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Andrew G.

Andrew G.

Joined on 03/01/07

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Most Favorable Review

Wow

Samsung C7000 series 55" 1080p 240Hz LED-LCD TV UN55C7000
Samsung C7000 series 55" 1080p 240Hz LED-LCD TV UN55C7000

Pros: 2D image is amazing in clarity. 3D image on monster vs aliens is amazing. Converts 2D to 3D. Easy to put onto stand. Easy to take out of the box and go. Easy to turn on and off 3D. If you tried this product at Retail Store and 3D image didn't work turn on the glasses. After trying this product with multiple inputs I am even happier and more excited than the day I made my purchase. Please do not rate this product if you do not own it and only tried it at the store. It is worth the Money. If you are in the market for a new TV, this is it.

Cons: If you have another Samsung TV and/or Blue-Ray in the same room, the remote will interact with that one at the same time. Interesting connectors. Almost all inputs (Not HDMI) require a special dongle. Dongle is almost all headphone style 1/8 inch jacks on one end and your Audio/Visual/Computer connect on the other. Some dongles appear to be proprietary part. (Lan socket, optical output). This part may be due to the glasses however, I use the energy efficient bulbs which seem to interfere with experience. However turning off over-head ceiling fan light and switching to a couple of lamp for room lighting corrects ghosting and eye strain cause by CFCL Bulbs. NVIDIA 3D vision is not yet compatible.

Overall Review: TV is ~12 inches wider on each side of base stand. The TV does the best it can, at converting 2D to 3D. This is my experience with the feature. DVD conversion seemed better than blu-ray. Cable TV conversion hurt my eyes and was not very impressive (cooking shows did well). Nintendo Wii depends on the game (New Superior Mario did not produce well. Wii sports was so-so. Star Wars: Force unleashed was great if you can handle Wii's graphics). XBOX 360 did well, as I watched movie previews on Zune player and ones marked 3d did very well. The others were so-so. Modern Warfare 2 was unimpressive, while Battle Field BC2 did excellent. Assassin's Creed also faired quite well. Overall the other reviews are correct in that it is not nearly as good as something designed 3D. However in every other respect it is a great buy, and the 2D to 3D conversion is a good band-aid until more content in 3d is available.

Most Critical Review

Why not pay less

CABLES UNLIMITED Hardcore Gaming Ultrafast Ver 1.3B 6ft HDMI Cable for XBOX 360 and PS3
CABLES UNLIMITED Hardcore Gaming Ultrafast Ver 1.3B 6ft HDMI Cable for XBOX 360 and PS3

Pros: They work. My order came bundled with them even though I didn't want them.

Cons: Link Depot 10 ft. Ultra High Speed HDMI Cable Model HHS-10 (N82E16812189174) is less expensive, longer, more visually apealing, more sturdy, and gold plated.

Overall Review: Shop around. (On New Egg). Mine went in the spare parts drawer.

Great buy

SAMSUNG 3D WiFi Ready Blu-ray Player BD-C6900
SAMSUNG 3D WiFi Ready Blu-ray Player BD-C6900

Pros: Very visually appealing. Out-put ports: HDMI, Optical, Digital Audio, And Coax ports to hook surround speakers directly up t it (I have not used the last feature). Built in Wifi is a welcome feature.

Cons: In this day and age, and especially because of 3D, it could have included better cables than red, white, yellow.

Overall Review: Product is a definite buy for anyone looking to upgrade their current Blu-ray solution. If you are not ready to get the whole 3D solution this is a great stepping stone since it does play blu-ray movies better than previous Samsung blu-ray players.

Like a glove

GARMIN 010-10987-00 4.3" Leather Carrying Case With Flap
GARMIN 010-10987-00 4.3" Leather Carrying Case With Flap

Pros: Fits like a glove on Nuvi 755. Would recommend to buy to anyone getting a Garmin with similar screen size as 4.3 inch.

Cons: It comes in your choice of colors: Grey

Overall Review: Was hesitant at first, however I would buy this product again for my next Garmin.

Nice

Samsung SSG-P2100T 3D Starter Kit (Two 3D Glasses & 3D Movie Disc)
Samsung SSG-P2100T 3D Starter Kit (Two 3D Glasses & 3D Movie Disc)

Pros: Shutter glasses fit well. Do not require an emitter (like Nvidia's). They take CR 2025 battery, which I thought was great because it keeps them light and they don't suffer problems of rechargeable batteries. Comes with a battery for each pair. Movie is cool. Nice cloth baggies for each pair. Fit comfortably over eye glasses.

Cons: Seem fragile, need to be hidden from the hands of small children. Not sure which product's fault this is, but I wear eye glasses and sometimes I notice a reflection when viewing through these glasses.

Overall Review: Kind of odd that it comes with a kid's movie (Monster's Vs Aliens) for adult size glasses.

Very nice

Microsoft Xbox 360  (New Design) 250 GB Hard Drive Black
Microsoft Xbox 360 (New Design) 250 GB Hard Drive Black

Pros: Very quiet. Power on, and eject buttons are now touch sensitive. It is a little smaller. Optical sound port native. More USB ports in back. It is an improvement.

Cons: I never had this error before, but after connecting to my Linksys WRT160nV2 Router, both consoles were moderate NAT when playing COD. Look this up on XBOX forums, but I spent better part of a day figuring out how to get NAT open both consoles. It is possible but you have to port range forward inside your router and assign 1 console a static IP address. Googling moderate NAT also eventually helped. (Moderate, strict and open NAT seems to only apply to XBOX)

Overall Review: I now own this and a COD MW2 Elite edition XBox360. (2 Xboxes so the wife and I could play at same time) This was my benchmark for comparison. I would defiantly buy this again, but only if I wanted an additional XBOX360. Don't replace a perfectly working xbox.