the light is uniform and under control. When conditions are not so good (strong contrast, sources with a mixture of color ranges), the 8700 is a bit overwhelmed, with inconvenient colored artifacts and under-par white balance. Noise can be perfectly controlled...

amount of contrast in different areas of the frame.To get around this limitation, Panasonic's engineers have doubled the frequency with which the G1 calculates contrast, as well as tweaking the algorithms used to calculate how far away it is from the subject....

on the frame. What didn't please me was the quality of the image on the screen. After fiddling with the built-in menus, I was able to improve image quality to a good plus level. Basically, I boosted brightness and contrast as well as color, and I adjusted...

remote and noise levels.  The former is back-lit and has all the shortcuts necessary for navigation.  The second is very well controlled as we measured noise levels at 25 dB.  Finally, we are introducing a new component to our tests--an energy consumption...

• -Mitsubishi HC6500

media chops and dig into a truly mixed bag with some interesting surprises for everyone.. In several ways, this Sony notebook proved to be a study in contrasts; it has some of the most- as well as least-likable features among the four units covered in this...

model 46D1 for some real surprises.. When connected to the Oppo OPDV971H DVD Player via the HDMI input, the WinBook 46D1 produced solid results. Colors were well saturated and accurate, and contrast performance was similar to that of HD sources. As you can...

and features make it a stand out desktop replacement or audio-video computer/component.. The following charts show our measurements of the dv8000z's display brightness and contrast as well as for various other notebooks we've tested in past weeks and months....

for non-professional use (the UX3 undoubtedly fits in this category). White balance is rather cold and results in well contrasted images. The HDR-UX3 was quite sensitive to capturing our Barbie doll in the dark, but didn’t display any colors, and electronic...

plus Multimedia and Secure Digital media. With the right adapters, it can also accommodate Reduced Size Multimedia, Mini Secure Digital, and Memory Stick Duo cards as well. In contrast to other Blu-ray players, the Philips unit is also more responsive, with...