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Kenneth H.

Kenneth H.

Joined on 03/19/07

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Most Favorable Review

Cheapest 42 inch around

Digital Lifestyles 42" 720p LCD HDTV - FA2B42323
Digital Lifestyles 42" 720p LCD HDTV - FA2B42323

Pros: Purchased for $550 with shipping. Nice. TV has a decent set of inputs, the menu is easy to use. The remote is easy to use, but basic. Arrived one day and packed really well - no chance of shipping damage. Best menu for changing inputs i have seen.

Cons: Due to the low price, cons did not affect my rating. It is more than I expected. When the room is dark and the screen is in letter box, the blacks are more dark grey. There is alot of light when the screen fades to black - unlikely energy star qualified. TV takes 7 seconds to turn on.

Overall Review: Get this TV. It doesn't make sense to pay double the price to get a 10 percent improvement in picture quality.

11/28/2008
Most Critical Review

I expected better

AVerMedia AVerTV Combo PCIe ATSC/NTSC/QAM TV Tuner Card (White Box)w/L-P Bracket 7 95522 96058 0 PCI-Express x1 Interface
AVerMedia AVerTV Combo PCIe ATSC/NTSC/QAM TV Tuner Card (White Box)w/L-P Bracket 7 95522 96058 0 PCI-Express x1 Interface

Pros: No effort to setup drivers in vista. Windows update recognized it. The price is right. Two cards in one and uses the almost useless PCI-E x1 slot. It does not use alot of resources, but I have not recorded one show while watching another yet. If you like having a TV on while you surf the net. This may be a good fit. I have not had a TV card before so I can't be too excited that this card isn't as horrible as the rest.

Cons: It can not handle any movement what so ever. Looking for suggestions on alternative drivers. I have only hooked up to cable. I have not tryed over the air HD yet. Software it comes with is poor on Vista, but works with Media center fine. This is more of a novelty for me. Not decent enough picture quality to use often or hook up to a larger screen.

Overall Review: Setup - Vista, 1.86 ghz E6300 Core 2 Duo, 2 gigs memory, ATI Radeon HD 3650 512MB video card. 4.9 Windows experience Index. **Looking for a better driver or suggestions to help the card handle motion better.

Works Well

SUPER TALENT 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model T800UX2GC5
SUPER TALENT 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model T800UX2GC5

Pros: The price. New Memory recognized right away.

Cons: Only one side has heat spreader

Overall Review: I had 2 gigs Super Talent. I thought I was buying the same sticks. The new ones only had heat spreader on one side. I is likely a good thing since side by side it might be a tight fit/loose the point of a heat spreader when they touch each other.