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What’s the difference between one router and another? Much of that comes down to you. How many people are going to connect? How much bandwidth are you getting from your ISP? And for choosing a gaming router, what kind of games do you play? It’s by going through these questions that you can find the right router appropriate to your needs. Another good place to …

Finding the right portable Bluetooth speaker is about balancing sound quality, volume, battery life, and similar features. If you’re willing to pay $300, you can make far fewer tradeoffs. But when it comes to less expensive Bluetooth sound equipment, the tradeoffs you end up making become far more important. And getting the right equipment means paying even closer attention to detail. As these types of …

As with all things portable, portable projection involves tradeoffs. Whether those trades are advantageous depends on what you’re after. There’s a pretty big difference between the kind of projector you’d take for a business presentation, and one you’d hand over for your kids to have fun for the evening. Those differences can have a huge impact on entertainment value, which is why it’s important to …

People who don’t play PC games only need simple monitors. That’s because outside of PC gaming, content rarely exceeds 30 frames per second. The same is true for virtually all other aspects of a monitor’s performance. Nobody cares about the difference between 5ms response time and 1ms response time, unless you’ve got the niche needs of a gamer. That’s because game content is fundamentally different. …

How portable is portable enough? When you’re dealing with most audio equipment, bigger tends to be better. It’s something you can notice when comparing the difference between the speaker inside a singing birthday card, the speaker on the back of phone, and the speaker on a full-sized TV. When sound quality matters, you want to go for the largest Bluetooth speakers that still meet your …