Very good but the firmware needs some work
924004
I installed this router yesterday and feature wise it is far superior to the netgear wndr4500 that we were using.  The biggest thing to remember about these new routers is that you have to boot the router first and then after it has completely finished attach the modem and power it up.  The old days required the opposite and if you don't follow that step this router will not see the modem.  With that said the new genie makes it easier than ever to set it up.  The unit will prompt you to download and install it as well as offer you any firmware updates that are available.  This unit has a large foot print so you'll need adequate space for it to sit on.  The other thing that might take some getting used to are the bright flashing status led's on it which will light up a dark room.  I like being able to just glance at it and see the status without having to get right up on it like I did with the wndr4500.  If you have bad eyes then consider the easy to see status lights on these new netgear routers.

Unfortunately I had to uninstall the netgear genie software because it interfered with the ability to shutdown windows, however the android app works fine, albeit with less features.  I also had to roll back the firmware to 1.0.0.76 because the 1.0.0.82 was disconnecting my wireless clients and interrupting packets to both wired and wireless clients.  At first I thought it was my intel centrino ultimate n-6300 causing the disconnects so I replaced it but now I'm fairly certain that it was the 82 firmware.  Playing an online game would not flow smoothly with it.  For instance, battlefield 3 would stutter continuously even with low ping until I reverted back to the older firmware.  It also wouldn't load web pages correctly plus it really heated up the router which is all alone without anything blocking the air flow to it on the desk.  Because of this I've also discontinued using the quality of service feature.  With 82 firmware installed I also had a couple of bouts where I had to power cycle the router and it acted strangely when it came back up.  As with anything you should research the current products available to  you before buying anything.  If I had it to do over again I'm fairly certain that I would buy an Asus ac router instead.  With all of the features on these current routers they should offer active cooling to keep temps in check.  Having used it for a couple of weeks now I had to come back and rerate it which means I've dropped it down to 3 stars  Whatever you do avoid the 1.0.0.82 firmware!
1301733
I purchased this MP3 player because I was looking for a little more storage for some of my MP3's.  I didn't want to spend too much money either, so when I saw a refurb model for $119 I jumped on the chance.  Most of the problems people are having can most likely be attributed to not having the proper firmware.  Until I got the right firmware I had maddening amounts of problems just getting music on the device.  Keep in mind that the firmware on Samsung's site is NOT going to help.  I must recommend that the first you do is Google Plays For Sure, and you will get the site that has the most recent firmware, which also improves the battery life tremendously.  Then, using WMP 10, file transfer is very painless and VERY fast.  You can even set it up so that you can automatically sync your playlists onto the device, although I find this annoying.  Once the files are on the device, you can create playlists, play shuffled, all the good stuff.  The sound quality can be tweaked to sound excellent, much better than any MP3 player I've heard.  The color screen is a nice touch.

PROS:

Excellent price

Very compact

Excellent sound quality

Sleek looks

Nice color screen, picture ability

CONS:

Doesn't seem to play WMA's encoded at 900+ kbps (won't be a problem for most)

Almost unusable until you get the proper firmware/updates

All in all I would recommend this device, don't be suckered into thinking that Ipod's are your only option.
4237415
Do the firmware upgrade.

This was given to me as a gift, and for sound quality in a portable device it is outstanding!

Pros

Sound quality is great.
It seems fairly durable, though I do baby it since it is an electronic.  The case is NOT rubberized like a Jambox, but the sound is MUCH better.

Con

(This is my complaint (problem) before the firmware upgrade.  I JUST did the update before posting my exasperation here.  In any case, my "con" might be useful for others.)
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Look, this one thing is absolutely infuriating to me.  The wireless connection with my Mac works fabulously when it is connected.  The range and quality is great.  However, every time I start a new connection (think new day or computer shutdown), I have to reset the Bose speaker (hold down mute key for 10 seconds or so).  BTW, the reset thing took a bit of researching to figure out.  Of course, I have to also delete the Bose speaker from by Bluetooth devices on my Mac.

This all turns into an annoying affair of getting the speaker to work when I want to just listen to music.
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Again, problem solved with firmware update.  Now, I can just enjoy the great speaker.
2974820
I have been using this receiver for some time now - primarily for television sound and movies, but listened to DTS music as well. Quite crisp and powerfull sound - I really like it. It has a lot of features for the price.
The problem: Going dark after some time left in standby mode - have to switch off and back on to revive it. This is now history after the firmware upgrade Onkyo provided some time ago. This is the only reason I am not giving it 5star. Was quite annoying before they fixed it (took them some time though). [...]
4472882
Works as expected, reviewed prior to purchase and agree with the general public that firmware and documentation need to be improved.
4018361
I bought this router and the D-link card. The set up was easy, and it worked fine for a while. But after every couple of days, I had to re-boot it. I found later that a firm ware upgrade would obviate the problem. But why should I need to upgrade firmware for the basic functionality.
My recommendation would be to go for a tested 11 Mbps. Most people do not get internet connection over 1.5 Mbps anyhow so there is no bandwidth you are losing.
3369763
It was working great until the last firmware update. The update tried to update on its own while the radio was in use and wiped out the DNS servers out so it wouldn't connect to the Internet. I had to remove the battery and do a factory reset to get the radio to talk to the Internet. After that I was able to update it and hunt for the stations all over again , ugh. But it's working great again.
1156547
Overall this has been one of the best routers I've owned. It's fairly stylish, performance and reliability are excellent for its price, and the included firmware is very feature-rich for a stock firmware. Beware though that as of the time of writing, it doesn't appear to be compatible with third party firmwares such as DD-WRT and Tomato, and the guy who writes the Merlin AsusWRT firmware says it will not be ported to this model. However, I really don't consider this lack of firmware diversity an issue, because it does offer a ton of functionality in the built-in firmware.
1239544
Very nice quality (clear picture 720p hd) but the app and the firmware for dvr need to be improve alot (difficult to connection and remote playback should be take a long time). After alot of worked with technical support i give up and made an return.
4290415
Overall a very nice toy with plenty of storage. Accepts WMV and AVI video files flawlessly. I'm on my third unit as I tried to upgrade the firmware on the 1st two and it totally destroyed them. Beware of firmware upgrade 10.5.xxx. After doing it's thing it says it needs to reboot, please wait. 90 minutes later, after getting tired of waiting, I unplugged the player from my computer and did a reset. Not only did the player fail to boot up (just a dimly lit blank screen) but it no longer would sync up to my computer. Creative has a system recovery software program for this player but it won't work if the player no longer syncs up. So I have left well enough alone and the default firmware works just fine in my 3rd unit. The memory card (4gb SDHC) works well but is independent of the main menu.
1913313
I got the DCS-5030L to monitor a vacation home. The quick start card instructs you to download the "mydlink lite" application and features a QR code you can scan from the app during the camera installation process.
The process is fairly straightforward; you first enter the cam's information either manually or by scanning the QR code, then you select whether to configure it using WiFi or Ethernet. When you choose WiFi, you are instructed to connect to the cam's own default WiFi network and continue the setup. Unfortunately, despite repeated attempts I was never able to fully complete the setup process which invariably failed with a timeout after asking me for a mandatory password for the camera.
I then connected the camera via Ethernet and restarted the setup, which completed successfully. After that, I was able to unplug it and relocate it, and when it restarted it automatically connected to the WiFi network I had previously configured.

Image quality is very good, the nightvision performs well and can see a door located 30 feet away; the camera motion controls are smooth and responsive even over a cellular network, a significant issue on earlier models.

The DCS-5030L features a SD card slot, where it can automatically record motion and sound detection triggered events. These recordings can be viewed remotely. However, I could not find any way to automatically upload them to a server such as a private server or a D-Link cloud. That might be a problem if your intruder takes off with the camera!

Bottom line... while the video quality is fine, I am fairly disappointed by the capabilities of the firmware and app. The impossibility to setup the camera without plugging it into an ethernet port is inexcusable. The good news is that the hardware is very sound, so all these issues can be fixed by firmware updates (issues exist as of August 2016).
However, this is a crowded market and I believe D-Link needs to put in a serious effort in its development and quality control if they want to remain competitive. As it stands today, it's a disappointing entry for a leading manufacturer.

I will gladly update this review when new firmware becomes available.
2756949
This is a great product, easy to install, configure, etc.  There are some glitches in the setup, such as changing its network address (from 192.168.1.0), but most people won't bother doing that.  One serious problem with the router is that it periodically hangs and stops responding.  I've sent my cable modem provider off on a wild goose chase (just once) when the problem was this Linksys router.  A friend of mine has the same router and the same problem.  But, I hope Linksys will find and fix the problem with a downloadable firmware update
225211
I took a chance on this refurb unit and I am glad I did.  I originally had the RT-N56 and a friend told me of this unit that they had.
Two things you need to do:
1. Get the latest firmware immediately.  My units firmware was up to date so I was pleasantly surprised.
2. Change the DHCP setting from aggressive to normal.  Some cable companies will throttle your speed if you have services like Netflix and DHCP is set to aggressive.  It is under WAN settings at the bottom labeled Special Requirement from ISP   I can understand where some users believe the router is defective when it is actually the cable company throttling their speed.

Packaging was good and you could tell it had been opened previously, but everything was there and nothing broken.  The unit itself looked new and had no scratches.
4172226
I am pleased with the box not so much the interface though but there are a few Unofficial firmwares which fix this, other than that the unit works great.

The Unit:
Clean looking unit the LCD could have been put to better use but it is ok, Red standby button needs to be amber color so it doesn't look so bright.

Remote:
A few buttons are unused but you get used to it after a few days.

Playback:
Plays any video I throw at it AVI MP4 Divx etc etc from internal, USB, or NAS shares. No problems with stutter or freezing like some stated here, may be a badly encoded file as well.

Gigabit:
The transfer speeds are a bit slow but that is a Realtek problem not a Pivos that use this chipset, just pointing the blame in the right direction.

Web Browser:
Yes is it limited with the lack of Flash support, so is any Iphone, Ipad, Ipod Touch. Get over it HTML 5 is coming and here to stay.

App:
Specifically Youtube works fine, for those that cant get video to play update the firmware. Google likes to change the API which breaks these apps.

It works! many of the complaints about the unit are usually fall on the end user either lack of following directions or improper setup.
836362
I've had another of this model of BluRay drive for about 2 years.. It won't recognize prerecorded movies due to a firmware glitch, and won't update the firmware due to a checksum issue. This is a known issue discussed at length on the internet. Some of these drives work great: firmware will update and they will play Bluray movies with just about any available player. It's a hit or miss proposition on whether you get a drive that works properly or not.

 LG has basically said "It was a bad batch" so there are still ones out there that have this problem.

Since it was a good sale price I decided to give it a shot. This one has the same problem. So, back it goes for a refund, as I don't want to keep hoping I get a good version.

You may be wondering why I bothered ordering the same drive in hopes I got a better model. That's because for burning discs and playing DVD movies, this is an excellent drive. It works almost flawlessly withe Win10s built in burning software, and is fairly quiet when doing so. Movie replay with VLC media player is smooth and shows lots of detail.

I'd give this drive 5 stars if this model had not had the same problem as before. The last software update is from 2014. You would think that since there are thousands of drives out there with the firmware/checksum issue, LG would offer newer software to address the issue. That's why I'm giving only 2 stars, and looking for a drive from a different manufacturer. This lack of support addressing a long-standing problem is unacceptable.
813817
I'm an IT guy, but the hoops you have to jump through to get this working is a bit much. You can read the other reviews and manufacturer comments for more detailed information. The device works great once it is up and running, and I hope in the future they figure a way to make it an easier process because I can see people giving up before having a chance to use the drive. I gave it 3 stars because it does work as advertised and do what it is supposed to do. Maybe in the future they will fix the setup issues with a newer firmware already installed. I would suggest they manually install the new firmware on all the devices they have in the warehouse. It may take a long time and be labor intensive, but it will keep customers from getting upset.
2339405
This device is quite good. It was a little confusing to use at first as it wasn't very clear when the device is on or off, but its not too bad to get use to. The drive works great, it emits a strong WiFi signal and seems to be quite fast. Overall, the hardware is solid, only thing I would suggest is making the on/off states a little more clear and give more of a battery life indication.

The issues with the device comes from the software side. The apps to use the drive are rather limiting and could use some work, especially with better video player capabilities. When you connect to the drive, you lose your internet connection. There's an option to have the drive connect to the WiFi to obtain an internet connection, but I have not gotten it to work on my devices, in fact it is downright buggy. When I attempt to get an internet connection while connected to the drive, my WiFi freaks out and turns on and off rapidly, one time it was so bad the phone crashed and just powered off (which could be dangerous for the phone). The WiFi problem occured on a Nexus 5 with 4.4.2.

Overall I would say the device is solid but the software for the drive could really use some love