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sheridan updated Creative ZEN Mozaic

sheridan — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 22:22:51 -0500

February 1, 2009 at 10:22 pm

new pro/con: Very good speaker sound
agreed: "Does not play Ogg or FLAC files."
tapped as "have it"

sheridan updated Microsoft Xbox 360

sheridan — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:09:19 -0400

August 26, 2008 at 10:09 am

agreed: "Chunky design when compared to the other consoles."
agreed: "The Xbox Franchise focuses on FPS and has a limited selection of other genres such as RPGS and Racing Games."
agreed: "Stability issues."
agreed: "No Blu ray player / drive"
agreed: "The controller is the only one in all three consoles that has no motion sensing."
agreed: "No HD-DVD drive is included, and it costs $200 to get one and even then it's still not built in. The PS3 has a built in Blu-Ray player."
agreed: "Games can be expensive ($60)"
agreed: "limited backwards compatibility"
agreed: "Slow to fix and return broken consoles"
agreed: "The Core System is a ripoff."
agreed: "Prices of Xbox360 Marketplace items are steep"
agreed: "Overheating issues."
agreed: "Have to pay a subscription for online gaming (Gold subscription = $50/year)"
agreed: "Very loud fans and disk drive"
disagreed: "Frequently breaks down, forcing you to wait three weeks for repairs. Sony sends you a new console in three days if something happens to your PS3."
disagreed: "Sleek look."
disagreed: "Can play HD-DVDs with an add-on sold seperately"
disagreed: "Xbox Live integration makes you feel connected with the community"
disagreed: "Large selection of games"
disagreed: "Great titles on Xbox Live! Arcade"
disagreed: "Broad selection of titles."
disagreed: "Excellent online gaming support with Xbox Live!"

sheridan updated 2 products

sheridan — Fri, 16 May 2008 11:03:38 -0400

1. updated Firefox - May 16, 2008 at 11:03 am

chose Firefox over Windows Internet Explorer
chose Firefox over Safari
chose Firefox over Opera
disagreed: "Firefox V2 crashes semi-regularly and uses a lot of computing resources"
tapped as "love it"
untapped as "love it"

2. updated Nintendo Wii - May 16, 2008 at 10:55 am

chose Nintendo Wii over Sony Playstation 3

sheridan updated their avatar

sheridan — Fri, 16 May 2008 10:52:34 -0400

May 16, 2008 at 10:52 am

sheridan updated 3 products

sheridan — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 18:05:28 -0500

1. updated Sony Playstation 3 - January 6, 2008 at 6:05 pm

chose Sony Playstation 3 over Microsoft Xbox 360

2. updated Nintendo Wii - January 6, 2008 at 6:05 pm

chose Nintendo Wii over Microsoft Xbox 360
disagreed: "Virtual console games are too expensive ($5-12 each)"
disagreed: "Virtual Console games do not support online multiplayer"
disagreed: "Audio (Dolby Prologic 2) is awful compared to audio on the Xbox 360 or the PS3."
disagreed: "the people on Wii are cute, but i wish they had the graphics of xbox games"
disagreed: "Novelty of Wiimote wears off quickly"
disagreed: "Wiimote wrist strap not as strong as it should be. (may have been fixed in newer shipments due to bad press)"
disagreed: "The speaker on the the Wii Remote is a monospeaker and produces low-qualitiy sound."
disagreed: "The only good games are made by Nintendo"
disagreed: "Online service is completely unintuitive."
disagreed: "Less powerful than the Xbox 360 and PS3"
agreed: "Shorter loading times compared to competing systems"
agreed: "Parents can monitor what and how much their children are playing."
agreed: "Allows exercise while playing."
agreed: "Able to connect with Nintendo DS on certain games"
agreed: "Very few reported defects (as opposed to thousands of dead 360s, and many PS3s)"
agreed: "Built in Wi-Fi connection"
agreed: "Ability to Download classic games in Virtual Console"
agreed: "Integrated Web browser with Flash support"
agreed: "Backwards compatible with Gamecube games"
agreed: "Console can be played by anyone from any age bracket"
agreed: "Runs very quiet. No loud fans."
agreed: "Cheaper than competing systems."
agreed: "Controller is innovative and allows for new game types"
tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"

3. updated Firefox - January 6, 2008 at 5:54 pm

tapped as "love it"
tapped as "have it"
disagreed: "Memory usage and load time are significantly slower than IE."
agreed: "Websites designed with proprietary IE/Active X code may not render correctly"
agreed: "Page loading can be significantly faster than IE, especially when using speed-enhancing plugins."
agreed: "Fewer security exploits directed at Firefox vs. IE"
agreed: "Tabbed browsing"
agreed: "After a crash can "Restore session" which reopens all tabs"
agreed: "Open-source project"
agreed: "Extensive functional add-ons (extensions) and plug-ins"

sheridan joined the site

sheridan — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 17:52:02 -0500

January 6, 2008 at 5:52 pm