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Saturday, 9 July 2011

Digital Antenna - tv antenna, digital antenna

This antenna is great. I wanted to add the local HD ATSC channels to my TIVO HD. I purchased a DIGIAIR antenna meter to find the spot in my attic with the strongest signal and optimized its position. This antenna did a fantastic job on both hi-VHF and UHF bands. I am guessing it has about 4-6 dB gain on both bands. It is truely designed to reduce multipath interference for digital signal reception. For example, the rear VHF reflector is fed into the antenna feed after going through a 180 degree phase reversal to enhance rear lobe rejection of unwanted signals.

The antenna DOES come with the J mount pole which makes it an even better value.

I live 42 miles from the transmission towers and this antenna is connected to a 60 ft run of RG6 quad shield to my TV. I get a S/N ratio of 23-28 db on most all the channels with a signal strength on the TV of 80-100. The DIGIAIR meter shows strong pull on the VHF channels.

From my knowledge of antenna design and looking at photos on the internet, this antenna appears to be the same one sold for twice the price called the EZ HD Antenna.

It is just large enough to get good signal, but small enough not to be too cumbersome. It was the only combination VHF/UHF antenna in this size that I could find that had multiple VHF elements for increased gain.

Now I receive all the local channels in HD PLUS I receive analog basic cable. My TIVO HD combines both channel sets into a seamless viewing experience. HD channels viewed off this antenna will always look BETTER than if you viewed them off cable because the cable company recompresses the HD signal downgrading it slightly to save bandwidth on the cable system. You just can't get this clarity without an antenna.

YOU DO NEED A SEPARATE RUN OF RG6 QUADSHIELD COAX TO YOUR TIVO BOX. YOU CAN'T COMBINE ANTENNA SIGNALS AND CABLE SIGNALS ON THE SAME CABLE. IT TAKES 2 CABLES TO DO THIS. Running this second cable down to my TIVO was the hardest part of the installation. After you do this, simply REMOVE the cable card from your TIVO to get the Comcast basic cable channels in analog and let the antenna handle your HD digital local channels. Saves cable bill money.

For connectors, I purchased the DataShark compression tool and compression RG6 connectors at Home Depot. I ordered additional connectors (better ones for quad shield) from Amazon. DataShark stuff is made by Paladin Tools.

I purchased the RG6Q (quad shield cable) as RCA brand quad shield at Lowes. Avoid the GE cable as it is of lower quality. Home Depot had some inexpensive QuadShield cable also, but if you look closely the center 18AWG conductor was only copper coated steel, not solid copper like the RCA cable.

For coax face plates, I made my own double gang wall plate. Using one of the "unbreakable nylon" face plates at Home Depot, I was able to drill two holes in it the perfect size to place two coax couplers. The modular data/coax/phone face plate systems from Leviton, and others are nice, but very over priced for what are custom pieces of plastic.

Most homes will be wired with RG59 coax which has a much higher loss of signal than RG6. If you installing an antenna you really need the RG6 to minimize loss of weak signals which come from an antenna. Since all the stations are now digital and digital reception is sensitive to EMI or interference, you need the quad shielded RG6 over the double shielded RG6 to reduce interference. When receiving digital signals it takes BOTH a strong signal and a CLEAN signal free of interference to get a beautiful and clean picture.

My reception is rock solid on all channels. I couldn't be happier. RCA ANT751 Outdoor Antenna Optimized for Digital Reception

We just moved to Santa Fe and wanted to get broadcast TV (I hate cable!) but most stations are near Albuquerque. According to [...], all of our stations are around 35-40 miles away. This antenna was very quick to install - it took my husband less than 15 minutes to install it on the roof, we then re-scanned our channels and picked up 26 digital channels. This includes all of the major broadcast channels including two PBS stations that are all crystal clear - a perfect picture. There are no trees or tall buildings around us, but there is a mountain range between us and Albuquerque so we were worried we wouldn't be able to pick up the channels. This was a great price, the antenna is not too large and obtrusive, and it works great for both UHF and VHF channels.

My wife and I were with Comcast for 10 years and they recently decided to make some major changes (triple the cost or only 20-30 channels almost ALL of which are local or shopping). Minor changes did take place during the time we were with them such as Price and Services (I would go into details but I would rather not bore you). We had always decided that Comcast was pretty much the only other option then Direct TV and such.

Amazingly we noticed (because Comcast wanted to make these recent major changes) that we didn't really watch that much TV, and when we did, it was the Local Stations that we were mostly watching. We then decided to cut Comcast completely out of the picture (no pun intended), and we started to shop for an antenna. Needless to say, we found this one. Reading the reviews on both Amazon and one other web-site (apparently I can't say which web-site that is, because "Amazon's" people will end up deleting it from this review "[...]") I was very excited to test this out, especially where Wal-Mart was selling this exact one for $30 more than what Amazon was selling it for at the time I purchased it.

The installation of this antenna was simple. It is very light and perfect to work with, just make sure that you have coax cable to go with it. The HD Quality is unbelievable. There are some stations that we receive in HD that we are now getting better reception with then what Comcast was providing at the time we had them. With this antenna, we get between 24 to 30 English stations and roughly 10 to 15 Spanish stations (I would only assume it is different in each State/County).

I viewed some of the reviews on Wal-Mart's web-site on this antenna and noticed that one reviewer had pictures where he placed this antenna in their attic. I recently finished our basement and did not want to drill more holes. I have my main connection to our Cable/TV runing next to my breaker box in our Cold Room (food Storage), and I placed the Antenna in their, a simple connection. I installed the antenna on the Ceiling of the room. I live in Utah County and we have Mountains that can easily block the signal. The closest tower for reception where I live is about 50 miles, it is also beyond the corner of one of the Mountains. Even with that and being in our basement the picture is great!

This Antenna is a must have!!! Very Simple to put together, very light and you really can stick it anywhere. I figured by putting it indoors, it will not get weather damage and should last us a very long time. Hurray for FREE TV! Also note that I do not have an Amplifier with this as other reviews do have and still getting great reception. It does make me curious though if I would get more channels or even better reception on those channels that don't have a 100% reception on. - Digital Antenna - Tv Antenna - Attic Antenna - Hdtv Antenna'

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Pioneer Receiver - receiver, av receiver

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My choices for an entry level replacement receiver were between this and the Sony STR-DH720. I picked the Pioneer as I was replacing a 10 year old Pioneer that had just recently started acting up and I was quite happy with. This receiver is plenty loud, but I do have two primary complaints. My first (and biggest) is the fact that it doesn't seem to support ARC or Standby Passthrough unless you enable "Control via HDMI" which only works with certain pieces of equipment as is only spelled out in the manual. On the website, they simply have a check-mark next to both features, so I didn't expect either to have caveats. Perhaps I am wrong in thinking that the HDMI signal should pass through the receiver if it is in standby regardless of whether "Control via HDMI" is turned on and regardless of the equipment being Pioneer-compliant, but I feel it was a bit misleading in my mind. Please note that I am no A/V expert, so take what I say with a grain of salt and please research for yourself. In the mean time I am considering leaving the HDMI switching to my display and making use of the dual optical inputs like I did with my old receiver. My other complaint is that the on-screen-display (OSD) is only output through the RCA ports and NOT through HDMI. After purchasing brand new 1.4 HDMI cables and attempting to rid myself of all of the other optical-toslink, etc. cables, I find it a bit retro that you would only allow menu setup to happen through RCA video out. Just my opinions, decide for yourself, but given the info I have now, I believe I would've went with the DH720 and hoped for the best. Pioneer VSX-521-K 5.1 Home Theater Receiver, Glossy Black

Wonderful receiver with the audiophile quality performance one would expect from Pioneer. It has clean stylish looks and not terribly complicated with all the audio features any home theater system needs at a fraction of the cost of the higher end receivers. The owners manual is fairly well written and easy to understand. It took me about an hour to setup and get all the internal settings to my liking. All the receiver functions are available via the remote control. Only a couple minor negative issues I could find was is the on screen setting menu is analog only and anything beyond basic control of the unit requires the remote so don't lose it! I believe the higher end units in this model line don't have these issues. Things like these are obviously left out to help keep it affordable for the budget minded.

Bought this receiver with Polk Audio RM705 5.1 Home Theater System (Set of Six, Black). The sound is great really easy to setup. The only issue is the need for a component cable to your tv for the on screen setup during the MCACC calibration of the speakers. I didn't have these cables but I was able to run the MCACC setup without the on tv interface.

This is a good unit that i was using for DJ-ing. I also got into the VJ (video jockey) while i was doing shows, so this unit got replaced with an all in one DVD and receiver amplifier. I don't really have anything bad to say about it, it worked great till the day that i decommissioned it.

received the pioneer vzx-521-k promptly from Amazon. with new LG TV it required a digital audio optical cable.... HDMI cable from direct tv box to lg and optical cable from 521-k to tv is all it took. however, to get menu onscreen, you'll need cable from 521-k to tv. menu must have been set up by upper management but i figured it out after a while. menu has to deal with all the different appliances you can hook up but i only need tv. remote control has buttons i still have yet to figure out what they do. AUTO SPEAKER SET UP HAD REAR SPEAKERS TOO LOUD WITH NO WAY TO ADJUST DELAY. I USED MY RADIO SHACK SOUND LEVEL METER TO SET SPEAKERS. all said i hope 521-k lasts 15 years like the sherwood 70 watt a/v receiver it replaced.

I purchased this stereo due to the fact it had the auto calibration which I employed with my last Pioneer and I needed to clean up the wires behind my system with the much better HDMI cables.

I ended up returning the 521-k due to the system not picking up the source format. If something was in Dolby Digital it would not register. Also, the sound was no where as rich as my previous Pioneer after running the auto-calibration.

I went ahead and purchased a Denon for $50 more and am so impressed with the sound quality and ease of set up that I am a fan for life. I never knew what I was missing for that price range.

Avoid this one as it is a swing and a miss.

Helped my parents select and purchase this receiver. They just needed a simple, quality receiver to accept HDMI inputs, and then output via one HDMI to HD TV. I had hoped that they would be able to use the advertised on-screen display (OSD) for setup and occasional settings changes. However, the OSD is not sent to the TV via the HDMI cable. Instead, you have to run a separate video component cable to the TV in order to see the OSD. Also, my parents have a good set of 5.1 speakers, but they didn't want to run the wires for the rear speakers. Supposedly, this receiver has Dolby Pro Logic IIz which will allow you to use two "front high" speakers instead of the two rear surround speakers. When we received the receiver, we realized that the "front high" speaker connections on the back of the receiver are "pre-amp," and you can only use this feature if you buy a separate amplifier. We were really looking forward to the OSD and the "front high" speakers. Without these features, I can only give 3 stars. Otherwise, the receiver is nicely designed, has simple controls on the remote and on the unit, sounds great, and includes a printed user manual that adequately covers most of the features. - Excellent Value - Hdmi - Av Receiver - Receiver'

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Water Filter - water filter

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WF286 water filter for whirlpool, I order this product from amazon, I'm very please with the product. It was the best price around, and I received it in about 3 days. I give you 5 stars for product and shipping out quickly. Thanks Tootystu Supco WF286 Kenmore Refrigerator Water Filter Replacement - Water Filter'

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Lowepro Camera Bag - camera cases, dslr bag

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So far so good. This bag is spacious but not too bulky. It is great for a XLR Camera and two lenses. The 140 is barely big enough for the camera and a few accessories so if you are looking between the 170 and 140 and are planning on getting an extra lens I would recommend getting the larger bag. If you want just the camera the 140 is a lot smaller and better if you want less bulk. I think more space is better but that is just me! The 170 seems very study, is nice and padded well. It is a good quality bag. Lowepro Adventura 170 Camera Case (Black)

This bag comes with removable dividers making it easy to change the pockets to fit your needs. I am able to leave any of my lenses attached to my Canon Rebel and it still fits nicely in this bag. I also like the zipper and snap closure, I can use either or both. Very nice quality.

I purchased this for my mom's Canon Rebel T1i. It was just perfect--not too bulky, but substantial enough to protect her camera. The interior is a cheery orange and padded nicely. The camera will fit whether the kit lens is attached or removed. I looked locally for a bag this size and prices were easily double. I am a photographer myself and was impressed with this bag. I don't always leave reviews, but I made this purchase based on other reviews on this page. This is a perfect bag for an SLR and 1-2 lenses.

Good for the price.

I bought a Canon T2i with 18-55mm kit lens and supplemented it with a 75-300mm lens.

The bag is durable, with well cushioned interiors, and can accomodate the camera with a lens and 1-2 more lenses.Its good for me as I just started..

Will add more soon.But right now I feel that its good for beginers and who doesn't carry more than 2 lenses.

I bought this for carrying my Panasonic DMC-GF1 and lenses/accessories. It's a little bigger than I imagined (or needed), but I didn't even have the camera yet when I bought the bag, so that's what I get for being impatient. The Adventura 170 easily carries my GF1 with lens, a spare lens, all accessories (battery, filters, etc.), and even a small photography book. I have a small camera, though, so the bag is a little taller than it needs to be for my purposes. It's a great case, though. It has zip and clip closures, it carries well (I hiked 10 miles with it over my shoulder), and it has a hard bottom panel for extra protection. If I buy additional lenses or want to bring my point-and-shoot along, it will have plenty of room. And, if you have a bigger, full-size dSLR, I'm sure this would be perfect. I think this will be exactly what I need for an upcoming vacation, to hold my camera and a few other carry-on necessities.

I bought this case not for a camera but actually for my Tritton AX 720 Gaming headset. The bag is very soft and seems pretty durable. It even matches the color of my headset. The 3 inside pockets is great. The middle pocket fits my amp perfect and each side pocket holds a speaker headphone. The front pocket provides the space needed to hold my cables. Not what the case was ment for, but geeze does it make a good headphone case!

This is a great bag. I have a D40 with the attached 18-55 kit lens and it fits nicely in this bag. You can get the charger and a few other smaller accessories in there (even a flash on top).

There is nice (but a bit smallish) zippered pouch that is good for cards, cords, remotes, etc.

Zippers feel solid. I think it could use a bit more padding, however, but I don't plan on dropping it at all, let alone from great heights.

Nice bag. My fz100 fits nice. It has two removable partitions that you can adjust, plenty of room for an add on lens, extra battery and charger, remote shutter release, small clamp on tripod in one of the two side pockets. I can't comment on durability because I just got it. Zippered pocket on front (put my cords in there) with a couple pockets inside for memory cards, etc. I like it. I wish more people would leave reviews for stuff, it helps other people make better buying choices.

This is my second Lowepro case, the first one was too small for my camera but this one is big enough for a DSLR or SLR with 2 or 3 lenses and a flash. Small items like filters, cleaning goods, extra batteries and memory cards can be accomodated in the outside pockets. Construction looks durable, the interior is very soft orange fabric and dividers are adjustable. Nice - Camera Case - Camera Bags - Dslr Bag - Camera Cases'

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Cheap Webcam - skype, quality

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This is a great little USB web cam for very little money. When testing a dozen or so different web cams, I found this the easiest to use and the least expensive.

This cam does not come with software, and does not have fancy features like zoom, autofocus, and subject tracking. It is fixed focal length and focus, like a cheap still camera.

I found the lack of software to be a plus, as most all webcam software borders on being malware with its invasive and obnoxious effects on Windows. I have not tried it with Linux yet, but will update this review when I do.

This camera worked out of the box on standard Windows camera drivers, and for simple web conferencing, it is great. I have used it with the Elluminate service, and it functions quite adequately.

If you need a basic, generic, USB webcam and don't want to shell out nearly $100 for a good one, give this beastie a try. It isn't fancy, but it works.

UPDATE FEB. 2009

I have also now tried this camera on the MSI Wind Barebone computer running Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron. It works well with Linux, too.

UPDATE July 2009

I recently got my 5th one of these cameras, and it arrived damaged (poor packaging). I emailed HDE through Amazon and immediately got a response and they sent a new camera. Customer service like that is just darned hard to find. Good job! 5.0 Megapixel USB PC Webcam Camera for PC Laptop Noteboo

well, for people who still didnt buy it, DONT !

it's a piece of junk, its name is : "5.0 Megapixel USB PC Webcam Camera for PC Laptop Notebook" sounds like we will have a picture quality of 5.0 Megapixel for a cool price. But the think is (after few reserch) i found that "5.0 Megapixel USB PC Webcam" is the name of the brand !!! and not reference of the quality !! wich it means you'll buy something like : "xxx Camera for PC Laptop Notebook" and there's nothing to say about the quality or anything else.

and for real this camera quality is 0.7 Megapixel wich is the lowest quality you can find for webcams

Fast delivery. Webcam installed ok on XP. Terrible image quality as the webcam can not adjust well for lighting, and has poor resolution. It's not 5.0 megapixel, I think that's just part of the name. Manual focus broke first time I tried to adjust it. The price is low for a reason.

The product description claims "4 LED lights for night vision viewing".

They're for blinding the person using the camera. They're extra bright white LEDs, not infra-red, as "night vision" describes.

I unplugged it after a minute, most of which was spent picking up my jaw at the audacity of the seller using a lie to describe this product.

Yes, strictly speaking the words "night" and "vision" can be used to describe something that floods an area with bright light so as to make it possible to have "vision" at "night", but this is NOT what "night vision" means.

It's bulky compared to other webcams, it has that flimsy shiny tacky feeling. I'm dropping it in a donation box somewhere so that some charity can benefit. It would probably cost me more than this thing cost me to return it and cross my fingers for a refund of any kind.

Yes, I know. For $7 what did I expect? I expected the description not to outright lie.

This is a very low resolution webcam. If it were represented as such I would have no problems with it (of course I wouldn't have bought it either). Basically, I wasted $10 buying it and an hour finding out that you can't get even a half megapixel out of it. It's useless to me, but not worth the postage and bother to return it. So the webcam goes in a junk box, the seller keeps my money, Amazon gets a bit tarnished for allowing the misrepresentation, and I learn a lesson. - Quality - Cheap - Cheap Webcam - Skype'

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Garmin Nuvi - nuvi, garmin

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This charger doesn't work in the Nuvi 780. At least I couldn't get it to work. Plug it in and the GPS tells you to plug to a computer. The GPS end is used for computer hookup. I think you need something Comparable to Garmin 010-10747-03, with a wider plug on the GPS end. Accessory Power Rapid Car / Auto Travel Charger for Garmin Nuvi 255W / Nuvi 780 / Nuvi 260W and More GPS Devices

Why spend extra bucks on other similar products as long as the purpose is served, i.e. to power on the Garmin GPS.

It is working so far. So, no complaints. By the way, I realized afterward that the original Garmin Car charger could be fixed by changing the blown-out fuse, which costs less than $2 for a pack of 4! So, I changed the fuse and the old car charger is also working! So, now I have a backup car charger (this one) in my car always! Nice? :-)

Excellent, even better than the one pictured because it has the curly, stretch-out cord

instead of just a straight cord. Fits on edge of Garmin instead of the back like the one

that came with it, which makes for easier mounting on the dash. - Garmin Nuvi - Garmin - Nuvi - Charger'

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Yoga Accessories - yoga mats, exercise

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I love this yoga mat! I'm super-sensitive to strong smells, and so I wanted to find one that didn't have that headache-inducing rubber smell to it. I got this one because of the reviews indicating that it was smell-less, and the reviews were certainly true. It's much longer than other yoga mats, which was a pleasant surprise. I can do some of my poses with my toddler accompanying me on the same mat! Speaking of my toddler, it's so cushy that she sometimes likes to take a nap on it. She has abused it in every way possible -- spilling food on it (an old toothbrush works wonders for getting in the crevices), grinding chair legs into it (it didn't tear!), and playing on it with her toys. At first I cringed every time she did something to it, but this mat is basically indestructible. Highly recommend. Aurorae Yoga Mats - Ultra Thick, Extra Long with Focal point Icon and Illuminating Colors. SGS approved Free from Phthalates and Latex. Great customer service and all products guaranteed. Violet

Aurorae Yoga products are the ultimate in high quality. This Yoga Mat is strong and durable while being much more thick and comfortable than any other that I have tried before. I love the warm, soothing color, the non-slip surface and the longer length - not to mention that the company is wonderful. They truly care about their customers and are prompt to help you in a moment's notice. I highly recommend Aurorae Yoga for all of your yoga needs!

I have used many yoga and exercise mats in my years and this is the one that I have used solely for the last year or so. It is soft and comfy, and I really like the extra length. It is perfect for ab work, yoga or pilates. I highly recommend it!

Its not often (in my case NEVER) that the company ceo emails a customer. I was very impressed with that and their words of encouragement.

Oh, the mat? Exactly the same as the first- perfect condition, bought it for my gf. Nothing but good to say--as soon as I catch my breath. :) THANK YOU!

I love it this mat!!

Since I start to use this mat, knee pain and the wired rubbery smell, I used to have when I used my previous mat, are gone!

It's because it is thick and a little bit longer than regular thin mat, so I really enjoy to attend yoga class with no distraction, right now.

Also, I bought denim bag to put this mat and it is also awesome!!

When I bought my Aurorae Yoga Mat through Amazon a few months ago, I really lucked out.

After having used it for a few months now, I know I really am glad I decided to go with this yoga mat. I adore it. I have spoken glowingly about it to a number of individuals in my Yoga Center. Some have actually tried it, and they were extremely pleasantly impressed.

However, I feel what is just as important as this great product, is the fantastic customer service one receives with Aurorae Yoga. Their customer service is a big step up from the companies with which one usually deals! I feel this is SO important for predominantly two reasons. First, when a company stands behind their product 100%, it is pretty obvious that they know they have a really good product, that they CAN stand behind 100%. Second, the consumer knows that he or she is really important to the company. With Aurorae Yoga, if there is a question or concern about the product, you can actually talk to or communicate with the OWNER of the company! And they actually WANT to help you (and certainly have helped me!)

Aurorae has a number of Yoga products. I would STRONGLY suggest that anyone look for a Yoga mat or related products, look into Aurorae Yoga. I KNOW you will not be sorry.

I just started a Body Flow class so I bought this mat based on the glowing reviews. It was everything and more! The beautiful colors offer a zen like mood to start the class. No mat odor, just a wonderful, soft cushion. Customer service was incredible and I enjoyed the little note enclosed in the box. I will buy and buy again from your company.

In good health, mind, body and spirit, this is the best ever.

Can I say that about a yoga mat? For a big piece of foam rubber, Aurorae has done a fabulous job of providing a product that exceeds expectations. Roomy, nice color, thick, and no funky smell.

Happy with this purchase.

This mat is of great quality and exceeds my standards. I bought it for my wife, and the material is of a durable rubber type. The mat is also pourus, which means breathable and hygienic. Other mats I have seen were more solid, and when sweat drips on the mat, it will absorb it. The length is more than enough, even for me, I am 6'1. All in all, completely satisfied, nothing more to say. Great product! - Yoga Mats - Exercise - Yoga - Mats'

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