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Good: The Philips CitiScape Collection Downtown headband headphones are comfortable to wear and look as great as they sound, with competent noise isolation, an inline microphone, and volume control.
Bad: They don't fold up, so these headphones might not make the best travel companions.
Bottom Line: The smartphone-friendly Philips CitiScape Downtown on-ear headphones are a solid choice for music lovers looking to optimize their personal audio experience. [Read more]

User Rating:
Good: The Philips CitiScape Collection Downtown headband headphones are comfortable to wear and look as great as they sound, with competent noise isolation, an inline microphone, and volume control.
Bad: They don't fold up, so these headphones might not make the best travel companions.
Bottom Line: The smartphone-friendly Philips CitiScape Downtown on-ear headphones are a solid choice for music lovers looking to optimize their personal audio experience. [Read more]

User Rating:
Good: The Philips CitiScape Collection Downtown headband headphones are comfortable to wear and look as great as they sound, with competent noise isolation, an inline microphone, and volume control.
Bad: They don't fold up, so these headphones might not make the best travel companions.
Bottom Line: The smartphone-friendly Philips CitiScape Downtown on-ear headphones are a solid choice for music lovers looking to optimize their personal audio experience. [Read more]

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Good: The HP Envy 14 Spectre has a unique glass-covered design and packs a lot of features into a slim 14-inch ultrabook body, plus its multitouch response is great for a Windows laptop.
Bad: It's expensive, especially considering the standard components, and feels heavier than it should. The glass wrist rest can be awkward.
Bottom Line: The first big high-design laptop of 2012, the HP Envy 14 Spectre is a bold experiment that largely succeeds, if you're willing to pay a premium for it. [Read more]

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Good: The relatively inexpensive Sharp LC-LE640U series delivers accurate color thanks to ample picture controls, as well as a matte screen that works well in bright rooms. Its feature set hits all of the right notes for the price, including excellent help and support options, built-in Wi-Fi, and a remote with three programmable keys to easily access favorite apps. I appreciated its understated styling, especially with such a large screen.
Bad: I noted lighter black levels and uneven lighting across the screen, both especially obvious in dark scenes under home theater lighting. The Sharp also failed to properly handle film-based (1080p/24) sources, causing slight stutter in certain scenes.
Bottom Line: With decent picture quality and great pricing, the Sharp LC-LE640U series makes a strong case for mainstream TV shoppers who want to go bigger. [Read more]

User Rating:
Good: The relatively inexpensive Sharp LC-LE640U series delivers accurate color thanks to ample picture controls, as well as a matte screen that works well in bright rooms. Its feature set hits all of the right notes for the price, including excellent help and support options, built-in Wi-Fi, and a remote with three programmable keys to easily access favorite apps. I appreciated its understated styling, especially with such a large screen.
Bad: I noted lighter black levels and uneven lighting across the screen, both especially obvious in dark scenes under home theater lighting. The Sharp also failed to properly handle film-based (1080p/24) sources, causing slight stutter in certain scenes.
Bottom Line: With decent picture quality and great pricing, the Sharp LC-LE640U series makes a strong case for mainstream TV shoppers who want to go bigger. [Read more]

User Rating:
Good: The relatively inexpensive Sharp LC-LE640U series delivers accurate color thanks to ample picture controls, as well as a matte screen that works well in bright rooms. Its feature set hits all of the right notes for the price, including excellent help and support options, built-in Wi-Fi, and a remote with three programmable keys to easily access favorite apps. I appreciated its understated styling, especially with such a large screen.
Bad: I noted lighter black levels and uneven lighting across the screen, both especially obvious in dark scenes under home theater lighting. The Sharp also failed to properly handle film-based (1080p/24) sources, causing slight stutter in certain scenes.
Bottom Line: With decent picture quality and great pricing, the Sharp LC-LE640U series makes a strong case for mainstream TV shoppers who want to go bigger. [Read more]