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K.G. Orphanides

Recent articles by K.G. Orphanides

Eminent hdMEDIA Stream DTS Edition EM7075
Eminent hdMEDIA Stream DTS Edition EM7075 review
Media streamers TVs

Although it's easier to use than many basic media streamers, the EM7075 is also much more expensive.

£116 inc VAT
Lenovo IdeaCentre B500
Lenovo IdeaCentre B500 review
PCs

The B500 works as a TV, gaming PC, multimedia centre and standard desktop; it's compact and effective but painfully expensive for its specification.

£850 inc VAT
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD
Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium HD review
Sound cards TVs

Creative's flagship "audiophile" card sounds good, but not good enough to justify its price.

£158 inc VAT
Uebo M200 Bronze 1
Uebo M200 Bronze review
Media streamers TVs

Uebo's M200 works well but doesn't really stand out and the basic bundle is a bit expensive for something that doesn't come with a hard disk.

£135 inc VAT
Medion Akoya X7371 D
Medion Akoya X7371 D review
PCs

The X7371 has raw processor power and a low price, but little else

£700 inc VAT
AC Ryan PlayOn! HD Mini
AC Ryan PlayOn! HD Mini review
Media streamers

The PlayOn!HD Mini is made confusing by a plethora of unnecessary options and audio tracks don't play as smoothly as we'd have wanted.

£80 inc VAT
Eminent hdMEDIA RT EM7080
Eminent hdMEDIA RT EM7080 review
Media streamers TVs

The EM7080 has a better interface than most, but we were irritated by problems such as poor YouTube support for users who don't install a hard disk.

£125 inc VAT
Advent Discovery MT1804
Advent Discovery MT1804 review
PCs

This compact all-in-one may not have amazing performance, but could prove useful in a variety of situations and can also be battery powered.

£430 inc VAT
Sennheiser HD 558
Sennheiser HD 558 review
Headphones TVs

Sennheiser’s HD 558 headphones are expensive but sound beautiful and feel like they should last for years.

£140 inc VAT
ViewSonic VMP74
ViewSonic VMP74 review
Media streamers

Although we liked having a Flash-enabled web browser built into our media streamer, the VMP74 feels sluggish and underpowered in general.

£111 inc VAT