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MATTHEW S.

MATTHEW S.

Joined on 06/07/13

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Product Reviews
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Most Favorable Review

best entry-level blu-ray player!

Samsung BD-F5100/ZA Blu-Ray Disc Player
Samsung BD-F5100/ZA Blu-Ray Disc Player

Pros: easy set-up, quick response, easy to update software and browse youtube. I don't play DVDs or Blu-Rays much so this is perfect for a first-time player or a spare.

Cons: doesn't come with any cables but you can get nice HD cables for $4 separately.

12/20/2013
Most Critical Review

cheap, good while it lasted

Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset
Creative Fatal1ty Gaming Headset

Pros: good sound and good mic quality for a $30 headset! cloth covers were a nice touch too.

Cons: cheap quality. broke after 3 months with very minimal force. other headsets have survived much worse than these and are still holding up.

Overall Review: if you get these be careful with them as they break easily. the sound is great though! both mic and headphones and it's a really good set for the price.

12/30/2014

*UPDATE AFTER RMA*

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL
G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1866 (PC3 14900) Desktop Memory Model F3-14900CL9D-8GBXL

Pros: fast, cheap, black pcb. good ram for the price.

Cons: pretty much tapped out at 1866 but only true enthusiasts need anything above that.

Overall Review: bought 1 kit but 1 stick was defective, g skill contacted me to set up rma and sent me a replacement stick 1 day after receiving the defective stick. i got another 2x4gb kit so now rockin 16gb of sweet ram.

decent headset, bad mic

BitFenix Flo 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Headset - Arctic White
BitFenix Flo 3.5mm Connector Circumaural Headset - Arctic White

Pros: comfortable, light, good sound for analog, comes with many cables & connectors.

Cons: the mic is pretty bad. i tested 2 different headsets and both mics had a high pitched hiss that was too distracting to use. i use a different mic with these instead but it's kind of sad considering i didn't have the same issue with other cheaper headsets.

Overall Review: got it for $40 and that's about as much as i would pay for these considering the mic is useless. regular price $80? no way.

12/30/2014

cheap success!!!

TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless N150 High Gain USB Adapter, 150Mbps, w/4 dBi High Gain Detachable Antenna, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP, WPA/WPA2
TP-LINK TL-WN722N Wireless N150 High Gain USB Adapter, 150Mbps, w/4 dBi High Gain Detachable Antenna, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, WEP, WPA/WPA2

Pros: cheap! great performance improvement over tiny keebox adapter. install took 2 minutes and it comes with a usb cable so can move around the receiver.

Cons: do not install the software application, only the driver, and let windows manage wireless networks.

Overall Review: this is the second one i bought and am running both in the same room, no issues.

awesome monitor when on sale

LG 27" IPS LCD Monitor, IPS-Panel 5 ms D-Sub, DVI, HDMI 27EA33V
LG 27" IPS LCD Monitor, IPS-Panel 5 ms D-Sub, DVI, HDMI 27EA33V

Pros: It's big, no dead pixels, even picture around the edges, easy HDMI set-up right out of the box. Fairly sturdy for its size. Clear picture for gaming and movies. Brightness for me is not an issue and you can use your video card settings to compensate a little if it bothers you, as others have commented.

Cons: not really any to note, but if something happens in the near future I will update.

Overall Review: Not sure what other reviews are talking about when they say the stand is wobbly. I am not having any issues at all and I have this sitting on a cheap IKEA desk which itself isn't exactly sturdy.

12/15/2013