Katharine Byrne

When Katharine's not glued to her Wii U and 3DS, she's usually found darting between tiny smartphones and huge pieces of home cinema equipment.She’s tested everything from laptops and monitors to motherboards and projectors, but she currently specialises in smartphones, games and AV.

  • Leopard in a box
    Serif DrawPlus X6 review DrawPlus X6 has lots of new features to spice up your graphics, but the speed problems from X5 are still present
    £82
  • Asus P1M
    Asus P1M review A great pico projector, but best used in darkness
    £370
  • Iiyama Prolite XB2485WSU
    Iiyama Prolite XB2485WSU review Its larger resolution is useful, but this height-adjustable monitor doesn’t have the image quality to match its high price
    £257
  • Philips 271P4QPJKEB
    Philips 271P4QPJKEB review It’s the best 27in AMVA panel we’ve tested, but this screen's contrast and image quality is still far below average
    £302
  • Iiyama Prolite E2473HS
    Iiyama Prolite E2473HS review This 24in monitor has lots of ports and good image quality, but it’s let down slightly by its poor contrast and black levels
    £145
  • BenQ GW2750HM
    BenQ GW2750HM review It’s very cheap, but this screen's image quality isn’t up to scratch
    £190
  • HannsG HL249
    HannsG HL249 review It’s very cheap, but this screen's poor default colour accuracy means it needs a colour calibrator to bring out its potential
    £101
  • Dell U2913WM
    Dell U2913WM review Dell’s novel super-wide monitor has fantastic image quality and a wide range of inputs
    £490
  • Iiyama Prolite T2452MTS
    Iiyama Prolite T2452MTS review A touchscreen monitor with fair image quality, but its thick bezel isn’t a good fit for Windows 8
    £249
  • AOC m2752Pqu
    AOC m2752Pqu review We like the adjustable stand and useful portrait mode, but this screen's lacklustre image quality isn’t quite up to scratch
    £222
  • best buy
    Acer Aspire V5-571P Touch
    Acer Aspire V5-571P Touch review An improvement on the non-touch V5-571 in almost every way; this touchscreen laptop is both cheap and powerful
    £583
  • best buy
    Dell U2713H
    Dell U2713H review Superior image quality and an impressive range of inputs make this one of the best monitors of 2013
    £579
  • best buy
    BenQ BL2410PT
    BenQ BL2410PT review Highly flexible with great image quality and plenty of ports, this VA display is an excellent business monitor
    £199
  • recommended
    AOC e2462Vwh
    AOC e2462Vwh review It doesn’t have many ports, but this 24in monitor makes up for it with superb image quality
    £137
  • best buy
    Iiyama Prolite E2773HS
    Iiyama Prolite E2773HS review Its black levels could be better, but this 27in monitor has a good range of ports and superb overall image quality
    £232