Crash, Bang, Wallop (All In Dolby Digital)

Advantages: Great sound and picture
Disadvantages: The remote control unit is very complicated.

...all the crystal in our display unit might shatter with the noise! (OK. Not really, but I'm sure you get my drift!) Another handy feature is that whatever type of sound output is on the DVD, the 580M will detect it with its built in decoder. So if the disc is in Dolby Digital, stereo, DTS, or whatever, that's the sound you'll get from your speakers, without the hassle of having to fiddle around with an on-screen menu. ~ ~ Another huge plus for users is that the Philips 580M seems to work equally well with both pre-recorded DVD's and with ones that you have burned yourself. I'm still waiting for my new broadband Internet connection (wireless) that I should hopefully have in about another 2 to 3 weeks, and then I fully intend to make full use of the high download speed to burn some movies of the Web. Currently my ISDN connection is too...

the_mad_cabbie 27.09.2004 (22.02.2006) · Read review
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Review of Philips DVD580M

The Start of The Digital Era...

Advantages: Great Value, Good Features, Fantastic Quality Sound
Disadvantages: Silly Placement of the Mains Plug At The Back

...I have always been a fan of the radio and although I have quite specific music tastes, I enjoy having the variety and general natter of a radio on in the background, especially to reduce boredom or to make a place seem a little more alive when your home alone. The Pure One Digital DAB Radio is the first and only DAB radio I have owned, you?ve got to move with the times right? I had been thinking about purchasing one for a while after hearing good things about this little radio and have now been enjoying it for about 6 months. The Pure One comes in a choice of 3 colours; black, pink and white. I would have loved to have brought the pink one as it?s a cute pastel colour, but opted for the funky and modern white, mainly due to the fact I was planning on using the radio in my office and most of my colleagues already think I?m a bit OTT...

chugglebunny 04.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Pure Digital ONE Classic

Bose SoundDock Digital Music System Review

Advantages: Superb Sound, Very Loud, Ideal for Ipods
Disadvantages: not go to travel with, Extremely Expensive

...Bose SoundDock Digital Music System I happened to get this as a gift and it turned out to be quiet interesting Summary: This dock is used mainly for ipod and allows you to connet mp3 players to it and listen to high quality music via speakers. It is idle for homes and small gatherings, although I would not run a party off these. Pros: This system has terrific sound and can go very load despite its relative small size. As with almost all Bose speakers the quality is amazing, so long as the source you are playing it from is high quality it will allow the speakers to each its potential. I have a surround sound Bose set up in one of my rooms but now prefer to use this product as it is very simple to operate. Just plug the mp3 player in and press play and your set. Can't get much simpler. It also runs off a wall...

plunt 05.04.2008 · Read review
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Review of Bose SoundDock Digital Music System

Dolby - as exciting as the name suggests

Advantages: Cheap, Clean, Comfortable, Helpful staff
Disadvantages: Breakfast not included, poor bar selection

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funkazzy11 15.02.2007 · Read review
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Review of Dolby Hotel, Liverpool

Canon IXUS 95 IS: The best amateur digital camera on the market

Advantages: Very high quality pictures for both print and web work.
Disadvantages: The bundled software that comes with it has a very Fisherprice feel about it.

...After reading many reviews on Amazon and amateur camera sites about the different types of hobbyist level digital cameras, I decided to buy one of these. The camera itself has a metal casing and so has a sleek feel and look to it. It's very light weight and compact making it very easy to carry around in a handbag or while, (and most importantly) taking pictures! I found that it took only 5 - 10 minutes to get the camera working from out of the box. It was so simple, I didn't take that much notice of the manual. When starting up the camera, it isn't slow like they digital cameras of yesteryear. Its ability to capture anything in an instant is one of it's many advantages. The photos it and you produce are very high quality, as I found out the other day when I had some printed off at home. The only downside is the bundled software...

loopz27 12.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Canon Digital IXUS 95 IS

Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS -nice little camera

Advantages: Nice little pocket camera with all the necessary features
Disadvantages: Can't really think of anything

...I am not an expert on digital cameras and this is just the second one I bought. So I cannot really compare the Ixus 80 with other cameras. Nevertheless, I really like it. Looks The Lxus 80 comes in Classic Silver, Caramel, Chocolate and Candy Pink in an aluminium body. It is small enough to fit in a pocket and can be tacken anywhere with no problems. As far as I can say it is very reliable and does brilliant pictures for a normal user. Features It works with 8 megapixels .The 3x zoom works for all the general snapshot moments. It comes with an Image Stabilization (IS moniker) to reduce camera shake. As far as I know this is not standard on all cameras yet, but becomes more normal in newer models. The lens is glass, so it?s definitely an advantage towards cameras with a plastic lens. You can certainly see that in the quality...

watisiti 18.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Canon Digital IXUS 80 IS

Quality DTS - Dolby Digital Receiver

Advantages: On screen setup, great sound
Disadvantages: Cluttered remote

...Looking for a quality AV receiver, you've found it!!! Features -------- Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS support S-video switching Loads of audio inputs Optical and Coax digital inputs On screen setup Quality ------- From the moment you plug in this receiver you'll be amazed. You plug it into your TV and you can lay out your speaker set up on screen, balance the levels, direct the bass to the Sub etc. The sound will blow you away. As EX and ES are still very pricey Dolby Digital and DTS are good enough for most homes and this amp is the business. Available in black and champagne finish. Disadvantages ------------- The remote is a little cluttered and difficult to use in the dark. Some buttons do glow and it is a learning remote but I think it could be improved. NB: This amp has been discontinued and replace by...

BruceH 09.02.2001 (09.04.2001) · Read review
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Review of Denon AVR 2800

Here Beginneth My Digital Radio Revolution

Advantages: Small-form and easy operation
Disadvantages: Mains only unless you purchase the expensive battery pack

...***NOTE: I apologise with the formatting of this review, it just won't work. I hope it doesn't cause you problems while reading. *** Well folks it is time for the digital radio revolution. Aah, who am I kidding? I am getting into Digital Radio very late compared to when it first became available in the 1990s. I had an 18-year old twin cassette/radio player and was happy enough with the retro look and function of it, until it was finally sent to radio heaven by my builders last year. So new (almost) house and I need a radio for the kitchen. Inexplicably there is now so much variety with radios that you need a bit of help to understand the choices. ~~~ WHAT IS DAB? ~~~ DAB stands for digital audio broadcasting, a digital radio technology for radio stations. Over the years I have heard a number of great things about...

jupiter28 07.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Pure Digital ONE MINI

Essexgirl Does Digital

Advantages: Comparative value for money, easy to use
Disadvantages: Heavy, not as attractive as other models, no alarm function

...WHAT IS DAB? DAB stands for Digital Audio Broadcasting and it is basically a way to hear more radio stations and to hear them interference free, without hiss and crackle. How good you hear it depends on the number of transmitters in your area and currently only 85% of the population are covered. You also don't have a fiddly dial to twiddle to try and find the right frequency, you select a station by name by pressing a few buttons and it finds it automatically for you. WHY DO I WANT ONE? I had been dithering in the purchase of a digital radio for some time. My ex had one that was permanently tuned to TalkSport in the kitchen. If I wanted to listen to something else I need to use the stereo FM radio and fiddle with the aerial which would only grant me reception if I held it in the air whilst balancing on my left leg...

Essexgirl2006 17.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of Pure Digital ELAN

Enthusing about Digital Fusion

Advantages: Quick service, well packed parcel, nice prices
Disadvantages: I can't think of any

...I do a lot of online shopping for the same reasons as most other people - price, convenience, choice and so on. When my new laptop began to overheat due to excessive gaming (!!!) I discovered it was possible to buy laptop cooling pads (more on that coming soon...no, really, I promise:). Now, I was impatient to get back to the gaming, and had a browse on several sites for the said cooling products with the intention of popping out to a shop beginning with C that is located not far from me, but then I noticed the prices they were charging - two to three times as much as non-high street venues. It was at this point that I found Digital Fusion, after using a popular search engine which I won't discuss here ;). Digital Fusion is an online computer store, selling everything you would expect from such a place. The categories of goods you...

sunnyfox 02.08.2009 (04.08.2009) · Read review
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