Epinions Recent Reviews for dragon1

Solid High Quality Monitor Arm

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:09:28 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Problem My room is a bit small at 12' X 9'. The position of the Computer desk and the couch means the monitor(that I watch TV/DVD movies on)is more than 8 1/2 feet from my position on the couch. Which makes for hard viewing of the screen. So...

Nice Video Card for what I want

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:00:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - I'm not a gamer so why buy a Higher end Graphics card About the only game I play is Chess(which still beats me). So I don't need Directx 10 or higher performance. But what I do want is HDCP compliant video card. By using Vista X64 Ultimate/Home...

An Oldie but goody

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:09:10 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - What is the HP Omnibook SE2 Spec's from Epinions pageProcessor K6-2+ 550 MHz Product MPN MPN F2068WT#ABA Installed Memory 32 MB (SDRAM) Hard Drive 5 GB IDE Display 12.1 in. HPA Passive Matrix Operating System Microsoft Windows 98 SE...

Is Vista Better than XP?First reviewed Jan2006(accidently deleted(1400+ page views erased))

Sun, 23 Mar 2008 02:17:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Vista Home Premium X86/X64 First My system that is running this new OS. (Click on blue will take you to other Reviews I have done) MSI K8N NEO Platinum AMD Athlon 64 2800 2 512meg DDR...

Installing Vista Home Premium Upgrade Plus Mini review

Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:10:02 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - How I install Vista Home Premium Upgrade I have always recommended doing a clean install and it is no different with Vista. Windows XP Home/Media Center can be used to upgrade to VIsta Basic/Home Premium. But Windows XP Pro can upgrade only to...

Now I know what Suround Sound is like

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 00:37:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Surround Sound with Vista Since about 2002, I have used the on board sound of mother boards. As they have improved considerably since they have first been install on the mother board. Also in the last few years Surround Sound has been added that...

Backup Cheap-easy-it just works

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 18:23:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Why a S ATA to USB Adapter As a MS Beta Tester plus also a person who loves building a new pc regularly. Because of this for a long time I have been wanting to use Shadow Copy that is in Windows Ultimate. What is Shadow Copy? It is a way to take...

I did it again and built a new PC

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 19:46:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Here I go again I had built a new PC in May of this year. I thought it would last at least a year. The problem was that I enjoyed building a new PC and getting it to work with Vista too much. Thing is I only buy Vista Certified parts so I...

Micro Innovations KB1045LSR: Best Wireless Keyboard/mouse I have ever used(Update 4Months battery use)

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 17:11:44 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Wireless Keyboard that just works I have 2 computers in my room. One I use 99% of the time. The other I boot up to do additional testing of beta programs for MS. Actually I beta test on my Main PC also but for additional information I use the...

Perfect for that Overclocker and Gamer

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 16:00:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Well here I go again building a new PC Last May I built a new PC for Windows Ultimate. I thought it would last me for at least a year. As usual I enjoyed building and getting the PC to work with no problems. As usual each one I build is just a...

Simple but Useful

Sat, 30 Jun 2007 19:01:16 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - I always thought boys were tougher on stuff till my 3 granddaughters showed me different. They have broken things I thought would be nearly impossible to break. The last thing they broke was the PS2 keyboard port(actually some how breaking the solder...

Just works. for what I need

Tue, 5 Jun 2007 15:58:11 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Reason for New Printer In December of 2006, I had used the old printer for the last 2 1/2 years. So it was getting a little long in the tooth. Plus With Vista coming out soon, I knew this printer would probably not be supported. So I started...

Now I can recomend this video card(plus more added)

Tue, 29 May 2007 03:49:52 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Why a New Video card Last month I built a new PC, just for Windows Vista Ultimate. I had not built a new PC for about a year besides I wanted to use my old PC for beta testing Windows Home Server, which I think is for a lot of people who has...

This Thing is HUGE(Update onDVD movies)

Tue, 8 May 2007 11:17:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - The Reason Since I retired, I have too many free hours. So I spend many of those hours watching TV or DVD movies on my computer. I recently bought a A
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AL1717BBM LCD 17"monitor , which replaced my 17" crt...

Fast-Vista compatible motherboard

Sun, 6 May 2007 21:25:48 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - First about ME Since 1985, I have been into IBM compatible computers. Since 1987, building my own PC's for my family and me. In December of 1997, I started beta testing for MS with Windows 98. I have tested 98/Plus 98/98SE/Me(sorry about that...

Do not buy this card(3d Mark 05 Benchmarks added)

Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:05:48 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - First I had been buying parts for a new pc for the last 6 months Being on a limited income(social security). It takes me more than just a little while to buy all the parts for a new one. Plus I am never able to build a high end pc for the...

Very good-well designed PC case (More added enough for VH (I hope?))

Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:59:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Just a little about me I will be 65 come May 26th. For the last 20 years, I have built my own PC's. So far about 1 a year tho in the last 3 years since I retired, I have built/rebuilt 3 or 4 a year. Now I had not built a new PC since about...

What is in Ultimate for you? You decide.(Partition Magic not needed)

Fri, 23 Feb 2007 02:23:46 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - My System (click on blue will take you to Reviews I have done) M
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K8N NEO Platinum A
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Sempron X64 3300 2 512meg DDR Kingston PC3200...

Using Media Center 2005 Remote with VIsta

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:10:51 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Microsoft Windows XP/VISTA Media Center Remote Control I don't have XP Media Center Xp version. But since July of 2005 I have been beta testing Windows Vista. June of this year, I finally found a tv card that works with Vista Home...

Acer AL1717BBM / 17" / 8ms / 700:1 / SXGA 1280 x 1024 / LCD Monitor with Speakers: At last an affordable LCD monitor(Updated August 15,2006)

Sun, 6 Aug 2006 23:34:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - I have wanted a LCD monitor for years ever since they were introduced. But I have never been able to afford them. Especially after I retired and living on Social Security. In the last few months the prices have really come down on LCD monitors. I...

Avermedia UltraTV 1500MCE TV/FM Tuner (AVRUTV1500): Windows Vista Here I AM

Thu, 6 Jul 2006 19:41:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - First a little on me I have beta tested for MS since December of 1997. In that time I have tested 98/Plus 98/98SE/Me/Update site/Office 2003/XP Home/SP2 and now Vista (since June of 2005). I also have built my own pc's since approximately 1986...

Good card but not for me

Thu, 6 Jul 2006 18:00:24 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Since about 1997, I have had a TV card in one of my computers. Reason, every time (about every 3 or 4 months) the kids and this includes my 30+ year old daughter, would in some way destroy the living room TV. Of course this meant I would lose mine. So I...

Ultra Media Reader for Digital Cameras and Computers

Tue, 11 Apr 2006 17:46:31 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Ultra Dashboard 5.25 (ULT30155) Card Reader One of the computers that is in the household here(one of 3 home built) had no front panel USB ports on the front of the computer case. Since we have a digital camera also I wanted to add a Media card...

I just love using 2 monitors(Updated Febuary 25, 2007 running Vista)

Fri, 3 Mar 2006 01:18:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - Specs's from TigerDirect website Performance GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce 6200 RAMDAC Dual 400 MHz Memory Video Memory 256MB Memory Type 64-bit DDR Core Clock 350 MHz Memory Clock 400 MHz Memory Bandwidth...

This is a BIG Monitor+Program to test LCD/CRT Monitors with test/setup procedures

Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:51:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dragon1 - How Big is it With this monitor you have a 18” viewable screen. It takes up a lot of real estate on a desk. It also weighs in at 58.1 lbs. Front to back it's depth is 18 3/4”, the width is 17 5/8”, and the height for the desk to the top is...