Recent content by KublaiKhan

The Best Buy in question underwent layout and inventory changes, and now has actual gaming laptops. I was looking hard at a MSI GS65 Stealth, but read the included RAM does not actually operate at the advertised 2600MHz speed. There were other things, such as "gaming" desktops with single sticks...

That is weird. When I went to download Monday, I was presented with a menu of social media apps to associate my new account with—it popped up right in the middle of the screen, listing Facebook, Google+, and one other, possibly Instagram. Then I was to write something on my Facebook wall about...

A while back, I was looking to replace Windows Movie Maker following a Windows reinstallation—I did not realize the software was no longer available for download from Microsoft. A third party seemed to have repackaged Movie Maker, but it required the use of a proprietary downloder, which scared...

You were likely not in my shithole of a town. We don't even rank a full-sized Best Buy, but one of the smaller builds. Place used to be packed, and they used to have a lot of computers, but the local economy has tanked and they are just hanging on. I imagine that's why their laptops are priced...

I walked into the local Best Buy. I was not shopping online. The store had a lot of netbooks, convertibles, and some Apple stuff. Surface machines were prominent. Rigs with GeForce 130 and 150 GPUs struck me with their prices. And I found the prices of other rigs with integrated graphics simply...

Checked the local Best Buy. Wow. Integrated graphics for $2,000! But you can pick the color of your laptop! I don't believe I saw a single laptop with discrete graphics. My mistake, they had models with the GeForce 130 and 150. Between $1200 and $2500. So much for buying local.

High demand for integrated graphics? Kill me now.

I'd like to get laptop capable of running games that are out today. I've been stymied by the way marketing is inflating prices left and right, trying to sell to people who don't know what a good computer is. I saw laptops with integrated graphics selling for a grand. What could they possibly...

The silence speaks volumes, Comcast! I didn't want to hear the entire pitch, but it seemed the streaming service offered less than the cable TV service, for about the same price. I understand those board members and share holders want their dividends to go up every quarter, however, and the...

I just dropped Comcast cable television because of the ridiculous pricing structure and rates that climb almost monthly. I increased my data rate from 60 mb/s to 100 mb/s. I told the agent I was switching to streaming only at home. She mentioned Comcast had its own streaming service of basic...

Oppo seem nice, but the price is obscene. Twelve hundred for a video player? WTF.... I've been looking online for a while, now, and am disheartened by the high prices in general when juxtaposed with reports of poor quality in almost all name brands. Stuttering seems a common issue, along with...

It may be an ignorant question, but is there any compelling reason to buy a plain Blu-ray player as opposed to a 4K UHD Blu-ray player today?

I'd like to get the Oppo, but then I'd better find another like of work better suited to supporting that level of taste and refinement. I've always wanted to be a hit man. I hear they make a living wage. But, seriously, it seems Samsung's 8500 is decent. I do get a bit confused by the fluidity...

I don't like sound bar systems because the bass is not present. When something explodes, when guns fire, I expect them to be louder than someone talking to their kids about her homework at the kitchen table. With the sound bars, I am getting a system that favors dialogue over everything else...

Some suggestion that Demo mode was enabled—it is not. The set is operating in Home mode. We were watching a Netflix original last night. Had to turn TruMotion off again, as it set itself to Smooth without user input. After a couple episodes played, TruMotion came back on by itself. Is every...