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In This Issue
March 2009
- Departments
- Up Front
- Risky behavior
- Claim check: A virtual watchdog
- Clear windows, not clear warnings
- Gotcha: Scams target debit cards
- Tips for clean dishes
- What does that car's button mean?
- Laptop cases to fly with
- Q&A: Vets weigh in on Fido's food
- Plus: What pet-food labels mean
- Claim check: Energy monitors
- Should you refinance?
- Recalls & Safety Alerts
- CR Health
- When your belly hurts
- Plus: Is ginkgo a brain saver?
- CR Money
- Is that tax preparer really qualified?
- Plus: Just say no to refund loans
- Viewpoint
- Raise the roof-crush standard
- From Our President
- Web sites that work
- Selling It
- Your Letters
- Ask Our Experts
- Archive
- TVs for every type of viewer
Budget buyer? Sports fanatic? We have the performance and price info you need for more than 100 LCD and plasma sets. - TV reliability
Good news about many brands.
- Movies at home
Readers rate Netflix, Blockbuster, Redbox, and other rental services. - Getting ready for all-digital TV
Last-minute advice on surviving the digital-TV transition.
Features
Almost 400 readers tell us about their ancient stoves, washers, and more.
The top-rated brew is a CR Best Buy.
Lab Tests 
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Digital cameras
Best new subcompacts, compacts and more. -
Sewing machines
Star performers don't have to cost the most. -
Vacuums
Exclusive tests of 59 models. - More Tests: Handheld vacs, Cell-phone GPS, Notebooks, and Interior paint
Cars
Road tests of the Chevrolet Aveo, Honda Fit, Nissan Versa, Suzuki SX4, and Toyota Yaris.
Consumer Reports March 2009 provides recommendations, expert buying advice, and Ratings on hundreds of consumer products. Consumer Reports is one of the most trusted sources for information and advice on consumer products and services, with more than 7 million
print and online subscribers. It conducts the most comprehensive testing programs of any U.S. publication or Web site, and
the magazine's experts have decades of experience in testing and reporting. To become a subscriber, consumers can call 1-800-234-1645.
Updated information and reports from the magazine can be accessed online at www.ConsumerReports.org.
