Recent content by Samstag

I'm a 3-year member and I get a lot (10% or more) of bad disks, and I'm not counting the ones that are scratched up but work fine. It's just luck of the draw that the last renter didn't trash the disk and during big sales like this they tend to have more problems (in my experience). In...

Fear 2 is the game I'm sending back as unplayable. The disc doesn't look too bad but it won't even boot. I'd install it to the hard drive to make sure it can read the whole disk if I were you.

I rarely get a game that doesn't have some scratches and chips on the outer edge, but most work fine. You'll sometimes get a game that won't work at all, and it seems much more common during these big sales. when this happens they'll tell you to seal it up in the original package and mark it...

Hopefully sometime soon Monoprice should have a 4-port HDMI/TOSLINK switch that will probably be a better solution in the long run.

The optical out on your TV will only give you stereo.

It's twice the price after you add shipping!

Maybe you can explain how it's possible to use Prime to get free shipping from a third party? Amazon is selling the game for $17.99.

Source: http://vgsales.wikia.com/wiki/NPD_April_2009 Feb 2009 sales: 276,000 Mar 2009 sales: 218,000 Apr 2009 sales: 127,000 I guess you could call that momentum.

I got a set from Costco that use rubber pads and the largest size completely seals my ears. It was actually an air-tight fit for me which I don't find comfortable but may be just what you're looking for

I have one of the Monoprice mounts, and it's very solid. In an earthquake or hurricane/tornado, the wall and the TV may be destroyed but you can pick the mount out of the rubble and use it again later.

I've never used this on an LCD, but Novus plastic polish works really well on plastic surfaces.

Both. Unless you get a Falcon, a 90-day warranty isn't going to be much protection. And there's no guarantee a refurb will be a Falcon. I just got a non-Falcon HDMI refurb directly from Microsoft 2 weeks ago.

I love mine. I'm only using a 5.1 speakers with it because I don't have room for 7 but I don't feel like I'm missing much. HDMI switching is pretty irrelevant here because it'll be almost instant in the receiver but it'll take a few seconds for your output device to sync up with the TV when you...

Great receiver, but you're better off getting it from Amazon. It's been dropping under $380 lately. I bought one a couple of weeks ago and have already price-corrected it twice.

I've had the LN40A650 for about a week now. It looks amazing! I have it set up right next to a sliding-glass door where glare was a problem with my old CRT TV. The LCD is in the same place but seems to have some anti-reflective coating because I'm seeing a lot less glare. I'd prefer a less...