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Work, game or browse with this HP Pavilion LED LCD monitor. The 32-inch display brings movies and video games to life, and the widescreen setup lets you view multiple windows simultaneously. Featuring an anti-glare screen, this HP Pavilion LED LCD screen offers crisp viewing quality in virtually any lighting conditions.
 
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4 out of 5
4
Great monitor. Got one with a bad pixel
on March 14, 2017
Posted by: detmark
Verified Purchase:Yes
I really liked the monitor. It has QHD resolution (twice the number of pixels of regular 1080p monitor) and has an enormous 32" size. The panel is VA based and so the text is crisp and black and the colors look great.
Unfortunately, I returned it because it had a bad pixel. It would be fine for red background but any other background it was green. Others who got the monitor got a perfect screen so I'm the unlucky one but if the screen was perfect, it would be an amazing monitor.
My Best Buy number: 2265840995
My Best Buy number: 2265840995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Maximize the precision of your high-DPI optical or laser mouse with this Corsair MM300 gaming mouse mat, which features a textile-weave surface that enables pixel-precise targeting and precision tracking for lethal control as you game the night away.
 
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5 out of 5
5
Nice mousepad
on January 29, 2017
Posted by: detmark
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is a really nice mousepad. The surface is rough and optical/laser mice work well on it. It has a stiching on the sides so it doesn't fray. It has a very cool but dirty looking print on it so stains won't show up. So, everything you'd want in a mousepad.
This mousepad is huge. This will also serve as a keyboard pad. I have my Corsair keyboard on it with 18 macro keys and there is still lots of room of the left and right side of the pad. It is really nice that I don't have to lift the mouse up and down as much when I'm using tiny mousepads.
And, the mousepad looks really cool. It has white/'black design that goes well with the monitor/mouse/keyboard designs and makes your workstation (or battlestations for some) look really good.
I don't game so I don't know about precision and such. There are youtube reviews on this.
Price-wise, I got this for cheap from Bestbuy sale at 1/3 the retail price. I know dollar stores sell pretty nice mousepads and I had been using that for a year but they are small mosuepads in solid block colors that separate out or are weird oily feeling for the printed ones. It was cheaper than my school branded mousepad and much much better in quality. On sale, it is worth it if you spend a considerable amount of time on your desktop computer.
My Best Buy number: 2265840995
My Best Buy number: 2265840995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Google Chromecast Audio: Stream your favorite music with Google Chromecast Audio. Simply plug into your speaker's auxiliary input and connect to your Wi-Fi network. Then just tap the Cast button from your favorite apps on your phone, tablet or computer to cast songs, radio stations and podcasts to your speaker.
 
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5 out of 5
5
Great product. Amazing for multi-room setup
on January 29, 2017
Posted by: detmark
Verified Purchase:Yes
Chromecast audio is amazing and multi-room setup is a huge plus. Just like with video, you cast sound to the device. At the same time, you can create a group of devices that you can stream music to at once. So, instead of having very long cables and mixers, sound comes out of multiple speakers. It all works well without lags and without problems.
The sound quality is also good and supports FLAC. If you like using lossless, it supports FLAC output directly.
The only pain is the software setup. If you use google play, spotify then I suppose it is straightforward to just set it up. However, if you want to cast your own flac, it's a little tricky. It requires BubbleUPNP and a UPNP server. I have a hodgepodge of UNP server from Plex and BubbleUNP working for me to cast my FLAC files. For most using Google play, I think the standard stuff would suffice.
Overall, if you listen to a lot of music, this is a good product. I have uPNP music server with FLAC files to listen to. Other people might prefer Spotify and Google Music. It solves a unique problem.
On the other hand, this is not a necessary product. I guess I could listen to music on my headphones and walk around with them with music everywhere. But, if you spend $1000s of dollars on audio equipment and would like all sort of stereo configurations, this will be a very useful tool for a low cost that works easily. You could use raspberry pis and other complex products but there are just too many things to do and configure. Setting up the Chromecast Audio takes 2 minutes.
My Best Buy number: 2265840995
My Best Buy number: 2265840995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Bring the world into your living room with this Hisense smart TV. It enhances your viewing experiences via 4k UHD resolution capability, local dimming and motion smoothing. This Hisense 50H8C smart TV lets you stream media via applications such as Netflix or connect to local Wi-Fi to display files on the television screen.
 
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4 out of 5
4
Great TV for the Price. One caveat.
on December 28, 2016
Posted by: detmark
Verified Purchase:Yes
This is a great TV for the price. The reason I bought this TV is because it is green in all the XBox One S 4K TV Details (after you do the firmware update). It support 4K at 60Hz, HDR, 10 bit etc. There are a lot of cheaper 4K TVs which either will only do 30Hz at 4K, or 8 bit at 4K and no HDR and it is a real pain to figure out all the information before buying.
It is a smart TV and it has Opera TV Store. It has youtube but does not have Plex. I use Plex a lot but for the time being I use XBox One S Plex app but the XBox one Plex app is sluggish, has some weird login requirements (both server and client must be logged in to a plex account - something that neither Roku or Android requires).
Now for the big caveat - viewing angle. If you're watching this TV from head on, it looks great. Go over a little to the side and the colors look washed out. I set up the TV so I'm not directly in front of it and I struggled with the colors changing every little option I could find in there. Even a small angle off to the side will make everything look anemic. So, if you're using it for applications that you will not view from head-on, understand that the image quality will suffer and position your TV appropriately.
My Best Buy number: 2265840995
My Best Buy number: 2265840995
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Westinghouse 4K Ultra HD TV: Bring your favorite entertainment to life with this TV, which features 2160p resolution for vivid, detailed images. Built-in Wi-Fi enables simple streaming, and HDMI inputs let you connect a variety of HD devices.
 
Customer Rating
2 out of 5
2
Something annoyingly wrong with this TV.
on December 8, 2016
Posted by: detmark
Verified Purchase:Yes
The TV had weird flashes on a corner of the screen or weird screen tears. These flashes and tears would repeat in intervals but it was completely random, sometimes once a second, sometimes once a minute. It drove me nuts looking for that flash or tear while watching a show.
The second problem I had was that XBox one would say it is 4k capable. But, when I switched to 4k, there would be no image on the screen. So, I couldn't use 4k on HDMI. I got the Xiomi MiBox to do 4K but that device had frequency also listed with the resolution and it would work on some of the settings. I did enable HDMI 2.0 on the menu.
On the other hand, I really liked the picture quality on the TV. Without fiddling too much, I got a great picture. The apps included are nice and work well. The TV is very light and very easy to move around.
But, I returned it because of the first two problems.
The replacement TV from Hisense had none of the problems. But, that TV is heavier and a good picture is harder to get right. But, the screen has no flashes and tearing and outputs 4K on XBox One. It would be a great TV if it didn't have those two annoying problems.
My Best Buy number: 2265840995
My Best Buy number: 2265840995
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Google Chromecast Audio: Stream your favorite music with Google Chromecast Audio. Simply plug into your speaker's auxiliary input and connect to your Wi-Fi network. Then just tap the Cast button from your favorite apps on your phone, tablet or computer to cast songs, radio stations and podcasts to your speaker.
 

I want to use this on 240v could you look at the power adaptor and see if it says 110v-240v 50hz-60hz Thanks

Says only 110V.

Though the connection is just USB cable. You can find cheap 240 adapters in the region you want to use it at.
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Google Chromecast Audio: Stream your favorite music with Google Chromecast Audio. Simply plug into your speaker's auxiliary input and connect to your Wi-Fi network. Then just tap the Cast button from your favorite apps on your phone, tablet or computer to cast songs, radio stations and podcasts to your speaker.
 

Is there a difference in sound quality between an HDMI Chromecast and Chromecast Audio connected to a receiver? Can HDMI Chromecast play music stored on iPhone? Can Chromecast output to a higher quality DAC for better sound?

Chromecast audio has a DAC whereas Chromecast will just send the sound to your TV/receiver. The Chromecast DAC is pretty good for something this cheap but if you have a super-duper DAC in your receiver, you'd want to use that.

Yes, HDMI chromecast can play music on your iPhone using apps that can do that. Though you'd have to either keep the TV on to send the audio somewhere else or need a receiver that decodes the audio off the HDMI without the TV needing to send it back. It all depends on the configuration you have and how much of a pain it will be. Having the big TV on showing a static image while music is playing might not be desirable.

Chromecast audio has optical output but you need to buy the special cable. It does not come with the box. It cost a few dollars on eBay. So, your DAC must have optical input.
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Google Chromecast Audio: Stream your favorite music with Google Chromecast Audio. Simply plug into your speaker's auxiliary input and connect to your Wi-Fi network. Then just tap the Cast button from your favorite apps on your phone, tablet or computer to cast songs, radio stations and podcasts to your speaker.
 

I wish to rip my CDs into hi-res audio (96KHz/24-bit). Is there a Chromecast-enabled hi-res media manager available?

First, your CDs store data in 44.1KHz/16-bit. You can't rip them at higher or there is no point doing that.

Second, you'll have to decide how to store your media files. If you want to store it in a server, you can put in a UPNP server on top of it and use BubbleUNP on the android phone to cast it. You can also use Plex and then cast it from Plex on chrome. If you store it on the phone, I believe Google Play will work.
7 years, 1 month ago
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detmark
 
Bring the world into your living room with this Hisense smart TV. It enhances your viewing experiences via 4k UHD resolution capability, local dimming and motion smoothing. This Hisense 50H8C smart TV lets you stream media via applications such as Netflix or connect to local Wi-Fi to display files on the television screen.
 

Does the 50H8C have HDR for x box one S.

Yes it "supports" HDR and is green on the 4K TV details. So, the firmware can accept HDR data. The question is what it does with it.
7 years, 2 months ago
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detmark
 
Bring the world into your living room with this Hisense smart TV. It enhances your viewing experiences via 4k UHD resolution capability, local dimming and motion smoothing. This Hisense 50H8C smart TV lets you stream media via applications such as Netflix or connect to local Wi-Fi to display files on the television screen.
 

The optical output does not work I have run a fiber cable from the TV to my Bose system. Regardless of what settings I use on Advanced Audio, nothing works. The Bose works fine on another TV. Any suggestions? Has anyone used this?

The optical out works for me. I use that for connecting to my external system.
7 years, 2 months ago
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Bring the world into your living room with this Hisense smart TV. It enhances your viewing experiences via 4k UHD resolution capability, local dimming and motion smoothing. This Hisense 50H8C smart TV lets you stream media via applications such as Netflix or connect to local Wi-Fi to display files on the television screen.
 

Why is the firmware for the 2.2 port not working? For the Hisense UHD H8 TV- Samsung 4k Blue ray player is only playing in HD because display port not 2.2. Help Getting frustrated but loved TV still.

Only HDMI 3 and 4 support it. You also have to enable it in the settings I believe.
7 years, 2 months ago
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Westinghouse 4K Ultra HD TV: Bring your favorite entertainment to life with this TV, which features 2160p resolution for vivid, detailed images. Built-in Wi-Fi enables simple streaming, and HDMI inputs let you connect a variety of HD devices.
 

Does anyone else experience freezing after which the TV and remote buttons won't work?

Yes. I have to turn off the TV by turning off the surge protector. It happens to me sometimes when I'm turning off the Youtube app.
7 years, 3 months ago
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Westinghouse 4K Ultra HD TV: Bring your favorite entertainment to life with this TV, which features 2160p resolution for vivid, detailed images. Built-in Wi-Fi enables simple streaming, and HDMI inputs let you connect a variety of HD devices.
 

If this TV has no HDMI 2.0 input as reported, then does that mean there is no way I can stream 4K video from an Amazon Fire TV Media Player? Because a HDMI 2.0 cable is needed to provide 4k correct?

It has HDMI 2.0 input. It has to be set from the menu as being HDMI 2.0 or a previous version HDMI.

Amazon fire TV doesn't show the 4K option for me in the resolution. It says 4K on the Amazon fire box it doesn't give me a 4K option on this TV.

There is no HDMI 2.0 cable, only HDMI 2.0 inputs. Old HDMI cables work with HDMI 2.0.
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