© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-rbinck Recent reviews written by member rbinck en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_429443092100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction The HP z556 Digital Entertainment Center started out a much higher priced item than what I paid for this one. I originally bought the z556 with the idea of being able to switch out the DVD drive for a LG combo Blu-ray HD DVD DVD... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429443092100 Fri, 9 May 2008 17:33:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429443092100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429437914756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction I had built a couple of HTPCs using the MIT MyHD tuner cards that I still prefer for general over the air (OTA) HDTV recording, but once these HP Digital Entertainment Centers came down in price I thought why not get an official... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429437914756 Fri, 9 May 2008 16:34:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429437914756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406732312196?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - I have tried several different monitors on my computer and have never been completely satisfied with any of them until I got this 42&#148 widescreen monitor. Being a full 1920x1080 resolution HDTV ready monitor combined with the various PIP modes, it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406732312196 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 22:54:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406732312196?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_345469259396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction I like having a fresh smelling house even though my wife would prefer a more subtle level than the Glade® Scented Fan provides, I got one anyway. Description The unit is attractive with a white body that looks somewhat... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~345469259396 Sun, 8 Apr 2007 23:05:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_345469259396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_343639494276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction I have been using Taxbrain for several years now and have been very pleased with the results. I considered several alternatives, but I am glad that I ended up choosing taxbrain. So much for the lead in, the rest of this review will... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~343639494276 Wed, 4 Apr 2007 23:51:24 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_343639494276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_343599713924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction I had a lot of photos that I needed to scan into my computer and wanted a combo unit so as to save space. I have always heard that Lexmark was a good choice for printers and a friend of mine had an X73 combo unit that he was very... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~343599713924 Wed, 4 Apr 2007 21:55:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_343599713924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_343182839428?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Update Ok, I had 2 advisors complain that I didn’t have enough information about the hardware or the HD capabilities of this receiver. Also they wanted to know what experience I had with the receiver. I have installed several of these back... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~343182839428 Wed, 4 Apr 2007 00:20:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_343182839428?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_343085321860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction When we moved into our new home we decided to forgo the added cost of having a microwave installed by the contractor. The unit they supplied was a Sears unit, which was fine, but the cost was maybe three times what I could get the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~343085321860 Tue, 3 Apr 2007 19:52:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_343085321860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_342962114180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction Sometimes you run across a product that just calls for you to get. The Petmate Le Bistro automatic feeder is just such a unit. My daughter bought one for her little doxie and once we saw it we had to have them for our dogs. We... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~342962114180 Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:46:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_342962114180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_342939373188?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction When you own a pet there are many responsibilities that come with the deal. A very important one is the training of the pet to go outside to potty. We have had many pets and have always trained them to go outside without the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~342939373188 Tue, 3 Apr 2007 12:28:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_342939373188?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_342199602820?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction About two months ago I decided I wanted to get a computer to build a High Definition DVR and wound up getting one of these computers on eBay. What is a DVR? It stands for digital video recorder. My unit is used to record high... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~342199602820 Sun, 1 Apr 2007 21:55:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_342199602820?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_342118272644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction PayPal can be one of the handiest ways to transfer money over the internet that exists today. Many eBay sellers will only take PayPal payments. Accounts Basically when you create a PayPal account you can send money to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~342118272644 Sun, 1 Apr 2007 17:43:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_342118272644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_342078688900?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction My wife is visually impaired and the State Of Texas Library for the Blind sent her an invite to participate in a new program of the Talking Books program that would allow audio books to be downloaded. The only thing was it either... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~342078688900 Sun, 1 Apr 2007 15:57:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_342078688900?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_341292191364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction I had several reasons why I choose the Sony Multiscan E540 monitor. First it was big. It was a multiscan model and being a Sony CRT it has great color accuracy. My use for the monitor in addition to a general computer monitor is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~341292191364 Sat, 31 Mar 2007 01:10:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_341292191364?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_341267156612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction When we moved into our new house, after the grass and weeds started growing in the backyard, they finally got up to the height that they needed cutting. The stuff, due to my neglect and ok laziness, had gotten about a foot high. I... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~341267156612 Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:15:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_341267156612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_211905121924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction This Xantech product is a great way to allow you to hide your components and still control them via infrared (IR) remote controls. One point to mention is the current part number for this product is the 291-KIT HIDDEN LINK (TM) KIT... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~211905121924 Tue, 22 Nov 2005 18:53:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_211905121924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_204108304004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction I was looking for a different satellite equipment device when this popped up. Who would have thought they would have had this device in their database? Not surprisingly there were not any reviews on this device, so I thought to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~204108304004 Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:29:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_204108304004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196487843460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction I installed one of these "box" antennas for a customer and was surprised at the performance. The customer had installed the antenna "piggybacked" off of the satellite dish and unfortunately there was a tree directly in between the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196487843460 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 15:31:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196487843460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_194659913348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction Sometimes you just luck out. I happened to be browsing the Home Depot site one day and ran across the Arrow Garden Shed. I had wanted something to store my yard equipment in for some time and I would look from time to time for... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~194659913348 Mon, 29 Aug 2005 18:33:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_194659913348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_194573864580?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction Sometimes simple is just better. We moved into a house that has a very small backyard and the thought of getting into a bunch of lawn equipment was not something I wanted. The neighborhood association cuts the front yard and the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~194573864580 Mon, 29 Aug 2005 00:00:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_194573864580?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_193688997508?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction My wife was watching the CVC home shopping network and came into the living room where I was and asked me if $117 was a good price for a DVD recorder. We had been talking about getting one of these to transfer our home videos onto... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~193688997508 Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:20:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_193688997508?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_193680739972?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Technology always gets me into trouble. The changing of technology that is. Our first video camera was a Sony 8mm we bought on sale back in 1989 or so. As the years progressed we shot many hours of tape on that camera, but as cameras will do it... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~193680739972 Fri, 19 Aug 2005 20:38:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_193680739972?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_151320563332?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction HDTV antennas bring us back to the beginning of TV all over again. Sometimes it will require you to try various antennas to get satisfactory results. The ChannelMaster 3010 Stealth is no exception. Many times it will work superbly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~151320563332 Wed, 11 Aug 2004 23:37:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_151320563332?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_135040175748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Preamble This epinion is about the Oreck4000 air purifier that I purchased at the same time with two AIR8 units. I received a packaged deal by buying them all at the same time of $499 for the AIR4000 unit, $175 for the first AIR8 unit (half... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~135040175748 Tue, 30 Mar 2004 16:45:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_135040175748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_134774886020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author rbinck - Introduction My wife and I are native Houstonians and have never lived anywhere else other than a couple of years we spent about half of the time in Kona, Hawaii. As the years have gone by the air quality of our area has gotten worse. Partly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~134774886020 Sun, 28 Mar 2004 13:43:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_134774886020?linkin_id=8003929