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good camera, but battery sucks
I bought this camera on amazon back in 2007 and it still works like new. It's really slim and I've taken it all over the world with me and it fits in all my small purses. It's pretty easy to use and the picture quality is really good.The only problem is the battery. My first one died after a few months and I had to send it back to casio. They replaced it or fixed it pretty quickly. The battery recently died again, but luckily the replacements are really cheap. | 1positive
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Good features, crappy viewfinder
I selected the A-70 because it ran on AA cells (don't have to lug a charger around - although you will probably need to anyway because of alkalines' short life in the camera) and had a good variety of features. After a couple of years with the camera and several thousand exposures, some observations:- Optical viewfinder is junk - but this seems to be common in cameras of this price range. Shows only about 70% of view, and mine is also off about 10 degrees in rotation.- Picture quality is excellent as long as the "ASA" is kept on Auto or at or below 100. "Auto ASA" will net shutter/apertures at ASA 50 equivalent. At ASA 200 and 400, there is lots of noise and the camera will overexpose pictures taken in daylight.- Picture quality as "high ASA" speeds (200,400) has deteriorated over time. Beware if you are buying used. Pictures taken in low light are filled with noise, streaks, and "sparkles".- Power management is poor. Batteries die without warning (I've never seen the "low battery" indication), and camera has gotten "stuck" a couple of times in a mode where it seems to think even fresh batteries are no good; it has recovered after a few minutes with the batteries removed. Can take about 120 no-flash pictures on a set of 2000 maH NiMhs, with LCD mostly on. Battery life on alkalines is shorter than high-capacity NiMh's.- Autofocus has failed on about 1% of pictures. | 0negative
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Great Cable & Cat6 - Very Fast
Those of you trying to figure out the difference between Cat5, Cat5e, and Cat6, it is speed. I would highly suggest Cat6 because it is faster than you need for several years to come as Internet speeds are on the rise. This cable connects very snug which is good ( some don't ) and the cable is built well but is still bendable to make any sharp turns. It's orange so that makes it faster ( just kidding ) but it helps you find what is connected to what by having different colors and the price makes this a steal. | 1positive
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S-Video-Female/RCA Male Bi-directional Adaptor
The connector works fine. It is just what I needed to connect my DVD player to my non HD tv. | 1positive
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FAILED AFTER 2 WEEKS
Yep, same here just like most of the other reviews. I've purchase 2 HTS 5100's from Amazon as they were on sale. Worked great for two weeks then both units failed. No power to rear ports. I was able to get one unit to work again for a few days by flipping some of the switches in the back. That unit woke us up in the middle of the night cycling power to a subwoofer at full volume on-off-on-off-on-off. My wife and the kids really loved that. As another reviewer mentioned, Amazon is still selling a bad batch of these dated 2/15/12. Honestly, I did not notice any improvement to sound or picture when the units actually worked. Maybe my power lines are already "clean"? What I did notice is that both units were using 0.5 amps and staying warm to the touch even when nothing was plugged into them. That's the equivalent of a 60 watt bulb constantly on and no way to turn off the unit unless you pull the plug from the wall so not a very green product. Too bad as the quality of the unit, besides the internal electronics, is quite nice. Save yourself the trouble and go with something else. And Amazon, if you're listening, how many bad reviews is it going to take for you to take these off the shelf? | 0negative
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Does the job, probably destined for obsolescence soon
Fine, fast, small, inexpensive, works in my Samsung camera and my Asus Eee notebook. However, 16GB SDHC cards are now available for about twice the price through this same very fine Amazon portal. No doubt in a few weeks (or at best a few months) the 16GB card will be available for the same price as this 8GB, given the plummeting price of flash memory. | 1positive
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Is Not What You Expect
This is NOT an atomic clock that self-corrects, even though the description suggests that. Read everything carefully, then go buy something else. | 0negative
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Big sound, small box
It may only be mono, but the iPal is an excellent sound source for the bath, or for carrying into the garage or onto the patio. Locking tuner is great. | 1positive
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I Love this Lens!!! The colors are fantastic!
I recently bought this lens for a Nikon D90 camera. I am new to Macro Photography and chose this lens over the Nikon 85mm. At first I had trouble taking macro pictures with the lens. I know you are supposed to use a tripod, but right now that's just not my style. Finding a way to put a tripod in front of a flower and trying to catch the bee in the act just doesn't appeal to me. My pictures at first were blurry. My shutter speed was too low to hand hold the shots. After giving the shutter more speed I solved that problem. Now my pictures are just as nice and clear. The lens works well with my Nikon D90. It doesn't make any noise at all and is very snappy to lock in when I use auto focus. It doesn't hunt at all. I did find that in taking pictures of things close up it is easier to take the pictures in manual focus. Focusing in manual is real easy with this lens. The picture quality is fabulous! I just love this lens!!!!! I posted a link to some of my pictures in the comments section. | 1positive
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Wear gloves!!!
I ordered these because of the great price. I installed the yellow cartridge with no problems. The next was photo magenta. When I removed the tab over the ink outlet, I got ink all over my hand. I may have been a little to fast, so on the next one I installed, I was VERY carefull. Long story short, my hand is now cyan. When I finish wearing the next 9 cartridges, I'll be going back to the canon cartridges (at a discount through Amazon.com, of course). | 0negative
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Excellent corded mouse with attractive design
My trusty Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer was slowly failing (^_~). I chose to switch to the Kensington brand based on the reviews I read here. BTW, my PC has Windows XP.This mouse has a solid feel compared to my previous mouse. The black material of the mouse seen in the images provides a nice "silky" type touch instead of hard plastic construction used on basic mice. This should keep your mouse looking new for a long time as it is not a fingerprint magnet.The Kensington's clicker buttons have a positive and solid "click". No mushiness. The click/scroll wheel performs smoothly. The buttons can be programmed with the MouseWorks software, although, you don't have to install it. I program the left side button (#4) to "screen refresh" though you have many other options as well for that button and the others.Missing: an LED at the front to jazz it up--that would be awesome.I recommend that you download the latest MouseWorks because the enclosed CD is out-of-date. | 1positive
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Hoppy Converter
It worked great! Amazon had the lowest price anywhere and included shipping. I went to all other local auto parts stores and they all had to order it and wanted more money. Unit was easy to install and seems to work fine. I used this on my Harley Road KIng. I originally bought high priced components from a motorcycle specific store for my trailer connection. Those cost over $150 and burnt out within a short time. This Hoppy unit was much cheaper, easier to install and looks much more rugged. Working great so far and I am very impressed with Amazon. Great buy! | 1positive
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Very poor
I was never able to get enough volume from this unit (AR AW722/AW772) for easy listening. To make it work the volume on the TV was set so high that I no longer needed the headset. Product is being returned.A second unit I bought for my son-in-law worked for about 10 months and then quit completely. Replaced by Best Buy with a Sony headset.My original purchase of an AR, AW771, was bought several years ago from Best Buy. It works fine. I am told by AR that this unit was replaced by the AW722/AW772. Obviously not a good replacement. Perhaps the only thing improved was their profit margin. | 0negative
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Beware of Hitachi DVDCams!!!
I own a previous model Hitachi DVDCam. I have had several of my DVD's become corrupt and unreadable after I had recorded (and viewed) several videos on them. I called Hitachi and after a LONG phone call was basically told that I had bad luck and they were sorry. It is a porblem with the DVD itself and they do not stand behind the DVD's (because they are from a different manufacturer). My only option is to contact a data recovery service to get back my hours of lost video. Looks like that will cost me about $200-400 for two discs.I understand that they do not make the DVD's, but their cameras use them. If I can record my videos on to them, I should be able to see those videos again. The only way to use their DVDCams are to record onto DVD's! Save your money and frustration and don't risk losing your precious family memories! | 0negative
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Easy to use
I'm using this mouse right now, and I love this thing. Works great, and is comfortable to use. I like the button layout as well.Nick | 1positive
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Excellent Purchase
Replaced an expensive Rowenta (third one, hundreds of dollars later)with this CHEAP Panasonic. Actually, the ONLY thing cheap was the price. Everything else about this iron .Panasonic NI-C78SR Steam/Dry Iron with Stainless-Steel Soleplate, has surpassed the much more expensive Rowenta. I am very pleased with the quality, durablity, and function of this steam iron and would whole-heartedly recommend its purchase to anyone! | 1positive
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Good sound, good value
My 17 year old Sony CD player started to get CD's stuck that required a good thump to get the door open. This new players is a good value and a perfect match for my "stack" set up. It's 1 inch deeper so it sticks out the back, but this is not seen.Like other reviewers, I noted the brighter sound too. I would ask, how is it a piece of electronic gear can "mellow" with use? Dust? Heat? I understand wine and cheeses mellow, but I suspect in this case, it's the human ear adjusting to a brighter sound and that becomes the new norm.No problems with this unit. I'm looking to buy more SACD's and since most of my collection is classical, I have some good choices. Either way, my current CD's sound the best in years. | 1positive
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great memory for great price
PNY is quickly becoming a popular brand for me i haven't have a single problem with any of their products and the memory works great my computer actually recognized the full amount instead of the partial amount it recognized with the factory ram | 1positive
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a shame
I bought this for my Digital Camera thinking that this would be a good SDHC card and more than capable write speed. I formatting it, and took it onto vacation to Spain (I figured one 8 gig card would be enough for pics of the fam, ocean, etc). It didn't last two days before I got an error and had to reformat (it deleted the handful of clips I had on it). It was annoying, but I thought it may have been a fluke.About half way through my vaction IT HAPPENED AGAIN. reformatted the card, and everything went back to normal. But! when I checked the video clips on my PC when I got back, I noticed that the video clips would "stutter" as if hung up on something. All my other memory cards (several 2 gigs) have never had a problem like that. So basically, most of my clips were unwatchable/useable. Ive learned since, that this is due to the write speed (thats why people buy faster SD cards, especially for high capacity cards). If I had to do it again, I would have gotten a 6.0 speed SDHC card, or just several 2 gig SD cards. | 0negative
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What A great Tool
I use this as my portable classroom - I have a one hour drive - each way - to work and I listen to classroom lectures on the go. never has my sansa let me down - holds a lot of material and the battery keeps on going. I recharge it every friday night so it is ready to go back to work on monday. | 1positive
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Awesome and handy!
If you've got the need for a SD-card and portability, this is the best card out there! I use it for my Treo 650 and it works wonderfully.Only issue: The lock lever on the side of the card can sometimes move, causing everything to be read-only. Just put it back and you are on your way! | 1positive
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a very good print server
My home networking is pure D-Link, router, adpaters, print servers, and even my USB bluetooth adapter. I already have a DP311U connected to a laser. 2 months ago, I bought another DP311U for an inkjet printer. I got the problem on how to differenciate the 2 same print servers. After some research, it just requires you to set the 2nd server to a different address. The original is 192.168.0.10. You then set the 2nd (or the 1st) to a differnt one, like 192.168.0.20 and everything will be just fine.Seemed D-Link is dumping DP311U now because they have a 802.11g server (DP-G310) and sometimes you could find a < $60 DP311U. But believe me, you won't need a 11g for print server. 11b is fast enough. If you think printing is too slow, it's the problem of printer, not the PS.D-Link's quality is good. My router (DI-624) never died for the past 1.5 years. I would recommend their products. | 1positive
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Poorly written drivers & no Mac support
I have had this USB tower for 3 years and still have not been able to get it to work correctly with my computer. Don't by Belkin adapters if you are a Mac user. Belkin's drivers don't work properly with Apple software, they prevent the startup of your computer if you have them plugged in & they conflict with other drivers. Belkin has never updated their drivers for Mac computers so they actually work properly. I have wasted $$$ buying the tower, a serial adapter & a SCSI adapter, none of which work properly. My older Keyspan serial adapter works much better. I have complained numerous times, but Belkin doesn't respond to any customer complaints/feedback. | 0negative
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Extreme speed and durability
This product from SanDisk is an excelent memory card for any DSLR camera. It allows you to burst fast shooting picture up to 6pps and probably would go even higher but never tested. This is class 6 memory card. I can't tell what would be the difference between class 6 and class 10, but if class 6 is acceptable why go and spend more money for class 10? This was a good buy, even I had to buy 16GB class 6 SD memory card six months later to gain more space for my photos. | 1positive
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Great Price
I went from a 4GB to this one. Price was very good. Wish I had bought this one to begin with! | 1positive
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Great camera at a very reasonable price!
Some of the users reviews have been rather harsh, which I thought was odd considering the glowing professional reviews of this camera. I took a chance and I am impressed! It is lighter and somewhat smaller than my old SVHS-C compact camcorder, but it has great features and the picture quality is excellent. Battery life is great, the weight is very reasonable and the controls are easy to navigate. If you can't figure out the controls on this camera, you should stick with super-8. Editing is a dream with this unit and the firewire interface is flawless. I give it 2 thumbs up!... You can't even buy a decent 8mm or VHS-C camera for that price! For those of you that lissed out on that deal, Amazon's price still beats everyone that I have found. | 1positive
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What A Great Lens!!!
I was luckly enough to find one locally where I bought it for $80.00.I can tell you this is a super good lens. I was ready to spend full pricefor one and it would have been worth every penny. I shoot jewely with itin macro and it works very good. Try using close up filters on it and see howclose you can really get to things.A plus Grade on this lens!!!! | 1positive
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Great Sound!!
I was not sure what to expect as I had ordered and been using the Arkon Amplified Speakers which are decent but the sound quality is not very good and the volume is no good either. . . .But when I set up the Coby's I was really surprised at the quality of sound and the volume!!! It's also nice to have the option to plug in and not waste batteries. Very Happy with my order:)) | 1positive
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this product was crap!
These headphones were cheap and thats precisely why I bought them so I guess you get what you pay for sometimes. However these were the shortest lived earbuds I have ever bought. They broke within the first 3 months of me having them. I wouldn't blame the seller for this of course but I know I would never buy coby brand earbuds again. | 0negative
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Great for camera only
My D80 fits in here nice and snug. The problem is that my lens filter cases (UV, polarized, etc) don't fit in the provided pockets on the outside of the case. The pockets are just 1/4 to 1/2 inch short. The lens filter without a case would fit fine but that just doesn't sound right. | 1positive
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Great Wireless Choice
My fiance studies for hours most nights out of the week (med school), and I tend to play video games or partake in solo marathon watch parties of 24 at these most inopportune moments. We have a pretty small apartment, so the noise my activities tend to generate impeded her studying ability to the point where I was forced to invest in a set of wireless headphones.I am by no means a headphone guru, but I know what feels and sounds good. These headphones are large, but pretty comfortable. I've worn them for upwards of three and four hours straight and experienced only mild discomfort by the end. When walking around the apartment, I tend to experience mild static in certain areas, but normally using the auto-tuner or playing with the channels remedies these problems in no time. The vast majority of the time, I use them from my living room couch, which is maybe 8 to 10 feet from my entertainment center, and I rarely experience any static. The voices and music come through crisp and clear, and the surround sound function actually works quite well (moreso for films and videogames than music). The sound quality is actually so good, I will use the headphones more often than not, even when I'm home alone.My only real issue (besides the occasional static) regards the button placement. The volume control wheel and auto-tune button are located on the back side of the right earphone, which basically prohibits propping your head up on a pillow unless you're willing to risk excruciating blasts of sound or accidental muting.Overall, these headphones were a very good buy at a very good price from Amazon. I tried the Sony wireless phones (don't remember the exact product... 900 mHz), and was severely disappointed. After ordering these, I never looked back. Highly suggested purchase. | 1positive
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Super Product ...
I have Comcast High Speed, so I had to make sure this modem was going to work with my HP service. The Motorola modem is great and it will work with a long list of other HP services. Easy to hook up and the price was the lowest I found in searching around online. The other thing about this modem, since it stands upright, is the sleek look and smaller footprint on your desktop. I would highly recommend this Motorola Cable modem to anyone. | 1positive
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Huge Disappointment
First of all, the programming offered by Sirius is the absolute best. I couldn't wait to get this home and try it out. However, there are some huge limitations of this device:1. Unless you live in a major city that happens to have a satellite repeater to rebroadcast the signal (New York), you cannot get any service. At my house 20 mins outside of Pittsburgh, PA, I can only get a signal if I stand directly in front of a window.2. It comes with a set of satellite headphones that are so uncomfortable, they should be used to torture captured terrorists with. Unwearable.3. I figured that at least I would be able to use this thing to store MP3s on. However, with their provided software, you cannot store MP3s on this thing - they want you to move up to the 100.So, unless you want to stand outside in your front yard in the middle of winter to hear satellite radio, there's no benefit of this device at all. | 0negative
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Aether service failure
I bought the RIM device from Aether through E-Trade based on great recommendations seen here. I have had two major problems with the device since receiving it. First, after receiving the device, there were operating system errors and I could not use the Neomar web browser. I sent the device to Aether via FedEx at my expense since Aether would not pay. I was told by Aether that it would be sent back to me by FedEx within 2-3 days. After a week I called Aether to see where my device was. They showed no record of receiving it. I gave them the FedEx tracking number and only then did they find it. I had the device back two days later. When I turned it on, the e-mail functions did not work. I called Aether to find out why. They didn't activate my e-mail account. They activated my account but now I can only receive e-mail, but not send. After talking to Aether almost every day for the last two weeks I told Aether I wanted to cancel, return the device and be refunded for the monthly service. They had to refer it to management to cancel for technical reasons. After waiting another three days, they now want me to send the device back in (again, at my expense) so they can test the device to see if it's a problem with the device or the network. So, I guess I'll be without the device for at least another week, while Aether tries to figure it out.Second, the signal received is not a very strong signal. Before ordering the device, I checked the signal strength on Aether's webiste for the zip codes where I work and where I live. Aether said that the signal strength for both zip codes was excellent, even in buildings. Perfect, right? The device shows up to 5 bars for the signal strength, I think -- I've only briefly seen a third bar. In talking to Aether support for the above problem, I was told that 4 and 5 bars is considered excellent signal strength. Since receiving the device I have taken the device everywhere within the building where I work. The signal strength range was consistently between no signal and 1 bar. This is excellent signal strenth? In all fairness to Aether, when I parked on the roof (fourth floor) of the garage, I did get a third bar. I guess I could always walk 5 minutes to my car, drive up to the fourth floor of the garage, and sit in my car to enjoy this wonderful technology. Aether blames the weak signal on Cingular. But the last time I checked, I haven't paid Cingular for their signal -- I'm paying Aether.I bought this because I need wireless internet and e-mail access. I'm not waiting for Aether to figure this out. I'll give anyone a second chance and let them fix their mistakes. But I won't tolerate their failure to accept responsibility for their mistakes. This is a lot of money to spend on something that doesn't work. It's too bad that the service providers are so limited. And as was the case with AOL a few years ago, the service provided by the biggest player is among the worst. I will be getting a cell phone that can provide the service Aether agreed to provide but has failed. At least on my cell phone, I consistently get a true 'excellent' signal strength from that, even in the elevator in my building. | 0negative
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Ridiculous design choices makes for frustrations
Unfortunately, Garmin's engineer ranks does not include one with an understanding of human-computer interactions.As an engineer, I must say that the design for this GPS is ridiculously against every convention of software development is as a consumer, using the Nüvi is an absolutely frustrating experience. Simple but horrible design problems routinely renders the GPS useless while driving[...]. | 0negative
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Great Little Scanner
I have not used it as much for accounting (yet) but REALLY appreciate it's size and ease of use in the office. Plug and scan - very simple.One Note: my start-up disk did not work for some reason - it was pretty easy to go online and download the setup for all my computers from their website. I expected alot more hassle when the dik did not work.Worth the money! | 1positive
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Awesome
This product is excellent, the memory worked instantly on my computer. Low price & High quality, 100% recommended!!! | 1positive
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As good as New
I purchased the samsung clp 300 3 years ago, because I was looking for a cheap and inexpensive color laser. I had been very satisfied with this printer until two weeks ago when the black started to fade when the toner was full. I tried clean the unit using the you tube videos. Those were very helpful.. an to some that will fix their problem. I even swapped the blue and the black rollers to no avail. I looked at purchasing a new color laser, but the price was either too high or the money I would have to spend on the toner was way to much... ouch!!! I would also had plenty of extra toner for my current printer that would be useless. The only thing left was to try was replace the imager. The cost was less than a new printer and only to 5 minutes top to install. It worked perfectly... I now have a new printer. | 1positive
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Pentax Optio MX4
Very pleased with the quality, value, and service. I received a qualityproduct with extras, cheaper, and faster shipping then previously experienced on ebay. I'm sold on Amazon.com for its quality of sellers, and will definately purchase from this seller again without hesitation. Thanks for the great experience. | 1positive
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Perfect for parents
I purchased these for my oldest son last year for christmas. We use them almost everyday. When he goes out with his friends bike riding or just playing in the neighborhood I can keep in contact with him. He feels like he has freedom and I know I can talk to him whenever I need to. He loves the disney design and they work really really well. Great investment. They have many different disney characters that alert him when I am calling. The volume control is great and I can reach him when he is pretty far away. (They say a two mile radious and that is pretty accurate). I would buy these again if anything every happened to the ones we already have. | 1positive
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Very Pleased
Read all the reviews.These sound great! even my best friend who is an audio snob agreed that these sounded very nice. They too did a pretty good job of getting rid of the air and engine noise. (airplane)Warm on the ears as some complained? yes a little, but what do you expect when you have something covering your ears. Overall comfort is fine.Battery compartment being on the head band posed no problem to me or anyone else that tried out my heaphones. Going on a long flight next week. I will only re review if I find something negative to report.Great savings buying online on Amazon. | 1positive
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picture freezes randomly
Very disappointed with this product. The TV freezes unexpectly from the very first day I brought it. Happens at LEAST once a day since. Only way to unfreeze is to pull the power cord. Controls (remote and on the set) become unresponsive when the freeze occurs. Requested Amazon to take the TV back. | 0negative
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Works Great!
I bought this to use with my Panasonic HDC-SD9 camcorder. Seems to work great. Camcorder recognized it instantly and recorded just fine. Definitely can't beat the price as compared to other class 6 SDHC cards, they'll cost you double or triple the cost. I'd definitely order more. | 1positive
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Good quality
Haven't had any interference from including these. I'd recommend them to my friends if they needed a similar connector. Especially nice that they come in pairs. | 1positive
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Great Idea, Flawed Execution
The picture of the iTTUSB I ordered had a pitch control. The one I received did not. While the idea of going directly from your turntable to a computer via the USB interface is a great one, the turntable itself is not one I would trust with records I'd consider collectibles. The main reason is the cartridge, which requires between 3 - 5 grams of tracking force. That is too heavy. Every time I tried to make a recording, the record skipped. Not acceptable. The manual's explanation of anti-skating is also incorrect, and the control itself is not marked. The Anti-skating should be set to the same number as the tracking force, but that's impossible without any markings on the dial.Bottom line: Returned it and bought a turntable/mixer combo that goes through the line in on my computer. Had an Audio Technica stylus that requires a lighter tracking force, and the anti-skating control is properly marked. Made a perfect recording the first time.Hopefully the next version of this product is better... | 0negative
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Great Mount
This is a great product. The GPS system doesn't move from its position no matter how sharp the turn is. I have tried to put it on an a curved surface and it still holds with some success. It is much better than sticking the included mount and fixing this portable GPS. | 1positive
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DISAPPOINTING!!!!
The 9-inch digital frame is very attractive in appearance. The PowerPoint-like animation is quite nice as well. However, I am quite disappointed with the onboard rechargeable battery. I recently purchased two frames with the understanding that the battery would last about 8 hours. I needed them for a 3-day show that lasted about 7 hours each day. This model was chosen to avoid the need to run a power cable to them, due to location. The batteries lasted a maximum of about 1 hours. It was both cumbersome and very disappointing to make this type of investment only to be frustrated with a product that did not measure up to its specifications. | 0negative
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This is an amazing product!!!
Length:: 0:36 MinsI used this with my PS3 and my HD monitor and it looks fantastic! | 0negative
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Memory for IBM T21 thinkpad lap top
I installed the two 256 mb memory cards, but my compuiter would not boot up- I assume the memory is no good. My computer works fine with the old 128MB memory re-installed. | 0negative
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Way better than expected
After reading the original 3 reviews, I was worried that this gift I received would be a disaster, but I was very, very pleased when I actually started taking pictures. Granted it doesn't do incredibly fancy things, but it is in fact a very good camera for taking every day, clear and crisp photos. It also has an added bonus of being incredibly light weight and only takes 2 batteries compared to previous Canon models that took 4. | 1positive
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Not so Fast
Impressed with Lacie 80GB (with finger print as password), I end up buying this 250GB. But it is SLOW - very slow. For a 5GB memory tranfer, it took around 80Min | 0negative
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Do not expect customer service!
This unit worked fine for several months. Now that it's inexplicably stopped working, however, I can't seem to contact the company to get it fixed! They don't answer e-mails, they don't answer their phone, their technical support forum is down.Because of the neglect and frustation I have suffered over trying to get this fixed, I cannot recommend this product. I will not be purchasing a Ugate router in the future. | 0negative
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A trial PDA . . . Spend more money on a better one
I bought my handheld about a year ago. It was a trial run to see if I would like the idea. I did! But . . . after just 8 months of owning it, I could not tap the screen. I had to email the company to find out how to fix it. Their solution was to do a soft reset once a week.Two months later I decided I wanted to enter data via the PC and print a calendar for my husband. The connection was bad everytime, it was the software. The software was in working order when I first bought it.For my time and effort it was not worth it. I am planning on buying another handheld but will invest more money and do a bit more research... | 0negative
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Dissappointed
The reconditioned Shuffle I purchased was great - for about three uses. Then, in the middle of a song, it went 'clunk' and stopped working completely. When I went to the seller's website I found that they do not accept returns after 14 days from purchase. Since I was only using the device about once a week, that period had already elapsed, so I guess I am out of luck. Buyer beware. | 0negative
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Dissatisfied
In the original advert I was supposed to receive a bonus camera with each set I purchased .......I NEVER received any After repeated letters and complaints to your sales department I have no answer and now you ask me if I am Satisfied. NO I am not SATISFIED. Send me my 4 bonus cameras and we will be quits | 0negative
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never had any problems
never had any problems (other than taking forever to finally get my rebate money). I bought this one since it was the same model that comcast had provided me and I wanted to buy my own and stop paying the cable company every month. Be sure you call your cable company and give them the new serial number so they can put it in their system. You can't just unplug one and plug in the other without calling your cable company to change the number. It won't work! | 1positive
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Useful, but needs work...
For the money, this is a nice, inexpensive way to hook your computer to your stereo, or play your MP3 or other portable music player through the car stereo when you're on the road.On the other hand, if you're a stickler for sound quality (like me), you'll most-likely be disappointed. The signal is not consistent, fading in and out with various hisses and pops. In addition, the device picks up interference from just about everything, including the device it's plugged into, so you really have to fiddle and adjust positions and frequencies to minimize the static. It's not so bad if you're using it around the house, but extremely annoying if you're on the road where the sound quality and interfering signals may change every couple of miles. | 0negative
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couldn't use for anything!
I bought this camera hoping to use it to take pictures of stuff to sell in online auctions... and couldn't even use it for that, as every picture was very blurry, and it was very hard to get any detail, except with TONS of outside light. The only thing was able to do successfully was "impressionistic" artwork of flowers! | 0negative
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A Great Filter
I have found that Tiffen filters are always a good buy as is this one. No problems so far with any of them I have purchased!! | 1positive
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Disappointed
Item arrived with a 3inch scratch across the screen. The USB port is only accessable from your camera not your computer (male connection), which if you read closer in the less than sufficient instructions it does state. (USB device support - Thumb Drive, card reader, camera). Media type wasn't compatable with my camera (Smart Media) which it also states in small print - Media Type - SD/MMC/MS/XD. Screen size is small at 5.6".Over all I was disapponted with the product. Quality control seems to be an issue. Seeing that you can get a portable DVD player for $150 with a bigger screen, at $99 this seems to be overpriced. Would wait for the price to come down. Wouldn't pay more than about $59 for this product. | 0negative
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PERFECT
Purchased this for my Panasonic TZ5 as previously recommended by another reviewer. Perfect fit. Does what it's supposed to do with just the right storage capability. Good feel. Good protection. | 1positive
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Friendly service
Very good service on products people are friendly and possitive feedbacks I would reconmend these produts too people | 1positive
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SECOND WORST EVER!!!!!
I purchased these DVDs on the recommendation of The Digital FAQ site. Maybe one in three worked, I thought my DVD player was going bad. I bought a ten pack of philips brand at a local discount store and every one worked the first time. These things are garbage and even if they gave them away they wouldnt be worth the time and aggravation they cost. | 0negative
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Lasted One Day
After Fully Charging this battery. I put the battery in my camera and used it for about 20 minutes. Then I turned the camera off and then later in the day I used it for about 10 minutes. I turned the camera off. The following day I could not turn on my camera. I tried to charge the battery again but it would not charge. Terrible product-don't waste your money. | 0negative
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Nice little bang for your buck.
Ok this is not a top of the line mini DVD play like a Sony or Samsung, but it dose have a lot of nice feature for the price. For under $200 I think its a great deal. The unit feels fearly sterdy. The kit gives you every thing you need to watch DVD's on the go. Car adapter, battry pack, etc...(hint: don't leave it in the car on a hot day. Might get screen problems, note the neg reviews about screens going dead.)I got one for my sister this Xmas. I know she'll love it.I even got one for my self. I'll be taking it to London with me this holliday season.PS:There is a "crack code" to un-lock this unit and make it region free. (So if you take it on holliday over seas, you can rent/buy, watch discs from any where.) I did it to my player, and it works like a charm. This can be made into an international DVD player very easly. | 1positive
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Good resolution but broken within 2 months
this monitor has good resolution and contrast ratio...however, the screen turned complete white and blank after just 1.5months of use. i ended up switching back to my old CRT monitor and it worked fine...call up sony and was told they can only send me a refurbished monitor because its more than a month since purchase..and there you go, I lost $100 value in less than 2 months...i am very disappointed with the quality of the monitor. | 0negative
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no complaints
I can't complain--since receiving the product listed, we have used it a few times. The doctors we purchased it for have been very pleased with the (patient) image results and have even gone so far as to use some of the printed images in their marketing.So far it has proven very worthwhile. | 1positive
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Nice Notebook so far
This is the first notebook I have owned and debated between staying with a PC or switching to Apple but in the end the price of this won me over. Getting rid of the "craplets" is a bit of a pain but I am thrilled with it so far. I would highly recommend this notebook. | 1positive
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Very Useful Camera - Amost Useless Case
This is the biggest purchase mistake I have made in selecting support equipment for my Canon dRebel (300D). I have never used the case since purchase and think I never will.I bought the case because all my 35mmSLRs have always had a case. My problems started when I found the case blocks almost all access ports: CF memory, battery and printer. It will not work with any of my telephoto lenses on the camera. The final blow came when I purchased a BGE-1 Battery Grip - that BGE-1 has never left the camera since. The battery grip size and bulk precludes any chance of using the EH16L Case - and the utility of the BGE-1 (see my review) for portrait and professional work takes priority over any protection offered by the case.Using a hip bag, backpack bag for casual shoots or vacation and a monster bag for professional shoots gives enough storage protection for my plastic bodied dRebel.Casual use of the dRebel for the recreational photographer - would probably be the best use for this case. In my experience - only a few owners of the Rebel use the case - even if they have not accessorized the camera.The case becomes useless when adding on an eyepiece extender (EP-EX15 - see my review), telephoto lens, filter sets, lens cleaners - all this and you're better off with a hip bag or backpack bag. Padded bags offer more flexability and versatility than does the hardcase.The cost and quality are secondary to the usefulness of the product - which seems to get in the way as we all move further into the world of digital photography. Even my point and shoot cases (for Canon Powershot A75 and A85 cameras) have room for an an extra battery set, CF memory cards and lens cleaning rags.Serious photographers will find this type of case useless as the accessory list to your camera grows! | 0negative
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Started off great....then it broke.
Ok, I'm going to start off with the GOOD things first...excellent amount of space for the price...radio on it...etc. Bad things...it stops working like 4 months into using it. Yeah, so this is my SECOND mp3 player this year...I'm actually thinking about getting a good ole' fashion disk player to save myself the money.Simply put, you get what you pay for. | 0negative
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good for any use!
I have this speakers installed in a convertible and they really worth the price, the sound quality is notorious, the distortion is nothing at high volume, if you want good quality for a reasonable price... trust me, you need this speakers. | 1positive
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Another camera saved
I was delighted to find this Fisher Price Camera Case. We bought the camera for a very active 4 year old granddaughter, but then couldn't find a case to protect it. Our granddaughter loves feeling "grown-up' and carrying her camera around in it's pink case. (Thank heavens, because she is quite rough with it) And Pink makes it wonderful to her. The case is strong and very durable. We were also pleased with the quick shipment. | 1positive
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Great Product
I was nervous about buying this product aftering reading previous reviews. However, I needed something that would work in my home's wireless computer network and 2.4 GHz cordless phone system. The 5.8 GHz A/V Transmission System was easy to set-up. I connected the cables, turn the system on, and it worked! I was up and running within a few minutes. The unit transmits my remote control's signals with no programming to the transmitter located on another floor of my home. I would have given this product a 5-star rating but if someone walks between two units it causes moment of static.Feel confident when you order this product. It works great! | 1positive
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Same performance at many times the price
The most demanding banks, corporations, and data centers use the world's best fiber optic cable in their networks to send a 10 gigabit multimode distance of several kilometers. That fiber costs 60 cents per foot. Why does Monster Cable charge $60 or more for to send a single-mode 128kbps signal a few feet? Absurd.I suggest a much cheaper option like thePTC Toslink Digital Audio 6 Foot Cable. Save your money and spend it where it will really count: on quality headphones, speakers, or music. | 0negative
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Beyond my expectations.
I did a lot of homework before buying this receiver....Then I read a lot of reviews. They all said it was a nice peice of equipment. But after putting it through the paces, it seems to me that they underrated it. I am more than happy with it and I don't consider myself an easy person to please when it comes to stereo equipment. | 1positive
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good things do come in small packages ...
I bought my first camera the S100 in 2001 which was great at the time. Although the battery life was not that great and 2 megapixels was inadequate. I switched to the S400 2 years later which improved on the battery life and jumped to 4 megapixels. But with all of that I still was irritated by the time the camera took to power up and down and the write speed was too slow.I just got my SD500(IXUS700 in europe) and they have improved the power up and down time considerably and greatly enhanced the write speed (I use a Sandisk Secure Digital SD EXTREME III 1 GB card). The pictures are even better than the S400 - sharper & crisper. The 2" screen is another great feature that helps as in the past it was hard to tell if the picture was effected due to camera shake or not. With the SD500's 2" screen I easily can.I have used the automatic, manual, SCN and movie modes and tested under different light conditions. Although the SCN feature has yet to impress me, the pictures I took under different light conditions were all great. Now there is one feature that I would like on these cameras and that is the RAW image capture feature. Knowing Canon and their ability to consistently improve on these cameras and still providing new and useful features I have no doubt in 2 years time this feature will also be avaiable!! | 1positive
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Just what I wanted
I purchased this case to go along with the Toshiba e355 Pocket PC that I bought as a Christmas gift for a special person. The case is small, sleek looking, with soft leather and it fits the PDA perfectly. My friend loved it because of the belt clip and it didn't look "too girly." All in all, delivered just what I wanted and needed. Thanks Amazon for speedy shipping. | 1positive
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Delay in coming on and poor sound quality.
I have owned this TV for (15) months now. The delay in coming on started about (3) months ago.At first it was taking about a minute to display a picture and sound(except for the little melody)played on startup.The the delay got longer and longer.As of today the set takes (7) minutes plus to display a picture and sound. The little startup melody just plays over and over to a blank screen.Also in the DVD mode (I have satelite) the sound has to be turned up to around 40% to hear it clearly. No I am not hearing impaired.I expected more from a set this expensive.Maybe I just got a lemon. I will think twice before my next Samsung purchase. | 0negative
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Has short in cable
I bought two of these (one returned) because of a short in the wire. Just touch it and a loud crackling sound, seems to be a manufacturing defect. Other than that it's a simple unit that does the job. | 0negative
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Not worth [the money]!
Gave it to my teenage daughter for Christmas. Have gone through 2 sets of batteries and 2 CD players and still cant get it to work. Will be taking the second player back to store tomorrow. Has anyone heard about Sharper Image shower CD player? | 0negative
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Excellent Product
Works very well. I thought the life of the ribbons was longer than i was expecting. I understand though that each users needs might be different. | 1positive
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wow what a great pair of binos
Was looking for a good pair of lightweight binos for my B.O.B, camping, and events and these are it! I cant believe how far I can see and how crisp the image is. very lightweight, very durable, stop looking and buy these binos! Whatever your needing them for these are better than some of the heavier, more expensive bions I've played with in the past. 5/5 must have | 1positive
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Not happy
Camera suffers E 18 error -- service department were very unhelpful | 0negative
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ORDER CANCELLED FOR NO APPARENT REASON
My order was cancelled for no apparent reason. Very frustrating since I ordered a Apple M9321G/B Mini-DVI to DVI Adapter to go along with this cable and that is shipping directly from Amazon. So, my advise is to NOT use this supplier because it will only waste time and energy when your order is not completed. | 0negative
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Stopped working
I gave these to my grandson for Christmas and he was thrilled. He had no problems at all with the mic and used the set for gaming. Suddenly, the headphones simply quit working for no discernible reason. He's tried various things, including using them with another computer, but they have just stopped working. He started using them on Christmas day, so they lasted 45 days. I am not happy and would certainly not recommend this headset to anyone. | 0negative
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No notification of cancellation
I pre-ordered this item, but now when i look at "My Account" the order is not listed. Apparently, Amazon has cancelled my order without even notifying me. I didn't even receive an e-mail. | 0negative
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Best Replacement
Kept my phone system working. Tried other cheaper off brand batteries, returned some after 2 weeks and even the replacements didn't last. Finally threw them away after using these. | 1positive
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Awesome lens and works great with BULB feature!
I think this lens is awesome and I wish I had purchased it sooner! I just received it today (ordered it 2 days ago) and was thrilled to test it out. I went ahead and bought the hood for the lens and a UV protector, so the whole setup cost about $105. I'm looking forward to using this lens by taking pictures of the stars (in the sky). Other reviews are right on about the build being a bit cheap, but so far I haven't had any issues and the hood was easy to attach to the lens/uv filter. $80 for a great lens = worth it! :) | 1positive
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Disappointing
This is my first Bushnell binocular. I was excited until it arrived. Very cheap made. And the binocular is not adjusted well enough, I believe. Also I could use one eye only. Although it is much lighter than the comparable celestron 15x70 (I am not putting an ad), I returned it without hesitate and bought the celestron instead, which is way much better in usage.Maybe I will buy another Bushnell product in the future because on their website their products seem to be really nice. But this one is really disappointing. | 0negative
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great performance and good style
Please do not listen to bose bashers...this system offers great allround performance for music and movies and does not occupy half your room.At the current sale price of 899...this is a third the price of other good speakers.........GO FOR IT | 1positive
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Not as good as the original
I had the original Itrip and it seemed to lose it's power in transmitting a signal. It was a pain to change the station because they are loaded on my ipod. I bought this one thinking it would be newer and stronger than the original. In addition I liked that it had a dial to change the station quickly. Unfortunately the signal on this is weaker than the original and it sounds worse. Whether you change the frequency to LX or DX it sounds like it is coming out monitone. I don't know if I am just picky, but non of these fm transmitters work all that well. There is a low static in the back ground when using it in my car most of the time and it drives me nuts. | 0negative
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Don't trust it for you pics
Card failed after the fourth time out in the field shooting during a camera write sequence, fortunately I only lost a few shots. I'll stick with San disk or Kingston from now on, cheap does not cut-it when you lose a one take only photo. | 0negative
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Disappointment: Only Sound NO picture!
I was waiting for this cable, when it;s arrived and tested, I was so disappointmented..because I was getting only sound but no pictures through the HDMI cable which I bought. | 0negative
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EZBino CAM II is junk!
1531 Fox Run RoadWaynesville, NC 28785July 9, 2004Ezonics and Shop Ezonics5870 Stoneridge Drive, Suite 4Four Pleasanton, CA 94588Gentlemen:I received a gift of EZBinoCamII for Father's Day. The software was installed inour HP Pavilion 532W computer that contains an Intel 4 processor and operates under theWindows XP program. The specifications of this machine far exceed the minimum systemspecifications printed on your box containing the program CD.The purpose of this letter is to describe a number of problems and unsatisfactoryperformance of this gift. The following enumerates these complaints:1. A feature mentioned in your User Guide states that one feature is"Download captured images to your computer like a hard disk drive via the MassStorage Device Function". Following installation, my computer stated that adrive with a removable disk "G" exists for this function. No such drive exists onmy computer! Your instructions did not specify that a new external drive with aremovable disk was required. How do I unload the BinoCam pictures into yourBrowser, Tools, or other processing programs contained in the software underthese circumstances?2. The field of view for the digital camera is larger than the binoculars. Thepicture of the subject is much smaller than viewed through the binoculars. Noinstructions exist on how to make these field-of- views the same. Please explain!3. The digital pictures are blurred. It is not known if this blurring is caused bytoo few pixel elements in the camera or the focus of the camera is different fromthat of the binoculars. (Motion of the camera and motion of the subject was ruledout by using a tripod and taking the picture on a bright sunny day with no wind.)Blurred pictures are useless! How can I get clear, sharp pictures?4. The printout of instructions using your programs Help function resulted indifferent quality printout. The result depends upon the print request. When therequest was to print out a sub-topic set of instructions, the instructions includedpictures within these instructions. However, when the print request was for atopic and the following sub-topics, the instructions had no pictures and containedconfusing statements such as: `Also you can press "width = "16" height = "16">based on the system resolution' Other scrambled data consists of "width = "303"height = "116" followed by a rectangle. How can I obtain a clear, concise andnon-confusing set of instructions without printing each sub-topic separately?I hereby request a step-by-step set of instructions on how to correct the abovedefined deficiencies. If no response is received from you within the next 30 day, I willforward a copy of this letter to Amazon.com. I will also declare to them that theEZBinoCamII is a piece of junk and should be deleted from their products for sale list.I can be reached using the telephone number (828) 926-2846 or by email using theaddress em4eagle@dnet.net.Sincerely, | 0negative
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Great price, but look out for a mess
Product arrived quickly, packaging was good. As I installed the new cartridges, in the process of removing the tab, ink leaked out all over the place. A better way to describe the leak may be the words 'gushed out'. I suspect that my living at 8000 feet above sea level may have caused a pressure difference, but I have NEVER, EVER had ink cartridges leak out. It seemed that once the pressure equalized, the leak stopped. I still have ink stains in my carpet that I have not been able to remove... | 0negative
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Good traditional type headphones for the gym
I replaced a Philips set of in-ear headphones with these based on previous reviews and I'm happy with my choice. I like some Bass and these provide it (compared to the normal iPod buds for example). I find them easy to fold.I have been using these while running on the treadmill for about 6 months now and they stay in place (the iPods fall out on me). | 1positive
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dissapointed
really fast shipping.....but, just popped these bad boys in and I was kind of surprised at the "can" sound quality of these headphones! Im not sure if i got a bad set or what but i am very dissapointed, my jvc marsh mellow headphones sound better then these, I also ordered Panasonic rp-hje120-k headphones for 6 bucks that sound more clear then these, i just tried these two out as soon as I received them with the same settings on my mp3 player.... Im really confused because of all the positive reviews...im returning these. | 0negative
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A really wonderful device that expands the capabilities of my IPOD
I searched extensively for a good IPOD speaker system so that could enjoy without headphones the large selection of music I have amassed on my new IPOD. I even looked at alarm clocks, radios and portable speaker systems with docking capability. My goal was not to replace an existing alarm clock or other device I already possessed, just to simply to have an inexpensive option to play my music out loud. Quality sound was was the one feature I demanded most.And then I came across this Kensington 33350 Entertainment Dock. It surpassed all of my expectations. From anywhere in my loft home I can remote control my Ipod and take advantage of the excellent sound system I already have in place. The controls are easy to use and set up is quite simple. And the footprint space it takes up on my shelf is minimal.I have yet to explore the video capability of the device, but I am hopeful that it will be equally excellent.I would buy this device again and have encouraged my friends to do the same. | 1positive
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Not the firepower of a real shotgun microphone
It does sound better than the regular mic on the camera, but it doesn't have nearly the same kind of quality and crispness that a real shotgun mic would sound like. Also, keep in mind you won't get to hear while you're recording, so it's a total crap shoot when you're making your videos. Until DSLR's start making cameras that allow you to hear while recording, I'd stay away from these and record with an external device. Good quality is something you should never compromise in. No one forgives mediocre audio.. | 0negative
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Great Idea, Poor Execution
Purchased this unit about 4 months ago and it has stopped working. Like the previous reviewer, i can also use the memory stick portion of the unit when its plugged into my USB port, but cannot get it to play any files when attached to the battery pack.I called creative support and recieved no help at all since the warranty for these units is a paltry 3 months. Apparantly Creative Labs is aware that these units are poorly made and break quickly, which is why they dont bother to warranty their work.Save your money and purchase a unit from a company that actually cares about the quality of their work. | 0negative
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