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NOOK Review : Barnes & Noble e-Book Reader

Barnes-Noble-Nook-275Check out my hands-on Nook review at Big Picture Big Sound:

With Amazon’s Kindle squarely in its sights, Barnes & Noble has at long last brought its own e-Book reader to market. Playfully named the Nook, Barnes & Noble’s Android-powered device has much in common with its Amazon competitor but it also brings several game-changing features to the e-Reader product category.

Although the first wave of Nook shipments went out this week, you’ll be hard pressed to get your hands on one before Christmas unless you pre-ordered online. However, ordering a Nook today at BN.com should get you one by mid-January, so it still makes for an exciting “gift card” of sorts this holiday season. Before you book your Nook, read on to see how it compares to Amazon’s venerable Kindle…“  (read the full review)

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LG 42LH50 Review: 1080p LCD HDTV with NetCast

LH50_Front_500Check out my LG 42LH50 review at Big Picture Big Sound:

I absolutely love this television. Real world HDTV programming and Blu-ray video looks downright fantastic on the 42LH50 and the NetCast suite of streaming options reminds me of the first time I used a DVR:  How can I ever go back to a TV without this? Netflix and VUDU are two huge players in the burgeoning VOD market and the fact that the 42LH50 gives you both of them AND the Yahoo Widgets engine AND does so at a street price of well under $1,000 – well if that’s not a streaming bargain, then I don’t know what is…”

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Review: Vizio SV471XVT LCD HDTV

Check out my review of the Vizio SV471XVT LCD flat panel HDTV at Big Picture Big Sound.

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