Articles on A/v

Philips 56PFL9954 (56-inch LCD)

Review The Philips 56PFL9954 a.k.a. Cinema 21:9 is a new class of HDTVs that render films in their cinematic ultra-wide aspect ratio. This eliminates the black letterbox bars commonly occupying the top and bottom screen edges on a regular 16:9-formatted panel. What's more, this 56-incher's onboard Web...

Yamaha RX-V663 A/V receiver

A/V receiver, 95W x 7 amplifier output, Output: HDMI x 1; component-video x 1, S-video x 1, A/V x 1, digital optical x 1; Input: HDMI x 2, component-video x 3, S-video x 5, composite x 5, digital optical x 4, digital coaxial x 2., 435 x 171 x 393 mm, 11.8 kg

Samsung UA46B7000WM (46-inch LCD)

Review The Samsung B7000-series is one of the latest LED TVs from the Korean company. It sits right between the no-frills B6000- and flagship B8000-series, offering the best value within the lineup. For S$300 less than the UA46B8000XM, the UA46B7000WM packs all the features found in its higher-end...

Samsung BD-P3600 Blu-ray player

Review In almost every standalone Blu-ray player we've reviewed, you're likely to find a comment about its disc-loading speed and how it inevitably doesn't compare with the Sony PlayStation 3. For once, that's not the case as the Samsung BD-P3600 is flat out faster than the PS3 at loading most movies and...

Sony Bravia KDL-46X4500 (46-inch LCD)

Review Now into its third run, the 2008 Sony Bravia X4-series is available in two flavors: The regular X450 and the HD digital broadcast-enabled X4500. The latter is the subject of this review as we pit this ultra-high-contrast, LED-backlit LCD against our reference Pioneer Kuro plasma TV. Will this...

Pioneer Kuro KRP-500A (50-inch plasma)

Review The Pioneer KRP-500A might well be the pinnacle of the Japanese plasma advocate's offerings. That's because for future releases, the Kuro will be based on panels manufactured in Panasonic's factories paired with Pioneer's proprietary A/V electronics. How this will work out eventually, only time...

Samsung PS50B850Y1M (50-inch plasma)

Review The PS50B850Y1M is the latest flagship plasma TV from the Korean chaebol. What makes it unique is the 50-incher's ultraslim design and value-added feature galore. These include Integrated Digital TV (IDTV), a comprehensive multimedia playback system, as well as onboard Wi-Fi support. In terms of...

Sony Bravia KDL-52W4500 (52-inch LCD)

Review Having recently liked the performance of Sony's Bravia KDL-46Z4500 LCD TV before being put off by its high price, we took delivery of the much more affordable (for a 52-inch TV) KDL-52W4500 with a real sense of anticipation. If it would provide something like the quality of the 52Z4500 at a lower...

Pioneer VSX-1019AH A/V receiver

Review The iPod is the most popular audio gadget of the decade, which is why it's incredibly frustrating that it's not easier to use it with your A/V receiver. Either you're stuck using a patch cable and getting up from the couch to make playback changes, or you have to shell out for a pricey proprietary...