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David C.

David C.

Joined on 05/09/04

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Most Favorable Review

Surprisingly good

Sunforce Solar Shed Light
Sunforce Solar Shed Light

Pros: Well, it's durable, its actually fairly bright. In the living room just playing around with it at night, it lit up the whole room to the point that it all had a bluish glow. In our wood shed, it works wonders, my parents really like it because they never get home before dark in the winter, which is obviously when we use it.

Cons: I didn't find the magnet too useful, it didn't seem to hold its own weight, but maybe a refrigerator isn't a good test subject. They could have used two notches for the vertical direction instead of just the one.

Overall Review: Well, its survived our winter weather for almost a month, that really says something since our weather machine clocks 60-70 mph winds along with boatloads of blowing snow. Heck, its still in the same tilt position i put it in, so the friction of the joint is pretty good too.

12/18/2010

Works well

ASUS ROG MATRIX 5870 P/2DIS/2GD5 Radeon HD 5870 Platinum 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card
ASUS ROG MATRIX 5870 P/2DIS/2GD5 Radeon HD 5870 Platinum 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card

Pros: Customizable fan speeds are great -- running at 30% when i dont hit 65-70 degrees is nice.. keeps the chips cooler, i can run starcraft 2 on highest settings without the fan speed kicking up, and 30% is fairly inaudible above other ambient noises in the room.

Cons: Itracker2 sometimes acts strange

Overall Review: havent messed with overclocking much yet, and ill probably get a second here soonish.

1080p without the price

LG 21.5" LCD Monitor with TV Tuner 5 ms 1920 x 1080 D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, Composite M2262D-PM
LG 21.5" LCD Monitor with TV Tuner 5 ms 1920 x 1080 D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, Composite M2262D-PM

Pros: Has TV capability and the 1920x1080 resolution without the $$$ that TV category HDTVs with the same inputs have. That is primarily because "HD" has been around for ages on computer monitors, and TVs really are monitors with a tuner in them. I love it -- have purchased two, one for home for the gaming systems and the ability to hook it up to the coaxial + all inputs for a fraction of the cost of a normal "HD TV". Got a new one for my new computer, and the tv tuner allows me to watch tv without needing a second device in my dorm room. Remote isnt awkward and clunky, like most seem to be when purchasing monitors with tv tuners, as opposed to regular tvs.

Cons: Maybe i havent used cable tv and such in a long while, but the channel numbering is weird.

Overall Review: No dead pixels in my two purchases, a good pixel/inch resolution being 1920x1080 @ 22" for a sharper image, etc.

Works fine.

LG 21.5" LCD Monitor with TV Tuner 5 ms 1920 x 1080 D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, Composite M2262D-PM
LG 21.5" LCD Monitor with TV Tuner 5 ms 1920 x 1080 D-Sub, DVI-D, HDMI, Composite M2262D-PM

Pros: - Great screen, compact size for a sharper picture, that and any larger would not fit and would be overkill for the relatively short viewing distance. - Picked up component inputs for xbox360, composite for wii / n64 / gcn / ps2 just fine. - No apparent dead pixels, hooray!

Cons: Powers up kind of slow, but it may just be me.

Overall Review: Upgraded from a 10-15 year old 17" or so ancient TV. Wall mounted it to free up floor space, and boy it feels like the space doubled in size. It uses vesa 100x100 if you are wondering and can't find the info out (its on the PDF spec sheet on LG's site) I used Rosewill RMS-MT2790 and it works great due to its free movement and low profile.

Fantastic Range

Rosewill RKM-800RF 2.4 GHz Cordless Slim Keyboard and Mouse Combo
Rosewill RKM-800RF 2.4 GHz Cordless Slim Keyboard and Mouse Combo

Pros: Fantastic range, works virtually anywhere in the house. Farthest distance is probably 40 feet or so in a straight line from the machine (goes through walls and so forth)

Cons: Dongle does feel kind of cheap, but it is small though. Keyboard feels heavy for its size.

Overall Review: Using it for a central HTPC that is hooked up to all the tvs in the house, so I needed a keyboard / mouse that is usable anywhere, and this works great.

I like it

GIGABYTE GZ-SPIM51-P0B Black 0.6 mm SECC / ABS Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case 65W adapter Power Supply
GIGABYTE GZ-SPIM51-P0B Black 0.6 mm SECC / ABS Mini-ITX Desktop Computer Case 65W adapter Power Supply

Pros: - Good form factor, works great for HTPCs, essentially mimicking a dvd player / set top box. - Built in monitor mount, very nice, again, to fit in a tv cabinet and so forth with all the stereo equipment. - Ventilation is in the perfect spot, right above the CPU in my motherboard, allowing the fan to bring air in.

Cons: - Useless power supply, though i didn't need it with the IONITX-C-U, coming with its own. It is very easy to remove, however. Great idea in theory, it just needs to be bigger. - Front flaps are annoying, so i removed it

Overall Review: Works wonderfully, looks nice, and fit perfectly where the old directv box and 12" tv was.