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Neil F.

Neil F.

Joined on 05/19/04

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Most Favorable Review

Absolutely Awesome

ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (WiFi 6) AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS FlashBack, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and AURA Sync)
ASUS ROG Strix B550-F Gaming (WiFi 6) AMD AM4 (3rd Gen Ryzen) ATX Gaming Motherboard (PCIe 4.0, 2.5Gb LAN, BIOS FlashBack, HDMI 2.1, Addressable Gen 2 RGB Header and AURA Sync)

Pros: Board is excellent. Went together with no troubles. I would buy many of these if needed.

Overall Review: Great board. Easy configuration. No cons that I've found.

Most Critical Review

Misses the Mark Right Now

PS3 Consoles
PS3 Consoles

Pros: Least expensive Blu-Ray player you can buy. HDMI built in. Supports blue tooth headsets. Rechargeable controllers. I like the photo handling when you load your own photos. The slide show is really good.

Cons: I hate the controllers. They feel too small, too light and no vibration. The internal interface is bland and not well designed. The interface feels like a beta test to me... No multi-tasking, meaning you can't download and play a game a the same time. The existing games are clearly not designed to take advantage of the PS3 power.Most games are ports from the 360 (which I also own).

Overall Review: I have the privilege of owning the PS3, Xbox 360 and a brand new Sony Bravia 40 XBR2. I must say, after a few weeks with the PS3 that I'm disappointed overall. I've had the XBox 360 for several months and it is a well polished system. The PS3 still feels like a beta product to me. The interface is bland, you can not do anything while downloading a demo or video (why is that?), the controllers feel small and uncomfortable to me (and do not vibrate) and the games can suffer from some slight stutter. On the positive side, there is clearly power under the hood. I love the photo handling and the ability to drop a SD card full of images in to the slot and watch a wonderful HD presentation of my images. I've rented a few blue-ray discs and the picture is excellent but not much improved over the cable HD signal. Overall, I would say that the XBox 360 is a far superior platform for most gamers - especially if you are on-line. I would recommend the PS3 for those (like me) that need to be on the

excellent design

Moneual Black / Silver Aluminum MonCaso 932LT ATX Media Center / HTPC Case
Moneual Black / Silver Aluminum MonCaso 932LT ATX Media Center / HTPC Case

Pros: This is a beautiful case. THe construction quality is unmatched with every element being well thought out by the manufacturer. It even comes w a long magnetic screwdriver for assembly.

Cons: I agree w The other reviewer that the case should be tool less but it's not that big a deal. the otHer issue is indeed that the I on software has to be running for the remote to work. Still a sweet case and i would buy again in a second.

10/27/2011

Very nice for the money

BIOSTAR TA785G3 AM3 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
BIOSTAR TA785G3 AM3 AMD 785G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Solid board... well designed Lots of USB and case fan ports IDE for CD-ROM Nice to have the onboard graphics and audio

Cons: Don't need the floppy port No Firewire

Overall Review: Very good value. My motherboard in my HP Pavilion died over the weekend. It did not take me long to buy this board, a new quad AMD and some RAM to replace. The instillation was simple and straightforward. Recommended.

I love it!

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Game
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 Xbox 360 Game

Pros: Intense multiplayer... great ranking and just tons of fun

Cons: I have not played the campaign yet

Overall Review: With all the mixed reviews, I was hesitant to buy this version so I waited a while. I'm really not sure why some people are bashing the game. It's just a ton of fun IMHO. A great step forward from the first version which was my favorite game on the Xbox until now.

12/11/2009

Really outstanding value

SAMSUNG 24" a-si TFT/TN WUXGA LCD Monitor 5 ms 1920 x 1200 D-Sub, DVI 2433BW
SAMSUNG 24" a-si TFT/TN WUXGA LCD Monitor 5 ms 1920 x 1200 D-Sub, DVI 2433BW

Pros: Impressive picture, color and real estate. The image is sharp and has excellent color balance. I expected this to be bigger than my caput Dell 20" but I had not accurately anticipated just how much added real eastate the is on this monitor.

Cons: The side button placement is odd and difficult to see. I had not trouble mounting the stand. I just put the monitor on the floor and used my body weight with a rocking motion. Less than 1 minute to get it right.

Overall Review: I would certainly recommend this monitor for the price. There are some less expenisve but not at this quality.