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Sony ICD-PX820 Digital Voice Recorder (Black)

Going off to school -  I search all over for the best recorder for the money and this is what I found.  After I got it, tested it in many situations, but mostly in my summer class.  Awesome!!!   actually records in mp3 so I can move it to my computer, clean it up and then move it to my ipod and listen to it during my running…..   sweet!   and for around $50 its a steal.

Weber 7416 Rapidfire Chimney Starter

Man it is the best 12 bucks i have spent.  Overall, it is not much diff in gas and having a starter.  A little longer but the coals are hot and really sear…

People dont think about it, but everyone I have given an Amazon gift card to has really enjoyed it….

Millions of items, lots of free shipping and no tax in most cases.  Click the image and check it out!!!

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What a great shoe!   I have seen these go for up to $75…  now on sale for about $45 but no telling for how long…  enjoy

This thing kills at pointing… no fooln!  Don’t fool around with a little red guy when you cna nail it with this big dog for just a few dollars more…  about $14 right now.

Black Dimple Finish High Power Green Laser. We ensure that every high power green laser pointer is hand calibrated and tested to output at least 50mw and thus offers the expected stunning power expected of a real constant wave green (532nm) laser pointer, much brighter to look at than a regular red laser pointer and always with a visible green beam. This high power green laser pointer will impress your coworkers, family and friends. Use it for your next presentation and everybody will know that you are ahead of the latest technology. Body material: Brass, Body color: Matte Black.

50mw 532nm Astronomy Powerful Green Laser Pointer

Don;t be like me…   and say, well when it goes ( and it will go, hell you want it to go, when it is time.. a lamp you can replace.. a sound board is not easily replaceable.) you will have on on hand to pop in and get back to maybe 4-5 years more of a great picture.

Eventually these are going to go up in price…  I say get one now and put it away!!!!!

Did you know that you can buy these through Amazon???  Check it out!

Sony XL-2400 Replacement Lamp for Grand WEGA 3LCD Rear Projection HDTV

I’ve got this one and it is a gem….   my suggestion is READ THE BOOK!!!!  not all functions and capabilities are easy to grasp and you will be missing out on some real usefulness.  A really nice unit shipped and no taxes for $110

Makes a great wedding or birthday gift!!!!

Garmin nüvi 255W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

Samsung UN55C6800 55-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LED HDTV (Black)

the price keeps changing but I saw this for $2219 and free shipping.

that is nuts because it is the cheapest I have seen this set… go check out the specs.

Sony XL-2400 Replacement Lamp for Grand WEGA 3LCD Rear Projection HDTV

Did you know you can buy these replacement lamps through amazon??

Garmin nüvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with Speech Recognition Super Deal Bargain $138.54 – 1Garmin nüvi 855 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator with  Speech Recognition0% ($13.80) = 

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  • Sleek, ultra-slim design fits in a pocket; High-sensitivity GPS receiver for fast satellite lock
  • Pre-loaded with City Navigtor NT maps for North America, including more than 6-million name-searchable points of interest
  • Speech recognition–speak menu options and keep your eyes on the road
  • Multi-destination routing–enter several destinations and get the best route to all of them; “Where am I?” and “Where’s my car?” features
  • Full feature set–text to speech for spoken directions with real street names; MP3 player, and Photo viewer

LG 47LH50 47-Inch 1080p 120Hz Broadband LCD HDTV, Gloss Black

Now is the time to pull the trigger!!!!!!!!  I really like this one…  right size for the apartment and right set of features. $998.00 + Free Shipping

Introducing the LH50 LCD TV with NetCast Entertainment Access. This Full HD 1080p LCD TV lets you tap into Internet content directly on your TV–something you may have never imagined possible. While watching TV, use Yahoo! Widgets to check the latest headlines, weather, financial updates and more. And wait until you experience the entertainment services. Having instant access to Netflix and YouTube lets you watch movies and online videos whenever you want them. The future of TV entertainment is available now with the LH50.

Innovative Technologies

Virtually limitless Possibilities
A TV with the web’s best entertainment and services included. NetCast Entertainment Access lets you tap into movies, TV shows, news, stock information, and weather updates—direct from the Internet and without a computer. (Learn more)

Less blur. Better action
Brings detail to even the fastest moving scenes and virtually eliminates motion blur with TruMotion 120Hz.(Learn more)

View it in the Right Light
Every room has different colors and lighting.  Intelligent Sensor automatically optimizes the picture to your room’s unique conditions.(Learn more)

Double the Detail
Make all your favorite sports, TV shows, movies, and video games more realistic.  Get nearly double the pixel resolution of standard HD with Full HD 1080p Resolution. (Learn more)

See More in the Dark
It’s easy for details to get lost in the shadows.  The 70,000:1 Contrast Ratio lets you experience deeper blacks and greater picture detail, especially in darker scenes. (Learn more)

Core Technologies

Find the Perfect Picture
Getting your picture looking great is easier than ever with Picture Wizard.  Enables easy self-calibration with your remote by providing on-screen reference points for key picture quality elements. (Learn more)

Audio Should be Heard, Not Seen
The slim-silhouette Invisible Speaker System delivers a look and audio that are equal parts clean and polished. (Learn more)

Hear Every Whisper
Get audio the way it was meant to be heard. Clear Voice II enhances and amplifies the frequency range of the human voice to help keep dialogue audible when background noise swells. (Learn more)

Customized Enjoyment
Sports, cinema and video games can all be heard and seen as they were meant to be with AV Mode II. (Learn more)

Other Features

Watch Like A Pro
It’s ISFccc Ready for professional calibration. A more personalized viewing experience awaits, if you’re so inclined. (Learn more)

Memories Brought to Life
View family photos and listen to MP3 files right in the comfort of your living room with USB 2.0. (Learn more)

A Colorful Personality
A TV that looks great on and off. The Color-Infused Design is a nod to your sense of style. (Learn more)

Smart Energy
Conserve money and energy. With an Energy Star 3.0 rating, you can be green and save green. (Learn more)

Bring Theater to the Couch
Don’t feel like making it out to the multiplex? 24P Real Cinema gives you a movie-theater-experience right in your own home. (Learn more)

Connect with Crystal Clear Color
You won’t miss a single tone or shade. 4 HDMI V.1.3. Deep Color inputs give you the rich hues and HD picture you want. (Learn more)

Versatile Technology
LCD televisions offer a greater variety of sizes, are generally more energy efficient than Plasma and work wonders for video games and computer graphics. (Learn more)

Yahoo Widgets
With Yahoo Widgets, your TV can also serve as your on-demand weatherman, stockbroker, news source and more. Yahoo! News, Weather, Finance, and Flickr are right there at your fingertips. Better still, as new widgets are developed, they’re automatically uploaded to your TV.

Netcast Entertainment
t’s time to change what to expect from your TV.  NetCast Entertainment Access lets you tap into instant entertainment and information from online services.  Now directly stream movies, TV shows and video, and get up-to-the-minute news, stock information and weather updates to your TV using Yahoo! Widgets, Netflix, and YouTube. Simply connect a broadband source through the built-in Ethernet port, grab your LG remote and enjoy. It couldn’t be easier.
Netflix: Unlimited Viewing
Make the most of the extensive offerings on Netflix. Users with a subscription can sit back and enjoy unlimited instant access to over 12,000 Netflix movies and TV episodes* streamed directly to their TV set. Most movies and TV episodes appear in standard definition and many selections are not new releases.
*Netflix subscription required and sold separately.
YouTube
Now you can watch everything on YouTube right in your living room. Blu-ray players with NetCast give you unlimited, direct access to the millions of Web videos available through YouTube, whenever you want them. All you need is an active Internet connection. Watch that one fellow making a fool of himself over and over again.

I bought this tv because of the netcast/netflix internet option. The netflix takes a second to come setup and works great. The audio on this tv is great for a LCD. The color are pretty good but the blacks are light especially in dark scenes (this is my only compliant). Also there is some concerns that cnet.com pointed out in regard to how this tv processes 1080p. If you are looking for a TV with out of this world picture that than this is not it (I would suggest a newer LED model or older Sony/Samsung). This TV is for those who really want the yahoo widgets and netflix/youtube. Another drawback is that it has no wireless connectivity.

This TV lists for $1600, but is often available for less than that.
The picture quality is not equal to competing $1600 TVs (like the Samsung…or just about any other brand). This TV is often on sale in the $900 to $1200 range. When the price is below $1100, it may be difficult to find any other 47″ TV that cheap. (of course, TV prices drop so fast, that my pricing recommendation could be soon out of date). You can get a 780p plasma TV in that price range, but those usually have even worse picture quality (I never liked the creamy quality of plasma TVs).

Note that the first one I got was bad. After it ran for a few minutes, it would start getting black bands. This is the first time in my life that I ever had to return a TV (except for a small protable DVD player with a screen).

The picture quality is OK but not vibrant. Like all LCD TVs, you can play around with the picture settings a lot and improve the quality. It seems like with all LCD TVs I have seen that the default settings are not the best. But, the problem is that it takes a lot of screwing around and trial and error to get the best picture.

The TV has a “Picture Wizard” to help you calibrate the picture. I tried it and didn’t like the results.

The TV also has power saving modes that adjust the brightness and an automatic brightness adjuster. I found that to get the best picture, you had to crank it to the brightest picture.

What was really disappointing to me was the 120 Hz motion feature. With 120 Hz, the picture should be smoother during action shots, where something moves quickly across the screen or there is a fast scan. During fast motion scenes, there is a lot of pixalation on this TV. It is worse than my old 37 inch 60 Hz EMPREX TV.

The sound quality on this TV is only fair, but I have heard even worse. But, most LCD TVs seem to have poor sound quality. I’m not sure why. In the last days of CRT TVs, the manufacturers were paying a lot of attention to sound quality. You could a 24 inch JVC or Philips TV for fairly cheap with excellent sound quality. The speakers had a wide dynamic range and were crystal clear. Maybe people are so intringued by high definition picture that they aren’t demanding high quality audio. Or maybe the manufacturers are assuming everyone will use a separate surround sound system, so it doen’s matter what the TV sound is like.

The TV takes a long time to come on and a long time to switch between the input modes. All LCD TVs do take longer to come on than the old CRT TVs, but this one seems worse than most.

I don’t like the remote control on this TV set. It is hard to get to the menus for the functions I use a lot, like sleep timer and aspect ratio. And trying to train my wife how to use those features is almost impossible.

Overall, I am not impressed with LG’s video or audio quality. I have an LG DVD recorder/VCR hooked up to this TV. You combine the two together and you get some real horrible quality. (However, the DVD player is responsible for most of it).

So what is good about this TV?

-Very nice, attactive design.
-It swivels.
-I got it at a low price and it was way cheaper than any other 47″ TV.
-It isn’t horrible (it just isn’t as good as other LCD TVs)
-It has the NET FLIX, U Tube connectivity that is supposed to be really easy to use. I haven’t tried it yet. It isn’t wireless, so you have to either have to run a LAN c

Poulan Pro PP3516AVX 16-Inch 35 cc 2-Cycle Gas-Powered Anti-Vibration Chain Saw for $95.93 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping

35cc 2-cycle gas engine
16-inch Guide Bar
Automatic Chain Oiler
Patented Tool-less Chain Tensioning System
Non-CARB Compliant/Not For Sale In California
Poulan Pro, 16″ Gas Chain Saw, 2.1 CUIN, 35CC, 2-Cycle Engine, Heavy Duty Forged Crankshaft & Connection Rod, DuraLife Extended Life Engine, Anti-Vibration Handle, Automatic Chain Oiler, EPS Effortless Pull Starting System, Professional Style Chain Brake, Patented Tool-Free Chain Tensioning System, Super Clean Air Filtration System, Fully Assembled In Carton, 50-State/EPA Compliant.
Disclaimer: This is the 1st chainsaw I’ve ever purchased and used at any length. My first introduction to chainsaws was rocky, to say the least, so I was hesitant to even buy one. However, a recent move to 2 heavily wooded acres pretty much necessitated a chainsaw.

I’ve used this saw for about 5 months now and I’ve probably felled 20 trees. I’m still using the original bar but I have purchased 2 additional chains. Probably against all better judgment I haven’t sharpened any of my 3 chains to date and I still have one chain that hasn’t been used. My most recent use really showed that I need a sharper chain.

Anyway, to get to the performance, this chainsaw has been great. It seems to use lots of chain oil, but that’s to be expected I think. The gas use is within reason for sure because I’ve only used 1.5 gallons so far and that’s with regular use. The largest tree I’ve taken down by myself was probably 3 feet in diameter. The 16″ bar was obviously not long enough for such a monster tree but if you take it slow and cut from both sides it’s manageable.

Overall, my $136 purchase has been recouped many times over. The saw is light, easy to maneuver, and seems safe (as much as a chainsaw can be I guess). I haven’t had any close calls yet (knock on wood) and I feel comfortable using it. The brake mechanism seems forceful and the rotating chain comes to a complete stop measured in tenths of second. The kickback protection is a nice addition and while I haven’t seen it in use, thank goodness, the idea and function behind it seems like it would work a charm. Highly recommended. I’m sure that there are more professional and longer lasting options out there, but then again I don’t have any plans to use this saw more than is necessary. Once I get my lot in shape I plan to clean the saw back to as new condition and hold it in the shed for a long time to come. After taking down some large trees I’ve contemplated the idea that maybe an 18″ bar would have been more the sensible choice, but ultimately I always realize that the 16″ has been more than adequate and it seems like the shorter length makes it more of a joy to use, not to mention safer.

The Poulan chainsaws range have generally been around the mark when reviews are posted but toppling big names such as Stihl and Husqvarna from their perches is not an easy thing to do.

The plus for Poulan fans is they are actually owned by Husqvarna and it’s said they share technologies. On the downside though, this may have impacted the prominence of Poulan as a major player in the chainsaw market.

Poulan probably haven’t done themselves many favors when one scans the reviews on some of their chainsaws online. Yes, they produce excellent tools for the handyman and tradesman however, have they “dropped the ball a little” on some of the saws?

Some Reviews Too Harsh?

I tend to think some of the reviews are a little harsh. As we mentioned earlier, chainsaw brands have their band of loyal followers and it’s a little like motor cars; until your manufacturer produces something totally unreliable then it’s going to take a lot to get someone to switch brands.

The beauty about Poulan chainsaws is you are not “paying and arm and a leg” for them. That’s probably not a good description to make given what a chainsaw can do but the truth is, they are hard to beat for value.

Value For Money Products

In a society where more and more new chainsaw owners are being born daily with the homeowner boom, Poulan have come to the party with machines designed to suit novice users looking for a lightweight design chainsaw which packs plenty of power.

A homeowner, unlike a pro or semi pro won’t be using their machine on a regular basis so spending a fortune on a chainsaw doesn’t make sense.

Spending between $100-$200 for a chainsaw which can handle lightweight to medium tasks is good shopping in anyone’s language. The only question then is whether one can get satisfactory back-up support when needed. This is always a major issue when buying chainsaws and is drummed home regularly to first-time users.

Bulova Men's 96E02 Diamond Watch

Get the great looking Bulova Men’s 96E02 Diamond Watch for

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The Bulova Story

In 1875, a young Czech immigrant named Joseph Bulova set up shop in New York City, and a legendary American watch brand was born. Bulova was trained as a jeweler, and his expertise carried over into his watchmaking career, which began around 1911 with boudoir clocks and pocket watches, and soon evolved to include what was then one of the latest and most fashionable technological innovations: the wristwatch.

Bulova introduced its first line of wristwatches in 1919. The company grew and prospered, and soon early radio and television ads were declaring, “America runs on Bulova time.” In the 1950s, continuing its legacy of innovation, Bulova introduced Accutron, the first electronic watch, and the first breakthrough in timekeeping technology in over 300 years. The Accutron timing mechanism was later adapted for use by NASA computers and a Bulova timer was even placed on the moon to control transmissions of data. Bulova timepieces have kept official time aboard Air Force One and have also served as official timepieces for U.S. Olympic teams.

Today, Bulova maintains its tradition of excellence in technology and design, offering a diverse collection of beautiful precision timepieces for every occasion.

  • Quality Japanese-Quartz movement
  • Synthetic-sapphire crystal
  • Stainless-steel case; Black face dial
  • Water-resistant to 99 feet (30 M)
Watch Information
Brand Name: Bulova
Model number: 09600
Part Number: 09600
Dial window material type: scratch-resistant-sapphire
Clasp: fold-over-clasp-with-double-push-button-safety
Case material: stainless-steel
Case diameter: 30 millimeters
Band material: stainless-steel
Band length: mens
Dial color: black
Bezel material: stainless-steel
Bezel Function: stationary
item-weight: 8 Ounces
Movement: japanese-quartz
Water resistant depth: 99 Feet
Warranty Type: Contact seller of record

Audiovox Acoustic Research ARW200 - Headphones ( ear-cup )Audiovox Acoustic Research ARW200 – Headphones ( ear-cup ) for $29.99 and free shipping

normally sells for around $60 or so…

  • TRUE 5.1 SURROUND SOUND TECHNOLOGY 3 DRIVERS IN EACH EARCUP OPTIMIZES EACH AUDIO CHANNEL AND
  • EXTENDS THE BASS 15.4MM NEODYMIUM DRIVERS FOR FRONT/SUBWOOFER 12MM NEODYMIUM DRIVERS FOR CENTER
  • 12MM NEODYMIUM DRIVERS FOR SURROUND INTEGRATED MULTI-CHAMBER DESIGN COMPATIBLE WITH WINDOWS? XP

Watching movies, gaming and listening to music – on your laptop or PC – will never be the same. True 5.1 surround sound headphones with USB connectivity offer optimum sound quality. Enjoy your personal entertainment in a whole way, with unsurpassed depth and clarity. All delivered though integrated three-drive Omni-directional speakers, softly padded to comfortably conform to the shape of your ears and block out distracting outside noises. A sleek, fordable design makes it the perfect travel companion.Separate speakers in each ear cup give you real, physical separation for a listening experience others can’t match. The integrated multi-chamber design enhances speaker separation for a clearer, more spacious sound.

Construction:
The object appears a little flimsy; the ear cushions are rather small and do not insulate from external noise; the cushioning pieces of the headband are glued and detach easily. The USB connector, containing probably some driving electronics, is rather large, so that in might interdict the simultaneous use of adjacent computer ports. On the positive side, the headphones fold up and can be placed in a nice travel pouch furnished with them.
Sound quality:
Being used to the sound of recording studio-grade near-field monitors I’m perhaps too finicky: the sound quality is good but not outstanding; the surround effect is limited by the constraints on the position of the speakers, but it is enjoyable and adds enough spatiality. The dialogues in movies are easier to understand, even for a person affected by partial phoneme deafness, as I am.
Ease of use:
I’ve tried the headphones only with Macintosh computers running Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard). There are no serious compatibility issues, but for some annoying shortcomings. To be clear, these flaws are due to Mac OS X and not to the headphones themselves.
- Setting up the computer for 5.1 output is done easily enough by changing a few parameters in the “Audio MIDI Setup” application. Unfortunately, whenever the headphones are disconnected from the computer the settings return to normal stereo default and must be changed again and again. I’ve found a workaround by using Applescript GUI scripting to restore all the parameters with a single click.
- presently DVD Player, the standard Apple movie player, does not output 5.1 sound data to USB audio devices. Fortunately, the open-source VLC application does not share this limitation and can be used for this purpose. VLC lacks some of the niceties provided by DVD Player (visually driven chapter choice, automatic return to the spot were watching was last interrupted, etc.) but it works flawlessly.
Bottom line:
This product has its limits, in particular for Macintosh users, but it delivers clear, enjoyable surround sound and it’s well worth its (discounted) price.