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Elie R.

Elie R.

Joined on 09/23/06

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Most Favorable Review

DB4e easily pulls those signals in

Antennas Direct DB4E Extended Range Multi-Directional Bowtie UHF Antenna 65+ Miles
Antennas Direct DB4E Extended Range Multi-Directional Bowtie UHF Antenna 65+ Miles

Pros: Easy to assemble & install, I opted to roof mount mine. I'm quite impressed with this antenna, pulling in 19 line of sight stations available to me (exception is 1 lower power CBS affiliate) from two transmitters - 82 miles & 14 miles away. I am dealing with a pretty wide (55 degree) spread between those 2 xmitters, but the DB4e has a wide enough pattern that I'm able to lock in on both. I may try a pre-amp to get that missing CBS and boost the others, but other than that, quite impressed on how it handles from 82 miles away.

Cons: Construction feels a little flimsy, would have hoped for more than 2 bolts to hold the front and back sections together. Not so much worried about wind, as this is an open design, but rather the substantial snow & freezing rain I get in my location. Time will tell.

Most Critical Review

Save your money

William Mark Corporation AS004 Angry Birds Air Swimmers Turbo Remote Controlled Flying Red Bird Balloon
William Mark Corporation AS004 Angry Birds Air Swimmers Turbo Remote Controlled Flying Red Bird Balloon

Pros: Looks like it might be fun

Cons: Doesn't end up being fun Doesn't swim well, doesn't hold decent charge Waste of helium

Overall Review: Bought this on sale, was waiting for my nephew's birthday (last week) to inflate and have fun with it. That didn't happen. While it was easy to assemble, fill and charge, the thing would simply not swim properly. The 'ballast' pod that raises or lowers the nose attitude would jam on the string, despite adjusting the tension several times. It was as if the pulley inside the sealed pod was not working....so the bird just floats to the ceiling, and does circles up there. No up or down, no real anything but sideways circles on the ceiling (reminded me of a dying goldfish). Battery didn't hold much of a charge - had recharged twice, and the tail motor simply started cutting out after about 20 minutes of trying to get the thing to work properly. In the end, the kids better enjoyed the regular balloons that I filled with the remaining helium I had from the canister I had bought. The only angry bird to mention here is the gesture I gave this thing. FAIL.

Ripples & memory lines - RMA'd

Elitescreens Manual Series 92" HDTV(16:9) Manual Home Cinema Manual Pull Down Projector Screen M92UWH
Elitescreens Manual Series 92" HDTV(16:9) Manual Home Cinema Manual Pull Down Projector Screen M92UWH

Pros: Price, easy installation, nice HD picture reproduction and viewing angles (despite my problems below)

Cons: Ripples and 'memory lines' across screen surface that did not go away after 4 weeks, had to RMA with manufacturer.

Overall Review: According to Elite Screens tech support (very nice, btw), the ripples & memory lines are usually caused by screen sitting rolled up in a warehouse for too long, and/or improperly stored. Waited 4 weeks for ripples & lines to diminish, when they didn't, I sent Elite some pics, and they determined that the screen was in pretty bad shape and warranted replacement. I opted to RMA with Elite rather than NewEgg, figured hopefully less chance of a repeat problem if the replacement is a bit more 'fresh' from the manufacturer. Still waiting for replacement. FYI, if you do have to get RMA service from Elite, they only ask you to send a 24" square of the screen, plus the end caps...beats the hassle (and cost) of sending back the entire thing.

11/24/2013

Nice & portable BD writer

Rosewill USB 3.0 External Slim Aluminum 6x Blu-ray Writer Model RDED-12001 BDXL Support w/ Full Cyberlink PowerDVD
Rosewill USB 3.0 External Slim Aluminum 6x Blu-ray Writer Model RDED-12001 BDXL Support w/ Full Cyberlink PowerDVD

Pros: Buck for buck after MIR, this drive is a steal. After using it a few times, I am pretty impressed with it. So far I've burned 3 BD's at 6x (Phillips badged CMCMAG-BA5-000), absolutely no issues. Played several retail BD movies just fine. Truly PnP. Sleek aluminum chassis, and as some others have posted, this is a Rosewill branded version of the MATSHITA BD-MLT UJ260 drive. Not using the CyberLink s/w (never been a fan of it), but other than that, I'm happy with my purchase. Hope it lasts!

Cons: None to date.

Great deal!

ORICO 6619US3-BK SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" and 3.5" HDD, SSD [8TB Support]
ORICO 6619US3-BK SuperSpeed USB 3.0 to SATA Hard Drive Docking Station for 2.5" and 3.5" HDD, SSD [8TB Support]

Pros: Excellent 2.5/3.5 USB3.0 drop-in bay for the price (paid $20 on sale). No issues whatsoever, working fine with my 2, 3 and 4tb drives (specs mention 3tb max, but working fine with Seagate 4tb). Solid build.

Cons: USB3.0 cable a bit on the short side, but not the end of the world.

check my cable bling, biatc... :-o

Cables Unlimited UTP-1450-14H 14 ft. Cat 5E Hot Pink Pink Cat5e Patch Cable w/ Bling and Snagless Boot
Cables Unlimited UTP-1450-14H 14 ft. Cat 5E Hot Pink Pink Cat5e Patch Cable w/ Bling and Snagless Boot

Pros: Hot pink looks nice next to my grey, blue and orange cables. Super blingy! Carries gigabit data 14' in style, snagless boots.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Great cable, great price....and these guys support BCAF, win-win all around!