Epinions Recent Reviews for skintigh

The mother of all (affordable) remotes

Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:07:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - This is a great stateful remote with a color LCD screen for not too much money. It retails for $250, but I bought one for $180 - $50 rebate, and I've seen it as low as $70 through Dell after coupons and rebates. Because it is stateful it can...

The coolest watch I'll never buy

Mon, 9 Jan 2006 18:58:51 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - This watch is the coolest. Instead of an LCD segment display, it's a pixel display. The pixels are each about 1mm x 1mm squares, giving it a kinda retro/Atari 2600/Pong look. The band comes in many flavors (I loved the brushed steal band) and the face...

Loud, 500W, but it works

Sun, 27 Jun 2004 19:43:39 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - I bought this because it said it was quiet and it has two fan speeds. It is not quiet, and the two fan speeds are a joke. Sitting right in front of it I can barely tell the difference in fan speeds, and my wife in the next room didn't believe I was...

Good if you've never used quality headphones...

Tue, 16 Sep 2003 20:30:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - They are good compared to the throw-aways that come with your $30 cd player, but not that great compared to quality headphones. The sound is okay, not as bad as the free ones, but way too much midrange and treble. There is deep bass in there, which mean...

[Updated] None of the features work...

Thu, 19 Jun 2003 23:27:14 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - After using it a while I have decided to return this phone. It lets me save CID names and numbers to the 20 memory slots, which could save me lots of time. However, it does not fill in a "1" before numbers it knows are long distance, and there is no...

My experience, a novel

Fri, 23 Aug 2002 17:23:32 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - I've now had experience with Wells Fargo 401k, online retirement, regular banking, and home mortgage. I also have experience with "Wells Fargo Mortgage" which is completely different than "Wells Fargo" mortgage, as you'll learn. I am not expert on...

IBM PC Camera Webcam: When 640x480 doesn't mean 640x480

Tue, 21 May 2002 00:09:48 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - The side of the box leads one to expect that this camera can do 640x480 video at up to 30 fps, but don't be tricked. A closer look (which you'll do after taking it home and being VERY disapointed) shows that the exact wording is:

"VGA(640...

Intuit Quicken 2000: Worthless, useless, broken. Should be called "Slowen"

Mon, 25 Mar 2002 04:37:56 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - I've read that this used to be a very intuitive piece of software. No more, and at $1.95/min [?] for phone support, you may never learn how to use this pile. I think their software model was a tumbleweed in a twister.

I'll try to be brief...

I love it when it works. Sony should recall it. [Updated]

Sat, 2 Feb 2002 05:06:39 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - For the price I paid, this is one powerful receiver. 100W per channel, AC-3 decoding, a remote that displays the name of my 400 CDs, this thing is the bomb. That is, when it's working.

It doesn't have the sound quality of a professional...

Sony should recall this POS, not cover up the problems

Sat, 2 Feb 2002 04:31:31 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - I bought this DVD player a little over a year ago and it worked great. Sometimes the movies would be out of sync with the sound, giving it a weird "lip-synced" look to it, but I assumed it was a problem with the DVD I was watching. Sony's web site...

Better than iPod?

Sun, 20 Jan 2002 03:17:09 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - I mulled for a long time between the Archos Jukebox Recorder and the iPod, but settled on the AJR. I really liked the style of the iPod, but the AJR was simply more practical at half the price.

At first I wasn’t that happy with the AJR – the...

AT&T Policy: Screw the Customer

Thu, 18 Oct 2001 18:14:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - After a few years of being told cable net service would be available in "a few months" (waiting since 1997)I finally got hooked up. If I owned the modem and got cable TV service, the promotional rate I signed up for was only $24.95 for the first 3...

What the HELL is wrong with these people?

Wed, 17 Oct 2001 21:00:18 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - I am a credit card ninja. I get 1.9% or 0%, transfer to it, then when the promotion end-date approaches I get a new card. Gotta love interest free loans.

So, when I got my Capital One card in with 1.9% for only 3 months with a pathetic $1000...

Imaginary gas charges defy the laws of physics.

Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:47:34 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - I filled my rented car with gas just outside the airport in McAllen, Texas, before returning my car to National Car Rental. When I returned my car keys I had the receipt for my gas, just like the sign on the wall said I had to do to avoid hefty fines...

What?! I can't hear you! What!? Hissss

Fri, 1 Jun 2001 04:21:38 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - This is my third attempt to post this, let's see if Epinions has its act together yet...

I own a different but very similar phone to this model. A friend warned me not to buy a Bell South phone because they are crap, but this phone had so...

Diamond Cutters Online Store: [UPDATED] Stay away from this site

Wed, 21 Mar 2001 04:20:44 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - I would stay away from this site. I'm sure they offer some good diamonds, and their prices are pretty good, but as an engineer I'm interested in facts and data.

After milling around their site and playing with their buggy search engine I...

Blue Nile Online Store: This site is actually fun!

Wed, 21 Mar 2001 03:48:33 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - Blue Nile has a huge selection of diamonds and search engines that make shopping fun. But much, much more importantly, certifications are available online

They have a java engine which isn’t very useful, but an advanced html engine which is...

Treasures by R.J. Online Store: Men, go here first!!!

Wed, 21 Mar 2001 03:29:06 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - The ultimate men's guide to diamonds, I swear!

Most diamond selling sites give you the basics on the 4 C's and I wont bore you with that. Some of the web sites even mention that cut is by far the most important quality in a diamond, while...

Axis and Allies For Windows: UPDATED: 11 more bugs! Hasbro should be ashamed

Tue, 5 Dec 2000 00:16:26 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - Original title: puts the "riddle" in "bug riddled." Hasbro may have surpassed Sid Meier in the World's Buggiest Games category. I have never encountered so many bugs while playing a non Sid Meier or Microsoft game. The game is...

Garbage [Updated]

Sun, 26 Nov 2000 05:36:30 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - Originally I gave this write 5 stars. Now that the software, which I don't use, which puts a numbers of icons on my taskbar, crashes my computer 2 out of 3 times I boot up, I demote it to 1 star.

Yes, I installed the update which "fixed" the...

I am in LOVE

Tue, 21 Nov 2000 03:09:18 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - As a proud owner of a Visor Deluxe I didn't expect there to be much difference other than color. However, the speed of this unit blew me away. A 50% faster processor and a quicker screen really make a noticable difference when switching between...

Great for College Students

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 07:17:57 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - At 10 pages per minute this is very fast for it's price range. And the 600dpi laser quality is excellent for term papers and resumes.

When you first turn it on it sucks alot of power to heat up the drum. This dims your lights for a moment...

Don't Buy Parallel Port Scanners!!! [UPDATED]

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 07:04:01 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - Trust me. I've used parallel port scanners and SCSI scanners and USB scanners. I know that you know that pport is the slowest of the three, and you're probably thinking that a few seconds saved per picture is no reason to spend extra money on a scanner...

Rock my (virtual) world

Sat, 18 Nov 2000 06:51:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - Most speakers are adequate for games, these sound excellent with music, too.

I spend alot of time in audio stores and in the electronics sections of large department stores playing with all the new gadgets. I've become familiar with how...

Handspring Visor Deluxe Handheld: Smart and Sexy

Sun, 8 Oct 2000 01:32:19 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author skintigh - Handspring was founded by the founders of Palm, and their motto could be "smaller, faster, cheaper."

My Visor Deluxe (VD, green) is my first PDA, and I love it. It was intuitive enough to master without reading instructions,...