© 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-symbiosis Recent reviews written by member symbiosis en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_415327161988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Introduction Insignia is Best Buy&#146s house brand of electronics. I was initially skeptical when I tried out an Insignia product for the first time. Since then, I have owned and thoroughly tested a portable DVD player and a flash-based MP3... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~415327161988 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:23:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_415327161988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_408039493252?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - The Lexar JumpDrive Firefly 2.0GB USB Flash Drive Appearance The Firefly is a pretty small USB flash drive, about the same size as an average key. The firefly is about 1.75 inches long, 0.5 inches wide, and 0.25 inches thick. The... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~408039493252 Sun, 18 Nov 2007 21:02:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_408039493252?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_365728075396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Why Wireless? Since the advent of the new, higher definition digital surround formats, such as Dolby Digital and DTS, more and more people have started putting together their home theaters. One of the common challenges of home theater is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~365728075396 Wed, 23 May 2007 03:18:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_365728075396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_327743606404?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Even though I already own fairly large tower speakers, about two years ago I was bitten by the audio bug and decided to purchase a subwoofer that could reach the really low bass frequencies present in some music and many movies with 5.1 surround sound... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~327743606404 Sat, 3 Mar 2007 13:43:07 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_327743606404?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_286857399940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Introduction Tiny, flash memory MP3 players are going to be a very popular present during this holiday season. In the 1GB-2GB flash player category, the standard is still set by the iPod shuffle and nano. However, many other brands now have... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~286857399940 Sun, 3 Dec 2006 08:51:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_286857399940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_269392973444?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Those Who Do Not Understand History...(Background) The Canon A630 is yet another entry in Canon's long running and very successful A-series camera line. Since I had good luck with my previous generation A75, I decided to stick with the A... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~269392973444 Mon, 23 Oct 2006 02:11:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_269392973444?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_254934486660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Background (Including Why You Might Want to Buy a LCD TV) Over the past five years, prices have gone down significantly for flat panel TVs. This includes both Plasma and LCD televisions. As the prices go down, they become realistic... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~254934486660 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 04:57:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_254934486660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_250876825220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - LCD Technology First, I would like to provide some information on LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) technology. At this point, most of us are at least somewhat familiar with LCD screens. LCD is the dominant type of screen for modern flat-panel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~250876825220 Mon, 28 Aug 2006 00:13:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_250876825220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_235274342020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Over the past few years, I have tried out (and reviewed) many sets of headphones from many different manufacturers. I have also tried a wire variety of styles and price ranges, from the $20 terrible sounding glorified earplug that is the Koss Spark... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~235274342020 Thu, 8 Jun 2006 06:46:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_235274342020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_233956413060?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Background When it comes to electronics, I am kind of a snob. I am a major believer in the old, "You get what you pay for," saying. So I generally steer clear of lower tier, middle tier, and especially no-name brands. Lower tier brands... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~233956413060 Wed, 31 May 2006 15:31:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_233956413060?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_221299969668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Background Philips has been a major player in the world of programmable touch screen remotes for quite some time now. Up until now, their most significant entries in this genre have been the Pronto line of remotes. Pronto remotes are highly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~221299969668 Mon, 20 Feb 2006 04:29:49 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_221299969668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_212660883076?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - When my girlfriend was in college, she bought a Radio Shack branded stereo with a combination stereo receiver, tape deck, and CD changer. When she had outgrown that stereo, she gave it to her parents to help them hear their TV. That stereo served its... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~212660883076 Thu, 1 Dec 2005 07:26:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_212660883076?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_208822242948?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - When does an interest become an obsession? How many headphone reviews can one reviewer dare write without becoming known as "that headphone guy?" How can so many brands of headphones offer so many very different experiences? All of these are... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208822242948 Wed, 19 Oct 2005 04:44:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208822242948?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_208115502724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - I recently decided that it was time to take the plunge and purchase a MP3 player. Since my birthday is fast approaching, I was able to coax my girlfriend into buying this for me, along with a Johnny Cash The Legend box set. I think I'm going to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~208115502724 Wed, 12 Oct 2005 04:28:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_208115502724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_197161881220?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - I have been searching for a decent pair of cheap headphones for a while now. What I am searching for is a pair of headphones with decent sound, comfort, durability, and appearance, for less than $30. So far, the best I have tried are the street-style... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~197161881220 Tue, 27 Sep 2005 06:17:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_197161881220?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_196461760132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - I have recently gone on a bit of a headphone quest. During this time, I have come to realize that while I really enjoy the sound of my G <br/>rado <br/> SR-125s, the comfort is simply unacceptable. I have recently started to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~196461760132 Sat, 17 Sep 2005 06:34:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_196461760132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_195483963012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Last weekend I finally joined the modern age and bought a MP3 player. I plan on using this player during bus and airplane rides. Since my Grado headphones are an open design headphone, they leak out a lot of sound and are not appropriate for use in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~195483963012 Wed, 7 Sep 2005 07:24:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_195483963012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_195330805380?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - I bought these earplug style headphones to use with my new Creative Labs Z <br/>en <br/> Sleek MP3 player while traveling. Here are my impressions so far: Construction The Spark Plug earplugs are not terribly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~195330805380 Mon, 5 Sep 2005 20:13:45 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_195330805380?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_192646778500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Introduction I have long been a fan of headphones. I greatly enjoy listening to music. Sometimes, I need to listen to music. Many times, other people are sleeping or studying when I want to listen to music, so headphones are a must... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~192646778500 Wed, 10 Aug 2005 05:42:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_192646778500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_169000996484?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Background During this last holiday season, I found myself on several rather long airplane rides. Those long, boring rides made me really wish that I had a MP3 player. So I started researching MP3 players. Of course, the current industry... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~169000996484 Sun, 9 Jan 2005 22:07:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_169000996484?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_167611240068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - The Epson Perfection 4870 Scanner is a flatbed scanner. Unlike most flatbed scanners, the 4870 can also scan film negatives and slides. The niche that this product seems to be aiming for is people who do some film scanning but who don&#146t want to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~167611240068 Fri, 31 Dec 2004 06:33:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_167611240068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_165195976324?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Once upon a time, in an apartment not all that far away, I had Comcast Cable internet. It was ridiculously overpriced, and ridiculously fast. Just click on that Internet Explorer icon, and the internet is there. Done. Checking three e-mail addresses... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~165195976324 Mon, 13 Dec 2004 05:13:21 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_165195976324?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164260843140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Background About six months ago, I purchased my first house. A couple of the major selling points of the house were a nice sized back yard and mature trees with lots of shade. After only a few weeks, I found myself wishing that I had a decent... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164260843140 Mon, 6 Dec 2004 05:38:01 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164260843140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_156769160836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - Background A little over a year ago, I decided that I was going to join the 2.4 GHz phone revolution. I was still using a very old, very mediocre Radioshack 900MHz cordless phone. So I went to my neighborhood Target (I mention the name of the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~156769160836 Mon, 4 Oct 2004 06:17:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_156769160836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_142033325700?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author symbiosis - I have been a digital camera owner for four or five years now. My first digital camera, a Kodak, was one of the first models with 2.0 megapixels. And I paid a ridiculous premium for that reason. Today, the technology of digital cameras is evolving... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~142033325700 Mon, 31 May 2004 15:31:05 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_142033325700?linkin_id=8003929