http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/Gus81 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:11:54 GMT Reviews by Gus81 http://www.viewpoints.com/Sony-DVP-NS575P-DVD-Player-review-40060 This DVD player will play the DVD+/-R and DVD+/-RW formats with ease. There's a great setup which allows you to tweak your settings. The best feature is the option to switch to progressive format video output. The downside is that you have to purchase a component video cable separately and need to have a component video cable compatible TV for the progressive video format, but once you have those, then watching your DVDs in progressive video format gives you crystal clear video quality. All in all, a great quality player for regular DVDs. —... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:11:54 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Sony-DVP-NS575P-DVD-Player-review-40060 Gus81 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/JVC-AV-34WP84-Television-review-edc74 I got this JVC HDTV model a few years ago, and works quite well with its many options. It doesn't have a digital cable TV tuner as newer digital TVs, but it does allow for HDMI input and component video, which allows for crystal clear digital picture quality and easier use of widescreen picture for DVD players and HD receivers. Also offers quite a variety of digital enhancing effects. If there's a minor problem, it's that the picture quality coming from a traditional video sources like a VCR or regular cable seems quite degraded compared to connecting to an HD receiver and DVD player, but that's no problem with the digital TV transition. All in all, a fantastic... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:49:39 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/JVC-AV-34WP84-Television-review-edc74 Gus81 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Dazzle-Pinnacle-Studio-version-9-review-30213 I bought a Dazzle Digital Video Creator 150 video editing device, and some of the software that came along with it. However, when Pinnacle Systems took over Dazzle, Pinnacle Systems allowed their Pinnacle Studio to be compatible with the older Dazzle products. So when I got Pinnacle Studio 9 software, it certainly helped me use my digital video editing device with a lot of ease and no serious crashes. Also, there's a lot of useful features for burning to DVD, using setttings on the video device, authoring video content to DVD, etc. All in all, a reliable... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:32:34 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Dazzle-Pinnacle-Studio-version-9-review-30213 Gus81 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Pinnacle-systems-Dazzle-Digital-Video-Creator-150-review-7f720 The Dazzle Digital Video Creator 150 is a great digital video device for hooking up your PC to your VCR or any regular TV or cable/satellite box device. It can be practically be used as a cheap, flexible way record TV programs using your PC as a DVR or just capture video you want to burn on DVD. It's also fully compatible with the latest versions of Pinnacle Studio software. The only minor quibble is if you have a poor video source like a bad VHS recording, then the audio can go out of sync with the video. Other than that, it's a decent device for video editing. —... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:19:08 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Pinnacle-systems-Dazzle-Digital-Video-Creator-150-review-7f720 Gus81 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/LG-GSA-H10N-review-b4711 I bought the LG GSA-H10N DVD+/- Burner, and it's works quite well burning to the DVD+RW (8x), DVD-RW (6x), DVD-/+R (16x), DVD+R DL (10x) and  DVD-R DL (6x) formats. It also reads and writes to DVD-RAM media at 12x, but I never use DVD-RAM. Its reads and writes CD at 48x speed. All in all, a decent burner. —... Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:06:13 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/LG-GSA-H10N-review-b4711 Gus81 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/ATI-Radeon-DDR-32MB-Card-review-6db92 If you're interested in just the basic PC needs and are not looking for the latest cutting-edge graphics, then this old ATI Radeon 32MB AGP 4x Card solves your problem. Like a lot of later ATI Radeon cards, this old ATI Radeon card allows you to install the latest ATI video drivers from ATI's own Catalyst software. Also, it's compatible with Windows Vista should you need to upgrade from previous version of Windows. All in all, it's a decent, old video card which meets your basic... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 18:11:53 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/ATI-Radeon-DDR-32MB-Card-review-6db92 Gus81 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Linksys-BEFCMU10-Cable-Modem-review-76a20 I've had the Linksys BEFCMU10 Cable Modem model for a couple of years now, and it's still works very well. It managed to support the latest speeds of my cable broadband internet service provider and also supports the latest standards like DOCSIS 2.0. If there's any minor problem with this modem which is probably common with a lot of cable modems, it's that the moderm does hang sometimes, and so you do have to restart it. Otherwise, it's a very good cable modem to... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:52:43 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Linksys-BEFCMU10-Cable-Modem-review-76a20 Gus81 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/NetGear-WGR614v5-Wireless-G-Router-review-f5881 The NetGear WGR614v5 Wirless-G Router is a decent router. Like a lot of wireless routers that don't use MIMO technology though, the wireless signal gives off a strong signal to  a wireless adapter without antennas within very short ranges. The router also seems to hang sometimes, but thankfully not too often, which is resolved by restarting it easily. Still, there's great security features like MAC Address filtering (great for blocking unauthorized wireless users), port forwarding and email notifications (useful for emailing you unauthorized activity by users on your local network.) Also, with a user-friendly network, it's a very good router which is worth... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:55:23 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/NetGear-WGR614v5-Wireless-G-Router-review-f5881 Gus81 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Sony-DW-Q30A-DVD-Burner-Drive-review-eb8c1 Even long after I got this DVD drive, it still works quite well.  I tried it inside a desktop PC and on an external USB 2.0 enclosure drive case, and it still burns CDs and DVDs with ease. There are also firmware upgrades available for this drive. The only minor problem is that it causes errors when burning DVDs at maximum speed. Apart from that, I recommend this drive. —... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:16:32 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Sony-DW-Q30A-DVD-Burner-Drive-review-eb8c1 Gus81 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Toshiba-A75-S231-review-2e8b The Toshiba Satellite A75-S231 laptop has some great features, but it has its downsides. Like a lot of laptops with faster CPUs, the laptop's CPU overheats when the CPU is at full load, which causes automatic shutdown. The laptop's DVD Burner doesn't read all CD and DVD formats very well and freezes the laptop while recording. The integrated wireless-G, although avoids having to connect an external wireless connection, doesn't receive strong signals beyond very short distances. Still, it has a very fast Intel 3.33 Ghz Hyper-Threading Pentium 4 CPU, and a great, spacious capacity with a 100 GB hard disk. There's a great, bright widescreen LCD display with great video playback. Also, you have a variety of port options including USB2.0, Firewire, TV-out and VGA... Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:52:57 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Toshiba-A75-S231-review-2e8b Gus81 3