http://www.viewpoints.com/aboutme/charlesj Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:37:19 GMT Reviews by charlesj http://www.viewpoints.com/Hanns-G-HW194D-19-LCD-Widescreen-Monitor-review-47700 My monitor works fine but if anything did happen I wouldn't want a warrenty that says Hanns g on it. Google Hanns g rebate fraud (try different words) and check out what happened to tons of people who bought Hanns g monitors a year ago. Hannd g offered $100 rebates last November AND NEVER PAID THEM. Lucky various retailers (including the one I bought mine from) covered their customers loss, but ask yourself 'if a company screws its customers out of the rebates they offered, what happens it I need them for warrenty service'. Its not worth taking that risk.... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:37:19 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Hanns-G-HW194D-19-LCD-Widescreen-Monitor-review-47700 charlesj 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Hanns-G-JW199D-Monitor-review-cc4f0 My monitor works fine but if anything did happen I wouldn't want a warrenty that says Hanns g on it. Google Hanns g rebate fraud (try different words) and check out what happened to tons of people who bought Hanns g monitors a year ago. Hannd g offered $100 rebates last November AND NEVER PAID THEM. Lucky various retailers (including the one I bought mine from) covered their customers loss, but ask yourself 'if a company screws its customers out of the rebated they offered, what happens it I need them for warrenty service. Its not worth taking that risk.... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:33:55 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Hanns-G-JW199D-Monitor-review-cc4f0 charlesj 1 http://www.viewpoints.com/Kingston-DataTransfer-4GB-Flash-Drive-review-8a6f0 You can always fing Kingston on sale somewhere.  Its not expensive and has 4gb on a thumbdrive.  Why shell out for some fancy titanium thumbdrive when memory haves in price every year. 4 gigs on your keychain should keep you happy for a few years, and if it stops working for some reason eventually, memory will be a lot cheaper then anyway.... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:25:51 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Kingston-DataTransfer-4GB-Flash-Drive-review-8a6f0 charlesj 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/SanDisk-Sansa-c250-2GB-MP3-Players-review-3f2b Small, 2 gb reliable flash memory, and uses your own rechargeable (or disposible if you insist) batteries instead of expensive propriarity batteries makes this an excellent choice.  The screen is too small if you plan on using your mp3 player for photos or video, but otherwise you cant go wrong... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:20:46 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/SanDisk-Sansa-c250-2GB-MP3-Players-review-3f2b charlesj 5 http://www.viewpoints.com/Microsoft-Zune-Media-Player-review-4d7b2 Now that the new Zune models are out, check out the discounts on last years model. I purchaced a 30 gb model for $90.. Yes Apple did it earlier and better, but why do you need more than 30 gb. Music, photos and videos on a 3 inch screen. I hate propriatary batteries, but all the large hard drive models (as well as most of the flash models) have them. Battery life is reasonable, and can be extended by turning off the wifi (which is basically useless on this itam) in the settings. Read the negetives elsewhere and then decide if the value and your needs are satisfied with this.... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:14:04 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Microsoft-Zune-Media-Player-review-4d7b2 charlesj 4 http://www.viewpoints.com/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-LZ3-review-e9560 a reasonably priced automatic digital with a above average zoom (6X), it has optical image stabilization and pre-settings for different conditions.  You can set exposure levels and provides eaasy analytical tools for an above average auto-focus digital camera with a -good enough- megapixal setting.  recommended... Thu, 22 Nov 2007 02:06:55 GMT http://www.viewpoints.com/Panasonic-Lumix-DMC-LZ3-review-e9560 charlesj 4