D-Link Wireless N Router (DIR-615) (product link) After much hassle and bouncing around with Xbox Live, Rogers, and Different Router Companies we finally found a router that works. We have two Xboxes one that hooks up via wireless network adapter and one that is hard lined to the router.
We went through all of the port forwarding and dmz and everything they will run you through but the problem was the routers we were using. We picked this one up from Future Shop (help desk recommended it) took it home after trying two that were over $200 i thought no way this $70 one was going to work, i was wrong. It took about 10 min to setup, i didn’t have to do any dmz, no port forwarding or anything and now both xboxes can play on live, halo 3, halo 3 odst, and nhl 10 without any problems or nat issues.
So if your having the same problem where one Xbox is losing it’s live connection give this router a try it worked great for us.
Electronics, Gaming
2 xboxes, d-link, nat, router, Xbox, Xbox Live
LG Blu-ray Disc Player (BD370C) – from Futureshop (product url), I picked this up this weekend and got an extra surprise it game with 3 blu-ray movie pack which had Alien VS Predator (the second one), The day after tomorrow, and 27 Dresses. Now I picked this one over the cheaper version as this one connects to BD Live which is recommended so you can easily get software updates. The price as reasonable at $249.99.
It was easy to hook up just connected the hdmi and network cable then everything just worked, I had to manually tell it to check for a software update and it took about 3 min for the update to complete. I watched two movies The Day After Tomorrow and Iron Man rented from (block buster) and there wasn’t the slightest glitch at all. Only complaint was from my wife that she could see pimple on Robert Downey Jr.
Doing a side by side comparison there is definitely an improvement with blu-ray video and sound quality to dvd for people who have hd tv’s and are wondering if blu-ray is worth it. This one also has a direct connection to youtube so that you can search and watch youtube video’s through this blu-ray machine which was fun to play around with but great for finding some of those classic online shows like Chad Vader.
I am really pleased that this one is working out well without problems so I guess i’m not on the bandwagon of Ps3’s are the bluray of choice as I had nothing but problems as from my previous post.
Electronics
blu-ray, bluray, Iron Man, LG, movies
I will be working with The New Brunswick Probation Officers’ Association Inc. to provide them a series of design work. The first part of the project was their new logo which is now complete.
Electronics, Press Release
logo, logo design, New Brunswick, probation officers, The New Brunswick Probation Officers\' Association Inc.
