MSI laptops are well known for providing excellent value in their component rosters while holding onto chunkier chassis designs to keep costs down. In a world moving towards slimline machines, these are definitely outliers. The MSI Crosshair 15 R6E is firmly in its army’s camp, with a hefty weight and …
Read More »The Sandman season 1 review: “Made with deep love for the material and the worlds that Morpheus inhabits”
Adapting The Sandman for TV was always going to be a risk. Sure, the comic is well-known and beloved, but its premise, structure and protagonist are so idiosyncratic that it’s a far harder sell than, say, another DC or Marvel superhero show. Likewise, it lacks the nostalgia value of Stranger …
Read More »Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2 review: “Very close to the full desktop audio package”
Representing an evolution from another solid gaming soundbar, the Creative Sound Blaster Katana V2 takes everything that made the original so reliable and enjoyable, refining it and ramping up the quality. Coming in at the $330/£300 mark, it’s a sizeable investment, but it largely meets all the demands and requirements of …
Read More »Razer DeathStalker V2 Pro review: “my new permanent keyboard”
As a bit of a gaming keyboard buff, I find it quite hard to stick with a set of keys after a while of using it, but after testing out the Razer Deathstalker V2 Pro for the past few weeks, I’m excited to say I think I have found my …
Read More »The Sandman season 1, episode 8 review, recap, and analysis: Playing House
The search for Jed Walker comes into focus in an episode that adds some necessary clarity to the previous installment’s tangle of plot threads. Rose is having an unexpected meeting with Morpheus (plus a bemused Lucienne and Matthew) in the Dreaming. He explains to her that while nobody truly understands …
Read More »Turtle Beach React-R review: “Stunning value for money”
The Turtle Beach React-R is a wired controller for Xbox Series X, S, One, and PC, but with a budget $39.99 / £34.99 launch price it’s certainly muscling into a competitive market. This isn’t uncharted territory for the brand, though. The Turtle Beach Recon controller delighted in its first round …
Read More »The Sandman season 1, episode 7 review, recap, and analysis: The Dolls House
Remember Rose Walker? It’s OK if you don’t – actor Kyo Ra has so far only appeared in a brief cameo in episode five, talking to poor, ill-fated Jude from the other end of a video call. Well, now it’s time for her to take center stage… Rose and her …
Read More »Epson Home Cinema 5050UB review: “Still a brilliant buy”
Much like OLED and LED televisions, 4K projectors exploit different technologies to deliver their UHD images. Epson favours 3LCD, notable for its filmic performance and that is evident in the Epson Home Cinema 5050UB – known as the Epson EH-TW9400 in the UK. But, a few years after it came …
Read More »Optoma UHD51A review: “A solid projector to game and binge boxsets on”
Upgraded with Wi-Fi and smart home functionality, the UHD51A is the smarter stablemate to Optoma’s popular UHD51 4K HDR-enabled projector. We revisit the big-picture-giver to see whether, in 2022, it is still worthy of consideration when it comes to the best projectors for gaming. Design & Features The Optoma UHD51A …
Read More »Optoma UHD65 review: “Outstanding image clarity”
If you’re looking for a big-screen cinematic experience, the Optoma UHD65 is a great place to start. A single chip 4K DLP projector, it’s relatively compact (at 498(w) x 331(d) x 141(h)mm), so you can pop it on a shelf or coffee table for casual use, or ceiling mount if …
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