Sony is back with a bang!

Advantages: slick piece of hardware, great games, so much to do!
Disadvantages: not cheap!

...Having just recently won a competition to spend a night with the PS3 I figured it would be a smart idea to do a personal review of the console which everyone will be talking about (in the UK) in a few weeks to come. Please bear in mind that I have only had a chance to test this baby out for a few hours and so my review will not be as in-depth as you might expect. First Impressions The PS3 is indeed a slick looking machine, about the size of it's older brother (PS2) it seems as though finally Sony have caught on to the fact that the outer design of the console is as important to a gamer as the leather interior is to a 2006 Aston Martin V8 Vantage. Gone is that ugly block-like design and in comes a smooth surfaced console with curved edges just begging you to caress them. Much like it's predecessor, the PS3 can be placed...

bwerket 10.02.2007 · Read review
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Sony DAV-IS 10

Advantages: quality, crisp sound, great looks, can easily hide away
Disadvantages: power output is quite low, needs more mid range

...I bought the sony satelite system about 8 months ago. I did have a sony 5.1 system before but decided to change it as i had just bought a new plasma and wanted a surround system to compliment the looks of the plasma mainly (my tv's piano black as is the dav subwoofer). I knew the quality of the dav-is 10 was there but when i tested it i thought the power output was quite low but at the price it was the best option for the subtle, cosmetically smart looking surround that i was after. This system is not a powerful, in your face surround sound. It's a quality sounding, subtle looking crisp system - less powerful than my previous sony.. It looks brilliant with the tiny satelite speakers which really do hide in your room - especially with the skinny sony stands you can buy (70 pounds for the pair - well worth it). The subwoofer...

bergkamp81 10.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sony DAV-IS 10

Sony DAV-IS 10

Advantages: Picture, Sound, Design, Small Speakers
Disadvantages: Price

...I have owned this Home Cinema System for a couple of months now (it replaces a £200 JVC system). I run it with a Samsung 37" LCD TV (connected via HDMI cable). I purchased it for £365, where some places were selling it for £599!!! (before you buy, shop around). I wont talk about the specification, because it can be viewed on the Sony website. What Attracted Me To This System? I wanted something that was modern looking and sophisticated. It was highly rated by What Hi-Fi? The speakers are very "subtle" and wall mountable - I didn't want large in your face speakers. Sony is a quality brand that I rate. I wanted something that gave good sound quality from music CD's (I use it as a Hi-Fi as well). My Verdict? Whilst I wouldn't class myself as a "tv/vision/hi-fi" buff, the sound and picture that this produces is superb...

EasyExercise.co.uk 28.03.2008 · Read review
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PSP is the Perfect Sony Product (PSP) !!!!

Advantages: Excellent User Interface, Watch Video, Listen to Music, Go on Internet & More!!!
Disadvantages: Analog Stick!! Memory Cards! Complicated To Put Videos On!!

...! On a 512MB memory stick i managed to fit about 4 or 5 TV programs plus my saved games. You could get a film and some 1 or 2 TV programs as well at decent quality. The secret is to be prepared to compress your files. This is complicated they must be named in a specific way with 5 numbers at the end otherwise you cannot play them, I do not know why Sony did this but it is annoying. There is plenty of advice available on the web to do this, it is just an inconveniance rather than a problem! The Memory Stick Duo's are quite expensice and realistically to put TV programs or Films on you need at LEAST 256MB one. Although you can get them a lot cheaper now from eBay as you can get non-Sony ones from China, they still work fine, I used one! Overall, a fantastic product that is unbelievanly small for what it can do!! This is the biggest...

stey2k 09.06.2006 · Read review
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Review of Sony PlayStation Portable (PSP)

The Sony is almost music to my ears

Advantages: Great build quality, clear and spacious, good punch to the bass
Disadvantages: Can sound muddled when there is too much going on in the music

...Sony have always had a very solid reputation for producing solid hi fi i.e.rarely spectacular but certainly tick all the boxes you would ask for in hi fi. Thankfully this does very little to harm this reputation, the build quality is excellent and certainly is built to last, it is very sturdy and does not look cheap in the slightest. However cds are becoming something of a relic due to the fact that digital music stored on the computer does allow for a potentially much better sound quality courtesy of the many impressive external dac's now on the market. Having said that though, for those whose primary need is the convenience of immediately playing their favourite music cd's, then this does a very admirable job. This cd player offers very good sound quality, vocals and musical instruments are very clear, there is a nice punch to...

grandchamp 14.09.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony CDP-XE 370

The Sony DVP-PR30 Is My Little Black Box

Advantages: Neat, Stylish and Performs Well.
Disadvantages: Quite basic but it works well.

...Sony Persona DVP-PR30 is a Compact DVD Player in black. It is a neat little DVD Player with excellent performance, it has a Precision Drive 3 Mechanism for fast, stable and accurate playback. The playback has always been clear audibly and swift. There are many features to the Sony Persona DVP-PR30 including; Playback of DVD-RW/-R /-R DL (VR mode w/o CPRM), Playback of JPEG, mp3, Audio CD-R/RW, Super VCD discs, DivX Playback and Fast / Slow Playback with Sound. The product measures 998g and when boxed it weighs just 2.3 Kg. The Sony Persona DVP-PR30 was released in 2008 and is still relatively new to the market. Initially I bought this for my bedroom to work alongside my new wide-screen television set. It is lightweight but well made so the remote is easy to use with my TV. I loved the way it was so neat and compact it takes up hardly...

Mickie26 18.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of Sony DVPPR30B.CEK

  Another 5 star Sony!

Advantages: Great functions, east to use, looks and feels good and produces great images.
Disadvantages: The kit lens isnt the best and no live view may bother some.

...For a while now I have been receiving private mails on both Dooyoo and on Ciao asking me to review the Sony A200 DSLR camera, this is because I have made mention of it in a few of my camera reviews lately but never actually got down to doing a full write up on it. I haven't reviewed it previously for a couple of reasons mainly though that I had up until now only had a few hours experience of the unit. Now with a whole weeks shooting with it under my belt and over 1000 pictures taken with it I feel much more capable of writing a thorough review on it. For anyone who has not read any of my previous camera reviews, I am a professional photographer and test many of the cameras I review rather than owning them. So onto the Sony A200 then, well Sony are very new to the DSLR market even though they have been making point and shoot...

thebigc1690 16.09.2008 (17.05.2009) · Read review
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Review of Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A200K

Sony DCR HC51E is fantastic

Advantages: cheap, great quality , nightvision , lightweight
Disadvantages: no firewire or usb included , but you can buy these cheap

...Sony DCR HC51E is a very easy to use camcorder. brilliant quality recording. *touch screen LCD screen *nightvision Plus- its works great , with an infared feature. *lightweight camera *uses mini DV cassettes *LCD screen flips round so you can record yourself easily. *editing Effects feature , scene selection , for example snow, indoors, lanscape , portrait, spotlight, sport and loads more. *Fader *40x optical zoom excellent for close up's *the viewfinder is in colour Battery life - up to 14 HOURS comes with a introduction cd , which gives you some helpful tips on how to record great footage to make an enjoyable video for you to watch back. cant believe what a fantastic camcorder this is for the unbelieveable price , would recommend this Sony DCR HC51E to buy . you will have to buy a firewire (i-link) cable . so you...

natashalove1987 16.09.2008 · Read review
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Review of Sony Handycam DCR HC51E

The Sony Underdog

Advantages: Great features for low price, Great value for money
Disadvantages: Smaller range of Lenses than competitors

... Sony a200 D-SLR camera Introduction This Sony a200 is the bottom of the range fully fledged entry level d-SLR from Sony. With prices now well below £300 could this be the camera for you to enter the next level of your photography? I believe it can. Offering a wide range of features, lenses and quality that has brought Sony where it is today, this camera will definitely be giving the bigger names something to worry about. The Camera This camera is obviously designed from scratch to bring ultimate simplicity to beginners to enthusiasts alike. The build quality is very good for the price, though not as strong as many other cameras in the market, it looks as though it could still take a fair blow or two, but not three. The 10.2 mega-pixel offering is more than enough for most levels of photography...

aadamm 22.10.2009 · Read review
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Sony Playstation 3 (PS3)

Advantages: Best Entertainment System Avaliable, Region free games only
Disadvantages: 4GB file limitation External Storage, Cant read NTFS

...I am going to be reviewing possibly one of the biggest console in the market currently the PS3. Firstly I have one and it is great, now let's take a look at it in detail: LAUNCH November 11, 2006: This is when it debut in Japan November 17, 2006: It released in North America March 23, 2007: Finally was released in Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Africa and New Zealand. The UK launch was a shock for who went to it, as it was announced that everyone in the queue would receive a 46" Sony Bravia TV worth £2000. The launches did not turn out great for Sony as initial figures were low, here are the figures below: Worldwide: 5.59 Million - Japan 1,341,000 - North America 2,105,500 - Other 1,300,000 The launch was initially supposed to be as follows: November 11th for Japan and November 17th for North America...

dharma.roy 30.11.2007 (03.12.2007) · Read review
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