Mattman385
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- First ReviewDecember 23, 2010
- Last ReviewJune 22, 2015
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- Average Rating4.8
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- Review Comment Count7
- Helpfulness Votes2
- First Review CommentOctober 30, 2012
- Last Review CommentJune 27, 2014
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- First AnswerSeptember 27, 2013
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Motorola - Nexus 6 4G with 32GB Memory Cell Phone (Unlocked)
Motorola Unlocked Nexus 6 Cell Phone: A snappy processor quickly accesses your favorite apps, Web pages, and games on the large 6" screen. With high-definition video recording capabilities and a camera that takes clear photographs, you can capture all of life's important moments.
Great Android Device
Customer Rating
5.0
By far this has become my favorite device. I also have a Samsung Note 4 which is a great device. I gave my Note 4 to a family member to get the Nexus 6. Here is why. 1) pure Android OS. 2) Very fast phone with no interference from any kind of manufactory's bloatware. 3) Great battery. 4) Love the feel of the device in my hand with a slightly curved back and front. 5) Camera. Yes the camera has a lower megapixal count but the fact is the photos look better. The color is more natural and the camera is easy to use. The only two complains I have is that there is no "Close all" on open tiles and no "My files". Not a big inconvenience. The phone holds a great charge and is the most " Google" of any phone. I have no regrets. Finally, the phone does not have expandable memory. With that said, the OS with lack of bloatware takes far less memory. You will find that there is plenty of memory especially if you use Google drive. You should consider the 64GB device for about 50 dollars more. Google Play had the device for a 32GB at $499 and $549 for the 64GB. $150 off sale.
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2270247109
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Motorola - Nexus 6 4G LTE with 32GB Memory Cell Phone - Midnight Blue
Motorola Nexus 6 Cell Phone for Verizon Wireless: A snappy processor quickly accesses your favorite apps, Web pages, and games on the large 6" screen. With high-definition video recording capabilities and a camera that takes clear photographs, you can capture all of life's important moments. Verizon Edge option available in store. Learn more ›
Great Device
Customer Rating
5.0
By far this has become my favorite phone. I also have a Samsung Note 4 which is a great device. I gave my Note 4 to a family member to get the Nexus 6. Here is why. 1) pure Android OS. 2) Very fast phone with no interference from any kind of manufactory's bloatware. 3) Great battery. 4) Love the feel of the device in my hand with a slightly curved back and front. 5) Camera. Yes the camera has a lower megapixal count but the fact is the photos look better. The color is more natural and the camera is easy to use.
The only two complains I have is that there is no "Close all" on open tiles and no "My files". Not a big inconvenience.
The phone holds a great charge and is the most " Google" of any phone. I have no regrets.
Finally, the phone does not have expandable memory. With that said, the OS with lack of bloatware takes far less memory. You will find that there is plenty of memory especially if you use Google drive. You should consider the 64GB device for about 50 dollars more. Google Play had the device for a 32GB at $499 and $549 for the 64GB. $150 off sale. Also they offered the accidental replacement coverage for $129 for 24 months coverage with a $37.50 deductible. You should look to see if that sale is still going. BB will match them.
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2270247109
Mobile Submission: True
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Roku - 3 Streaming Player - Black
Roku 3: Access more than 1,500 channels in up to 1080p and view videos from Netflix and YouTube directly on your TV. Fast, powerful and loaded with features, the motion-sensing remote lets you play games or plug in headphones to watch late-night flicks without waking up the household.
Great player
Customer Rating
5.0
Everything is perfect on this little box except the infared receiver is weak. When using my Harmony remote it doesn't see the signal about 40%of the time. Otherwise perfect. Still 5 star
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2270247109
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Logitech - Harmony 700 8-Device Universal Remote - Black
Manage up to 8 of your home theater electronics devices with this Logitech Harmony 700 915-000162 universal remote, which features a brilliant color command screen for easy navigation. One-touch activity buttons simplify device selection.
Great solid remote
Customer Rating
4.0
Great remote. Simple to program and understand. Very good price right now. Best value right now. The only complaint I have is that not all the hard buttons are backlighted. The activity buttons at the top are not backlighted. Strange!
I like the remote and I bought two more for the grandfathers in the family.
I like the remote and I bought two more for the grandfathers in the family.
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2270247109
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Philips - hue A19 Starter Kit - Multi
Philips hue A19 426353 Starter Kit: Experience home lighting in a new way by adjusting colors, timers, alerts and more from your phone. The bulbs and bridge work with your Wi-Fi to let you create mood-setting color schemes, enjoy perfect reading light, or maintain an automatic schedule while you're vacationing.
Very Cool for our Media room
Customer Rating
5.0
What we really like about it is that now we can control the lighting color and intensity while watching movies in the media room. Having the right color temperature at the right intensity allows for.much better movie watching experience . I really think we will enjoy them.
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2270247109
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Samsung - Galaxy Note 4 4G LTE Cell Phone (Verizon)
Samsung Galaxy Note 4 Cell Phone for Verizon Wireless: This smartphone is feature-packed and comes with the versatile S Pen, which makes it simple to jot down handwritten notes, draw up a quick sketch, and make precise selections on documents and Web pages. The S Pen also works as a stylus, making navigation quick, easy, and smudge-free.Verizon Edge option available. Learn more ›
Great Device
Customer Rating
5.0
I am very pleased. Battery is doing better than expected with normal daily use. I love the S pen and the note taking. The screen is the best I have ever seen. The camera delivers so much detail I can't hardly believe it can do that with such a small lens. the processor is very quick
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2270247109
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Bose - SoundTouch™ 20 Series II Wi-Fi® Speaker System - Black
Enjoy clear, room-filling sound with this compact Bose® SoundTouch™ 20 Series II Wi-Fi® speaker system, which connects to your home Wi-Fi network for easy access to 20,000 Internet radio stations from around the world, your music library and popular music services, such as Deezer, Pandora, Spotify and iHeartRadio.
Would have been 5 stars if Bluetooth too
Customer Rating
4.0
Let me start out by saying that I was surprised how simplistic this was right from the box. In the box there is the Soundtouch and a quick start guide that gives you two basic setup steps. Plug in the device and download the app into your phone (yes a smartphone is a requirement to use this unless you want to spend another $100 for a controller). Once you have downloaded their app, your phone will walk you through a setup wizard that is extremely easy. It uses a Wi-Fi direct connection to the Soundtouch to do the setup and then reconnects the Soundtouch to your homes Wi-Fi. Once again, let me say, this was very easy and the app walked me through a couple of software updates flawlessly. I was very impressed with the ease of setup and anyone will be able to accomplish it. The app has learning tips from the first screen to show you how to control the Soundtouch and was very easy to figure out. The Soundtouch app allows you to connect to multiple streaming sources such as Pandora and Spotify as well as some other streaming services. The app will also allow you to listen to internet radio such as the local radio stations. I was amazed at how many broadcast radio stations are now on internet radio. The app will also allow you to steam music from a home media player with a DLNA connection very easily to play MP3s and music I have bought from Amazon. I was impressed with the sound from such a small box. The bass was tight and the high end was clean and dynamic. It easily has enough power to fill a typical room. My only complaint is that it does not have a Bluetooth connection to allow it to stream music directly from my Android phone. It will stream from an iPhone (a little partisan here) with Airplay but come on Bose, a large percentage of us have Android phones. There is an Aux connection in the back for us Android folks to wire our phone to the device to listen to our music but who wants to carry a wire. This one aspect moved my review from a 5 to a 4 as you would think Bose would have a Bluetooth Aux connection. My overall opinion is that I like the product a lot and I think that for a simple music device, it does a great job for me to listen to Pandora and the internet radio. We are planning to use it at our lake house where our music entertainment options are limited.
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2270247109
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ARRIS - SURFboard eXtreme N300 Dual-Band Router with DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem - Black
This ARRIS SURFboard cable modem uses DOCSIS 3.0 technology to ensure speed that lets you surf the Web and download videos, music and images with ease. The integrated wireless network (802.11n) is backward compatible with 802.11b/g access points
Very stable router and modem
Customer Rating
5.0
I am very impressed with the ease of setup with Time Warner Cable. All I had to do was call TWC and give them the equipment number from the device and then plug and play. The setup of the router was nothing more than a typical router where you setup the network name and passphrase. That's all you need to do. As far as technical compliments, it runs the latest modem protocol (3.0) and is much faster than my previous modem. The most interesting thing is that my Nest WIFI thermostat was having issues with my previous router but now I am having no issues at all. The newer router side of the device is very stable. The best thing is that I am now saving about 10 bucks a month on my internet bill which will pay for the device by in 12 months. This is a great buy at $125.00
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2270247109
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Nest - Learning Thermostat - 2nd Generation - Stainless-Steel
Nest Learning Thermostat — 2nd Generation: Meet the Nest Learning Thermostat. It learns from you and your home, programs itself automatically, and helps save energy when you're away. And you can control it using your smartphone, tablet, or laptop. In independent studies, the Nest Thermostat saved an average of 10%–12% on heating bills and 15% on cooling bills. Based on typical energy costs, your Nest Thermostat could pay for itself in less than 2 years. Calculate your savings here.
Great Device
Customer Rating
5.0
Posted by: Mattman385
from Charlotte, NC
on June 27, 2014
What's great about it: Entire Idea of learning device
What's not so great: Important to know that your router will work with the device
I have had a great experience so far. I read all the reviews and found two negative issues that kept coming up. 1) The battery would not stay charged and 2) the battery would drain quickly. Obviously once the battery is dead, the device fails to control your AC during July in the heat. Not good. I called Nest and they explained what these two issues are in detail. In the first instance where the battery would not stay charged is a situation where the thermostat wires do not provide enough current to charge the battery. In this case a "common" wire connected to the main board of the AC unit resolves this issue. As with most people I didn't want to spend the money to install one so before I bought the device, I opened my existing thermostat and found that I had a common wire already. Newer units have these and units with programmable existing thermostats generally have them. It will be connected to the C spot on your existing thermostat and if you have one you will have at least a five wire system. That solved that issue. Issue number two is that the battery will discharge quickly if it keeps getting kicked off and trying to re-connect to the router. This will discharge the battery faster than it can charge and once again the thermostat will not work the AC if its battery is dead. In this case I called Nest and checked to see if my router was on the incompatible list and they said that my router was not on that list so they were 90% sure I was ok. Issue solved and they were right.
With these tow issues out of the way, I purchased the unit and commenced to installing it. Very Very easy. Go the Nest website and view the video to see how to install. I did my first unit in about 15 minutes using the cover plate to cover the old area from the previous thermostat and on the second unit I spackled and painted before I installed the Nest. The spackle and paint took about an hour to dry and the Nest installed in about 10 minutes. Anyone can install this thing who finished high school. Its a bit expensive but its cheaper than the new Honeywell Lyric that came out this month by about 30 dollars and all the software hiccups have been worked out on the Nest
I would recommend this to a friend!
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PowerBridge - In-Wall Power Extension Cable Management for Most HDTVs - White
This cable management system allows you to connect your wall-mounted HDTV to a recessed A/C power outlet as well as conceals cables for a neat, uncluttered look. Connect to an external power surge protection unit to protect your HDTV against power failures and surges.
Smart Product
Customer Rating
5.0
Design
5.0
What's great about it: Works perfectly, Easy to install
What's not so great: Cut Template is fragile
Great product. Simple and does exactly as you expect. The wall cut template is weak and tears easily. I cut another one from some thicker cardboard instead. I really liked how the connections for the power cord connected to the mounts. The HDMI cable that was included they could keep and reduce the price some. It is a quality cable and is wall rated, but it was not long enough for my use so I had to purchase another wall rated cord from Monoprice. Overall very impressed with it and based on the great price at BB a must for a mounted TV setup.
This product has... great design
About me... Use many electronic devices
I would recommend this to a friend!
My Best Buy number: 2270247109
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ARRIS - SURFboard eXtreme N300 Dual-Band Router with DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem - Black
This ARRIS SURFboard cable modem uses DOCSIS 3.0 technology to ensure speed that lets you surf the Web and download videos, music and images with ease. The integrated wireless network (802.11n) is backward compatible with 802.11b/g access points
Will this work with Time Warner Cable internet?
I have Time Warner Cable. Trying to get away from renting their modem and my regular router just died, so trying to combine to save money. Will this modem/router combo work?
Yes very well. Very easy to setup with TWC and it uses the latest modem protocol. The router works very well too for a typical user.
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Sanus - Classic Full-Motion TV Wall Mount for Most 23" - 37" Flat-Panel TVs - Extends 15-1/2" - Black
Find and maintain a comfortable view of your flat-panel TV's display with this Sanus Classic MMF15-B1 full-motion wall mount that features Virtual Axis technology for smooth tilt adjustment and extends up to 15-1/2" to suit your preferences.
Does this wall mount fit the M261VP Vizio TV mounting pattern?
Go to the Sanus Classic website
9 years, 10 months ago
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Sanus - Classic Full-Motion TV Wall Mount for Most 23" - 37" Flat-Panel TVs - Extends 15-1/2" - Black
Find and maintain a comfortable view of your flat-panel TV's display with this Sanus Classic MMF15-B1 full-motion wall mount that features Virtual Axis technology for smooth tilt adjustment and extends up to 15-1/2" to suit your preferences.
This product does everything I need except mount to two studs, any suggestons? The location where need to mount has no stud and can't move either way
No solution to that other than mount to the closest stud and aticulate the TV to the position you want
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Samsung - 32" Class (31-1/2" Diag.) - LED - 1080p - HDTV
Samsung UN32EH5000FXZA LED HDTV: This Samsung LED HDTV boasts a 1080p resolution and cost-efficient brightness controls for energy conservation. The Wide Color Enhancer Plus and Clear Motion Rate 120 help ensure sharp visuals.
Does this TV accept a coaxial cable input - or only HDMI?
Both
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Sanus - Classic Full-Motion TV Wall Mount for Most 23" - 37" Flat-Panel TVs - Extends 15-1/2" - Black
Find and maintain a comfortable view of your flat-panel TV's display with this Sanus Classic MMF15-B1 full-motion wall mount that features Virtual Axis technology for smooth tilt adjustment and extends up to 15-1/2" to suit your preferences.
will this work for an LG 55" ?
No. But Sanus makes one for larger models
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