My Product Reviews and Thoughts: November 2020

Monday, November 23, 2020

Victure MW312 Mesh Wi-Fi Router System – 3 Pack

If you have dead spots in your house, you need this mesh router system. With three modules that can be placed anywhere in your house (one must be plugged into your cable modem), you can cover every floor and every area. This even expands my WiFi outside further into my back yard.

This couldn’t be much easier to set up and get up and running. Download and install the Comnect WiFi app, plug the one router into your modem and wait a minute, open the app and it will walk you thru setting this up and getting connected and you are up and running. You can then plug the other two routers in, and they will connect with the first one and your whole house is covered. The app also has all the basic router functions that you could or may need and use as well or you can connect thru the web browser like all the other routers and make changes that way as well.

All three routers will use the same WIFI name that you set up, so there are no switching WIFI names when you walk around your house. It just picks the one closest to you with the best signal and just keeps on working. This does have both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, so you will have to pick which one of those you want to use when you first connect. I use the 5 GHz and leave the 2.4 GHz for all my devices that don’t work on 5Ghz.

This are a one-gigabit router and the speeds reflect that on both the WIFI and when plugged in. That may be the only weak point for this is only having one extra Lan port to use for plugging in other devices. If you need more, you will have to buy a 4 or 8 port switch, which is really cheap nowadays.

I like the look and design of these as well and they are different from all the others out there. These are on the smaller size as well at about 6.5 inches tall and 4 inches wide and the LED status light is in the middle in the open ring area of these and looks very cool as well.

Overall, a great mesh router system that is easy in all aspects and works well to cover your whole house with WIFI.

DISCLAIMER: This was offered at a discounted rate in exchange for an honest review. I rely on reviews from the community when making purchases, so I believe in giving honest and unbiased reviews to help others. I am not obligated to leave positive feedback and receive no compensation for doing so. I am not associated with the seller in any way.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Crosstour JT240 Car Jump Starter

These new types of jump starters are so nice and easy to use. Much easier, faster, and more convenient than carrying around jumper cables or asking someone if they have some. If there is even someone around to ask, let alone asking for someone to give you a jump. With this, you can do it all by yourselves in a minute or two.

This does take around 3 hours to fully charge but will last for months if just sitting there. You should recharge it every 2-3 months just to make sure it is charged at all times and ready to go when you need it. You can also use this as a battery pack for anything you need to charge or run things off of if needed.

This couldn’t be any easier to use. Put the red clamp on the positive side of the batter, the black on the negative side of the battery or grounded to the car, wait a few seconds to a minute to give it time to slightly charge the battery and jump in and start your vehicle. I love using this to start my riding mower when the battery gets low instead of jumping it off my car.

This also has a flashlight that will help you get it connected in the dark if needed or it will also flash or do an SOS signal if needed as well. Great when stuck off the side of the road for any other reason.

This also comes in a nice cloth carrying case that works great to keep everything together and in one place when you need it. Stores great in a glove box or trunk.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Wednesday, November 18, 2020

Fishing Rod Kit by Byzy

I miss fishing and haven’t done it in a while and thought taking my grandson would be a good way to get back into and spend time with him and this fishing kit is perfect for him. It has about everything e would need to get started and a nice camo bag to carry and store everything in. The open-reel is nice looking and casts and reels in nice and smooth. The pole is a nice carbon fiber pole, like any other pole these days, and breaks down and goes together in a few seconds and fits in the bag perfectly. All the accessories are nice and usable, but you will need more down the road as well as something to store and carry them in. Overall, a great kit for my grandson.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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GICHAT Mini 15.6 Inch Portable Monitor with 1920x1080 Full HD IPS Screen

This is a great portable monitor and can be connected to about anything. I have connected it to my mini PC, desktop PC. Laptop, phone, Firestick, and Nikon camera and it has connected without issue and looks good doing it. I bought this for when I travel for work, but it has so many other uses at home as well. Love that it will not only connect but can be powered by one cable when connected to my laptop. I have two monitors at work, home, and now when I am on the move.

This fits in my backpack the same as my laptop, but I do need to be a little more careful with it now. The cover on this screen is nice and works, but it isn’t thick and may not take a big blow or being dropped. This is a big piece of glass after all.

With all the USB ports on this and the roll button, you can connect about anything and control different options like the volume and brightness. The brightness is set on low when you first turn it on and once, I turned it up, the display looks awesome. You can set this like any other monitor and use it as the second monitor or the main monitor. I can also take my laptop screen and duplicate it, extend it on this monitor, or just use this monitor as my only screen if I wish.

If you only have one monitor, you need should get another one like this one. You will never want to go back to one screen again.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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I have a three panel light like this on one side of my basement and I have it connected to a motion detection plug and love it so much I bought this 5-panel one with much more watts and lumens for the bigger side of the basement. My 100-year old house doesn’t have much lighting in it, and I need something I don’t need to run wires for and this screws into a normal light outlet is great.

I love that you can adjust the panels separately and point them at about any angel I need. I can get the whole basement covered and lite up with this one light and it will last 50k hours and save me money in the long run while doing it.

This is a 150 watt, 6000k daylight, bright light. So, it is a bright white light and not a soft yellow light you get from incandescent lighting. This is a very bright light and lights up my whole basement and does kind of hurt your eyes to look directly at it.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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They call this a dog treat camera, but it works just as well with my cats. This is a little bigger than I thought at 5”x5”x10” but has a great camera that works well in both the daytime and nighttime. It is made by Apeman, so that makes sense. They make great camera equipment.

Once you download the Faroro app and sign up using your email address, you add the camera (it will search your wifi your phone is connected to), once connected, you can see everything the camera can see and operate the treat dispenser. Easy as can be to install and set up. It has suction cups on the bottom that stick to a table if you don’t mount this on the wall.

The camera has all the features of a security camera with motion detection, two-way communication, night vision, notifications. This actually works as an indoor security camera as well plus will notify you when the treats have run out and won’t work until refilled. This will also automatically reconnect to your WIFI if it happens to drop off for some reason.

Very fun and a nice camera that will throw treats out on-demand as needed. Both my wife and all my cats do really appreciate it.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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KGK Gas Chainsaw 20 Inch 62CC

Bought this to replace my 27 years old Craftsman 16-inch chain saw. Hope it lasts just as long. For one thing, these newer saws are a little lighter and easier to start than my old one was. This comes with everything you need but the gas and chain/gas oil.

Not sure if it is this newer chain saw or the length, but is seems to cut easier, faster and with less kick than my old one as well. Living on an old orchard with a lot of big trees, the extra 4-inches of bar will really help and come in handy on these bigger branches and trees I need to cut down and trim after 30 years of letting everything grow.

I love that this comes with a tool kit and pouch, 2 spark plugs and 2 chains as well as a bag to store the chain saw in. It just looks professional sitting there in the bag.

This took less than 15 minutes to put together the first time and get started. Took a couple of pulls to get the gas thru it but started on the first pull after that.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Meat Grinder for Kitchen aid Stand Mixers, Including 3 Grinding Plates

Worked in a food processing plant for 28 years and worked with grinders that had an 80 pound screws in them and was worried about this plastic grinder, but all the parts on the inside that really matter, are metal and work great and without issue. The plastic just makes it lighter and easier to clean when you are done. I hand wash the plates and blades and machine wash the rest.

This couldn’t be any easier to install, use and clean and really does a great job of grinding the meat up. With three different size grinding plates, you can always find the one best suited for your job at hand. The blades are every sharp and should be handled with care, but at the same time you need to keep them sharp to make them work better. I use a food grade grease on my blades and plates to help the blade to cut the meat, lubricate the plate and blade and to just help protect it overall from rust and wear and tear. Got that from working with 400-pound Hobart grinders to corporate sized 10,000-pound grinding equipment for 28 years. Doesn’t matter the size, they all work the same.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Lvylov Decorative Soft Fluffy Faux Fur Throw Blanket 50" x 60"

The wife loves having a blanket on during these cold nights as we keep the heat down to save energy and money and she loves this blanket. It is one of the softest blankets we have now and the cats love laying on it as well. One side has about an inch and a half of fur and the other is a flat velvet that just feels good against your skin. If that isn’t enough for you, then being able to machine wash it and the lifetime warranty should be? We like it so much, we are thinking of buying more of these as gifts for the family for the holidays as well.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Wednesday, November 11, 2020

VANKYO StayTrue Projector Screen with Stand

This was a great buy and so much better than the old pulldown projection screens my parents had for our slides. This is easy to set up and get ready but does still take a few minutes to piece it together, so it isn’t as easy as pulling it out of the bag and you are good to go, but not bad. The screen is excellent and doesn’t wrinkle after being in the bag and it has a great picture quality. I love that this can be seen or projected from either side. I can use this for my AtmosFX display as well. The stand does stay up without any issue with little to no wind outside, but if you expect a heavier wind, I would use the included ropes to anchor the stand to the ground to help stop it from blowing over. Since you can see and project this from both sides, it also requires it to be a little darker to see the display better on the screen compared to others, so this is not for daytime viewing. Other than that, this is a nice, well-built screen with stands and a carrying bag.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Kids Tablet, 7 inch Anti-Fall Tablets with Android 9.0, 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM, Parents Control & Kids Mode, Google Play Pre-Installed, IPS Eye Protection HD Display WiFi Tablet for Kids & Teens(Blue) by YINDIA

This is perfect for my grandson and will keep him off my home PC. This is a nice decent tablet for first tablet and someone just learning to use one and the apps. Comes preloaded with some apps and games for the kids to help learn but has all the other features of any other tablet out there. The 7-inch screen is big enough to easily see but not too big to hold with two hands and has parent control so you can limit how long they are on it and what they do with it. The 16 GB of memory is a little on the low side but can be increased by adding an SD card to it if needed. This is pretty much ready to go and be used right out if the box with no real setup needed.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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LED Tactical Powerful Flashlight by Relybo

The LED flashlight is great. It is well built, will take a beating, and will keep working. It couldn’t be any easier to use and with the adjustable light, you can see everything you need to see either close or far away. The rechargeable 18650 mAh battery does take some time to fully charge, but if you are like me, I have multiple ones already charged and these last forever or it comes with an adapter that will hold 3 AAA batteries to use this if needed. It will only last for about 4 hours of continuous use, but I never use a flashlight for that long anyway. Love that it comes with a storage/carrying case and with all the extras. You can change this about anyplace you need to know. I do wish they would switch to a USB-C charging port, but the micro USB does work and I am sure you have many of those cables lying around you can use if needed?

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Victure AC920 4K 60FPS Touch Screen Action Camera with 8X Zoom

First off, The AC920 action camera needs to use a U3 high-speed micro SD card (64-128GB) and the SD card is not included, and you must buy one. The lower cards are not fast enough to keep up and give you a great video at 4k @60 fps. Second, format the SD card inside the camera itself before using it. These two things will save you later.

This camera does come with an external microphone which gives you better audio than just using the built-in microphone, but neither helps with having the waterproof case on. The best you can hope for there is low muffled audio like all action cameras have. This also comes with a remote that can activate the video and photos while you are away from the camera if needed. It also comes with all the standard features of today’s action cameras, like slow/fast mode, photo burst, time-lapse, loop recording, etc.., but this one also has 8x zoom that really works well if needed.

With the waterproof case on, this is rated up to 130 feet in depth which is way deeper than most people will go, but you have the option if you need it. The touch screen works great and is easy to use, follow, see, and change the menu setting when needed. You can also review your video and photos on it but they look much better on a bigger screen.

The video and photos on this are great at any resolution but at 4k, are excellent. I have not seen any lag or jerking in the video and the stabilization in the camera seems to help the shake, jello, and blur as well. I normally just shoot in 1080p @ 120fps because I get small file sizes and can record more longer that way and is just easier to work with post-processing my videos.

With two 1350mAh batteries with each lasting about an hour, you do get a lot of videos time out of this and you can charge them on the go using a battery back if needed and this comes with a lot of camera accessories (clips and mounts) that help get you started or everything works with any other accessories you may already have from other cameras.

This has become my new go-to action camera using it for birthday parties to my YouTube videos. Just a great overall easy camera to use that takes great videos when I need it.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Sound Bar for TV/PC Audio Soundbar with Built-in Subwoofer 16.9 Inch Portable Surround Sound System Home Theater Bluetooth 5.0 Wired & Wireless 2 X 10W 2.0 CH Outdoor Stereo Speaker for Phones/Tablets by Youxin

This is perfect for replacing my 25-year old PC speakers. This fits perfectly in front and below my computer monitor. This looks and feels well-built and has some weight that makes it feel like I actually bought something. It was very easy to hook up and get running as it knows what is plugged in and how it is connected, so it just plays right to start with.

It does have a 2200mAh rechargeable battery in it that takes about 3 hours to charge (2 with a 65w charger) and lasts about 6 hours depending on how you keep the volume. So about 4.5 hours may be on medium to medium high volume running on the battery or you can plug it in like I do, and it will never run out of power.

The remote works and comes in handy but some of the buttons do only work if you are in TF mode and playing music from an SD card. The 3 different modes help to depend on what you are playing and the sound you are looking for as it does change the equalizer on this and give you a different sound out of it. You could also use an equalizer app on your device and adjust it that way as well.

Overall, for me using this as a PC speaker, it works well for what I use it for. I can also unplug it and take it outside or take it with me if needed. It’s not going to rock a room or house, but it does give you a nice sound that is well worth listening to compared to your phone speaker.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Monday, November 2, 2020

UeeVii Digital Picture Frame 10.1 Inch Digital Picture Frame

This is a fun 10-inch picture frame and perfect for grandparents or anyone else that may not get to see all the other people in their lives as often as you would like. Once you add some friends and family to the Frameo app and they do as well, they can send you photos or small videos that just show up on this picture frame (so be careful who you add, lol). My wife gets so excited when she sees a notice on the screen that we got new pictures and can’t wait to see them come up on the screen. It’s like Christmas on those days. The screen quality is excellent, and all the photos and videos look great, well depending on who took them but that isn’t the screens fault.

With 16 GB of internal storage, this will hold a lot of pictures and I added a 16 GB SD card to it as well for more storage and to allow me to do backups and save the photos so I have them if I need them or if something happens to the frame for some reason. Do NOT unplug this frame or lose power before shutting this down or it can mess up the android system that runs this or any frame like this. I had another one like this one that got unplugged and then wouldn’t start up again and I had to return it and then got this one.

This touchscreen frame works well and is easy to set up and work with and flips thru all the pictures or videos with sound (I turn the sound off) on it throughout the day and you can schedule the sleep mode at night if you wish so the screen can go black and not display pictures overnight or whenever you decide. You can move and crop the pictures to fit the screen better if you want as well or rotate the screen to display it in portrait or landscape mode. You can even mount this on the wall if you like if the power cord can reach a plug and be plugged in. You can use this without WIFI to just display pictures from the SD card, but then no one would be able to send you pictures and add to them that way.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Aioze G25 Invisible Hearing Aids for Seniors Rechargeable with Noise Cancelling

Bought these for my 85-year old father-in-law who has been complaining when we go out to eat that he isn’t involved in any of the conversations because he just can’t hear anyone anymore. When these first arrived, I charged them, does take a couple of hours to fully charge them, but will last for about 10 days of using them for about 8 hours a day. I tried these out before giving them to my father-in-law and was surprised how well they worked. I thought about keeping them for myself so I can lower the volume on my TV and get the wife to stop telling me to turn it down.

The buttons on the side of these are easy to feel and use and it does help to flip thru the different modes when you are in different environments to see which one works best for that situation. Depending on your ear size, I can see the ear the piece could possibly be a little big or long for some people and I am not sure can be adjusted with the rest of it that hooks over the top of the ear, but I am guessing should work for most people?

Now, next time we are out to dinner with my father-in-law, we will see if he talks more or turns the hearing aids off, so he doesn’t have to listen to us anymore? LOL

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Meterk 20v Electric Cordless Leaf Blower

I am tired of mixing gas and oil and trying to keep my gas blower running. I am tired of having to tug and pull an extension cord around my yard, so I finally am trying a battery-powered blower to do my light daily chores and so far, I like it. This is lightweight being under 4-pounds but blows hard enough I have no problems doing leaves with it. I mainly bought this for the driveway and deck to help keep it clear of leaves and debris and I couldn’t be happier. The storage bag is great and holds everything until I need it again. I plug this in while I cut the grass and it is charged and ready to go when I and done and blows everything I need to blow, way before the batter starts to die. Just remember, these types of batteries don’t like to be plugged in 24/7 and to only plug it in until charged and then unplug it until next time or the battery capacity does start to diminish and starts dying sooner and not holding a charge. This will not replace my gas or plugged in leaf blower when I need to do my acre of land, but it has its place for smaller, lighter jobs that I have.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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Voger 360°View WiFi Home Security Camera

This camera has all the standard functions that all most all security cameras come with nowadays, but this one can pan almost 360 degrees around, tilt up and down 110 degrees, and zoom if you need to get a closer look. This also requires an SD card if you want to record any video and you must supply that. It will hold up to a 64GB card and I would get a class 10 just so it is fast enough to record the full HD video when you need it. You could just use this to view this camera on screen, but that would defeat the purpose of a security camera.

This is easy to install and setup using either the TuyaSmart app or the Smart Life app that I already use for other cameras. Just hit the add camera button in the app, scan the barcode and the camera gets added to the app and you are up and running. Once added, you can go into the settings and change things like date/time, motion detection, and notifications.

Then you can view what the camera sees remotely from anywhere in the world and get notifications when motion is detected. You can also turn on that the camera will follow the motion when it sees it. That is cool but if the sensitivity is set too high, you could be following a leaf or something blowing down the street, and then your camera is pointing in the wrong spot most likely.

Overall, a very nice camera with a great video day or night that you can move it needed. The movement is a little jerky at times depending on how you move it, but it does move, and work as-is.

My Rating: 5 Stars

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