Is it worth the extra money to buy this over the HF3470?
2032257
I am returning the 3470 for this model. For me the "Dusk simulation" is a great reverse alarm clock and I really miss it. Unfortunately is just a forced upgrade on Philips part - the 3470 really should have that feature. Also, I feel that the wakeup cycle on the 3470 is too quick, so I will appreciate the adjustability. Finally, I found the 3470 to not be quite as bright as I wanted it to be - and the extra 50 lumens on this one should address that nicely.
2032258
I guess I went with the HF3520 because I wanted more choices with wake up sounds, and I liked the feature of waking to a sunrise. I have not once felt as though I paid too much for this product. I have been happy with all the features, save that it has to be reset each morning (with one press of a button- think I can handle that). Other than that, I pretty much agree with everything HiJinx said.
2032259
I chose the HF3520 because i liked the harmonious round shape (it looks like a little sun as opposed to a lighthouse or something). From what I have heard there is quite a difference in the colour of the light between these 2 models. Some people say they prefer the older model because the light is warmer. But from what I have read on light and circadian rhythms, a bluer or cooler light is actually more effective at waking a person up. Either way I find the colour of my 3530 to be quite pleasant, it glows red when its dimming but is quite bright and white when on full. intensity of sound and brightness are both adjustable on this anyway. I chose the HF3520 because i liked the harmonious round shape (it looks like a little sun as opposed to a lighthouse or something). From what I have heard there is quite a difference in the colour of the light between these 2 models. Some people say they prefer the older model because the light is warmer. But from what I have read on light and circadian rhythms, a bluer or cooler light is actually more effective at waking a person up. Either way I find the colour of my 3530 to be quite pleasant, it glows red when its dimming but is quite bright and white when on full. intensity of sound and... » Read More I chose the HF3520 because i liked the harmonious round shape (it looks like a little sun as opposed to a lighthouse or something). From what I have heard there is quite a difference in the colour of the light between these 2 models. Some people say they prefer the older model because the light is warmer. But from what I have read on light and circadian rhythms, a bluer or cooler light is actually more effective at waking a person up. Either way I find the colour of my 3530 to be quite pleasant, it glows red when its dimming but is quite bright and white when on full. intensity of sound and brightness are both adjustable on this anyway. « Show Less
2032260
Hey Benjamin There is a side-by-side comparison of the various lamps Philips makes at the end of the listing for the HF3470. It looks like it boils down to this: The HF3470 has a replaceable bulb (what that entails, I couldn't tell you. It looks like the HF3520 must be a "forever" bulb). The HF 3470 has a "sunrise simulation" which I dig, and helps me wake up more naturally, which is what I bought the product for in the first place, so that was important to me, but is it for you? Lastly, the HF3470 has 2 sound simulations whereas the HF3520 has 5. I wouldn't call that particular facet a deal breaker. It looks to boil down to the idea of the sunrise simulation and is that worth roughly $60 for you? Happy shopping.
2032261
Hey BenjaminThere is a side-by-side comparison of the various lamps Philips makes at the end of the listing for the HF3470. It looks like it boils down to this: The HF3470 has a replaceable bulb (what that entails, I couldn't tell you. It looks like the HF3520 must be a "forever" bulb). The HF 3470 has a "sunrise simulation" which I dig, and helps me wake up more naturally, which is what I bought the product for in the first place, so that was important to me, but is it for you? Lastly, the HF3470 has 2 sound simulations whereas the HF3520 has 5. I wouldn't call that particular facet a deal breaker. It looks to boil down to the idea of the sunrise simulation and is that worth roughly $60 for you? Happy shopping. Hey BenjaminThere is a side-by-side comparison of the various lamps Philips makes at the end of the listing for the HF3470. It looks like it boils down to this: The HF3470 has a replaceable bulb (what that entails, I couldn't tell you. It looks like the HF3520 must be a "forever" bulb). The HF 3470 has a "sunrise simulation" which I dig, and helps me wake up more naturally, which is what I bought the product for in the first place, so that was important to me, but is it for you? Lastly, the HF3470 has 2 sound simulations whereas the HF3520 has 5. I wouldn't call... » Read More Hey BenjaminThere is a side-by-side comparison of the various lamps Philips makes at the end of the listing for the HF3470. It looks like it boils down to this: The HF3470 has a replaceable bulb (what that entails, I couldn't tell you. It looks like the HF3520 must be a "forever" bulb). The HF 3470 has a "sunrise simulation" which I dig, and helps me wake up more naturally, which is what I bought the product for in the first place, so that was important to me, but is it for you? Lastly, the HF3470 has 2 sound simulations whereas the HF3520 has 5. I wouldn't call that particular facet a deal breaker. It looks to boil down to the idea of the sunrise simulation and is that worth roughly $60 for you? Happy shopping. « Show Less
2032262
It seems to be a shape pref., although the bulb life is supposed to be way longer on the HF3520 4,000 hrs vs 60,000 hrs, replacement bulb on HF3470 is like 15.00
2032263
Yes, it is because of the life of the new style light bulb Lumiled Luxeon Rebel 16.5W of power. It is fairly easy to use it actually works great and looks good too! The older version is a expected >4.000 hoursType of lamps: Philips Halogen Lamp 100W, 12V, GY6.35
288114
The z87-g43 is just a newer motherboard H87-g43.. not much of a performance difference.. both boards are really good for all around use including gaming..
2050526
I picked up the Transcend 8GB Class 6 and it works fine in my HF-100. I'm not sure how much you're willing to pay for a 32 gig card, but I'm sure they make them... If you'd be willing to settle for 16 gigs, Transcend makes one on Amazon that goes for $50--that's a pretty good deal and you'll get 2 hours of full 17mbps 1080 60i on that.
2071356
The 3960X is better..but between the 3970x nd the 4960X...The 3970X is better
1764497
There is a difference. You'll notice that the other card you mention trades out the extra fan for slightly higher clock speeds. Your choice is whether or not you want less fan noise, a cooler card and more overclocking headroom, or the slight advantage of a few MHz in clock speed.
1666631
I just got mine, I'll try and remember to report back once we've tried it as loadbalance/failover is what we purchased it for. In the mean time I will note a lot of the reviews up are on the older side, I was looking for load balancers both here and on newegg and at newegg this model has 100 more reviews than it has here and its a solid 4/5 there so thats pretty encouraging.
717204
The price does not justify the means. There are overclocking tools now that make it so easy. Buy the normal version, use msi afterburner to overclock the clocks as the SC version and never look back. They are the exact same card.
236373
There are other cards for about the same price that are higher performance. I got this card because i needed a low power quiet card since I have a smaller case and I wanted to get more performance per watt. I haven't bench marked the card next to its counterparts.
1875290
In my personal opinion yes the extra speed is worth it. Typically when you get a high clocked card you get a higher 'binned' chip which basically means it was tested to perform stably at the higher speeds than stock. It won't guarantee you more headroom after the initial overclock but in my experience most of the time they do AND end up clocking higher and are more stable because of the more rigorous testing by EVGA.
2047076
There is more than just the difference of cable card input in the 96D. As for CableCard - it enables you to get rid of the cable box and instead rent (usually for about $3 - 5 a month) a small card (think PCMCIA like) into the TV and be able to decode the digital cable signals without the box. The downside is that the Cable Card 2.0 specification is rather recent and with 1.0 which most cable operators have today don't do OnDemand type programming. Both TVs will be able to pull down over the air HDTV signals with an antenna (your local stations). Now for the differences between 96D and 95D. The 96D features a USB port and a firewire (IEEE 1394) port. The USB port can be used for potential firmware upgrades (though I haven't searched to see if there even have been any yet. The other difference is that the 96D supports 1080p in "Game Mode" while the 95D, while fully 1080p, does not use 1080p in "Game Mode". From what I have been able to tell those are the big differences.
1487928
My understanding of the differences is the 880 is suppose to be a little more powerful than the 790. It may be but I'm very satisfied with the 700 series. The remote is convenient but not necessarily needed. I do know this product does what it advertises it will do, so you should be happy with either one.
1083026
I believe the difference are the fans. This card works well in my setup. I would recommend buying it.
814030
The i7-4470K has an unlocked clock multiplier so you can overclock this chip if you want and your motherboard supports it, but at a higher price. The i7-4470 is not unlocked but is cheaper. Other than that they're identical.
95893
Also, take a look at the ports and see which would suit you the best. The two cards have different options.
1936700
The biggest difference is the extra cooling fan, which allows the card to work harder while still staying at a safe temperature. I personally think this is worth the extra $15
1543363
I would go with the hd 7770 + the intel pentium if you want to save money and get decent gameplay (medium to low settings at 1080p) if you want serious gaming get the hd 7950 with the i5 (any model) to play games at max settings. if you want max settings for all games get the gtx 680 with i5 or higher. imo videogames are a waste of time; focus on academics
472160
I had the phenom x2 965 and I felt a sensitive diference, has been more than enough for most the duties I use. But if you have compatibility for the next socket in your board and can afford it, buy the latest one, eventough I hadn´t need something more recent or bigger than the thuban.