When I went out to buy this game I had played with a friend’s game. A few times after bringing it over my friend said he was tired of bringing it all over. I knew at that moment I needed to go out and buy it. I picked up my game at Best Buy for around $189 +tax. When I got home the unboxing was kind of complicated and confusing. Once I got it all out of the box set up was easy after I have it out of the box I had it set up in minutes. Everything is of great quality and seems very durable under normal game play. The only problem I have is the stuff takes up a good amount of room when not in use the microphone and guitar are not the problem it’s the drums. When assembled they talk up a lot of room so when planning on getting rock band 2 I would also think about how you will store it and maybe look to getting a travel case. Now over all the game play is amazing it keeps my friends and I busy for hours. If anyone is thinking about buying this go to a store and try it out. I feel that this was a great game to buy and worth every penny.
I recently purchased the Kodak Zi6 from Wal-Mart. Now when I went to purchase this video camera I knew I was going to be happy. How many pocket camcorders can you buy that shoot 720p hd and have the storage space of up to 32gigabytes. When I got the Zi6 home and took it out of the box I was very happy. The Zi6 I got from Wal-Mart came with:
- Zi6 Camcorder*
- 6(2*) Kodak Pre-Charged Ni-MH Camera batteries
- Kodak mini charger *
- Wrist Strap*
- HD and AV cables for hooking up to a TV*
- Camera Case
- Basic Camera Pouch*
- Mini Desktop Tripod
- Kodak Digital Device Cleaner
- Microfiber Cloth
- User Guide*
- Software*
Now as you can see the deal I got has lots of goodies with my Zi6. The items with the asterisks (*) by them come with the typical Zi6 Package. When I took the Zi6 out of the box I popped in two of the batteries and started it up and was ready to shoot HD video. The only problem I noticed is that the internal memory does not hold much at all. I popped in my 8 gigabyte SDHC card I had and was able to get about 2 hours of HD video. So I should be able to get about one hour with a 4 gigabyte SDHC card. Over all the out of box experience is very good especially the pre-charged rechargeable batteries. When it come to using this camcorder it will be great to carry in a brief case, pocket, or even purse to capture those special moments. When it comes to pulling the video off the Zi6 that’s a snap, you can just push the mirror on the front and an attached USB pops out. Or you can take the SD card out and put it in your card reader. The Zi6 in my opinion is a great camera for starting in recording video or if you’re looking to find a small camcorder to carry with you.
After a long awaited occasion, Microsoft released a new version of the Xbox 360 Pro. Once I heard that Microsoft was going to finally offer an Xbox with more than 20GB and that it was only $300, I knew that my part in the console wars has been decided. Many of my friends own an Xbox but I still was not sold on it. After taking a look again at my 3 choices, I decided on the Xbox. There are many reasons I chose the Xbox over the other consoles. Here are a few of those reasons:
- Wireless Controllers
- Wireless Headsets
- HDMI Output
- Four Year Hardware Warranty
- Media Center Extender
- Netflix on Demand Video
- Divx Player
- MP3 Player
The only problem I seem to have is the power brick size. To be honest though, that’s not really a problem. In my home theater system I have my Xbox hooked up to my TV through HDMI. Hooked to my Xbox is a 160 GB MyBook Western Digital External Hard Drive, which is full of digital copies of my DVDs, music, and photos. The external Hard Drive and the Xbox power brick sit behind my TV and are completely out of sight.
Overall I am very happy with the Xbox 360 Pro and would recommend it to anyone who still has not picked a console from the big three.
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