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Jim Martin

Jim Martin is an editor at IDG UK and holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Kent. Known for his product reviews and testing, Jim’s portfolio includes Tech Advisor and Computer Shopper.

Recent articles by Jim Martin

ViewSonic VA2231w
ViewSonic VA2231w review
PC monitors

It uses more power than an LED monitor, but it's a decent budget monitor with good image quality.

£116 inc VAT
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit
Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit review
Gaming Software

Don’t be fooled by the name, this is a pure arcade racer from the Burnout series.

£25 inc VAT
Samsung FX2490
Samsung SyncMaster FX2490HD review
PC monitors TVs

Contrary to Samsung's claim, this is primarily an HD TV, rather than a monitor. With overblown colours and processing, images look far from natural. It's also far too expensive.

£300 inc VAT
Gigabyte TopView 81
TopView A2281Wd+ review
PC monitors

Some might call it old-fashioned, but this is a decent monitor at a sensible price.

£107 inc VAT
Plantronics K100
Plantronics K100 review
Mobile phones Tablets

Good value if your phone supports voice dialling, and if you can find a clear FM channel, the transmitter is a nice bonus.

£34 inc VAT
ViewSonic Pro8200
ViewSonic Pro8200 review
Projectors

A great-value 1080p projector with good image quality. It's also very cheap to run, but for only a little more, Epson's EH-TW2900 is a serious rival.

£880 inc VAT
TomTom Go 1000 Live
TomTom Go 1000 Live review
Car accessories & equipment Sat nav

It isn't cheap, but this is a superb navigator that will get you to your destination as fast as possible.

£279 inc VAT
Eminent Twistable 1.5m HDMI Cable
Eminent Twistable 1.5m HDMI Cable review
TVs

An innovative product, which can help keep other cables neat, and at a reasonable price.

£8.24 inc VAT
Synology USB Station 2
Synology USB Station 2 review
NAS drives

The USB Station 2 has many useful features for sharing the contents of a USB disk and a printer, but file transfer performance is too poor for us to recommend it.

£85 inc VAT
Netgear Push 2 TV
Netgear Push 2 TV review
Media streamers

Fiddly to set up, and you can't use your laptop for other tasks while streaming video. Image quality isn't great either.

£68 inc VAT