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Ram R.

Ram R.

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Most Critical Review

Good for the price but seriously flawed!

BLU Vivo 4.3 Black Unlocked Phone w/ 4.3" Super AMOLED Plus Display / Dual SIM 3G 850/1900 / Dual Core 1GHz Processor / Android 4.0 ICS / 8 MP Camera
BLU Vivo 4.3 Black Unlocked Phone w/ 4.3" Super AMOLED Plus Display / Dual SIM 3G 850/1900 / Dual Core 1GHz Processor / Android 4.0 ICS / 8 MP Camera

Pros: Android, dual SIM (although only 3G on first and 2G on the second), decent build quality

Cons: Only 3G/2G support (although I knew this going into the purchase), limited to Android ICS, no access to Google Play services/apps

Overall Review: The phone itself was sufficient for basic needs. It was far more responsive than I expected. But the biggest flaw is that it has an older version of Android and this phone does not seem to be popular enough to get a solid alternative ROM. The lack of Google Play compatibility seriously limits this phone.

11/12/2013

DOA

ASUS Desktop PC M11AD-US012S Intel Core i7-4770S 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD Intel HD Graphics 4600 Windows 8
ASUS Desktop PC M11AD-US012S Intel Core i7-4770S 8GB DDR3 1TB HDD Intel HD Graphics 4600 Windows 8

Pros: Looks nice, clean design, feature-packed

Cons: DOA, power button feels really cheap

Meh

Hanns-G 21.5" FHD LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI-D HE225DPB
Hanns-G 21.5" FHD LCD Monitor 5 ms D-Sub, DVI-D HE225DPB

Pros: The monitor itself has a simple and clean design with a fairly small bezel and easily accessible but still fairly hidden away buttons. Passable picture quality for the price. 1080p/1920x1080 resolution at a decent price point.

Cons: The color accuracy is pretty horrible even after basic calibration (poor contrast, inaccurate skin tones), everything seems really washed out, OSD doesn't allow for quite enough color image quality correction options

Overall Review: I purchased two of these monitors for a dual-monitor setup for the office. The construction quality is fine but the image and color quality seem significantly lower than other monitors in this price range. I'll probably end up keeping the monitors but only because it is too much of a pain to switch back to my old, mismatched setup.