Joined on 02/25/02
Good discs.

Pros: Haven't made any coasters yet. (Note that I've burned only about 15 of the 100 so far)
Cons: When burned at 16x, minor media errors came up. (See below)
Overall Review: Almost all modern DVD players/drives can correct and recover from minor media errors just fine, but older ones (early Playstation 2 in my case) may skip or otherwise misbehave when they hit the errors. However, when burned at 4x, I get no errors / skipping at all whatsoever. Despite this, overall I am quite pleased with these.

Pros: Lots of space, fast, inexpensive, _excellent_ warranty.
Cons: This is my second Barracuda disk, and unlike the first, this one has an unusually loud seek sound.
Overall Review: Despite the unsettling noise that it makes while seeking, it appears to be as healthy as my other Barracuda (via the SMART function of speedfan), and I have not been affected by any obvious I/O errors. Even if I ever do, I take comfort in the superb warranty. In the meantime, I just use it for backing up my CDs and DVDs for my home theater - I have no fear of permanently losing my data in the event of a catastrophic failure. However, the non-confidence-inspiring noise costs 1 egg from this review: I would not be comfortable using it as a solo system drive.

Pros: Works very well!
Cons: None.
Overall Review: The cable feels thicker and sturdier than I expected.

Pros: Works very well. Delivers 1080p from my Geforce 7900GT to my Samsung DLP HDTV without a hitch. AND AT WHAT A PRICE! Hands-down the best value around!
Cons: None.
Overall Review: Did not have to mess around with the nvidia drivers - they automatically cranked up to 1920x1080 and easily generated an alternate custom resolution to adjust for underscan. As was the case for other users, my Samsung HDTV recommended to not attach a computer to the HDMI port, although I can't imagine why - it looks beautiful!

Pros: Superb. Very powerful, great price. You'll have future-proofed yourself rather nicely with this CPU.
Cons: Not a one.

Pros: Comes with a substantial yet stable and artifact-free overclock on the core and memory. Oh so very fast! I demanded frame rate + resolution, and this video card delivered! The super-sampled transparency anti-aliasing is GRAND.
Cons: As with all of the nv4x or g7x-based GPU cores, with ansiotropic filtering enabled, there is a texture shimmer in games. If you don't see it, GREAT. If you do, it will be annoying. The fan can make a slightly audible whining noise, which isn't too hard to ignore. The Purevideo driver / codec interface software isn't free.
Overall Review: I am very pleased with this card.