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[pomegranate]

Pft. Cruddy, if you don't mind me saying so. A case of a journo "reviewing" hardware based on specs and pictures but not actually having used the items. Bit pointless unless people have more money than sense. Couple of models I'd not heard of there though so thanks for that.

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Originally posted by pomegranate Pft. Cruddy, if you don't mind me saying so. A case of a journo "reviewing" hardware based on specs and pictures but not actually having used the items. Bit pointless unless people have more money than sense. Couple of models I'd not heard of there though so thanks for that. P

Why should I mind? I just stumbled across the piece during my morning news review. I neither wrote it nor read it but, seeing the topic, thought it might be of interest to some here.

 

[pomegranate]

Sorry, overeacted. I just get very annoyed when I see "reviewers" like that getting paid for something when they don't really seem to know what they're talking about, like T3

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7. PHILIPS HDD 100 (£349) Most hard drive-based MP3s try to emulate the iPod. Much to its credit, Philips has taken a different tack. Fitting comfortably in a pocket, the smart black and silver unit can hold around 3,000 songs. 4/5

Taken a different tack how? By have a white on black LCD screen? By not having any interesting features? Are they even using the word "tack" correctly?

Nothing against the original poster of the review, but the 20 seconds it will take you to realize the reviewer didn't know what he was talking about are probably better spent re-reading an old post on head-fi.

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Originally posted by stripe Taken a different tack how? By have a white on black LCD screen? By not having any interesting features? Are they even using the word "tack" correctly? Nothing against the original poster of the review, but the 20 seconds it will take you to realize the reviewer didn't know what he was talking about are probably better spent re-reading an old post on head-fi. stripe/ben

In this context the word "tack" refers to a course of action, so it was used properly.

Sorry for the consternation I seem to be causing. As always, no offense was intended, and I've deleted the link to the article.

 

[bangraman]

Well... This is a review from the Times. What do you expect. I'm sure James Bond would read The Independent these days

 

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Originally posted by bangraman Well... This is a review from the Times. What do you expect. I'm sure James Bond would read The Independent these days

And do you suppose he would value Charlie Arthur's views any more than those of the Times reviewer?