Recent content by mallen

Hi All, I appreciate that this is a very open question with potentially multiple, subjective answers but here goes anyway... I bought the Beyerdynamic MMX101iE for my ipod as an upgrade over the standard offerings really because of the WHF review. They are very very good and clearly justify...

Hi, Sorry yes forgot to mention a budget of about £600. One issue is that there is no volume control for the output of the AppleTv so i need something that has a volume control. Also the smaller the footprint the better which is why i was considering the qacoustics, minx or boston gear. But...

Hi All, Im a bit stuck and wondered if I could ask for ideas? Im looking to setup a small HiFi system using my AppleTv as the main source, streaming all my music held on the imac. I would also like it to be capable of handling the TV audio. I can get an optical audio feed out of the back of my...

Hi All, Not sure what other people thought, but at the recent Bristol show I was astonished by two systems and both of them where simple sub sat systems! There was the Elac room with the 301.2 / 2030 system and the Q Acoustics 7000 in the NAD room. I felt that both systems gave an astonishing...

Thanks for the comments. My point was that unless you sit closer than say 3m to a 42" screen Full HD is wasted, as Clare mentioned with larger screen sizes the distance is increased. I would imagine for most people buying a screen around the 40" mark and sitting 3m away, Full HD has no...

Thanks for the info. I understand the point about Full HD v HD ready at a distance. Im still a bit confused though... Why then do the mfcrs keep going on about Full HD so much, is it just a money making scam from the back of marketing hype. (Let s face it I would imagine most people sit not...

Ok thanks fro the advice; I think I will go for the 42" Pan. the 46" is a lot more money and also we will only be sitting about 4m away. Had another look at the Pioneer it is the best on SD but also very good on HD. The BBC HD feed looked excellent and its not 1080 which is interesting. The...

Hi, Im new to the flat screen buying market and decided that im going to dip in and find out what its all about. We have an 8 year old Panasonic 32" CRT that is now rather long in the tooth. We need to free up some space in our lounge and I would like to have a flat screen hung on the wall. Our...