Share PrettyGoodPhotographer's profile
PrettyGoodPhotographer
PrettyGoodPhotographer's stats
- Review count4
- Helpfulness votes16
- First reviewDecember 18, 2014
- Last reviewJune 4, 2017
- Featured reviews0
- Average rating4.8
Reviews comments
- Review comment count0
- Helpfulness votes0
- First review commentNone
- Last review commentNone
- Featured review comments0
Questions
- Question count0
- Helpfulness votes0
- First questionNone
- Last questionNone
- Featured questions0
- Answer count2
- Helpfulness votes0
- First answerJanuary 29, 2015
- Last answerJanuary 29, 2015
- Featured answers0
- Best answers0
PrettyGoodPhotographer's Reviews
This remote features a code library to make it easy to control up to 4 of your A/V components.
Customer Rating
4
RELIABLE REMOTE
on June 4, 2017
Posted by: PrettyGoodPhotographer
from Carlsbad CA
Verified Purchase:Yes
This remote is more reliable and less prone to failure than many other more expensive remotes I've used. And, it works out of the box with DirecTV, no programming required. The only drawback is that it is not backlit. DirecTV does offer a backlit unit, and I have one, but I could find one at the Best Buy store when I shopped for this one. (I supposed I could have ordered it online, but was impatient.) Otherwise, it's great.
My Best Buy number: 0101885865
My Best Buy number: 0101885865
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share this review:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
Sharp LC-50LB261U LED HDTV: With a 120Hz refresh rate, this Sharp HDTV reduces visual judder, making images appear smooth and lifelike to the human eye. The MHL-enabled design supports 1080p video and 5.1-channel sound playback from your enabled phone or tablet, so you can bring your favorite media to the big screen.
Customer Rating
5
Great, but not a 'smart' or 3D TV
on January 29, 2015
Posted by: PrettyGoodPhotographer
Verified Purchase:Yes
Bought this as a second TV at Best Buy before Christmas 2014 for only $400 +tax (less existing Best Buy rewards). 99.9% of what we watch is on DirecTV and there's no need to pay $300-$500 or more for a smart or a 3D TV. (IMHO 3D is a passing fad.) Instead of paying more a smart TV, we hooked up a Chromecast dongle for only $35 and with that, you can get YouTube, Hulu and/or the internet from any computer, laptop, tablet or smart phone. Works almost as well for practically nothing more. But, again, we rarely watch these on the TV. Someone else, however, may want to watch Hulu regularly on the set and I expect using a tablet or smart phone with Chromecast will be even easier because typing in data on a tablet or phone is FAR easier and quicker than using a TV remote.
The TV is 1080p and picture quality is very good - not the greatest, but very good. Unless it's side by side with our 80" Sharp Aquos smart TV, we don't see a difference. It does take a moment longer to switch resolutions between broadcasts (i.e. 720p to 1080i) than our Aquos, but that's not a problem.
Sound quality is good. With a digital audio output, the unit can be easily set up for surround sound. It even has a headphone jack for private listening for instance in a bedroom setup. 3 HDMI inputs and a powered USB allow for DVR, DVD and Chromecast dongle and minimal cabling. Alternatively, it has component cable (RGB) or composite inputs. And of course, it has a standard antenna cable connection, too.
Finally, it's light weight (~30-35 lbs) and easy for one person to setup or move around.
Overall, a very good TV at a very good price.
My Best Buy number: 0101885865
My Best Buy number: 0101885865
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share this review:
+3points
3of 3voted this as helpful.
Stay entertained during your workout with this SanDisk Clip Sport MP3 player, which features a 4GB* capacity for storing music and audio books. The 1.4" LCD display with 128 x 128 resolution offers a clear view and helps simplify operation.
Customer Rating
5
Works very well and costs very little.
on January 29, 2015
Posted by: PrettyGoodPhotographer
Verified Purchase:Yes
This MP3 player is easy to use and has a long battery life. Sound quality is very good and it will hold 1000's of songs. It's great for listening to music, stored books, podcasts or FM radio while out running at the beach or just when you want to shut out the world. Best of all, it's very inexpensive.
My Best Buy number: 0101885865
My Best Buy number: 0101885865
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share this review:
0points
0of 0voted this as helpful.
This Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera features a 20.2-megapixel CMOS sensor and comes with an EF-S 18-135mm IS STM lens, so you can capture clear images and videos. Built-in GPS allows you to add location information.
Customer Rating
5
Great camera for serious amateur or professional
on December 18, 2014
Posted by: PrettyGoodPhotographer
Verified Purchase:Yes
Very fast and accurate automatic focusing even in video mode. The first version of the 7D could only be manually focused in video mode, which often put audible noise into the video and was almost always inaccurate.
Great color rendition, silent zoom and focus with 18-135mm STM kit lens - particularly good again for videos. Pro-level sealing against dust and water. Cropped sensor (1.6 multiple of full-frame lens focal lengths) is especially good for sports and wildlife, but nothing is lost for great portraits or landscapes. A 50mm prime lens on this camera gives similar results as a much more expensive 85mm portrait lens on a full frame camera.
All 65 focus points are cross type and the center point is also diagonal type. This allows you to selectively focus on subjects near the frame's edges. Even the 5D Mark III has only 45 cross type of its 61 total focus points. The previous version 7D had on 19 focus points and the more expensive (full-frame) 6D has on 11 focus points.
The menu system is identical to 5D Mark III including 6 focusing cases (options) to ignore or include objects coming into your view that might otherwise interfere with your subject. Focus cases also allow tracking of subjects that make quick and unpredictable movements.
Although the 7D Mark II does not have a touch screen for quicker focusing in Live View, it does have silent focusing in video mode using the touch pad surrounding the Quick Control Dial.
This camera has 252 metering zones versus the original 7D's 63. It also has a 150,000-pixel RGB+IR metering sensor vs. a 100,000-pixel sensor on the Canon 1DX that costs almost 4 times more!
1080p videos can be made at 60 fps so that slow motion playback at 30 fps is smooth. Not even the 5D Mark III can do that!
This camera is solid and make no mistake, it's a great camera that will give you years of terrific photos and videos.
My Best Buy number: 0101885865
I would recommend this to a friend!
Share this review:
+13points
13of 13voted this as helpful.
PrettyGoodPhotographer's Review Comments
PrettyGoodPhotographer has not submitted comments on any reviews.
PrettyGoodPhotographer's Questions
PrettyGoodPhotographer has not submitted any questions.
PrettyGoodPhotographer's Answers
This Canon EOS 7D Mark II DSLR camera features a 20.2-megapixel CMOS sensor and comes with an EF-S 18-135mm IS STM lens, so you can capture clear images and videos. Built-in GPS allows you to add location information.
When will arrives at best buy canon 7d mark ii?
Got mine at Best Buy in nearby Oceanside, CA in October 2014.
9 years, 2 months ago
by
PrettyGoodPhotographer
Carlsbad CA
Sharp LC-50LB261U LED HDTV: With a 120Hz refresh rate, this Sharp HDTV reduces visual judder, making images appear smooth and lifelike to the human eye. The MHL-enabled design supports 1080p video and 5.1-channel sound playback from your enabled phone or tablet, so you can bring your favorite media to the big screen.
lc50lb261u
would like to know how many speaker as I noticed it states as only being 2 watts this very important to me because I am hearing impaired
The TV has 2 speakers with 10 watts per channel, which is, or can be, very loud. By reference, most audio/stereo receivers that produce much more power are most frequently played at less than 10 watts per channel - probably at 2 or 3 watts for 'normal' listening and rarely above 5 watts per channel. The highest level you might use at a party is probably no higher than 10 watts. Higher audio rates, such as 100 watts per channel, produce less distortion at lower levels, but they're seldom used and only an real audiophile can really tell the difference.
Higher wattage is much like higher horsepower in a car. With it, you can get to an acceptable level sooner, but it usually runs at a much lower rate.
Higher wattage is much like higher horsepower in a car. With it, you can get to an acceptable level sooner, but it usually runs at a much lower rate.
9 years, 2 months ago
by
PrettyGoodPhotographer
Carlsbad CA