The DVP-NS300 is Sonys entry-level DVD player, but still boasts the comprehensive set-up controls of the more expensive models. It also carries Sonys TV Virtual Surround and a Block Noise Reduction system to improve picture quality. On professionally encoded modern DVDs the effect of this is negligible, but it does help with some of the early DVDs which were poorly encoded, helping to reduce artefacts.

The first thing that strikes you about this player as you pull it from its box, is that it ..

The first 40-speed CD burner on the market, the Plextor 40x12x40, offers some of the faster drive times around.

Plextor are well known for producing some of the highest quality CD drives, and has been doing for many years. This know-how gave them the edge being first to market with a 40-speed CD writer, but this isnt the only new feature to make it into the drive. Plextor claim the new black tray used by the drive reduces errors while burning, and new drive electronics aim to improve burning..

Dragon Naturally Speaking Preferred is advanced voice-recognition technology that adapts its program to your voice. With this programming, users can run computer applications, including the Internet, by voice commands only.

The installation includes a 45-minute new-user wizard, an application that by its nature consumes time and megabytes. Each person to use the program must complete this wizard, since the software is customized to your "voice imprint". This wizard includes a 30-minu..

The Olympus C-1 has all the key functions of a brand-name digital camera, but at a price previously reserved for imitations. Olympus was one of the first companies to see the potential of digital photography and now has a wide range of cameras from fully-professional SLRs down to happy-snappy cameras like the C-1. You can liken the C-1 to a typical compact 35 mm film camera, the type you might take on holiday with you to capture the best moments with the minimum of setting up.

The C-1 follows..

Amped ditches the conventional race mode of other snowboard games and instead focuses on snowboard freestyle--executing tricks with style. The excellent trick system and accurate physics make for tight game play across the board. It sports a robust career mode as well as quick start and multiplayer modes.

Career mode is divided into four parts: high score, media, sponsor and pro ride. High score challenges the player to pile on as many tricks as possible. Media requires the player to ..

The DVP-NS300 is Sonys entry-level DVD player, but still boasts the comprehensive set-up controls of the more expensive models. It also carries Sonys TV Virtual Surround and a Block Noise Reduction system to improve picture quality. On professionally encoded modern DVDs the effect of this is negligible, but it does help with some of the early DVDs which were poorly encoded, helping to reduce artefacts.

The first thing that strikes you about this player as you pull it from its box, is that it ..