© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-mkelch Recent reviews written by member mkelch en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_491519577732?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - BACKGROUNDAnyone who has pondered the topic of wireless, whole-house sound systems will have stumbled across a number of providers of solutions. One of those names would likely be Sonos, a maker of premium wireless or wired components that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491519577732 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:19:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491519577732?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_486499192452?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - I have owned a Sonos wireless music system since 2008 and have found it's performance overall to be nearly flawless. However, options for easily and conveniently accessing your music library with the Sonos system have, until now, been limited to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~486499192452 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:52:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_486499192452?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_484283158148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - Motorcyclists choice - Garmin Zumo 660 or TomTom Rider 2? BACKGROUND:A weatherprooof GPS device can be a godsend for a motorcyclist. Bikers have both hands occupied with the task of operating the vehicle. Paper maps are essentially... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484283158148 Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:17:54 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484283158148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_463385169540?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - WHY BUY IT?We bought this plasma to replace a 50" wall-mounted 3 year-old Panasonic plasma. We got tired of looking up at the wall and also concluded the 50 incher was too small for our quite-large family room.Panasonic has an excellent... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~463385169540 Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:15:36 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_463385169540?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_434161553028?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - INTRO I purchased the Nuvi 5000 GPS for its large (5.2" diagonal) bright (800X400, white backlit TFT) display. I have a TomTom Rider for my motorcycle, a great unit but with a small screen. Have tried a TomTom One XL and that was an improvement but I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~434161553028 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:49:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_434161553028?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_425170538116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - The Weberflame patio fireplace runs on LP gas from a standard 20 pound propane cylinder. The unit is 3 feet tall and 3 feet deep. UNPACKING Unless you have a truck or van, this is one product you may wish to order online (we did, from Home Depot) so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~425170538116 Sun, 6 Apr 2008 23:33:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_425170538116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_405779287684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - Reason for buying I use an iPod Touch for music in an area of my home where it is not convenient to have a full stereo system. Until now, I've played the iPod through a 3-year-old Bose SoundDock....but that unit has developed problems with the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~405779287684 Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:49:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_405779287684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_404857327236?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - A recent Consumer Reports article on HDTV concludes that, for overall picture quality and value for dollar, plasma sets deliver a better deal. But if you are looking for a bedroom television and don't have room for the minimum-size 42" plasma... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~404857327236 Fri, 5 Oct 2007 11:06:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_404857327236?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_233958313604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - "Reports of my demise are highly exaggerated".... A few years ago,plasma TVs were out of most people's budgetary reach. They "burned-in" (or so the story went), they ran hot, had poor black levels, and relatively small screen sizes compared to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~233958313604 Wed, 31 May 2006 16:38:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_233958313604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_171477208708?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - Why replace what I had? I was using a 1996-vintage Marantz A/V receiver with NO built-in Dolby/DTS processing (used outboard Sony decoder). The Marantz always has sounded a bit muddy, also mediocre power rating. With the dynamic demands of new content... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~171477208708 Fri, 28 Jan 2005 17:33:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_171477208708?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137531330180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - Why I Chose Final Cut Pro? I've been producing video and multimedia for a couple of decades and Final Cut Pro paired with a Macintosh G5 allows an editor the kind of flexibility and professional results that only 5 or so years ago cost many thousand... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137531330180 Wed, 21 Apr 2004 12:24:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137531330180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137523203716?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - The problem I wanted iPod to solve: I have over 1500 vinyl LPs and over 1000 CD's. My favorite cuts from the vinyl have been ripped onto my Mac hard drive, and of course the CD's are already digital files.....so, I wanted a single device that would... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137523203716 Wed, 21 Apr 2004 11:11:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137523203716?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_134677302916?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mkelch - Why I wanted to try this remote: Simple. My marriage was being mildly threatened by the sprouting of various remote controls around our family room. Eventually (when the number of remotes passed 10) the task of simply watching TV through our surround... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~134677302916 Sat, 27 Mar 2004 13:13:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_134677302916?linkin_id=8003929