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John J.

John J.

Joined on 01/29/08

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

Windows 7 64 Bit no problem

AVerMedia A188-AF AVerTVHD Duet PCTV tuner (A188)
AVerMedia A188-AF AVerTVHD Duet PCTV tuner (A188)

Pros: Works great with Windows 7 (64 bit). I popped the card in and Windows found it and applied a good driver. I did update the driver but there was nothing wrong with the slightly older driver that Windows had.

Cons: I wish this had an FM tuner built-in. I knew it didn't when I bought it though so I'm not disappointed.

Overall Review: I am planning on buying another one of these soon so I can have 4 tuners in my machine. This card works flawlessly and is a great price. I highly recommend it. Oh yeah, Newegg is a great place to buy from. Never had an issue that wasn't fixed immediately.

Most Critical Review

Bad batch of MB's?

ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M4A89GTD PRO/USB3 AM3 AMD 890GX SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Great board layout. Plenty of SATA ports On paper, a great board for my HTPC needs

Cons: Can't get OS to load Hangs randomly. Sometimes at first ASUS Express Gate screen, sometimes when it tries to load Windows.

Overall Review: Seems like quite a few people have had problems recently. Originally I thought it was because they were all newbs that didn't know how to install a MB. Now I'm thinking maybe ASUS just had a bad batch of boards. Hopefully ASUS comes through and makes it right.

Looks great, plays perfectly

ION Profile LP Turntable - Convert LPs to MP3s via USB connection to Mac or PC (Refurbished)
ION Profile LP Turntable - Convert LPs to MP3s via USB connection to Mac or PC (Refurbished)

Pros: * Great price (daily deal for about $35) * Sounds great through my stereo

Cons: * Doesn't have a changer but I didn't think it would so not really a con.

Overall Review: I haven't hooked this up to my computer. For the most part I just wanted a turntable to hook up to my stereo. This thing sounds great and for the cost is a steal!

10/11/2011

The shark is a beast!

Euro-Pro Shark S3101WC Electric Steam Mop - White Carton Box
Euro-Pro Shark S3101WC Electric Steam Mop - White Carton Box

Pros: * Works very well on laminate flooring. No water sitting on the laminate. * Great price *Newegg service is top-notch

Cons: * French Maid outfit for my wife would be cool, otherwise no cons.

Overall Review: My wife loves this thing. She uses it constantly to cleanup after our two dogs and two boys. I got this on a daily deal and for $30 it can't be beat!

10/11/2011

Decent price

intec Nintendo Wii 15 in 1 Family Pack Black
intec Nintendo Wii 15 in 1 Family Pack Black

Pros: Cheap so if kids destroy them it's not that big of a deal.

Cons: Everything is kind of small (batt, racket, etc). Kids don't really use these attachments.

Overall Review: Good for the price but not very desirable for kids. You can't use any of these attachments with a Wiimote skin attached. Probably obvious but I wanted to mention it.

Works great. Better than Solo

Sling Media SB300-100 Slingbox PRO-HD
Sling Media SB300-100 Slingbox PRO-HD

Pros: * Easy setup * Allows multiple inputs * HD quality streaming if your internet can handle it

Cons: * When Slingmedia's website is down you can't use this unit * Wish you could stream to more than one computer at a time (I knew going in that you couldn't do this but it still would be nice)

Overall Review: I had the Slingbox Solo for about a week. Decided I wanted better quality so I returned it for the HD. The HD works great. Easy setup and quality is good (as long as your internet speed is good). I had the problem a couple weeks ago where the Slingmedia website went down. When the website is down the remote view can't find the Slingbox. So, without the website this becomes an expensive doorstop. I've only had this happen once but it is a concern.

12/21/2010