Share Metaspherz's profile
Metaspherz
Metaspherz's stats
- Review count9
- Helpfulness votes9
- First reviewApril 3, 2020
- Last reviewFebruary 12, 2021
- Featured reviews0
- Average rating4.7
Reviews comments
- Review comment count0
- Helpfulness votes0
- First review commentNone
- Last review commentNone
- Featured review comments0
Questions
- Question count0
- Helpfulness votes0
- First questionNone
- Last questionNone
- Featured questions0
Answers
- Answer count0
- Helpfulness votes0
- First answerNone
- Last answerNone
- Featured answers0
- Best answers0
Metaspherz's Reviews
Get a flexible storage solution with this Samsung EVO Plus microSD card. The 128GB capacity accommodates your downloads and photos, while write speeds of up to 90MB/sec. ensure rapid data transfer. This Samsung EVO Plus microSD card includes a full-size adapter for use with a wide variety of devices, and the waterproof design delivers durability.
Customer Rating
5
Very good for the price
on February 12, 2021
Posted by: Metaspherz
Verified Purchase:Yes
Works as intended for music recording. I might get another as my library of music files grows. But so far this little memory card has plenty of space left for several hours of music files. I don't know how reliable it will be in the long term for file storage. I've used CDs and DVDs previously to archive my music files and they have lasted about 20 years so far. Only time will tell how long these microSDXCs will survive but I expect to back them up occasionally as well, which should always be the goal for our peace of mind. Compared to the prices I have paid just a year ago this was a good value purchase.
Length of ownership: 55
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
Share this review:
+1point
1of 1voted this as helpful.
The USB-BT500 is a Bluetooth Smart Ready USB adapter with new Bluetooth 5 capabilities. USB-BT500 enables wireless connectivity with a wide range of devices and enjoy up to 2X-faster transmit speeds and 4X-greater range. Slot ASUS USB-BT500 into your PC for an instant upgrade to the latest Bluetooth 5.0 technology and enjoy up to 2X-faster transmit speeds and 4X-greater range. Enabling Bluetooth on your PC lets you enjoy the convenience and freedom of wireless connectivity with a wide range of devices, including speakers, headphones and game controllers. The ultra-small USB-BT500 comes with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) technology, which lets you enjoy energy-saving connectivity. In dual mode, USB-BT500 maintains full backward compatibility with Bluetooth 4.x, 3.x, and 2.1. Bluetooth Low Energy technology for energy-saving wireless connectivity. Highly portable and easy to use.,
Customer Rating
4
Good for some things but not all
on February 12, 2021
Posted by: Metaspherz
Verified Purchase:Yes
Works for my music library with BT headphones and BT speakers but I can't get it to work during video games with either of my BT headphones or BT speakers which is disappointing too. I spent several hours troubleshooting the problem but no solutions worked for me. If you're buying this BT transmitter/receiver for use with video games then it might be a hit or miss situation. I couldn't find the proper drivers to get mine to work, but maybe you'll be luckier.
I don't have a BT mouse or a BT keyboard so I don't know if they work either. BTW, I expected the transmitter range to be better than 30 feet since it's a BT 5.0 device yet I barely get the full 30 feet if there is a wall, a tree, or anything else between me and the BT dongle. Again, it just might be a driver that is missing...
I don't have a BT mouse or a BT keyboard so I don't know if they work either. BTW, I expected the transmitter range to be better than 30 feet since it's a BT 5.0 device yet I barely get the full 30 feet if there is a wall, a tree, or anything else between me and the BT dongle. Again, it just might be a driver that is missing...
Length of ownership: 42
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
3
Quality
3
Value
3
Share this review:
-1point
0of 1voted this as helpful.
It is a new beginning for Kratos. Living as a man, outside the shadow of the gods, he seeks solitude in the unfamiliar lands of Norse mythology. With new purpose and his son Atreus at his side, Kratos must fight for survival as powerful forces threaten to disrupt the new life he has created...
Customer Rating
5
Fun game that keeps getting better as you play
on July 18, 2020
Posted by: Metaspherz
Verified Purchase:Yes
The God of War is a series of games that have gotten better over the years -- graphically and gameplay. You start out having to go on a journey to bury your dead wife. Yes, it's morbid but it's also how you and your young son learn to bond. On the way, you'll teach your son how to hunt, gather, and how to survive in the wilderness. Soon you and your son will be visiting new lands, be challenged to defeat terrible enemies, and have to solve riddles and puzzles. There will be the typical side quests too to get the necessary items for acquaintances you meet along the way that will provide you with items to get you to the next level. You'll have lots of fun playing a god and his son. Buy it!
Length of ownership: 576
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share this review:
+1point
1of 1voted this as helpful.
Store edited photos, videos, and games on this 3.5-inch Western Digital hard drive. It has dynamic cache for optimizing allocation between reads and writes, and there's plenty of space to store files with its 4TB capacity.
Customer Rating
5
Lots of storage for videos and music
on July 18, 2020
Posted by: Metaspherz
Verified Purchase:Yes
Whatever the reason you need lots of storage, from games to videos, to music you can trust Western Digital to keep your data safe. I've been using WD storage for over 30 years and they've never let me down as other hard drive manufacturers have. I remember when WD floppy discs were the main storage media. Back then a hard drive with a 40GB capacity would cost a customer over two hundred dollars! Now we can buy a 4TB HD for less than $100. That's progress! Nothing else seems to go down in price as technology does. Believe me, 30 years from now you'll look back and wonder how you survived with just 4 terabytes capacity and your kids will wonder what the heck a disk drive was...
Length of ownership: 93
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
5
Quality
5
Value
5
Share this review:
+6points
6of 6voted this as helpful.
Five years after their dangerous journey across the post-pandemic United States, Ellie and Joel have settled down in Jackson, Wyoming. Living amongst a thriving community of survivors has allowed them peace and stability, despite the constant threat of the infected and other, more desperate survivors. When a violent event disrupts that peace, Ellie embarks on a relentless journey to carry out justice and find closure. As she hunts those responsible one by one, she is confronted with the devastating physical and emotional repercussions of her actions.
Customer Rating
5
Great gameplay and a technological marvel
on July 18, 2020
Posted by: Metaspherz
Verified Purchase:Yes
By now there have been a ton of negative reviews about this masterpiece. Why are some reviews negative? Well, spoiler alert, one of the beloved characters from the previous game is killed off quickly in brutal fashion. It's shocking and perverse but not as perverse as having to play most of the game as the protagonist who commits the murder. For some reason, fans of the franchise are foaming at the mouth and having fits about being forced to play such a dastardly character that they despise beyond reason. Naughty Dog has added game elements that are morally conflicting and that put you into situations that you may not want to be associated with while playing a typical game. So much for that, because this isn't your typical game! It's a Naughty Dog game and it's brilliant!
The world in which you play is rendered so beautifully that it seems to be alive. Water drips off of the characters and causes individual ripples in the puddles. The lighting is ultra-realistic. Shine a flashlight in somebody's face and they will react to it. Characters react to sunlight after being inside. Snow falls off of trees realistically when bumped into. Gunshots echo and sound differently in rooms, corridors, or under a highway overpass. Bullets fragment and cause dust when they strike walls. When somebody is shot the gore from the impact will splatter against a wall and drip down with chunks of bone and flesh. Glass breaks and sounds realistic. When you pick up a rope or electrical wire and toss it the physics works realistically. Dogs and other animals will come up to you and beg to be petted. If you kill a dog's master it will hang around whimpering with its tail between its legs or meander about confused. The hair and clothing are realistically textured. Backpacks have weight and motion depending on how the characters move about. Blood flows from a victim's wounds and if you walk through it you will leave bloody footprints behind you. If you walk along a beach you will also leave footprints in the sand that will slowly fade as the incoming waves erase them. You can drown while swimming. Ice cracks as you walk on it. Blood will slowly seep into bandages when you wrap up a wound. You can play fetch with a dog and if you throw it out of reach it will sit and wait until you retrieve it. There are many more touches packed into the game that gives it a feeling of being a real-world like the ragdoll physics that make a person fall differently depending on how or where they were killed. Shotgun blasts will shatter bodies and limbs. Explosions will blow apart bodies turning their blood into mist and exploded objects will scatter parts across the landscape. Reflections, shadows, snow, fog, airborne particles, and smoke have a 3-D presence in the scenes. People hunting you will communicate with each other and give away your position. Dogs will follow your scent and track you down wherever you hide. No matter how you play, either stealthfully or with direct attacks, the game adjusts to your choices. Characters will beg for their lives or they will taunt you and call you a coward. You can use and upgrade all kinds of weapons. You can find or make ammo, traps, or explosive devices. If you shoot an enemy with a flaming arrow they will catch nearby grass on fire too or ignite other objects. There are a lot of unnatural enemies too that require their own method of disposal. You might snap one enemy's neck, shiv them in the throat, catch them on fire, blow them up, shoot them in the face, or just evade them all together, but whichever way you decide to dispatch your enemies you will be having fun. Just play the game and ignore the politics of disgruntled fanboys and the negative reviews. You just might have lots of fun and the most memorable experience in gaming that you'll ever have!
Length of ownership: 27
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share this review:
-1point
0of 1voted this as helpful.
![Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [2019]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/6e951127-9dda-43e9-a33e-de326372b0f8.jpg)
Customer Rating
5
Exciting ending to a great series
on April 10, 2020
Posted by: Metaspherz
Verified Purchase:Yes
Real Star Wars fans didn't want the series to end. But, it did.
I don't want this to be an actual review of the film, the production crew, and its cast. There are better reviews for you to read. I want this to be a brief homage to the story of the heroes that we came to love and relate to and the SW universe that proceeds from it.
I was hooked with the first film when I was a kid and now many, many years in a galaxy far away from all the drama and action I have witnessed the end of an era. The original saga has ended but I'm certain that the stories of heroes battling the evil forces bent on enslaving and destroying humanity will continue.
Ray came to life for me in The Last Jedi. She was beautiful and a fighter for good. The Dark Side enticed her in the form of Kylo Ren (Ben, the son of Han Solo) but she resisted. Kylo was obsessed with turning Ray to the Dark Side in TLJ and in TRoS he would stop at nothing to pursue her and make her into his partner to rule the galaxy. Ray faced her own identity demons that seemed to want her to choose the Dark Side while she and the other heroes were battling the forces of the evil empire. When Ray learns who her real parents are she is devastated but she becomes stronger. Her powers increase. Her sense of destiny becomes more vivid. She must face the evil Ren and either defeat him or join him. That choice will keep the audience guessing until the end. The outcome might surprise even the most devout SW fan.
Now that Ren's journey has ended and the rebels have moved on to a new destiny, they have indeed inspired a host of young persons to continue their cause and to protect the galaxy with newfound powers and skills made possible with the Force of light and good.
There are more stories to tell though. The Mandalorian on Disney Plus is a fine example of a new saga to enjoy. The story is exciting and the plot is well-crafted. It has a baby Yoda-like character that will steal your heart as well. New enemies will arise but new heroes will also rise to face them. Long live the SW universe!
Length of ownership: 8
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share this review:
+1point
1of 1voted this as helpful.
Cool your computer with this Insignia 120mm case fan. It fits most four-pin connection setups and has a maximum noise level of 22.5dBa for quiet operation.
Customer Rating
3
1 out of 2 worked in my newly built system
on April 3, 2020
Posted by: Metaspherz
Verified Purchase:Yes
1 out of 2 worked in my newly built system. I replaced the defective fan (the blade wouldn't spin on start-up unless I spun it manually) with a Thermaltake w/led for a few dollars more. I'm sure it was a fluke and I would've replaced it with another Insigna brand had it been in stock. Kudos to Best Buy for their no-hassle return policy. The 3-star quality review below is just for the defective fan and NOT the fan that still works flawlessly. The good fan gets 5 stars.
Length of ownership: 24
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
3
Value
5
Ease of Use
5
Share this review:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
![The Fifth Element [SteelBook] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray] [Only @ Best Buy] [1997]](https://pisces.bbystatic.com/prescaled/500/500/image2/BestBuy_US/images/products/304b2327-370a-41e7-956a-951dd4939472.png)
Customer Rating
5
Review of the 4K Ultra HD disk quality
on April 3, 2020
Posted by: Metaspherz
Verified Purchase:Yes
Fans will love the 4K Ultra HD quality. I own the DVD version and could hardly wait for the Blu ray version to be released, but I opted instead for the 4K version for about $5 more and got both versions, plus digital code. I couldn't be happier. The HDR helped to perceive the darker areas of the video and the enhanced Ultra HD video dynamics improved the appearance at least by 30% (IMO). I have a Samsung 4K Ultra HD blu ray player and a Samsung blu ray with 4K upconvert that also made all of my older DVDs look amazing too on my 4K UHD TV with HDR. The clarity of the 4K Ultra HD Fifth Element looked much better in a side-by-side comparison with the Blu ray in every scene and had an almost 3D effect as an unintended bonus. Fans of TFE might not NEED the 4K version of the film but I think they'll appreciate the movie even more after seeing it in UHD!
Length of ownership: 470
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share this review:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Keep your computer cool with this Thermaltake Riing 12 LED 120mm radiator fan, which is designed to quietly and powerfully displace warm air at a rate of up to 40.6 cfm. LED illumination enhances the look of your system.
Customer Rating
5
Works as advertised
on April 3, 2020
Posted by: Metaspherz
Verified Purchase:Yes
I had to return a Best Buy brand fan that didn't spin. I plugged in the replacement Thermaltake fan and it worked. A month later it still has not let me down.
Length of ownership: 24
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5
Value
4
Ease of Use
5
Share this review:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Metaspherz's Review Comments
Metaspherz has not submitted comments on any reviews.
Metaspherz's Questions
Metaspherz has not submitted any questions.
Metaspherz's Answers
Metaspherz has not submitted any answers.