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World's Crappiest Projector Reviewed

Come along with us to a sideshow, starring the Torpedo Entertainment Projector by Senario, a $169 LCD unit made in China. We'll show you just how plum-awful a projector can be. We picked one up at a local Target store, put it on our test bench, and were shown a thing or two about projectors, video, plastic, and the difference between a toy and a real product. (And yes, it was in the toy department at Target.) More »

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3:15 PM on Wed Nov 28 2007
By Charlie White
72,780 views, 37 comments

Latest by n/a: :) i bought one the other ady on clearance @ target for a sappy $38.98...i tried it with my comcast cablebox...the only media it showed promise with ...get this....kids cartoons...they looked perfect...then i tried my x-box :( you can forget more »

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Which TVs are the Most Reliable? Flat Ones.

Consumer Reports' Annual Product Reliability Survey will be featured in their upcoming December issue. Its news? Flat panel displays are far more reliable than their rear-projection counterparts. Just how much more reliable? Around 15% 500%. More »

8:00 PM on Sat Nov 3 2007
By Mark Wilson
20,390 views, 37 comments

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No iTunes Gift Cards For Your $100 'Early iPhone Owners' Store Credit

We bought iPhones here on Day One, and were delighted to see the offer of a $100 store credit from Apple when the company cut the price of that product by $200. But there was a rude awaking here at the Giz when we ordered up some stuff and included a $25 iTunes gift card in the mix. It turns out that Apple is not letting you use these gift cards toward a store credit. Sure, the info about this is buried deep inside the Apple Store's legal mumbo jumbo, but you'd think the company would have made the info more prominent. That's why we're telling you here. Gee thanks, Apple. Read the fine print, everyone. Caveat emptor. [Apple]

9:07 AM on Tue Sep 25 2007
By Charlie White
6,398 views, 38 comments

Latest by Husker-fan: Count me among those who have been able to order itunes gift cards online with my $100 Apple store credit.I ordered new headphones and $65 in itunes gift cards.Received them, and already redeemed them for a couple of audiobooks, a more »

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1080p May Not Be What It Seems

Many of us are confused about 1080p, the highest resolution in the ATSC spec book for high-definition TV. TG Daily talked with Bill Whalen, Senior Product Manager at Hitachi, who explains that while lots of TVs can take in 1080p, by the time that video is displayed it's down-rezzed to either 720p or 768p. Whelan says 1080p LCD panels are still too expensive to produce and might be more practical in 2007 or 2008. He adds that it's important to consider how you'll be using such resolution:
"If you watch TV in a distance that is less than three times the screen height of your TV, then 1080p is worth the wait. If the distance is greater than three times the screen height, then today's [720p/768p] HDTVs, such as 42" units, offer an incredible value."
Whalen wisely concludes that you should depend on your eyes when buying an HDTV set, not a bunch of numbers that often don't mean exactly what they seem. – Charlie White More »

3:29 PM on Thu Jun 8 2006
By Charlie White
2,392 views, 13 comments

Latest by Dunedain: No offence guys, but I think you need to learn shorthand writing for your posts. more »