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poor quality
these were described as fitting skullcandy however they do not, very poor quality flimsy, since they did not fit my buds i didn't try them for sound quality, i don't think they would stay in the ear... | 0negative
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Right size, doesn't stick
Plan on the adhesive not working and using a thin but good 2-sided tape. If you plan on that, better than buying direct. | 0negative
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Buy Generic
I have two Canon-brand NB-2LH batteries and four generic knock-off versions that I use on a daily basis. In two years, I have had absolutely no problems with the knock-offs, and the four of them combined cost the same as ONE of the Canon-brand batteries. Unless the thought of not owning a name-brand product gives you the hives, I highly recommend that you purchase an off brand. You won't be disappointed. | 0negative
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EXCELLENT.
So far, it works wonderfully. I'd read a millon reviews of other scanners -- Agfa, Umax, HP, Microtek etc., but after a while it all evens out. I couldn't afford the next level in 'professional' models and really didn't require all the gizmos that accompany them. So the Canon was my final choice.Using Windows ME, it set up in less than 10 minutes. Hardware was found easily and there was no driver problem. I was scanning immediately. Up until this point I was using a friends scanner on Windows 98. A heavy model, 4 or 5 years old (clunky parallel/serial port etc.) and it was incredibly slow, and loud.This was such a difference. I only tested a color photo (5 x 7) at 200% (dpi) and it did it in just under 30 seconds. I also tried a large color drawing from a book and it was surprisingly good. I'm sure the real test will be images at much higher res (but who really needs them that big?). Plus I've yet to try grayscale or scan from magazines/newspapers.Using the 'descreen' option worked exceptionally well. It completely removed the moiree pattern from an album cover. Very surprised that it did it so well.I'm also using it with an Adaptec USB 2.0 card. It's certainly fast. I haven't done really high-res stuff yet, but I'm sure it'll be better than what I'm used to.The software is fine although I haven't used its archival/Photo record stuff. It seems aimed at beginners and may be useful. If you already have Photoshop 5 or 6, you probably won't need Photoshop Elements that comes with it.While there are obviously better scanners out there with more gizmos and larger scan areas (at a higher price of course), I've no complaints. It seems ideal for my home/office use and is intended to scan family photos, vinyl album covers and wide array of other materials. It comes with a slide tray that, also looking a little flimsy, may work just fine.Before it arrived, I'd read a less than glowing review on [another website] and was mortified. They hated the results. But so far, I disagree. I'm very pleased with it. | 1positive
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Great HDTV For My Xbox 360 and Toshiba HD-DVD Player
Sony still makes one of the best LCD that money can buy.This TV is hooked up to my Xbox 360 and HD-DVD player.My eyes are always amazed by the incredible sight that I am seeing.Sony is hard to beat when it comes to TV. This HDTV is the perfect compliment to any video source. | 1positive
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Poor speaker performance
The quality of voice coming from the speakers is very poor. You can hardly understand the person talking to you. | 0negative
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Works Great
Works wonderfully.No complaints other than the fact that the plugs are wide enough such that I can't connect to an older receiver by Bang and Olufson. | 1positive
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Good Camera
Easy to use. 3X optical zoom. Only needs about 3 seconds before you can take another picture. Lots of options. The only thing I didn't like is that there is no sound with the movie mode. Good starter camera for the price, or spare for an intermediate. | 1positive
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Traided from a Series 2 & 1 Tivo to DirecTV Plus
Okay, I know that most people love the Tivo, and so do I. But I have to say that I was pretty miffed by the last Tivo upgrade in July of 2006. Wow, no more Tivo after a simple upgrade from Tivo.I called Tivo, and their solution was to buy a new one. I said "Huh??, it was working fine before the upgrade.".So I thought I would give DirecTV Plus a try as my Tivo had been broken by Tivo's upgrade and I needed to "buy another one". (Or switch back to an earlier version of the software through taking my Tivo apart and putting the hard disk in my desktop PC.)I was also tired of Tivo that was not integrated with a satellite system and could run the latest software which the R10 can not. (This might be a good thing in the long run.)Dish Networks looked to be in a legal battle with Tivo so I said DirecTV Plus is a good place to start with another flavor of the DVR/PVR.The results, my seven year old can use it with no issues. I like it and it just works. It's interface is not as clean in some areas, but in others it is better. I wish the remote was a bit more sensitive to a user response during fast forwards. But on the whole, it is a winner.I would highly recommend this DVR if you are looking for a solid and integrated solution for Satellite TV viewing.Tivo is a midst of changes right now. They are losing and gaining market share right now. They have a new release which includes "Kids Zone" which is really cool, but very buggy.Tivo can be hacked and the disk space is fairly easy to extend, but software updates will break this hack sometimes.But, if you are like me and just want to watch a show or two. This DVR is great and easy to use. It has a few short comings, but it looks to be a very dependable unit for now.Tivo is for the true geek or nerd. And if you have cable or don't mind more equipment on top of your TV. I love it and still have a couple for my kids. But the DirecTV Plus, is on our main TV. It works and is easy to use. I suspect with time it will become even better.Bottom line, if you like to watch TV and just want a dependable unit to record the shows you like, DirecTV Plus is a great option.If you like to do more than watch TV and would like to play with show filters, connect to your local area network, connect to Yahoo!, or other things not related to just recording you show, Tivo is for you. Just be mindful that you will need to still have a Satalite receiver or two to record two shows at the same time. The R10 model is no longer made and is running dependable software but is not planed to be upgraded. But it is a great option and will record two shows at the same time. | 1positive
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Very poor product
The shipping was on time. Thats the only good thing I could say about this product. It was broken when it arrived. I tried to fix it with no luck. When I called and complained I was informed that I would receive a replacement which never came. It wasnt very expensive, so I didn't push the issue. I just use the cables once in awhile but thats it. When it's placed in the cradle, it doesn't work. Actually, the remote doesn't work either. :( Oh well... | 0negative
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Delivers on promises
Integrates well with my iMac and iTunes. Finally a seamless way to access all my music on my Mac and play through the house. Access to uTube and rentals works very well. Why not now add access to all Internet sites up on the big screen? | 1positive
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Worst printer I ever owned
I started having problems with this printer before I got through even the first set of ink cartridges. The nozzles were getting clogged almost every time I used it and I had to go through numerous cleaning cycles. On the third set of cartridges I kept getting an error message saying there was a paper jam when there was not. I did some research on the internet and found this was a common problem. I kept rcycling the printer on and off about a dozen times, doing a page eject each time and the paper jam error disappeared only to be replaced by the infamous 2 flashing lights problem. I downloaded a program to reset this error code but it did not help. I have bought my last Epson printer and will probably replace it with a Canon product. | 0negative
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Failed after 6 months
I bought a lot of DVDs in London last month and it plays about half of them. With the others it either sticks or says "no disk."It still plays my US DVDs but that's not the reason I bought it! 6 months life is simply not good enough. | 0negative
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It Really Works!
When I first purchased this mount I was afraid that it would not work well, however, I recently took an 1800 mile driving trip in the family mini van and the friction mount worked excellent. It held my Nuvi 360 securely with no sliding or mishaps, and little, if any, obstructed view from the windshield. In my opinion it is preferable to have the Nuvi mounted on the dash and not the winshield with a suction mount. An excellent purchase that provides the versatility of being able to be used in virtually any vehicle with a dashboard and there is no complicated installation process; just put it in the position you like, adjust the view and bingo you are ready to go. I have also tried it in a different mini van and two different sedans and it has performed perfectly. Highly recommended! | 1positive
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Dissapointed
Difficult to configure for a PC and Mac. It worked for about a month then died. I sent it in and when it returned I set it up and it worked for about 2 days then died again. Haven't decided if I should dig a hole and bury it or send it in again. | 0negative
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OLYMPUS C 211 ZOOM
THIS IS A FABULOUS CAMERA EASY TO USE HIGHLY RECOMEND A++ | 1positive
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Very nice
I won't go into great detail, as the reviewer below has done an admirable job. Two notes to add though.First, the difference between a 5" and 7" screen really is big--it's not an illusion. A 5" diagonal screen is 25 square inches; a 7" diagonal is 49 square inches. If you are spending the bucks on something as ridiculous as a portable DVD player, spend the extra for the bigger screen.Second, if you are thinking about converting to run on alkaline batteries so you can amuse the kids on long plane or car trips without spending the big bucks for multiple batteries from Sharp, be aware that the connection between player and battery is nonstandard--it's a tiny 3-pin rectangular plug. (You can see the cord in the picture above--the battery is the platform the player sits on in the picture. The tiny cord in the top-left corner connects the battery to the player). Building a spare battery pack will involve more than a trip to Radio Shack. | 1positive
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Important tip for indoors shooting
Had this camera for a month, used it extensively in recent vacation.Bottom line it's a superb video camera. Video clips are very high quality with a lot of details and good colors; you just can't believe such great quality video came form this tiny camera.Its biggest selling point of quick PC transfer and fast DVD creation works extremely well. I've transferred 41min of video to my old PC and burned a DVD within 21minutes from start to finish with only a few mouse clicks.Best by the way is to use USB2.0 card reader instead of the camera for video transfer, it works MUCH faster.It's biggest issue is mediocre indoors performance. It's not "poor" as some people say since JVC did a very good job of reducing noise in low light, so the video looks very smooth and pleasant to the eye.The problem remains with washout colors and little too dark images.I came of a way to improve its indoors performance significantly, use "M" mode with white balance set to "Cloudy" and shutter speed set to 1/50 (in extreme conditions 1/30)The camera store these settings, so you just need to set these once and switch to "M" whenever shooting indoors.Video will look a little brighter and colors more saturated.Overall extremely well built very good high quality camera with only a few tweaks, with its recent price drop to about $800 it's a good value. | 1positive
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Promising but so far, USELESS
Apparently, if you check for updates and actually UPDATE the ONE XL, you'll corrupt the OS due to the update being older than the shipped version. Red circle with a white X = DEAD. No reset, no downloads available to correct, no customer service on weekends, after normal business hours, no coherent on-line support.This is a very promising device. When I initiallly opened the box and turned it on, it found my location, I saved it as "HOME" and spent an hour or so entering other "FAVORITES" - typing in addresses and saving the sites for an upcoming trip. It seemed quite easy and the touch screen is acceptibly intuitive.TomTom Home software, as noted in comment 13, is buggy and cluncky and the backup option - which should have saved my bacon since I did back it up first while it was working, didn't fix the problem - it did back up the initial installation, but the device still will not work.I will give TomTom another chance if they ever respond (it's Sat morning, I received the device on Fri - so no support 'till Monday, apparently).If you don't need to do anything but take it out and begin your travels, the device works as advertised.But I'd be VERRRRY careful about updates or downloads - especially during non-business hours.very frustrating. | 0negative
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There are security issues with this product
The U.S. government has posted a security alert regarding this product (see http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/bulletins/o-159.shtml) and classifies its vulnerability as "HIGH RISK". As long as you get V2 you are OK but otherwise you are wide open to hacking. | 0negative
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waste of money -
the case looks nice, but not practical. Everytime you need to change the volume or track you have to pull your ipod out. My ipod had scratch marks on it the first week. Unfortunately, all the picture you see of this case is from the side view, so you cannot see that there is no opening for the wheel and the display. I recommend iskin product. | 0negative
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Depends on type of user
This is probably the most interesting $30 purchase I've made since first encountering my wife on a darkly-lit street corner. The Koss UR-40 is the only open-back, around the ear phones offered by Koss and, I think, this is the only company offering a lifetime warranty. I don't mention this as a pitch but as a consumer who has recently been burned by Panasonic and their non-existent warranty service. This review is based on my two hours of experience right out of the box but I believe it will hold up within the parameters I describe. Equipment: played a few good quality CD's using the computer output to an old, high-quality Pioneer amp. Used the amp's controls and curve-boost features rather than an equalizer. Music was set to medium volume for all recordings listened to. Results: as phones for a portable or computer source, the UR-40 is right in its proper price slot. When running it through a high-quality amp from a computer's sound output, the value jumps from 5/10 to 6/10. BUT, when playing the music from a high-quality source, a component CD player, the value bumps up another notch, 7/10. Mind, I'm talking about the price/performance value. The real potential of these phones emerges when properly using a equalizer or its equivalent. Even using the computer's player as a source for the Pioneer amp, setting the freq curve properly turned these from $30 phones to $65 phones. Details: full-coverage frequency response across the board, mostly clean and with good separation. BUT a flat studio curve will not do the trick with these. Both the mid-range and near-bass frequencies were over-emphasized, making the overall effect a little muddy and hiding those really nice sub-woofer bumps. Someone using the UR-40 from, say, a modest home stereo will be a little disappointed, unless that person knows enough to play with those boost and tone settings. The difference is dramatic, in a good way. What's needed: ATTENUATE both the mid-range and the semi-lows (~200-500). BOOST the highs and the SUB-woofer notes (<70~). In my setup, I enabled Bass-Boost on the amp, turned the treble up and turned the bass control mostly all the way DOWN. These settings consistently provided a beautiful balance with female (Bebel Gilberto) vocals and the instrumentals, especially with acoustic instruments. There was plenty of detail, with sounds of hands moving on the instrument sometimes evident. By cutting the bass-knob all the way down, while enabling Bass-Boost, everything fell into place. I got punched in the ear nicely, even at moderate volume, by those tricky sub-low thumps. Without a good amp, though, this performance potential will be lost. In summary, the Koss UR-40 is worth $30 to the iPod crowd. To the audiohile, this will be a good backup/travel cans, as long as sufficient wattage and adjustments are at hand. For these worthies, the phones are worth $50-65, despite their cheap plastic exterior. Remember, though, that most all portable devices lack the power-handling needed to produce the low-frequency performance of which these drivers are capable.note 1: important! Set the source CD-player (computer or portable) to low volume and use your home amp to provide the volume. Many computer and jogger outputs inject distortion and noise.note 2: anyone buying these ought to spring the 8-bucks for the Koss volume-control extension cord. | 1positive
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Forget it!
There's no way you can watch anything with this item. I have a small Casio portable TV and it works fine in my house, so why doesn't this one? Money wasted! | 0negative
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But at least it's cheap
If you live in a warm climate and only want to take 3-5 pictures a day this is for you as long as you charge it every night. If you're in a cold climate you might get 1 or 2 if it was charged the night before. If it sits in a cold vehicle for 2 days without a charge don't bother even trying, it's dead. | 0negative
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Great price !
Multi-packs are hard to find and impossible to find at this price !! | 1positive
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New Cordless Mouse
Bought to use with my laptop to replace my old corded laser mouse. Works great around the house just what i bought it for. | 1positive
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Mic stopped working, Panasonic won't replace it
This headset was OK - not great, not bad - but stopped working after the 90 day labor warranty period.Panasonic customer service says: "...we recommend sending the product to our Customer Service Center in McAllen Texas. The product will be replaced with a reconditioned model for a fee. Please send the product along with a letter to explain the problem..."That's not worth the effort, so, another piece of plastic junk is heading toward a landfill near you. | 0negative
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Don't Waste Your Money! (minus 5 stars)
This is an Update...If I had it my way I would rate this a minus 5Previous Review: This is the absolute worse piece of junk I have ever purchased. It ranks in the category of snake oil. I installed this and had a loss of 75% of my digital signal. What was worse the reception was totally useless. I would never recommend this product to anyone! If you are considering this go to your closet and get out a wire hanger, connect it to your TV and you will have a better signal than this piece junk.Update: The Vendor sent out another TV-42 to replace the supposedly defective one. My opinion has not changed! This one did work but reception was terrible. I can get a better signal from rabbit ears. If you're using this on a dish with FTA this device will eventually fry your FTA Receiver. I don't know how the feed back occurs but after removing the TV-42 Antenna my other box worked fine. To receive a signal you do have to have your receiver ON. You will not get a signal if your receiver is off. This is the biggest piece of junk I have ever purchased and it has now cost me the price of two FTA receivers ($400+). | 0negative
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horrible
I bought this mouse and i was so displeased with it that i had to find a website to review it. I wanted an optic mouse for gaming but it is horrible even for regular tasks. When you move the mouse half the time it will veer in the wrong direction. The extra buttons are useless and stick. if you squeeze the mouse it feels like it will crumble in your hand. Anything hp breaks once it reaches warranty but the rest of the time it just doesnt work. | 0negative
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a must have for any cyclists using the Garmin
I rate items based on three criteria - Does it work as advertised? Does the value justify the cost? Does it improve my life? I put my recommendation at the top, then answer those three questions below.RECOMMENDATIONThis is a must have for any cyclists using the Garmin for their computer.FUNCTIONALITYThe velcro replacement wristband is actually an improvement over the wristband the Garmin unit actually ships with. I love it. It's all plastic and cheap feeling, but it's sturdy enough and it's cheap for what you get.VALUENo question. Buy it!DOES IT IMPROVE MY LIFE?I hired the product to speed up my transition times, which it does, and the velcro wristband was an added bonus. | 1positive
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Sony warranty is not what they lead you to believe
This is my first review ever. It is sad that I feel the need to write this. I bought this item 8/09/2011. It worked for the first 5 months then quit. When Sony says it has a one year warranty. they fail to tell you that it is a 90 day parts and labor, and the rest of the year it is parts only. When I call about having it repaired. I got the run around the first two times I called. The third time I was told that since it was past 30 days, there would be a $29 charge to have them fix or replace it. After argueing for about 15 minutes, they finally agreed to make it $7 verses $29. I just received the email with the shipping label. I haven't sent it in yet, so I don't know if this nightmare is over yet. After speaking with Sony I called Amazon, who in my experience are always honest and helpful. The custumer service person I talked with said that he didn't agree with Sony and would send my complaint up the line, that I might want to write this review to inform people of Sony's policy. Sony used to have great products and service. That doesn't seem to be the case any more. I won't be buying Sony products again! | 0negative
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Cables To Go 7 Port USB 2.0 Hub
I've owned two of these and they barely lasted a month. i would not ever buy this product ever again. | 0negative
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Whoo-hoo!
Great replacements for your Porta Pros! So glad Amazon is carrying these. It used to cost almost as much as a whole new set of headphones to get a few foam replacements directly from Koss (due to the shipping and handling).So glad Amazon has these now! | 1positive
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Sony XL-2200-LCD projector lamp
Great price and it was easy to install. Saved me a service call which would have cost around $400-500.00 | 1positive
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Great Headset!!!
I have used the item now for a few weeks and it works fantastic.... I would highly recommend the product. | 1positive
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Bottom-of-the-line system, obsolete for years.
These Lorex systems are okay for what they are, which is an all-in-one system in a box. This is called an "observation system" to separate it from the genuine CCTV security systems that use interchangeable cameras, cables, etc. This type uses a 6-pin DIN plug for the cameras which provides power to the camera and receives video & audio back. Once you install it, you are locked into using this brand when parts start going out. And the surprise? It's no longer available so there are no parts. I'm very surprised to see this on sale, it hasn't been available in some time. I'm even more surprised to see the price of $500 which was retail 10 years ago when these were in stores. Look around some more and you'll find used color systems for a lower price. | 0negative
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What Do You Expect For the Price?
Granted the S2 is not built like a tank. It was not billed as such and I suggest that anyone who thinks they need that, chili out the $4.5 K for the D1x or $7 K for the 1Ds.I purchased mine to be housed for undewater shooting. I have shot mostly macro to this point but will now be shooting WA as well. The color saturation and TTL are incredible and equal in quality to my previous N90s/Provia 100 setup. The S2 is the only camera on the market where the TTL is compatable with underwater strobes. You can see some of my underwater photos at http://scottyb.home.texas.net/Gallery/ .I have used it extensively top side as well. You can purchase 24 2000 MA AA's for less than $30. I have also purchase the lithiums online 24/$30. This makes this setup very inexpensive and convenient to power. Plus you can purchase AA alkalines anywhere to get you out of a pinch.A 1 GB Compactflash card for under $300 will hold 78 shots in RAW at the highest resolution. | 1positive
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not happy
Lost the low heat setting in the first couple months. It caught on fire before it was a year old. Wouldn't recommend | 0negative
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Poor Sound
I used this card with a set of speakers that sounded great with a Creative card that no longer worked with windows 7. So I bought this and it sounds horrible. I've tried everything and have given up. | 0negative
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Excellent Product, Confusing Setup
The receiver has excellent features but is difficult to set up and configure. Also, it seems the volume should be louder for 100 Watt output power. When doing the auto speaker level setup, the maximum volume is not much louder than normal "room volume." Sometimes, I like to "crank it up." I manually configured the speaker levels to get more volume. | 1positive
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Works with Linux!
I like this webcam. It's work with Linux, too. Easy to install, the voice and picture quality is very good. You can take on the laptop or take on the table or everywhere where you want! Perfect for skype. | 1positive
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Good to read the product reviews before buying ...
A quick look at the product and price tells us this is a great buy. However, almost hidden in the second paragraph of the needlessly long product description is a reference to U3.U3 is a software package that is included on the drive. You get a kind of basic version of password protection for the drive, a big come on to add more U3 options (many for a price), AND U3 shamelessly places itself on your computer hard drive.Some people seem to like U3 software and that's fine. For those who don't, you can uninstall it ...but... it is a hassle, especially getting the U3 folder(s) off your computer hard drive. Without the U3 on the thumb drive, you wind up with a nice drive.However, had it not been for reading the many reviews here, the "problem" of dealing with a thumb drive with U3 pre-loaded could very easily not be discovered until too late ... when you plug it into a USB socket on your system.The fact that this product includes U3 software should be specifically noted in the general product notes where it is obvious to the buyer (and not hidden in the second paragraph of that long product desription). Come on, Memorex, clean up your act. | 0negative
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Awesome webcam!!!
This webcam is awesome, the image is almost perfect. Maybe the movements are not that clear, but everything else is perfect. I love it, specially recommendent to everybody that has a long distance relashionship!!!. | 1positive
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The Best Weather Radio on the Market
First of all, Amazon.com is great - best price, free shipping that's quick, and NO tax. Beat that! The Midlands WR-300 Weather Radio is the best weather radio on the market and works flawlessly. DO NOT believe the less than favorable reviews you read here; this radio works as designed and advertised, and might save you life. The people that wrote these negative reviews obviously have not set this unit up correctly. The WR-300 is not a toy. It is a sophisticated piece of electronics that works perfectly if set up correctly. You must read and understand the detailed Owners Manual before attempting to set up this unit to operate as it was designed to do. You simply cannot plug this radio in and expect it to work perfectly. If set up correctly, with the proper Weather Channel Frequency and S.A.M.E. codes entered for your counties of interest, this unit will perform flawlessly and possibly save your life in the event of a severe weather outbreak, especially while asleep. As a 20+ year retired US Air Force Weather Forecaster, I highly recommend this product to anyone who wants to be informed of potential or imminent severe weather in your area. | 1positive
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I've made my last trans-Pacific trip without them.
I write this review from Southern China. A victim of the continued mfg. outsourcing trend, I have made several recent trips to the region. I can assure you I have made the last without my new PXC 250 headphones. 14-16 hours on a plane are tough, but these headphones can really improve the situation. The clarity and music quality are great. I can actually watch an in-flight movie for the first time and hear the dialogue. Highly recommended, particularly considering the price difference versus the Bose. | 1positive
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No power worries anymore
When I purchased a Dell Studio XPS9100 (with some very high horsepower components) for graphics rendering and video production 8 months ago, I didn't know the difference between regular UPS units and Pure Sine Wave UPS units... until repeated power issues at my home/office kept crashing my XPS9100 but didn't seem to bother my Studio XPS8100, which was protected by a traditional CyberPower 1500 UPS. The Tech Support people at CyberPower impressed me by immediately diagnosing the problem and suggesting a solution (Pure Sine Wave UPS). The local wiring issues have still not been completely resolved, so the UPS is triggered several times almost every day... but my XPS9100 AND XPS8100 never know that there's a problem. The controls are idiot-simple and the construction is extremely heavy duty and practical (comes with handles for rack mounting). The battery is easily accessible and you can barely hear the unit when it's running. If you need top quality and dependability in a Pure Sine Wave UPS for a great price, look no farther... because, if you do, you'll end up buying the CyberPower anyway... and I was a loyal APC customer for years. | 1positive
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DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY!!!!
OK, i mean to get the pictures to the computer was pretty easy only took me a few minutes. now the pictures on the other hand REALLY [...]i mean i took about 18 pic (for some reason that is all it could hold but it said 20)and put them on the computer and all i saw was blobs. After i tried taking better pictures all i still saw was different colors of blobs..So then i was like ok i am going to try the webcab and for the money that was ok i mean MUCH MUCH better than i thought. [...] | 0negative
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Speakers Work Great
These speakers work great. I use them for my Flight Simulator program. The jets and helicopters sound great through these speakers. | 1positive
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Review plus Review of SE2E for laptops with built in webcams
Humans generally find distorted faces and poor eye contact to be unpleasant and disturbing. There's plenty of research to show this (e.g., see Thompson's "Margaret Thatcher illusion"). This explains why many people don't like video chats. Typically, the camera sits above the monitor. If you look at the other person's eyes, the other person sees you looking down, often in an unnatural way. As such, video conversations feature poor eye contact and (depending on where one looks) distorted faces.Well this product solves the problem with a simple design and ends up with an excellent product. It uses two beam-splitting mirrors to align the camera with the subject on the screen. One could build one's own version of this cheaply, but the plastic frame, design, and adjustable features make this well worth it. There is another product that achieves similar results (iris 2 iris) that is MUCH more expensive; I'm not sure why, but see the company's product details. Others here emphasize the need to use the SeeEye2Eye apparatus in a well lit space, but I find that the gain on my (Apple) computer's camera adjusts to accommodate low light levels.Bodelin makes a similar product for laptops with built in webcams. For some reason it is not available here (at the time of posting) but is available through the company site. ( SE2E for built-in laptop cams). In my experience (using a 13" MacBook pro), it works quite well and is an enormous improvement. This device features slots that fit over the screen and lid of the laptop. I wish the slots went a little deeper to more closely center the top mirror over the camera (and small green light on Mac laptops). I may chisel some deeper slots in mine to accomplish this. That said, this works quite well. Recommended.It will be interesting to watch the development of elegant webcam technologies to solve this problem in other ways. Bell Communications (David Braun, 1995) filed a patent for an "eye contact video conferencing and screen system." Apple patented large LCD screen containing multiple image sensors to potentially solve this problem (Barry Fox, 2006). And in 2009, Apple filed a patent for a camera mounted behind a translucent display. This could get interesting in a few years... | 1positive
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Like everyone else says, great until it breaks...
Like everybody else, I absolutely loved this thing for the 11 or so days that I owned it, but I have to add myself to the list of people whose Nitrus broke within weeks of buying it. My problem wasn't UPGRADER, or timeouts, or any of the standard failures (which seem epidemic on their own). Mine became useless when the "volume down" button got stuck and stopped working. Looks like it was caused by cheap parts/manufacturing (and why volume BUTTONS? Anybody remember nice, reliable volume dials?). I was allowed to return it for a refund and not just another Nitrus that I'd never like. I consider myself lucky. | 0negative
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Fix your "will this fit my printer?" gizmo please, Amazon
Having read the arguments as to whether people were reading the product information incorrectly or what, I thought I would try the "will this fit my printer?" gizmo. It told me that this product *will* fit my printer (a Pixma iP4300) when it WILL NOT.So, Amazon, sort your gizmo as it is actively misleading your customers. | 0negative
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Not something that'd save me when really needed
Bought it for emergency situations when I would really need it but from just testing it locally, the stupid thing doesnt find a satellite until I was 5 mins from home. Dont think it'd come in handy when I really need it which is the situation I bought it for. Sorry, not a good review, may work for others, not for me! | 0negative
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Camera Battery
This being a hard battery to find, I was very pleased to be able to purchase it at a resonable price. This item was as described, new in an unopened package, the shipping was fast and reasonable so I can say nothing but good..........thank you, BillyRay Kerschner | 1positive
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Great speakers
I just got these speakers last week, and I am quite satisfied with its performance. While it is true that the bass might be alittle strong, you can always turn it down. The speakers can get really loud without distortion, and the sound is always crisp and clear. I recommend these over regular computer speakers, and at this price they are really worth it. | 1positive
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This DVD player ruined Christmas - twice!
I ordered TWO of these puppies for Christmas gifts. When we tried to hook up the first one, it was broken - the motor would not eject discs or close the door. Strike 1.When I tried to install the second DVD player in my brothers house, THAT ONE DIDN"T WORK EITHER! Imagine my shock - and absolute instant disdain for any products made by Apex. The 2nd DVD player had a faulty power supply which caused to occasionally not turn on.Do not recommend. | 0negative
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Great Little Tripod Stand
I am very happy with this little tripod stand. Was exactly what I needed. I have owned this tripod for about 1 year now. | 1positive
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Perfection...
Don't think twice about it, get it. Best bang for the buck in home entertainment systems. | 1positive
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An excellent portable audio player
May be I'm lucky compare with other buyers reviewed here. I have had the Nomad Muvo2 4GB for a year and it works perfectly.Sound quality: I had several kinds of MP3 player before included Rio, iRiver, MPIO, Samsung ... and none of them have satisfied my until this one comes. The sound quality is fantastic, awesome after some adjustment in the EQ setting. What I recommend is:First: do not use its included earbud (it gives terrible sound which will kill your ears), instead, buy a Philips, Panasonic or Sony headphone.Second: do not use it standard preset EQ setting. Take some times to adjust it for your best flavour. It will work as you wish.Battery life: I never calculate exactly how long the battery last, but it seems the more it work, the longer it last. Recently, I spent my spring break in CA and only charged it once at home for 8 hours, it lives with me through the 6 hour-flight to there and 6 hour-flight back home and the next day I'm home, battery still works. Recommend: Turn off the backlit for longer battery life. It blue light won't help you see any better but comsume much battery juice. Its screen is already visible like your watch.Portability: very small and light, as small as a candy box, fit your pocket.Compatibility: It works as a USB storage device, plug and play with Windows and Mac withour prior driver installed. You can drag and drop any files to it without any software. The firmware accompany can even help you sync it with Windows Media Player. Plug in and it plays automatically.The most thing I like is: This device plays almost every audio file types MP3, WMA, WAV which most of the website support... you don't need to convert files into AAC like the Ipod does.If there is anything I don't like about it:The screen is too small and you are not able to see the whole playlist, one song by one only.Next, when plugged in the computer, you can't play the music on the device.Third, if you unplug suddenly, it may damage the firmware and you may have to format the whole player and lose the songs on it. Upgrade firmware will fit this problem.Another is the control buttons kind of crappy, not so comfortable to use. No external hold button.Afterall, I recommend it for everyone who cares about quality and liability. | 1positive
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Bad product
The wide angle adapter is a complete misrepresentation. When you attach the wide angle adapter, its widening effect is eaten up by vignetting. After cropping the vignette, your are back to the normal wide angle of 28 mm. The filters are useless in wide angle. Since you have to use both adapter tubes to mount the filters, your picture will be a round view caused by the tubes.The only possible use of filters is if you have another lens with 52 mm diameter.Amazon should remove it from accessories for Olympus SP-550UZ | 0negative
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A waste of money
I purchase this Midland Radio because I live in a state that is prone to severe weather. Since I purchased it and programmed it I get the same message. (Check reception). A friend in the same town purchase one also. He gets the same message. We both review our setting. And put in the correct county codes. Same results.I have read plenty of reviews since I purchase this radio. Some suggest putting up an external antenna. That's not going to happen. That is like asking me to move my bedroom up to the attic to improve reception.I work on and repair computers. So am tech aware. This radio is extremely difficult to program. There is no test button to check to see if it is working properly.So unless you live on a hill and near a tower don't purchase this radio. Its a waste of money. | 0negative
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Don't buy it!
This is the worst TV antenna I ever bought.Even didn't use it and it got broken when I was trying to use it. | 0negative
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Nothing but problems
We needed a larger format printer and this "fit the bill". Print quality was great but we had nothing but problems. Ate lots of inks and head cartridges (very expensive to operate). Two weeks after the warranty went out, it quit and HP said it wouldn't cover the cost of repair. We had learned our lesson with HP before but we fell for this one - never again. We've found their quality just isn't there and they cost you with their ink. | 0negative
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Be Prepared
This remote is great and has amazing flexibility to work with just about anything. The software makes it possiable to easily setup your system but you must be prepared. I have read several post where users encountered problems with the sequence of events and with units turning on and off properly. The software will do exactly what you tell it to do and will ask you the right questions you just have to be informed and make a list of everything that needs to happen in order. The documentation could actually be better but if you hit a snag as I did with learning a command you can usually find an answer on the forum. All in all I love the remote and so does my wife. I had no problem dealing with four different remotes but she did. Now all she has to do is push (Watch TV) or (Watch a DVD) and it happens. | 1positive
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Buy something else
In general it is good equipment BUT!!! When it is sunday 11:45 pm and you want to print out some B/W stuff for tomorrows class and right after you start the color cartridge runs out and the printer becomes useless, you forget all about the "good equipment" and want to throw the junk out of the nearest window. Even though my B/W cartridge is almost full, my students tomorrow won't have their handouts. HP is stupid for coming out with an interface like this. NEVER AGAIN HP... | 0negative
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Close, but no cigar
I had purchased a Toshiba RD-XS52 DVD recorder 8 months ago from Amazon and was quite happy with it's performance. When the XS54 came out, I purchased one right away as a second home DVD recorder because of three features:(1) The 250 GB hard drive vs. the XS52's 160 GB drive(2) The RAM/-RW/-R write cabability (the XS52 only does RAM & -R)(3) The new ethernet/networking capabilityAfter getting one of the first XS54 units from Amazon, I quickly discovered a few flaws in the XS54 that caused me to send it back:(A) The cooling fan runs ALL THE TIME, even when the unit is turned off (i.e.; in standby mode). I had heard about this flaw with the RD-XS32 and XS34, but my trusty XS52 does NOT do this- the fan goes off when you turn off the unit. Admittedly, the cooling fan is fairly quiet, but when you place this recorder in a bedroom or other place where you want/need complete quiet at times, I personally found the noise it made to be very annoying. Not to mention the fact that the expected life of the fan (a three-wire low speed/high speed affair and undoubtedly pricey) has to be relatively short when it is running 24/7. To be fair, if you have this unit buried in an entertainment unit with doors, you might not even notice the noise the fan makes. I called the Toshiba service hotline concerning this 'always-on' fan design, but all the the customer service drone on the other end could tell me was that the fan was 'always on to keep the hard drive cool'. This excuse for an always-on cooling fan is completely bogus- I verified that power is removed from the hard drive when the recorder is turned 'off' (i.e.; placed in standby mode) and thus requires no 'cooling.'(B) The built-in TV Guide channel selection software is clunky, clumsy and difficult to navigate through. And that's being polite. Contrary to other reports that I have seen on this feature in the XS34, you CAN bypass the TV Guide selection feature- but they sure don't make it easy to do so. I'll take the straightforward, easy to program, non-TV Guide process of the XS52 any day.(c) In the admittedly short time that I had the unit, I could NOT get it to communicate with my G5 IMAC, even though the user manual says that it should interface with either Microsoft or Apple software. The computer-to-recorder setup process described in the manual is poorly written and unbelieveably complex and confusing.Addenda:I see that an "A. Guest" wrote a reiew on this unit and gave it a 5-star rating BEFORE HE EVEN RECEIVED OR USED ONE. Give me a break. Read Thambi's second opinion on this unit if you have not already done so. He and I speak (and rate) from our hands-on experience with an XS54, not from 'glowing reviews' in a magazine or from self-serving spec sheets put out by Toshiba. You're not in Kansas anymore, Toto.P.S.- Learn to spell and capitalize words correctly and you might be taken more seriously. | 0negative
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happy
I was a little worried when i first orded the camera from him, But he emailed me then next day and told me that it is on the way. It got to me in record time look forward to doing more business with you davidNavy SailorDeshaun | 1positive
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Nothing but problems. 3rd unit! Just looks nice thats it.
I'm amazed Toshiba would make such junk. After going through 3 of these I did a search on the net to see what others had to say and I've leared I'm not alone. All 3 units would show "loading" when putting in a DVD and thats it. I'm tired of returning mine to the store. While I am impressed with the looks that is all it is, just looks. Third one in a week.Don't take a chance if it does not fail the day you get it home no doubt your turn will come up shortly after. | 0negative
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I'm gettin back into CB's,....
Not much to get here in Arizona but the time will come. I certunly doo hooooope sooooo! Zombie~Love ya all!!!!!! Southern and Northern Belles!? | 1positive
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DON'T BUY THIS BAG!! IT WILL DESTROY YOUR LAPTOP AND OTHER VALUABLES!!!!
I have been using this bag for a couple of years now. I bought it off Amazon after reading the TERRIFIC reviews about it. It's been a great bag to hold my books and laptop for school. Until today.... I had to walk home from college classes in a rain storm.DON'T BUY THIS BAG!!! IT IS NOT WATERPROOF AT ALL. I got home after walking home from classes and all of my college textbooks are soaked and ruined from rain seeping through the bookbag from every direction!!! WATER SEEPED THROUGH THE WHOLE THING!! Luckily my laptop wasn't in there or I would have had to replace that.My Wallet was soaking wet, tissues, pencils, pens, calculator, and everything else!!!I'm currently drying all of the contents that were in my bookbag with a HAIR DRYER in the bathroom. The bookbag was fully closed when I was walking home from school. There were no holes in the bookbag, except for that stupid headphone hole in the second upper bookbag pocket. It's a terribly designed product. | 0negative
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Great Mouse, But It's Dieing
I've had this mouse for about a year now and I find that it has now begun to die. After a year of constant usage, the reception in my mouse is getting bad. However, the battery life, and overall comfort of the mouse is awesome. I just wished that it would last longer then it has. Durability maybe the problem here but I don't know. I would suggest this mouse, but I would also like to warn that often when I used the mouse outside my house I would get interference often. | 1positive
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Very unreliable
This may be an XP problem, but I reboot weekly and have to re-associate with the access point at least once a month. I am preparing to toss this in the trash and buy something better (just about anything at this point). | 0negative
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Nice sound, but MANY fatal flaws
Here's the good news: The sound quality is nice. The frequency response seems very detailed, and these diminutive speakers pack more bass than looks would suggest. No complaints about the sound quality.Here's the bad news: These speakers have MANY very serious flaws that make them unusable.1) The speakers have a timeout mechanism - they go into a standby mode if the sound stops transmitting. That's fine, but the standby mode mechanism is very overeager: the speakers often enter standby if the music volume stops, or even if the volume just gets a little too quiet, for a short period of time - even as little as 5 seconds. So the speakers can go into standby even during a quiet section of otherwise loud music, and the wakeup process is not trivial: it may take 10 seconds or more to reacquire the signal once the music kicks in again. Worse, this quirk is hard-coded and not adjustable; you can't disable or adjust the standby mechanism.In short, these $200+ speakers have a tendency to cut out the music for 25 seconds or more when it dips too low. That is a fatal flaw. And it's not the only one:2) These speakers will SHUT DOWN your Wi-Fi network. I have a very recent 802.11g router (a Motorola SBG900), and when there's music streaming to the speakers, my bandwidth drops from a steady 200kbps to about 5kbps. Seriously. If I unplug the transmitters (which are 10' away from both the router and the receiving computer), my bandwidth comes to life; if I plug 'em in again, my bandwidth vanishes immediately. It's terrible.3) JBL made some very strange choices with regard to the cabling. The cable from the right speaker to the left is about 25 feet long - a bizarrely long connection for such small speakers - and unless you want to splice it, you're going to have a rat's-nest tangle of excess cable hanging somewhere between or behind the speakers. Meanwhile, the power cable is only about 18" between the active speaker and the power brick; and the power cable coming out of the brick is only about 3' long. As a result, if you mount the speakers 6' high, you'll have a massive black brick with a glowing green LED dangling at about 3', and probably a hookup to a longer power cable about 1' off the floor. It's quite sad; JBL must not have tried to actually mount these speakers before they shipped 'em out.4) Speaking of mounting: The speakers come with wall mounting brackets that look sturdy at first glance. However, the speakers are very boxy - about 5" deep - so they'll project noticeably from the wall. Much worse, the mounting bracket is very poorly designed. For example, the speakers mount on a ball-and-socket bolt that's *way* too long - you'll see an extra 1.5" inches of bolt projecting from the wall mounting, for no particular reason. (In fact, JBL doesn't seem to trust the integrity of the bracket; they include a camera-strap-like thing for fastening the speaker to the bracket, in case it fails. Creepy.)5) Want to buy extra speakers and dial 'em in to the same channel? Of course you do; it's wireless, right? Well, not so fast. First, JBL won't sell you *just* the speakers, so you have to buy a whole 'nother set - including a second transmitter - at full price. Second, the wireless setup has a hard limit of two speaker sets per transmitter channel. I own three sets of these speakers, and only two connect to the transmitter at any one time. I don't know why; it's completely capricious, and it severely limits the extensibility of the system.It's really tragic that JBL made such terrible ancillary choices, because the prime virtue of these speakers - the sound quality - is very nice. But the convenience and sound quality aren't worth the hassles... particularly at such a high price point.Bottom line: Avoid. Avoid at all costs. These things are FATALLY flawed. JBL needs to recall them and fix them... and if they don't, I'm certainly never buying their equipment again.- David Stein | 0negative
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awesome time clock! perfect to the second!!
I got my first atomic clock from these guys a few years back for a present and its awesome!! Still working like a charm, and telling perfect time here in the Mountain Zone. And it even knows when to go in and out of daylight savings time so other than batteries, I don't have to touch that thing ever because it takes care of its self...............PERFECTLY!!!Great clock, recommend it to any and everybody! :) | 1positive
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A really good digital music player
I bought the Sony Vaio Pocket about a month ago. The first thing that I noticed out of the box is that it looks really cool. It's stylish, a little bigger than an ipod, and pretty light. The G-sense touchpad is also really cool. The navigation is a lot easier than the ipod, it takes a while getting used to, but you can do a lot more with it, like make playlists, change the equalizer, and add album covers, without having to switch between menus. The best feature, though, is the fact that it is in color. Listening to music while looking at pictures is fun. You can plug a digital camera right into the music player and transfer photos. And you can use any picture as the cover for any album, which you will see in the "Now Playing" screen. There are some glitches in the player, for example: In the main menu, if you go to "Artists", then choose an artist that has some songs in an album, but isn't the only artist for the album, it will give you all the songs in that album, instead of just the songs with that artist. Another glitch is that the main control panel, wich pops up if you put your finger on one of the g-sense buttons in the right column, sometimes doesn't refresh, so if you press the play button, sometimes it won't change to a stop button, it will just stay a play button. This is no big deal, just take your finger off the button, the control panel will go away, then put your finger back on the button and the play button will have turned into a stop button.I had no problems with the software that it came with, it is easy to use, Sony Connect is a good music download service, though I don't know how it compares with Itunes. I have read reviews of other sony portable music players that said that transfering to Atrac3 was slow, but it wasn't slow on my computer, so that wasn't a problem. Transfering music to the player is really fast. I like Atrac3, it takes up less space than mp3 and it has the same sound quality.One more thing that made this player a four star instead of a five is the headphones that it comes with. it is a remote control that plugs into the player, then earbud headphones that plug into the remote control. The place where the two earbuds come together is way off center, so when you are wearing them, the two cords come together at the side of your head. This is a problem with the remote control, because it pulls on one of the earbuds, and it can fall out easily. You have to use the remote control with the earbuds, because without it the earbud headphones are way way way too short. I just got different headphones and use those without the remote control.Well, there is my review. I suggest that you buy it and just use different headphones, because otherwise it is a really cool digital music player. Go Sony!!! | 1positive
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Protects CDs WIthout Removal from Cases
Its annoying to pull your CDs out of their jewel boxes to put them in a carrying case. With this case you just leave the CDs intact and pop them in the slots. This case is really hard to find but its the best one out there, with quality construction and great ease of use. Its not too big and fits easily in the car. | 1positive
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A little large, but works and feels great with my laptop
I connect this mouse to my laptop using the USB connector. It is a little large if you have some kind of wrist rest, but when I'm on the road and don't have the wrist rest it feels fine. I can plug and unplug the mouse without rebooting, and thanks to the optics, there's not need to carry a mouse pad in my bag. | 1positive
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Possibly refurbished, advertised as new
As I have written in my product review for Brainstorm Corporation, I am not sure the product I received has not been refurbished. I have never seen a new product in a plain plastic bag. No Microsoft indication on the bag. Not a retail package. There are also certain marks on the side, but could be from manufacturing.It makes me reluctant to order anything else from Brainstorm. All other products, which there has been many, have been in retail packaging. | 1positive
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Clogged print head
The print quality of the C82 is superb. But, the C82 has the print head built-in rather than part of a new cartrige. What that means is that WHEN the print head dries it will clog rendering the printer useless. Repair costs almost as much as the printer itself. Use Epson cartridges, follow the installation directions to the tee and you still can get a print head clog, air bubbles in the cartridge, I was told. Do an Internet search on 'Epson C82 not printing' and you will meet those who have already bought the C82. Epson's recommendation to me was to buy new cartridges, $60, then a cleaning kit, $10, that and a lot of my time. Next printer will have the print head and cartidge as one piece. | 0negative
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I LOVE IT!
i love my ipod. it was the best purchase i have ever made. | 1positive
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Good Router
I had a few of this router set up in difference place for a year. They all works fine. This router works solid. | 1positive
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This Speaker System is better than Great...It Is Supurb!
I wrote this review earlier, and I thought that I didn't give this system enough accolades.Ok... this product is really Great! The ease of setup and the lack of extra paperwork makes this system a TRUE WINNER! The only thing they should include is a copy of John Denver's Country Road, from his album "Christmas in Concert". I have heard this track before, but never heard the timpani and the rest of the orchestra until I got this system.This system is GREAT... with ease of setup and a "ready to use" The sound is above what I expected.You want a speaker system that will deliver... this is it! | 1positive
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hard drive review
So far so good, but I've only had it for less than a month. It holds everything well and works quickly. | 1positive
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Necissary for "UN-powered classrooms"
Credentials: I work full time & attend college. My major of choice is programming.The classrooms at the community college I'm currently attending don't have built in power outlets. The college is aware of this fact and has no intention of changing it, because well... they don't have to.Anyway many students bring in extension cords, or outlet extenders (daisy style) so they can operate their laptops "on power". Yes that's right those long bulky orange cords. I'm tired of having to sit in the back of the class or near the closest outlet. That's where this product comes in. I bought this surge protector so my friends and myself could collaborate on group projects / in class work. It makes life so much easier when you're running more familiar software. As the description says it reaches 12'. I should have measured the class room as I could actually use 14' in one of my classes. It's the perfect size in all of my other classes though. Currently this is the longest surge protector size available.This product has a phone line in / out port to protect your phone.I added a length & outlet position to the attribute ratings.Currently this can only hold x4 AC outlets (the big bulky ones) because of design layout.It could have been easily improved, but it actually works out better for me as it is because it fits in my laptop bag (barely).The cord is very thick. Much more thick than your average surge protector. (I have 3 different others & they are thinner).I recommend this Surge Protector for it's length only. If you don't need it's length look else where. There is a radio shack model that I currently use for the majority of my stuff (valued at ~60 bought on sale for 20 at store) it has DESIGNED ROOM for 4 AC adapters W/ 7 other outlets as well as x2 AV in / out, Ethernet in / out, & phone in/out. | 1positive
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nice if it worked
Found unit DOA after ripping open dashboard to plug it into JVC receiver. What a pain! Expected better from JVC. Their technical support simply pronounced it dead. | 0negative
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Poor Connector Design
While the sound quality of these headphones is very good, the poor connector design ensures that that good sound is not likely to last long. The design were the wire is attached to the connector is flimsy and lacks rigidity. I was concerned about this design when I first got these headphone. Sure enough, after just five months of moderate use, the left channel drops out consistently. If I jiggle the connector the left channel will come in and out. Do not waste your money on these headphones. The flaw inherent in the wire/connector attachment design needs to be fixed before I'd ever recommend these to anyone unless you are interested in buying new headphones every six months or so. | 0negative
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After trying 'them all', Panasonic is always a winner
We had a Panasonic 900MHz phone that we broke, so we were in the market for a new cordless (had to have answering machine/call waiting caller id). When we were shopping for our 900MHz, we had tried Sony, Uniden, V-Tech to name a few, and they all ended up going back to the store for various reasons. We kept the Panasonic, which had the exact features we wanted, and it performed superbly. So, when we went searching for a new cordless, I pretty much knew I wanted another Panasonic.The features are perfect and easy to use. When viewing calls received (caller id), simply press a button to add that name and number to your directory. Retreiving messages (either at home or away) is simple. For wall mounting, I love the way the phone rests on the base (it inserts into an opening on the top). This way, you lessen the chance of not locking the phone onto the base, and it falling. The phone is surrounded by black "rubber" material, that makes it more resistant to damage from falls.I can't say enough about this phone, and I cannot understand why it has received so many bad reviews. We love it! | 1positive
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AWESOME
i bought for my dad so he doesn't have to sit 3 feet away from the TV while my mom is sleeping. Now he can sit on the bed and lay down with another 5 ft to spare.. | 1positive
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Absolutely terrible.
Terrible. Picture is misleading. The casing structure is actually attached to the entire unit and they expect you to carry it around with your headphones. | 0negative
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Kindle 1 battery
I went on Amazon today to purchase a battery for my Kindle 1. Boy, do I wish that I researched this further before buying my kindle only 4 months ago. My battery is now on backorder as is all the others. I have been singing the praises of my Kindle since I received it. I use it every day. Well, Amazon, I will no longer have good things to say about my kindle if you don't do something for your Kindle 1 customers. I have never had a battery on an electronic item die so quickly. You would think that Amazon could come up with another longer lasting battery. At least kieep the darn batteries in stock. Kindle 2 will not be on my shopping list. I hold grudges and have a long memory. | 0negative
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Pictures Lie
After having read the specifications and looked at the pictures, the cables that I purchased were not the same as specified. This makes a HUGE difference when one is working on servers and doesn't have the luxury of spending 5 minutes dealing with the stupid 'cup protector' ends : [...] .Also, when I reviewed my order, I had specified "7 foot" cables. It said that the cables were 7 foot, but somehow between that and my confirming, I got an email saying they were 14 feet and I received 14 foot cables.Thanks. | 0negative
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Stay Away, a rip off
The software will only work on computers with "factory installed" windows, and even then is very difficult to use. If your windows installation was not done in a factory on a pre-built computer, you can not upload or download data to the minidisc player. I only discovered this after a hellish experience with sony tech support. STAY AWAY. | 0negative
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WASTE OF MONEY!
I purchased this brand from another retailer.After a year of using it,maybe jsut once a month,it is no longer usable.something busted internally,even when,i wasnt using it.Stay away from this brand.I toss that junk(monitor) already.very inferior quality and waste of money! | 0negative
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A great PDA implementation
This is a pretty nice PDA with notebook like features. With it, I have been able to store lots of useful information and add tons of powerful software. The best part is that it support JAVA and is opensource so there is a TON of software for it. I recommend this unit for anyone who wants to work and play on the road. | 1positive
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HOW BIG IS THE END????
I'm thinking about buying this cable, but several have mentioned that the tip/end/handle is too big to fit with other cables. I need to plug in 2 side by side. Can anybody that has this cable, measure the diameter or circumference of the end? Please clarify which dimension you're providing. Is it round or oval? If oval, what are the two diameters?Is there really a diffence between a $5, $20 and $100 fiber optic cable? I'm seeing people in both camps.Thanks! | 1positive
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Worthless
Connected to a D-link WBR 1310 it did NOTHING. A field strength meter show no difference in signal at 25 feet. | 0negative
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Excellent Product
What a deal. The toner works great and cost was so much less that purchasing directly from HP or an office store. | 1positive
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Poor quality - power a/c plug on base wobbles
Since I haven't even been able to use these since I bought them, they are going back because they are very poorly made. The power indicators flash on and off when I plug the a/c it into the base. Then it wiggles in a complete circle and receives no power. Based upon that and the other reviews aren't even able to get the battery compartment open - I'm sending these back. | 0negative
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Didn't last 5 years.
It lasted 4 and a half years. Six months after the extended warranty had expired it could no longer be turned on. That, by the way, is pretty revealing about extended warranties; I will never purchase another one again. The 23HLV85 overall quality was neither better nor worse than other brands (I also have 2 Samsung and 1 LG). The incorporated dvd player was constantly plagued with problems, unreliable, especially with dvds getting stuck and difficult to remove. We quickly gave up using the dvd player since we usually watch movies in the living room and the 23HLV85 was only for a bedroom. According to reviews on the net, the problem with the on/off switch and dvd player are pretty common. We inquired about fixing it but the cost was not worth being left with an old and unreliable set. We replaced it with a Samsung. I will stay away from Toshiba from now on. | 0negative
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Too big for Small Hands
I have small hands and this mouse was way too big for me.Its expensive and i could not try out its look and feel in a store before purchasing. Bought it from The Human solution online store and seemed like it had already been returned once because the package was partly open. There was a 20% restocking fee to return it. | 0negative
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Driver problems with Windows 7
Although another user reported success with Windows 7, I was not so lucky. I had the card working for a bit, but upon restarting the computer, the card was not showing up in my list of ethernet adapters. It still worked but not at gigabit speed. Even when it was showing up in the list, I was not getting gigabit speed. I ended up spending several hours online to find that one must disable IPv6 to get gigabit speed to work. I finally got this changed and thought my problems were solved. Nonetheless, after rebooting my computer a second time, the adapter was again not listed and gigabit speed was lost. | 0negative
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