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Joseph S.

Joseph S.

Joined on 01/08/07

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Most Favorable Review

Solid version of the 6800XT

GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT GAMING OC 16G Graphics Card, WINDFORCE 3X Cooling System, 16GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-R68XTGAMING OC-16GD Video Card, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1
GIGABYTE Radeon RX 6800 XT GAMING OC 16G Graphics Card, WINDFORCE 3X Cooling System, 16GB 256-bit GDDR6, GV-R68XTGAMING OC-16GD Video Card, Powered by AMD RDNA 2, HDMI 2.1

Pros: - Not too long, fits in case with limited horizontal space - Quiet and cool - Is a 6800XT, and this year new video cards are terribly hard to find

Cons: - Wish price was closer to the reference 6800XT

Overall Review: Good card, runs well and is attractive in the case. I can't say I 'chose' this one as I was just clicking on whatever was in stock when new cards dropped -- but I am quite happy with it.

Excellent display device!

Hauppauge Digital Media Receiver via the Ethernet LAN, REMOTE 1000 Ethernet Interface
Hauppauge Digital Media Receiver via the Ethernet LAN, REMOTE 1000 Ethernet Interface

Pros: Excellent picture quality, no load on host system when playing MPEG2 video, works great with SageTV.

Cons: Stock menus kinda cheap looking -- don't nearly do justice to the excellent hardware.

Overall Review: Initially had a problem where it wouldn't boot when connected to my Cisco/Linksys WRTP54G router. Problem was resolved when I connected both the MediaMVP and boot server through a seperate switch (and then the switch to the router).

Excellent TV tuner for an XP system

PLEXTOR ConvertX PVR Device with built-in TV tuner PX-TV402U-NA USB 2.0 Interface
PLEXTOR ConvertX PVR Device with built-in TV tuner PX-TV402U-NA USB 2.0 Interface

Pros: Picture quality is excellent, extremely stable (unlike some other tv capture solutions), native MPEG4 encoding. This unit works great with SageTV, and also has manufacturer provided linux drivers.

Cons: No vista driver, only 1 tuner, analog only (but all this was known when I bought it)

Overall Review: I wish Plextor (or someone) would make a hardware MPEG4 encoder for ATSC!

Trouble free memory

GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model GX2S5300-2GDCA
GeIL 2GB (2 x 1GB) 200-Pin DDR2 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2 5300) Dual Channel Kit Laptop Memory Model GX2S5300-2GDCA

Pros: Works as expected in my HP nx6325, dual channel functions flawlessly.

Cons: Was missing a UPC code I needed on the package, contacting support took a long time.

Overall Review: I doubt the heat spreaders serve any purpose on laptop memory, but they don't seem to hurt anything either -- fit in the case with plenty of room.

good cost/performance

Kingston ValueRAM 1GB Unbuffered DDR 333 (PC 2700) System Memory Model KVR333X64C25/1G
Kingston ValueRAM 1GB Unbuffered DDR 333 (PC 2700) System Memory Model KVR333X64C25/1G

Pros: large number of certified compatible systems, low price.

Cons: none

Overall Review: Newegg was as fast as everyone always says on shipping. Thanks!