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phenix1819 updated Sony Playstation 3

phenix1819 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 19:57:08 -0400

June 27, 2009 at 7:57 pm

agreed: "Dropped Extra USB ports on latest models"
disagreed: "Some of them had Blu-Ray drives with very poor longevity, which Sony Support has a very difficult time acknowledging."
disagreed: "Very loud fans; it's not a good Blu-ray player for quiet listening environments"
disagreed: "Design is too tall, are to fit into most entertainment units in its upright position."
agreed: "The only console built with Bluetooth, wireless"
agreed: "Upscales PS1 Games, PS2 Games, and DVDs to HD Resolution through HDMI."

phenix1819 — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 23:36:24 -0400

June 13, 2009 at 11:36 pm

phenix1819 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:17:18 -0400

1. updated Google - June 9, 2009 at 6:17 pm

2. updated Facebook - June 9, 2009 at 6:16 pm

3. updated Wikipedia - June 9, 2009 at 6:16 pm

disagreed: "Built in search engine is almost unusable"
agreed: "Sometimes the subject of controversies over the accuracy of its content"
agreed: "Makes the world a better place"
agreed: "Updated every second of the day"
agreed: "Easily Edited"
agreed: "Best resource of info on the Internet"
agreed: "Supported by a huge, passionate community of Wikipedians"
agreed: "Open-content, open-source"

4. updated ProductWiki.com - June 9, 2009 at 6:12 pm

disagreed: "bugs"
disagreed: "needs an easily visible 5-star product rating system on product overview page"
disagreed: "OpenID login requires an extra click"
disagreed: "Can be addictive"
agreed: "Can be addictive (I don't think being an addictive website is a "Con") "
agreed: "ProSCORE is a surprisingly accurate new way of measuring how "good" a product is - better than 5-star system "
agreed: "Better than porn"
agreed: "Not just another mediawiki- or phpbb-based site"
agreed: "Supports OpenID logins"
agreed: "Public version of Consumer Reports!"

phenix1819 — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 00:49:05 -0400

1. updated Apple AirPort Express - June 9, 2009 at 12:49 am

new pro/con: Expensive, but hey you probably bought a mac with this too
agreed: "Can only adjust settings with the AirPort Admin Utility. Which runs only on Windows XP at least SP2, Windows Vista, and on the Mac (I am not sure which version)."
agreed: "Only streams music from iTunes"
agreed: "Can use to connect a USB printer to network."
agreed: "Third party applications allow streaming from any software."
agreed: "Compact size for portability"
agreed: "Music streaming is nice added feature"
agreed: "Analog and optical audio outputs"

2. updated Apple Airport Extreme - June 9, 2009 at 12:47 am

3. updated D-Link DIR-825 Xtreme N - June 9, 2009 at 12:43 am

4. updated Linksys WRT160N - June 9, 2009 at 12:41 am

chose D-Link DIR-615 over Linksys WRT160N
new pro/con: One of the most expensive when compard to similar models
new pro/con: Easy to setup, but 60% of the people screw that up and blame the router.
disagreed: "wireless N speeds are only superior for power users"
disagreed: "requires new, often more expensive devices to fully utilize the upgrade"
disagreed: "802.11N is not yet a fully agreed upon standard (can change and leave compatibility issues with future products)"
agreed: "Supports dd-wrt open source firmware"
agreed: "enhanced wireless speed and distance with compatible wireless N devices"
agreed: "wireless N version of the WRT54G only costs $30 extra"

5. updated D-Link DIR-615 - June 9, 2009 at 12:39 am

added a competitor: Linksys WRT160N
new pro/con: Pretty good support compared to other companies
new pro/con: Easy to setup with the included software, but 60% of the people screw that up and blame the router.
new pro/con: Relatively high quality
disagreed: "most consumers have no use for the enhanced speeds"
disagreed: "10/100Mbit wired connections only (some are gigabit)"
agreed: "Three different hardware revisions are on the market, refurbished A1 revision is plaguing the market"
disagreed: "wireless N speeds require the latest wireless clients"
agreed: "enhanced reach of the wireless N signal is useful"
agreed: "supports secure WPA/WPA2 encryption"
agreed: "inexpensive compared to other wireless N options"

6. updated Belkin N+ Wireless - June 9, 2009 at 12:34 am

disagreed: "majority of consumers will not see any improvement over older and more affordable wireless G alternatives"
agreed: "guest WiFi feature"
agreed: "WPA2 encryption - currently uncrackable"
agreed: "reliable"
agreed: "4 Gigabit ports"
agreed: "rear USB port for creation of a simple NAS"
agreed: "Wireless N - latest wireless standard, backwards compatibility and increased range/throughput for compatible devices "
agreed: "affordable price"

phenix1819 — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 02:24:58 -0400

1. updated Counter-Strike: Source - June 7, 2009 at 2:24 am

disagreed: "somewhat steep difficulty curve - not the best for amateur or less competitive gamers"
disagreed: "no single player - online multilayer only (requires internet connection) "
agreed: "Gun game!"
agreed: "free third party maps and mini games "
agreed: "doesn't require the latest cutting edge computer "
agreed: "online play scales upwards into infinity "
agreed: "never gets boring despite simple game mechanics"

2. updated Antec Nine Hundred - June 7, 2009 at 2:21 am

phenix1819 — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 13:16:46 -0400

June 6, 2009 at 1:16 pm