Recent content by wildpluckings

I had exactly the same experience with my Samsung TV. Labelled 720p yet it ran at 1080p for my Xbox/PC... and yes, the icons and such while running windows would be small, as in to indicate that it was running 1920x1080 pixels... However I got a 1080p TV last year and the detail is signficantly...

The LN32D550 you linked has great reviews everywhere and also appears to have excellent gaming performance. How significant is input lag to you? It doesn't bother most gamers. If you play competitive shooters or rhythm games you won't want to settle for anything with high input lag though. I...

can you confirm it is not a side effect of your picture calibration/the source? Are the blue dots there regardless of the video source (i.e. from a blu ray player/sky HD box/games console). If they exist regardless of the source it could be a hardware problem. If your TV is still under...

would love to know the answer to this. To my knowledge (none of this is fact please take it with a pinch of salt): On the build up to christmas, Samsung had a few cashback promotions and things. So that might be a good time to invest. New technology is unveiled ~Q1 and available in Q2 of the...

This is correct WR2. For the most demanding graphic design/final calibration I can take it to my desktop. I am left concerned about the portability of the xps 17. 3.6KG's... the term "desktop replacement" is used a lot in reviews for this laptop and that really throws me off. I own an i7...

The frustrating thing is that I can't find detailed specs for hardware such as the HDD. Fingers crossed it won't be an issue but I'm sure that if it was, I'd have seen remarks in the product reviews. My final concern is whether the (upgraded) screen @ 1080p / FHD WLED AG is the best laptop...

Any feedback? Just waiting for some impressions as I have not been following prices very closely for the past few months. Don't want to buy this and then find I could have got twice as much for the same price if I wait another month or so (worst case scenario!)

Hi, I have been searching for a laptop within my budget of £500-1000. Through various promotions I have set up the following: English Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium (64 BIT) 2nd generation Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM processor 2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.10 GHz 1Yr Next Day Hardware Support...

Regarding RAM: 6GB vs 8GB memory - the 6GB is significantly cheaper (I see it should be 4GB but it is on offer) and will not be "£70" worse than 8GB so I'd go with 6GB After the extra insight you have provided, I am now considering: SSD? Ultra thin design? 90% of the power hungry video...

Thank you WR2 Exactly, I considered the 2630QM offers the best price/performance. Dell XPS 15z: http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-15z/pd?c=uk&cs=ukdhs1&l=en&s=dhs&~ck=mn Can be configured for 8gb RAM within my budget. Also meets all of my other requirements. I am also now inclined to go for an...

1. What is your budget? £1000 - £1500 2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? ~13.3" - 15.6" 3. What screen resolution do you want? 1920x1080 4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? portable 5. How much battery life do you need? 1-2 hrs is enough...

What is your budget? I'm also in the market for a new Television if you are looking in the same price range then we can benefit from eachothers findings :)

I looked around and like the Samsung UE46D8000. It does well in reviews but a few have noted the 30ms+ is not the best for competitive gaming. I played Halo Reach on a 10 year old CRT over my previous HDTV because I valued the input response so highly! So this raises concern about an otherwise...

I usually go into stores to review TV's in person. There are benefits to seeing it for myself before buying, but only a lengthy demo can truly let you know whether it is the right TV. Can some of you let me know what TVs you use/would recommend looking at? I'm a gamer, I watch a lot of blu ray...