anon updated 9 products

anon — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:35:13 -0500

1. updated VLC media player - January 9, 2009 at 12:35 pm

agreed: "Can't select multiple objects and have them play in succession"
agreed: "Can be used to stream video to other network players"
agreed: "Convert videos to your iPod or iPhone"
agreed: "Can be used to rip DVDs"
agreed: "Play ripped DVDs"
agreed: "Plays anything you throw at it from any source including local, disc, network, or Web "
agreed: "Overrides regional restriction of dvd drives."
agreed: "Available for Windows and Macintosh"
agreed: "Does not use much memory and opens quickly"
agreed: "Supports lots of codecs"

2. updated Windows Internet Explorer - January 9, 2009 at 12:34 pm

new pro/con: Uses less resources than Firefox
agreed: "Poor security allows malware and viruses to easily install from infected websites."
agreed: "Tabbed browsing like Firefox"

3. updated BlackBerry Storm - January 9, 2009 at 12:30 pm

4. updated Apple iPhone 3G - January 9, 2009 at 12:29 pm

5. updated NewEgg - January 9, 2009 at 12:27 pm

new pro/con: Often has free shipping and other great deals on certain products

6. updated Amazon - January 9, 2009 at 12:25 pm

new pro/con: Possibly took converter box money from the government without actually selling converter boxes to some people
chose Half.com over Amazon
added a competitor: Half.com
added a link Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com ...
new pro/con: Amazon prime trial membership means free shipping for a while
new pro/con: Made people put in their converter box coupon number before allowing them to browse what was available, rendering the coupon useless elsewhere
new pro/con: Won't tell you a product is on back order until after you pay for it

7. added Half.com as a stub - January 9, 2009 at 12:24 pm

8. updated Left 4 Dead - January 9, 2009 at 12:18 pm

9. updated Amazon.com - January 9, 2009 at 12:16 pm

anon updated 11 products

anon — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:38:28 -0500

1. updated Left 4 Dead - January 9, 2009 at 12:38 am

new pro/con: If you die in singleplayer, it's over, unlike when your teammates die
new pro/con: You can play as the special zombies!
new pro/con: Only 4 stories
new pro/con: Some people can't connect to servers
disagreed: "boring single player gameplay - no good story, characters or replay value"
agreed: "expensive for what it is"
agreed: "great to play with friends - co-op survival gameplay has never been this good, and it really adds to the fun and excitement"
agreed: "great online play - never gets boring"
agreed: "source engine remains fast and pretty even on older hardware"
agreed: "intelligent 'game director' spawns enemies specifically based on in game events and players skills/situations - never a dull moment"

2. updated Resident Evil 4 - January 9, 2009 at 12:34 am

3. updated Pikmin - January 9, 2009 at 12:33 am

5. updated Gigabyte GA-MA78GM-S2H - January 9, 2009 at 12:30 am

agreed: "Can't use HDMI and DVI at the same time"
agreed: "Only one DVI output; one monitor has to run VGA in dual setup."
agreed: "Nicely color-coded backplate with clear labels"
agreed: "Includes 2 high quality SATA cables"
agreed: "Can power dual monitor right out of the box"
agreed: "DirectX 10.1 compliant"
agreed: "Connect up to 4 displays with Hybrid CrossFireX - 3rd, and 4th display requires additional graphics card"

6. updated Yamaha Vino 125 - January 9, 2009 at 12:27 am

7. updated Tony Hawk's Proving Ground - January 9, 2009 at 12:19 am

8. updated Far Cry 2 - January 9, 2009 at 12:14 am

new pro/con: Far draw distances
new pro/con: Free, open world environment
new pro/con: Attacking the same gaurd posts over and over gets old
new pro/con: Once you commence the final mission set, you can't go back and finish what you left behind
new pro/con: Slow vehicles
new pro/con: Convincing enemy AI for the most part
new pro/con: Destructable environments
new pro/con: Side missions are often all the same
new pro/con: No loading when going into buildings or new across areas
new pro/con: Enemies are back as soon as you leave and come back to an area
disagreed: "enemy units AI/health is poorly executed"
agreed: "Takes a very long time to get from one area to another, there is a transportation system but location points are limited."
agreed: "Game-play becomes repetitive after some time"
agreed: "driving around is constantly interrupted by enemy vehicles making transportation a big pain"
agreed: "Amazing fire feature; fire lives, breathes and spreads realistically"

9. updated Microsoft Windows 7 - January 9, 2009 at 12:09 am

10. updated Microsoft Windows Vista - January 9, 2009 at 12:09 am

agreed: "Crawls on many "Vista Ready" computers"
agreed: "Drivers for older hardware hard to find"
agreed: "Does not support many standard media formats "
agreed: "Hardware requirements are still too steep"
agreed: "Overpriced"
agreed: "Still has hardware compatibility issues"
agreed: "Default installation comes with many bloated eye-candy settings enabled that slow your computer down"
agreed: "Performance can be much better"
disagreed: "More streamlined program installation and management"

11. updated Microsoft Windows XP - January 9, 2009 at 12:08 am