Samsung CHT 250

Advantages: Full HD and sexy
Disadvantages: Bit expensive

...Samsung TV's are in general excellent. I have another model that is slightly bigger and the experiances I had with that one led me to this one! To give you an over view this is a 22 " Widescreen LCD screen that can be used as a TV or as a Computer monitor. It has a built in DTV tuner (freeview) and is HD compatible. I do not mean the pretend HD either this is full 1080p HD. There is 1080 i which can be classed as HD but 1080p is a fully high definition TV and means you can run a PS3 on it how it was meant to along with HD DVD's, Blueray and HD TV. Now all that may sound a bit confusing so I will have a go at explaining. There are two types of HD tv. One is 1080i and on is 1080p. In general terms 1080p is better. The p stands for progressive scan and the i stands for interlaced. THe 1080 bit stands for the pixel density... Read review

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Advantages: Touch-screen, USB, Card-slot, Mapsource compatability
Disadvantages: Bad maps, immediate next turn direction, no variable POI proximity,

...Edit: My review here is based on the Nuvi-250 (non-widescreen version). I bought one of these recently as my old ipaq-based TomTom is getting more outdated each day and there doesn't seem to be a reasonably-priced way to update it. I have to say I was expecting better. The manual is small because there aren't as many features as you get with TomTom. For example TomTom allows you to set the distance between your POI and it's alert sounding. This Garmin seems to sound the alert at it's own preset distance warning which you can't change from the menu system. It also seems to take a while to find the satellites. We went to our local park on saturday which is about a mile from home and we were practically on the car-park before it locked on. The worst part though was how innacurate the maps seem to be. On one trip, It didn't have... Read review

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Advantages: Great value for money. Excellent at dealing with low frequencies.
Disadvantages: Bulky battery pack. Phone interference may be an issue for some.

...Having bought a portable DVD player for long haul flights, I went looking for a reasonably priced pair of ultra- portable, noise-cancelling headphones to use them with. After a fair bit of research, I settled on the PXC250 and managed to buy a pair from Amazon for slightly less than £50. I opted for free super-saver delivery and they arrived without hassle a couple of days later. The headphones are engineered to so that they fold into a fairly compact shape which fits neatly into the carry case provided. A number of ‘phone jacks are also supplied to cater for a variety of inputs. Crucially for me, I could use them with the DVD player, my iPod, in-seat headphone jacks on most airlines and my stereo system at home. The build quality is good for their intended use and price point. The ear pads are very comfortable and, whilst not... Read review

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