Share PDBrown's profile
 
Facebook Twitter
 
 
PDBrown
 
 
 
PDBrown's stats
 
  • Review count
    65
  • Helpfulness votes
    17
  • First review
    July 17, 2019
  • Last review
    May 8, 2026
  • Featured reviews
    0
  • Average rating
    4.7
 
Reviews comments
  • Review comment count
    0
  • Helpfulness votes
    0
  • First review comment
    None
  • Last review comment
    None
  • Featured review comments
    0
 
Questions
  • Question count
    0
  • Helpfulness votes
    0
  • First question
    None
  • Last question
    None
  • Featured questions
    0
 
  • Answer count
    7
  • Helpfulness votes
    1
  • First answer
    November 18, 2019
  • Last answer
    May 8, 2026
  • Featured answers
    0
  • Best answers
    1
 
 
PDBrown's Reviews
<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >>
 
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
  • Tech Insider Network
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Action packed
on August 24, 2021
Posted by: PDBrown
Verified Purchase:Yes
Jack Reacher former military law enforcement officer living off the grid. A former sniper is framed for random killings and Reach comes to bury him. After discovering he is really innocent Reacher wants to clean things up. He has the mental and physical tools to take care off business. Plenty of action, add political and police corruption crime drama and you have a great movie. Great supporting cast. The 4K UHD video is good but not really on a par with films shot in that in that format. The sound is DTS master audio your system will need to convert to full surround sound, nothing spectacular. The only negative is they absolutely trash a beautiful Chevy SS, almost makes you want to cry. Entertaining movie just bring the popcorn.
Length of ownership: 49
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
 
Young Danny Madigan (Austin O'Brien) is a lonely 11-year-old boy who escapes from his bleak reality by glorying in the action adventure movies of his favorite film character, Jack Slater (Arnold Schwarzenegger). When his best friend, Nick the projectionist, gives him a special ticket to the new Slater film, Danny is magically transported into Jack's world, where the good guys always win. Danny becomes his helper as Jack battles a trio of nefarious bad guys, Benedict (Charles Dance), Vivaldi (Anthony Quinn) and The Ripper (Tom Noonan). But things get out of hand when Benedict steals Danny's magic ticket stub and transports himself into the real world, where crime can, and often does, pay. Jack and Danny must leave fictional Los Angeles for real-life New York and battle the villains without the aid of movie magic or stuntmen.
 
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
  • Tech Insider Network
Customer Rating
4 out of 5
4
Cult classic
on August 21, 2021
Posted by: PDBrown
Verified Purchase:Yes
I hate to admit this is the first time I’ve ever seen this movie. When it came out 30 plus years ago I just wasn’t impressed. In the first 30 minutes of the movie with the satire and cheesy humor my wife asked “how much did you pay for this movie?” As the movie progressed it does draw you in and you almost look back in time to when it was made. Plan on some satire and nostalgia plenty of lines from other movies with brief camera shots of Hollywood stars. The 4K UHD and audio quality are pretty good. Let’s face it movie technology has advanced tremendously and current 4K UHD is far superior. Old movie transferred to 4K UHD are ok but not present day quality.
Length of ownership: 5
Mobile Submission: false
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
 
A century from now, the most privileged of Earth's populace will have abandoned the planet for the luxurious orbiting colony of Elysium, leaving a globe ravaged by environmental and economic collapse to the rest of us. A radiation-stricken factory grunt (Matt Damon) gets promised a cure by revolutionaries for his participation in a corporate kidnapping, but the evidence of corruption he uncovers makes him a target of Elysium's power-hungry defense secretary (Jodie Foster). Alice Braga, Sharlto Copley, William Fichtner co-star. 109 min. Widescreen; Soundtracks English DTS HD 7.1 Master Audio, Dolby Digital 5.1, DVS, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, French DTS HD 5.1 Master Audio, DVS; Subtitles English (SDH), Spanish, French (SDH); featurettes; extended scene. Two-disc set.
 
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
  • Tech Insider Network
Customer Rating
4 out of 5
4
Believable Sci-fi
on August 21, 2021
Posted by: PDBrown
Verified Purchase:Yes
Set in LA in 2154 this is actually a science fiction movie that is plausible. The living conditions on earth have become nearly impossible to live in, so the rich and connected politically have built their own city orbiting the earth. Those “illegals” that attempt to get to Elysium are quickly disposed of. Law enforcement is handled by robots and Matt’s character is a worker in the robot factory. He is is injured and has 5 days to get to Elysium to save his life. In the process he frees the world. Special effects are excellent. The 4kUHD is good and you can choose either Dolby ATMOS or DTS for surround sound.
Length of ownership: 46
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
 
SHOOTER - Blu-ray - Antoine Fuqua, the director of such action movies as TRAINING DAY and THE REPLACEMENT KILLERS, takes on government conspiracies in SHOOTER. Based on the book POINT OF IMPACT by Stephen Hunter, SHOOTER focuses on Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), a former Marine scout sniper who has retired to a log cabin in the middle of the woods after a supposedly standard mission got out of hand in Ethiopia. Three years later, Colonel Isaac Johnson (Danny Glover) shows up with two flunkies, trying to convince Swagger to help them thwart a plot to assassinate the president. Honor and duty get the better of him, and Swagger agrees to participate-only to find out that he has been set up, sending him on the run so he can discover who was really behind the shooting. With the whole world looking for him, the only people willing to help him are the widow of his former partner, Sarah (Kate Mara), and Nick Memphis (Michael Pena), a young FBI agent who refuses to stop investigating the case. Wahlberg, nominated for an Oscar for his supporting performance in THE DEPARTED, is excellent in the lead role of a complicated man who had turned his back on society, only to be thrust right back into the middle of it. Glover is solid as his arch-nemesis, who treats the situation as if it's some kind of game. SHOOTER is an action-filled suspense thriller that races through the streets of Philadelphia, New York, Kentucky, and Washington, DC, as well as Ethiopia in a violent search for answers.
 
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
  • Tech Insider Network
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Action packed
on August 13, 2021
Posted by: PDBrown
Verified Purchase:Yes
Mark Wahlberg in a role he’s comfortable in a highly skilled warrior trying to do the right thing. And then there is Government corruption. As the seated US Senator said “the truth is what I say it is”. The answer “sometimes you just need to go clean house” Is it completely believable no but it’s entertaining and it makes you think about corruption. The supporting cast was excellent. Would prefer 4K UHD and Dolby ATMOS but the blue ray image and sound are very good.
Length of ownership: 67
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
 
In THE EQUALIZER franchise, Denzel Washington plays Robert McCall, a man who after putting his mysterious past behind him comes out of self-retirement to serve vengeance against those who brutalize the helpless.
 
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
  • Tech Insider Network
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Action packed
on August 13, 2021
Posted by: PDBrown
Verified Purchase:Yes
Two movies with a common thread with Denzel Washington at his best. He’s a man with some rather special talents and abilities thanks to his former career. He retired but can’t really quit using his abilities to “make things right”. It’s fun to watch good over evil and the “bad guys” get it in the end. The 4K UHD and ATMOS surround sound are excellent!
Length of ownership: 16
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
 
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family (Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path in this terrifyingly suspenseful thriller written and directed by John Krasinski.
 
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
  • Tech Insider Network
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Action thriller
on August 13, 2021
Posted by: PDBrown
Verified Purchase:Yes
I just watched the first movie quiet place about a month ago. An excellent thriller movie. As soon as part 2 was available purchased it at my local Best Buy. Watched it last night. This is a movie that demands your attention. The lack of dialog reveals the excellent acting with facial expressions and body language. There are moments when your startled and at other times I caught myself holding my breath. I was expecting a movie that wrapped up how humans defeat the aliens instead it leaves the door open for another movie in the series with numerous possibilities.
Length of ownership: 16
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
 
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
  • Tech Insider Network
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Great action movie
on August 4, 2021
Posted by: PDBrown
Verified Purchase:Yes
Excellent movie with a great story line. It illustrates the power and potential of the human mind. There is the obvious plot an autistic CPA with OCD and a moral code. But the real story lies much deeper. Lots of nuances that might not be obvious the first time you see the movie. Throw in some action and shooting and you have a great movie. I rented it when it first came out, streamed it about a year ago. When the 4K UHD version was released got a copy as soon as I could. The video and surround sound are exceptional.
Length of ownership: 29
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
 
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
  • Tech Insider Network
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Great thriller
on August 4, 2021
Posted by: PDBrown
Verified Purchase:Yes
The lack of dialog actually grabs your attention. Don’t look away for a moment. Some scenes are very intense I was actually holding my breath. Very engaging movie. The 4k UHD is perfect and the Dolby Atmos surround sound is superb especially if you have all 4 overhead channels. If you want to impress your friends invite them to watch this movie. It was so good we just purchased A quiet Place 2. Highly recommended.
Length of ownership: 29
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
 
The Keurig~ My K-Cup~ Universal Reusable Filter is a simple and convenient way to brew your favorite ground coffee using your Keurig~ coffee maker. Newly designed with MultiStream Technology~ compatibility to extract full flavor and aroma every time you brew, it~s the only Keurig-designed reusable coffee filter approved for use in all Keurig home coffee makers. So in addition to hundreds of delicious varieties of K-Cup~ pods, you can enjoy an even bigger assortment of freshly brewed coffee. Just fill with ground coffee to the MAX fill line, pop it into your Keurig~ coffee maker, and in no time, you~ll be enjoying a cup of hot, delicious coffee. Brewing your favorites has never been easier, and the removable lid makes filling and cleaning a snap. Highly durable and dishwasher safe (top rack only), the Keurig~ My K-Cup~ Universal Reusable Filter is BPA-free, and made with premium materials that meet the highest standards of product quality and safety.
 
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
  • Tech Insider Network
Customer Rating
5 out of 5
5
Have Real Coffee
on June 14, 2021
Posted by: PDBrown
Verified Purchase:Yes
If you have a Keurig Coffee machine but you like single serve real ground coffee this is for you. Get out your best ground coffee and you can have a single cup in minutes. Our new Keurig has a "strong setting" so that you can have a little extra jolt to your coffee if you need it. The multiteam technology with this reusable filter works great for that.
Length of ownership: 38
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
Quality
5 out of 5
5
Ease of Use
5 out of 5
5
Value
5 out of 5
5
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
 
Electrifying action thriller starring Keanu Reeves as Los Angeles SWAT team officer Jack Traven, who must rescue the passengers on a bus booby-trapped by deranged bomb expert Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper). Payne's rigged the vehicle to explode if it drops under 50 mph, so now it's up to Traven and courageous commuter Annie (Sandra Bullock)-who's forced to hop behind the wheel-to save the day. With Jeff Daniels, Joe Morton, and an amazing array of wild stunts. 116 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack English. Two-disc set.
 
  • Verified Purchaser
  • My Best Buy® Elite Plus Member
  • Tech Insider Network
Customer Rating
4 out of 5
4
Action Movie
on June 14, 2021
Posted by: PDBrown
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is the new release of the 1994 movie "Speed" Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock were young and upcoming stars at the time and they have that youthful "superstar" attitude. The move was obviously shot in the best resolution available at that time, the transfer to 4K UHD was ok, not great. The picture is a little grainy certainly not as good as todays 4K UHD productions. The surround sound lacked the total surround experience you will have with new releases filmed in ATMOS
Length of ownership: 38
Mobile Submission: false
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
 
<< 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 >>
 
PDBrown's Review Comments
 
PDBrown has not submitted comments on any reviews.
 
PDBrown's Questions
 
PDBrown has not submitted any questions.
 
PDBrown's Answers
 
Introducing the all-new LG OLED evo G5 with next-gen AI for a smarter personalized experience and spectacular bright-room ready picture. The LG OLED evo G5-Series is powered by the Alpha 11 AI Processor Gen 2 for even better and more customized picture and performance. Brightness Booster Ultimate produces up to 45% brighter images,~ for luminous, high-contrast picture quality that is both glare and reflection free. All while still delivering perfect black and perfect color powered by 8.3 million self-lit smart pixels. When you're not watching, you can display art, photos and other content to blend the LG OLED evo G5 into your surroundings. Search less and stream more, thanks to the next generation of AI technology from LG webOS 25. And with Quick Cards, you can group your favorite apps and use the Magic Remote to easily find exactly what you're looking for~like instant access to over 300 free channels with LG Channels.~ Every LG OLED comes loaded with Dolby Vision for extraordinary color, contrast and brightness, plus Dolby Atmos~ for sound you can feel all around you. You'll land in the center of the action with FILMMAKER MODE, allowing you to see films in the director's original formatting. Plus, with a 5-year panel warranty,~ you can watch on and on with confidence and peace of mind that we stand behind our premium LG OLED evo TVs.
 

With the included wall mount, what is the maximum horizontal distance off the center of the wall mount that the TV can be mounted? The reason I ask is that where I want the center of the TV to be positioned is not directly between two wall studs.

The Mount and the center of the TV are aligned. When first mounting the TV, the mount allows the TV to be pulled a distance from the wall enabling HDMI and power cords to be plugged in. The power cord is non detachable. After that the TV is pushed straight back again the wall. there is no ability to shift the TV left to right. I would not mount it without hitting a stud.
1 month ago
by
PDBrown
 
Introducing the all-new LG OLED evo G5 with next-gen AI for a smarter personalized experience and spectacular bright-room ready picture. The LG OLED evo G5-Series is powered by the Alpha 11 AI Processor Gen 2 for even better and more customized picture and performance. Brightness Booster Ultimate produces up to 45% brighter images,~ for luminous, high-contrast picture quality that is both glare and reflection free. All while still delivering perfect black and perfect color powered by 8.3 million self-lit smart pixels. When you're not watching, you can display art, photos and other content to blend the LG OLED evo G5 into your surroundings. Search less and stream more, thanks to the next generation of AI technology from LG webOS 25. And with Quick Cards, you can group your favorite apps and use the Magic Remote to easily find exactly what you're looking for~like instant access to over 300 free channels with LG Channels.~ Every LG OLED comes loaded with Dolby Vision for extraordinary color, contrast and brightness, plus Dolby Atmos~ for sound you can feel all around you. You'll land in the center of the action with FILMMAKER MODE, allowing you to see films in the director's original formatting. Plus, with a 5-year panel warranty,~ you can watch on and on with confidence and peace of mind that we stand behind our premium LG OLED evo TVs.
 

Can I hook this up to an audiophile hi fi sound system. No surround.

Yes, and it is Dolby ATMOS enabled.
1 month ago
by
PDBrown
 
Introducing the all-new LG OLED evo G5 with next-gen AI for a smarter personalized experience and spectacular bright-room ready picture. The LG OLED evo G5-Series is powered by the Alpha 11 AI Processor Gen 2 for even better and more customized picture and performance. Brightness Booster Ultimate produces up to 45% brighter images,~ for luminous, high-contrast picture quality that is both glare and reflection free. All while still delivering perfect black and perfect color powered by 8.3 million self-lit smart pixels. When you're not watching, you can display art, photos and other content to blend the LG OLED evo G5 into your surroundings. Search less and stream more, thanks to the next generation of AI technology from LG webOS 25. And with Quick Cards, you can group your favorite apps and use the Magic Remote to easily find exactly what you're looking for~like instant access to over 300 free channels with LG Channels.~ Every LG OLED comes loaded with Dolby Vision for extraordinary color, contrast and brightness, plus Dolby Atmos~ for sound you can feel all around you. You'll land in the center of the action with FILMMAKER MODE, allowing you to see films in the director's original formatting. Plus, with a 5-year panel warranty,~ you can watch on and on with confidence and peace of mind that we stand behind our premium LG OLED evo TVs.
 

Can you mount center surround speaker to the bottom?

No, I don't see that is possible. After the TV is mounted flush to the wall the screen only 2 inches or so from the wall and there is nothing to attach a speaker to the TV.
1 month ago
by
PDBrown
 
Introducing the all-new LG OLED evo G5 with next-gen AI for a smarter personalized experience and spectacular bright-room ready picture. The LG OLED evo G5-Series is powered by the Alpha 11 AI Processor Gen 2 for even better and more customized picture and performance. Brightness Booster Ultimate produces up to 45% brighter images,~ for luminous, high-contrast picture quality that is both glare and reflection free. All while still delivering perfect black and perfect color powered by 8.3 million self-lit smart pixels. When you're not watching, you can display art, photos and other content to blend the LG OLED evo G5 into your surroundings. Search less and stream more, thanks to the next generation of AI technology from LG webOS 25. And with Quick Cards, you can group your favorite apps and use the Magic Remote to easily find exactly what you're looking for~like instant access to over 300 free channels with LG Channels.~ Every LG OLED comes loaded with Dolby Vision for extraordinary color, contrast and brightness, plus Dolby Atmos~ for sound you can feel all around you. You'll land in the center of the action with FILMMAKER MODE, allowing you to see films in the director's original formatting. Plus, with a 5-year panel warranty,~ you can watch on and on with confidence and peace of mind that we stand behind our premium LG OLED evo TVs.
 

Does the G5 83 inch TV come with a detachable power cord? So that an upgraded power cord could be used in its place.

The power cord is very large gauge wire I am sur =mor than adequate for the TV's power requirements. It is not detachable.
1 month ago
by
PDBrown
 
Introducing the all-new LG OLED evo G5 with next-gen AI for a smarter personalized experience and spectacular bright-room ready picture. The LG OLED evo G5-Series is powered by the Alpha 11 AI Processor Gen 2 for even better and more customized picture and performance. Brightness Booster Ultimate produces up to 45% brighter images,~ for luminous, high-contrast picture quality that is both glare and reflection free. All while still delivering perfect black and perfect color powered by 8.3 million self-lit smart pixels. When you're not watching, you can display art, photos and other content to blend the LG OLED evo G5 into your surroundings. Search less and stream more, thanks to the next generation of AI technology from LG webOS 25. And with Quick Cards, you can group your favorite apps and use the Magic Remote to easily find exactly what you're looking for~like instant access to over 300 free channels with LG Channels.~ Every LG OLED comes loaded with Dolby Vision for extraordinary color, contrast and brightness, plus Dolby Atmos~ for sound you can feel all around you. You'll land in the center of the action with FILMMAKER MODE, allowing you to see films in the director's original formatting. Plus, with a 5-year panel warranty,~ you can watch on and on with confidence and peace of mind that we stand behind our premium LG OLED evo TVs.
 

When mounted, how far does the tv extend from the wall

The TV mounts flat against the wall, it is only an inch or so from the wall. It comes with its own mount. Don't let anyone sell you a mount. It is not needed.
1 month ago
by
PDBrown
 
The Dell XPS 17 laptop delivers powerful performance in an incredibly thin form factor. The stunning 4-sided InfinityEdge UHD+ display enables an amazing screen to body ratio (93.7%) and a 17-inch screen in a 15-inch size form factor. In fact, it~s smaller than 48% of 15-inch laptops*. NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 graphics feature unique dual opposite outlet fans, that increase fan airflow by approximately 30% and drive cooling airflow in both directions, resulting in more airflow overall and improved skin temperatures*. A 100% Adobe RGB display enables you to edit your videos with confidence in their color. 100% of the enclosure is sculpted by a CNC (computer numerical control) machining process. A high precision, machine-milled aluminum chassis creates an elegant design with high build quality that~s stronger and stiffer than magnesium or plastic. A premium 17" touch laptop with a thin and light design.
 

Does the 17" screen model not have numeric keypad?

It does not have a numeric keyboard. Dell spent the available real estate on speakers. I would’ve preferred numeric keyboard and a traditional left and right click mouse which it does not have.
5 years, 2 months ago
by
PDBrown
 

Where I want to mount this shelf, the studs are 12" apart. Will this shelf only mount to 16" spaced studs or are there multiple holes for the mounting?

It is designed to be mounted on any wall. If your mounting on drywall with 16" centers it designed for that, but there are mounting holes on each side of the mounting bracket towards the center of the unit that will allow to mount on studs closed than 16". I could not swear with 100% it will work with 12" centers stud to stud but I'm reasonably confident the mounting holes are close enough to work for 12" center to center studs.
6 years, 6 months ago
by
PDBrown