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We think you’ll be impressed as we
were with the performance and clarity
of the Sony MFM-HT75W TV/Monitor.
This 17”-diagonal widescreen monitor
does double duty as a television as
well.
With a very affordable price of
$539 it wins our Best In Class Award for
performance and price.
The widescreen display has a native
resolution of 1280x760 and will take up
about 15-inches side-to-side on your
computer desk. With a built-in NTSC
TV tuner you'll be able to watch your
favorite programs but you'll need to pur-
chase an HDTV tuner to take advan-
tage of that mode. If you like watching
television while working on the comput-
er, you love the PIP (picture-in-picture)
feature of the MFM-HT75W. The 800:1
contrast ratio and Sony’s XBRITE tech-
nology produces an extremely
impressive image in both
modes.
The monitor provides SRS
WOW audio with two 3-watt
side speakers and a 5-watt
subwoofer. Inputs for the sys-
tem include VGA, composite,
S-Video and component RGB
while you can use the head-
phone jack for private listening.
When you consider the price of
the Sony MFM-HT75W for
both TV viewing and computer
operations, we think you’ll be
pleased with the monitor’s per-
formance. More information on
the system is available at
www.sonystyle.com .
First impressions are not
always the best ones. When we
took the Tivoli Audio iPAL out of its
box, we thought that it was simply
a mono speaker for our iPod. Until
we actually plugged it in and
began to play music did we finally
realize what a rich and vibrant
sound the iPal produced. It’s still in
mono but when you’re not directly
in front of the speaker it sounds
better
than many high-priced
stereo systems we’ve heard and
wins our Editor’s Choice Award for
quality and uniqueness.
The $129 iPal does a great job
for other devices like a notebook
or another brand of MP3 player in
addition to the AM-FM receiver for
local radio station reception. The
unit is around 6-inches high and 4-
inches deep with a width of
3.75-inches. It only comes in
white to match the color of the
iPod. The iPal comes with an
AC adapter as well as a NiMH
battery, which gave us a life of
12 hours of continuous
play before a recharge was
necessary. You can also pur-
chase another battery, as
backup, from the company’s
web site for just $20.00
We think you’ll be as
impressed by the sound of the
Tivoli Audio iPAL as we were.
More information on this prod-
uct and others are available at
www.tivoliaudio.com .
Tivoli Audio iPAL
Sony MFM-HT75W Monitor-TV