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Enjoy lag-free gaming with this Linksys dual-band Wi-Fi router. Its Killer prioritization engine works with Killer-enabled computers to minimize peak ping by up to 77 percent, and the 1.8GHz CPU delivers super-fast speeds with wired and wireless connections. This Linksys dual-band Wi-Fi router has a custom-built user interface that lets you manage your gaming network performance.
Customer Rating
2
Underperforms
on September 27, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
First impression, the WRT32x is packaged beautifully and safely in the box that contained it. Ssecond I was very happy to see that the antennas are removable, this would allow an antenna with a higher DB gain to be used; I've always thought this was a good idea. Installation is straight forward, they include a wizard for those not familiar with router setup that holds your hand through the initial set up, it worked well, You are given an option to set up the 2,4 and 5Ghz networks with the same or different names, they claim that if one name is used the best possible band will be utilized (I could not prove this, but seem like a good concept, other recent Linksys routers have also had this option). So after unpackaging and using the wizards's set up, I dug deeper into the 'manual' setup options and was pleased to see all of the more complex options covers. But in the list of connected devices there was no MAC address, I though I'd missed something, this is generally exposed, and many with lots of devices use this unique Id to manage those devices. I called Linksys support, and got a human promptly, they were very knowledgable about the product, but confirmed that the MAC address of connected devices is not displayed; I suggested it should be, they said they would pass it on to the development dept, Oh well, I see that as something missing, in my getting more connected home I have 60+ devices on my primary network (40+ are iOT things). One thing I did like about the user interface was it was very easy to change the prioritization of devices, rather than setting a value you put things in to the high, medium or low priority group, and you can quickly visualize what things are where. Well on to some testing...
To begin with I have 3 dual band or tri-band (2.4 & 5Ghz) AC3200-AC6600 Routers Installed for testing or in use in my home office, I rarely use them all at once but I have them configured so I could do so (DHCP addresses in different range, networks on different channels (where I can)) so when I got the new LinkSys WRT32X I though tit would be interesting to how it fared against the much more expensive 3 node Linksys Velop Router (AC 6600 600+2000+2000+2000), the Linksys Max Steam AE9300 (AC4000 750+1625+1625) and NETGEAR Nighthawk X6 R8000 (AC3200 (600+1300+1300). As I see it the Velop is by far the most expensive the others being all about the same price.
So for a hardwired baseline I ran speedtest.net against each directly connected to my Cable Modem (Arris CM 8200 with Cox Ultimate (300mb/30mb)) here is what I found
....................................Direct Connect..... 5G WiFi....... 5G WiFi
......................................Up/Down........... i7 PC 10'...... iPhone 8+ 10'
Nighthawk X6 _______226.1/30.7____ 116.5/29.4___ 112.2/30.5
MaxStream ________ 230.3/30.9_____122.2/30.5 ___130.0/30.6
WRT32X___________229/9/30.9____ 114.4/27.8 ___122.9/30.0
Velop*3____________233.3/31.0____ 118.8/30.0___ 125.9/30.5
....................................Direct Connect..... 5G WiFi....... 5G WiFi
......................................Up/Down........... i7 PC 10'...... iPhone 8+ 10'
Nighthawk X6 _______226.1/30.7____ 116.5/29.4___ 112.2/30.5
MaxStream ________ 230.3/30.9_____122.2/30.5 ___130.0/30.6
WRT32X___________229/9/30.9____ 114.4/27.8 ___122.9/30.0
Velop*3____________233.3/31.0____ 118.8/30.0___ 125.9/30.5
All the results were pretty close together, with no clear winners or losers, I ran multiple tests and took averages.. But the real test is at a distance more than 10', here the results are vastly different. As I found that the WifI tests on my iPhone were similar and it was easy to move around (duh) and to change networks I used it to test from about 50' away, I only tested AC5G as it's clearly the fastest choice.
.............................5G WiFi
..........................iPhone 8+ 50'
Nighthawk X6 ___33.5/30.0
MaxStream _____24.5/6.3
WRT32X ________9.8/18.6
Velop*3 ________44.0/30.9 <- hard to get dist equal w/3 nodes
(4 sets of test's taking the average of the BEST 3)
..........................iPhone 8+ 50'
Nighthawk X6 ___33.5/30.0
MaxStream _____24.5/6.3
WRT32X ________9.8/18.6
Velop*3 ________44.0/30.9 <- hard to get dist equal w/3 nodes
(4 sets of test's taking the average of the BEST 3)
The only router that had any significant competing load was NightHawk X6, and because Velop "talks" between nodes I have no way to know what's going where, I tried to have my distance about the same distance to the closest node, but no doubt all three nodes could have seen/been working with my iphone.
That being said I experimented with the Prioritization of several devices (computers, phones, tablets, VOIP) and when raised to a higher priority my ping speed was generally decreased, but the average network speed did not change so that it made a measurable difference.
I have to say I expected better results, finding the download speed was 1/2 of the upload, and below 10mb was much less than I expected. I ran the test multiple times with pretty consistent results. And at this point I can't say that I'd recommend this router if it's expected to cover a large area. I have planned on doing some load testing, but given what I found at 50' it is not likely to look any better. I don't know if there might be future firmware which improves things, but right now I'd say there are better choices (I do like the Velop, but it does over simplify much of the setup, not exposing some of the features I'd like to see/know about). I will look for future firmware changes, and (try to) update this review if I find that anything has changed.
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Sanitize your home with this slim BISSELL PowerFresh steam mop. Its on-demand trigger dispenses a burst of controlled steam as the mophead and microfiber cloths remove dirt and germs from floors. This BISSELL PowerFresh steam mop has an extension wand and onboard tool kit, so you can deep clean your whole house.
Customer Rating
4
Pretty Effective
on September 25, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
I have a lot of saltillo tile in my house as well as the new "wood look" tile planking. Keeping my saltillo tile and grout clean has always been a ....pick a nice word.... chore. Especially the grout, my house is now nearly 25 yrs old, originally the saltillo time was quite nice , but over time it become scuffed and dirty. I was hoping Bissell Slim Steam Mop would "solve' my problems. Well I found it to be an improvement over my vacuum and occasional wet mop, but the scrubby steam head did not remove the scuff markes as I'f hoped. BUT this steam mop is a 3 in 1 device, it also includes several special cleaning tips, that you can use with the hand held canister (easily disconnect the mop wand), using a 1" round stiff brush on the hand held allowed me pretty easily remove the scuff marks the mop itself did not remove. Yea it was more work to go back to each mark and scrub it with the little steam brush, it worked asn was far easier than getting out cleanser for each spot (which is what I would have done with out the Bissell). I've attach 2 images showing a before and after "spot" I cleaned
On to my "wood look" tile floors, where a few noticeable spots came right off with the Slim Steam Mop, here I was much more impressed, with the reduced effort in cleaning. The mop slid much more easily, on the saltillo tile with the 1" grout joints the Slim Steam Mop took some effort to move, on the "wood look" tile floors it moved much more easily, and did an excellent job,
I also carefully used the light steam setting on my solid wood floors (not recommended in the manual) in my kitchen, where you could see some spots, and the light steam cleaning remove them easily, I did not let the steam stay in any one place too long, and I used a minimal about of pressure on the mop, and spots be gone (my wife really did not want me to try this) but happily it works very well.
I said this was a 3 in 1 device, the third use as clothes steamer (to remove wrinkles), the Bissell Slim Steam Mop, includes an attachment to used the hand held unit as an clothes steamer. I briefly tried it on a starched white dress shirt I had in my closet, which had wrinkled sleeves, and the Bissell did a great job of releasing the wrinkles, I used the steam attachment as a little (plastic) iron and the shirt looked great.
If I'd bought this just for my saltillo tile floors, I'd have given it 2 or 3 stars, but because it is really multi functional, and did a great job on everything else I gave it 4 stars.So depending on how/where you use it you can expect your mileage to vary, you can see where I found it most effective.
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Strengthen your phone’s 4G reception while you’re on the road with the weboost Drive Sleek cradle signal booster. Its powerful outside antenna detects an accessible 4G/LTE or 3G signal and transmits it to the booster unit for enhanced data reception. This versatile weboost Drive Sleek cradle signal booster is compatible with all US and Canadian network providers.
Customer Rating
4
Got a Measurable Boost
on September 16, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
After installation which takes some time and planning (I spent about 30 minutes in the Phoenix Summer heat doing the installation). If done in the order instructed, lay out the cables starting with the antenna on the roof, as it will determine where the "booster block" must be installed. From there run the power to your 12V cigarette outlet; and then mount the phone with the provided vent clip and run wire from the phone holder back to the "booster block". Make sure the white led on the top of the phone holder comes on, I had to fiddle with the cigarette outlet connector to get a good connection, in some cars you might need the car to be running, in other you'll have power all the time. Once you see the white led is illuminated on the cell phone holder you know you have the booster installed and operational. The top of the cell phone holder pulls up to accommodate various sizes of phones.
First I just looked at the cell phone bars my phone which went from 3 to (sometimes 4) out of 5 in my neighborhood. But I live in an area surrounded by hills/mountains, so there are places where I expect to drop calls. I'll get to that after some more testing
With the help of gadgetguy11, I placed my iPhone 6 in Field Test Mode to check out the signal in actual dB numbers, not just in the number of bars, which are not a dependable indicator.
Here is how to place an iPhone in Field Test Mode: Dial *3001#12345#* then press Call. On the upper left hand part of the screen you'll see the dB reading.
With boost OFF, my iPhone read -102dB (see photo of phone in cradle without the white LED, meaning the Booster is OFF).
With boost ON, my iPhone read -86dB.
So how much is 16dB of signal increase (102dB - 86dB)?
**** 16 dB is 20 times the power! ****
Now for the test that I expected to fail (or pass if this thing worked) I drove a winding road up and over some hills where I frequently loose call phone service when driving (that i refer to as my local AT&T black hole). A started a call with my with my wife, and began my drive. Around the problem corner, into the valley, and my call remained connected, my bars dropped to 1 and 2 but my conversation continued and then back to 3 bars less than 1000' feet away. I turned around and went back the other direction, starting with 3-4 bars, when the road started to dip (where I expected the dropout) I saw the bars go to 1 then none, but I still had the call...I thought, then it was gone (but I still showed LTE service), on the way back I was driving more slowly. I reconnected from 50' from where the call dropped, all good again 1 to 2 bars thought. I repeated the test, going more slowly the first direction again, no problem. I turned around, repeating the test that failed last time, and this time the call stayed connected.
So in an specific area I knew to be a problem area (probably dropping over 90% of my calls without the booster, I had some success, but still not completely corrected.
The "numbers" told me I had a better signal, I saw an improvement where I'd hoped to. Less than 1/4 mile from where I live I get 5 bar service all the time, but I live against some good size hills in north Phoenix where OTA HD tv service is hit and miss (not saying cell service is the same, but mountains effect both). I just returned from a trip from Las Vegas, on route 60 where cell service is quite poor, I wish I'd had this booster on that trip to see what difference it would have made. Well I'm heading that way in Nov, I'll try to update this review when I've had a change to test it in a wider variety of areas. Now would I recommend it... probably if you think you have a problems, or have a lot of dropped calls from your car. If you don't you probably don't need it. But you could always try it, installation is non-invasive (no tools/holes required), and see if it helps you.
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Load high-resolution game graphics with this 25-inch Dell Alienware gaming monitor. Its 240Hz refresh rate and 1 ms response time handle high definition game titles smoothly, and its NVIDIA G-Sync technology is compatible with GeForce GTX graphics cards. Customize preset game modes with the easy-to-use dashboard of this Dell Alienware gaming monitor.
Customer Rating
5
Most excellent monitor
on September 12, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
The images on this monitor are stunning. It is a full HD 1920x1080 display, that has fantastic viewing angles; from almost any angle I could not see any color blurring or shifting. In the dark I could not see any light leakage, and the brightness (and it is bright) was very consistent.
But this monitor is designed for gaming, with a 1ms response time at 240hz it is 4-8 times faster than your typical display. And it has several built in display modes based on the types of game you are playing (FPS, RPG and RTS) and multiple game settings to store you personal calibration levels (very helpful as some games are very dark and others are normally bright, saving your play modes is quite useful and save a lot of time when moving from game to game..
The monitor has a anti glare (matte) finish, this is one of the first anti glare monitors I've used that has the crispness as a glossy monitor. when using with fast frame rate game like Doom, the images were crisp, and smooth; I tested this monitor with a Dell laptop and with a nvidia 960 display adapter; the GSync mode of this monitor is designed work best with nvidia video adapters like the 960. With Doom I was seeing over 100 FPS with few artifacts. I also tested with Flight Simulator X and was impressed the quality. Now my gaming laptop (Dell INSPIRON 15 7000) is about year old (i7) and the newer 1060 is faster, but the quality of this display compared to my (4k laptop screen) was astonishing, much brighter and MUCH faster, it was a noticeable improvement, especially in the brightness and improved viewing angles.
The monitor and it's stand are quite heavy (well built), the stand allows the monitor to be used in either portrait or landscape mode easily turning it without fear of it falling down. It comes with a Displayport, and USB 3.0 cable, the USB cable brings 3 additional ports (w/power charging) to the monitor (a real convenience on the desktop). The monitor can also be connected via HDMI (1.4) , (for DVD/BR input) I the displayport input must be used with G-Sync.
I really can't see anyone out growing this monitor, it's as fast as you can get with a gorgeous image used with a nvidia g-sync video card, really a great pair, if you can afford the price
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Experience your favorite gaming titles with a whole new level of imagery with this Alienware gaming monitor. The wide 25-inch screen shows every bit of the action, and a 1-ms response rate means you never miss a shot. This Alienware gaming monitor features tilt, swivel and height adjustable features for more comfortable play.
Customer Rating
5
Gorgeous, but pricey monitor
on September 12, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
The images on this monitor are stunning. It is a full HD 1920x1080 display, that has fantastic viewing angles; from almost any angle I could not see any color blurring or shifting. In the dark I could not see any light leakage, and the brightness (and it is bright) was very consistent.
But this monitor is designed for gaming, with a 1ms response time at 240hz it is 4-8 times faster than your typical display. And it has several built in display modes based on the types of game you are playing (FPS, RPG and RTS) and multiple game settings to store you personal calibration levels (very helpfuls as some games are very dark and others are normally bright, saving your play modes is quite useful and save a lot of time when moving from game to game..
The monitor has a anti glare (matte) finish, this is one of the first anti glare monitors I've used that has the crispness as a glossy monitor. when using with fast frame rate game like Doom, the images were crisp, and smooth; I tested this monitor with a Dell AMD 7+ RX580; the Free Sync mode of this monitor is designed work best with Freesync video adapters like the Rx580. With Doom I was seeing over 150 FPS with no artifacts, I've literally never seen a display that was this fast with this resolution. I also tested with Flight Simulator X and was again blown away with the quality, no matter how quick a move was the display kept up, without any tearing or ghosting (as I've often seen on my "gaming Laptop". This was a whole new experience.
The monitor and it's stand are quite heavy (well built), the stand allows the monitor to be used in either portrait or landscape mode easily turning it without fear of it falling down. It comes with a HDMI, and USB 3.0 cable, the USB cable brings 3 additional ports (w/power charging) to the monitor (a real convenience on the desktop). The monitor can also be connected via display port (it has 2 HDMI in ports, I guess one for DVD/BR input) I believe the HDMI input must be used with Freesync
I really can't see anyone out growing this monitor, it's as fast as they get with a gorgeous image used with a AMD video card supporting Free sync you won't find a better pair.
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Conquer virtual enemies with this Dell Inspiron desktop. It has an AMD Radeon graphics card with 8GB of dedicated video memory for fast image rendering, and its powerful AMD Ryzen 7 processor and 16GB of DDR4 RAM run multiple programs, games and browsers simultaneously. This Dell Inspiron desktop has a 1TB hard drive for plenty of long-term game storage.
Customer Rating
4
Beautiful Box
on September 12, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
I've built many PC's from scratch, the "modding" of cases etc.; well Dell has done one better, yet not gone too outlandish. The Dell 5675 is built beautifully, and it runs exceptionally quite and fast, but it can still be improved. The case is about 50% open, with several sets of blue LED's to illuminate the interior, shining through the the part of the exterior that is transparent. The LED's can be turned off via Dell's light bar utility, it you want to hide the beauty of the box. The box has 6 USB 3,0 ports (4 back 2 front) & 4 USB 2.0 ports (2 back 2 front) and one USB 3.1 port and SD card reader and headphone jack on the front. The Dell 5675 came with a single 16GB of 288-Pin DDR4 2400MHz (PC4-19200) UDIMM, which is a good thing as upgrading to 32GB only requires the addition of one more stick (had it had 2x8GB both would have to have been discarded to upgrade to max memory as the system only has 2 memory slots), but it's also a bad thing as system can't fully benefit from dual channel memory (which must be used in pairs to get the full speed out of it). It also has the AMD RX580 video card which supports 1 HDMI output and 4 display port output (no in theory you could drive 5 monitors) and the video card has 8GB of dedicated video memory (GDDR5), a very capable modern graphics adapter, about the equivalent of the GTX 1060, but with an extra 2GB memory. A great place to build from. Now for a minus and a plus, the Dell 5675 comes with a 1TB 7200 RPM HDD - obsolete by my standards - but the system does have 2 empty M.2 slots one has a PCIe (NVMe interface), the other a SATA interface. Plus there is space for one 2.5" SSD and a 3.5" drive bay open. So I guess Dell is figuring you can easily clone and upgrade from the HDD to a SSD when your ready, and obviously moving to the M.2 PCIe (NVMe) would provide the best performance (more on that option later). But the real power to this puppy (besides the 460W P/S) is the AMD Ryzen 7 processor which has 8 cores, and should be the equivalent to a current i7 processor.
Once the system was set up, with the HDD, boot time to completed load was 1 min 55 sec (115s). Not impressive but fixable. The system also comes with a 30 day trial of McAfee installed - this I removed before any further testing. The basic system came with a std keyboard and mouse, which I upgraded to a Dell Alien gaming mouse and Alien Keyboard - both are an excellent improvement over the lightweight basic kbd/mouse.
Now for a little gaming at 1080p (with a Dell Alienware AW2518HF monitor), first to check some frame rates on games, first Doom, where the average FPS topped an astonishing 150, beating my wildest expectation. On my "gaming" laptop core i7 950 i'd never seen over 100 - so a great start, very fluid graphics, and NO tearing, what-so-ever on the screen; whether this was RX580 or the 1ms Alienware monitor - color me very impressed. Next on Battlefield 1, again I was blown away by the smoothness and crisp transitions, the quality of the moving output was so much cleaner that I was accustomed to, FPS stayed above 80, and I heard the GPU fans kick into first and second gear. I took a quick look at Flight Simulator X; it was like a new experience. After playing a little longer I did start to notice the fan noise a bit more (both CPU & GPU fans) the longer I played, obviously the inner case heating up a bit. I hooked up a second monitor to double my monitor width (2160x1024) and pushed the graphic even further, and this caused the fans to rev up further where they were noticeable, but I kept looking at the screen quality going wow.
But this far in I have to say this CPU graphic combination is a winner. AMD is back in the game, with the help of DELL and it's fine build quality.
The con's, I think a modern system should come with a SSD, this system can easily be expanded to include one, but in the end I just felt it would cost a star. I did add a 512GB m.2 NVMe SSD (also note: Dell does not include the m.2 mounting screws), cloned the boot drive and the system now boots in just over 20s, it also loads everything much, much faster, it was a little over a $200 addition, but well worth it. The stock kbd/mouse are not worthy of this beautiful box.
So Dell has a pretty great box to start with, but it needs a few additions: get a m.2 SSD, a better kbd/mouse and probably add another stick of memory to get full performance out of dual channel memory.
One last note on the missing m.2 screws, the PCI expansion card slots also do not have screws in them, in a box that says upgrade me the screws should be provided as finding the right size quickly is often challenging.
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Experience stunning Ultra HD content with this LG Blu-ray player with multi-HDR compatibility lets you enjoy the full image quality and features of an HDR TV. This LG Blu-ray player has two HDMI outputs to accommodate a HDTV and a cable box. This HDR-compatible, 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player offers 4x the resolution of a standard Blu-ray player. The built-in UHD upscaling technology enhances the picture quality from standard Blu-ray discs and DVDs.
Customer Rating
5
Blu-Ray players have come a long way
on August 16, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
This is probably my 5th Bluray player, now stepping up to 4k (I have 5 4k TV's). My first observation was how much faster the processing os the disk was; in under 2s thes display was ready to go, compared to early BluRays that too way over 10s to get ready this was a pleasant start. The remote is nearly identical to the remote's LG has been using for years, which it was back lit, but it's not, learned to live with it.
Initially watched the Std version of King Kong (Jack Black and cast) and this player delivered a better, more crisp image, darker blacks, cleaner shadows than my existing DB670, did from the same disk, this player not only handles 4K material well it also improves conventional BluRay disks another plus, I was not sure I'd be able to see. I also think the sound was cleaner, but this is pretty subjective.
Initially watched the Std version of King Kong (Jack Black and cast) and this player delivered a better, more crisp image, darker blacks, cleaner shadows than my existing DB670, did from the same disk, this player not only handles 4K material well it also improves conventional BluRay disks another plus, I was not sure I'd be able to see. I also think the sound was cleaner, but this is pretty subjective.
Then on to The Ultra Disk version of King Kong (Jack Black and new Skull Island). At first it was a little underwhelming, what I'd just seen looked great, I'd maybe expected the 4K version to be so much better (on a 65" Sony X900e), well initially is was just better, but as the action got more intense the quality of fast moving images the picture improved, they we more three dimensional, the shadows had more content to them, the wide angle shots were gorgeous. With really no way to compare side by side images, the original blu ray, seemed flatter, the 4K version was voluptuous (in a good way) just more ripe with detail, Maybe when I eventually get a 4K projector it will be that much better on a 100" or 150" screen (I can certainly see where larger screens would benefit the most. Still the picture was engulfing, with some of the overhead shots feeling like you were there flying along.
The New King Kong Skull Island definitely benefited from improved animation and special effects, but not necessarily a better plot or characters, the Extended Edition of the jack a Black version was my favorite.
I then viewed the 4K version of Ghost in a Shell, again the colors and cinematography were out standing, and with the mvis have many "dark" scenes, this player and it's picture were outstanding. I'm officially a fan of 4K films. When I first thought about paying about ten dollars more per film, (about a 25% increase), I had to think twice; I'd hope this premium drops as the format gains wider acceptance, and as older films are re-released it looks like it will.
Do I like the LG-UP970, heck yes. It improves my existing collection of DVD's and BluRays (over 500), It's faster than previous BluRays, the built in WiFi and LG Smart app's are nice, but nothing new. The quality of the output from 4K disk, is new, and much more rich in color and texture than what was previously available. Put your 4K TV investment to work, give it some quality images in, and I;m sure you'll be please with what you see from the growing list of 4K films out there.
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Immerse yourself in music or movies with this LG TONE Studio wearable speaker. It has four drivers to let you experience three-dimensional surround sound and feel low-frequency vibrations from the bass through your body. This LG TONE Studio wearable speaker is Bluetooth compatible for easy connection to your smart devices.
Customer Rating
4
Great Concept for a new Product Category
on July 14, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
These "neck phones" are unlike anything else I've tried. They fill a special need especially for people that find discomfort wearing earbuds after any period of time (myself included), or those that can't deal with the isolation that over the ears headphone bring. This product is an alternative.
At first I thought the sound was a little thin, then I discovered that by pressing and holding down the volume dial fro one second you can independently control the bass, mid and treble of the head phones; a mini equalizer built in - how unusual. After doing some adjusting I found a happy medium, much better than what I started with. Speaking of sound quality, these are pretty good considering the limitations you are dealing with. These are NOT as good and many of the good echo canceling head phones that cost over $250, but you can hear people talking to you with these on,and they are comfortable, you can wear them for hours and not really think about them. They weight just over 4 oz and rest comfortably on your collar bone. The first few time I used them it took me a while to find the right volume level, but it was largely a location, location issue, When using them with no background noise they needed to be a little lower, and with more background noise (my office with computer fans) they needed to be just a little louder, and have a bit more bass.
After listening to them with a variety of sources, I'm pleasantly impressed. I could listen effortlessly for hours, I'd kind of forgotten they were paired with my phone the first time a call came in and the sound muted and I could VERY clearly hear the caller (from one side); I'm told the microphone worked very well, I found it most natural. a great neck phone. With the speakers on I got over 7 hours of listening time, with the earbuds I'm told you get more than double the life.
Speaking of earbuds they are cleverly builtin to the front underside and automatically retract back in (like your seat belt does, but on a much thinner wire). The were pretty comfortable, and louder than I could possibly handle (you can turn them up too loud - but don't need to). The sound quality was excellent, and I could hear the effects of the dts surround more readily than I did with the speakers alone. That being said, different sources had a much different sound with the dts, the more I listened the more I could discern the different instruments sounding like they are in different sound stage (sounded more 3D). I find any good headphones exhibit this quality, it took me some listening time to find this with the neck phones.
I was originally give them 5 stars, but there are a couple of ergonomic issues that LG could improve upon to earn the additional star. My biggest issue is the buttons on the headphones look (and feel) alike. They should be different colors and different shape buttons so can associate a function with a feel/color. there are two buttons on the inside right and left, both the same color, shape and position. I found my self turning the phones off when I did not mean to and pressing an inside button when I meant to press an outside button. There a learning curve figuring out how the 7 different controls function (all are nice to have, but can be hard to use, it does get easier); but if had made them different colors and make them feel different it would be easier to keep track and remember what does what. Minus one star, not relating to sound quality, but improving the "user interface".
I think I'll enjoy biking with these on, where I can't safely use any other headphones, and maybe excising on an elliptical. I think they be too heavy to really run with, but they might be great for hiking where I don't want to shut out things I need to be observant of.
These are a different type of headphone, I'd not purchase them for the earbuds alone, but for the special functionality that personal speakers bring they do a good job, almost a great job. If you have the need I'd recommend them.
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Take your favorite music anywhere with this Nyne Rock boom box. It has two midrange speakers, two tweeters and a subwoofer, and its rechargeable lithium-ion battery lets you play tunes for up to 8 hours. This Nyne Rock boom box is Bluetooth 4.0 compatible and connects to a mobile device via NFC one-touch technology.
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5
Nyne X-Series: "Rock"
on July 8, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
First impressions: These thing is big, and loud.
I first compared the Nyne X series to the JBL Flip 3 - not a fair comparison in any way the Flip3 is 1/3 the cost, and they sounded that way. For close soft listening both are fine, but to fill my 16'x28' family room, the Flip was anemic and the Nyne held their own. Easily filling the room with a clean sound, maybe a little bass thin, but pretty darn good. I also have a set of older Kicker ik501s speakers that I've frequently used outdoors and at parties. I was pretty happy with them, until now. In comparison to the Nyne Rock the Kicker are getting the boot! What a difference, much more than I expected (both being about $200 speakers). The kicker's lacked midrange the richness and the sharp highs of the Nyne's. They had similar bass output, but that was about all, not nearly as bright. I tested on my "go to" speaker test music, Boston's first album and Pink Floyd's DSOTM. These speakers can get the volume level way up there.
I first compared the Nyne X series to the JBL Flip 3 - not a fair comparison in any way the Flip3 is 1/3 the cost, and they sounded that way. For close soft listening both are fine, but to fill my 16'x28' family room, the Flip was anemic and the Nyne held their own. Easily filling the room with a clean sound, maybe a little bass thin, but pretty darn good. I also have a set of older Kicker ik501s speakers that I've frequently used outdoors and at parties. I was pretty happy with them, until now. In comparison to the Nyne Rock the Kicker are getting the boot! What a difference, much more than I expected (both being about $200 speakers). The kicker's lacked midrange the richness and the sharp highs of the Nyne's. They had similar bass output, but that was about all, not nearly as bright. I tested on my "go to" speaker test music, Boston's first album and Pink Floyd's DSOTM. These speakers can get the volume level way up there.
I then took them outside, ant they again shined, again a clearly better sound than the Kickers. but out side I could tell that the highs were much more directional that I noticed indoors. The bass was still good but now the speaker was not on the floor (which boosted it's bass) being up higher, close to ear level improved the overall midrange of the speaker but diminished the bass, which was ok, when listening from 20-30' away the overall tone was great for a boom box of this size.
I've had a chance to use it outside on the week ends a couple of times, and I never got more than 8 hours of play time, but right around 8 streaming BT. While i'm on the BT issue, I compared BT to a wired connection, and was somewhat pleasantly surprised. As expected the wired sound was better, fuller than the BT, which distorted more quickly at higher volumes, and lacked some of the mid-range richness. I also happened to have a Chromecast Audio Streamer handy. So i plugged it into the wired connection and cast PF to the Nyne speaker. And I could not tell that it was wireless, the definition I found missing from the BT was fully restored.That being said I hope more manufactured will incorporate casting to their devices as well as BT. IMHO BT, from an iPhone (which I used as my source) is inferior to casting. I could get BT to work from about 50-60' before it got iffy, and I could cast from over 100' with no issues.
Back to the Nyne speaker, I have thousands of $s invested in my main home system, and the Nyne can't compare, but I can't haul it around on a handle;I probably can't fit it all in my car. So there are tradeoffs. I do have a surround sound system installed in my back yard, with Definitive Tech speakers, and the Nyne don't have the same bass or stereo separation, but I'm comparing nearly $1K in speakers and a $500 receiver. But they held their own, the Nyne's provided plenty of nice sounds, I'll bet I can still get my neighbor to complain about the volume of the Nyne's, although it won't be because the bass from my outdoor speakers shake the wall. The Nyne's are not going to shake the walls outside, but they will certainly be loud enough to suit most needs.
So I have better sounding speaker that are not portable, and I think casting is better than BT. Still I can happily recommend the Nyne "Rock" speakers, if you have room for them they will happily fill your room with nice sounds.
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Ensure maximum comfort from this Logitech mouse. The precise ergonomic design ensures you stay comfortable throughout the day even if you're a power user, and the additional side button lets you create a custom setup. Smooth gliding is assured from this Logitech mouse thanks to the low-resistance base that slips over any surface.
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4
A great desktop Mouse
on July 8, 2017
Posted by: 3Tcubed
from Phoenix.AZ
First off I could not get this mouse to recognised byall the various computers. Some with Win 10 worked others did not. Some with Win 7 worked other did not. Generally speaking the newer the computer the better the chance, but I still got a 8yr old Dell XPS to work where a newer Dell XPS would not. Go figure. But on the computer I did get it working on it was a real joy to use. It slid more effortlessly than my MS Arc (one of my favorite Mice). It's ability to connect to multiple devices via BT and their dongle is most convenient. But the ability to move from one computer to another via the selector on the bottom is very convenient (when your using multiple computers, like I do). I'd prefer to use BT over their dongle, given a choice. I tried this mouse on 8 computers and it was recognised on 5 of the 8.
The center scroll wheel has some weight to it, once moving it seems to pick up momentum (maybe electronice may be wheel) anyway I like it The programable buttons are an added plus, I programmed them to return to my home page and to open my email, with a single click (on multiple computers). Really cool, I'm sure that there are many other uses I'd not considered.
The mouse is pretty big, not problem fro a desktop, but I doubt I'd want to travel with it (with many smaller options). But it's been getting harder and harder to find a BT mouse that youd want to use on your desk day after day, and this one I would. So many BT mice are too small to use all day long. In this respect the MX Master 2S IS A CLEAR WINNER. If I'd not had connectivity problems with several computers I'd have given it 5 stars, but I had to deduct one star because I could not use BT on all my computers that supported BT.
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Shark Rocket Hand Vac: With 500W and 4.2 amps of power, this hand vac efficiently removes dust, dirt and debris from your home, car, boat or RV. The TruePet motorized brush allows you to pick up pet hair and loose debris.
WHEN WILL THIS ITEM BE AVAILABLE AT THE SALEM NH BEST BUY STORE?
Experience unreal picture quality with this 27-inch HP 27Q display. The modern, tilted design gives you the best angle to experience its lifelike colors and ultrarealistic Quad HD resolution, and an anti-glare panel lets you work or watch anywhere you want. This HP 27Q display's 2 ms refresh time provides crisp, latency-free media, ideal for multi-monitor setups.
Can you connect 3 monitors?
Listen to music while breaking a sweat with this LG TONE Active wireless headset, which features retractable earbuds to reduce tangling. The water-resistant, contoured design offers comfortable wear at the gym or on the track. This LG TONE Active wireless headset features advanced quad-layer speaker technology for smooth, clear sound.
Do these headsets have 4 MHz or higher my boyfriend had pair got ruined he bought from you guys and I couldn’t find that in any of the specs on any of them
Listen to music while breaking a sweat with this LG TONE Active wireless headset, which features retractable earbuds to reduce tangling. The water-resistant, contoured design offers comfortable wear at the gym or on the track. This LG TONE Active wireless headset features advanced quad-layer speaker technology for smooth, clear sound.
Do you know where i can purchase the stabilizer tip? the pointy piece by the ear buds? mine is missing
Call customer support (1.866.244.3399), I'm sure they'll send you what missing
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Pair your morning jog with these Jaybird RUN wireless earbuds, and enjoy your music each step of the way. Bluetooth compatibility with multiple devices lets you share your playlist without the tangle of wires. These Jaybird RUN wireless earbuds are sweatproof and dirtproof to handle the worst of your workout.
Hi, can someone please tell me where they are manufactured? Thanks!
Malaysia, Jaybird is a Logitech company out of CA, customer support US based
7 years, 8 months ago
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Charge your Pixel smartphone quickly with this Google USB-C power adapter. This 18W adapter comes with a long detachable cable, so you can move around more easily while charging your device. Its sleek, minimalist design makes this Google USB-C power adapter a stylish addition to your tech setup.
Would this charge a Dell XPS 13, or is the power output not high enough?
Conquer virtual enemies with this Dell Inspiron desktop. It has an AMD Radeon graphics card with 8GB of dedicated video memory for fast image rendering, and its powerful AMD Ryzen 7 processor and 16GB of DDR4 RAM run multiple programs, games and browsers simultaneously. This Dell Inspiron desktop has a 1TB hard drive for plenty of long-term game storage.
Can u add another hard drive to it?
You can add one 2.5 one 3.5 and two m.2 (22x80mm)
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Harness the productivity of the Intel Core m3 processor with this Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Its 12.3-inch touch screen and 2736 x 1824 resolution are ideal for streaming your favorite movies and shows. This Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has 128GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for your music, photos and videos.
Would this work for someone that likes to download and save a lot of music?
only if you put Music on Micro SD card or external Drive; my Rock Library has 15K songs and occupies 111GBs.
So it depends in the size of your library, for me I have 256GB flash drive to store all music on; but main storage alone probably is not sufficient.
So it depends in the size of your library, for me I have 256GB flash drive to store all music on; but main storage alone probably is not sufficient.
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Harness the productivity of the Intel Core m3 processor with this Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Its 12.3-inch touch screen and 2736 x 1824 resolution are ideal for streaming your favorite movies and shows. This Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has 128GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for your music, photos and videos.
Will this run Quickbooks Pro 2016? Is the keyboard included? If not, how much is that?
Yes, Keyboard is included. I recommend you purchase pen and get -$20 off Pen from BB. Pen really makes the package, well worth $39ish
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Harness the productivity of the Intel Core m3 processor with this Microsoft Surface Pro 4. Its 12.3-inch touch screen and 2736 x 1824 resolution are ideal for streaming your favorite movies and shows. This Microsoft Surface Pro 4 has 128GB of internal storage and a microSD slot for your music, photos and videos.
Does it play d.v.d's and c.d.'s
With and external USB CD/DVD (or BluRay) drive (not included); need to have codecs for video (can purchase from MS, or get with drive or 3rd party)
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