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- Review count5
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- First reviewNovember 24, 2009
- Last reviewApril 25, 2013
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- Average rating3.6
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- First review commentSeptember 15, 2010
- Last review commentSeptember 15, 2010
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Motorola Photon Q 4G Cell Phone with 8GB Memory for Sprint:On the go, or on the town, the Motorola Photon Q keeps you connected. The Snapdragon processor means speedy interaction with friends or co-workers. With front- and rear-facing cameras, you can be sure to capture all the events of your life — and quickly share with friends or on your favorite social media.Sprint Easy Pay option available in store. Learn more ›
Customer Rating
1
Almost a good slider
on April 25, 2013
Posted by: skaarj
from Round Rock, TX
Age:35-44
Phone size:Just right
I loved this phone for the first 6 months. The slide out keyboard is awesome. After 6 months my battery will only last about 7 hours in phone idle standby mode. After charging the phone and letting it sit without a single phone call, text, web search or any use of any kind the battery is exhausted after 7 hours. The phone indicates that phone idle is using 80% of the battery resource in that time. To make things worse the battery is not user replaceble. As a side note the photos from the phone are complete trash.
What's great about it: Slide out keyboard
What's not so great: Terrible battery and photos.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Picture Quality
1
Battery Life
1
Sound Quality
2
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Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 28~300mm f/3.5~5.6G ED VR Standard Zoom Lens: This lens lets you photograph a scene from multiple perspectives, whether you aim to capture the expanse of a bridge or the flight of a bird. The minimum focusing distance of 18 inches lets you can zero in close on your subjects. Its lightweight build and versatility make it an excellent lens for travel photography.
Customer Rating
5
Wow. Super sharp bag of lenses killer.
on March 6, 2012
Posted by: skaarj
from Round Rock, TX
I have debated in agony about putting down 1K plus on this lens. I wish I would not have waited so long. It is a fantastic upgrade to my kit lens 18-105 VR. After taking 8000 pictures on my D7000 I realized I was using the wide portion of the kit lens only about 1% of the time. So this lens made more sense to me than the 18-200 DX version. Especially seeing a FX body in my future. This lens is super sharp. I can count the eyelashes on my subjects at any of the focal lengths and wide open apertures. It is very slightly soft at 28mm f/3.5 but sharpens a lot at 28mm f8. All focal lengths over 50mm are super sharp at any aperture.
What's great about it: Super Sharp
What's not so great: Over a grand most of the time and hard to find.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Durability
4
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Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70~300mm f/4.5~5.6G IF-ED Telephoto Zoom Lens: Leave the tripod at home and create stunning still images and HD videos from any distance with this Nikon telephoto zoom lens. The versatile focal length allows you to capture intricately detailed photos of sports events, wildlife and distant scenery. Vibration reduction technology reduces blur caused by camera shake for crystal clear handheld photos and action shots.
Customer Rating
5
Worth every penny of $589
on February 7, 2012
Posted by: skaarj
from Round Rock, TX
This lense does what it is suppose to...give decent hand held images at long focal lengths. It does have VR2 technology built in and therefore makes some noise when using it. I use this lense on my D7000 without any problems with field of view or weight. The included picture was taken hand held at 300mm focal length. Cropped down to size for easy transfer.
What's great about it: Great images using long focal lengths hand held.
What's not so great: Cheap construction. What do you expect from low price Nikon lense?
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Durability
4
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Learn more about Halo: Reach. (Flash demo) The planet Reach is the last line of defense against the encroaching Covenant's ultimate goal of destroying Earth. Sacrifice and courage are the traits that make you and your Spartan brothers part of an elite group of soldiers known as Noble Team. In this tragic and heroic story that sets the stage for the Halo saga, you are faced with impossible odds to save countless lives and defend Reach from annihilation. If your mission fails, then humanity faces an inevitable demise.Halo: Reach places you in the role of a member of the elite Noble Team engaging in battle against the Covenant. You must defend Reach against the invading forces to protect humanity from devastation. Your weapons, armor and deadly skills are as unique as each of the Spartan soldiers' personalities. Prepare for this epic storyline alone or team up with up to three friends and launch a co-op assault against the incredibly cunning AI which adds a level of complexity to each encounter and battle. The multiplayer action that Halo fans have come to expect delivers once again by setting a new standard of competitive online gameplay, customization, matchmaking and community integration. Experience the adventure and excitement like never before in this incredible installment of the ground-breaking Halo saga.
Customer Rating
2
This game should not even have Halo in the Title
on September 15, 2010
Posted by: skaarj
from Round Rock, TX
This may be a cool game to some. However, it is NOT Halo-like. You go around and earn points to buy stuff for your armored suit. You can fly with a jet pack and have a holo-clone of yourself. Bungie should have renamed the game and left the word Halo out. At least Best Buy gave me a $20 gift card. I became bored and shut the game off before yawning myself to sleep.
What's great about it: $20 gift card from BB
What's not so great: This is NOT a Halo-like game.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Only at Best BuyEnjoy vibrant CD-quality audio with this Rocketfish~ RF-WHTIB wireless rear speaker kit, which features a wireless range up to 100' for clear transmission. Multiple placement options allow flexible use.
Customer Rating
5
Wow. Affordable "wireless" rear speaker setup
on November 24, 2009
Posted by: skaarj
from Round Rock, TX
This set up is NOT for those who think they are going to carry around and put their rear surround speakers in any place they want like a cordless phone. This is NOT a true wireless setup. No such thing exist for rear channel 5.1 surround setups. This setup is for those want to get rid of the wires stuck underneath carpet or along the side of walls to speakers in the back of their living "theater" rooms. You will have wires from your rear speakers to the transmitter and the transmitter requires power from an ac outlet. My set up for the last 5 years has been speaker wire running along the baseboard and carpet to the rear speakers in the back that are sitting on top of a buffet. Now the eye soars are gone. I was going to get the $250 Bose wireless setup until I found out I had to get a $700 to $3000 Bose system for the wireless setup to work. The $100 Rocketfish work great. I cannot tell the difference in my 5.1 surround sound system from my old wired setup. And NO they do not interfere with my wireless network. I am a very happy camper.
What's great about it: Easy setup, sounds good, great price compared to Bose
What's not so great: They didn't come out with this years ago
I would recommend this to a friend!
Sound Quality
5
Range
5
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Learn more about Halo: Reach. (Flash demo) The planet Reach is the last line of defense against the encroaching Covenant's ultimate goal of destroying Earth. Sacrifice and courage are the traits that make you and your Spartan brothers part of an elite group of soldiers known as Noble Team. In this tragic and heroic story that sets the stage for the Halo saga, you are faced with impossible odds to save countless lives and defend Reach from annihilation. If your mission fails, then humanity faces an inevitable demise.Halo: Reach places you in the role of a member of the elite Noble Team engaging in battle against the Covenant. You must defend Reach against the invading forces to protect humanity from devastation. Your weapons, armor and deadly skills are as unique as each of the Spartan soldiers' personalities. Prepare for this epic storyline alone or team up with up to three friends and launch a co-op assault against the incredibly cunning AI which adds a level of complexity to each encounter and battle. The multiplayer action that Halo fans have come to expect delivers once again by setting a new standard of competitive online gameplay, customization, matchmaking and community integration. Experience the adventure and excitement like never before in this incredible installment of the ground-breaking Halo saga.
Overall
3 out of 5
3 out of 5Another Halo Game!
By DJKalee
from Battle Creek, MI
Alright to start I have been a huge fan of the franchise since well Marathon - the original Halo. The Campaign is great there's quite a few challenging mission. The graphics are up to par with Halo 3 and ODST.
There are the standard Halo glitches, I flipped a Warthog and couldn't get my team to get back in. I think the campaign is very interesting, but it's definently the same old Halo.
They've made a lot of great changes to Multiplayer. I will say that was the reason I bought the game was for XBox Live. I was addicted to Halo 3 Multiplayer for about a year after it's release.
I really like what they've done with the point system. There's lots of cool features to unlock. This will be addicting to the true Halo fans.
Since I have been playing COD games. After a good year of Modern Warfare 2, I was disappointed with Halo: Reach everything seems really slow. I would not reccomend for any Veteran COD Multiplayer Gamer.
skaarj
Round Rock, TX
Exactly
September 15, 2010
I couldn't agree more.
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do i buy a monior or a tv for my computer screen ?
do i buy a monitor or a tv for my computer screen ?
This all depends on how far you are sitting from the display. If you are only a 12 to 15 inches from the display I would get a high quality monitor. If you sit further back I would get the larger TV display for less. There is no TV I am aware of or can afford that will give me the resolution of a regular monitor.
15 years, 3 months ago
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skaarj
Round Rock, TX
What is better lcd or plasma
looking for a new tv, confused as to get plasma or lcd. Whats the difference and which is sharper / better
I always preferred LCD due to reflections off plasma screens. However, it appears from my recent returns quality has gone down on LCD panels. Too many bad pixels becoming standard on LCD's. It has got to the point where people think it is acceptable to get a multiple thousand dollar TV with a few bad pixels. I have had three LCD TV's within the last month with bad pixels. I am going to start looking at plasmas. Do a web search on LCD and bad pixels.
16 years, 4 months ago
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skaarj
Round Rock, TX