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"Good sound but one horrible feature."
1.5 stars | on by peteratomic
Pros
Fairly decent sound for computer speakers.
Cons
Auto-kill function. If the sound output is not constant the speakers will power down. Normally I'd approve of such a function (who doesn't want to save energy) but its ultimately insanely annoying, leading me to write my first CNET review.
Summary
The chip that controls the auto-kill function is not very sensitive, so quiet pieces of music or films will shut off the speakers. What's more, they come back to life very slowly (with louder sound inputs), forcing you to constantly rewind movies to catch missing dialogue. If there was ... Read full review
The chip that controls the auto-kill function is not very sensitive, so quiet pieces of music or films will shut off the speakers. What's more, they come back to life very slowly (with louder sound inputs), forcing you to constantly rewind movies to catch missing dialogue. If there was some switch that could allow you to choose the auto-kill function it might be okay, but there is none.
STEER CLEAR.
