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Product ratings and brand reliability.(Ratings and Reliability)
The product rating and brand reliability information that follows is designed to help you zero in on the model you want to buy. Start by reading the general buying advice for the product you're interested in. The page numbers for these reports are noted on each Ratings page. Then turn to the Ratings chart to get the big picture on performance.
The Quick Picks highlight the best models for most people plus models that may be especially suited to your family's needs. The Recommendations provide additional details on features and performance for individual models. The key numbers help you move between the charts and the other information. Products with equal scores are listed alphabetically.
CONSUMER REPORTS checked to make sure most of the products rated in this Buying Guide were still available when the book was published. However, depending on how long after publication you use this book, you may find a Rating for a product that is no longer available. Or, you may not find a Rating for a model that is available because it hadn't been tested as of publication.
Besides checking for similar models, you can also refer to the brand repair ...
- Product ratings and brand reliability.(Ratings and Reliability)
- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports Annual Buying Guide January 1, 2006 700+ words
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- Product ratings and brand reliability.(air conditioners, camcorders, digital...
- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports November 1, 2006 700+ words
...The product rating and brand reliability information...noted on each Ratings page. Then...may find a Rating for a product...not find a Rating for a model...accompany the Ratings give brand...surveyed brand reliability, though...
- Brand reliability.(RATINGS)
- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports Annual Buying Guide January 1, 2005 700+ words
...The graphs that follow give brand repair rates for 16 product categories. Over the 30-plus years we've surveyed brand reliability, our findings have been consistent, though they are not infallible predictors. A brand's repair history includes data...
- DVD players.(RATINGS)(Buyers guide)
- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports Annual Buying Guide January 1, 2007 700+ words
...capacity, features, price, and brand reliability. The Ratings cover a representative sample...We've listed models in the Ratings chart below not by overall performance...player or recorder. Guide to the Ratings Features are important attributes...
- Big time: a guide to buying the largest TV sets, including ratings of 36-inch...
- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports March 1, 2000 700+ words
...differed in sound quality, features, brand reliability, and other attributes that might affect...KV-36FS10, the priciest set in the Ratings, had picture quality that's no better...performance distinctions detailed in the Ratings that matter most to you. THEATER notes...
- Computers - ratings.(desktops)(Evaluation)
- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports December 1, 2000 700+ words
...offered by eight major brands. The results, presented in the Ratings on pages 40-41, are designed to help you compare brands as well as families. To help you gauge brand reliability and technical support, the box on the facing page presents...
- Consumer Reports and BabyCenter Announce Content Distribution Agreement.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 30, 2001 700+ words
...unbiased and objective ratings and recommendations will...buying advice, performance ratings and information about key features and brand reliability on all the rated products...magazine. Some of the product ratings that are available for...
- Consumer Reports and Yahoo! Sign Premium Content Distribution Agreement.
- Press release article from: Business Wire June 4, 2001 700+ words
...unbiased and objective product ratings and buying guides on the...pay-per-view product ratings from Consumer Reports into...buying advice, performance ratings and information about key features and brand reliability on all the rated products...
- Computers: desktop vs. laptop.
- Magazine article from: Consumer Reports March 1, 2004 700+ words
...desktop Ratings on page 43 and laptop Ratings on page 45 are directly comparable...choosing a new computer. The two Ratings sections of this report include brand-reliability and technical-support ratings based on reader surveys. The laptop...
- Consumer Reports and Univision Sign Premium Content Distribution Agreement;...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 6, 2002 700+ words
...unbiased and objective product ratings and buying advice on Univision...buying advice, performance ratings and information about key features and brand reliability on all the products rated...of product and service ratings and recommendations, based...