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BOTTOM LINE: Do not get PlayOn! REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: much worse than I expected. DETAILS: AGREED – DO NOT GET PlayOn! It does not work with Hulu. I just wasted 2 hours trying to get this stupid thing to work with my PS3, and the video is choppy — you watch in 2 second intervals. This company sucks. Their engineering quality is reminiscent of a bunch of drunk college students in the 80s — it is not at all up to standards of modern software. No support, no useful help, no problem saving tips, no FAQ — you have got to be kidding me! How can this blogger with any shred of dignity endorse such a shady deal?
NetSetMan Recommended by staywalt [staywalt@verizon .net]
on 5/28/2009
BOTTOM LINE: Excellent REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: much better than I expected. DETAILS: This program allows me to log onto network server at drive at work with vista home premium, something Vista is not supposed to due. It also lets me select a different default printer at hoe and at work automatically. Before this I had to have a shortcut to our server network drive and type a password every morning. This program logs me in automatically. Although I do not need the Pro version I will buy it since the developer deserves the cash.
BOTTOM LINE: A regular Skype 3.8 user - I coudn't use v4 REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: much worse than I expected. DETAILS: Sorry to say, I had difficulty with the simplest task. Making calls was OK, but SMS to multiple recipients is a nightmare - very unintuitive - Sorry - After a week of perservering, I have gone back to 3.8 - Tony
Nintendo DSi Not Recommended by XYZ [matrix2uall@gmail.com]
on 4/24/2009
BOTTOM LINE: Its a utter crap REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: much worse than I expected. DETAILS: None.
BOTTOM LINE: Pricey - but works great! REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: better than I expected. DETAILS: I got mine at Amazon for a little over $100 for both units. It does run quite warm which I didn't expect.
BOTTOM LINE: horribly unstable product REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: worse than I expected. DETAILS: Things like port forwarding don't work right. VERY poor wireless range. Needs weekly rebooting and no remote reboot option.
BOTTOM LINE: stay away REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: much worse than I expected. DETAILS: Hardware flaky, support nonexistent, loses firmware for no reason, manual page about firmware reload is bunch of crap
BOTTOM LINE: DO NOT INSTALL THEIR UTILITY REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: much worse than I expected. DETAILS: 2 hours now after uninstalling this piece of shit "utility" from the laptop, and I still cannot get windows XP back on line. FUCK YOU BELKIN you assholes.
BOTTOM LINE: need a quick response REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: much better than I expected. DETAILS: I HAVE A QUESTION: IS IT POSSIBLE TO USE THIS EQUIPMENT IN A INTRANET NETWORK? FOR EXAMPLE WITHIN TWO USERS CONNECTED TO A SAME ROUTER
BOTTOM LINE: not worth the hassle REALITY vs. EXPECTATIONS: worse than I expected. DETAILS: I enjoyed the concept, however the mobile player price was not appreciated nor was the marginal at best reception was a real let down. Overall, just not my favorite tech toy.....
