Re:Consumer Reports - frustrated with reviews
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Great... a random keystroke posts gibberish from me on my first post to slashdot (elsewhere in this thread now).
Anyways, I find it difficult and frustrating that the reviews from different places differ by so much. The more research I do the more frustrated I get. Many times it keeps me from buying things, cause I can't figure out what to buy.
The top two rated projection TVs at Consumer Reports, the Panasonic 45LC12 and the Sony 57WS500 don't fare well in the user reviews at Cnet. The former is not recommeneded 32% of the time (19 users in survey), the latter 21% (14 users). Also, the Sony 51WS500 (which I was assuming is quite similar) is not recommended at Cnet 40% of the time (91 users).
Are there other sites people like and/or strategies they use to resolve discrepancies like this?
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I've been looking for a new TV, too, among other things, and am frustrated by how difficult it is to find a good independent review of products. So, start with Consumer Reports: their top 2 rated projection TVs, the Panasonic PT-45LC12 and the Sony KP-51WS500 are both panned by the user reviews at cnet -- these are summary reviews by
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Great ... a random keystroke posts gibberish from me on my first post to slashdot (elsewhere in this thread now).
Anyways, I find it difficult and frustrating that the reviews from different places differ by so much. The more research I do the more frustrated I get. Many times it keeps me from buying things, cause I can't figure out what to buy.
The top two rated projection TVs at Consumer Reports, the Panasonic 45LC12 and the Sony 57WS500 don't fare well in the user reviews at Cnet. The former is not recommeneded 32% of the time (19 users in survey), the latter 21% (14 users). Also, the Sony 51WS500 (which I was assuming is quite similar) is not recommended at Cnet 40% of the time (91 users).
Are there other sites people like and/or strategies they use to resolve discrepancies like this?
I've been looking for a new TV, too, among other things, and am frustrated by how difficult it is to find a good independent review of products. So, start with Consumer Reports: their top 2 rated projection TVs, the Panasonic PT-45LC12 and the Sony KP-51WS500 are both panned by the user reviews at cnet -- these are summary reviews by