5 stars...with a caveat
937340
This is a fantastic collection of rarities and alternate takes. Live BBC recording never before heard...but it's not for a beginner. If you are new to The Yardbirds don't start with this one. Get one of the many Greatest Hits compilations. But if you are a true blue die hard FAN...you don't want to pass this one by.
2774280
This product is almost perfect...  The quality of all the parts is top notch and everything is very well built.  My main problem is the design of their mounting system.  Basically you drill a 1 inch hole wherever you want to mount this, and then insert the whole thing, starting with the cable into the hole from the front and once seated, you screw down the outer ring.  Screwing down this ring compresses a rubber sleeve over the part you inserted into the hole, causing it to expand and "lock" the whole thing in place.  Overall, a very clever system where you don't have to feed anything through the whole from behind and can do all the work on the front side of the hole.  The problem comes in when you are installing this in a piece of thin material like a steel plate.  Without any real thickness of material to grab onto you can't really get things tight enough to stay in place and not move.  If you were drilling into something that was maybe 1/4 inch or more, I think you would be fine, but 1/8 or 1/16 plate doesn't really work very well.  I ended up feeding the socket through the rear of the hole in my case, discarding part of the cover, and then using the lock ring in a more traditional way to clamp things through the hole.  This works pretty well, but since the lock ring is meant to compress the rubber sleeve, it still does that and you can't really tighten it up quite as much as I would like.  Ideally I'd love to see them come out with a model that was meant to clamp on the surface it is mounted to from the front and back in addition to this model.  I can see where this model would be perfect in many situations, but not quite for me.
365854
This is a great low-profile, strong wall mount.  It's simple and strong and well made, and certainly gets the job done.  And it comes with a nice hardware package of 6 big wall screws and a bunch of TV mount machine screws and spacers.  I didn't use the included HDMI cable, preferring my own top-quality ones.

But it has one unbelievable flaw -- that would have been SO SIMPLE for the manufacturer to correct ... but "too late now" I suppose.

I'm sure you're aware that the age-old standard for residential houses in North America have the wall studs spaced at 16 inches, center to center.  So when you go to secure this mount to your home wall, you want to find a place for the screws at 0, 16, and 32 inches apart.  While this bracket has lots of long slotted areas for the wall mount screws, there are NONE where you can find them at 0, 16, and 32 inches!  Incredibly stupid, it seems.  Then again, in the country of manufacture, there's probably a different standard for the spacing.  But if you're going to sell the product in North America, you really ought to provide appropriate spacing/slotting for the standard here.

So anyway, I had to get out my angle grinder and elongate a set of slots near the center of the mount, by about 3/4 inch, so that I could get the necessary 0/16/32 spacing ... and then securely screwed it to my wall studs.  You could hang a car from this mount, if you could figure out how to attach it to the verticals.

I'd give it a full five stars apart from this slot-spacing design "whoops".

Greg

P.S. Now that I look at the product photograph on Amazon again, I realize that some folks may be confused by my comments above.  The product photo shows a continuous set of long slots, so if I received the pictured mount, there would surely be the opportunity to line up at 0/16/32.  But the wall mount that I received is slightly different from what is pictured.  On mine, those wide slots aren't continuous all the way across.  Rather, near the center of the mount, there's more metal left in place, so the slots are narrower.  Perhaps mine is an older design that is now fixed by the design shown in the picture.  Or perhaps mine is a newer design that added more metal for strength -- but inadvertently caused this 0/16/32 spacing issue.  I don't know.  But it appeared "new in the box" when I unpacked it, and shipped via Amazon Prime mid-February 2014.
713007
5 star price + 3 star quality = 4 star overall
4154058
My main beef was with the reseller... 17th St. Photo. This obviously was NOT a new item but a used or refurbished masquerading as new because when it arrived, the seal was broken on the box (see Pictures).
Saramonic gets major kudos for designing a truly beautiful piece of equipment. I would be proud to have this spiffy little red adapter attached to my camera, and it has a really cool, functional attachment plate on both sides... BUT where it falls down is in quality of build. I understand hissing... a lot depends on your mic and any amplification is going to introduce a certain amount. There is a fair amount of hiss. What was a deal-breaker for me was I got this mainly because I want to monitor audio going into the camera and make sure I HAVE audio!!! I was doing a series of tests, and flipping buttons and knobs back and forth to test the different settings, with headphones attached to monitor the audio while I tested. BTW, whoever said one of the buttons is backwards is correct--I don't remember which one. Then, I downloaded the file to the computer. Guess what?? I had a blank space of about two minutes where I was UNAWARE that I had NO AUDIO! I was apparently and in fact monitoring the INPUT and not the OUTPUT! When I didn't get a button flipped quite all the way, I lost audio but couldn't tell. I can't afford to have 2 minutes or 2 seconds of audio missing from a segment, with me as producer unaware and unable to go back later to recreate events. Sent it back.
3078736
The unit itself is a marvel compared to the other brands and units we have seen on the market. I expect these to last a long time. Great customer service but replacement parts could be an issue because they don't have a replacement facility in the states. However, the technology and options (if you wish) meet our current needs and it is flexible to meet future likes/dislikes. Top notch. The only issue is with the charger plug design. When the unit is fully charged, you can hear a very low level alternating pulse coming from the charger plug- sounds like a quiet but noticeable ticking from a clock seconds hand. To hear it at all, you need perfect silence and you notice it from up to about 5 feet away. That is the unit not overcharging but trickle charging the battery -long life!! Electrical tape mutes it some. Not a deal breaker for me but just letting you know. Other than that, pretty near perfect in our books. It is so adaptable with options. If you don't use options, it comes with default settings out of the box. No problem registering with the base. Read the manual and have it exactly as you want. Wing it, after registering the phones to the system, and it works fine.....
1440815
This is a fantastic product with one major flaw
.. . After receiving it last week from Amazon. I was immediately impressed with the design details. This saw does need some minor tweeking. But after doing so. It's dead on accurate. I do have one complaint. My saw also has chips and scratches out of the box. AND it was not from shipping. As the box was Un damaged when it arrived. The table finish is NOT durable. I noticed that it chips off with little to no effort. And it's because of this reason I'm giving it only 2 stars. This to me is a obvious defect in materials or a quality control issue. And though it's only cosmetic. This finish should hold up to far more abuse than me just running my finger nail over the top surface. I have already thrown the box out. So shipping it back is not an option. And it's doubtful to me that the next unit would be free from the same issue. Aluminum is notoriously difficult to paint. Powder couting is more durable. But if the aluminum is not prepared perfectly. The coating will not have good adhesion. Which is obviously the case here. I believe Amazon or Dewalt should either find a fix for this issue. Or compensate the people that are having problems with the finish on their saws. After all.. This is by far the most expensive portable saw on the market. Next only to the SawStop. Other than that one issue. I love the saw. Fix the paint.. And it would be perfect.
50217
I would like to give these sunglasses 5 stars, but I have to dock a star because of one small thing.  There is a small logo in the upper left corner of the left lens (see my photo).  This didn't end up being a deal-breaker for me, but I have to dock a star because the product wasn't exactly true to the photos provided.

Aside from that flaw, the sunglasses themselves are great.  Sturdy build, feels good on the face, ample light protection, stylish look, and of course the convenient bottle opener.

A couple things to note regarding the bottle opener.  First, and this should be obvious from a physical standpoint, but when you're opening bottles, make sure you're gripping the temples themselves for your leverage and not the frames; holding the frame to open a bottle will most likely snap the hinges.  And second, the contact points of the opener actually are prone to scratching, despite the "military-grade black armour coating technology".  Just don't go using it like a crowbar, and you'll be fine.

Overall, they're great sunglasses and I would recommend them, but just inform folks of the logo on the lens.
1697476
This product is exactly what I've been looking for - a charger with a line out for use with a tape-deck style adaptor kit.  It performs as promised.  The problem, however, is that the sound you get is very distorted.  Could the product be too good/powerful?  The solution, I've learned, is to add an aftermarket in-line volume controller.  I did that and now I couldn't be happier with the end result but am not too happy about all of the cords I have to deal with!  I would highly recommend that SiK consider adding an in-line volume controller to their product.  I would rate them 5+ if they had that.  If you don't mind the extra few feet of cord (from the in-line volume controller), this product is great and very handy.
1230592
Fretwork is a favorite group of mine, and this collection of music is just superb; and yes my set did contain 5 discs.  Virtually all of the less than 5* reviews, including four 1* comments are based on the absence of a 5th disc; now I can understand the concern and disappointment but the problem is one of packaging and service and has absolutely nothing to do w/ the quality of the music. Reviews should be written to rate the music, performance, and sound quality, and not whether a disc is missing!
394520
There are two reasons this great product loses it's fifth star. The software included with this monitor (Screen+, etc.) isn't as intuitive or useful as advertised in my opinion. I find it more taxing trying to use the software then going on without it, to be honest. Actually, the software isn't even included with this monitor! A shoddily crafted CD included with the monitor just links you to this software some random place online!

Anyway, the second reason is the inconvenient location of the earphone port. I don't think they added that with actual earphones in mind. Besides these two issues, I absolutely LOVE my purchase! This monitor is very clear and very effective. You will be let down by the aforementioned points, but you will LOVE the monitor itself!
2479252
The performance is killer and there are a gazillion other reviews here that attest to it so I'm not delving into it any further. What I want to do instead is bring attention upon some flaws that almost ruined this DVD for me :

1- For a 2005 video, this does not seem to have been mastered from a great def source. First off and oddly enough, the aspect ratio is 4:3. I personally love the vintage format and maybe it was shot that way on purpose but I know most people said WTF when their flatscreens exhibited black sidebars. The variable pic bitrate hovers closely around 7 Mbps; not bad for standard resolution but I have seen 2-hour dvds with 9-11 Mbps. Again, maybe the source did not call for a better mastering because it was limited by original quality. I watched it on a big CRT TV and still could spot minor artifacting here and there.

2- The PCM audio mix : Weak; little bottom end (and I have a big sub I had to crank A LOT to get punch from the drums). Also the guitar on the right channel is HALF as loud as the one on the left one, which forced me to switch to mono for an even soundscape. This was effective but the twin-axe attack was weakened in the process. At times, esp when both guitarrists were riffing without their volume pedals engaged, the guitars were a faint drone at the back of the mix. Same with Rob's voice; pity, coz he's still reaching those impossible highs after all these years. All in all, this can be made to sound pretty good despite the flaws, and it's the Priest FFS !!! They managed to put out a MASSIVE wall of sound anyways !!

Well I'm glad I was given this as a present or I would be very angry. It is a piece of history and a keeper anyway. Buy at your own risk or get it very cheap.
2633434
I love my Toshiba Satellite.  It was up and running out of the box without a glitch in any way.  The keyboard has the nicest
touch response I've ever experienced, although I must point out a major design flaw on the part of Toshiba: the one and only way to power the computer comes by way of a button of the detachable wireless keyboard.  So if something happens to your keyboard, you are not going to be able to plug in an external keyboard and operate this unit.  Bad planning by the product engineers, I would say.  Another minor ergonomic quibble relates to the Disc drive drawer, whose button is practically impossible to locate
by touch alone.  (The "open" button is recessed to the point where it is practically flush with the drawer.) I've learned to
use the "eject" button on my Windows Media Player rather than
hunt for the hidden "eject" button on the drawer itself!)  Also,
the floppy slot is rather awkward in shape.  I don't have much
need for that format, but would be unhappy if I did.  Other than
those things, I recommend the unit heartily.  The heat and noise
is far less severe than my previous laptop units by Compaq, IBM, and WinBook.  The huge bright screen makes watching DVDs a joy.
And the navy blue and black style is more attractive than photos would indicate.
3744590
All say 5 - got 3. - - .5 stars as I was not completely ripped off.
1528587
This product for the most part is excellent. There is however one issue I have with it that prevents me awarding the fifth star.

The join between the plastic size adaptor (single piece at the bottom of the picture) does not fit snugly enough into the female receptacle on the hose. This is only noticeable because about 20% of the time I am using this (I use mine primarily with my handheld routers) it will come undone simply through using the router on the piece I am working on, even with the suction of a 6.5HP (peak) shop vac providing suction.

A more secure fit, or a rubber O-Ring to ensure a tight fit would have made this product perfect.

The hose itself is light and easy to maneuver and of great enough length that using it with my routers is hassle free

Fun tip, if you use primarily only one router, zip tie the hose to the power cord of the tool to make the whole operation more streamlined: instead of having to deal with the cord and the hose, you're handling a single attachment. I also use a Velcro strap to secure this to my elbow so that my natural body movement moves the hose and cord with the router, preventing any unexpected resistance that could impact your routing.
122768
I'm overall very pleased with the product. I do highly recommend with one strong caveat: the "manual" (if it can be called that) is the most worthless waste of paper I have ever seen. It is totally undecipherable. Whomever they hired to do the English translation should really understand English before any future attempts at translations. That aside, it is fairly straightforward to install and get working.

One other point: I've noticed that several people will report a wide range of reception issues. It looks like this may not be an issue with the DTV box itself, but rather with how the stations are broadcasting DTV. The FCC is currently investigating the problems with DTV reception in the Chicago area. Just FYI.
1048681
This would be 5 stars...and I honestly feel it is too close between 4/5 to make a distinction.

My only beef (two things) with this item are:

1) its HUGE.  when they say HD, they mean...HEAVY.  Its an inch longer than my old craftsman multibit.
2) the screwdriver tip organization makes no sense - on the CF, they put the larger phillips and slotted together and the thinner slotted/phillips together.  This one has phillips and square (construction anti-slip stuff) and slotted and squares...basically its just strange.

I replaced the tips with my old bits from the craftsman and now the organization makes sense.  The size, well - I'll be okay as long as it really is heavy duty.  For more normal usage I probably should have gone with the nonHD multibit.