Joined on 01/24/03
The best IDE burner...PERIOD
Pros: Sleek black faceplate, QUIET, amazing burn speeds, fantastic price for what this thing does!
Cons: Absolutely none.
Overall Review: The fact that this burner is so cheap may make some people shy away from it, thinking that the price reflects the quality. Well, I'm here to tell you NOT TO PASS THIS DEAL UP! Bundled with Nero Express, this burner is the absolute best deal you will find out there. This burned an iTunes CD (20 tracks) in 1 minute. A MINUTE. It burned a small disc image I created in 3 seconds. This burner alone merits the price, but the fact that it is bundled with a burning suite makes it all the better. I will be putting this in every system I create now! 5 eggs for Samsung!
Fuzzy
Pros: Matches black monitor, unique design, software is cool, rebate.
Cons: Fuzzy picture, dark depending on how much light is in room.
Overall Review: This camera doesn't adjust well at all to darkness/shadows. Things appear yellow and fuzzy almost all the time. Given what I know now, I wouldn't purchase it again.
Couldn't be simpler
Pros: Easy setup, no drivers or software to install, small form factor to fit pretty much anywhere you need to use it.
Cons: Absolutely none!
Overall Review: Some people may opt for the 4 port Sling Link, but for half the price you can get the same exact performance and route the lone patch cable to a switch to increase the number of ports. It was a 1 minute setup, I plugged one Slink Link into my router and the other one to various devices via a gigabit switch. Everything was up and running in less than 5 minutes, and I honestly couldn't be happier with this product! It just works with no config; all other extenders and power line adapters should take a long hard look at what Sling Media did with this thing. Simply amazing.
Does what it says it will
Pros: Burns non-copyrighted DVDs just like it says it will.
Cons: None
Overall Review: For someone to give this product a 1 star review based upon what they THINK the product should do rather than what it claims it does is ludicrous. No DVD copy software on the market today will burn copyrighted DVDs because IT IS AGAINST THE LAW. Cyberlink never claims to be able to do this; if they did, this product would be banned and unavailable at all retail outlets in the US.
GREAT buy
Pros: 1080p (highest definition so far), HDCP (for Blu-Ray and HD-DVD), vibrant colors, multitude of inputs, doubles as a TV if you have an external tuner.
Cons: TV picture isn't very sharp, but that is with all LCD and Plasma TV/monitors I've seen so far.
Overall Review: I couldn't be happier with my purchase! Xbox 360 looks fantastic over component (contrary to what other reviewers have said). I hooked up a Tivo through composite and it looks good (not great, but decent). The resolution for PC is perfect, but keep in mind that you will need a decent video card in your computer to drive a 1900x1200 resolution!
Big, BRIGHT monitor!
Pros: 5ms response time is great for games, 700:1 contrast ratio looks great on this monitor, integrated speakers for those people who simply don't need a 5.1 surround sound setup!
Cons: Could be a little less bright! It looks like a second sun.
Overall Review: It's bright, which could be either good or bad depending on who you are. Going from an older LCD which was pretty dark to this one was great, but you MAY find this a little too bright. Find one in a store and check it out first. The 5ms response time is great for games, especially FPS. 1440x900 resolution is standard for this type of monitor, and it comes with both VGA and DVI cables!