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Customer Reviews:
highly impressed!
Have a ps2 with an lcd tv recently purchased, first thing I noticed was how crappy the ps2 looked with the new lcd, red the reviews for the monster component cable, it cost $30 with shipping included, I hooked it up to the playstation and was blown away at how much better the game looked, much better grafics and depth of color than the standard tv set I had, all I have to say is trust the customer reviews.

Terrible.
This cable comes up first in Amazon search results for “Gamecube Component Cable” amoungst other Gamecube video cables, so I ordered it…

Only to find out this is for PS2!

I’m sure this is a high quality cable, but why was it listed for Gamecube!?

I’m very unpleased.

Definite improvement, check the cost
I have a Samsung 46″ HDTV. With the standard composite Playstation 2 cable, resolution is simply very poor. With this component cable, resolution is noticeably improved. It is a worthwhile improvement.

I purchased this version as it was actually less expensive at the time than the 3 cable component version (that version doesn’t include analog sound, this version does). I have a digital connection from my PS2 to my home theater, which does provide clearer sound than using this cable. But, if you don’t have the capability for digital audio, this cable will still provide more than adequate sound.

When I purchased this cable it was priced competitively, meaning more than the really cheap cables but on par with the other quality cables. Browse Amazon and you’ll see what I mean: half the cables are very cheap (thin cable, flimsy looking connector) and the other half are “quality” (thicker cable, better quality connector). I think the cheap cables will mostly work, but there will probably be a slightly noticeable quality difference between the two. The difference between a “quality” cable from XYZ brand, however, and a “premium” cable from Monster, is all in the marketing.

Like I said, I bought this cable because it was priced competitively to the other quality products at the time I purchased. I’ve noticed the price seems to swing wildly (as I’m writing this review, it’s 50% higher than when I bought it). With that said, if the price is right, you can’t go wrong with this. If it’s dramatically more expensive than other cables that look identical, either wait or buy one that looks well made and has good reviews. Wrapping rubber around a wire isn’t exactly rocket science (the real rocket science is in building a brand name to convince someone to pay 50% more for a difference they can’t even notice).

Excellent
I just bought this cable for my ps2 and my new LCD TV and the Quality change a LOT!!! I recomended 100%

Don’t break your TV, break the cable!
Here are the three main points of my review:

1. As of May 1, 2008, you can buy this item at circuitcitydotcom for $8.96 not including tax or shipping.

2. Since this item does not include a digital audio cable, if you want digital sound, you can buy the Monster THX 1000 digital audio cable at circuitcitydotcom for $8.39 not including tax or shipping.

3. Most importantly, if you don’t want to ruin the input ports on your expensive flat screen TV make the following modification to your cable: take some needle nose pliers and bend outwards the teeth around the output tip. This will allow them to fit around the TV input ports. I’d rather ruin a $9 cable then a $2100 TV.

Read on for more details about my fascinating discoveries!

So I read all the reviews for this item before buying it online at circuitcitydotcom yesterday, April 30, 2008. I paid $8.96 plus tax. Since this doesn’t come with a digital audio cable, I found one, the Monster THX 1000, ULTI1000FO4, at circuitcitydotcom for $8.39. For both, I paid $22.18 including tax and shipping.

I chose in-store pickup for the component video cable. I just got done installing the PS2 component video cable into my brand new Sony Bravia KDL-40XBR4 and there is a noticeable improvement above the composite cable that came with the PS2. The graphics are clear and sharp. I’m glad that I bought this cable and hope you do too. It helped take advantage of my new TV’s capabilities.

After reading the reviews about people ruining their input ports and TV’s, I was careful not to force the plugs into the ports. I’m not sure why anyone would use excessive force when working with expensive electronics. Obviously there is something incredibly wrong if it takes fifteen minutes, let alone an hour, to install five plugs. My installation took less than 10 minutes.

For me, the PS2 end of the cable fit perfectly, even better than the Sony supplied composite cable. I then tried to install one plug into the TV and it didn’t go in easily. I stopped immediately! I went to grab some needle-nose pliers and proceeded to bend the teeth surrounding the plug. I was careful but some of the teeth broke off. This actually was okay.

In the end, after breaking off one or two teeth from each plug, it made the plug fit into the port like butter. You don’t need to bend the teeth very far to make the plug fit but it doesn’t take much to break them off completely. So if your plugs don’t fit, don’t be afraid of breaking off several teeth while trying to bend them outwards. Except, it’s probably a good idea not to break off all or most of teeth. The plug would then have little or no support and might fall out of the input port.

I’m sorry for all the people who paid close to $60 for this and had problems. I hope people who read this review will be able to save money by buying the parts the same way I did.

Customer Reviews:
Left Speaker Blew Out In 2 Months.
I’v owned this speaker system for 2 months, and my left speaker already blew out. The volume is alright, the bass is really good. But I would not recommend this speaker system to anyone. 1/5 stars.

good
good but not extremely reliable, i have to plug them in again if the bass goes out, but thats not extremely often and so they are pretty good overall. they are small though and the sound level is reflected there

Amazing!
WOW…these speakers pack a punch. I had 2.0 speakers by Polk Audio and talk about an improvement! For 30$, you cant go wrong, these were amazing out of the box. Everything sounds amazing and I have a on-board sound card. Bass control, and the little remote are 2 more pluses. I will defiantly buy this product again.

Little Speakers, Big Sound
Despite a few bad reviews, I decided to try these speakers out. These speakers are really cool looking and make a great first impression. I have to say, I was expecting them to sound like my music was playing out of a tin can, but they really proved me wrong. They actually do have a nice full sound. I also like that the on/off switch and main volume is easily accessible and I don’t have to reach very far at all to adjust it. Another nice touch is the fact that there is a knob on the sub woofer to adjust the base. Most sets with a small sub woofer like this one don’t have that. As for the sound of the sub woofer, I think that it is great, however this is the first pair of speakers that I have had with a sub woofer. I would say that these are an overall good pair of speakers, and I have already recommended them to a friend.

These are toys; you can do better; I’m returning mine
Hi. Just got the Logitech LS21 2.1 Stereo Speaker System yesterday. I’ve had a great experience with Logitech [I use the Z340--old but amazing] and with Cyber Acoustics CA 3090 [which cost the same as these--great for jazz and classical, so-so for electronic and rock]. Both of those older models outperform The LS21s. The LS21s offer relatively little from the subwoofer compared to the other two sets I have. And what there is is unpleasant. So I tried many different configurations with these and many bass levels and EQs. In the end none were pleasant, I always wanted to turn the volume down, then turn it up.

There is a really good point to the LS21s [shared with the Cyber Acoustics]: They draw very little electricity. When idle, they only use 1 watt. That’s really nice. Hope this helps. Bye.

Customer Reviews:
Price is too high
I purchased an Oneida youth set from the Oneida website (fork, spoon & knife) for approximately $13.00 and am very pleased with it.

Nicely Made But Wish They Were Bigger
Many years ago (in the early to middle 70’s) when saving Betty Crocker coupons you could get good silverware cheaply. I ordered a child’s set of cutlery that was sized for 6-9 year olds that included a knife that could really cut. I have been looking for that size in the recent years and can not find anything. This set will work well up to perhaps 6 years. My granddaughter will be turning 5 shortly and loves the size of them and they aren’t babyish. However she does struggle using the knife to cut. I did buy two sets for the grandkids but wish they were just an inch longer.

This is the BEST!
Received this set several months ago for my now 5-year old granddaughter. After years of “alternative” flatware, this set has caught her permanent attention. It’s so “grown-up” and she takes great care of its place in the flatware drawer. It makes me wish Oneida would sell these in flatware sets, say for four, with extended pieces. A family gathering may have many children, and children have friends.

My granddaughter has both enjoyed and happily shared this set. For me, the care is so easy, it simply goes into the dishwasher with the adult stainless and comes out looking new. These pieces seem to tell you they will last, and last and last. I’ll be getting additional sets as it fits my needs and have alerted Oneida to the possibilities. After years of expense with “alternative” flatware, I now see a flatware set she will still be able to look at as an adult. Hey, with good cooking and good eating, we’re talking about looking at good memories here!

I highly recommend this set. I also recommend requesting and using reasonably priced good quality flatware for children.

Great set!!
I think that this is a wonderful set to have for small children. Perfect size for their little hands. Also, it lets them have a nice set of utensils like adult pieces, not plastic sets.

love these
I hate the plastic utensils. These were buy one get one free I think, so worth the money, so cute and both my 3yr old & 18month old use them all the time. Would highly reccommend.