PC Format

I am not a regular reader of this magazine as at the prices they charge for computer magazines you would have to take out a second mortgage to be a regular subscriber to more than one. However, as PC magazines go, this is one of the longest established in the genre and is generally a very interesting and informative read. For your £4.99 you get the usual news, reviews etc. but what sets this magazine apart from the rest that would encourage you to part with your hard earned cash in favour of this as opposed to its many, and often less expensive brethren? ~Cover CD~ I think these are always much of a muchness. If you check out all the ...  Read the complete review

Most computing magazines are either Internet, Games, Hardware or Advert orientated. PC Format is a totally different magazine. The magazine is divided into sections. PCF News This section informs you about all the latest news in the computing world. For example the hottest hardware, the latest and greatest games and even ISP news, with all the so-called free ISP's going under it's always good to keep ahead on what's going on. Basically, this section gives you up to date information. Practical. All throughout the magazine, there are loads of practical hit and tips, and advice on how to perform certain tasks. The issue I bought ...  Read the complete review

When I first wrote this opinion, PC Format didn’t impress me. However, I recently started to buy it again, and I have been very impressed with it, so much so that I have had to completely rewrite my opinion on account of my being an ass. PC Format is released monthly by Future Publishing, priced £4.99 with two cover CDs, or £5.99 with a DVD. Having a shiny new DVD drive in my computer, the DVD option is the one I take, as the DVD version usually has some extra software, and they have recently taken to putting DVD only movies on that you can view either on your PC or DVD player. This month was part of a fitness guide by Melinda Messenger; previously there ...  Read the complete review

'PC Format' is the leading PC publication from Future Publishing, who print what can comfortably be regarded as the leading range in PC related magazines. It covers both recreational and utility software and hardware, where 'PC Gamer' is more focused upon games and entertainment. '.Net', a third magazine, covers the Internet. 'PC Format' stands head and shoulders among these and all other PC magazines as the best by far. The cover-mounted software is responsible for the bulk of the price - £4.99 for 2CD edition, £5.99 for the DVD version. These include often the best, most recent game demos (recently 'Metal Gear Solid', 'Sheep' and 'Pro Rally 2001') and usually a ...  Read the complete review

I have to admit that I have a real soft spot for PCFormat magazine. The first ever edition came out shortly after I started university on my first computing course (the current edition is its 10th anniversary edition), when floppy disks actually were er...floppy, and I’ve kind of grown up with it in the world of computing, helped on the way by the well written and genuinely useful articles and reviews in this magazine. I’ve enjoyed it immensely from that first edition, even though it seems to be mellowing out just a little now since those younger, louder and brasher days - although that’s probably in response to a widening in the ...  Read the complete review