPEG) and video (MPEG-4, H.264/AVC, and  WMV), though the latter often requires conversion for the screen, a 262K  color TFT number with a 240x320 resolution (QVGA). The player supports  videos purchased and rented from Amazon Video On Demand, as well.You can tune into the integrated FM radio,  which offers an autoscan function and 30 preset slots.Sony removed the  Rhapsody DNA, which is a bit of a bummer if you ask me.<br />
539. <br />
540.     I recommend swapping in your favorite pair of headphones, as the stock  earbuds sound just OK and may not be comfortable for everyone.<br />
541. <br />
542. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;My Rating: 3.6/5 &lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/2065389348654981739/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/sony-e-series-walkman-second-generation.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/2065389348654981739'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/2065389348654981739'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/sony-e-series-walkman-second-generation.html' title='Sony E-Series Walkman (second generation, 8GB, black) Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-7310394505689704365</id><published>2010-09-03T23:18:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-03T23:18:03.725-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Dell Studio XPS sx8100-1408NBC Review</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Today in the fast changing world,everything is changing so fast that someone has to wonder what kind of desktop he/she should buy.Well! here is one solution in the form of Studio XPS from Dell.As a midrange PC, this system comes across as a respectable all-around  desktop. Gamers looking for an affordable PC might prefer it if Dell  included a faster 3D card instead of wireless networking.&lt;br /&gt;
543. <br />
544. <br />
545.      The smooth, curved lines and glossy black plastic give the SX8100 a solid appearance that's more pleasing than the boxy mid towers that  make up the majority of retail PCs. The upward sweep to the array of  front-panel USB ports and memory card slots makes them easy to use, and  you'll likely find the gadget tray depression on the top of the case  conveniently placed as well.<br />
546. <br />
547. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/34121959-2-440-OVR-1.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/34121959-2-440-OVR-1.gif" width="320" /></a></div>     Dell meets our other expectations for an $899 PC; the wireless card  comes across like an added bonus feature. Gamers will be tempted by the  Asus system for its faster 3D card, but anyone looking for a  well-rounded desktop, even if you have modest<br />
548. PC gaming ambitions, will  find this Dell a fair deal.<br />
549. <br />
550.     This Dell all come with Intel Core i5 650 CPUs, a desktop chip with two  physical cores, that provides four processing threads total through the  power of Intel's HyperThreading technology. Presumably by offering only  two physical cores, Intel can achieve faster clock speeds in this price  range than the AMD chips in the Asus CG1330-05.<br />
551. <br />
552.     That clock speed advantage likely explains the Dell and the other Core  i5 650 PCs faster performance on my clock-speed-focused tests,  particularly Photoshop and iTunes. But when you get to our Cinebench  multithreaded test, which focuses on cores rather than clock speed, the  native multicore CPUs pull ahead of the Intel-based PCs, the six core  Asus system most dramatically.<br />
553. <br />
554.     Thus, if you are considering a midrange PC and you spend a lot of time  with programs you know are multithreaded, like more demanding games and  many digital media editing apps--like the most recent version of  Photoshop, which we don't test with yet--you can get better performance  in this price range from an AMD-based PC.<br />
555. <br />
556.   <a href="http://dell.com/Laptops/Studio%20">Click here</a> to go to the product page.<br />
557. <br />
558.  <b> My Rating:3.7/5   </b><br />
559. <br />
560.   <br />
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563. &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/7310394505689704365/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/dell-studio-xps-sx8100-1408nbc-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/7310394505689704365'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/7310394505689704365'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/09/dell-studio-xps-sx8100-1408nbc-review.html' title='Dell Studio XPS sx8100-1408NBC Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-2501444516129061727</id><published>2010-08-31T23:20:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-31T23:20:44.630-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Sony STR-DN1010 Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/08/12/33976245_OVR_540x405.png&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/08/12/33976245_OVR_540x405.png&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
564.     The STR-DN1010 was the first AV receiver announced with 3D pass-through  capability, and it was a step-up feature over Sony's  STR-DH810. Since then, however, 3D compatibility has become  commonplace, trickling down to receivers as inexpensive as Denon's  $250 AVR-391 and Pioneer's  $230 VSX-520-K. That largely tells the story of Sony's midrange AV  receiver, which is certainly an improvement last year's STR-DN1000,  but lags compared to competitors, which offer more HDMI inputs, better  sound quality and easy iPod/iPhone connectivity. Even its once  best-in-class graphical user interface has now been surpassed by the new  menus found on the Yamaha  RX-V667. <br />
565. <br />
566.     The STR-DN1010 goes for a minimalist look, with a glossy front panel  uncluttered by the usual knobs and buttons that tend dominate AV  receivers. There's a power button the left, a large volume button the  right (with a mute button), and an input selector button rocker--and  that's it. If you do need them, they're still there, underneath the flip-down panel  that runs along the bottom. There are a few buttons for changing sound  modes, plus an AV input and the port for the automatic speaker  calibration microphone.<br />
567. <br />
568.     The STR-DN1010 is a full-sized AV receiver, coming in at 16.9 inches  wide, 12.8 inches deep and 6.2 inches high., so it might be a good choice if you have a tight AV  cabinet.  As with most AV receiver remotes, the STR-DN1010's clicker tries to do  too much by being able to control other devices. That means anytime you  press "BD" to select that input, the remote will then start trying to  control the Blu-ray player, rather than the receiver. As always, it's  worth considering an upgrade to a quality universal remote.<br />
569. <br />
570. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/08/12/33976245_DT2_540x405.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/08/12/33976245_DT2_540x405.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>    Although the graphics are barebones--it's far from the eye candy you'd  find on, say, a Blu-ray player--we do find that it's a worthwhile  step-up from the blocky text interfaces.We found it relatively easy to assign and rename inputs, and the visual  nature of the menu was most helpful for visualizing setup tasks like  speaker setup. Overall, we prefer the more colorful look and faster  response time of the Yamaha RX-V667's menus, but the STR-DN1010's are a  step-above the norm.<br />
571. <br />
572.      Sony comes with a full suite of the new HDMI features offered this  year. Like nearly every receiver this year, it supports 3D  pass-through, which means it can pass a 3D video signal from a 3D  video source to a 3D HDTV. The STR-DN1010 also supports audio  return channel functionality, as well as standby  pass-through. the STR-DN1010 includes onboard decoding for Dolby TrueHD and DST-HD  Master Audio, plus decoding for Dolby  ProLogic IIz. While the Sony does have a "Night Mode," it doesn't  have nearly as many sound options as competitors, many of which feature a  full suite of Audyssey sound processing options.<br />
573. <br />
574.     Four HDMI inputs are the minimum we expect at this price level, although  many competitors offer six, including the Pioneer VSX-1020-K, Onkyo  TX-SR608 and Yamaha RX-V667. The rest of its analog video  connectivity is better than average, but that's less of a concern to us  now that nearly every home theater gadget features HDMI. Altogether the  STR-DN1010 can switch between seven HD devices at a time. We were more disappointed that the STR-DN1010 doesn't have a minijack  input, especially since it also doesn't have out-of-the-box iPod  connectivity.  <br />
575. <br />
576. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;b&gt;My Rating: 3/5&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/2501444516129061727/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/sony-str-dn1010-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/2501444516129061727'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/2501444516129061727'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/sony-str-dn1010-review.html' title='Sony STR-DN1010 Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-2159594177556235926</id><published>2010-08-29T23:41:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-29T23:41:16.465-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Apple iMac summer 2010 (Intel Core i5 2.8GHz, 27 inch) Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://static.letsbuyit.com/filer/images/uk/products/original/122/85/new-apple-imac-mb952ba-3-06ghz-superdrive-desktop-computer-with-27-inch-monitor-12285165.jpeg&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;200&quot; src=&quot;http://static.letsbuyit.com/filer/images/uk/products/original/122/85/new-apple-imac-mb952ba-3-06ghz-superdrive-desktop-computer-with-27-inch-monitor-12285165.jpeg&quot; width=&quot;200&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
577.     Introduced 10 months ago, Apple's original 27-inch  iMac would arguably still be competitive today because of the  continued absence of a Windows all-in-one computer with a screen larger  than 24 inches. Apple has also kept the performance of its 27-inch, $1,999 iMac  competitive by adopting a quad-core Intel Core i5 CPU and a fast AMD  graphics chip.In the  new 21.5-inch iMac, Apple bypassed several opportunities to improve  the 27-inch model as a home entertainment hub. I can easily recommend  this new iMac to anyone looking for a large screen all-in-one for  productivity or gaming. For Apple's loyalty to DisplayPort adds  some annoying hurdles to using the iMac as a digital-media hub, the  27-inch screen is big and beautiful enough to make up for the extra  hassle.<br />
578. <br />
579.     The chief change Apple made across the iMac line is its move away from  Intel's Core 2 Duo CPUs, replacing them with Intel's Core i3, Core i5,  and Core i7 CPUs exclusively. While the previous $1,999 iMac already had  a quad-core 2.66GHz Core i5 CPU, the new model comes with a 2.8GHz  version with four distinct CPU cores but i think its still too expensive. <br />
580. <br />
581.     In addition to a marginally faster CPU, Apple gave the $1,999 iMac a few  other hardware changes. The company switched to using 1,333MHz DDR3  RAM, an upgrade from the 1,066MHz DDR3 the previous model had. It also  upgraded the SD card slot to support the SDXC format, which supports  cards up to 2TB in capacity. The biggest change comes by way of the new  graphics card, the 1GB ATI Radeon HD 5750. An improvement over the  generation-old 512MB Radeon HD 4850 used in the previous model, the new  3D card has big implications for gaming on this new iMac.<br />
582. <br />
583.    The 27-inch, LED-backlit display remains just as impressive as before,  not least because of its 2,560x1,440-pixel resolution. Apple has also  retained the glossy screen coating that turns some people off. Apple  includes 802.11n wireless networking, an iSight Webcam, the wireless Apple  Magic Mouse and Apple  Wireless Keyboard, and a DVD burner with the system as well.<br />
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585. <br />
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587. <br />
588.      Apple resists adding a particular feature, it still has to face  competition from vendors that have embraced it. We use the term  "competition" loosely here as no Windows vendor sells an all-in-one  desktop with a 27-inch display. Instead it competes against an  assortment of 24-inch models with varying features and prices.<br />
589. <br />
590.     Apple adding an HDMI port would be a far simpler solution, but given the  iMac's large screen and fast performance, we imagine more than a few  people in the market for an all-in-one media hub would be willing to pay  extra for the iMac-and-adapter combination. If Apple added HDMI to the  27-inch iMac, we would have a difficult time arguing for any other  high-end all-in-one. For now, we still think highly of this system, but  its dependence on an adapter for home entertainment sticks out like a  blemish.<br />
591. <br />
592.    <a href="http://www.apple.com/imac/">Click here</a> to go the product page.<br />
593.   <br />
594. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;b&gt; My Rating: 3.7/5&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/2159594177556235926/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/apple-imac-summer-2010-intel-core-i5.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/2159594177556235926'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/2159594177556235926'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/apple-imac-summer-2010-intel-core-i5.html' title='Apple iMac summer 2010 (Intel Core i5 2.8GHz, 27 inch) Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-7010995159296473167</id><published>2010-08-26T23:05:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-26T23:05:18.533-07:00</updated><title type='text'>HP Officejet Pro 8500 Wireless Review</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33518790-2-440-OVR-1.gif&quot; imageanchor=&quot;1&quot; style=&quot;margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;&quot;&gt;&lt;img border=&quot;0&quot; height=&quot;240&quot; src=&quot;http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33518790-2-440-OVR-1.gif&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
595.     The HP Officejet Pro 8500 wireless all-in-one inkjet printer is a  near-perfect solution for small businesses and home offices hunting for a  device that can print, scan, fax, copy in record time, all with  high-quality results. This printer sets the bar high in terms of all the  features it manages to pack into a relatively small footprint:  autoduplexing, 802.11b/g, a 3.45-inch touch screen, 50-sheet automatic  document feeder, and a legal-size scanner are only some of the extras  this machine has to offer.<br />
596. <br />
597.     The larger capacity paper trays actually make it larger than the J6480,  measuring a meaty 19.45 inches wide by 18.86 inches deep and 13.03  inches tall. Most of the bulk is because of the built-in features  including the autoduplexer, 50-sheet automatic document feeder, and  legal-size scanner bay, all of which contribute to the footprint, which  isn't so unwieldy when you consider the average size of a heavy-duty  color all-in-one laser.<br />
598. <br />
599.     In the Officejet line, the Pro 8500 retains the matte white and gray  panels with a glossy black cockpit in the center that blends easily into  a variety of decors. The center console is neatly organized with a  3.45-inch color LCD touch-screen display right in the middle. Although  competitive devices like the Brother  MFC-990CW do have larger screens, bigger isn't always necessarily  better; in this case, HP proves the rule with a highly functional,  easy-to-use heads-up display. The home screen shows all of the most  commonly used option menus including Copy, Fax, Scan, and Photo  preferences, a quick setup menu, and a graphical gauge that shows you  almost precisely how much ink you have left in the tanks.<br />
600. <br />
601. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33518790-2-440-FT-2.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/sc/33518790-2-440-FT-2.gif" width="320" /></a></div>     HP gives you the option to pair the Pro 8500 to a host computer in three  ways: over a network with the built-in Ethernet port, direct connection  through a USB 2.0 cord, and through 802.11 b/g networking. We followed  the onscreen instructions and successfully paired the printer with our  desktop computer in less than 10 minutes. From there, we connected  satellite computers to the printer by simply installing the driver onto  the other desktops. The process of setting up a wireless network with  your printer is typically a painful process, requiring special network  configurations and system changes, but the Pro 8500 slowly guides you  through the setup with onscreen instructions that we found easy to  follow and troubleshoot.<br />
602. <br />
603.     The large 250-sheet input drawer is fixed into the machine, but the top  comes off for when it comes time to refill your media. In addition, you  can extend the tray outward to accommodate A4 and legal-size paper and  it also has an arm to corral loose prints; we liked that the tray  doesn't come out of the machine and is made of a sturdy plastic, but we  found ourselves wishing for the dual photo and letter-size paper tray  that we loved so dearly on the HP  Photosmart C8180.<br />
604. <br />
605.     If you expect to print an astronomical number of documents, HP also sells  an optional 250-sheet  input tray for $80 that fits directly underneath the printer. The  top of the printer houses a 50-sheet automatic document feeder for  scanning and/or copying, and a small autoduplexer installs in the rear  for double-sided printing. Finally, since this printer is aimed at the  business market, the duty cycle runs up to 15,000 pages per month, which  should be more than enough to satiate any small- to medium-size  business.<br />
606. <br />
607.     <a href="http://h10010.www1.hp.com/.../18972-18972-238444-12019-3328086-3752454-3752458-3752460.html">Click here</a>  to go the product page.<br />
608. <br />
609.     <b>My Rating:3.7/5  </b><br />
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613. <br />
614. <br />
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616. <br />
617.      While the A550 and A500 have very similar noise profiles, the A500's  photos have much better color accuracy, and in fact, its JPEG color  accuracy is a lot better than that of most of Sony's other consumer  dSLRs. Its image colors are nicely saturated and pleasing, though it has  a bit of trouble with the deep pinks. It still doesn't offer a  natural/accurate color mode or a way to strip out all the color  "enhancement" for JPEGs. You can start seeing a little bit of detail degradation at ISO 800, but  it's not bad through ISO 1,600. After that ISO, color noise in its  images gets bad and detail starts to smear.<br />
618. <br />
619.     You can probably eke a stop out of the A500 by shooting raw and not  relying on the in-camera noise reduction; as is true of its generation  of Sony dSLRs, the in-camera noise reduction isn't very good. By ISO  6,400 there's not much you can do about the inherent noise in the photos  except change your trade-offs. But if you're going to use the images  scaled down, they still look pretty good.The A500's kit lens can be quite sharp, though it's prone to a little  bit of fringing on the highlights. The lens' sharpness from a distance  (as opposed to close up, like the previous shot) is OK, but it's not  quite as good as I'd like.<br />
620. <br />
621. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/07/08/33770090_DT5_540_540x405.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/07/08/33770090_DT5_540_540x405.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>     <br />
622. <br />
623. <br />
624. <br />
625.      The A500 is heavier and bulkier than its lower-end siblings as well  as its competitors. While it feels solidly built, the plastic housing  leaves a cheaper impression than similarly priced models do. Even for a  midrange dSLR, Sony doesn't make good use of the extra space, with too  many buttons and labels unnecessarily crowding the body. For instance,  the Smart Teleconverter--digital zoom--doesn't belong on a camera like  this, and the D-Range Optimizer doesn't really require a dedicated  button. They just get in the way while you're trying to distinguish  among the drive mode, ISO sensitivity, exposure compensation, and  exposure lock button, which all feel identical. <br />
626. <br />
627.     On one hand, the viewfinder displays image stabilization status--bars  show how close to steady it is--and will indicate if the lens is in  manual focus mode. However, it fits those in by trading off for more  traditional information, such as ISO sensitivity. That means you have to  look at the back display to change it. The viewfinder prompts mixed  reactions as well. It displays the focus indicators as large, persistent  boxes, which is a nice switch from the tiny dots favored by  competitors' viewfinders.<br />
628. <br />
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630.     On the A500, they're set closer to the camera back where you can't  comfortably reach them with either your thumb or forefinger unless you  lower the camera. On the cheaper models, Sony puts controls for the ISO  sensitivity and drive modes on the navigation switch on the back of the  camera. I think that placement works better than the three hard-to-reach  buttons on the top of this one. The Fn button on the back pulls up drive mode, flash settings, autofocus  mode, autofocus area, ISO sensitivity, metering, flash compensation,  white balance, DRO/Auto HDR, and Creative Styles. But the switch you use  to navigate them feels a bit too flat, without enough tactile feedback.<br />
631. <br />
632.     On the whole it is a good enough camera to take pictures of your family or others.  <br />
633. <br />
634. <br />
635.     <b>My Rating: 3.2/5 </b><br />
636. <br />
637. <br />
638. &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; If you have a blog or web page&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.126hits.com/index.php?area=start&amp;amp;id=92263&quot;&gt;click here&lt;/a&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/7375150509951789034/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/sony-alpha-dslr-a500-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/7375150509951789034'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/7375150509951789034'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/sony-alpha-dslr-a500-review.html' title='Sony Alpha DSLR-A500 Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-4357002992262687605</id><published>2010-08-20T23:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-20T23:31:36.600-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Canon Vixia HF R10 Review</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Today i will review Canon&#39;s latest camcorder Vixia HF R10.There&#39;s a lot to like about Canon&#39;s entry-level Vixia HF R series of  &quot;high-definition&quot; camcorders, such as its user interface--which is  better than that of its more expensive sibling--and its mic and  headphone jacks, which are a rare find in this camera class. But these  models give me flashbacks to the early days of HD when everyone was  taking old, relatively low-resolution sensors and up converting from  1,440x1,080-pixel resolution, either in software or in hardware, to real  HD 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution.&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
639. <br />
640. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/08/11/33949022_OVR_440x330.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="http://i.i.com.com/cnwk.1d/i/tim//2010/08/11/33949022_OVR_440x330.png" width="320" /></a></div>  <br />
641.      For its modestly priced  (though not dirt cheap) HF R series, Canon captures video at 1,664x936  pixels and up converts it to 1,920x1,080 pixels before saving using the  AVCHD codec. I can see the logic of using 1,664x936 pixels instead of  the older 1,440x1,080-pixel standard--the source video has the same 16:9  aspect ratio as the upscaled video, unlike the 4:3 aspect of the older  system--but my experience has been that for decent video, the HD source  has to be at least 1,920x1,080-pixel resolution before you start  compressing it.   Further exacerbating the situation, Canon defaults to an extremely  low-resolution, low bit rate mode: 1,440x1,080 pixels at 7 megabits per  second.<br />
642. <br />
643.      The resulting video actually looks a little better than I  expected, but my expectations were pretty low. Though it's soft, as long  as you're recording relatively stationary scenes the quality isn't too  bad. Colors in video shot in bright sunlight look pleasing and  saturated, though the camcorder can't reproduce red hues with anything  remotely near accuracy. However, the camcorder has neither the  resolution nor the bandwidth to handle a lot of movement--there are tons  of compression artifacts in scenes such as water flowing in a fountain,  and background details like leaves and grass also are smeary. In low  light, the camcorder's image quality is pretty bad; there are tons of  compression artifacts and noise, even at the highest quality setting.<br />
644. <br />
645.     The membrane buttons inside the LCD recess let you toggle between  capture and playback modes; take 2, 4 or 8-second video "snapshots;"  down convert video from HD to standard definition for wireless upload  via an Eye-Fi card (Web); and control display and playback options. I  really like the connector layout, with the Mini-HDMI, USB, component,  mic and headphone jacks all on the back of the camcorder. The external  mic and headphone is rare in a camcorder for this price range, which  make this model especially attractive to the education market.<br />
646. <br />
647.     The Func button on the bezel pulls up options for the camcorder's  limited set of shooting capabilities. Exposure modes include Program;  Cine, which adjusts gamma in conjunction with 24p shooting; and Portrait  (wide aperture); there are no real manual exposure controls on this  model. A fly up menu allows you to set a prerecord interval, adjust  exposure compensation, manual focus, set mic level and enable  face-detection autofocus.<br />
648. <br />
649.     I don't normally recommend opting for any model with built-in memory--it  usually seems an unnecessary expense--so I think R100 is the best deal  of the lot. However, given its resolution issues, the Vixia HF R series  strikes me as being more of high-end standard-definition models than a  low-end HD models. While people really do want cheaper HD, and there are  some claims that many people can't really tell the difference between  HD and SD, the whole thing simply doesn't feel right to me.<br />
650.    <br />
651.     <a href="http://www.usa.canon.com/cusa/consumer/products/.../vixia_hf_r10">Click here</a> to go the product page for more details.<br />
652. <br />
653.     <b>My Rating: 3.2/5 </b><br />
654. &lt;b&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/b&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/4357002992262687605/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/canon-vixia-hf-r10-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/4357002992262687605'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/4357002992262687605'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/canon-vixia-hf-r10-review.html' title='Canon Vixia HF R10 Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-5494555380561228477</id><published>2010-08-18T23:36:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-18T23:36:16.137-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Toshiba Satellite T235D-S1345 Review</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; In my last two posts,i was talking about mobile phones and getting some good feedbacks from the visitors.Today i gonna review a brand new laptop from Toshiba i.e. Satellite T235D-S1345. &lt;br /&gt;
655.     The Satellite  T135, an optical drive-free laptop with an Intel Pentium or AMD Neo  dual-core CPU, managed to provide exactly the sort of computing power  that most Netbooks lack. For everything from video streaming to general  office work, it was more than adequate. It wasn't as cheap as a Netbook,  but it wasn't as expensive as many thin laptops, either. <br />
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659.    <b>Some of its features are:-</b><br />
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662. <tr class="even"><td>Price as reviewed / starting price </td> <td>$599</td>  </tr>
663. <tr> <td>Processor</td> <td>1.5 GHz AMD Turion II Neo K625  Dual-Core</td> </tr>
664. <tr class="even"> <td>Memory</td> <td>4GB, 1,066MHz  DDR3</td> </tr>
665. <tr> <td>Hard drive</td> <td>320GB 5,400rpm</td> </tr>
666. <tr class="even"> <td>Chipset</td> <td>ATI RS880M + SD820M</td> </tr>
667. <tr> <td>Graphics</td>  <td>ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4225</td> </tr>
668. <tr class="even"> <td>Operating  System</td> <td>Windows  7 Home Premium (64-bit)</td> </tr>
669. <tr> <td>Dimensions (WD)</td> <td>12.7  inches x 8.8 inches</td> </tr>
670. <tr class="even"> <td>Height</td> <td>1.0  inches</td> </tr>
671. <tr> <td>Screen size (diagonal)</td> <td>13.3 inches</td>  </tr>
672. <tr class="even"> <td>System weight / Weight with AC adapter</td>  <td>3.8 / 4.4 pounds</td> </tr>
673. <tr> <td>Category</td> <td>13-inch</td></tr>
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675.      The Satellite T235, is much like its predecessor in  many ways--perhaps in too many. I can't really fault it, though, since  it remains one of the thinnest all-around affordable 13-inch laptops.  However, at $599 for the AMD Turion II Neo dual-core powered T235D-S1345  ($569 on Toshiba's Web site with an instant savings option), it's the  same price as many Intel Core i3 laptops.    <br />
676.     <br />
677.      The weight and battery life on this ultra portable 13-incher are  superior to many standard 13-inch machines, but it comes at the same  performance cost as the other Satellite T135 models had. The T235D still  lacks an optical drive,  in fact, for only a few hundred more, the $829 Toshiba  Portege R705-P25 offers a lighter chassis, a Core i3 processor, and  a DVD-burning optical drive. However, if it's an all-around thin  machine you're looking for at a price that's reasonable, the T235D-S1345  can handle a lot more than a Netbook can, and with a more ergonomic  design.<br />
678. <br />
679.     At first glance, it looks more like a 12-inch ultraportable. From the  outside, the T235D isn't really different from the previous T135  series--the same glossy plastic lid predominates--this time in a gray  with crosshatched etched pattern to lessen the Fingerprint Effect, or an  optional red--and a slightly bulging battery protrudes from the  underside, but hardly enough to feel great.<br />
680. <br />
681.     After some use, I softened up to the design--to a point. While Toshiba  can be credited for not playing it safe, we might have preferred  something more muted. Combined with the very plastic feel the overall  laptop possesses, the T235D leans toward looking slightly cheap.The chassis's construction actually feels quite sturdy, starting with a  new keyboard.<br />
682. <br />
683.     The wider-than-tall multitouch touch pad leans toward being a bit  too smooth, but its sensitivity is excellent and I found the  contour-curved buttons beneath easy to reach. And that textured deck we  complained about happens to offer comfortable friction on your palms  when typing. Clever stuff, after all. <br />
684. <br />
685.     The Satellite T235D-S1345 has a 13.3-inch glossy LED-backlit  display with a 1,366x768-pixel native resolution, which is common for  screens this size. Pictures looked reasonably bright and text readable,  although the screen looked washed-out at wide viewing angles. Its  built-in stereo speakers emit sound through grilles under the front  base; they're loud enough for enjoying videos, but are not ideal for  music. A built-in Webcam is a lot like the one on the previous T135--OK  for Web chatting, but we've seen better.<br />
686. <br />
687.     Like its predecessor, the Satellite  T135D-S1324, the T235D-S1345 has an AMD Neo dual-core processor,  although this time it's been slightly upgraded to a Turion II Neo K625  dual-core. Its performance is improved a little, but not massively so.  For most mainstream computing needs, this dual-core CPU does its job  surprisingly well.I am also happy to say that generally it handled  full-screen video streaming nicely, although we had better results if we  avoided trying to watch HD streams.<br />
688. <br />
689.     The T235D-S1345 is a far better solution for mobile computing than  single-core or Atom processor Netbooks, but it also falls short of what  even a basic Intel Core i3 processor can do. In terms of overall  benchmark performance, it edged out the slim 11.6-inch Dell  Inspiron M101z that packs an Athlon II Neo K325 dual-core CPU. Its  performance is impressive for an 11.6-inch system, but it's not far off  what we'd expect in a budget 13-inch, either.<br />
690. <br />
691.      So,if you are in a mood of buying a laptop in this festive season,go get this laptop!<br />
692.      My Rating:3.8/5<br />
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736. processor and an improved display technology  called Super AMOLED.So,is it better than samsung"s other Android  phones?Lets find out.<br />
737. <br />
738.     One of the best things about the  Galaxy S has to be its 4-inch Super  AMOLED display. This has a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels (WVGA) and  measures 4 inches diagonally. An Android phone with a similar screen is  the Sony  Ericsson Xperia X10, though its resolution is slightly different at  854 x 480 pixels.<br />
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740.      The advantages compared with regular AMOLED are that it's  thinner,  brighter, uses less power and has better screen legibility under direct  sunlight.The touchscreen was  that it's very sensitive to our fingertip touches. It responded to the  lightest of touches, which is good when you want to type fast and not  worry about missing letters. Watching videos was a good experience,  thanks to the large display and eye-popping colors reproduced by the  panel. Furthermore, you can watch DivX HD videos stored in the memory  without messy format conversions,Its a fun viewing of the HD videos that  are created.<br />
741.     Some may still find the Galaxy S a little large  with a footprint of  122.4 x 64.2mm. This is almost identical to the HTC  HD2's 120.5 x 67mm, and we all know how big the HD2 is.<br />
742.     The  micro-USB port on the Galaxy S has a sliding cover. I like this  small design implementation as it keeps lint out of the connector while  not being as fiddly as some pull-out rubber port covers. Near the  micro-USB port on the top edge is a standard 3.5mm jack for audio  output.<br />
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744.     Now that we've the standard things out of the way, let's look  at what  makes the Galaxy S unique, software-wise. Samsung's custom interface is  called TouchWiz 3.0 for Android. TouchWiz has been used in other Samsung  mobile phones and this version for the Galaxy S is in some ways  similar. On the Home page, there's a fixed dock with four shortcuts to  Phone, Contacts, Messaging and Applications. The rest of the Home pages  (which goes up to seven screens) are pretty much what you find in other  Android phones. This means you can fill them up with either widgets or  shortcuts and is fully customizable.<br />
745.     Tapping on the  Applications shortcut will bring up the main menu.  Instead of one that slides upward from the bottom, the pages of apps  scroll horizontally. This is consistent with Samsung's TouchWiz  interface from its earlier devices. The dock at the bottom doesn't  change in the menu page aside from the Applications button which now  shows Home instead for getting out of the menu back to the Home page.<br />
746.      Google's default interface puts apps in alphabetical order and there's  no way to arrange them. What's more, in the process of editing the main  menu, you can even delete programs completely. Yes, you don't have to  enter the settings page and go through a series of sub menus just to  delete all the apps you want purged from the system. You can increase  the number of menu pages according to how many apps you have. I went up  to 26 pages before getting tired of going further. Essentially,  there're lots of menu space for apps, so the 2GB ROM for storing  programs can be put to full use.<br />
747.      Samsung has also tweaked  the notifications bar that resides at the top  of the screen. As with the vanilla Android, you access the bar by  pulling it down. In Samsung's implementation though, you get four  shortcuts embedded in the notifications page--Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Silent  and Vibration. This makes toggling these features really convenient.<br />
748.      Integrating social-networking services appears to be a big deal for  any  Android phone these days and the Galaxy S is no exception. For starters,  you can integrate your Facebook and Twitter friends into your Contacts  list.For starters, setting it up takes quite a while. In the case of  Facebook, you are shown your entire list of friends, which have to be  sifted through to select who to appear and link with your Google  contacts. For those with thousands of "friends" who are not friends that  ought to appear on your mobile phone, this can be quite a chore.<br />
749.      Text input methods included with the Galaxy S are the Samsung  keyboard  and Swype. The Samsung keyboard is a simple one that's pretty effective.  The size of the screen makes tapping buttons very accurate, and without  much practice, we were able to type very quickly.   <br />
750.     However, it could do with a little more complexity. The letters  don't serve two purposes, so you can't, say, simply press and hold M to  get a question mark. Except for the full stop (which gets a dedicated  key on the QWERTY page), all other symbols require switching to the  symbols page. Pressing and holding the symbols key will bring up an  editing page which gives you arrow keys and other editing tools like  select and copy. In the browser, the address bar doubles as a search  field. The Samsung keyboard detects this as a URL field only and  replaces the spacebar with ".com", so search for phrases that require  spaces becomes a chore.<br />
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752.     Photos taken with the Galaxy S' camera  were of very good quality. They  showed colors accurately and performed well indoors even without flash.  Video recording is supported up to 720p resolution. Video quality looked  good as long as expectations were kept in check--this is no Canon  Legria camcorder.<br />
753.     One word of warning when using the  camera--the photos look better on the  device's screen than on the computer. While this is generally true for  all digicams and mobile phones because the small display hides  blurriness and noise, it's especially pronounced for the Galaxy S. The  Super AMOLED seems to brighten all the colors. So once you view it on a  color-corrected monitor, the images just don't seem so great anymore.<br />
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755.     That's probably thanks to the new Samsung Hummingbird  processor complete  with PowerVR SGX graphics. This is rumored to be a variant of what's  found in the Apple  iPad and is jointly designed by Samsung and Intrinsity. Intrinsity  was recently bought by Apple.   512MB of RAM is available for running applications, while there's 2GB  ROM for installing apps. This is part of the internal 16GB memory, so  14GB is left for storage and appears as a removable drive when the  Galaxy S is connected to a PC. There's also a micro SDHC card slot for  expansion if the on board storage not sufficient.<br />
756.     Though the  Super AMOLED screen is supposed to be more battery-efficient,  the Galaxy S didn't do much better than the HTC Desire. With two email  accounts and all social-networking services set to auto-sync, we got  slightly under 24 hours of use before the battery depleted fully. Tweak  these settings and it's possible to go about 1.5 days on a single  charge.  <br />
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758.     Now the question is will it be able to rule the markets?Only  the time will tell.As for now i can say that it has the potential and  the quality to go much far than anyone can expect from this phone.<br />
759.      It has some advantages over its competitors like the Touchwiz 3.0 and  a better HD video quality with its super fast 1 Ghz processor and the 4  inch AMOLED screen.<br />
760.     <a href="http://www.in.samsungmobile.com/Galaxy">Click here</a> to go the  product page.<br />
761.     My Rating: 3.8/5 <br />
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764. &lt;div class=&quot;separator&quot; style=&quot;clear: both; text-align: center;&quot;&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/1021486878591049493/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/samsung-has-recently-launched-its-new.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/1021486878591049493'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/1021486878591049493'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/samsung-has-recently-launched-its-new.html' title='Samsung Galaxi S Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3bkhQSto2x47Vlo4jymN6Smjq2Ljvzay4EkjqvePnOf09uqlokYudogKY-lCnbEzukgwdHXkrrhpEUuJ5B84Q1TmUsSUNn61EWEm05Lxir5V6VPOnJV4nFcB5sgF-kPLtBwIzz9YEmkCY/s72-c/sc002.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-796805744843323691</id><published>2010-08-17T00:24:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-17T00:24:17.507-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Nokia N900 Review</title><content type='html'>As promised,here&#39;s my first review-&lt;br /&gt;
765. <br />
766. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAcMJ9EcX_dLxpoxwr8hy6wvUt-BMxg7nbHdBklvOglcRY7cdske0Zb2_LycvFrvfag7VFlo4yHjuiNNBPX64ouOU7qAKbL_Z2rJoKx6ELSL0Ferqm_gTr9TkT7TflV7u7R7wnDvvogAl/s1600/33770010-2-440-PURSE.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAcMJ9EcX_dLxpoxwr8hy6wvUt-BMxg7nbHdBklvOglcRY7cdske0Zb2_LycvFrvfag7VFlo4yHjuiNNBPX64ouOU7qAKbL_Z2rJoKx6ELSL0Ferqm_gTr9TkT7TflV7u7R7wnDvvogAl/s320/33770010-2-440-PURSE.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
767. Nokia N900 is one of nokia's latest phones in the market today.It has some good and some bad features like all other phones.<br />
768. <b style="color: lime;">The Good</b>-<br />
769.      <span class="summary">The Nokia N900 offers a powerful mobile Web  browser, plenty of storage, a 5-megapixel camera, and an ultra sharp  display. It's also fast, multitasks well, and has excellent call  quality. Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth, and GPS are all on board.</span><br />
770. <span class="summary"><b style="color: red;">The Bad</b>- </span><br />
771. <span class="summary">      </span>The user interface isn't very intuitive. Ovi Store for the N900 isn't  live yet, limiting the number of available apps, and it doesn't sync  with Exchanger Server 2003. The phone is a bit bulky and not all apps  work in portrait mode.<br />
772. <br />
773.        The nokia N900 is the next evaluation from nokia and its specifically designed for the internet users.It has the nokia's latest OS Maemo which runs on Linux.It's still early days for N900 and needs more capability and much more sharpness in the work as it has a plenty of potential of being a showstopper.<br />
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775. <br />
776. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QpTl2mfjRxakCFdgpp-5ofEe8lDlj9USY8bKG7q5YKoo58hepF6SRKtCXgNiDw1S2Jao_E8c_Gf21IUkyCXSMR6vgNiGhxVRlPW8Y0hyphenhyphenOpfuTiDNW9xXxR-ew8-valR1lNx0L3F4DRKl/s1600/33770010-2-440-FT_440x330.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2QpTl2mfjRxakCFdgpp-5ofEe8lDlj9USY8bKG7q5YKoo58hepF6SRKtCXgNiDw1S2Jao_E8c_Gf21IUkyCXSMR6vgNiGhxVRlPW8Y0hyphenhyphenOpfuTiDNW9xXxR-ew8-valR1lNx0L3F4DRKl/s320/33770010-2-440-FT_440x330.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>      As for the design,it has a slider design,N900 has a very little resemblance with its predecessors. It has a screen of 4.37 inches wide by 2.35 inches tall by 0.77 inch thick and 6.38  ounces. In hand, the N900 feels like a very solid phone but the extra  weight is noticeable when you're on a phone call and it'll make for a  bit of a tight fit in a pants pocket. <br />
777.       The WVGA display (800x480 pixels) is amazingly sharp and bright and  has an ambient light sensor and brightness controls. Also, although it's  a resistive touch screen, which requires that you use a little more  pressure than capacitive screens, i found it to be very responsive to  our touches, whether we were opening an app, scrolling through lists, or  switching between home screens.<br />
778.       It also has a Qwerty keypad for text entry which can be access by pushing the screen upwards.It is very small compared to the other nokia phones(N97,N97 mini etc.) and may found to be difficulty to access for the first few times<br />
779.       the Nokia N900's UI isn't very easy to use right out of the box, but  with time and customization, it can offer a lot. Running on the  Linux-based Maemo platform, the smart phone offers four home-screen panes  that you can rotate through by swiping from left to right and vice  versa.<br />
780.      You can personalize each pane with various widgets and shortcuts.  To do so, just press on a part of the home screen (outside of any  widgets or shortcuts), and you'll see a little tab menu with a settings  wheel icon drop down from the top of the screen. Pressing that will  bring up another Desktop menu in which you can choose to add a shortcut,  contact, bookmark, widget and also change your background or theme. <br />
781.      I was trying to figuring out how all the menus work and what each icon is takes time and  in our experience, requires a lot of trial and error. For example, once  you get deeper into a task, it's not always clear how to return to the  previous page (you just tap outside the window, by the way), and a  simple task like this shouldn't be so confusing. However, you learn with  more use and with more time;<br />
782.     I customized the user interface to our  liking and found it quite useful, especially the multitasking window.<br />
783.     <a href="http://europe.nokia.com/find-products/devices/nokia-n900">Click here</a> to go to the N900 product page.<br />
784. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0AF9-KGmlpP-3CCPRcUAwstrlD_PRohkiOFPz4P4LT7jhrbc8a7TjWK3CbogPyi4m7jnA2GRagrrpHi0N2fEUMcykCLeW5PT3aV01E66MGvntSHzHs2t7XL-Osj0KvYL8dHOoWtIxWmgR/s320/33770010-2-440-BK_440x330.jpg" width="320" /></div>    Nokia N900 is priced around $399.99-$469.99 and you can buy it online at Amazon.com or Newegg.com.<br />
785.     Hope that you like the review!<br />
786.     Please give a comment on that review or if you have any suggestion email me at-<br />
787. <br />
788.     ad049759@gmail.com.<br />
789.     Do visit next time for my next review.<br />
790.     Keep visiting!<br />
791. <br />
792. &amp;nbsp;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/feeds/796805744843323691/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/nokia-n900-review.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/796805744843323691'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1096605463020886588/posts/default/796805744843323691'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://stonerip-reviewspot.blogspot.com/2010/08/nokia-n900-review.html' title='Nokia N900 Review'/><author><name>stonerip</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13000364013441340935</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='24' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2p_95E3SvOBtBSGdKbr7egQVy_FiJ4WU24wAq_tZ29i4Aj-JDNNodoDu-55VgXYIluN0ZTwtQ3aTI0E2WCu4RjZlaq62gs-YLkLe5E-nLnD1mcIfPKw5zIrfiijW0_w/s220/Long_Forgotten_Memories.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKAcMJ9EcX_dLxpoxwr8hy6wvUt-BMxg7nbHdBklvOglcRY7cdske0Zb2_LycvFrvfag7VFlo4yHjuiNNBPX64ouOU7qAKbL_Z2rJoKx6ELSL0Ferqm_gTr9TkT7TflV7u7R7wnDvvogAl/s72-c/33770010-2-440-PURSE.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096605463020886588.post-1536943594601914178</id><published>2010-08-16T22:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-16T22:56:15.020-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Introduction</title><content type='html'>&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Hi,i am an internet affiliate and around since November 2009.During that time i was sending email messages to the customers about products and getting feedbacks from them.At that time, lots of people has asked me that the reviews about a certain product in a specific website was not appropriate and they felt cheated when they buy the product.&lt;br /&gt;
793. <br />
794.      That's why i am making this blog to give them a proper truthful reviews of a product,so they not felt cheated.I wish it will be win-win situation for both of us-<br />
795.     <br />
796.     *The customers get an honest review of a product and hence they buy the product.<br />
797.     *I get an honest feedback from the customers and encouraged to write more honest and truthful reviews and helping the customers to choose the right product.<br />
798. <br />
799.     So,from my next post i will start reviewing products and helping the customers.<br />
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