Epinions Recent Reviews for alanp

Not bad at all for the pricepoint and target consumers

Mon, 5 Oct 2009 22:43:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - My wife and I were looking for a handy little video camera that we could whip out and take quick videos during our upcoming vacation. We also figured it would be good for getting quick on the fly footage of our future kids. And finally a...

Well featured solid phone, Nokia fans will no doubt like

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:10:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - Why did I get this phone? Well mainly because I didn't like my clamshell Nokia 6650. While the 6650 was my 1st Nokia with the Symbian (S60) operating system, and I liked that aspect of it, I hated the clamshell form factor. Plus, I...

Very nice basic navigation system with a couple extra bells and whistes

Mon, 5 Jan 2009 21:25:53 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - First I have to say, as of today (01/05/08) the picture associated with this item on epinions is incorrect. It shows the 265T, which is pretty much the same thing as the 265WT but not widescreen. Regrardless, it is still the incorrect...

Cheap, works great for the price!

Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:28:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - It's 2008 now, the last electric razor (also Norelco) I bought was from 2000. It was time for a replacement seeing how the battery on the old one would only last me one shave. I obviously haven't used many electric shavers in the past plus...

My first Smartphone, quite pleased with it!

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:39:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - Before i get started, I want to emphasize that this is the first smartphone I've ever owned. I've owned many regular "dumb" phones in the past, mostly Nokia, so I may miss addressing some crucial features/comparisons that smartphone power-users may look...

Decent case for my iPod Touch, works as it should

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 20:35:42 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - I just got a 16GB iPod Touch and of course I want to protect my $400 investment from scratches and dings. I don't plan on bringing this to the gym or leaving it in a backpack full of junk. But even with my less than super rigorous treatment of my iPod...

Size is great and works well but with a few annoyances

Tue, 3 Jun 2008 22:46:17 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - In California, by July 2008, you need to use a headset or handsfree system while talking on your phone in the car. I actually had one, but it was a little big for my tastes and I could never get used to the over the ear hook (it was the Cardo Scala...

Great bang for the buck if you don't need anything too fancy

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:23:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - First I'd like to say it's kind of silly for Epinions to put so much detail in the titles of the product for Dell laptops since they are so customizable. I could not find a product that matched my exact configuration so I thought I'd just pick one that...

Very good upgrade if you still only have AGP

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:51:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - I never gamed much, but recently I started playing Final Fantasy XI. (yeah I know, it's an old game!) My nVidia FX5200 couldn't handle FFXI in hi-res very well, and I desperately wanted to play it in hi-res because it looks so much better than...

Basic laser printer but with built-in ethernet

Thu, 28 Jun 2007 17:39:05 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - First of all, I'm pretty surprised that I'm the first one to review this printer on epinions. It seems to be a very popular printer. I've always wanted a laser printer for printing out text documents, and since our inkjet was dying, my research led...

Absoutely wonderful bare bones monitor for all around use

Thu, 21 Jun 2007 22:05:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - I was out looking for a well rounded monitor to surf the web, watch movies, do some amateur photo editing, and play occasional games. I didn't want to spend more than $300 and I didn't want to buy one of those TN LCD panels. TN panels have the worst...

Well done game, but maybe a bit too much like Ocarina of Time

Wed, 23 May 2007 19:07:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - When I got my Wii, this was on my top 3 list of games to get. I absolutely LOVED Zelda Ocarina of Time (OoT) on the N64 (I didn't play Majora's Mask or Wind Waker though) and hoped this would be just as good. Well was it just as good? And is it worth...

Decided to replace my LC-32D41U with this TV

Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:34:25 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - To start off, I want to let you all know that I have (had) the LC-32D41U and this TV is VERY VERY SIMILAR to that one. You can read my review on the L
C-32D41U
for more background information. But to sum it up, the...

Great fun at first, but I can see myself getting bored with it

Fri, 16 Mar 2007 22:09:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - So maybe it was the fresh idea of the Wii remote, or maybe it was the wackiness of story that gave me an awesome initial first impression... because I got sucked into this game right away when I first played it at my friends house. A couple weeks...

A great no frills mp3 player that is the epitome of portability

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 22:24:04 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - When I first saw the 1st gen shuffle, I thought to myself, "Why would anyone want such a basic MP3 player? It doesn't have a display, and play-wise all you can do it go forward or backwards through ALL the songs, you can't even group them into...

Solid 32" LCD TV with above average picture quality!

Wed, 7 Feb 2007 21:26:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - I was in the market for a smaller LCD TV for the bedroom and I ended up getting the LC-40C32U, which is the Costco version of the LC-32D41U, other than the color (silver vs black) the two sets are identical. I wanted to make that clear since this review...

Great pair of basic 6x9s to replace stock speakers

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:53:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - I got a pair of these speakers to replace my stock speakers which had a weird impedance that my aftermarket amplifier couldn't handle. I wasn't looking for a set of speakers that could win sound competitions, just something that could handle the 40W RMS...

Sleek, sounds good, and nice UI, other areas not so good

Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:02:07 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - Well first of all, I want to say I received this free from a friend because they couldn't get it working with the computer for some reason. I don't blame them, I think loading songs, pictures and videos onto the thing is the worst part of this product!...

Does exactly what it's said to do with my AVN6600

Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:51:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - Using the full iPod controls on my AVN6600, this works very well. Does everything it is said to do: - I can see the Album, Artist, and Song Title all on the screen at the same time. - I can select any playlist - I can use track up and track down to...

One of the best 2DIN in dash all in one navigation systems for your car

Wed, 14 Jun 2006 19:55:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - There are only a handful of double din, in dash, all in one navigation systems available for the car today. Eclipse, Pioneer, Alpine and Kenwood were the 4 that I looked into (the latter two aren't exactly all in one, they have separate nav units). Let...

Very similar to the previous SD450 but with a few very welcome additions

Wed, 12 Apr 2006 18:15:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - I'm not going to go into too much detail of the basics of this camera. I have previously owned the SD450 and the basic feature set of that camera is nearly identical to the SD600. Quality of pictures is on par as well, except for the obvious bump from...

Haven't tried many other vacuums, but this one won me over

Sat, 4 Mar 2006 20:53:20 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - I'm a late-comer to the Dyson hype because like many others, I couldn't justify spending so much on a vacuum. Well, my old Dirt Devil finally started getting clogged, and an $80 vacuum isn't worth repairing, it was time for a new one. I almost went...

Works great when you get it working!

Fri, 9 Dec 2005 23:50:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - I wanted something to connect my playstation and home theater PC to my wireless network router upstairs. I thought about getting 2 individual wireless adapters, one for each, but then I found this. It can connect up to 4 ethernet devices wirelessly to...

Beautiful LCD TV, very happy with it

Wed, 28 Sep 2005 22:18:09 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - I was originally set out to buy a 42" EDTV plasma, mainly because LCDs were too expensive comparatively. Then after rearranging my furniture, I realized a 37" would be sufficient for my viewing distance. I was still set on a 37" plasma, but since 37"...

Very happy with my 1st BT headset

Tue, 22 Mar 2005 14:31:02 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author alanp - After a lot of research, I ended up deciding between this headset and the Logitech Freedom Mobile headset. Since I couldn't find the Freedom Mobile headset for the price I wanted (out of stock) I ended up with this for only $3 more. Two main reasons I...