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Jim Martin

Jim Martin is an editor at IDG UK and holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Kent. Known for his product reviews and testing, Jim’s portfolio includes Tech Advisor and Computer Shopper.

Recent articles by Jim Martin

BenQ V2410T
BenQ V2410T review
PC monitors

Image quality is unremarkable, but the low power consumption and adjustable stand mean this 24in LED monitor is still a good choice for some.

£173 inc VAT
Philips Digital Voice Tracer LFH0667
Philips Digital Voice Tracer LFH0667 review
TVs

At this price, we'd expect a more accurate transcription

£110 inc VAT
Eminent iTrio EM7100 Wireless HDMI sender
Eminent iTrio EM7100 Wireless HDMI sender review
TVs

Streams 1080p reliably without delay, but the compression leads to quality degradation. For this much money, we'd expect better quality.

£399 inc VAT
Retina display
Apple iPhone 4 32GB review
Mobile phones

Sleek and well designed, the iPhone remains the best touchscreen phone that you can buy

£599 inc VAT
RTI90-320 front with remote
Sagemcom RTI90-320 review
PVRs

Great HD quality, but with few other frills currently, the RTI90-320 is an expensive way to get three free HD channels

£235 inc VAT
Panasonic Viera TX-L32G20B
Panasonic Viera TX-L32G20B review
TVs

If it were considerably cheaper this would be a great TV, but as it is, the G20 is overpriced for a 32in TV.

£780 inc VAT
Sony BDP-S370 Blu-ray player
Sony BDP-S370 review
Blu-ray players

Great performance is paired with excellent internet services including BBC iPlayer. At this price, you can't ask for more.

£134 inc VAT
Mio Moov Spirit V505 TV
Mio Moov Spirit V505 TV review
Car accessories & equipment Sat nav

A reasonable navigation device, but the TV interface is poorly designed, there's no headphone socket and it can't be used on the move. There are better satnavs available for similar money.

£170 inc VAT
Panasonic Viera TV-L32D28BP
Panasonic Viera TX-L32D28BP review
TVs

Good looking and packed with features including Freeview HD and Freesat. However, image quality isn't outstanding, and for this price, it should be.

£998 inc VAT
Camtasia Studio 7
TechSmith Camtasia Studio 7 review
Software

A powerful screen recording tool that's very easy to use. It's expensive, though, and for this reason misses out on an award.

£220 inc VAT