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Ryan M.

Ryan M.

Joined on 11/29/08

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Most Favorable Review

Totally worth it.

Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller for Windows
Microsoft Xbox 360 Wired Controller for Windows

Pros: I bought two of these so I could do casual games with my girlfriend but found it more enjoyable to use than keyboard/mouse for all kinds of games. Just not first person shooters clearly. The quality is top notch and both are still working as new. The cord length is long enough to reach across mostly any room and the safety feature which separates the wire if pulled on is a great touch so you don't accidentally damage USB ports if tugged on. Don't need to worry about batteries and they are a lot smaller than I remember the original controllers being.. But I'm not too sure.. It's super comfortable in my medium-sized hands still.

Cons: The annoying lights around the xbox logo button don't really need to be always on.. Would be nice if it came from some customizable software for macros and the likes I supppose. But nothing worth losing an egg over.

Overall Review: I was hard pressed to spend this much on controllers but after the fact I have no buyers remorse. Can't go wrong, they are the BEST controllers to use on PC hands down and work with countless games right out of the box.

Most Critical Review

The dream crushed.

NVIDIA SHIELD tablet 2GB Memory 8.0" 1920 x 1200 Tablet Android 4.4 (KitKat) Black
NVIDIA SHIELD tablet 2GB Memory 8.0" 1920 x 1200 Tablet Android 4.4 (KitKat) Black

Pros: It was a huge step on cross-breeding tablet and pc gaming theoretically. When it was in one piece, even without Android L it's a beautifully performing system that I knew would become even better with L and maturity.

Cons: After three months and finally putting some time playing "K1 Optimized titles" the heat generated weakened the cheap plastic used on the casing and it became brittle and the corners fell off of my tablet.. Yes, you heard that right. Once while charging it, I brushed up against it and noticed it was insanely hot, so much so it was painful to pick up. I had to put it in the sink to assure I wouldn't burn the counter top while it cooled off. The USB chord was deformed after and I had to go out and buy a new one, hoping it was the cords fault and that wouldn't happen again. Sadly others have been reporting more sever heat issues such as this though. I also couldn't use an adapter to usb and charge it without really sharp/loud coil whining. Which was literally one of the only reasons I got this. Hook up a USBhub, charger, leave it next to our big screen.. BUT NOPE. : / At the time I assumed it was the cable but it works perfectly fine on anything else... And I have lots of devices.. (Other people confirming coil whine issues lately) I also couldn't use headphones while charging I later realized, as it would create white noise in the background constantly. Still no PC games that are notable.. No words from dev's other than "War Thunder". We have source running on it? Wheres the two most played games in modern history? Dota, Counter-strike... I don't get it. Apparently the Serious Sam engine works near flawlessly. But instead of giving us Serious Sam.. They are making something along the lines of a flappybird game. SPLENDID. Apple is getting more PC titles than shields are.. : /

Overall Review: It still could of earned 4/5 stars from me if NVIDIA had not lied about the new batches being resolved of these issues and had they not sent me an RMA'd replacement that took me literally a second of booting up to find out why it got RMA'd. Terrible screen distortion with light touching.. Other members of the NVIDIA forum have gone through 4+ and still receiving the first batch ones that suffer from a ton of issues. Very much not cool. I highly suggest if you've had it for less than a month and see any of this issues on your tablet get your money back ASAP. Because after a year, even nvidia isn't going to do anything for you. And if you're just so lucky.. They will run you through the loop of sending you broken RMA's as replacements for that year long warranty. Theres no chance these can hold up for 1-2 years. If gamestream is what you want, I sadly had to learn the hard war. Limelight works better and works on ANY ANDROID DEVICE. Buy something with a respectable build quality in 2014. Basic cheap plastic body with a beer bottle glass screen. Really bummed.. Both nvidia and newegg have sadly left me in the dark. I don't have the time or money to continuing to RMA broken devices. It's now a paperweight that cost me 400/500 bucks in the end of the day... One egg, on my face.

11/12/2014

Faux 120hz

Toshiba 40L3400U 40” Class 1080p 120Hz LED Smart HDTV
Toshiba 40L3400U 40” Class 1080p 120Hz LED Smart HDTV

Pros: It's a big shiny new TV and it should make you really happy if that's what you're into.

Cons: None as long as you actually understand this is NOT 120hz.

Overall Review: I have tested many screens to learn about different technologies. This "120hz" is NOT real. 120hz means you get 120 unique frames a second. What "Tru 120hz" or whatever they call is does is.. Simply double each frame, blurring and intelligently shifting it towards the next frame so SIMULATE smoothness. Yes for TV, movies, sports and such it might make it easier to watch. But it will not make the image more crisp like a TRUE 120hz MONITOR can do. Also with most content being locked to 25-30fps even if it were a true 120 screen you wouldn't reap any benifits. Also, the entire faux 120hz process, well.. It takes processing. Which equals time required to do so, which equals INPUT LAG. You can NOT use this faux 120hz in video games properly. You will notice lag, and if you don't you'll simply be very confused why you're sucking worse than you usually do. You MUST disable all on-monitor processing to enjoy lag free gaming. AKA "Game mode". Also remember that often theres a single higher quality HDMI port than the others you should be using for any video game device or as a PC monitor (still impossible to get 120hz through PC on this screen, sorry) So if you're buying this for it's 120hz. STOP NOT. And buy a PROPER, true 120hz PC MONITOR. They have 27' products available these days. And I believe even a 32' 120hz PC MONITOR.. I think.. Make sure your GPU has the proper DUAL-LINK DVI support, or displayport. Make sure the cable you're using to plug in your screen is DUAL-LINK DVI as well. As normal DVI cables can't carry enough data. : ) So yes, just trying to save some people the hassle of buying this when it's not what they want. This is a great screen for basic movies and tv and that's that.

11/12/2014

Mistitled.

EVGA 500 B 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified 500W Active PFC ATX12V v2.31/EPS 12V v2.91 100-B1-0500-RX Power Supply Intel 4th Gen CPU Ready-Factory Refurbished
EVGA 500 B 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified 500W Active PFC ATX12V v2.31/EPS 12V v2.91 100-B1-0500-RX Power Supply Intel 4th Gen CPU Ready-Factory Refurbished

Pros: Two worked fine, were quiet.

Cons: Were not modular and that made two easy builds take two frustrating days.

Overall Review: I ordered two, both seem to work fine however.. They were not modular as advertised... Pretty lame since I had to build two mini-ITX rigs quickly. It took so pretty insane cable management, thankfully I'm intense. So yea, that sucked. Glad they seemed to work fine anyways. Nice and quiet. Just wish I would of had the time to send them back to do these builds right, it was an important job.

Solid.

Rosewill Stallion Series 500W ATX12V Gaming Power Supply - RD500-2DB
Rosewill Stallion Series 500W ATX12V Gaming Power Supply - RD500-2DB

Pros: Just wanted to say that I bought this PSU for my very first custom build computer about 4-5 years ago now and that computer (Be it owned by another) is still working flawlessly. This was a computer I left on 24/7 for like 3 years at least, dunno' bout now but I do know it still works fine.

Cons: None to comment from what I recall!

Still no fire!!

Diablotek PHD Series PHD450 450 W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply
Diablotek PHD Series PHD450 450 W ATX12V V2.2 Power Supply

Pros: Bought originally for a budget gaming rig. Cables are wrapped in black to be low profile, very nice. The stickers on it came off easily (I hate stickers unless they are badges) Had all the required adapters I needed. It's yet to start spitting out fire and singing Kiss songs. Will meet most low and some mid range GPU power requirements but don't get too crazy now. A computer needs headroom. Oh and the great price for what feels to be a very high quality product.

Cons: It's not modular but I knew this buying it, ha. Sooo.. I'll just shut my mouth now.

Overall Review: Really theres not much else to say. It's been living strong and doing it's job like a champ. Well done Diablotek. I will hesitate not in the future when trusting your company. I realize their will always be duds with PSU's but this one, WAS NOT ONE. Yay. : P