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Logitech Harmony 1100 universal remote control

Review When Logitech brought out its touchscreen, tablet-style Harmony 1000 in 2007, it was clearly taking a stab at the high end of the universal remote market. Unlike other high-end--and more expensive--models from the likes of Crestron and Philips' Pronto line, the Harmony 1000 did not require a...

LG BD370 Blu-ray player

Review It's taken a couple of years, but it seems Blu-ray is finally gaining some ground as a format. Not only are decent movies finally coming out, the price and feature set of players have made them more compelling as well. Of course, the Sony PlayStation 3 still looms like the Close Encounters of the...

Philips BDP7200 Blu-ray player

Review When first announced at CES, the Philips BDP7200 grabbed some headlines with its US$350 price tag, which was US$50 less than the Sony PlayStation 3. Well, almost a year has passed and apparently Philips couldn't live up to its promise. The BDP7200 is now going for S$899, more than the...

Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray player

Review Sony has made standalone Blu-ray players since the format's inception, but they've always been overshadowed by the company's game console, the PlayStation 3. In many ways, the Sony BDP-S550 is the company's first standalone that may be a smarter buy than the PS3 for non-gamers. The BDP-S550 is...

Canon Digital Ixus 110 IS

Review The Canon Digital Ixus 110 IS is a followup to the very popular Ixus 870 IS featuring the same 28mm wide-angle lens with a 4x optical zoom. But this model jumps from 10 to 12 megapixels, adds 720p HD video recording and utilizes the improved Canon's Digic 4 image processor. It also features an HDMI...

Pioneer BDP-120 Blu-ray player

Review Finally, Blu-ray players are coming of age. They've taken their sweet time, but we're now seeing players that will load a disc as fast as a DVD player, do all the things Blu-ray promised and don't cost a fortune. Pioneer embraced Blu-ray early on in the race and recently announced a couple of new...

Oppo BDP-83 Blu-ray player

Review Ever since standalone Blu-ray players hit the market, there's been a great deal of anticipation for an Oppo Blu-ray player, mainly because of the company's reputation for making excellent DVD players. Oppo held out for quite some time, and in retrospect, it was a smart move. Almost all the early...

LG BD390

Review In 2009, it's not enough for a Blu-ray player to just play movie discs. With the ubiquity of online media streaming services, such as YouTube, consumers already expect such players to offer up a wide variety of instant-gratification online media options to complement their HD experience. Its...