Jim Martin
Recent articles by Jim Martin
ViewSonic VA2231w review
PC monitors
It uses more power than an LED monitor, but it's a decent budget monitor with good image quality.
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit review
Gaming SoftwareDon’t be fooled by the name, this is a pure arcade racer from the Burnout series.
Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD review
PC monitors TVsContrary to Samsung's claim, this is primarily an HD TV, rather than a monitor. With overblown colours and processing, images look far from natural. It's also far too expensive.
TopView A2281Wd+ review
PC monitorsSome might call it old-fashioned, but this is a decent monitor at a sensible price.
Plantronics K100 review
Mobile phones TabletsGood value if your phone supports voice dialling, and if you can find a clear FM channel, the transmitter is a nice bonus.
ViewSonic Pro8200 review
ProjectorsA great-value 1080p projector with good image quality. It's also very cheap to run, but for only a little more, Epson's EH-TW2900 is a serious rival.
TomTom Go 1000 Live review
Car accessories & equipment Sat navIt isn't cheap, but this is a superb navigator that will get you to your destination as fast as possible.
Eminent Twistable 1.5m HDMI Cable review
TVsAn innovative product, which can help keep other cables neat, and at a reasonable price.
Synology USB Station 2 review
NAS drivesThe USB Station 2 has many useful features for sharing the contents of a USB disk and a printer, but file transfer performance is too poor for us to recommend it.
Netgear Push 2 TV review
Media streamersFiddly to set up, and you can't use your laptop for other tasks while streaming video. Image quality isn't great either.