Top Tips on setting up your surround sound system
March 31, 2008 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment
A smart surround sound set-up can morph your lounge into a jaw-rattlingly immersive mini multiplex.
But it’s easy to mess things up. So we’ve pulled together a selection of surefire tips to ensure you exploit your home cinema system’s sonic skills to the fullest.
Wallet-friendly Viera appears on plasma scene
March 31, 2008 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment
The past few years has seen plasma prices pleasantly tumble, while quality continues to skyrocket.
Brilliant proof of this comes with the launch of Panasonic’s sub-£800 Viera TH-42PX80 plasma flat panal.
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Pure Highway radio takes DAB on the road
March 28, 2008 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment
Getting crystal clear DAB radio in your car can mean ripping out your existing system to make way for a completely fresh set-up. But the launch of the new Pure Highway enables you to sucker digital radio stations to your windscreen for just 70 quid.
The Highway works by finding a free FM frequency to transmit quality DAB broadcasts to your existing car stereo.
Top 50 Mobile Phones Pay-As-You-Go dissected
March 27, 2008 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment
You’re going to be inseparable from your new mobile phone for a long time, so as with any new relationship you want to be sure your not shacked up with a duffer.
So, to help ensure you pick the right pay-as-you-go partner, we’ve trawled the current Top 50 most popular PAYG handsets to highlight a few potential caller companions. First up is the tree-topping Sony Ericsson W580i… Read more
Apple cracks open Time Capsule
March 26, 2008 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment
Apple has upped the ante on the hard drive style scene, with the release of its achingly sleek wireless Time Capsule.
Enabling you to effortlessly back-up your machine’s contents, this 500GB digital dumping ground has got to be one of the hottest add-ons for Mac.
Top 50 Washing Machines dissected
March 26, 2008 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment
Buying a washing machine today means delving into a whole new world of technology previously reserved for prime gadgets. Top drawer energy ratings, myriad spin cycles and drums big enough to fit the whole family into all make choosing the right washer harder than never.
Don’t worry though, for help is at hand. Check out the top of the tree to see what everyone else is buying and our picks below to see what we recommend.
Top tips for faster home Wi-Fi
March 25, 2008 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment
Wi-Fi can be foxed by all sorts of obstacles, not to mention slowed down by technical glitches.
Follow our top tips, and you’ll have wondrous wireless within minutes…
Top 50 Printers dissected
March 25, 2008 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment
No need to send your snaps off to get printed when you can roll them out at home on one of these fine numbers. You’re not always limited to paper either, the current leader of the Top 50 boasts CD/DVD printing amongst it’s many skills.
It isn’t the only printer worth looking at however, we’ve picked out the rising stars and unsung heroes worthy of your hard earned.
Top tips for studio quality home photo printing
March 24, 2008 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment
Printing top-notch photos at home will save you a packet, as well as let you tweak your pictures before committing them to paper.So we’ve put together a quick cheat sheet of top tips to ensure your digital shots get the pro printer treatment they deserve.
Top 50 Camcorders dissected
March 24, 2008 by Insider Staff · Leave a Comment
The days of fuzzy footage and fiddly tapes are long gone in camcorder land.
Whether you plump for a top of the range hi-def ‘corder or cheaper hard drive model, you can be sure of one thing – pictures crispier than a bag of cheese and onion.
We’ve scoured the PriceRunner top 50 to pick out our choice movie makers.