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Jeremy M.

Jeremy M.

Joined on 12/19/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great Case/ Good Price

RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEB 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case
RAIDMAX SMILODON Extreme Black ATX-612WEB 1.0mm SECC Steel ATX Mid Tower Foldout MB Computer Case

Pros: Great price, plenty of space, and easy to use due to both sides folding open. Three fans keep air moving through your rig. I was able to use a non-modular power supply without too many cable management issues.

Cons: Fan can get a little loud during the first minute of operation. Very little to prevent dust from entering the case. Be careful if you have pets or just don't clean your floor often. . .

Most Critical Review

Decent. . . Not great.

DIAMOND TVW650PCIEV ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Combo Tuner
DIAMOND TVW650PCIEV ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Combo Tuner

Pros: Solid Card, installation was smooth, analog and digital inputs, low profile card. No serious problems so far.

Cons: Ditch the packaged Drivers and software, download a driver from the website. The DIAMOND website does not list a driver for the TVW650PCIEV, however, the TVW650PCIE driver works fine. One Post is Digital, the other is Analog, so it will not function as a Dual Tuner, allowing you to record a show and watch another as you might expect.

Overall Review: Purchased on the cheap from a Shell Shocker Deal. . . Would not have been to pleased if I had payed full price.

Update to a previous review

DIAMOND TVW650PCIEV ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Combo Tuner
DIAMOND TVW650PCIEV ATI TV Wonder HD 650 Combo Tuner

Pros: Worked well while it lasted. . .

Cons: Died after 3 months. Purchase at your own risk.

Overall Review: Glad I bought during a shell shocker, as this turned out to be an unreliable card. I used this for an HTPC build, and it was flawless for the first three months. One day I started receiving "No Signal" messages in WMC after about 10 minutes of use, and then the next day I couldn't even get 10 minutes. Double checked driver and signal strength, then realized it must be the tuner. I attempted to plug the tuner into another PC and received the same "no signal" screen.

Great for my gaming PC

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 - Core 2 Duo Wolfdale Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80570E8400
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 - Core 2 Duo Wolfdale Dual-Core 3.0 GHz LGA 775 65W Processor - BX80570E8400

Pros: Fast, Reliable, not too expensive. Able to run all the latest games without concern.

Cons: The stock fan works well, but only if you don't attempt to overclock. Otherwise, none.

12/29/2009

Voice recognition needs work

Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat Nintendo DS Game
Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What To Eat Nintendo DS Game

Pros: The recipes are good, I like the little video tutorials for techniques I may not be good at. The shopping list function is great. Great way for a guy like me who can't cook to save money and not eat out.

Cons: Voice recognition is too touchy, when I'm moving things around in the kitchen, it will mistake a pot hitting another pot as "continue." Kind of a pain when your hands are dirty to have to manually mess with the DS.

12/23/2008