Logitech's Swiss Army Knife radio; LED TVs debunked

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	What's hot this week David Katzmaier CNET.com Logitech cheaper Wi-Fi radio does it all The Logitech Squeezebox Radio ($200) is designed to offer almost everything that's good about the company's excellent Boom--accessing thousands of freely available Internet radio stations, tons of online music services (Pandora, Last.fm, Slacker, Rhapsody, Sirius, Live Music Archive), PC-based music files (on Windows, Mac, and Linux machines), and more--in a smaller package for less money. And it succeeds. Read the full review  Best wi-fi radios  Best network media players  See all home audio Logitech Squeezebox Radio Popular HDTV reviews Samsung UN55B8500  Check prices Panasonic TC-P50V10  Check prices Panasonic TC-P50G10  Check prices Samsung LN52B750  Check prices Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD  Check prices Latest features & reviews LED TVs: 10 things you need to know 1. An LED TV is not a new kind of TV. 2. There are two types of LED backlighting. 3. Of the two, local dimming can produce deeper black levels, but also creates "blooming." 4. Edge-lit TVs are really thin, but uniformity suffers. 5. LED backlighting of either variety doesn't improve LCD's poor off-angle viewing. Read more  Best LED TVs Netgear Digital Entertainer Live The Netgear Digital Entertainer Live is an easy-to-use networked digital media streamer in a small package. Read more  Check prices Mint Studio Speaker System The Mint Studio Speaker System combines a great-sounding iPod speaker dock with the ability to wirelessly stream audio from any PC or Mac to up to three speaker docks. Read more  Check prices Monster Turbine Pro In-Ear Speakers The Monster Turbine Pro earphones offer a sleek and stylish design and plenty of deep, thumping bass. If you have money to burn, these are a nice choice. Read more  Bonus: JayBird Tiger Eyes Sound Isolating Earphones Crave Refresh rate, motion blur a nonissue on modern LCDs? Eric Franklin I've been testing LCD monitors consistently for the past two years. To be perfectly honest, I have a very difficult time seeing motion blur in movies and games. In fact, I'm not sure I've seen it any repeatable evidence of it on a modern monitor during a game or movie. So it should go without saying that DisplayMate's recent findings on LCD response times come as no big shock to me. Read more The Audiophiliac Top recording engineers explain why music sounds awful Posted by Steve Guttenberg I attended a fascinating panel discussion, "Behind The Glass: Audio Production in the 21st Century" at the Audio Engineering Society convention in New York City on Sunday. Moderator Howard Massey led the panel through a discussion of the problems facing the record industry, with a primary focus on sound quality.  Read more  LED TVs: 10 comments you need to read 1. My supposition is that the borderline false advertising "LED TV" by Samsung... 2. Although calling them backlit LCD may be better it's nowhere near false advertising. 3. Yes, it is false advertising. 4. Your article did not address the reliability question, or life time expectations. 5. Wow, what a large article for such a simple concept. 6. Great article. It confirms that replacing the LCD with a plasma... 7. Thanks for the excellent article David. 8. Off-angle viewing is a factor, one most easily seen in any store. 9. I would like to know how many LEDs they actually use in the local dimming versions. 10. This is the most informative thing I have read on CNET in months. More CNET home theater resources  Best HDTVs overall  High-performance HDTVs  CNET's HDTV World  Best plasma HDTVs  Best HDTV values  Blu-ray guide  Best LCD HDTVs  Football-friendly HDTVs  HDTV resolution explained  Best cheap LCD HDTVs  Sub-$250 Blu-ray players  Plasma vs. LCD vs. RPTV  Best home video products  Netflix-enabled video players  1080p vs. 720p: The final word  Best home audio gear  Best universal remotes  CES 2009: Full coverage
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