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David K.

David K.

Joined on 04/24/04

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Most Favorable Review

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Garmin Nuvi 205W 4.3" GPS Navigation with Voice prompts
Garmin Nuvi 205W 4.3" GPS Navigation with Voice prompts

Pros: Easy to use. I like the user interface, thats why I bought it. This is a great GPS. Shows a diagram of the next turn at the top, the name and direction of the next street. The current speed limit and how fast you are going. An accurate estimated arrival time. Pretty cool.

Cons: None yet.

Overall Review: Widescreen is nice. Windshield mount is very good.

Most Critical Review

All bugs, no results. What a shame.

LG ST600 Smart TV Upgrader with Web Browsing
LG ST600 Smart TV Upgrader with Web Browsing

Pros: Its small. Nice package. Built in Wifi that was no probs to set up. Was online in seconds with a great signal. I was looking for an alternative to a HTPC, with Netflix. I never usually buy things that no-one else has reviewed, but I had such high hopes... This tech is evolving fast so I hoped the latest thing might be the greatest...

Cons: Incredibly slow browsing. Every menu selection takes 5 to 10 seconds. It wouldnt stream anything from my PC. Tried from Media Player, homegroup or PS3 media server. Locked up. Cycled power. It updates firmware so I'm encouraged... Took about 1 hour to go from 7.79.102 to 8.79.118!! Tried playing simple music files and it was slow but it worked! Low quality mpegs took about 20 seconds to start then it would play fine but the remote was unresponsive. Tried streaming DVD rip (Video TS) and it freezes up. Doesnt show movie art either. It froze up all the time. After a single evening I am done.

Overall Review: Newegg rocks. No doubt the RMA will be a breeze. What a shame this product was so poor.

Boxee Box ROX!!!!!

D-Link DSM-380 Boxee Box HD Media Player
D-Link DSM-380 Boxee Box HD Media Player

Pros: Nice user interface. Great design. This thing is like a little black rubix cube sitting on its corner. Looks sleak. Built in Wifi works great. Great remote. Full keyboard on the back is worth so much! It plays any files you can throw at it. It displays artwork etc. Its great for streaming you DVD collection wirelessly. I'm streaming Video TS (Mpeg2) at DVD quality, and its great! I love this thing, and will likely by another one for the bedroom.

Cons: Its more expensive than some of the others... FOR A REASON. I bought another brands junk attempt at this device and it sucked more than words can describe. Constant crashes, awful interface, terrible streaming. I returned it and got this for more money, and its worth every penny.

Overall Review: Update firmware as soon as you get it. To make sure your shares work, on your windows machine right click, Share, Advanced, Add, Everyone. This thing wont join the homegroup, so you need to share with everyone.

Excellent

Acer GD235HZbid Black / Orange 23.6" HDMI Widescreen 1080p NVIDIA LCD 120Hz 3D Monitor 300 cd/m2 ACM 80000:1
Acer GD235HZbid Black / Orange 23.6" HDMI Widescreen 1080p NVIDIA LCD 120Hz 3D Monitor 300 cd/m2 ACM 80000:1

Pros: Beautiful. Lovely screen and case. Looks more classy that it does in the pics. I notice no back light bleed at all. No dead pixels. Bright. Crisp display. Did my research. This seems to be the best out there right now. Its the monitor that Nvidia actually advertise if you buy a 3d vision bundle from them. Clearly they think its decent too.

Cons: The 3d vision glasses kit is so expensive. That will have to wait...

Overall Review: This was a great priced monitor.

Fast and Cheap

RiDATA Lightning Series 8GB Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card Model RDSDHC8G-LIG10
RiDATA Lightning Series 8GB Secure Digital High-Capacity (SDHC) Flash Card Model RDSDHC8G-LIG10

Pros: Bought two. Both ripping fast. Very well priced.

Cons: None

Overall Review: newegg rocks

Excellent

Canon EOS Rebel XS Black 10.1 MP  Digital SLR Camera w/EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens
Canon EOS Rebel XS Black 10.1 MP Digital SLR Camera w/EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens

Pros: Great camera. Pictures are so much better than point n shoot.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Get yourself a 58mm B+W UV filter to protect the expensive lens from damage.