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Ryan G.

Ryan G.

Joined on 06/23/04

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Most Favorable Review

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ViewSonic 19" Active Matrix, TFT LCD SXGA LCD Monitor 8 ms 1280 x 1024 D-Sub Optiquest Series Q9b-2
ViewSonic 19" Active Matrix, TFT LCD SXGA LCD Monitor 8 ms 1280 x 1024 D-Sub Optiquest Series Q9b-2

Pros: No dead pixels Looks great good price

Cons: none

Most Critical Review

bricked just after 1 year warranty expired

ASRock H67M (B3) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock H67M (B3) LGA 1155 Intel H67 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 Micro ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: worked for a year

Cons: dead as a doornail, just after the 1-year warranty expired

Overall Review: computer suddenly crashed, wouldn't power back up, not even a pc speaker chip, only fans would spin. I didn't have another 1155 mobo to test with, so I brought it to a nearby computer store. They confirmed the motherboard is dead, are replacing it.

faulty power-supply, poor audio quality

LINKSKEY TV1531R TV Tuner Box, REMOTE Controller
LINKSKEY TV1531R TV Tuner Box, REMOTE Controller

Pros: works (if you provide your own power supply) cheap

Cons: poor audio quality resolution/refresh problems

Overall Review: One of the big plusses about having a flat-screen TV is you don't have to listen to the high-pitched whine that CRT TV's create. Unfortunately this tuner box introduces a strikingly similar noise into the audio out. I also had some problems with various resolution/refresh settings misorienting the image. Letterboxing appeared at the top and bottom when at 1280x1024, which is the native resolution of my LCD...I had to set it to 640x480 to get the best picture. Because of the bad power-supply and the whiny audio, I have returned this and ordered the AxxxxV MediaBox7.