Gibhunter
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    February 1, 2008
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 Polk Audio - PSW 12&quot; 300-Watt Powered Subwoofer - Black
Polk Audio - PSW 12" 300-Watt Powered Subwoofer - Black
Achieve room-shaking lows with this powerful Polk Audio PSW PSW125 BLACK 110V powered subwoofer that features a Klippel-optimized composite woofer cone for great performance, even at extreme listening levels.
 
BOOM
Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Gibhunter
from Maine
on November 24, 2011
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Sound Quality
5.0 out of 5
5.0
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What's great about it: Price, power, features, sound
What's not so great: HUGE,
I have this subwoofer currently with Polk TSI200's, a CS10 (i think) center and soon to have T15's for the rear.
What I like most about this subwoofer is how it can literally be hooked to ANY system - be it home theater, a bookshelf stereo, or added to a computer speaker setup with a headphone splitter.
This thing has a line in input (easy to work with if you have a RCA to 3.5mm" cable), it also has something I had not seen before.. a speaker in speaker out for left and right channel. If you have an ancient classic receiver you can still have a sub in the mix by routing your speakers through the heavy gauge speaker inputs. See attached photo if needed*
Sound: It has boom, it is smooth, I havent heard it strain even listening to Dubstep or HipHop music. For movies it can provide a great thunder effect and has a good boom in movies. The cross over knob on the back and volume knob is awesome too for receivers with limited adjustment options.
This thing is HUGE, everyone who I have shown so far has been amazing at how large it is.. it would make a great ottoman if it had a pillow top. Make sure you have room for it before buying.
It has auto on, so it doesnt waste much power when not in use by detecting when a signal is present and active.
Overall, it blends very well with the TSI200's and is capable of overpowering them if turned up high.
This product has... Easy to set up, Good build quality, large, lots of connection options
About me... Tech savvy
I would recommend this to a friend!
 
Other Best Buy Products I Recommend
Polk Audio - 5-1/4" Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) - Cherry
 
 
 
Polk Audio - 5-1/4" Center-Channel Speaker Parent: Center-Channel Speakers - Black
 
 
 
Polk Audio - T15 100 Watt Home Theater Bookshelf Speakers (Pair) | Dolby and DTS Surround | Wall-Mountable - Black
4.7 out of 5(3,624)
 
 
 
 
 
+14points
18out of 22found this review helpful.
 
 PNY - 16GB SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card
PNY - 16GB SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 Memory Card
With up to 50MB/sec. data transfer rates, this PNY P-SDHC16G10H-GE SDHC Class 10 UHS-1 memory card is ideal for taking demanding action photos or recording high-definition videos with your compatible camera or camcorder.
 
Awesome
Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Gibhunter
from Maine
on November 7, 2011
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What's great about it: Value, speed
What's not so great: not 32GB
I have 3 of these, one in my car radio (16GB of music on hand is awesome), my digital camera which takes 1080p video, and my GoPro HD. These cards perform great in each application. In my car, I had a class 6 card before and it took almost 10 seconds longer to scan the card each time I start my card before playing music. Now its down to ~20 seconds which is worth the wait for 16GB of music. 1080p video recording has been flawless.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+7points
8out of 9found this review helpful.
 
 Forza Motorsport 4 - Xbox 360
Forza Motorsport 4 - Xbox 360
Your hands tremble as they hover over the steering wheel. You relax your arms and let your hands fall instinctively into place. Your foot is aching with the anticipation of pushing the pedal to the floor. Your eyes are trained on the track as you mentally prepare for every twist and turn. You look left, then right. Your opponents are focused and silent. You see the flag being carried out. Any minute now. Adrenaline begins to pump through your body, and you tighten your grip on the wheel. This is it. You're about to go speeding forward into the world of Forza Motorsport.Rev your engine and prepare for a racing experience like never before when controller-based racing meets the freedom and interactive power of the Kinect. Get into gear with Forza Motorsport 4, the newest game to the Forza Motorsport franchise, featuring content from leading brands like Top Gear and many others. Use the Profile Import feature to automatically add gift cars to your garage based on your player level and cars in your garage in Forza Motorsport 3. Don't worry that all the hours of your hard work will go to waste — import the detailed layers and liveries you created in the Forza Motorsport 3 Livery Editor. With a history of top thrills and high ratings, Forza Motorsport 4 is sure to offer a realistic experience from tires to engine blocks.
 
Woot?!?
Customer Rating
3.0 out of 5
3.0
Posted by: Gibhunter
from Maine
on October 2, 2011
The 2011 Subaru WRX does 0-60 in 4.7seconds. The STI is a tag slow due to gear ratios, but has a faster 0-100. In this game its aggrivating to see such a fast car go so slow.. like the game is in slow-motion. I counted a 0-60 of over 7 seconds, which makes everything feel so slow.. the car drags at 80+mph gaining unrealistically slow speed.
This product has... Appropriate for your kids
About me... Frequent player
I would recommend this to a friend!
-118points
11out of 140found this review helpful.
 
 GoPro - Tripod Mount - Black
GoPro - Tripod Mount - Black
This tripod mount is compatible with select GoPro quick-release cameras allowing you to attach your camera to most tripods.
 
Works
Customer Rating
4.0 out of 5
4.0
Posted by: Gibhunter
from Maine
on August 10, 2011
What's great about it: works
What's not so great: cheap plastic
Does what it should - allows the GoPro to be mounted on any tripod. I turned mine into a use any camera with GoPro mounts. Take a bolt that fits the tripod screw hole, cut it ~1/3 inch long, and screw it in. Finally, break off the third plastic arm and now you can use your digital cam with GoPro mounts.
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
0out of 0found this review helpful.
 
 GoPro - Chest Mount Harness
GoPro - Chest Mount Harness
GoPro Chesty Chest Mount Harness: This GoPro chest mount for your camera makes it easy to capture exciting video and photos from the level of your chest. Perfect for any activity where you want a lower-than-the-helmet view of the action.
 
No good for biking
Customer Rating
2.0 out of 5
2.0
Posted by: Gibhunter
from Maine
on July 24, 2011
Quality
4.0 out of 5
4.0
What's great about it: comfortable compared to helmet cam mount, shakes least of all mounts but still shakes a lot.
What's not so great: price, plastic, design
As far as downhill mountain biking goes, I have the camera mounted pointing as far up as possible due to the design of the mounting system. Without a screen on the gopro I had no idea how my video was turning out, and sure enough at home all my video footage from the chesty was pointing straight down to the ground.
It is impossible with both me and the person I was with and his chesty to get useful footage of the bike and trail ahead while going down a mountain. The only good footage was while i was sitting up - which only happened for a few seconds at a time while going slow.
This mount I am sure is great for other things, but come on, make it more adjustable!!!!
I would recommend this to a friend!
-13points
6out of 25found this review helpful.
 
 GoPro - Camera Roll Bar Mount
GoPro - Camera Roll Bar Mount
Take dynamic action shots with your GoPro camera when you mount it to a radiator cap, bike frame, surfboard or tube with a diameter of 1.4-2.5" with this roll bar mount.
 
Broke on first use
Customer Rating
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Posted by: Gibhunter
from Maine
on July 24, 2011
Quality
1.0 out of 5
1.0
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What's great about it: the idea
What's not so great: plastic, breaks easy, almost lost camera
I took this to Sunday River with hopes of mounting it to the seatpost for a behind my bike shot of the person in back of me. I had it mounted and tightened with a screw drive since this mount will move no matter how hard you hand tighten it with only a little force.
When mounting it, it felt cheap and I thought it might break at the base since the half circle grips are really really thin and flex a LOT when tightening.
Anyway, I got down the mountain using Level 2/5 (easy - step up from a gravel trail down the mountain) trails. At the bottom I noticed it was gone.. see pictures below for the break off point. My camera made no sound or feel when it popped off.
Anyway, after 2 trips walking down the mountain and wasting an hour I gave up. Lucky for me though the guy I was with spotted it on the chairlift up reflecting back at us.
The camera corrupted the last 20 seconds of the video so I lost the part where it fell off unfortunately, but in putting the camera back up against the broken mount I know with 100% certainty that my back wheel did not hit the camera - it is impossible at the height it was mounted.
GoPro NEEDS to make $30 mounts out of metal, the place this mount snapped off has no effect from how tight it is mounted which wasnt overly tight IMO or loose, it was at the start of a plastic arm!
I almost lost a $300 camera because GoPro cheaped out on ALL of their mounts. A $30 mount shouldnt be made of thin flimsy plastic.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
+2points
7out of 12found this review helpful.
 
 Apple® - iPad® 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G - 16GB (Verizon Wireless) - White
Apple® - iPad® 2 with Wi-Fi + 3G - 16GB (Verizon Wireless) - White
The all-new thinner and lighter design makes iPad 2 even more comfortable to hold. It's even more powerful with the dual-core A5 chip, yet has the same 10 hours of battery life.1 With two cameras, you can make FaceTime video calls,2 record HD video and put a twist on your snapshots in Photo Booth. And the iPad Smart Cover attaches magnetically and wakes up, stands up and brightens up your iPad 2.3
 
Poor screen quality, slow!
Customer Rating
1.0 out of 5
1.0
Posted by: Gibhunter
from Tennessee
on June 9, 2011
Features
1.0 out of 5
1.0
What's great about it: slim light
What's not so great: screen bleeds, no flash, slow multi tasking, price, look, no USB, non user replacable/upgradable parts.
This thing is slow for any multi tasking in comparison to android tablets my friends have recently purchased. This device is outdated arleady - it costs more than the better new tablets out there, and has far far fewer features. I will be selling mine shortly online to get some honeycomb action.
EVERY website I am interested in still uses flash, and since flash has been moving towards GPU acceleration and been getting more efficient I dont see it dying out as fast as apple thinks. And no, I am not going to download the app for every website I goto that occasionally has a flash video embedded.
I cannot wait for windows 8 tablets in a few years. The future is promising for these devices, and as usual apple will be behind in features, while every other company pounces ahead, if apple didnt make the tablet popular someone else would have - and done it right.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
-40points
91out of 222found this review helpful.
 
 Antec - Spot Cool Case Fan
Antec - Spot Cool Case Fan
Cool off your computer with this adjustable 3-speed case fan that allows you to aim cool air where you need it.
 
Works fine
Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Gibhunter
from Tennessee
on May 13, 2011
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Features
5.0 out of 5
5.0
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What's great about it: air flow, speed of install, price
What's not so great: pole is a little soft - not ridgid enough
I used this to replace the northbridge chipset fan on my computer because the intel DX58SO board comes with a horrible sounding fan. This fan is silent in comparison, and I can flex the fan right over the chipset for perfect airflow probably better than the tiny fan the board came with stock. This is easy to install, just remove a mobo screw, slip the base of the fan under and screw the mobo screw back in.
Video attached to this review is over 2 years ago when I bought this fan, so don't make fun of the now out of date components, things have changed a lot.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Build or modify your own PC:Yes
Level of Expertise:Expert
Primary reason for building/modifying PC:Gaming
-1point
0out of 1found this review helpful.
 
 Pre-Owned DiRT 2 - PlayStation 3
Pre-Owned DiRT 2 - PlayStation 3
Take your mark for a race filled with wild off-road thrills. In DiRT 2, the excitement and aggression of off-road racing explodes onto your screen with new levels of attitude and adrenaline. Take control of any of an array of powerful vehicles, and push your ride to its limits as you navigate a series of exhilarating real-world environments. Will you have the skills and fearlessness it will take to roar past the competition and leave them to eat your DiRT?In DiRT 2, you'll have the opportunity to savor the power of a wide variety of officially licensed best-in-class rally cars and off-road vehicles, covering seven vehicle classes. Select your favorites, upgrade them and use different vehicles strategically in different events for maximum impact. Race your way through stunning real-world locations, such as the rally cross at the massive Los Angeles sports stadium's "Stadium King Shootout" and edge-of-control canyon racing of Utah's "Creek Trailblazer" event, each rendered with incredible, eye-popping graphics. Then prove your talents are truly world class as you compete in an adrenaline-fueled World Tour that will have you testing your skills in aggressive multicar and intense solo race events.
 
Fun Game
Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Gibhunter
from Tennessee
on May 8, 2011
What's great about it: price, fun,
What's not so great: nothing yet
This game is awesome, and I love the focus on the Subaru Impreza. I wish DiRT 3 didnt switch over to a focus on the ford fiesta, which hasn't won anything amazing yet. Used game came in like new shape, but half the competitions used price.
I would recommend this to a friend!
+3points
3out of 3found this review helpful.
 
 Canon - CLI-221 Ink Cartridge - Magenta
Canon - CLI-221 Ink Cartridge - Magenta
This magenta ink cartridge lets you add a touch of color to your documents or lets you print colorful photos on your compatible Canon printer.
 
INK
Customer Rating
5.0 out of 5
5.0
Posted by: Gibhunter
from Tennessee
on March 18, 2011
Ease of Use
5.0 out of 5
5.0
What's great about it: price
What's not so great: nothing
Seems to be the best value for ink out there. Only competition would be the Kodak printers, but those arent single tanks, so when yellow goes dead first (most colors take yellow to make), then you have to buy a new cartridge and replace them all.
I would recommend this to a friend!
0points
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Factory refurbished

What is meant by factory refurbished
This can mean a few different things.. It could have been a returned unit from a retail store meaning it was less than 30 days old and the customer just did not want the unit. In this case it is often reset, data erased and re packaged for sale. Other times it could have been a simple defect in the product such as bad/corrupt software installed in which case the unit is updated and re packaged, or it could be a unit sold which was defective within the manuf. warranty period. These units are sent back to the manuf. where if fixable they get parts replaced, usually new batteries and plastic housing repacked and sold. Any of these units could have minor scuffs, but the price usually makes up for this. These units often carry the same warranty as a new unit - so check the page so you know ahead of time!
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recently i bougth a apps navigon to my ipod touch but now somebody told me that i need a bluetooth gps receiver. i need an advice what i should to do

I havent heard of a bluetooth GPS receiver but I know garmin put out a $100 kit to supplement the iphone's GPS because it wasnt very accurate. This kit also works with the ipod, it is a mount for the car with the GPS built in. I am not aware of any stores selling this product yet it is fairly new.
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I have a printer that is not wireless, is there any adapter to make it wireless?

You will need either a wireless printer USB hub that will work with any router, or to find a router with a USB port meant to communicate with a printer. Then you can print wireless without buying a new printer. It is much easier to find a router capable of this than that attachment listed above, and it will likely work smoother using one thing to do it all rather than troubleshoot 2 things if it doesnt work.
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Is the Gateway DX4831-01e have dual channel memory?

This computer has 6GB and does support dual channel memory, they usually do this by using all 4 memory slots - 2@2GB and 2@1GB so it can run in dual channel. The i7 processors run in triple channel - these would have 2x3GB memory chips.
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Why does my desktop background not stay set after I turn laptop off and back on?

You likely have a virus causing this issue. You should either take it into geeksquad and let them do a free scan on the counter or try a program like malware-bytes antimalware to scan it at home.
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Bangor, Maine
 

Which cd to burn

What blank cd's can I use to burn for my eMachine computer? thanks
Hi, It would be best to re-ask your question with the eMachine model number included. eMachines has been making desktops and laptops for many years, and older ones did not have CD or DVD burners. If it says CR-R Rewritable on the CD drive it is able to burn CDs, you cna use ANY brand CR-R you want. I use windows media player to burn audio CDs for my car.
14 years, 7 months ago
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Bangor, Maine
 

What webcam is compatible with windows 7????

Any one currently on sale and most sold in the last 2 years are compatible with windows 7. It will likely be plug n play - just make sure the computer is online when you plug it in and windows update will find and install drivers and software for windows 7.
14 years, 9 months ago
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Bangor, Maine
 

i have a vaio sony, should I purchase a product key and/or a microsoft office trial? help!!!

You want a home student office key. Not a trial key. Your laptop likely comes with a trial, and every time you open it, it asks for a key. You can enter the ful version key into the trial and it will convert it to the full version. It normally runs $150 for this program, but often goes on sale. ALso, it is good for 3 computers.
14 years, 9 months ago
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Bangor, Maine
 

we bought a computer with windows vista pre-loaded. How do we get windows 7?

Best Buy put up a website to read about the 3 ways you can upgrade (some free if you qualify)
http://bestbuy.com/windows7upgrade
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WINDOWS 7 HOME EDITION

CAN WINDOWS 7 HOME EDITION BE NETWORKED TO NON WINDOW 7 COMPUTERS? EXAMPLE:
WINDOWS 2000 SERVER
Yes, however you cannot use the new "Homegroup" capability of windows 7, it will be more basic like you would be used to on windows 2K server.
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