Epinions Recent Reviews for dgwright99

Lingo Online Service - www.lingo.com: Terrific value, occasional technical glytches

Sat, 17 Feb 2007 00:50:58 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - I have had Lingo service for close to 2 years now, and overall am very happy. For me, the big reason was for signing up was the free calls to EU. My wife and I have family in the UK, and my wife calls her mother there for hours at a time. Even with a...

Fantastic picture, no reliability issues at all.

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 22:05:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - I bought my PT-50LC13 on ebay, refurbished; I was a little nervous, having read the other reviews here on the ballast problems, but I went ahead anyhow with a low bid, and am glad I did. I've waited 3 months before posting to give the TV time to fail,...

Great Premium Economy

Sat, 14 Oct 2006 21:28:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - I fly LAX-LHR 3-4 times per year, and Virgin Premium Economy is the best deal at a reasonable price transatlantic. Premium economy is midway between coach and business ("upper") class both in terms of service and the seat. For me, the most important...

Great Value

Sun, 5 Mar 2006 18:29:37 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - If you are looking for some noise cancelling headphones and don't want to pay hundreds of dollars for "audiophile quality" then the Planequiet NC6 is for you. The phones come with a soft "leatherette" type carrying case and an adapter that lets you...

China Eastern Airlines: Great Value Trans-Pacific in Business and First.

Sat, 25 Feb 2006 19:39:31 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - I just flew China Eastern LA - Shanghai and back. I had been a bit nervous about choosing China Eastern - I had Googled for reviews, and there were some bad stories, but the alternatives were few and much more expensive and/or required connections...

The little airline that can !

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 04:02:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - I've been flying Alaska on and off for 7 years; it's my favorite domestic airline. I fly a lot - 100-150k miles per year, so I see a lot of different airlines; Alaska is one of the best. I used to live in Seattle, and flew Alaska a lot, but now I live...

Not a good experience

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 02:38:32 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - This review relates to a series of internal Eurpoean flights I took in late 2005, and is mainly directed at US readers. I take a lot of flights in the US on regional jets - especially American Eagle and Horizon, so I know what is possible ! But...

Hidden Gem to Asia - Deluxe Class is great value.

Fri, 8 Apr 2005 00:29:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - Quick Update Just got back from an LAX-TPE roundtrip in Business. Slept for 9 hours both ways ! The planes are starting to feel a bit old, but this is still a great deal $2k for trans-pacific J-class; Cathay to HK would have been over $5k. You can't...

Fantastic Business Class seat, let down by some details. Choose another carrier for coach class.

Thu, 7 Apr 2005 23:55:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - I travel on BA from the west coast to europe once or twice per year. I usually get business class, but have occasionally had to travel in coach. Lets start out with the positives. The bed seat is simply fantastic. This is easily the best true business...

Could have been great - but isn't !

Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:07:46 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - Once every 2 years, I get to choose a new phone (company paid). Because it was company paid, I didn't get a free choice - this was the only smartphone available - and it looked pretty good from the description on the service provider's website...

Fantastic if you use it the right way

Tue, 28 Dec 2004 18:33:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - I'm going to make this a short review, beacuse there are plenty of reviews already posted that cover the main points. Reasons to buy - 1) Commercial skipping. This works well most of the time, and the 30 second skip feature covers the times when...

Good - but with some limitations

Thu, 30 Sep 2004 02:02:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - I've put up with mid-priced audio for years, and when I bought a new house with a nice big media area in the family room, and hi-tech wiring I decided it was time to upgrade to soemthing a little higher end. Let me start by saying that I'm not a...

Brilliant !

Mon, 27 Sep 2004 01:31:29 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - Before I begin, let me say that I am going to be intentionally general - I wouldn't want to spoil anything for anybody by giving away any plot lines. I saw a few of the Firefly shows on Fox a couple of years ago, and thought that it was an interesting...

2004 Chevrolet Suburban: The best Big SUV

Sun, 12 Sep 2004 19:59:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - We've had a Grand Caravan for 4 years, and it was time to trade up. We have 3 kids, so 3 rows of seats is a must on long journeys, we also need a decent amount of trunk space with the 3rd row of seats, so that means either a minivan or a big SUV. The...

Beautiful, bright display - better than Samsung

Sun, 12 Sep 2004 18:56:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - It's taken me a year to finally get an HDTV, and I finally settled on DLP. I was all set to buy the Samsung 507W, when I saw this on Costco.com. What made it interesting was that it is quite a lot brighter (450 vs 400 NITs) than the Samsung. I have a...

The stick that killed Thrustmaster

Mon, 30 Jul 2001 02:05:58 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - Back in 1997, Thrustmaster had a nice little earner selling HOTAS flight sticks for $300-500. Then along came a company that nobody had heard of, and put an end to that with the $150 X36.....and 2 years later Thrustmaster was effectively bust - and sold...

Embassy Suites Kansas City MO. International Airport: Great in California !

Sun, 29 Jul 2001 21:25:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - I first started staying in Embassy suites when I started attending a periodic technical event at Embassy Suites, Milpitas (Bay Area).

For business travel I am more used to staying at fairly plush hotels - Marriott, for example. Initially I...

Good, but better can be bought for very little more.

Fri, 27 Jul 2001 14:06:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dgwright99 - I bought this as part of a $300 bundle with (Pioneer)surround speakers from Costco.

Setup was easy. I used the co-ax digital input to hook up my Pioneer DV-434 DVD player which I bought at the same time.

Setup menus were all...