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Benjamin N.

Benjamin N.

Joined on 12/29/05

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Most Favorable Review

Just about perfect.

ADS Tech PTV-380-ef Instant HDTV PCI Tuner Card
ADS Tech PTV-380-ef Instant HDTV PCI Tuner Card

Pros: Easy to install with no hardware conflicts. Stable drivers. Quick operation and a great picture. Decent software bundle.

Cons: BeyondTV OEM version is simply adequate. It's annoying that it keeps begging for money when you shut the program down.

Overall Review: Extremely basic card, but does the job and does it well. I really like ADS products, and this one is no exception... especially at the price.

Most Critical Review

Cheap and Cheerful...?

Rosewill R6423-P SL Silver SGCC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
Rosewill R6423-P SL Silver SGCC Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Pros: Price, price, and price. I jumped on ordering a few of these when the 'egg was offering a free shipping promotion, and it's a solid case for the price. Both of mine were free of sharp edges, and everything works just about the way it should. And while it is a little bit flimsy, It's well ventilated. But...

Cons: There are tiny problems to be found all over the case (HDD Cage makes drives stick out far, ultra thin metal, easily dentable, ect.), But by FAR the biggest problem I've had with this case is that the motherboard standoffs that are provided with the case either manage to strip or stick inside the mounting points on the motherboard tray. This means once you've mounted a motherboard to the tray, it's nigh upon impossible to take out. I ended up having to use a dremel to saw off part of the screw on the tray to release my motherboard.

Overall Review: All in all, I don't regret buying this case (it's served me well enough as a repository for my old Athlon-XP Linux machine), but I would not personally recommend you buy one unless you're comfortable with potentially having to perform surgery to remove parts... or if you run into another fantastic deal.