Word: sures
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...bought Quicken in, say, 1996, why would you buy it again now? Sure, the old program still balances your checkbook. But will it research the price of your home on the Web? The latest version...
FINE PRINT Most DV camcorders can capture still images. Make sure still resolution is at least vga (640-by-480 pixels...
...with old-style, no-frills analog service? Analog is more expensive, but it's everywhere, while digital networks still suffer from spotty coverage, even in big markets like New York. What good is that calculator or that call-waiting feature if you can't make a call? To be sure, digital carriers are racing to fill their coverage holes, pumping billions into upgrades, and service will steadily improve. In the meantime, go digital with care...
...astonishing prices. For printers this has been the year of the color inkjet. They've nearly caught up with laser printers in terms of quality and speed, yet you can get a low-end inkjet for $50 and one with photo-quality output for less than $400. (But be sure to compare competing models' costs for replacement ink cartridges.) Scanners have been remarkable too. The current crop produces rich images at prices considerably lower than those of even a year ago--$100 buys a perfectly adequate machine. These two products are truly digital revolutions. And they're only getting better...
...largest TV you could afford, connect stereo speakers, plug in a VCR and voila--you had bragging rights to state-of-the-art home entertainment. Now there's DVD, Dolby Digital, high-definition TV, personal TV, rewritable CD--all dazzling technologies, to be sure, but disorienting too. HDTV, a digital format so luscious it can make an enthusiast weep, was the year's biggest tease, delayed by technical complications and industry infighting. Yet some experts are optimistic, saying it will really show its colors in 2000--at least in major markets--and those who buy wide-screen, HDTV-capable sets...