Joined on 07/25/05
Incredible
Pros: Very Small, under $1,000, and easy to install. No filters to clean.
Cons: No built-in audio (I don't need or want this) No air-filters, therefore some light does protrude out the front of the unit Fan noise when the projector is on normal or high-altitude setting (I use it in ECO mode, so this is not a problem for us)
Overall Review: I replaced a 52" Rear Projection HD Television with this projector. I installed this unit onto the ceiling about 10' back, and have a 102" (Diag) picture.... The wall was painted with high-quality ceiling flat paint, and this works perfectly for us. The image simply looks supurb. I can only imagine how much better it would look with a real screen, but at night when we're watching 'movies', we're extremely happy with this projectors capability. The fan noise is not audible when used in ECO mode, and since the bulb life is extended 25%, I see this as a bonus. The brightness is noticbly different, but not necessary in most situations, therefore I highly recommend ECO mode....
Just OK
Pros: Small, Compact, White, easy to install, Wifi and Network, includes software to record 32 cameras (good Luck)
Cons: Short power cord, small field of vision, dcam recording software
Overall Review: Night mode does not allow turning off the infrared led, so at night, you see the 4 eyes watching you. Was not able to register the camera via wireless connection to the mydlink site. Had to register as wired, then switch to wireless. The include dcam software does function, but on Windows Vista / 7 it disables UAC, and will not operate with it. The application is just ok. It does work, but could be quicker in responding.. Seems to have a lot of visual effects that are simply not needed.
Perfect for what it is
Pros: Light, i5 Processor, Bluetooth, and numeric keyboard Comes with windows 7 PRO installed, and is licensed for 8.1 PRO, although you must use an external CD to install it.. All for under $460...
Cons: No internal CD connector to add CD later, even though the laptop has the appearance of the CD module. No backlit keyboard, lots of HP and third party junkware (read other thoughts)
Overall Review: I created a bootable USB of the HP provided Win8 Disk. Booted from flash, and installed 8.1. The HP disk is almost perfect... it installs nothing but base windows. After booting to windows 8, Windows prompted to download the Bluetooth drivers...
It's ok.
Pros: Small and compact.. works very well in recording from up to 9 cameras, great for the price.
Cons: Poor playback. You can only playback 1 channel at a time. Requires software to be run from a PC or MAC to add the device to the mydlink.com cloud interface...
Overall Review: Why does it only playback one channel? It gives you the option of playing back more than 1, but then gives an error that the maximum number of channels has been exceeded. So don't offer me the option of choosing more than 1... if one is the limit. The playback is very difficult to follow. If you know the time you want, it's ok... but to review an entire evening for example, to see if something happened on one of the 9 channels, would take hours..... so hopefully you know when it happened.... This hardware is basically the dlink camera software, which I didn't like either.... I expected better from a hardware device, but got the same result as it's the same software, just on a small Linux box. I still haven't been able to register the box on mydlink.com as dlink forces you to use software on your Windows (or mac) PC to configure the mydlink.com connection, and it always reports that the device doesn't have internet access.... which it does..
Almost Perfect
Pros: HDMI, Display Port, USB Video, Network, Sound, USB 3.0 Hub, Multi Touch, Sound, Web Cam,
Cons: No rear audio port.
Overall Review: This monitor is one of the best I've owned. I wish it was offered in a larger size. A single USB3.0 can connect the monitor to a Surface tablet, and plays full video with no problems. As a bonus, all networking and audio functions are passed over the same USB cable. HDMI and Display port do not need to be used, unless you want the better frame rates that these interfaces would achieve. I prefer the simplicity of a single cable, since I'm using this with a Surface tablet. Since this monitor doubles as a dock, I thought that a 2nd video port out would be a welcome addition. I added a USB to DVI video adapter onto one of the USB ports on this monitor and attached a second monitor, I had no issues including full screen video to both monitors at the same time, but removed shortly thereafter, since the 2nd monitor did not have touch capability, and I kept attempting to 'touch' the 2nd monitor. I bet I can just order another one of these monitors, once the price comes down, then daisy chain them via USB to get the best of both.
Quiet - Does the job
Pros: Silent, Fits in most cases, comes with screws.
Cons: Short cord.
Overall Review: Power cord needs to be 4 inches longer. It's a really tight squeeze to make it reach. LED's are nice if you care for that.
Fast Shipment - Best Prices
Shipped quickly.