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Nichole m.

Nichole m.

Joined on 03/19/05

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Most Favorable Review

Great UHF antenna

TERK HDTVa Amplified Directional Indoor HDTV Antenna
TERK HDTVa Amplified Directional Indoor HDTV Antenna

Pros: This is a great UHF antenna(channels 14-69), I live in a hilly area and am receiving stations from 20-30miles away, just as well as my old roof antenna.

Cons: VHF(channels 2-13) uses the "rabbit ears", so reception isn't as good as it could be. also the cable is permanently attached so you need to use a coupler to add any extra length/range.

Overall Review: I didn't think this thing was any good at first, the antenna I made via Internet instructions worked just as good. I then realized I didn't have the UHF element pushed in all the way(past the red line and you'll hear a click). As stated above VHF (channels 2-13) uses the rabbit ears. In the included instructions it states for best reception on channels 2-6 extend the dipoles to their full length and position then horizontally. For channels 7-13 shorten the dipoles and place in a V as required. To get my local FOX HD(channel 11) I have to shorten the Dipoles to only 1.5ft length in a V Pattern, the antenna also has to be facing exactly a certain way or the channel won't come in at all. At least all my other HD channels are on UHF and come in without any problems at all.

Godd drive for the Price

SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black PATA Model SH-S202N LightScribe Support
SAMSUNG 20X DVD±R DVD Burner with LightScribe 20X DVD+R 8X DVD+RW 16X DVD+R DL 20X DVD-R 6X DVD-RW 16X DVD-ROM 48X CD-R 32X CD-RW 48X CD-ROM Black PATA Model SH-S202N LightScribe Support

Pros: Price is good, drive is very quite and fast.

Cons: I bought two of these drives, one of them Burns lightscribe,dvd-r,cd-r's just fine while the other one has had a few bad cd-r disks(2 out of 5) while using Verbatim Lightscribe Cd-r's. The drive I have had the issues with is in an external enclosure so maybe that has something to do with it.

Overall Review: This drive is very short, when mounted in my external enclosure the power is very hard to hook up when the drive is mounted far enough forward so the front fits nice.

12/15/2008

very high quality

Hawking Technology Hi-Gain Wireless Outdoor 30-Feet Antenna Extension Cable (HAC30N)
Hawking Technology Hi-Gain Wireless Outdoor 30-Feet Antenna Extension Cable (HAC30N)

Pros: Very high quality, will probably outlast the antenna.

Cons: who really needs 30ft? would have prefered 20ft or 25ft.

Overall Review: price was a bit high

10/27/2008

Nice for vista aero

EVGA GeForce 6200 256MB GDDR2 PCI Graphics Card 256-P1-N399-LX
EVGA GeForce 6200 256MB GDDR2 PCI Graphics Card 256-P1-N399-LX

Pros: I can now use vista Aero, and dreamscene. Make sure to get drivers from Nvidia website so you have the newest ones.

Cons: The driver Included on CD and manufactures website is outdated and caused sleep and hibernate to not function in Vista SP1. when trying to do either you just end up at the login screen. Dreamscene didn't work with old drivers, I would get a blue screen error and PC would crash when I tried to open any dreamscene video. driver from Nvidia fixed issue. Sleep still doesn't work with this card, but hibernate now does with the newer driver.

Overall Review: Vista SP1 included driver is old too. if you do a fresh install of vista SP1 you need to install with your integrated video, then install this card after vistas install is complete, otherwise it will bluescreen during install. Before installing this card disable your onboard video in XP or vista device manager. also check your bios settings an make sure you have it set to look for new card so you don't run into issues. Reading online a bit I found out I shouldn't install this in PCI slot 1 on my dimension2400.

wish it was cheaper

Intel Pentium 4 2.8 - Pentium 4 Northwood Single-Core 2.8 GHz Socket 478 68.4W Processor - RK80532PE072512
Intel Pentium 4 2.8 - Pentium 4 Northwood Single-Core 2.8 GHz Socket 478 68.4W Processor - RK80532PE072512

Pros: Nice upgrade for my 1.8ghz P4(256L2 cache,400FSB). This chip is 1ghz faster, double the L2 cache(512K) and 533FSB. PC feels like a new machine.

Cons: Price & value. For around the same price you could buy a much faster newer chip, but if like me and you want to get a bit more time out of your old machine this is a good choice.

Overall Review: Dimension 2400 is much faster now.

Weather radio with alerts - Life Saver

MOTOROLA EM1000R Talkabout 2-Way Radio with Weather Channels
MOTOROLA EM1000R Talkabout 2-Way Radio with Weather Channels

Pros: I've used many different radios, and you can't beat any Motorola for range clarity. These radios not only have a weather radio function, but can be set to alert you of bad weather as it approaches, great for when your out hiking and under heavy tree canopy.

Cons: Weather radio alerts only work if the radio is on, so you need to be using it for communication to receive any alerts. since that's the case I could just as easily turn on the weather radio part my self and monitor the station for changes.

Overall Review: Don't be fooled my the range rating, even the package says that's mountain top to valley rating to get 20miles. Urban setting its rated at 1.8miles, but in my area we were getting just under 1mile with a 100ft+ hill and lots of trees and buildings between us. I haven't found any other radios that work as well as these in my terrain/setting.