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This week's tests + last week's top fives: Photokina, sound bars ...

Sam McGeever
September 20, 2010 5:04 PM
With the Photokina trade show opening to the public in Cologne tomorrow, then digital camera manufacturers all have big announcements up their sleeves.  In the past few weeks, we've seen news from Sony and Canon to name just two, while Fujifilm unveiled a new fixed-lens compact with a large sensor just this morning.

We're sure there will be more news during the fair itself (which is why we've already got a team on the ground!) but in the meantime we have the usual collection of tests and reviews for you.  To start with, though, here's what you enjoyed last week ...


Articles: Top 5

Product Tests: Top 5

News: Top 5
1 · 22'' to 30'' LCD Monitors
1 · Acer GD245HQ
1 · Sony Panel Switching
2 · 40'' to 49'' TVs 2 · Samsung SyncMaster F2380M
2 · Samsung C8700 TV
3 · Buyer's Guide: Monitors 3 · Samsung SyncMaster XL2370
3 · New Sony Alpha 33 & 55
4 · Compact Digital Cameras 4 · Dell U2311H 4 · Canon SX30 IS: 35x Zoom
5 · Calibration Profiles
5 · Panasonic Viera TX-L42V20
5 · Canon G12 Camera: A New G11?

Reviews coming up this week


See that bar under the screen and above the shelf?  It's a sound bar, something manufacturers are hoping will improve on the mediocre speakers normally found on TVs without costing as much as a traditional Home Cinema kit.  We'll be taking a look (and a listen) on Thursday ...

Here's a quick reminder of our weekly plan so you know where you stand:
Mondays: displays, including monitors and TVs. Tuesdays: cameras, camcorders and peripherals. Wednesdays: hardware components and printers. Thursdays: mobiles, smartphones and audio equipment. Fridays: laptops, notebooks, buyer's guides. Saturdays and Sundays: insight and analysis.

  • Monday: after our look at the problems with the panel switching that can affect some brands of TVs, we compared the same Samsung TV-the C630-with two different panels, one PVA made by Samsung itself, and another version fitted with an MVA display from AU Optronics.
  • Tuesday: we'll be reviewing two different Canon cameras: the PowerShot SX130 IS and the more powerful PowerShot S95.
  • Thursday: we'll be launching a new range of audio tests, looking at the sound bars that promise to offer the surround sound experience without taking up as much space as a traditional installation.
  • Friday:  as ever, we'll end the week with a look at laptops, featuring the HP G62 this time round.
Finally: don't forget you can follow @digitalversus on Twitter for updates and info!



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