Epinions Recent Reviews for kb9vrg

Dieses Auto ist wunderbar

Mon, 10 Nov 2008 11:00:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - My 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S 4 Door is the first European car I have owned. I've had the pleasure of owning three vehicles from General Motors, and two Nissans. The Volkswagen by far is the best of all of them.My last car, a 2004...

Most fun I've had in years

Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:47:18 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - I purchased a new Silver 2006 Yamaha Vino 125 after doing a lot of research on scooters. I have wanted to get a scooter for about the last seven years, but always was too heavy to do it. Now that I have lost 105 pounds, I decided to look. I had...

Honeywell Vision 7-Day Programmable Thermostat RTH7500D: Decent unit that does its job well

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:03:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - I purchased this unit as a replacement for a failed Honeywell CT3600 unit. My basic requirements were seven day programming and smart response. I have an apartment with a MagicPak HVAC unit (Gas heat / electric cooling). My previous Honeywell...

Honeywell Deluxe Programmable Thermostat CT3600A: Great thermostat with a fatal flaw

Fri, 13 Apr 2007 09:48:20 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - I originally purchased the Honeywell CT3600 unit in July of 2001 to replace the simple analog thermostat for my apartments central HVAC unit. What impressed me about the CT3600 was its 7 day programming and smart response technology. The 7 day...

It's easy to feel green with the Summit

Mon, 26 Feb 2007 13:19:27 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - I had wanted a nice somewhat portable radio for trips or for listening to radio throughout the house. A lot of the radios I found either didn't have the capability for rechargeable batteries, lacked features, or were too small to be practical. The...

Does what it should do - add humidity to the house!

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 08:30:57 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - With the winter in 2007 being colder than usual in Wisconsin, I noticed that indoors our humidity had dropped to 13%! Sitting in the hallway in my living room was a nice white Bemis H12 humidifier that I had purchased three years ago. A quick trip to...

Decent small point-and-shoot with great lens

Thu, 4 Jan 2007 13:27:21 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - The Panasonic DMZ-LZ3 is the fourth Digital Camera I have owned. I started life with a 1MP Canon A-Series, moved up to a Canon Powershot S30 3MP unit, and in 2002 purchased a Fuji S602. The S602 completely replaced my 35mm SLR unit and has been my camera...

Great deal, excellent head unit.

Tue, 2 Jan 2007 13:41:21 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - After two years, my Kenwood MP-225 receiver stopped reliably reading CDs, and rather that replace it, I decided to look for a new head unit for my 2004 Saturn Ion 2 Sedan. My main requirements for an aftermarket radio were that it have a rear...

Teriffic unit!

Fri, 30 Dec 2005 16:08:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - The Roady XT is Delphi's latest incarnation of the popular Roady series. Basically, this is a "Plug and Play" unit, which means it can be used in mutliple locations, provided the locations have a docking station. Purchasing Rationale: My...

A powerful package

Mon, 12 Dec 2005 12:04:44 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - I am by no means a video expert. I've done well over 4,000 shots on various digital still cameras. Previously, I owned a full-size VHS camcorder for a couple of months that I had purchased off of eBay, but due to the size of the unit and the like,...

Great player, if it didn't scratch so easily... Reliability issues too.

Sun, 18 Sep 2005 22:58:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - I've owned a few MP3 players over the years. I've always resisted buying an iPod because I don't like the possible issues that small hard drives can bring with durability, and also have way too much music for all but the largest iPod players. I...

Great radio for the bedroom, office, or kitchen!

Mon, 11 Jul 2005 13:47:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - I purchased the Cambridge 730 as a refurbished unit in January of 2003 to replace my Tivoli Model One. My main reason for purchasing this unit was to have a decent sounding radio that also worked as a clock radio. While my Tivoli Model One sounded...

Decent, Solid vacation.

Sat, 16 Apr 2005 20:23:26 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - My wife and I were on the Carnival Sensation from April 9th through April 14th, 2005. I do need to preface this review by stating that we're not typical cruisers. We don't drink alcohol, don't gamble, and generally prefer to be comfortable spending...

This vacuum sucks! (Like it should!)

Sat, 16 Apr 2005 19:16:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - My wife's Sharp upright had seen better days. I felt it wasn't picking up as much as it should, and only one dealer in our area carried bags. We decided it was time to look for a new vacuum. My wife wanted to look at a Hoover Windtunnel bagless...

I keep finding more uses for it each day!

Mon, 28 Mar 2005 14:50:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - Over the years I've owned several PDAs, both of the Windows mobile and Palm persuasion, as well as a few that are proprietary. My Palm Tungsten T had seen better days, and I was growing frustrated with newer tools for it (like the Wi-Fi SD Card) not...

A decent no-frills PDA.

Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:23:01 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - Let me preface this review by stating that I've owned a plethora of PDA's since 1998. About half of them were PalmOS powered. My most recent PalmOS-Powered PDA, a Palm Tungsten T, died the week of labor day. After looking at what I really used the...

Decent Low-cost MP3 + Sirius Tuner

Sat, 28 Aug 2004 14:15:24 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - After buying my 2004 Saturn Ion 2, I was very disappointed with the stock CD radio. The stock radio had only one redeeming quality, which was the ability to play CD-RW media. I could have bought a MP3 CD player and XM satellite right from the...

2004 Saturn ION: Like good wine, gets better with age...

Fri, 23 Jul 2004 11:29:46 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - Let me start this review by stating that since I was a teenager, I wanted a Saturn. When I was in college, I was very close to buying a metallic purple '97 SC2. Looked again in 2000, and was thrilled when the L-series was released on my birthday!...

NetGear WGT624 Router: Does what I wanted it to do well!

Mon, 29 Mar 2004 21:32:04 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - I recently had my trusty Dell Latitude C610 replaced with a Dell Latitude D600. The D600 has a built-in 54MBps TrueMobile wireless card. Unfortunately, because of an incompatibility with my 802.11b Linksys router, it was only capable of 2MBps. So,...

Great alternative to MP3

Thu, 26 Feb 2004 16:37:55 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - I've been a user of MiniDisc technology since 1999. I previously owned a Sony home recorder and a portable player. Unfortunately, the eject mechanism of my home recorder stopped working in late 2002, and I never liked the tedium of titling without a...

As essential as a screwdriver in a home!

Sun, 2 Nov 2003 20:30:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - After using a 5 gallon "classic" Shop-Vac for a number of years, we decided it was time for a change. The 5 gallon was noisy, hard to maneuver, and took up too much space in our apartment. We purchased the 1.5 Gallon Shop-Vac "AllAround" after searchi...

Tivoli System Henry Kloss Model One AM/FM Radio ( Maple ): Best sound in a small package!

Mon, 16 Jun 2003 13:29:22 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - Let me preface this review by saying that I was extremely skeptical of buying a small radio such as...

Gotta love the wet shave -- and the dry one is even quicker!

Sat, 5 Oct 2002 00:40:30 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - After using dry shavers only for the last four years, I decided that in lieu of replacing the foil and cutters for my Wahl 5000, I'd spend the money on a new shaver.

I considered a few models. My main concern was something that was either...

Love it when I got it... Then I had it for two years...

Thu, 28 Mar 2002 18:57:08 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - I've previously owned a 1994 Nissan Sentra XE and a 1998 Nissan Altima GXE. Both cars were very reliable and well built. My wife and I were looking for a vehicle that would be easy to enter/exit and also be comfortable for longer trips. We wanted...

Great deck at a low price

Thu, 28 Mar 2002 14:10:36 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kb9vrg - After many years of playing with MiniDisc and MP3, I decided to get into the cassette market again after purchasing a new car with both a cassette deck and CD player.

I was looking for a basic deck for recording. I wanted Dolby S for good...