Consumer Reports Annual Buying Guide articles

Recent articles from Consumer Reports Annual Buying Guide

Buying advice at your fingertips.
January 1, 2008... The Consumer Reports Buying Guide for 2008 is your handy one-stop source for making intelligent, informed, money-saving purchases for all your home and personal needs. Consult it before you shop and bring it to the store to help you compare brands. Here's how to make best use of this buying...

Green shopping can save you money.
January 1, 2008... These days, you don't have to look very far to find a headline, ad campaign, or Web site promoting the latest environmentally friendly product line. From Wal-Mart to the Ford Motor Company, some of the largest companies have discovered that the green movement can put green in their coffers....

Comparing retailers.(appliance and computer stores)
January 1, 2008... Are you in the market for a new refrigerator or maybe a laptop? During our recent surveys, tens of thousands of CONSUMER REPORTS subscribers revealed what they thought were the best walk-in and online retailers for appliances and computers. Appliance stores: Price vs. selection You...

Home entertainment: digital dominates.
January 1, 2008... Digital technology dominates today's home-entertainment choices. Traditional analog techniques of recording images on film or displaying them on a bulky tube TV are taking a back seat to a flood of newer digital devices that use computer chips to create, store, and play images and sounds. As...

Camcorders: analog models have lost out to digital's quality and ease of use.(Home Entertainment: Digital Dominates)(Buyers guide)
January 1, 2008... You can do a lot more with videos shot on camcorders than simply play them back on your TV. You can edit and embellish them with music using your computer, then play your productions on your DVD player or PC. You can also e-mail recordings to friends or family. Digital camcorders now...