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Bradley F.

Bradley F.

Joined on 03/30/08

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Most Favorable Review

Great Picture, lousy sound

ViewSonic VX2453mh-LED Black 23.6" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 DC 30,000,000:1 (1,000:1)
ViewSonic VX2453mh-LED Black 23.6" Full HD HDMI LED BackLight LCD Monitor Slim Design w/Speakers 250 cd/m2 DC 30,000,000:1 (1,000:1)

Pros: Fantastic picture, very bright, crisp HD images, multiple HDMI + VGA

Cons: sound quality is poor, no DVI, no mounting options, OSD is a little tricky to navigate

Overall Review: This monitor has the best picture of any I've owned and I have a Samsung 27" at work. The picture is very bright and clean. The default input type is AV, this has to be changed to PC or you will get overscan issues; also turn off all overscan in your video card settings. If you are looking for anything more than the windows sounds then do yourself a favor and get yourself some external speakers. Also, if you want to put your monitor on an arm or wall mount go find something else because there are no mounting options for this monitor. Otherwise it is a very good value for the price!!

Most Critical Review

This thing is junk

Harman Kardon AVR-1610S 5.1 Channel Network A/V Receiver
Harman Kardon AVR-1610S 5.1 Channel Network A/V Receiver

Pros: Light, sound is ok

Cons: Interface sucks and isn't easy to switch to certain inputs like bluetooth. It often mis-detects HD input so you get into a cycle of turning things on and off to get them to display in 1080 instead of 480. About one out of 5 times you turn this device on with your entertainment center you will get video but no sound. Again you have to shut everything down and attempt to turn on again to get your sound. Device was so bad I had to replace it after 18 months because I was the only one in the house who could get it to work when it started acting up. It's now in my wood shop now playing FM radio only.

Overall Review: Don't buy, Don't buy

Nice Mount

Homemounts HM102A New Black One Stud Steel Low Profile Articulating 32''-47'' LCD LED TV Wall Mount Bracket
Homemounts HM102A New Black One Stud Steel Low Profile Articulating 32''-47'' LCD LED TV Wall Mount Bracket

Pros: This mount is one of the best I've ever used. Hangs well and looks good. I have 2 mounted in wood studs and they could probably hold 2 tvs.

Cons: None really, make sure you pre-drill holes and don't try to use the provided level; use something, anything else.

Worked as Expected

Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2
Vantec 2.5" / 3.5" / 5.25" SATA / IDE to USB 2.0 Adapter - Model CB-ISATAU2

Pros: Plug it in and you are on your way.

Cons: There are a lot of cords; you will need a nice clean area to work.

iHome IHM78RC 2.0 Speakers
iHome IHM78RC 2.0 Speakers

Pros: Small Form Factor

Cons: lousy sound, poor cable design, not very loud

Overall Review: blew both speakers within a month, replaced with Logitech Z305 sound bar for the same price and couldn't be happier with it.

Nice Little USB Hub

Tripp Lite U360-004-R USB 3.0 SuperSpeed 4-Port Hub
Tripp Lite U360-004-R USB 3.0 SuperSpeed 4-Port Hub

Pros: Cheap, Fast

Cons: none so far

Overall Review: Great little USB hub. I got sick of having to reach around the back of my computer to plug stuff in when I ran out of ports in the front. I just velcroed it to the side of my case to instantly give me 4 more front USB 3.0 ports.