Epinions Recent Reviews for ChipMcDonald

What You Would Expect and Should Expect

Tue, 23 Dec 2008 14:12:54 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - Here's what you expect: great gas mileage, great Honda build quality, industry leading styling. Which is what you get. There are nit-picky things, the most glaring is a bad blind spot where the rear window pillars are - but if you're...

Why You're Wasting Your Time With This Game

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:47:37 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - For starters, the sound isn't necessary, is it? You can still play the game visually, with the sound turned off. As a game without sound, what do you have? Colored blobs dropping to a line at which point you press a corresponding button. Sure,...

Fun conspiracy theory stuff - except...

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:09:57 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - .. it turns into a really bad James Bond story at the end. I liked the conspiracy theory/secret society references. I didn't care much for the "character development", which now while I'm thinking about it must have been almost not there since I can't...

Surprising quality

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 15:06:09 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - Surprising quality: you can tell things have been thought out well, ala Honda/Toyota, and the overall feel is not "cheap" as one might expect from Kia. You can't beat the warranty, which totally offsets any worry... It would appear that they're...

Newegg.com: Exactly what it should be

Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:58:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - Everything was what it should have been: no surprises. Satisfied overall; delivery was so prompt I actually had my package waiting for me on the front porch for two days before I thought it was here... WHICH IS A GOOD THING...

Kraftwerk? Clocks Pt. 2?

Sun, 17 Jul 2005 11:12:07 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - It's curious. I liked it for the most part, I consider myself a fan of Coldplay... COMPLAINTS: It was annoying that there's bits that sound too much like Clocks; One song is a direct take on Kraftwerk's "Computer World", which ... while I...

It's a Sportscar! It's a Practical Car! It's a Sportscar! It's a Practical Car! It's....

Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:05:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - It's the best choice for someone wanting sports car fun in a practical and affordable package.

Briefly:

I get 30-32 mpg driving around town - and that's NOT "conservative" driving.

No mechanical problems.

No...

Yet another formulaic pop "artist"

Mon, 10 Feb 2003 15:13:38 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - "Let's get something a little punky, a little Blink 182'ish... yeah.. and some Alanis Morrisette angst... yeah.. hmm.. let's make her really young to try to get some crossover from the Britney camp... and make the whole thing sound sort of "modern pop"...

Good, but.....

Fri, 31 Aug 2001 13:27:36 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - Bar remote control. I hate it. The buttons are placed haphazardly, and they're too easy to press in a lot of cases. The power button is right next to the tv/vcr switch; if you use that switch (to turn off the tv) you're probably going to bump the...

Nokia 3390: The Standard Entry Fare for 2001

Thu, 23 Aug 2001 13:52:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - I'll start with the pros:

It was free as part of a Powertel offer.

The number buttons are very, very nice. They have a very solid feel, it is very easy to judge if you have successfully pressed the button or not. They are raised...

Best, Most Versatile Bass Fender Makes

Wed, 8 Aug 2001 02:24:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - It reflects the wishes of Stu Hamm, who obviously thought things through quite well: two basses in one, eq ability to cover all bases.

Essentially a Jazz bass and P-bass pickup combination combined with 3 band eq. That alone is quite...

A PC Gamer's-GP3 Take on GT3

Mon, 30 Jul 2001 01:35:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - I just got back from playing GT3 at a friend's house on his PS/2.

I'm writing this from the perspective of a casual PC gamer. I like to play GP3 on the tracks of whatever the upcoming Grand Prix race is being held that week to get a feel for...

Drivel

Thu, 26 Jul 2001 04:04:32 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - This movie is so screwed up it's almost hard to believe.

Let's consider the target audience for this:

A) Racing fans

B) People Who Should Be Intrigued by the Unknown "Cool" Factor in Champ Car Racing

A) is ruined by...

Popular For a Reason

Thu, 12 Jul 2001 04:21:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - Just got my first front Velociraptor.

I've been on plenty of bikes with them - their obviously very popular - but I hadn't given it a whole lot of thought.

This tire is great. VERY predictable and stable. I don't buy all the bs...

Typical sub-$1000 Computer

Fri, 15 Jun 2001 01:59:17 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - There's no point in going into details about a price-point mundane computer these days.

In my town, it works like this: check out Best Buy. Check out CompUSA. See what's as SAM's. Figure out what makes the most sense at the moment.
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The Best Peavey Amp

Fri, 16 Feb 2001 15:29:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - The 5150 is ok for a cheap Marshall replacement, good for metal.

But the Classic 30 is actually a really good sounding amp. It's sort of it's own thing, which is great; Peavey finally stumbled upon something good.

The amp has a...

Original Flavor

Wed, 7 Feb 2001 15:06:06 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - I was surprised by this book.

It has the vibe of the original book, although it has it's flaws.

The book attempts to cover the back story of all the major players in the first Dune novel. Considering how formidable a task this is,...

WILD CHILD?????

Thu, 18 Jan 2001 06:02:25 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - Enya is the AC/DC of new age music.

Like AC/DC, everyone knows there's "the" album to get (Back in Black) - with Enya I suppose it would be _Shepard Moon_ - but with the rest it's really a matter of diminishing returns. You can't really go...

Interesting but expected Fare

Wed, 10 Jan 2001 01:02:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - I like the first tune, "A Thousand Years". It's what I want to hear from Sting; ethereal slightly pompous but "modern" sounding music.

"Desert Rose" - I'm not tired of it. Brilliant bit of cross-cultural...

Mediocre Implementation

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:01:50 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - This is Crate's amp modelling effort. As such it follows in the tradition set by Line6 - and doesn't do it as well.

The amp controls are a bit "nouveau-gaudy" in layout, which is off-putting at first but quickly becomes easy enough...

Try it - Cooler than You'd Think

Mon, 8 Jan 2001 04:22:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - This is at first glance simple satellite/extension amp.

But it's a very unique thing.

It's stereo, and projects the sound out the sides at an angle. Simple premise, BUT - it works SURPRISINGLY better than you might imagine.
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DUNE: Well, They Tried...

Mon, 4 Dec 2000 05:55:56 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - At 11:28 PM 12/3/00 -0500, you wrote:

>I'm watching now. I missed the first 10 minutes.

>I'm not sure if I like it so far. I'm so used to the

>original that my brain is having trouble letting go.

Yeah, it's pretty bad...

the Marshall Stack of the Bass World

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 05:35:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - This amp produces the best tone for bass in my opinion.

It has all the superlatives: full, deep extended bass, articulate mids, detailed highs, LOUD, great range of dynamics...

This amp has a similar history in rock as the Marshall Super...

Louiseville Slugger?

Sat, 2 Dec 2000 05:18:20 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - First impression:

This guitar has the biggest, chunky-est neck I've ever encountered. I've played this model before; I think they're actually making them thicker now than when this model first came out.

The result is that notes on...

Poor Man's Marshall?

Fri, 24 Nov 2000 16:00:47 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author ChipMcDonald - This is one of the neatest solid state amps around. It doesn't sound particularly solid state - it has a wide range of sound while distorted - and the speaker sounds nice, which is a feat for an amp this cheap.

The tone controls work as...