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- First reviewDecember 30, 2016
- Last reviewJune 29, 2018
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5
As well as expected
on June 29, 2018
Posted by: argylegargoyle
from Clawson, MI
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Played and sounded great on my 4K LCD smart television. Yes, there are the annoying extra parts (both video and audio) digitally added in, but I believe that is unavoidable.
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5
WYSIWYG
on June 22, 2018
Posted by: argylegargoyle
from Clawson, MI
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It's a bluray transfer of the film and played just fine on my 55" 4K LCD screen. Sound level is perfect, and the one commentary track I tried works well. Just comes with the one disc, no bells and whistles.
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With a Noise Cancelling design, these Sony MDRZX110NC/B over-the-ear headphones prevent unwanted outside noises from interfering with your listening experience. The Supra-Aural technology and 30mm drivers provide dynamic, clear tones.
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5
Good for the price
on November 10, 2017
Posted by: argylegargoyle
from Clawson, MI
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For $40 or so, I can't see how one could do much better. These are described as over-the-ear but they are definitely on-ear, though not really a problem for me. They are more than large enough for my huge Scottish melon, so no problem there either. I like how they fold up for travel. With the noise cancelling function engaged, one can tell the headphones definitely are filtering out background noise to some extent, but I tried a pair of $250 Bose phones and could easily, and not surprisingly, tell the difference. I wore these on a plane and, with the volume at about 70%, I could hardly hear the engine noise. The sound quality is adequate.
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With a laptop compartment and front zippered pocket, this Targus Strata TSS65904US sleeve offers ample storage for small accessories and your laptop with up to a 15.6" display. Polyester material and a smooth interior lining protect your device.
Customer Rating
5
Perfect for Lenovo Yoga 720 15"
on August 19, 2017
Posted by: argylegargoyle
from Clawson, MI
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This case works perfectly with my new Lenovo laptop. I like the aesthetic of the case and it adequately protects the device. Seems pretty durable though I haven't had a chance to use it that much yet.
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Write directly on your pen-enabled tablet or computer with this 5.8-inch Bamboo smart stylus. Its ergonomic qualities balance it in your hand, and interchangeable tips provide a customized writing experience. This versatile Bamboo smart stylus is optimized for Windows Ink, and it uses Inkspace to synchronize your notes across devices. Learn more about Windows Ink.
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5
Works with Lenovo Yoga 720 15"
on August 19, 2017
Posted by: argylegargoyle
from Clawson, MI
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This pen works perfectly with my Lenovo touchscreen laptop. The pressure sensitivity feature allows for expressive line for drawing, and the pen feels comfortable in the hand. Instantly connects to Bluetooth.
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Francis Ford Coppola's Masterpiece features Marlon Brando in his Oscar-winning role as the patriarch of the Corleone family. Director Coppola paints a chilling portrait of the Sicilian clan's rise and near fall from power in America, masterfully balancing the story between the Corleone's family life and the ugly crime business in which they are engaged. Based on Mario Puzo's best-selling novel and featuring career-making performances by Al Pacino, James Caan and Robert Duvall, this searing and brilliant film garnered ten Academy Award nominations, and won three including Best Picture of 1972.
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4
Well done, but quiet
on February 25, 2017
Posted by: argylegargoyle
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The restoration and quality of the picture are both excellent, but the sound is unusually quite low for a blu-ray disc. Normally, I have the volume around 25, but for the first disc (the only one I've watched so far), I have to turn up the volume to 65. The sound level also has quite a dynamic range, so in some scenes one can barely hear the dialog, while in others the sound is suddenly unbearably loud.
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The latest edition of the fastest method to learn guitar and bass, Rocksmith~ 2014 Edition - Remastered has been newly upgraded to help you learn to play more quickly and effectively than ever. Join over three million players who have used the award-winning Rocksmith~ method. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, Rocksmith gets results fast. Rocksmith becomes your personal guitar teacher as it monitors how you play, dynamically adjusts the difficulty to your skill level, and slowly introduces more notes and phrases until you're playing songs note-for-note. Plug any real guitar or bass into your console or PC using the included Rocksmith Real Tone Cable and learn to play with your favorite songs. This latest edition adds six bonus songs to a tracklist filled with 50 hits. You can also expand your library with over 800 songs available for purchase. Countless people gave up on their dreams of learning to play guitar because their experience was too frustrating and too time consuming. Now with Rocksmith there is a better, faster way to learn guitar.
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5
Needs some refinement for non-beginners
on January 13, 2017
Posted by: argylegargoyle
Verified Purchase:Yes
As an amateur musician who has been playing for 24 years, I overall am pleased with this game.
Interface:
The software picks up the signal surprisingly well ('91 Gibson SG standard) with the included cable, though there are some misses at times and there is a slight lag in sound.
I had trouble getting used to the interface at first and almost considered giving up on this game. The representation of the guitar neck is the reverse of standard TAB for reading notes, so it was initially very confusing until I discovered one can reverse the neck on the screen so the high "E" string is at the top (low E on the bottom, etc). It also was confusing because I have played a lot of Rockband and Guitar Hero in the past, which has conditioned me to read the "streaming notes" as though they are sliding vertically down the neck instead of the visualization in this game were the frets are stretched horizontally into infinity instead.
Now that I've been playing the game for a week, with the reversed neck, I feel much more comfortable with the game layout. I just wish that the symbols for chords, hammer-ons, pull offs, bends, and other techniques were visually the same as standard TAB. They kind of made up their own thing, so a more seasoned player may experience a learning curve there as well. If I had never played guitar or read TAB before, I suppose this wouldn't be so much of a problem. I think it would be more educational too if, when playing through as song, the title included the time signature, key, and tempo.
Song Content:
The included songs are a pretty good mix overall, though there seems to be a disproportionate amount of some pretty obscure (and, imo, not very good) material. If I remember correctly, there are some pretty major rock titles/musicians/artists not represented in the game: Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and Pink Floyd come to mind. I'm sure there's some licensing mumbo jumbo and other nonsense going on there. I have already downloaded a few additional titles, to the tune of about $3 each: Interstate Love Song (STP), Ziggy Stardust (Bowie), Green Onions (Booker T. and M.G.s), and Stray Cat Strut (Brian Setzer/Stray Cats). I'm not a regular bass player, but I am inclined to try learning some bass tracks since they are included with songs in the game. I think it would be fun to work together with another guitarist at the same time, since the game has a mulitplayer option (which I can only assume adjusts independently to each player's ability), but I have yet to try it out.
Other features:
-I really like the retro-themed arcade-style games that focus on technique.
-The game includes a tuner, though it doesn't work nearly as well as a standard piece of hardware.
-There's a sort of virtual jam session that, for the life in me, I cannot figure out.
-Tone selector: still can't figure that one out either...
-Surely some other stuff I haven't tried yet
-The game includes a tuner, though it doesn't work nearly as well as a standard piece of hardware.
-There's a sort of virtual jam session that, for the life in me, I cannot figure out.
-Tone selector: still can't figure that one out either...
-Surely some other stuff I haven't tried yet
To sum things up, it's a good game that works pretty well, but it's definitely not perfect and may be more appropriate for guitar beginners for the first few attempts. I wish it was set up more to look like standard TAB notation, with the appropriate chord diagrams and symbols. The selection of songs isn't bad, but leaves out some really significant and expected material for a rock-themed guitar game. Other than that, the game includes some additional fun and useful features.
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Samsung - 55" Class - (54.6" Diag.) - LED - 2160p - Smart - 4K Ultra HD TV - with High Dynamic Range
Experience sharp graphics and amazing true-to-life color with this Samsung 8-Series television, featuring a wide 55-inch screen for an immersive experience. HDR 1000 displays bright daylight colors and the deepest of darks. The flat almost bezel-less design of this Samsung 8-Series television offers easy viewing from just about any angle.
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4
Good, But Everything is Relative
on December 30, 2016
Posted by: argylegargoyle
Verified Purchase:Yes
Bottom line: pretty good (compared to the very few options that are out there) -- really fantastic in many ways -- but time will tell.
Before I bought this TV, my last TV purchase was a Panasonic 13in CRT, purchased sometime around the dawn of the millennium. It was about 10% of the cost of this Samsung product. I say this only to put my review into perspective. From my viewpoint, the technology is astounding, yet it seems that any television in this price range is more flawed, at least in build quality and/or design (which may be only cosmetic if you're lucky), than my early 2000's relic. At the same time, I guess that's pretty good since that's all one is going to find for the price. Everything overall is fine, but a little "off". And I guess I'm OK with that.
Build: I was hesitant to purchase this product after seeing other reviews, mostly of the non-curved model, complaining about the back panel separating from the rest of the unit. I thought I might have more luck with the curved one, since I've only seen one complaint (though there are far less curved models reviewed). Immediately upon opening the box and glancing at the unit, I noticed the back panel was uneven with the display, flush in some spots, while appearing to already be separating just a little (no gap) in other spots. It is such a minor imperfection that I may have not even noticed had I not been aware of others' issues. So, are they all like this? Do I take it back? Am I being too critical? I just don't know. It could just stay like that, or maybe it will slowly pull away, nanometer by nanometer, over days, months, years... Who knows?
I read in other reviews that heat may have been causing or exacerbating the problem of the panel pulling away around the edges. The good news is that there is no perceivable warmth coming from the back of the unit around the top and side edges, and the area that appears to be slightly separated hasn't changed after 26 days and several hours of usage.
The fit and finish of the bottom of the unit is just odd and doesn't look "right", especially at the corners. Again, it may or may not be normal and it may or may not be a problem. If it's just cosmetic, who cares, right? You can't see it unless you are looking directly underneath the TV. The legs that hold it up are in my opinion an excellent design, both in function and in an aesthetic sense. The are so minimalistic, yet very sturdy.
Display: I chose this model and brand over other options because the reviews of the display are overwhelmingly in favor of this Samsung TV. It is really amazing, especially when compared to the Sony model in a similar price range. The color, contrast, and clarity are exceptional, the blacks are deep black. If I didn't know any better, I'd say there was something wrong with the lighting, however, as it appears cloudy when most or all of the display is black. I guess that's normal, though, for a $1000+ LED television.
I have to admit, I can't tell the difference between watching a Blueray DVD and 4K content, so maybe I would have been just as happy (or more happy) with a much less expensive product. The display is so sharp and clear at times, it's almost distracting. Objectively, that's obviously a good thing. I watched some of Back to the Future on blueray and noticed a LOT of things I never noticed before, from details in the background to the difference in makeup on Christopher Lloyd's neck between his 1985 character and the 1955 representation of his character.
Functionality: It's generally good. Just wonky and/or unnecessarily annoying at times. Sometimes it does exactly what you want (find and open an app or signal), and sometimes it doesn't. And there's advertisements in the menu. Is that normal? I paid over $1000; just seems like I shouldn't have to deal with ads. Some of the apps just plain suck (Facebook) and some have not been reliable, like the SiriusXM app. There is a microphone feature for interfacing as well. Surprise! Sometimes it's fine, sometimes it isn't. Initially, I was really annoyed with the lighted Samsung logo at the bottom of the frame around the display, but I figured out how to turn it off in the settings.
Sound: I've read that TVs like this generally have poor sound quality. I was pleasantly surprised to find it sounds pretty darn good. Nonetheless, I can only assume a soundbar would offer a significant improvement in audio enjoyment.
In summary, I'm happy so far. Maybe it's just me, but I feel one should get a better product for this kind of money. Yet, what else is there? Will it fall apart on my birthday next year? Will one of the bazillion pixels in the center of the display suddenly malfunction and taunt me every time I want to enjoy this thing? Time will tell. Am I an insufferably indecisive, miserly perfectionist? Probably. Would I recommend this TV to a friend? In it's current state, yes.
I want, at least, a quality UHD 60Hz 55" HDR display, and unless I want to pay hundreds, even thousands, more, I suppose this is as good as it gets.
My Best Buy number: 3317321653
My Best Buy number: 3317321653
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With a Noise Cancelling design, these Sony MDRZX110NC/B over-the-ear headphones prevent unwanted outside noises from interfering with your listening experience. The Supra-Aural technology and 30mm drivers provide dynamic, clear tones.
Samsung - 55" Class - (54.6" Diag.) - LED - 2160p - Smart - 4K Ultra HD TV - with High Dynamic Range
Experience sharp graphics and amazing true-to-life color with this Samsung 8-Series television, featuring a wide 55-inch screen for an immersive experience. HDR 1000 displays bright daylight colors and the deepest of darks. The flat almost bezel-less design of this Samsung 8-Series television offers easy viewing from just about any angle.