Pros: For the Direct TV codes use "Sony". This is for the HD boxes made in the last 2 years. Slide button over to "TV" Hit Mute & SELECT light blinks twice Enter 10000 Press volume up or down. Should change. While slide is on "TV" the functional keys are: Menu Volume (moves < > ) Channel (moves menu items up or down) For TV Input (choice HDMI, TV, YPb etc.) Repeat for TV code (slide to TV) Mute & Select Blink twice Enter 960 Hit Done on screen with Select button each time

Cons: Took me a year to figure this stuff out (I'm also lazy).

Overall Review: Really Nice TV, np

Pros: Was hoping for some, like the price is good and capacity sounds nice. I like Seagate. Seagate 5 year warranty for OEM expires Jan 3, 2009, betcha didn't know that. After which it will go to 3 year. Boxed and retail drives unaffected by this. Seagate is doing this quietly, and they don't want you to know. Call it what you want, it is the truth. Talk to me Jan 4.

Cons: Firmware CC1J PN 9JU138-302 Not listed as one of the defective drives. I was hoping on dodging a bullet with the reviews I read. I am supposed to have one of the good ones. Worked fine for a day. I have several HDD's that are connected and did file transfers between them and this drive. This one is defective. Did the diagnostics test in DOS. Passed short test, failed long test right after test begins. Was able to copy 170Gb before it died. I know I don't have a 137Gb limit. Can't decide if I want to do a firmware or ship it back. With my system, HDD is the last problem I expect.

Overall Review: I know people reading this are saying "he did something wrong, look he's only average tech literate" I did nothing of the sort. Handled it like a newborn. Did it by the book. I don't claim "high" or "very high" unless I can write in code and pass the A+ certification in networking. 790i P07, Q9550 1.33V 4GHz @1883 FSB (x8.5) linked and sync with OCZ DDR3-2000. GTX 280 x 2, 2x150 Gb Raptors RAID 0, PC P&C 1200W, Koolance LiLi, CPU, MCP NPP water cooled. I can slop parts together and still claim "average"

Pros: shipped from NJ to PA

Cons: I fell for yet ANOTHER sale from the egg. When it comes to having your data for a long time, NEVER buy a HDD from the egg unless it is a retail version. Totally sick of their sales. I would spend extra money for a good HDD. Toshiba? I can't even begin to tell you how bad that is.

Overall Review: Quick format.

Pros: Affordability, OC options in the BIOS

Cons: Too many. I bought the HA06-GT. Thought I'd give it a ride. Had a an AMD 7750. Upgraded to a Propus. No problem, it booted, but again, "unknown processor" in Windows and CPU-Z. That was with the latest BIOS update. Now I don't know about you, but their support site said I installed BIOS wrong. The minute I entered and typed all the command line parameters ( p/n/del/a blah blah blah) verbatim FROM A FLOPPY, the BIOS got scrambled. Do you think they would have a bootable ISO to CD?? No. Do you think they support CPU's made months ago? No. Do you think they would have clear instructions? No. Filled out some Excel type spreadsheet for the RMA. I have to ship it to them, pay $10 (for what?) and return shipping. I will have spent almost half what I paid. If you like command line parameters from floppy's, filling out spreadsheets, AND having to pay for your RMA, then just then, maybe a Jetway is right for you.

Overall Review: Gonna stick with the name brands from now on. Sorry Jetway, lump ECS in there too. The whole AMD value thing is lost when mobo mfg's all thumb their noses at new processor support. From now on, I am going to look at who updates their BIOS the most, and easiest.

Pros: Very nice card. Plays games and is pretty quiet. I know some people had problems. Up and running 3 months now. I like the fact that XFX allows a transfer of the lifetime warranty. I am sure that 3 years from now, I'm going to test the settings at some resolution and/or AA and it will burn out. Then again, 3 years from now, this will be a $25 card. For now, very happy.

Cons: 3 months and rebate status still says "processing". This XFX rendition used "checkmyrebate.com". Fine print says payment will be within 8 weeks of processing. Well, idk, but I HATE having to check online for rebates. I often wonder what they do to people who never check their status. I am building up alot of resentment from rebates, which are ever increasing on products from the Egg. AND they require longer and longer processing time. I bought an Evga card, received my rebate about 5 weeks later. Never, ever had a problem with them. Also, I bought another one of these on TDirect about a month later (for SLI), and XFX uses a different rebate company (rebate-zone.com/XFX) . I have read at least 3 rebate companies used for this card alone. XFX must be having problems with these rebate houses. This 8800/9800GT card is getting old, and has not gone down alot in price until the recent AMD cards, and is still resistent. PRO: nVidia opted to keep the 9800GT tag as opposed to GTSXXX.

Overall Review: I also have a tri-SLI system 3xGTX280 water cooled. Besides the high electric bills just for idling, the entire system is loud. I spend 95%of my time just using the web, and have a KVM switch for this comp. I find myself playing games more and more on this, unless I want all the eye candy on Crysis. Sound levels on liquid cooling systems is over-rated. This baby with Xigmatek CPU cooler is nice and quiet.

Pros: The Egg. Evga. Card performed identical to my other 2. L-U-C-K-Y to get this @ $289 AMIR the day before the price hike now at $424. Card stress test wonderfully. I sure hope Evga keeps the lifetime warranty on their future lines as the new GTS250 is only 2 years. Love Evga software. The forums are good and informative, but alot of idiots just want to rack up posts to feel important. Some, not even knowing what they are talking about. Getting worse last couple years. I have a life as opposed to some of the forum trolls and spammers.

Cons: Tested this one default card settings. Crysis 1920x1060 VHigh. ~22FPS. Saw 85C and panicked and tested my others. Same thing. They all run hot, up the fan. Skeptical at first. My factory seals had air bubbles. Missing the protective film. Serial sticker (peeling) is in the wrong place compared to the other 2 I bought when it first came out. (-1 Egg) S/N match on the box though. You have to be concerned, esp now about "new" cards for a year old product, a rarer one now too. But these chips cost nVidia a fortune to make. Evga voltage tuner has led alot of noobs to cook their cards. If I didn't get this here I would never buy a used one. Go to E-auction and they all claim to never being overclocked. but Evga has made it S-O-O-o EZ to OC, you can't help but wonder. Last con is price gouging. Not sure if Nvidia is still in control of pricing. If it's the vendors, then they all did it in unison. If it's the Egg, well, it is a free charge what they want. Free enterprise.

Overall Review: With the Koolance blocks (on hold) I should be able to get > GTX285 speeds. Temp will be a non issue. Stinks that I can't run all 3 because my 790i board is entirely water cooled and the MCP block prevents 3 Way. Another $400 for the video blocks, and I am set for at least a year in computer time. If I had more money to spend, I would have caved in to the new price before they disappear entirely.