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Reevoo Deals on Aerials

Reevoo Deals — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:21:10 +0000

Reevoo’s having a television aerial party - the food wasn’t up to Reevoo Santa’s standards, but the reception was excellent! Thanks to this bargain One For All SV9360, down to £20 at Amazon Marketplace.

Reevoo Deals on Televisions

Reevoo Deals — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:52:33 +0000

Amazon have got a cracking deal on the Toshiba 42AV635D, down from £479 to £450 with FREE delivery by DHL!

Reevoo Deals on Ovens

Reevoo Deals — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:53:53 +0000

Time to start the winter bake-off with this deal on the Hotpoint HW170E oven, down to £266 with voucher discount at Lasksys, and FREE delivery.

Home Cinema Systems under £150

Kat — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:22:18 +0000

We’re all feeling the pinch in the run up to Christmas, but with all the great movies coming on TV it’s still the best time of year to upgrade to a home cinema system. In a gesture of seasonal goodwill, major manufacturers like LG, Sony, Samsung and Philips all have cheap home cinema systems on the market suitable for the budget-conscious. Although you still won’t be able to pick up a Blu ray system for much less than £350, there’s lots of choice in DVD home cinema systems under £150. Here’s the pick of the bunch, plus one to avoid.*

(*we’re basing our choices on the opinions of real shoppers who really own these products, not because these manufacturers have offered to send one of these systems over if we write nice things. Although we wouldn’t say no if one arrived at Reevoo Towers, no strings attached. In case anyone from Sony/LG/Philips/Samsung was wondering…)

LG HT304SU

Whether you’re looking for something to fit into your living room discreetly, or you’re a fan of great design, LG’s HT304SU 5.1 DVD system is one to consider. The front, centre and rear speakers are neat little glossy black balls, but they still give out a decent 300W when teamed with the subwoofer. It’s impressively flexible, catering for DivX and MP3 CDs, and letting you copy tracks from CDs directly to MP3 players which can plug into its USB socket. Reviewers are generally very happy, awarding on average a score of 8.4/10, but are irritated by the short rear speaker cables.

Panasonic SC-PT170

This Panasonic home cinema system has a more traditional look, but it’s still very clever under the surface. As well as upscaling, HDMI connections and 5.1 surround sound, it has a couple of more unusual features. It’s very energy-efficent - up to 50% better than previous models. Whispermode is Panasonic’s smart way to make sure you get the full effect of surround sound even at low volumes, which keeps you and your neighbours happy. Whispermode does get mixed reports from Reevoo reviews, but they’re still impressed enough with the system to give it an average score of 8.6/10.

Sony DAV-DZ280

This Sony home cinema system is the right choice if you’re looking for something to double as a hifi. It has an iPod dock and technical wizardry to give music back what compressed file formats like MP3 take away. And with 850W of power, you won’t want more volume. Reviewers do report the system’s tricky to set up and there were complaints again about the length of the speaker wires provided. Apart from this, owners were very happy and it was rated 9/10 on average.

One to avoid: while reviewers are very happy with Goodmans TVs and set-top boxes, lots of them have had significant problems with its HEC142 home cinema system, which is cursed with slow response time and unreliable sound and playback.

Reevoo Deals on Dishwashers

Reevoo Deals — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:07:13 +0000

We’re having a Reevoo tidy up, with this bargain Indesit IDL40 White Dishwasher, down to £207 with free delivery at Currys. Make sure to use the promotional code to get this great price!

Reevoo Deals on Calendars

Reevoo Deals — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 17:49:08 +0000

Reevoo are helping raise money for Take Heart India. We all stripped our clothes off for the Nude Tech Calendar 2010 - now on sale to pre-order!

Reevoo Deals on MP3 Players

Reevoo Deals — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:06:32 +0000

Music for the weekend with this bargain Philips GoGear Vibe 4GB GoGear MP3 Player, down to £38 with free delivery at Amazon!

MP3 Players under £50

Kat — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:43:40 +0000

MP3 players have long since stopped being a luxury and become an essential. As more manufacturers have started competing with Apple’s dominent iPod clan, we’ve seen players so small you could accidentally inhale them and a raft of new features, from the sensible (internet capability and audio enhancement) to features with a more niche appeal (waterproof players*).

Another advantage of the current ubiquitousness of MP3 players is a sharp drop in prices. While the first iPod would have set you back around £240 for the 5GB model, you can pick up a 4GB model for as little as £25 these days.

With this in mind, here is our guide to some of the best MP3 players under £50

Best in class goes to the Sansa Clip 8GB. Although these can be bought for as little as £35, they don’t scrimp on features, with a microphone and FM radio - unlike even top of the range iPods. Four colours are available and each has a built-in clip, like the popular iPod Shuffle. 8GB will hold around 2000 songs in MP3 format.

The Philips GoGear Vibe 4GB gives you a colour screen for photo viewing, a microphone and FM radio. Very conveniently, this player charges through a USB connection to your computer. From £38, the 4GB model will hold 1000 songs.

You can even get your hands on an iPod or under £50: the 2GB model of the newest generation of Shuffle is being sold at £40-45 by a range of shops. Apple claims this is the world’s smallest MP3 player - an achievment made possible by moving the controls from the player to the headphone cord and replacing a screen with a voice-over telling you the artist and title information.

*(If the mention of a waterproof player at the start of this article grabbed your attention, take a look at the Nu Dolphin: 1GB storage, waterproof heaphones and special straps to hold it to your goggles for £49)

Gadget Watch - Transparent toaster!

Jo — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:07:57 +0000

You may miss the bus or get splashed by white van men speeding through puddles on your way to work but one of the worst things to happen in the morning has to be over-doing your toast.

No matter how often you set that dial, someone’s always moved it by the time you use the toaster again and the result? Imperfect toast and wasted bread.

Well, worry no more. This see-thru toaster will ensure your bread is just how you like it, everytime.

Keep an eye on your bread so that you can pop it up when it looks exactly the way you like it. It currently needs a bit of tweaking but we’ll let you know when it’s available for toasting heaven!

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