Popular Products
The good: Superior black-level performance and excellent shadow detail; accurate primary colors in THX mode; great color saturation; effective antireflective ...
The bad: Relatively expensive; last year's Panasonic plasmas lost black-level performance over relatively short periods of time; nonadjustable grayscale ...
The bottom line: With both 2D and 3D sources, Panasonic's flagship TC-PVT20/25 series plasma TV delivers outstanding overall picture ...
The good: The RIM BlackBerry Torch combines both a touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard. BlackBerry OS 6 brings such ...
The bad: The smartphone can be sluggish. The Torch has a lower-resolution screen. Applications can be saved only to the ...
The bottom line: Though performance could be better and it could stand for some hardware upgrades, the RIM BlackBerry Torch 9800 ...
The good: Reproduced relatively deep black levels; mostly accurate color in bright areas; solid video processing with proper handling of ...
The bad: Subpar shadow detail; dark areas tinged somewhat blue; benefits of 120Hz difficult to discern.
The bottom line: Solid image quality and features as well as sleek looks make Samsung's mainstream LNC630 LCD an affordable ...
The good: The Samsung Captivate features a gorgeous Super AMOLED screen, a 1GHz processor, 16GB of onboard memory, and it ...
The bad: AT&T won't let you sideload apps to the phone; camera lacks a flash.
The bottom line: The Samsung Captivate is easily AT&T's best Android phone to date. It delivers great performance, tons ...
The good: The Motorola Droid 2 sports a sleeker look and an improved keyboard. The smartphone also features a faster ...
The bad: The Droid 2 doesn't have a front-facing camera and Android 2.2's new camera interface. It ...
The bottom line: The Motorola Droid 2 offers a number of improvements that make it a worthy upgrade from the Droid ...
- See more favorites Popular Shopper picks
The good: Less expensive than last year's Envy models; highly configurable; solid design and construction.
The bad: Heavy; ATI switchable graphics not as seamless as Nvidia's; funky volume controls don't play well with ...
The bottom line: HP's updated Envy 14 is a well-built high-end laptop with impressive components and a surprisingly reasonable price.
The good: The Dell Streak offers an unprecedented combination of processor power, screen size, and design quality. Support for 3G, ...
The bad: Battery life isn't great, the touch-screen keyboard is awkward, music quality is below average, and the position ...
The bottom line: The Dell Streak is the first Android tablet worth taking seriously, though its size puts it on the ...
The good: Great battery life; large touch pad; improved speakers, bulge-free battery; sleep-and-charge USB port.
The bad: The keyboard, while wide, has awkwardly sized keys for touch-typing; some Netbooks offer HD displays for the same ...
The bottom line: With a new Atom processor and a tweaked design, the Toshiba Mini NB305-N410BN is an improvement over the ...
The good: Includes Intel's dual-core Atom CPU, plus Nvidia Ion graphics and Optimus graphic-switching technology; good game and video ...
The bad: Other low-cost ultraportables with AMD's dual-core Neo are faster; flimsy keyboard; stiff mouse buttons.
The bottom line: The Asus Eee PC 1215N combines Intel's dual-core Atom CPU with Nvidia Ion graphics and Optimus GPU-switching ...
The good: Decent performance and design for a reasonable price; excellent battery life.
The bad: Not as customizable as previous Dells; too many built-in advertising pitches.
The bottom line: Dell's updated Inspiron line has a slightly revamped design, but more importantly still offers workhorse performance for ...
- See all Notebooks Popular Notebooks
The good: Excellent control system for manual, semimanual shooting; fantastic wide-angle f2 lens; very good low-light photo quality.
The bad: Performance is merely average; no HD movie mode or optical zoom while recording; no optical viewfinder and a ...
The bottom line: As long as you're not expecting dSLR speed in a tiny body, the Canon PowerShot S90 is ...
The good: Well designed; very good performance, photo, and video quality.
The bad: Expensive; soft photos.
The bottom line: A full-featured waterproof/shockproof pocket point-and-shoot, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TS1 is a near-perfect rugged camera for everyday use.
The good: Good looking, easy-to-use design; very good photo quality.
The bad: Basic feature set for its price.
The bottom line: If all you need or want is to point and shoot, the Canon PowerShot SD1300 IS does that ...
The good: Fast performance; very nice photo quality; HD video capture.
The bad: Annoying viewfinder; video capture is its only better-than-basic feature.
The bottom line: A solid, slightly better-than-basic dSLR, the Canon EOS Rebel T1i delivers photo quality and performance that adequately compensates ...
The good: Easy to use; best-in-class photo quality; manual and semimanual controls.
The bad: Fewer features, slower performance, and bulkier design than competitive models.
The bottom line: Canon's SX120 IS pocket megazoom falls behind the competition in every aspect except photo quality.
- See all Digital Cameras Popular Digital Cameras
The good: The HTC Droid Incredible is blazingly fast, thanks to Verizon's 3G network. HTC Sense enhances the features ...
The bad: You can't use voice and data at the same time. The multimedia experience is adequate but still ...
The bottom line: With its polished design and user interface and blazing fast speeds, the HTC Droid Incredible takes pole position ...
The good: The HTC Evo 4G delivered respectable 4G speeds, and the mobile hot-spot feature lets you connect up to ...
The bad: Sprint's 4G network is limited at this time, making the mandatory $10 premium data add-on tough to ...
The bottom line: The HTC Evo 4G is easily Sprint's best smartphone and one of today's top Android devices. ...
The good: The HTC Aria is compact, feature rich smartphone that runs on Android version 2.1 with HTC's ...
The bad: The Aria's smaller display makes for a cramped onscreen keyboard. Its camera doesn't have a flash ...
The bottom line: The HTC Aria is a solid, midrange Android smartphone, but it's a shame AT&T restricts it ...
The good: The Motorola Droid X boasts a gorgeous 4.3-inch touch screen and great multimedia features like an 8-megapixel ...
The bad: Camera is a bit sluggish. Motoblur software is a lot better but still not quite as refined as ...
The bottom line: The Motorola Droid X makes another fine addition to Verizon's Android family, bringing with it a rich ...
The good: The HTC HD2 boasts a gorgeous 4.3-inch capacitive touch screen, and T-Mobile preloads the smartphone with a ...
The bad: The HD2 is clunky and big. It runs Windows Mobile 6.5. We also experienced data connection issues ...
The bottom line: The HTC HD2's size and older operating system aren't ideal, but you won't find a ...
- See all Cell phones Popular Cell phones
The good: Excellent set of manual features; dual SDHC slots; generally well-designed interface.
The bad: Poorly designed touch-screen menu system; short battery life; defaults to low-quality video mode; doesn't support SDXC; relatively ...
The bottom line: Though they're an excellent trio of camcorders, the Vixia HF S21, HF S20, and HF S200 are ...
The good: It has 1080p and 720p video; 2.5-inch swiveling LCD; one-touch video uploading to YouTube, MySpace, and Facebook; ...
The bad: Relatively large; no HDMI cable included for HD output to HDTVs; no bundled carrying case; Picture Motion Browser ...
The bottom line: The Bloggie CM5 isn't as compact as competing models from Flip Video and Kodak, but it delivers ...
The good: Very good low-light video quality; full set of manual features; 1080/60p recording option.
The bad: Smallish, low-resolution LCD; coarse EVF; some edge artifacts in video; middling still photo quality.
The bottom line: The flash-based Panasonic HDC-TM700 and its hard-disk sibling, the HDC-HS700, stand out for their low-light video quality and ...
The good: Video capture up to 1080p HD resolution; image quality is quite good for a mini camcorder; SD card ...
The bad: Bundled software isn't Mac compatible but necessary for smooth playback of 1080p video; price doesn't include ...
The bottom line: With the Zi8, Kodak finally surpasses Flip Video's video quality and feature set.
The good: Excellent video quality; extremely customizable; great lens and optical stabilizer; fast focus.
The bad: No 720p recording capability; coarse, low-resolution LCD.
The bottom line: Canon's XH A1 and XH G1 are excellent camcorders for entry-level professionals and independent filmmakers, with hard-to-beat ...
- See all Camcorders Popular Camcorders
The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; Netflix, Vudu, Pandora and Blockbuster streaming; built-in Wi-Fi; 7.1 analog outputs.
The bad: Slowest operational speed we've tested this year; competing players offer more streaming media services; not DLNA-compliant; somewhat ...
The bottom line: The Toshiba BDX2700 is currently a little cheaper than other midrange Blu-ray players and includes 7.1 analog ...
The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, and Pandora media streaming, plus the expandable Samsung Apps platform; built-in ...
The bad: Sluggish operational speed; competing Sony players offer 3D for about the same price; last year's Samsung Blu-ray ...
The bottom line: Samsung's BD-C6500 Blu-ray player has excellent image quality, outstanding features for the price, and a slick design--we ...
The good: Universal disc player capable of handling Blu-ray, DVD, SACD, DVD-Audio and CD; outstanding image quality on Blu-rays and ...
The bad: Expensive; competing players offer comparable performance on vast majority of Blu-ray movies; no Wi-Fi for BD-Live features; lacks ...
The bottom line: The Oppo BDP-83 is an outstanding universal disc player with excellent performance on Blu-rays and DVDs and lightning-fast ...
The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, and CinemaNow streaming; plays music, videos, and pictures off a ...
The bad: No DLNA compatibility, so you can't stream digital media from a networked computer; user interface is overdesigned; ...
The bottom line: Quick load times, excellent Blu-ray image quality, and a generous suite of streaming services make the LG BD550 ...
The good: Excellent Blu-ray image quality; Netflix, Vudu, YouTube, Pandora, and CinemaNow streaming; built-in Wi-Fi; plays music, videos, and pictures ...
The bad: Does not support 3D Blu-ray; no quick-start mode, which makes it feel slower compared with some other players; ...
The bottom line: As long as you don't need 3D compatibility, the LG BD570 offers the same mix of solid ...
- See all Blu-Ray players Popular Blu-Ray players
