Browse Entertainment & HDTV Reviews

Browse Entertainment & HDTV Reviews

Bookmark for iPhone
Notwithstanding some annoying limitations and quirks, audiobibliophiles will find much to love about Bookmark, an iPhone and iPod touch app that gives you greater control over audiobooks on your mobile device.
Review: Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server
The new $999 Mac mini with Snow Leopard Server is a fantastic product for workgroups, small businesses, and even schools to use.
Review: Roth Audio Alfie
The Alfie looks pretty, but its high price tag is more a function of its multi-purpose nature than its sound quality.
HDTVs for the holidays
Our lab has been hard at work testing HDTVs ranging in size from 40 inches to 52 inches for image quality, usability, audio quality, and features. Here are the test results of 16 HDTVs.
Review: Vizio SV420M HDTV
The Vizio SV420M 42-inch HDTV offers lots of customization options and average video quality, at a midrange price.
Review: Panasonic Viera TC-P42X1 HDTV
A 720p plasma HDTV, the low-cost 42-inch Panasonic TC-P42X1 provides problematic images and underpowered sound.
Review: Samsung LN40B650 HDTV
Thanks to its very good picture quality, Internet and home-network entertainment features, and general user-friendliness, the Samsung LN40B650 ranks as one of the best HDTV we've tested this year.
Review: LG Electronics 42LH55 HDTV
The LG 42LH50 42-inch HDTV provides great connected features, above-average image quality, and good looks for a moderate price.
Review: Vizio SV471XVT HDTV
This 47-inch HDTV with multimedia capabilities has an estimated street price of $1200, which sounds good. But there are major compromises to be made with image quality.
Review: Panasonic Viera TC-P46S1 HDTV
The Panasonic TC-P46S1 would be a bargain 46-inch plasma HDTV if its image quality weren't so disappointing.
Review: Vizio SV421XVT HDTV
Vizio’s SV421XVT HDTV has a 42-inch screen, a 240Hz refresh rate, and multimedia playback from USB drives. But poorly rendered detail and color, plus problems with digital artifacts, mar the viewing experience.
Review: Sony Bravia KDL-40W5100 HTDV
Sony's Bravia KDL-40W5100 is a very good 40-inch HDTV and an excellent Internet viewing device.
Review: Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ850U HDTV
The Panasonic Viera TH-50PZ850U has fantastic extras, but only average picture quality for a 50-inch plasma HDTV.
Review: Insignia NS-LCD52HD-09 HDTV
If you’re on a tight budget but want a larger-than-50-inch TV, consider the Insignia NS-LCD52HD-09.
Review: Toshiba 47ZV650U HDTV
Toshiba’s 47ZV650U is a pleasant-looking 47-inch HDTV that delivers a more than acceptable viewing experience, but its rough edges need smoothing, and it’s short on extras.
Review: Vizio VO420E HDTV
The no-frills Vizio VO420E 42-inch HDTV is attractively priced, but you'll have to settle for subpar image quality and mediocre audio.
Review: Samsung LN46B750 HDTV
Samsung’s 46-inch LN46B750 packages very good picture quality, excellent sound, YouTube viewing, Yahoo Widgets, and the ability to play media files from USB storage, all in one HDTV.
Review: JVC LT-46J300 HDTV
At this bargain price, the LT-46J300 will look very attractive. But there are other HDTVs that produce better image quality at a similar price.
Review: Insignia NS-L42X-10A HDTV
The Insignia NS-L42X-10A 42-inch HDTV has lots of features and a temptingly low price, but also poor image and audio quality.
Review: LG Electronics 42LH50 HDTV
The LG 42LH50 42-inch HDTV provides great connected features, above-average image quality, and good looks for a moderate price.
Review: iSing for iPhone
A combination of "American Idol" and a karoke bar, the slick iSing lets you compete in a global talent show.
Review: Crystal Audio Video SSB-1 surround sound bar
The Crystal Audio Video SSB-1 surround sound bar is a good-sounding speaker set, but its virtual surround-sound feature doesn't live up to its promise.
Review: FlickTunes for iPhone
This app, which makes use of your handheld's full screen for control music playback, is the ideal music manager for for drivers, joggers and multi-taskers.
Review: Family Guy for iPhone
The main video clips in this app for the Fox animated series are funny enough, but the incessant advertising in a paid app will drive you to distraction.
Review: Cygnett Maestro iPod speaker dock
Average looks aside, the Maestro produces decent audio reproduction from a speaker dock that won’t offend the ears, or for that matter the eyes.
Review: Sanyo VPC-WH1 HD camcorder
There are only two reasons to buy Sanyo’s Xacti VPC-WH1 HD camcorder, but they’re good reasons: It’s inexpensive, and it’s waterproof.
Review: 21.5- and 27-inch iMacs (Late 2009)
The Late 2009 iMacs are really about the new displays—and the displays are impressive.
Review: Sonos ZonePlayer S5
Sonos delivers a good-sounding all-in-one wireless audio player.
Review: Mac mini (Late 2009)
Just seven months after giving the Mac mini line its biggest update ever, Apple has bumped the performance of the company's smallest desktop computers. While the improvements are modest, the latest Mac minis address a few of our biggest criticisms of the Early 2009 models.
Review: Cygnett GroovePlatinum earphones
Good but not exceptional budget-priced earphones.