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Consumer Reports Unveils Fantastic February; Free Guide for Enjoying Super Bowl & Winter Olympic Games

Posted on: Monday, 30 January 2006, 09:00 CST

YONKERS, N.Y., Jan. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- February will be filled with viewing festivities including the upcoming Super Bowl and Winter Olympics. To help ensure sports fans everywhere will have nothing but a good time at the gatherings, experts at Consumer Reports Online (http://www.consumerreports.org) today unveiled the new Fantastic February Hub (http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/ electronics- computers/fantastic-february.htm).

Available for free, visitors to the Fantastic February Hub can find a plethora of Consumer Reports expert advice and information for ultimate viewing enjoyment of the Super Bowl and Winter Olympic Games. Visitors to the Hub can access the new TV's Decision Guide, which takes visitors through the process of choosing the TV that best suits one's preference and budget. The Hub features useful content such as:

-- Fine Tuning Your TV -- High-definition programming such as sporting events and DVD movies look spectacular on a big screen HDTV, but don't expect your new set to excel right out of the box. Consumer Reports suggests following simple steps outlined in the Fantastic February Hub to make your brand new screen experience all that it can be.

-- Big-Screen HDTV's -- Every fan dreams of watching the games on a big screen TV and plasma TVs are hot-in every sense of that word. Large flat panels display bright, sharp images in high- definition. Check out Consumer Reports' latest ratings on big-screen TVs and advice on buying extended warranties.

-- Chips & Salsa -- Chips & salsa are must-have snack items these days. Consumer Reports tasters recommend Zapata and Jardine's for thin and smoky sauce and Desert Pepper Trading Company, Green Mountain Gringo, and Guiltless Gourmet for those chunky sauces. For chips, the CR testers really went for Utz, Tostitos 100% White Corn Restaurant Style, and Tostito's Natural Yellow Corn Restaurant Style, for starters.

-- Diet Colas -- What sports-viewing gathering is complete without a quench-thirsting cola? And with everyone watching their waists after splurging during the holidays, Consumer Reports put diet colas to the test. CR staff gave a bit of an edge to Diet Coke and the newer Diet Coke with Splenda. And in the Diet Pepsi vs. Pepsi One race, tasters gave it to One.

Call us today to get the inside scoop on the Fantastic February Hub -- and get online to learn.

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