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Kevin P.

Kevin P.

Joined on 03/28/08

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Most Favorable Review

Highly Configurable Menu

TOSHIBA REGZA 55" 1080p 240Hz LED - LCD HDTV 55SV670U
TOSHIBA REGZA 55" 1080p 240Hz LED - LCD HDTV 55SV670U

Pros: Excellent black levels, nice cabinet design, very sleek! Cinematic-ally pleasing visual experience... looks more movie theater -ish in playback. More menu options than you could shake a stick at... has an insane amount of professional picture adjustments packed into the menu system, so tweak to your hearts content! Tons of connection options Full Matrix Local Dimming, contributes to an absolute breath taking picture! No Motion Blur! Wide Enough Viewing angle for your home entertainment needs. Firmware update-able. <--- I ABSOLUTELY Love this feature USB and SD card slot capability. Dolby volume... really cool. Not a thin profile television its about 4" in thickness... Wheel of fortune has never looked so good! LOL I am highly pleased with my new purchase!

Cons: Has a slight blooming effect as claimed at various websites... but shouldn't discern your judgment against this set, its not a big problem. Crystal coat screen is a bit shiny. I wouldn't call this a negative remark, because this feature also enhances the picture clarity, unlike a matte screen that would otherwise wash out(dull) colors. Sound quality isn't bad, its not the best... but that's every set on the market!

Overall Review: As with all displays, don't expect perfect picture quality right out of the box. It will take some fine tuning to make it a great looking set. If you are a videophile who loves to tweak your TV to perfection and get absolute gorgeous results, than this is the set for you! An all around solid performing Television! IMO LED TV will only be around for a short while before it's replaced by OLED which will be leaving LED and PLASMA in the dust! As always Newegg is #1, i wouldn't think of buying from anyone else. Cheers!

Most Critical Review

POOR Customer Service on Toshiba's behalf!

TOSHIBA REGZA 55" 1080p 240Hz LED - LCD HDTV 55SV670U
TOSHIBA REGZA 55" 1080p 240Hz LED - LCD HDTV 55SV670U

Pros: Newegg Customer Service is number one!

Cons: Toshiba's Customer Service: After 1 month of Purchase the unit display turned completely pink! I called Toshiba who took down my info and told me to call a local business TV repair shop who deals in Toshiba products. I called the business who then had a tech come and look at the TV. He took pictures of the once gorgeous display that now only show vertical garbage lines of putrescent pink, and uploaded the results to Toshiba via e-mail. After 3 and a half weeks of waiting on a response and for what they told me was going to be a whole new TV, to my very irritated surprise was a part for repair!

Overall Review: I immediately phoned Toshiba and asked for a manager who told me... our warranty only covers that we repair the unit not for an exchange! What... WHAT!!!!! That is absolutely BOGUS! I'm sorry but if you had a new TV and paid 1800 Dollars for it you expect it to work! And on top of that Toshiba said that they didn't have me on record, from when i first phoned Toshiba. Sheesh! How is that possible when the rep you phone immediately takes down your customer information and then asks how may i help your needs today! I'm very upset with Toshiba next time I'm taking me business else-where! I called Newegg to see if maybe there was something they could do for me, but since i'm already contacting Toshiba there is nothing they could do... although Newegg told me that if it was in their hands still they would just give me a new TV. I love you Newegg.. see Newegg understands! Newegg Rocks!

Best Headset On the Market Hands Down!!!

Razer Tiamat 7.1 Surround Sound Over Ear PC Gaming Headset
Razer Tiamat 7.1 Surround Sound Over Ear PC Gaming Headset

Pros: Audio Quality - These boast a very full emersive 3D sound environment Music and game sound great you seriously can hear everything in your music... you just have to learn how to set your sound up a bit. Instruments and voices sound separated and clear as if the band is playing live for you. : ) Looks - They just look plane awesome! Features - Individual volume control over every channel Construction - For the most part is sturdy, with the exception of the mic boom. My settings on my Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 Realtek HD audio are. Output... Side - 80 Center - 80 Subwoofer - 80 Rear - 80 Front - 80 Enhancements... Custom EQ - Checked Speaker Fill - Checked Loudness Equalization - Checked Bass Management - Checked Default Format... 24 bit, 192000 Hz (Studio Quality) Realtek Taskbar icon... Speaker Configuration set to 7.1 Speaker Optional Speakers are all checked Full-range Speakers both Front left and right and surround speakers are checked Razor Headset Controller SIDE - set to 1 notch left of half CENTER - set to half FRONT - set to 2 notches left of half MAIN - set it to your own liking (this should be the only volume you should be using for your overall audio experience MIC - set it again to your own liking SUB - set to 1 notch left of half Rear - set to 1 notch left of half Realtek HD Audio Levels Side -50 Center -50 Subwoofer -65 Rear -50 Front -50 Hope this helps anyone who already owns this product and has the same board that i do, looking for some help on setup! Hope this helps folks! : )

Cons: The retractable mic build construction is just of horrible engineering quality. C'mon Razor you could have done way better than that! And Not really a big con... but the whole Driver cover thing doesn't appeal to me at all i like the look of the Tiamat 2.2 better (Solid Black Cover). There is an optional magnetic cover you can place over the sides of the ear pieces that cover the diver windows, but they don't hold well so i just leave them off. Bu no biggie.

Overall Review: Don't believe any of the reviews that are talking bout how the sound is not up to par, because seriously well over half of the reviewers on this site have absolutely no idea what they are doing. This headset is easily the best audio i have ever heard out of a gaming headset. I have my on-board Realtek HD audio from my Asrock Z77 Extreme 4 Motherboard, and i have no problem getting a nice clear booming sound from it. I do in fact would like to purchase a better mic, perhaps a table mic, so i can keep the built-in mic retracted. I would have give it 4 stars Overall because of build Construction. But, if it could give individual scores on each aspect of this set then it would look like this... Audio Quality---5 Looks------------4 Construction---4 Features--------5 ...but i love the audio quality so much that i cant help but give them a 5 star rating : )

12/26/2013

Excellent router

D-Link Xtreme Gigabit Router (DIR-655) Wireless N300, USB SharePort, Gigabit
D-Link Xtreme Gigabit Router (DIR-655) Wireless N300, USB SharePort, Gigabit

Pros: Excellent router Extremely quick wired connection Strong Wireless connection Has NEVER dropped connection since install Best Router i have ever owned! Just check anywhere at the reviews, they speak for themselves!

Cons: None that i can think of...

Overall Review: D-link does support the router i guess other reviewers must have passed it up on the website anyway for ease of access here is the link. http://www.dlink.com/us/en/support/product/dir-655-wireless-n-gigabit-router?revision=us_revb

Horrible

Rosewill L600N Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Router w/ USB port IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u
Rosewill L600N Concurrent Dual Band Wireless N600 Router w/ USB port IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n, IEEE 802.3/3u

Pros: None that i can think of, and i have sat here for 20mins thinking hard on one if any...

Cons: Wireless is hard to get connected. Not very user friendly interface. Wired connection leave much to be desired in terms of speed. Web pages load slow. Shoddy Construction. Poor wireless performance.

Overall Review: Total waste of money, dont waste your time. I went with a more expensive wireless router from Dlink (DIR-655) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127215 which is an excellent router! Well worth a look.

Seems like an ongoing problem

ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard
ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Pros: Very nice Board options and configuration of slot availability. Very fast

Cons: The board i purchased is having issues detecting my GPU. I have updated the Bios to the current version 2.50. Updating the Bios adds some new options to be able to select which Gen card you have, but still leaves me with the same issue. What gives!

Overall Review: Seems like a really nice board given the rave reviews on Newegg. Just wish it worked as i should right out of the box. Seriously disappointing! I bought this board because of the black fri price of $104, the nice options it gave and the good reviews it got on Newegg. But given the issues im not sure i would trust buying another Asrock board.