excellent graphics and don't need a huge resource like others ...
921519
Very entretaining role play game. excellent graphics and don't need a huge resource like others games. Run fast. simply love it
4880922
A great graphics card that is simple to set up. You won't need a another card until 4k is the main resolution
3342452
A great way to dabble without spending a lot of money.
4705514
I've been in the PS3 world for about a year now, and this is easily one of the better ones I've seen or played so far.  The visuals are absolutely stunning, the gameplay is seamless and fun (although a bit repetitive), and the storyline is intriguing.

After glancing at a REALLY long review on Amazon, I'd say that most of what the guy said is probably true and not worth retelling here.  All that being said though, this is a budget-priced game a couple of years old now that has a lot to offer for the casual gamers, and I'm glad that I gave it a shot - a nice addition to the library.
4368454
I purchased this game so my son could play with the "Thomas the train" add-ons. It took a few hours to get everything up and running (details below), but once I got past the installation he was able to run trains with ease. He already knew how to play the iPad version previously. We have only had this app for a day and have barely have scratched the surface of all of its capabilities. I will say the user interface is not that great. For example, when you are in the Surveyor building tracks, the list of trains is tiny and crammed in the upper-right. There is no search function I could find, just a lot of scrolling. Describing the UI design standards as "haphazard" would be charitable: the launcher and a content manager have a very different look-and-feel from the game. Within the game itself, there are visual navigation elements on screen and a little square text-based menu at the top, so it takes some doing to figure out where everything is.

INSTALLATION: The author of this app needs to update the installation to include the latest patches!! Even discounting the initial download from Amazon, I estimate it was 2 hours of patching and waiting within the game until we were finally ready to play. This was on a new fast Windows 10 PC with SSD drives. The program directory ballooned up to 17 GB during the patch process and then went back down to about 9 GB, so I think it was downloading and installing version by version in sequence. Another issue with the installation was video - my PC was running at 1080p (1920 x 1080), and TrainZ threw it into some cropped resolution that didn't take up the whole screen and hid the menu. To resolve this, I went into the options and switched from OpenGL to DirectX, and selected 1920 x 1080 resolution. After doing this, I've had no further display problems and the Island of Sodor looks great on a 60-inch LED TV!

TROUBLE WITH THOMAS: I found a web site and imported some "cdp" files to try to get Thomas the train working. Unfortunately, the new trains I imported were "invisible" in the Rail yard. After fiddling with the content manager, I realized the cdp files I had downloaded were too old. I found another Web site with newer Thomas downloads (si3d.co.nr) and they showed up in the rail yard.
1398950
This "low-end" graphics card acts like it believes it is a high-end fellow!  With 512 mgs of on-board ram it renders pc graphics quite nicely.  On my pc, Windows Vista rates it 4.9 and 5.3, respectively.  It was simple to install.  The card is smaller (PCI-E) than most other cards and easily slips into its slot on the pc.  After turning on my pc, it asked for drivers (included on a CD disk) and loaded them flawlessly.  It's the first time in recent years that I didn't have to tweak anything!  And did I mention the price???  Unbeatable, in my view.
4727166
This monitor has a native resolution of 1280x1024 and a huge screen size. This makes it confortable to place the monitor a bit further away from your eyes than with smaller monitors or monitors with a higher resolution. This not only gives you an amazing picture but makes your eyes much less stressed as well.

If you're at your computer more than 5 hours a day, you owe yourself this monitor. The stand is ergonomic as well.

The picture is spectacular with a video card with a digital output. Mid-range DVI video cards are available for $40-$60, so there's no excuse not to get one.

Did I mention that the picture is absolutely flawless? No ghosting. No blurry text. No wavering of the image, it's rock solid. No off colors.

One minor nit. It has a sound input, and an awkward volume control, and a headset jack, but no speakers. So the audio features are basically useless -- there's no point in hooking your audio into the monitor.

If you're looking for a cheaper monitor that is basically the same except it has a smaller screen, check out the 1850X. The picture is as good and the resolution is the same; however, you will probably have to put it closer to your eyes to see the smaller pixels, resulting in a bit more eyestrain.

If you've been waiting for the time to buy an LCD monitor, now's the time. If you have a 15-inch LCD monitor, give it to your kids. ;)

DS
3502048
I read the OpenGL Superbible before I read the Red book, and I have to say that I like the latter better. It has fewer typo's, its diagrams are clearer, and IMHO the explanations were easier to understand. Look at the diagrams in the Superbible to get what I mean! Many of them are either misleading or plain wrong. Since it's a visual thing, the diagrams ARE important. Thankfully, you won't go wrong with the Red book.
169497
Easy installation and excellent graphics. Gave new gaming life to two older pcs that had been using onboard graphics and were running extremely slow. Worked so well on first pc that I bought a second gt 610
3822912
I've previously used other DisplayLink products and have generally been quite happy with them despite some limitations. This screen is no exception and actually works better than any other display link product I've used.

Normally, USB graphics have some sort of processing delay, especially when doing something like watching a video - this has none. It's actually pretty impressive.  Even when playing a Youtube video, the screen is responsive and quick.  Combined with the 1080p resolution, this is an absolutely great work station monitor.

Like any USB based graphics, you probably won't be able to play games or rock hard-core graphics, but for general tasks like web browsing, office work, and programming (what I use it for mainly) this monitor absolutely rocks. If you're looking for an affordable, portable monitor this is hands-down the best way to go.

I did have to take one star away for the inability to adjust the screen brightness when attached to a Mac and the case design. It's annoying not to be able to adjust the brightness when plugged into a Mac, but it's pretty easy to work around (like plugging into a windows computer temporarily or adjusting it a few clicks while it powers one). If you have a Mac, I would say this is not really a major issue.

As for the case, it's an interesting attempt to provide a multi-functional case (both case and stand), but it fails to excel at being a stand.  When set up, the case takes up a decent amount of space and only offers two monitor positions (neither of which are excellent for me). I wouldn't consider this a deal breaker since you can easily buy a < $10 tablet stand to fix the issue.

Overall, I think this is an absolutely great monitor and I'm very satisfied with it. My two complaints are minor and really don't relate to how well this monitor does perform.

One Tech Note: When I first plugged into my Windows computer, Windows decided to apply scaling.  This made text look fuzzy and pretty terrible (even when the menus and toolbar was super crisp). A quick change of the display settings brought things back to there intended glory.
913279
Excellent graphics and playability.  Not much new for people who don't much like tennis or sports games though.

One of my favorites 360 games so far.
3361144
Don't bother buying this game unless you have *at least* 256 MB RAM. It wouldn't hurt to splurge for a great graphics card, either. Otherwise, driving and even running will overwhelm your computer, leaving you at a standstill waiting for your computer to catch up (in which case, you'd be better off with the PS2 version, which runs seamlessly).
Beyond that, the graphics are terrific, and the game provides infinite possibilities, giving you the freedom to choose missions, explore, and really mess around. A must for any gamer old enough to buy it!
1693365
This is full of great graphics and interactive features.
1953209
There is no substitute for screen real estate when you're video and image editing our playing Dragon Age: Inquisition. I needed a screen much bigger than my 25.5 IPS monitor and had been looking at the ultra wides. I am glad I got that thought out of my head.  I note that the blacks are much darker on this screen than my IPS, and there is no bleed around the edges.  I could certainly use this in place of my dual monitor set up it replaced, but I think I might use the old 25.5 in portrait as a dock screen. Given the increased screen size, I am probably also going to need to upgrade the graphic from the current GTX 670  FTW I am currently using. That's good though...its time for a few upgrades.
286916
Most game-master screens for role-playing games are basically a folded length of cardboard with an illustration on one side and some charts on the other, put together essentially as an afterthought. Not so the Pathfinder screen. This screen, like the screens that White Wolf published for its new World of Darkness games, is made of solid stock of the same material as a hardcover book's cover. One side is a long, attractive illustration showing the game's iconic characters, and the other features readable, organized versions of the most vital charts and tables in the game. The charts aren't here to fill space; they honestly save time because they present just what you will be looking for at a glance.

Nice one, Paizo. I love a good screen, and you've raised the bar.
920510
BradyGames are notorious for the production of poor strategy guides, and unfortunately, their latest Tomb Raider strategy guide is no exception. While casual gamers will be able to make their way through the game with it (or without it, truly, for that matter), collecting all optional items such as food caches, salvage and fruit is going to be one hell of a search, since this guide details none of those items. Sure, it details the items you can also find (mostly) on your in-game map, but these items just mentioned don't show up on your map, and one will still want to find them to purchase skills early on, as well as upgrade gear.

Other than missing items, there are numerous goofups I will not all detail here. Tables are missing details and the English is - at times, I mean, just read the foreword - way sub par. The layout uses gigantic screenshots without any underlying strategy whatsoever; they're just there as filler. There's some art in the book, but you're better off buying the artbook if that's what you're after. The paper also isn't from any certified source, so it's ironic the guide depicts beautiful natural environments while its own paper source is rather shady.

A full, free strategy guide for Tomb Raider can be found here anyway, so there's no need whatsoever to purchase this book.

gamefaqs.com/xbox360/615698-tomb-raider/faqs/66589
2723037
To be honest, I haven't even taken it out of the box and I've owned it for the past 3 or 4 months.  BUT...this is the second one I've purchased.  I had one of these in a computer I ended up giving away some time back.  When the new install of Windows 10 came around, there weren't anything but generic drivers for my 2006 Gateway computer (it's one of 4 and the oldest in the pack...it still has a use).  I had to put up with some blocky graphics so decided to buy this since I knew it was good for an older machine and the graphics would have worked fine.  Before receiving the package, updates had already come out that included my computer's model and it updated to the native resolution of the monitor.  So now I don't need it...and there it sits.