Stories by: Sean Captain

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    NEC PX-42XR3W 07/06/2005 11:40:06

    This is the panel for image geeks. It has very good image quality, and outstanding HDTV display.
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    Philips 42PF9966 07/06/2005 11:43:58

    Rich colours, bright images, and good detail helped the 42" 42PF9966 display both standard definition TV and DVDs in excellent quality. Its high-definition quality was a bit lower, but still respectable.
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    Pioneer PDP-435HD 07/06/2005 11:48:08

    The PDP-435HD displayed DVDs and standard definition TV with finesse. For high-definition content, however, the Pioneer was disappointing, largely for its lack of ability to display detail--the hallmark quality of HD.
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    Polish your TV's picture 06/04/2005 18:57:38

    Watching a poorly adjusted TV -- whether it's the standard-definition variety or a high-definition set -- is like being served overcooked food: Regardless of how much you paid for it, you're not getting your money's worth. And HDTV benefits from careful calibration even more than a regular set does.
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    Stronger protection ZoneAlarm Pro 4 22/11/2003 11:39:05

    Zone Labs ZoneAlarm has always been a reliable firewall, and the latest Pro version continues this tradition.
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    Trend Micro updates PC-cillin 29/10/2003 08:19:56

    Trend Micro is updating and expanding its antivirus software with the release of PC-cillin Internet Security 2004, a suite of security programs and services for small offices and homes.
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    Maxtor technique pushes hard drive capacity 15/10/2003 11:55:43

    MMC Technology, a subsidiary of hard drive maker Maxtor, claims to have found an economical way to transition to perpendicular recording--a disk technology that promises to keep hard drive capacity growing steadily as current recording technology runs out of steam.
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    New ZoneAlarm toughens firewall 16/06/2003 09:09:05

    Zone Labs has released new versions of its popular personal firewall products ZoneAlarm Pro 4 and ZoneAlarm Plus, both featuring new components to identify hackers, block e-mail worms, and fine-tune firewall rules.
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    Drive Image 7 beefs up backup 11/06/2003 09:13:40

    Utilities maker PowerQuest Corp. has updated Drive Image, and continues to promote imaging--creating an exact sector-by-sector copy of a hard drive partition--as a data backup strategy for everyday PC users.
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    Get a grip on digital music 03/07/2002 08:34:00

    Want to put your entire digital music collection on a huge-capacity device smaller than a paperback novel? Look into Creative Labs's Nomad Jukebox 3 and Sonicblue Inc.1's Rio Riot. Each packs a 20GB, notebook-style hard drive; delivers rich, powerful sound; is mobile; and sells for about US400.
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    ViewSonic ViewPanel VG191 04/04/2002 10:10:00

    Toiling away as I do with a 17in screen, even a 19in CRT would be a big improvement, but a 19in LCD monitor - now, that's really something. ViewSonic's new 19in ViewPanel VG191 with supercrisp text is definitely worth a look - if you have a spare $3211.
 
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