i just think rip is a young dude with some energy who figured out a way to get his name out there. i'd bet his building/informative voice/nature is more who he is through and through in day to day life. i honestly think his hyped up on screen personality is a little funny because (as we can see here) it annoys the living carp (yes, the fishy smell) out of some yet attracts others. either way, it gets the exposure. it's like a geico caveman commercial. you're going to know who he is and what he's doing at the end of the day if you're in the market.
if i looked at it not through lenient goggles, he'd annoy the bejebus out of me.
i like anyone i can get relevant information from. i dislike any review they do that misses the mark... especially so if they're highly intelligent, technical people (who could be lent more weight and/or trust) and they overlook the painfully obvious. i hate to do this, but it's the prime example. take phil for example. he reviewed the reo grand. most of his negatives for it, it seems he didn't even check the website. twisting the button for example, he said was too hard because the post was too hard to grab with his chubby (or whatever he called them) fingers. well... if he'd looked for a few seconds he'd have seen button covers that fix that issue for those that prefer them. he also mentioned the sub-ohm kit but didn't realize that at the time he filmed the review they were already installed on all the mods in stock on the site.
so basically, he's one of the few i think that really stand out... so it irks me to no end when he misses the mark so badly (which might be completely overlooked in say a grimmgreen review IMO.)
now... grimmgreen... i don't dislike him. he seems to be a great guy genuinely trying to be helpful with a great, positive personality. but he seems to like everything and just seems to have very little technical understanding... but still tries to cover technical aspects. it drives me nuts to keep hearing him refer to milliamp hours as if they're his mother. i'd like to meet him in person, but i can't watch his reviews or take them seriously. i think he loves inferior products and his lack of technical understanding doesn't lend itself to 1/3 of the content of his videos more often than not. if he stuck to what he understood, i'd likely watch more from him.
indoor... i normally don't get too much useful information from his vids. i get to see the products basically. i appreciate that at least. same with twisted 420.
ruby, todd, igetcha, all good reviewers.
i think todd is probably my favorite and phil is my favorite for technical details.
there are so many of them these days, though. i don't really dislike any of them. i'll get info wherever it's coming from. i just have to consider the source and whether what's relevant to them would have a parallel in my universe.
