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I have had a credit card with Citi for about 10 years now. It is my longest open credit account and I keep the card around just for that reason. Today I received a letter stating that "effective April 1, 2010, an annual fee of $60 is being added" to the card. This fee is "refundable" at the...

I recently made some compromises on my setup which will require me to get rid of my current speakers and replace them with something smaller. I hate to see these go, but the good news is that someone else will get some very good used speakers at a pretty good price. L/R = SVS SBS-01 C = SVS...

I'm in the market for a receiver under (or very close to) $400. Here are some options I'm looking at so far. I would like to get opinions on comparing these options as well as opinions on other good options. I don't need tremendous power and I do not anticipate a need for 7.1 anytime soon...

As we all know, there are frequently compromises that must be made when trying to have a decent setup in a usable living environment. Well, the compromise I'm currently looking at is that, due to WAF, I will have to move my TV into the corner of our living room if I want to get a high-def...

I'm in need of a decent pair of dress shoes for work. I read some Forbes article that says a pair of good men's dress shoes start at $350. Well, I'm not going there. My current dress/work shoes are Merrells that were about $80. I've been very pleased with the comfort, but they aren't the...

So here's my dilemma . . . . I'm looking a new computers for my parents. I'm a big fan of apple, although I haven't owned one personally since well before OSX was developed, and they are very interested in owning an Apple. The only Mac that really makes sense for them is the mini. They...

Hi all -- My wife and I have lived in our house for about 15 months. We had a guy come out to check out our A/C yesterday and there was only 1 pound of freon in the unit (capacity = 6 pounds). He did a leak search and found that the coil will have to be replaced. He is supposed to call us...

My STB recently went belly-up. I only have an SDTV, so I've been watching analog tv for awhile now. My wife kindly bought me a nice antenna as part of my Christmas gift and I'd really like to get a new tuner so I can install this thing and re-enter the digital world. What's the best way for...

So, I've been in my new house for about 3 months and have been using a Terk antenna on top of my entertainment center. I'm about to purchase an antenna to use in the attic to get better reception and make the living room prettier for the wife (a great win-win situation). Here's my information...

My wife and I are considering purchasing a house. The only real upgrade we would need to perform on this house is to replace the kitchen floor. We are considering doing a floating floor such as Pergo. Here are my questions: 1) For a kitchen floor is a laminate better than hardwood . . ...

I recently purchased a new antenna from HH Gregg. It's an RCA (the only brand they carry) and is working better than my old antenna. They have a 10-day return policy. I would really like to get the Zenith Silver Sensor (or similar) to compare to it. However, I want to purchase this locally...

I'm looking for an OTA receiver for my grandfather. He won't be using it for HDTV (tv not capable) but currently uses an antenna and will still benefit from improved picture quality and the additional digital stations (e.g. 18.1, etc). In an ideal world, this box would also contain a DVD...

I am a big fan of BlueJeans cables. I've only ordered speaker wire from them so far, but have been very pleased; and everything I read about them is positive. However, I have to ask if there is a catch to their HDMI cables? Why? They seem too inexpensive! For instance, their 10ft HDMI cable...

My wife and I will likely be starting to build a new house soon. This is our first house, and we're fairly young, so there will not be a dedicated HT. The floorplan we're looking at has a TV niche over a corner fireplace in the family room. This will be the main viewing area. We are...

I'm looking for a good and fairly inexpensive ota hdtv tuner. I've read lots of good stuff about the LG 3100a and would be especially interested in that model. If you have a similar product I will certainly listen to suggestions. Thanks!

I just got out of school and my wife and I recently received our benefits enrollment packets from our employers. This is my first time having options to choose from for health insurance. Right now I'm really leaning toward a high deductible option and setting up an HSA. My main reasoning for...

I'm really surprised this hasn't been discussed yet. SVS announced on their news page that they are about to begin pre-orders for their first sealed sub. It is a 14" cube with the new 12.3 driver in it. It will run between $700 and $800 dollars. I, for one, am certainly looking forward to Ed...

So, Belkin announced today their new Pre-N router that they claim can achieve speeds up to 300Mbps. The router looks pretty sweet too. There is, however, this disclaimer on their site: They do list as an "advantage" the ability to stream HD video over the network. If so, that will be...

Ok, I'm thinking about possibly purchasing an iPod. The Nano is very interesting to me because of it's size and lack of a mechanical hard drive. Additionally, I don't really need 30GB of space in the foreseeable future, so 4GB should be fine for me. HOWEVER, I know that when the Nano's first...

I just realized that nobody has mentioned this here (at least not that I've seen). SVS just announced an upgrade to their Plus driver . . . the Plus 12.3. It has been shipping for a month now and everything but the cast basket was designed and built by SVS. Initial reviews have been very...

I'm working on a craft project with my wife. I'm in need of some relatively thin sheets of magnetic metal. Does such exist? I went to Lowes and grabbed a roll of aluminum flashing . . . turns out aluminum isn't magnetic. So, what should I get and where can it get it? Also, is it paintable...

Has anyone heard the Cambridge Soundworks Newton S300's? I really like the fact that they have a switch on them so they can run in monopole, bipole or dipole modes. I've found a couple reviews, but the reviews are usually of the entire system and don't really focus on the surround speakers...

I'm looking for a nice, used universal remote control. I'm looking for something well under $100 including shipping. I would prefer a Harmony remote or Sony RM-AV series remote, but I will consider others as well.

I'd like to ask a couple questions and then maybe rant a little :) Background: I'm a graduate student and a full-time Virginia resident. I spent my summer in Connecticut for an internship and earned about $10,000 in CT. My wife did not earn anything in CT last summer. We both have some...

Hi guys, I've been a member here for awhile and I know that the Dayton sub has always been highly recommended for the very low budget types like myself. However, it seems as though the revamped Dayton isn't quite holding up to the older model -- this is mostly according to discussion on...

I've got a 3 year old 27" Panasonic Tau direct-view television. This afternoon I turned on my DVD player (connect via component cables) and there was no blue in the picture. I've played with the cables a lot and deduced that it's the blue input jack on the television that's the problem. Does...

. . .unfortunately it's not a subwoofer this time. BUT, I received today my packages from SVS. The 5.0 package and an SPL meter and Avia disc. I've done a quick calibration using the SPL meter and the receiver's test tones (Avia will have to wait for this weekend). I don't really have...

Hi, I recently ordered the SVS SBS-01 2.0 speaker package with the intention of purchasing the a center channel when they offered it individually (which I've been told they will do). When I found out that the 2.0 package was backordered until March, I decided to cancel my order and buy the...

I just read an interesting article which can be read here . I've always known that recordable CD's or DVD's would have a shorter lifespan than commercially produced media, however the physicist in the article claims that the highest quality recordable CD's will only last about 5 years and the...

I'm surprised nobody has mentioned this yet. Today, Apple announced a new iMac and notebook computer using the new Intel Duo chips. They look pretty sweet -- especially for Mac lovers who have been wanting to upgrade from the G4 but also want a notebook. Hopefully they'll have the servers...