Joined on 08/04/07
Great TV, great buy!!

Pros: Default settings were overly bright and colors were exaggerated (on purpose), but it was very clear how to set them to a more reasonable "normal" level. There are plenty of adjustment settings for picture (color/brightness/contrast). Everything about this TV is generally as good or better than other LCD TVs: motion video, sharpness, colors, brightness, plenty of inputs, tuner, etc. Its light-weight, so easy to move around, and, when adjusted properly, low power consumption as well. 2 things I looked for when deciding on a purchase. Connecting the PC to this via VGA or HDMI shows up wonderfully, despite other reviewer. Image is ultra-sharp and text is easily readable (unless your eyes have problems and/or you are very far away). Remember, its an LCD, so just like an LCD computer monitor, ONLY the EXACT resolution will look right, meaning the aspect ratio (stretching/squishing) and sharpness/clarity and lack of pixelation or other odd effects. Refresh rate should be set rig
Cons: There is a small reflection around inside edge of bezel right next to the screen b/c the bezel's finish is so shiny. Not a very big deal though. Speakers suck, but NO WORSE than any other large flat-screen TV this size or larger or smaller. All TV's built-in sound systems generally suck. Suck does not mean not powerful or loud enough, they are plenty loud & powerful, but frequency response is not so great like a nice home theater setup (no bass). In fact, this TV's speakers are a bit too loud, often we watch TV on 2 volume setting (roughly 5% or 10% of max volume setting) so there isn't a very big usable range. Only a single output: headphone output for audio. With an appropriate cable (not included, but less than $10) that converts stereo miniplug (1/8") to 2 RCA plugs, I connected it to be able to hear broadcast TV's audio on the big home theater setup. Same cable you'd use to connect the audio out jack on your computer to your home stereo's Left/white Right/red RCA jacks
Overall Review: I was worried because it was such a low price (a few hundred dollars less than other comparables) and b/c of the reviewer that said it did not look good when connected to a computer, as that is will be my primary use. But after having it over a week now, overall it's an AWESOME TV!! The cons above are the same for nearly any TV, except for maybe the lack of more outputs, and overall aren't all that bad anyway. It was on sale for thr33 hundr3d fifty dollarz (US$350) w/ free shipping - I wish I would have ordered 2. Or 3 or 4. At that price it was a steal. I feel kinda guilty. But I still love the TV and would buy it again in a heartbeat. On a side note about connecting a PC to it, if you use Windows I've never seen Windows automatically set your desktop resolution & refresh rate to whatever monitor you have connected, it just leaves them at whatever they were, even if you switch from a monitor to this TV, so you HAVE to set them yourself. Ubuntu 8.04 Desktop sets these fo
PERFECT (almost)

Pros: Its bootable - Windows may not boot b/c Windows may not have driver support at boot time for this device but Ubuntu 10.04 Linux does, and so should most any 2.4.x kernel-based Linux. If you have a fast memory card, such as a Kingston 2GB MicroSD card I have, it is REALLY fast, somewhere between a fast HDD and an SSD. Each card slot seems to be a separate "device" so you can read multiple cards at once where some are not all separate devices, especially they MicroSD and SD card slots. Also, the device names that show up in BIOS boot menu as well as in the operating system are named for what kind of slot it is, so you immediately know your MicroSD card is in the device named "MicroSD" and the Compact Flash slot is named "Compact Flash" etc.
Cons: One annoyance is that the SD cards stick out the front a LOT - I thought it was not in all the way until I realized the OS was prompting me what to do with the picture files from the memory card - the MicroSD card slot hardly sticks out at all, hence why I chose to boot off the MicroSD card. To get around that, when I need to access an additional MicroSD card I simply use a MicroSD to SD card adapter and put the MicroSD card (in its SD adapter) into the SD slot.
Overall Review: I use it to boot from a MicroSD card with Ubuntu installed on it and insert the SD card from my digital camera or from the video camera in the other slot, some are only a single "device" so can only read one card at a time, fortunately this one is not like that or I would only be able to boot to the OS OR read my cameras' memory cards, not both. Also, in Ubuntu Linux and in Windows 7, some memory card readers shut off when you tell the OS to safely remove but this one does NOT do that in Ubuntu Linux, haven't tried in Windows 7 - you can "safely remove" one memory card, then insert another in the same slot or any other slot without restarting the computer and it all works just fine.
REALLY low wattage

Pros: Does not even register on a Kill-a-watt meter. It seems to be just above 1 watt, probably 1.1watt just like it says. This is probably the lowest-wattage standard light bulb you could find - others are several more watts no matter if they are LED or compact flourescent (CF).
Cons: REALLY low light output. It says 25 watt equivalent but it does not seem like it - it seems more like its something like 10 to 15 watt equivalent. This is not a major concern if you are putting them in something like a decorative light fixture, hence its category of "accent" lighting, or in a light fixture that uses multiple bulbs like in some ceiling fan lights or in bathroom light fixtures.
Overall Review: Bought one to see if it was really as low wattage as claimed, will be buying more. Various places list differing wattages, Newegg, FEIT website, and the product packaging, but 1.1Watts seems to be about right, at most it would be around 1.6 watts because my kill-a-watt registers 1.8watts for a laptop AC adapter when the laptop is asleep so it is certainly lower than 1.8watts.
sweet

Pros: apparently more efficient at lower wattages (~45W) than other "80 Plus Bronze" or "80 Plus" PSUs as they were about 55-60W on kill-a-watt on same PC as this one at about ~45W. Also quieter (silent?) and less (no?) heat. Probably due to many PSUs not being as efficient at 20% of their rated wattage as they are at 80+ % of their rated wattage.
Cons: main and 4pin power cables too short. Why !!?? Its not like a lower-power system needs shorter cables, nor a more power-hungry system needs longer cables (in fact, electrically the opposite is true).
Overall Review: still about 200W more than what you need. I built a server w/ 6core 3.2GHz AMD athlon and it was only about 125-135W at full load folding@home on all 6 cores, PSU remained very quiet (impossible to hear over CPU's HSF) maybe didn't even speed up its fan at all and seemed to be producing very little if any heat in a well-ventilated case (Antec P180). SeaSonic - please PLEASE make some regular ATX PSUs that are less $ and in the 175W-250W range so they are more efficient for the systems that are only about 45W to 75W like Biostar TA785G3HD w/ Sempron 145 CPU or even Phenom II x2 3.2GHz CPU using onboard graphics & single HDD & optical drive & no add-in cards.
re-use in gutted PSU

Pros: installed inside gutted PSU unit that had gone bad. Connected fan to PSU so it ran, put power brick inside PSU housing too and fan keeps it cool (runs kinda hot without this). Works on atom 230 board, atom330 board, and even biostar TA785G3HD mobo w/ sempron 145 CPU & Samsung 1TB 7200rpm HDD (no optical drive) for kids PC. the mounting holes lined-up perfectly where the old PSU's circuit board's mounting holes were from several different gutted PSUs I tried, which worked-out perfectly except the cables are kinda short. Had to use extension for HDD in Antec P180 case (sweet case). Removed the 120V/230V switch and wiggled in this PSU's cable that goes to the outside, its a kinda loose fit but it works. Will be purchasing more of these for this kind of thing.
Cons: Cables too short for custom stuff like this, I realize its intended for a specific case but I had better plans for it.
Overall Review: PC is pretty silent with this setup. Great alternative to the uber-expensive "fanless" PSUs that are way overkill (by about 300W) for what you really need - kill-a-watt shows about 35-45W playing 1080p .mkv files. Reviews that aren't even for this product (the PSU) but for the case its intended for and/or was bundled with when they bought should be removed since they are irrelevant and distracting. Luckily there were only a few of them. Decided to re-locate the power brick part inside the old PSU's housing so re-installed 120V/230V switch (not connected), cable-tied brick to front grille inside PSU housing and soldered PSU housing's original AC plug's wires directly to brick's prongs instead of using an AC cable - keeps brick cool and all is nice & tidy.
one of best cases out there - still room for improvement though

Pros: one of the few best cases available today - others are mini-P180 (reviewed it too) and a couple other Antec cases, can't remember their model though, its a desktop case and they sell it as HTPC case as well w/ only difference being the inclusion of a display (AFIK)
Cons: what's up w/ the styling of the front door - ugh. Oh well, I'm willing to live with it for a decent server case. I'd rather go for something a little less, eye-catching and plain-jane if possible. why oh why have filters but then tons of other places air can enter un-filtered??? Oh well - easy to fix w/ 7 dollar HVAC metal duct tape - doesn't leave a mess if you ever remove it and seals well and may also help w/ EMI emissions reduction since its metal. HDDs need fan mounted to keep them really cool (would probably be fine for most users without fan, but I care too much about my 6TB of data) - but when you mount the fan its kinda close to the front grill and doesn't move as much air as it could and makes more noise than it has to b/c of this. Another inch please - the case is plenty big enough already and I think it'd be worth it.
Overall Review: Overall a sweet case. Easy to make into a great case. mini-P180 is still my fav by the smallest of margins, mainly b/c the HDDs seem to stay cool enough without an extra fan, where this needs fan for the lower HDD chamber (not sure about upper HDD chamber - never tried HDDs there since it only holds 2 and I have 3. I had to get this for 2 particular motherboards I wanted to use - and since I wanted ability to go up to 6 total HDDs and to put fan directly on them and keep the filters, the fan in the lower HDD chamber also helps provide plenty of air for the PSU - which stays completely cool like this. My #1 choice for server case, #2 or #3 choice for any other use for a case.