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otterpopjunkie — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:54:41 -0400

1. commented on Nikon D60 - April 11, 2009 at 6:54 pm

"Lacking the traditional Nikon screw-type autofocus this model requires newer AF-S of AF-I type lenses for autofocus but weighs less than other models. Note the type G and D lenses can still be used without autofocus."

2. commented on Nikon USA's D60 Product Information Page - April 11, 2009 at 6:37 pm

otterpopjunkie updated 3 products

otterpopjunkie — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:43:05 -0400

1. updated Nikon D60 - April 11, 2009 at 6:43 pm

added a related product: Nikon D80
added a related product: NIkon d40x
added a related product: Nikon D40
new pro/con: 1/200s flash sync is slower than D40.
new pro/con: Durable
new pro/con: Fast bootup and shooting speed with minimal shutter lag.
new pro/con: Active Dynamic Lighting preserves details very well
new pro/con: No automatic exposure bracketing.
new pro/con: Great image quality
new pro/con: Compact and light
added a link Nikon USA's D60 Product Information Page: http://www.nikonusa.com/Find...ProductDetail.page?pid=25438 ...
edited the description
updated the features
changed the thumbnail
tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"
edited the description
edited the description
updated the features

2. updated Nikon D40x - April 11, 2009 at 6:42 pm

changed the report title from NIkon d40x to Nikon D40x
updated the features

3. updated Nikon D40 - April 11, 2009 at 6:37 pm

added a competitor: Nikon D60

otterpopjunkie commented on Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint edited a comment

otterpopjunkie — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 17:53:58 -0400

April 11, 2009 at 5:53 pm

otterpopjunkie commented on 3 items

otterpopjunkie — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:32:57 -0400

1. commented on Nikon D50 - April 11, 2009 at 2:32 pm

"Raw format versus jpeg is personal preference. The quality difference will probably not be noticeable comparing side by side except with 100% zoom. However, raw saves 12bits of color, not 8, so you can post-process and enhance photos much more effectively. With the downside of more steps to print. 10MP versus 6MP offers slightly more cropping ability."

2. commented on Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint - April 11, 2009 at 2:21 pm

"Seems like most everything has been said. Don't know who added "requires battery" as a con. It does a terrific job of passively cancelling ambient noise, of course the battery is required. I would say it's a pro that it's a small built in AAA and still gives you 40+ hours of operation. Also, the noise quality is just fine with the active cancelling off. It's just quieter. The bass is okay on these headphones, you can't expect much more considering they're noise cancelling (which can makes bass reproduction more difficult) and not that large. Listening to music on these with my Cowon A3 on these is absolute heaven, I can tell you that. Way better than busting your hearing out on the airplane with a pre-amps and earbuds like I had to do before."

3. commented on Cowon A3 - April 11, 2009 at 2:07 pm

"I could write a few pages on this player, but I'll keep it short. This is a portable video player for those who don't want to waste all their time transcoding to iPod/Zune/whatever format. Drag and drop. My personal use includes: ~playing divx/xvid movies: several hundred played, only a few with trouble. I usually keep 30+ movies on the A3 at a time to choose from. ~playing wma, mp4, m4v, mpg: a ton of youtube clips played ~playing mp3: If you want to play DRM files...nevermind. This is primarily a video player, but the sound quality is downright amazing. You shouldn't even touch the EQ or bass boost settings... don't need them. ~viewing/backing up jpg and NEF (raw Nikon images): great for backing up files on long trips from a memory card reader, or for checking the image quality (the screen is terrific). ~transferring files from USB thumbdrives on the go ~playing videos on standard and HD-TVs without setting up a laptop or spending hours transcoding. ~recording tv shows I would otherwise miss ~copying old VHS movies ~getting looks of amazement from people when I can do all this without a laptop. Now it ain't perfect. But if you're like me and have hundreds of movies on your computer and want a high resolution video player/recorder on the go, it's getting close. I'm a little let down that Cowon didn't provide the strong firmware support they did for the A3. But I have never regretted buying this player. I waited a few months for it's arrival and got it in Fall '07. It's still playing fine now, with enough battery for 2 full movies. (3 when new, I've used this a TON though) I've even had water spilt on it, hasn't died. Minor Downsides: ~The audio quality on this tops everything else portable I have seen, and the EQ display is awesome. But it's slow to skip/play and navigation isn't the easiest. This is primarily a video player. (Although it's good enough I don't carry my iPod anymore). ~Slightly heavy - that power comes from somewhere though ~Has slight trouble viewing large images while playing music - has been improved on since previous reviews ~Doesn't open PDF files without conversion - but text files it does :D ~Still can't play all VOB or fullsize h264 video properly (if you don't know what this means, don't worry about it) Clarifications: ~"Proprietary USB file transfer cable." - No, it is not. Both the standard mini USB cable types works just fine. ~The usb transfer speed is 6-8mb/s. 2 minutes to transfer a CD's worth of data. This is slower than most memory cards and USB drives, but still acceptable. ~FM receiver can record with great quality if headphones are used to act as an antenna. ~If the video was encoded properly to begin with, this will play "real video" and cartoons as clear as crystal. I've had jittery frames while playing divx and mpeg videos that were poorly encoded however. The price has dropped over $100 since I bought mine, and I know Archos has been working really hard to beat Cowon, so I can't say this is still the best player available. At the time though - You had to pay $150 for extras for the mid-range Archos players to do what the A3 could do out of the box, so consider that when researching."

"I changed release date to December 2007, I know this because I got mine before Xmas that year."

otterpopjunkie updated 4 products

otterpopjunkie — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 14:28:12 -0400

1. updated Nikon D50 - April 11, 2009 at 2:28 pm

disagreed: "Don't bother shooting raw instead of jpg fine, as 6MP isn't a lot compared to 10MP+ dSLR/P&S competitors"

2. updated Mozilla Firefox - April 11, 2009 at 2:26 pm

agreed: "Improved memory usage in v3"
agreed: "Faster browsing in v3"
agreed: "Built in hierarchical Bookmarks Toolbar. Easier usable than scrolling through a sidebar. (just point and click not click - expand - click - expand - click)"
agreed: "Speed - reloading 5 tabs on browser startup takes 4 seconds (FX 3.0.5), the same task with Internet Explorer 7 takes 14 seconds (until all tabs are fully loaded). This is on a Athlon 64 6000 with 2 Gbyte Ram under Windows XP Pro."
disagreed: "Memory usage and load time are significantly slower than IE."
disagreed: "The full potential of this browser can only be unlocked by downloading & trying the (free) extensions. Choosing between hundreds of them can be a daunting task."
disagreed: "Windows returns an error if you close Firefox and try to start it up right away "Firefox is still running" "
agreed: "After a crash can "Restore session" which reopens all tabs"
agreed: "Tabbed browsing"
tapped as "have it"

3. updated Audio-Technica ATH-ANC7 QuietPoint - April 11, 2009 at 2:22 pm

disagreed: "not as effective as active noise canceling IEMs"
agreed: "circumaural design, more comfort"
agreed: "Good price for the quality ($220)"
agreed: "Effective active noise cancelling up to 20 db"
disagreed: "Effective active noise cancelling up to 20 db"
agreed: "Great mid-range and high frequency audio clarity"
agreed: "Comes with a velvet-lined carrying case"
disagreed: "doesn't sound half as good with noise canceling off"
disagreed: "requires AAA batteries for noise canceling operation"
tapped as "have it"
tapped as "love it"
disagreed: "If batteries run flat, active noise cancellation stops but headphones continue to operate. However, there is a reduction in sound quality. Better than nothing when the batteries die on a long flight."

4. updated Cowon A3 - April 11, 2009 at 2:07 pm

new pro/con: Audio quality of the highest class
updated the features
agreed: "Expensive ! (80GB version almost twice the price of an 80GB ipod)"
disagreed: "Chunky body design"
agreed: "HD video support"
agreed: "Can act as a USB host"
tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"
found Punter's review unhelpful
disagreed: "Poor menu design"
disagreed: "Expensive ! (80GB version almost twice the price of an 80GB ipod)"
disagreed: "The only true "iPod Killer""
disagreed: "Annoying joystick control"
agreed: "Annoying joystick control"
disagreed: "Annoying joystick control"
agreed: "Natively supports open source codecs such as ogg & flac."
agreed: "Best format support"
agreed: "Video output AND recording"
agreed: "Fantastic screen quality"

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