Awesome Orion 32" LCD

Advantages: Sharpness, Quality Picture
Disadvantages: None

...Product: 32? LCD television Make: Orion Features: HD Ready Price: Varied Introducing of Orion I?ve had the Orion 32? LCD Television for quite some years now, and I must admit, it is some monster of a T.V. I love sitting in my comfy chair, a beer in one hand and watching Manchester United play on the big screen. In my house it feels like being in a pub, I?ve got the bar and the 32? LCD, so I can get a drink whenever I feel, and I have a free front row seat in front of the big screen. In some ways, my house is better then the local boozer, even though I love going to the pub, because you can meet up with friends, be sociable, and the atmosphere is good. There?s just sometimes, where I have decided to stay in and watch the football, I find it better to invite your mates around and sit in front of your own big 32? T...

GavinWRogers 19.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Orion TV32082

Almost star quality from Orion

Advantages: Reasonably priced from a reputable manufacturer
Disadvantages: LCD picture quality can be poor when viewing from certain angles

...we don't watch a huge amount of television in the bedroom, I didn't lean towards any particular manufacturer as I might have done if I were buying a new main television set for the living room. I was also just looking for a portable TV in the region of a 19 or 20 inch screen. Having checked the local retailers, and compared prices online, the best I could find for our circumstances was a digital LCD made by Orion. To give it it's full name: an Orion TV 19PL110D. If you've ever bought an LCD or plasma television from Toshiba or Sharp, the chances are it was manufactured by Orion as it happens to be one of the world's largest OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) of televisions We chose this model because out of all the televisions in this size, this particular model had the best overall technical specifications. For instance...

kevin121 11.02.2009 (10.04.2009) · Read review
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Review of Orion TV-19 PL 110 D

Break-up of the Level 42 Family

Advantages: Level 42 at their most commercially accessible.
Disadvantages: Level 42 at their most commercially accessible.

...INTRODUCTION The effect that music has on a listener can be informed by many things, such as mood, emotional context, state of mind and ties to a person or place. The funky jazz band you listen to live on an evening out at Ronnie Scott?s just doesn?t sound the same when reproduced on CD and played in your living room. Similarly, if you?d never kissed your girl for the first time to the sax-imbued strains of ?Careless Whisper?, chances are the song would not mean as much to you. And so it was that Level 42?s ?Running in the Family? provided the soundtrack for an extraordinary experience that is now indelibly etched in my memory and forever linked with the album that accompanied it. In July 1987, still wet behind the ears, I set out with twenty other young Armenian-Americans from New York and New Jersey, on a two week tour of our...

Hishyeness 25.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Running In The Family - Level 42

A welcome return of Level 42!

Advantages: Very catchy, great to hear from them again
Disadvantages: May be too much of the same thing for some people

...I have always loved the musical style of Level 42. Although I wasn't born when the band was formed, and I didn't really take an interest in them until nearly twenty years later, I can't help but love the feel-good quality to each track - and of course, Mark King's superb signature slap-bass style. I don't know how they do it, but I always feel great whenever I listen to them! It's not just me either - Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer once described the feeling you get from listening to them as "the [great] feeling you get listening to Level 42 on a summer's day". Anyway, enough about me, let's talk about this album. Retroglide is the first album release from Level 42 in twelve years (apart from greatest hits etc) and was released on 18th September 2006. ~~ The Case ~~ I know what you're thinking, "why is she reviewing a CD case...

beatlesgal25 10.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of Level 42 - Retroglide

Not as high as a 42

Advantages: fair drink prices, vending machine, very clean
Disadvantages: samey music, can get quite busy, not enough seating

...I used to be totally into the Indie scene but now Ive been more influenced into rock but a friend asked if I wanted to go to 42nd Street and I had always heard good things so I decided to head on down. Its situated on bootle St in deansgate just off the main road. The entrance is plainly just a door with the flatboars sign with the 42nd street logo so if you didnt know what youwas looking for it could be pretty hard to find. The club is upstairs of the building so there are a few stairs and therefore not really suitable for those in a wheelchair or difficulties with climbing stairs such as crutches. The entrance fee wasn't that bad, I paid £4 after 10:30pm with an NUS card which is about the same as 5th Avenue and other clubs. The dancefloor is located in the middle of the room between two bars and lit up with UV lights and some disco so...

indie.chick14 28.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of 42nd Street

Level 42 - World Machine - Good but not Great

Advantages: Some outstanding songs and first class musicianship
Disadvantages: Let down by some weak tracks

...INTRODUCTION In a little over three weeks time, I am finally going to fulfil the lifelong and much delayed ambition of seeing Level 42 perform live - at the Hampton Court Music Festival. Sort of like ?The Sun? newspaper, which many people seem to read, but no one will admit to buying, Level 42 are one of those bands that people secretly like, but will deny allegiance to with the same haste and insistence with which St Peter denied Christ. I have never really understood this behaviour, as in my mind, Level 42 are one of the most ?complete? bands I have ever had the pleasure of following. By ?complete? I mean that they are excellent, innovative musicians and accomplished lyricists capable of putting together some fantastic songs. There are several of their albums I could have reviewed, but I have chosen World Machine because...

Hishyeness 20.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of World Machine - Level 42

Personal review of the Philips 42PFL7404H

Advantages: Slimmer and lighter than many LCD TVs of similar size.
Disadvantages: None come to mind.

...This is an excellent example of Philips ingenuity. If you are about to consider changing to a larger screen size, then this 42' screen is well worth a closer look. It has a superb contrast ratio, which really improves the definition of the darkest and lightest images and displays striking colours that are lifelike and vibrant. The ease of installation is also a great benefit, whereby most settings can be achieved through a simple automatic process. Should you also be thinking of wall mounting this receiver, then you will be pleased to know that this particular model is thinner than many TV's currently available and also a lot lighter. The remote control has been well thought out with a special home button, which enables easy selection of external devices, like satellite boxes, digital receivers, DVD players and recorders or PC...

Houdini42 06.10.2009 · Read review
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Review of Philips 42PFL7404H

Top Notch TV! (Baird PR42)

Advantages: full HD, quality sound & picture, easy to use
Disadvantages: too large for smaller rooms

...I decided to treat myself to a decent TV after years of having a small old tv that was on it's way out and I opted for the Baird PR42. It is full HD (1080p) with Niacom stereo. I must say though this is an amazing television! The picture is faultless, the sound perfect and the general appearance is smooth and sleek. Installation & Instructions - It is so easy to install you literally just plug the cables in and everything is working. It's set to all standard picture and sound quality but it is easily changed in the menu. The intruction booklet is easy to understand and complete with all details necessary to work the television to the best of it's ability. Functions & Features - The menu on the screen is easy to understand and use, there are already set styles such as 'movie, standard, music, sports' etc for sound which I find very...

NSG17 29.05.2009 · Read review
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Review of Baird PR42

Ford orion

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: none

...When I was younger I always wanted to own a Ford Orion ( I know I was young and wisdom comes with age). When I passed my driving test I knew what would be my first car, with £3000 to spend off I went, and came back with a D reg Ford Orion 1.6i turbo, I loved it . Over the next year or so I added a body kit, alloy wheels and various other extras, this car was the dogs bollocks and I would cruise around town getting looks from everybody. Now I am a lot older I look back at that car with some embarassment but also regret that I ever sold it. I have had many cars since then but none hold my affection like my Ford Orion ( your first car always will)....

diceman 12.07.2000 · Read review
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Review of Ford Orion 1.6

The Ford Orion - No Longer With Us, Thank God!

Advantages: Comfortable, Spacious, Cheap spares
Disadvantages: Dodgy high-speed handling, Poor starting, Corrosion in vital areas

...I bought a ten-year old Orion Ghia 1.6 in 1996, after many years of hatchback ownership. Obviously, it was a second car as I could not risk having a Ford as my one and only vehicle. The car felt good, solid and comfortable so I bought the Orion (60,000 on the clock) for £750. The problems I inherited with the car were a non-functioning electric window switch (cured with a dose of WD40) and some ancient and rock-hard front tyres, which scared the life out of me the first time I stood on the brakes.The front wheels locked solid sending the car screeching down the road in a cloud of smoke. It was either get some new tyres or look around for a decent life insurance policy - the tyres won the day. The car turned out to be reliable, except in the area of early morning and, occasionally, hot starting. I did develop various start...

tel1 02.03.2005 · Read review
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