============================================================ ------ ProductWire ------ ------ First Looks Update ------ ------ for September 24. 2004 ------ ============================================================
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Our new online review package gives you the tools to pick the right digital camcorder, and links you to reviews of the best video-editing and DVD-creating software—everything you need to go digital. Go online and check out the reviews from our PC Labs experts. http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1125-4-4-252229-104984-1 ============================================================ LucasArts Strikes Back Star Wars Battlefront doesn't cast you in the role of Jedi Master or evil Sith—you're just a regular grunt fending off Imperial stormtroopers or carrying out the will of the Emperor against the Rebel scum. Dazzling graphics and a wide range of options and characters immerse you in a galaxy far, far away, but does the game live up to the hype? Find out in our online review. (4 stars) http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1125-4-4-252229-104987-1 ============================================================ A Value LCD? Before you drop $400 on Philips' 170S5 17-inch LCD, check out our online review by display analyst Alfred Poor. Our PC Labs display experts test monitors with rigorous testing procedures using cutting edge software, and report their findings so you get the most for you money. To find out the ups and downs of the 170S5, read the online review. (2.5 stars) http://eletters.pcmag.com/zd1/cts?d=81-1125-4-4-252229-104990-1 ============================================================ Product Bulletin: Newly announced tech offerings Here is just one of the items you'll find in our current Product Bulletin. Sony Cyber-shot DSC-M1 Sony's latest Cyber-shot does a lot more than still photography. Video options are superb, and we're giving readers a first peek at the DSC-M1's unique bells and whistles in our online preview and slideshow. 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