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Ryan C.

Ryan C.

Joined on 04/08/06

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Most Favorable Review

Works for me

LG  WH10LS30 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM
LG WH10LS30 10X Blu-ray Burner - LightScribe Support - Bulk - OEM

Pros: Since this device was listed as OEM I wasn't expecting to get anything other than the drive and was ready for it. I was pleasantly surprised to get a cable and software. I'm running Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit and had no problems with installation. All drivers were installed right away. I picked up Sherlock Holmes on blu ray and after a quick patch for Power DVD, which came with the player, I was ready to go. I haven't tried burning with it yet as I currently don't have anything worth burning.

Cons: It wasn't free

Overall Review: As I have my tower hooked up to my tv, I decided to get a burner as opposed to getting just a player and for a price that's not much more than a stand alone player I couldn't be happier.

Perfect replacement for my old worn out chair

Black Ergonomic Mesh Computer Office Desk Midback Task Chair w/Metal Base H99 set of 2
Black Ergonomic Mesh Computer Office Desk Midback Task Chair w/Metal Base H99 set of 2

Pros: Great price Easy assembly Pretty comfortable

Cons: The only con I have about it is that the arms don't adjust, however that's not really much of a con as I knew that going in.

Overall Review: I would and have recommended this product to others. This combo was definitely the best bang for my buck.

Great card

GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card GV-R485OC-1GH
GIGABYTE Radeon HD 4850 1GB GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 CrossFireX Support Video Card GV-R485OC-1GH

Pros: For the price you can't go wrong with this card. From what I was seeing, an equivalently speced card would run you almost another $100. Dual DVI out is nice, although I lack another monitor to hook it up too. Takes everything I've thrown at it at max settings on 1920x1080.

Cons: Doesn't come with a crossfire bridge like shown in the pictures. Doesn't matter that much to me as I don't currently have plans to use crossfire. Would be nice to have an HDMI out as well, but oh well. I already have a DVI to HDMI cord anyway. Fan covers up the next PCI slot. Had to move my wireless card down one.

Overall Review: Most of the complaints that I've read about this card are indeed legitimate however, in my opinion, overstated. The card does indeed get hot, however a little rearranging in the tower solves that problem. I also popped out the back cover below my card, since I can't use that pci slot, to improve airflow and that did wonders for me. Cools down much faster now. The fan can get loud but I never notice it when gaming. Only afterwards does it get my attention. Even then I would rather hear the fan for a few moments after gaming than have the card die on me or overheat.

Great board, great price

ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
ASUS M3A78-EM AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard

Pros: Price was awesome 4 slots for RAM 6 SATA plugs Onboard video is pretty good Done everything I've wanted so far.

Cons: 1 ps/2 port. Minor inconvenience. I'm using an old ps/2 wireless keyboard and mouse a simple ps/2 to USB adapter. IDE plug is in a horrid position. Really had to snake the ribbon cord around my tower from my dvd burner to the plug to keep it out of the way.

Overall Review: I didn't want to list this as a con because its more my fault, but I bought this board cause it was cheap and it supports crossfire. I must admit I didn't do my homework on what "hybrid crossfire" was. Few cards support hybrid crossfire and for the same price, at least when I bought it, you could get a single card that would be better than hybrid crossfire. The cons I listed are more minor annoyances than anything. I would recommend this board in a heartbeat. Been slowly building up this tower for a while now and this board has taken everything I've thrown at it with flying colors. AMD Phenom II X4 940 3.0GHz ATI Radeon 4850 1GB 8GB of RAM DDR2 6400 LG Blu Ray Burner Windows 7 Ultimate x64

Works like a champ

AVerMedia MTVHBVMXR AVerTV Hybrid Volar Max
AVerMedia MTVHBVMXR AVerTV Hybrid Volar Max

Pros: I've had this little guy for about a year now honestly can't complain too much. I've used this on a WinXP tower, a Vista laptop and a Windows 7 64 bit tower and, for the most part, it worked great. Currently using it on my Windows 7 tower, using Windows Media Center, with an antenna for over the air tv. Works great

Cons: Included antenna is about worthless. Get another one if you want to use over the air. Originally when I had it on my WinXP tower, Windows Media Center didn't like it and I used the included software. After downloading a driver update that allowed me to use Windows Media, using the original software for video capture resulted in black and white videos. Hooked it up to the Vista laptop with original drivers and got color. Haven't tried with other software or on Windows 7 as I don't need to do it often.

Overall Review: Works like a champ on Windows 7 using Windows Media Center. No additional downloads needed.

Fits my needs

TP-Link TL-WR642G Super G & eXtended Range 108Mbps Wireless Router IEEE 802.11b/g
TP-Link TL-WR642G Super G & eXtended Range 108Mbps Wireless Router IEEE 802.11b/g

Pros: Comes with everything needed. Detailed description of each field in the setup.

Cons: None as of yet

Overall Review: I needed a wireless router and didn't want to spend a whole lot of money. This fit my needs and wants perfectly.