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Consumer Reports: Ratings
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Consumer Reports frequency-of-repair charts cover microdisplay sets using DLP and LCD rear-projection technologies. Toshiba and RCA DLP sets stood out as the most repair-prone. Hitachi LCD-based sets were more repair-prone than Sony and Panasonic sets of this type.
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The U.S. Tuna Foundation said it supports the federal guidelines and suggested Consumer Reports was making much ado about very little. According to the group, the health benefits of consuming seafood outweigh any risk from "trace amounts of mercury."
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Consumer Reports said snoring can be an indicator of a serious health problem. People who snore loudly almost every night or wake up gasping may have sleep apnea -- a serious breathing disorder. Sleep apnea can increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
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Consumer Reports previously recommended the Toyota Tundra over the Silverado. Why? Because it said Toyota on the side of the Tundra. This was despite that fact that no one knew what kind of quality was going to come out of the brand new Toyota plant with workers who had no automotive experience. The Tundra ... had a new engine and transmission while the Silverado had a tried and true drive train.
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Consumer Reports' latest annual reliability survey predicts widely disparate records for some Asian automakers including Nissan and Hyundai. The survey ... finds continued troubles for European and domestic automakers with some 2006 vehicles.
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Consumer Reports found little difference between the average repair rate for LCD and plasma TVs - overall, they both had a 3 percent repair rate. Among LCDs, Dell (which recently stopped selling its own brand of TVs) and Hitachi were among the less reliable brands, as were Philips plasma TVs. Aside from Panasonic, other brands with low repair rates include Sony, Sharp, Samsung, Toshiba and JVC in LCDs. For plasma sets, Panasonic, Pioneer and Samsung ... had low repair rates.
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