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Source switch
I installed this product several years ago now and it continues to work great. I am using the same speakers for my music system and surround sound for movies - therefore the switch between the two. You do have to have some skills when installing the wiring, but nothing beyond what patience brings to the effort. I gave a 5 star because it performs as its intended to and I have some long term fail safe experience with the product. However, (editorial comment to be excused please) far too many reviews inappropriately use the 5 star rating in my opinion - particularly with book reviews. | 45 stars
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Pretty Good Player
My initial review gave only two stars, because the player froze up on me twice after owning it for about two weeks. Since then, it has been playing fine, and I have no complaints. I would now give it four stars. My two kids are able to use it with no help, and haven't broken it. It's mono, not stereo, but that's okay, since it's only for the kids to use. I wish it would play MP3s, but I'll take a reliable player over a feature laden player that breaks in less than six months. This is the first player that has lasted more than six months in a long time. | 12 stars
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Great Headphones
I am very pleased with these headphones. I've only tested from about 12 foot distance from my TV, however they perform exactly as represented and are a good value with terrific sound quality. | 45 stars
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Excellent value
I've owned two pairs of these headphones for about 3 years now had have nothing but good things to say. They are comfortable, at least for the 45 minutes I spend on the treadmill every day. They sound is very clear with some emphasis on the low end. I listen primarily through my iPod and computer. And they have lasted 3 years with everyday indoor use. Very happy with this investment. | 45 stars
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do not like it
rader to big and to many colors when it detects a signal can be seen by the car behind you. | 01 star
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A Toy.
Get serious, Handspring! I bought a Visor Deluxe (green) when they first shipped. I have had it for a year and tried to use it on rounds in my medical practice. I found the construction flimsy and not rugged enough for the hospital environment. Inevitably, one day it fell from my scrub pocket onto the floor. Although the unit looked okay, the touch screen didn't work from that point on. Tech support told me to return it for repair which I did. For $80, I received a refurbished unit since apparently they recycle them. I was a long time user of the HP200LX. When the Visor came out thought I was "stepping up" to the new palm technology. After experiencing the palm, I prefer my old HP. The HP200LX by the way has NEVER let me down even after being dropped several times. The HP200LX batteries also last about 3 months whereas the palm has only lasted about 20 days. For serious business, I'll stick with the HP200LX. If I want a toy, I'll pick up my Visor Deluxe. | 23 stars
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Excellent Buy....
For the money. With everything that is included in your purchase; carrier, plug-ins, head phones, remote control, you cannot beat this deal. Easy for our 8 year to work. The only issue is the remote seems to very particular working only half the time and does not work more than a foot away from the machine...although it could be operator error. Still, I would recommend to all! | 45 stars
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Good outage protection but not enough AVR range
June 29, 2007We purchased the Ultra Products model ULT33045 power protector, rated 900 W and 1500 VA, from a local dealer, expecting that its AVR could cope with summer brownout. That it did until a 96 F day, when line voltage at the utilization point dropped as low as 87 VAC, TRMS. We observed that the Ultra unit would trip out at 92-95 VAC, not enough tolerance to cope with our situation. We draw 100-250 W through the unit, well below rated capacity.In order to cope, we added a Tripp-Lite model LC1200 wide-range AVR between the line power outlet and the Ultra. It adds enough boost-buck range to cope. At 85 VAC line voltage, the combination boosts to 114 VAC, remaining within 5% tolerance with respect to 120 VAC usually recommended for the most reliable operation of electronic equipment. Observing performance over time, we find that the combination maintains 5% tolerance about 90 percent of the time and 10% tolerance all the time.During utility work on our neighborhood distribution, we also found that the Ultra provides uninterrupted power across momentary outages and surges, none lasting longer than 15 sec. Its capacity to cope with sustained outages has not yet been tested. We note with dismay that Ultra does not publish rated Ah or Wh capacity of internal batteries. | 23 stars
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Vizio LCD
We have enjoyed this TV since we got it out of the box. Picture quality is quite good for something in this price range. HD is almost as good as our Plasma. We bought this as a 2nd tv for the bedroom and it was a great choice. Easy set up also. | 34 stars
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Look at the latest enhancement - color iPod for the same price!!
**** LATEST update to iPod family ****- iPod & iPod photo lines merged; no more iPod photo 30 GB- iPod comes in two capacities - 20 GB ($299), 60 GB ($399) with color screen & photo support- U2 iPod (20 GB) down to $329 from $349 - with color screen & photo support- iPod shuffle 1 GB down to $129 from $149- iPod 60 GB down to $399 from $449- new version of iTunes (4.9) that support podcasts***************************************This is not a review of iPod 20 GB as such - great reviews are available already. Here is some information that might help in deciding which iPod to go for.You may want to look at iPod photo 30 GB instead of this product, from now onwards... With just $50 more, you get a iPod photo 30 GB with a color screen!Today (23 Feb 2005), Apple announced a major change in its iPod lineup and here is how it affects iPod 40 GB and iPod photo models:> iPod 40 GB is discontinued> iPod photo 40 GB is discontinued> iPod photo 30 GB (new product) replaces the 40 GB iPod photo and the regular iPod 40 GB> iPod photo 60 GB now costs $150 less -- $449 instead of $599> iPod photo 30 GB costs $349 ($150 less than iPod photo 40 GB and $50 less than regular iPod 40 GB)> iPod dock ($39), AV cable ($19), carrying case ($29), and firewire cable ($19) do not ship with iPod photo (have to be bought separately if you need)> So, now we get only three things with the iPod: earphones, AC adapter, USB 2.0 cable> iPod photo Camera Connector is introduced - this can be used for connecting your digital camera directly to the iPodSince I have iPod 40 GB as well as iPod photo 60 GB, I strongly recommend iPod photo for those who are looking beyond the iPod 20 GB. The color screen has much better resolution and it also has a scrolling feature for long texts. Of course, the ability to store and view the photos is a great value addition too. | 45 stars
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3rd ones a charm?
I am on my 2nd one of these. The first one had two bad pixels and six gray spots. The Pixels show on dark screens and the spots showed on light colors. I did a return and the 2nd one has a bad pixel right in the center of the screen. I tried to deal with it but it just glares at me and mocks me every time I look at it on a dark background. Two defective ones in a row. I don't know if I should try a third or just try a different brand. Bad pixels and light bleed seems common on these. Good luck. Follow up. I return to Amazon and they informed me they would not ship a 2nd replacement as the problem may be more widespread and may need some review. I was told to return for a refund. I ordered a 22" Samsung Syncmaster 2253LW from another site which came out to be the same price after rebate. Kind of glad it happened now as the new monitor is amazing in comparison ... lol. Guess things work out like that sometimes. | 12 stars
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Great buy
This thing is huge. The screen arrived with a dent in the housing, nothing serious. Kind of what could be expected during shipping. I have only one complaint about this product and it's the legs, they are on the cheap side and I worry they won't last the life of the screen. | 34 stars
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Never buy Buffalo products.
Do NOT buy Buffalo products! This is single handedly the worst company I've ever dealt with. In June 2007, we purchased the 2TB Drivestation Quattro. A month and a half after use, one of the four drives dies. The drive will continue to operate, as any RAID5 drive should, but only if you do not turn the drive off. Once you power the drive down, upon startup it recognizes a drive has failed and turns off! I've never seen a RAID drive do that, it's supposed to continue to operate regardless to give you a chance to get at data while working on swapping out the defective drive. I tried Emailing technical support, and never received a response. I placed three calls to technical support, remaining on hold for a total of 1 hour 25 minutes before I finally got someone on the line. I explained the problem, told them what I needed (a new 500GB IDE drive), they went to check with a supervisor, and then informed me that they no longer use IDE drives in their products, they've switched over entirely to SATA drives. Not a problem, they will send an entire new Drivestation. I receive the new Drivestation, it uses IDE drives! Their tech support people are the most difficult to reach, and the least knowledgeable I've encountered in my 25 years in the computing industry. To make matters easier on my end, I simply swapped out a drive and kept the original Drivestation and returned the replacement - they paid the shipping. Three months later, the same drive fails again! Since I now have direct Email addresses from the last claim, service is a little quicker. After a few messages, I think we are set and a replacement is on the way. Three weeks later... no replacement, so I follow up with another Email. I'm told they're waiting for a fax. Fax of what? I ask. Apparently it doesn't matter that I have a previous claim on the same unit on record, I have to re-fax the original purchase receipt, serial number, address, etc. to them AGAIN. The new unit finally arrives. I copy the data over from the old one then wipe all the individual drives on the old system to prepare them for return. I request the shipper information to finalize this transaction and I'm told *I* am supposed to pay the shipping charges! I responded that I didn't pay the first time, I am not paying this time, this is their problem and if they want the drive back they're going to pay for shipping. They have not responded. This seems to be their standard response. They have a credit card on file, they'll just bill that for the whole drive. If they want to play that game, I'll get legal involved and bill them for the time I've invested to get their product working. I've not lost any data, fortunately, but the aggravation and downtime hardly makes up for that. You've been warned. | 01 star
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Satisfied Customer
I used this bag for my Canon Power Shot A640. The perfect size and allowed me to also store me wallet and cell phone. I didn't need a separate carrying bag for the latter two items.A nice separate zipper for SDs in case you need them. Carried for four days during a tourist visit in hot Miami. It was perfect. Not too conspicuous. Comfortably worn over the shoulder. | 34 stars
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Creative Vision M-White
I am so madly in love with this product! Just USB it into the computer and drag-n-drop what I want on it. I did not install accompanying software as Windows Vista recognized it right away! I mainly use it for songs only. The touch pad is very sensitive and takes a bit to get used to. Very easy to navigate! Had no freeze ups as stated in other reviews. It does however, get fingerprints easily...Problem solved by buying a cover! Earphones are fine but purchased in-ear phone for the hell of it! Purchased white because I wanted the entire player to be the same color. Defiinately purchase an A/C adapter for this...USB takes 1000 years to charge! | 45 stars
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beautiful writing, but a bit all over the place...
It is impossible not to be transported back to the early 1980's in San Francisco while reading this book. The cast is huge, and we get to see only a small sliver of their life...which is a bit annoying. We also don't have any or very little background on most of the characters as well. However, the book still is a good read, for it intertwines art and poetry into the daily events of the not-yet-ready to become full-fledged adults' lives. | 23 stars
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Breaks easily
The head joint wasn't sturdy, and couldn't support my light. My cat walked by and tipped it over, breaking off two of the legs. Talk about fragile! At least I didn't waste too much money on this thing! | 12 stars
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Easy set up, flawless performance
There's not much I can say about this router, I had a little trouble the first time i set it up, because I was excited and didn't read the instructions. So I patiently went through the manual and set it up the right way, I stuck the thing in my bedroom closet and I havent had to touch it since, it works great and I get good reception even outside in the lawn. | 45 stars
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One Satisfied Customer
Everything was there: Ipod, Earphones, USB cable, manual & software. I love the white finish. This was the first time I bought refurbished but I won't hesitate to buy refurbished again. You save money and get a great product. I recommend buying a skin cover which I bought at Fry's for $10. | 45 stars
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Calling it Junk is being too kind
So what if the resolution is spectacular or the battery life is decent if the M515 turns on at the slightly touch or bump and inevitably drains the battery, rendering the M515 nothing but dead weight in my purse or briefcase? My M515 is "protectected" by a leather case from none other than Palm. There are two little bars across the bottom of the case that are supposed to prevent the front half of the case from pressing on the buttons across the bottom of the M515. BUT THEY DON'T WORK. If you put the slightest amount of pressure on the case, the M515 turns on and eventually drains the battery. I just carry around (never toss or drop) my purse or briefcase. Maybe the problem is solved by having a hard case but I'm sickened and angered by how Palm can market the M515 without being honest and upfront about the ridiculous feather-touch turn on feature or the requirement for a hard case.I used to be a Palm loyal. Now I hate Palm. I wish I had realized the problem within the return period. Otherwise, I would not be left with a useless piece of junk.If I'm missing something, like some trick to lock the keys, someone PLEASE let me know. The M515 is driving me nuts. | 01 star
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Excellent camera, however..
I agree with most reviews. This is indeed an awesome camera, great fun for the money! The video feature for under $400 is well worth it. I do not regret getting it.However, my biggest complaint is on the [poor]software shipped with the box. (Please Note: I use Windows 2000/SP3, so do many other users). Here's a list:1) The USB connection [is weak]! It's connected, but it doesn't detect so unless you switch some buttons on the camera to "excite" it!This is fustrating sometimes. I mean, without a good connection, what good is a digital camera? This problem is constant with all three of my machines at home. However, I admit this is a minor problem, and might be fixed by upgrading my system software.The next problem is by far much worse:2) The software is of very low quality.Did canon save cost py outsourcing to some poor country to code it? Why would a device driver need to be 25MB and a simple program need 100MB? It is buggy as hell and runs very slowly.Figure out how to download the avi video clips yet? The software doesn't let you do that. Even the so called "video editing" software doesn't let you do that!3) The resulting photos are really high quality, however I noticed that they tend to be a lot darker when transfered to the computer. It looked a lot brighter (and nicer) on the LCD screen on the camera. The samething applies for the video clips. There's nothing in the manual to fix this problem.. I mean, how come the downloaded images look dramatically different from the one you preview on the LCD screen?This is what I ended up doing to get around these problems:1) You get used to the USB thing :) Or spend an extra 30 bucks to get a CF card reader. It's not that big of a problem... reallyUse other standard photo-editing software to mess with your images.For video files, I recommend converting to DIVX format using the program "VirtualDub" right away (decrease the file size to 10% of the original), and then using other programs to make it into MPEG VCD format if you want (so you can make a VCD to see it on TV)3) Use "gamma correction" in any software to correct the light/darkness problem with any good software (ie, not canon's). For video files, there's a filter in the VirtualDub program that lets you correct the brightness/contrast of the video clip, so mess around with that. I got pleasant results afterwards. However, ordinary users (like granddad) don't need to do these things!!I would definately give this camera 4-5 stars if they made the software more pleasant for me. But overall, it is a very good camera. They definately spent a lot of time on the camera itself. It is shameful that they did not do so to the software... | 23 stars
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Easy to install
This UPS was fairly easy to install and did not take long to set up the monitoring software. I would recommend using it. | 45 stars
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FRICTION MOUNT
MOUNT FOR GARMIN NOVI 660 WORKS VERY WELL, MUCH BETTER THAN THE SUNCTION CUP FOR THE WINDOW. | 45 stars
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Great item
I needed both the case and the battery charger and it was less getting the set, plus I love the extremely nice neck cord. I will be using this all the time. To me it's much better on a trip than the wrist strap (another wrist comes with this package too). As others have stated, my only complaint is that Canon didn't add just an extra pocket on the case to carry the charger and an extra battery. That would have made it PERFECT. Anyway, this is a very nice item and I have no regrets in the purchase. | 34 stars
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Better than actual "Old School"
I had an Actual Old School strap and this one is more confortable. All the stuff in the 1 star review (Can't remember his name)but I think it is noticaple that it has a metal bar on it and it's bulky. I like this over a neoprene strap because this distributes the weight of a camera better since it's wider and it breathes better. A definate buy if you are looking for an old school look. | 45 stars
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SanDisk 2GB Cruzer
This is exactly what I have been looking for. Works great and is very durable. I would recommend this to anyone. | 45 stars
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small and handy with a blue beacon
I use this hub with my Mac and it is great. I just plugged into my USB port on my MacBook Pro and have never had a problem with it. You can optionally power the device with the included AC Adapter, which lights up a bunch of green lights and one brilliant blue light at the top of the green lights. This blue light is extremely bright for its size and may need to be covered if you are sleeping in the same room with it. I have plenty of open slots for additional devices. If you are using this device vertically in the stand there is a front USB slot for you to attach your flash drive without any effort. Everything (at least with a Mac) is recognized and ready to go once it is plugged in. I would highly recommend this hub - you can't find anything as nice for the price that is powered. | 45 stars
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Everything I wanted and MORE
This set is awesome!! It takes a couple hours to completely set everything up (this is not your father's TV) but once set, it performs without a hitch. There is no ghosting. Latency is 8ms (gray to gray). Picture quality is excellent - both SD and HD. Colors are excellent. Blacks are black, not just gray as with some other sets. You wont be sorry if you buy this set. | 45 stars
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What might Apple have done?
While Harmon/Microsoft claims that the TC1000 is the"one remote" answer for systems, the fine print notes that it may not control all remote features on specific products and that certainly is the case. Even with updated software, some codes for specific brands of electronics were incorrect and some remotes codes were unlearnable (leading to 2 add'l remotes along with the TC1000). Yes it looks cool, feels cool and has that neat touch pad, but when it all comes down to ergonomics, how many screens do you have to navigate between just to do what might have been 2 pushes on a standard remote? The TC1000 made a short stay in my home when it became apparent that sometimes elaborate technology can't always replace simple actions. It might be perfect for a highly sophisticated A/V system, but for the average consumer who is looking to replace 3 or 4 remotes with one and keep the button pushing to a minimum to make it all work, there are far better choices at significantly less of an expense. | 01 star
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thanks to Customer Satisfaction Specialist
after a few problems with the delivery of the item the staff contacted me and make it work, than You very much, I'll buy aggain with you for sure, see you soon!!! | 34 stars
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VR3 needs
Look the greatest difficulty with the VR3 is the transmission static heard thru the speakers. I found by placing my hand on the shift handle my body screens out the static problem suggesting possible charge buildup in the device when used. | 23 stars
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Fits my Yamaha receiver better than less expensive makes on Amazon
I don't like to spend more than necessary for quality cables, but the less expensive (and better selling) models on Amazon were prone to slipping out of my Yamaha receiver. The monster cable provides a nice, snug fit. | 45 stars
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Exactly what I needed
Basically this battery was exactly what I needed and now the phone works great!!! | 45 stars
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great deal, can't be beat
ROCK SOLID reliability, superb performance. You can also add better antennas to the card (it takes a reverse sma connector) to boost the range even further. If you need some extra distance or you are "punching" through walls or between stories of a house, this cant be beat. The perfect match for you wrt54gl router that has the wrt dd firmware update. A FREE firmware update that makes your 50 dollar router like a commercial class router. Most of us don't need the speed of "N" series routers and the combination of firmware update and better antenna gives you almost the same range for alot less money. | 45 stars
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Good, clear, good features
Product worked very well, except the connection to the lighter will disconnect randomly and cause the unit to shut off on big bumps. Really poor tip length, doesn't stick well in ANY cigarette lighter I have used! | 23 stars
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Pentax remote
This remote works great with my K-x. I am able to use it in bulb mode to keep the shutter open until you hit the button a second time to close it. It also has the option of keeping the shutter open for as long as you hold the button down. Many people have commented on the size, yes it is small but I doubt that I will loose it easily. If it was any bigger it would kind of seem silly as it only has one button. | 45 stars
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Terrible bass
I was looking for some earbuds to replace the stock ones that came with my creative MuVo TX. Mostly I was looking for better sound isolation, so that I would hear more of my music and less outside noises. These headphones did an okay job of this, unfortunately the traffic sounds of outside were preferable to the music put out by these earbuds. The sound was tinny and flat, with practically no bass. I was amazed that these could be so much worse than my player's stock headphones. I tried the different plug sizes, and I'm sure I had them deep enough in my ears. Thoroughly dissapointing. | 01 star
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Creative TravelSound 200 Portable Speaker System
What a great system so powerful for the price and ohhhh the sound is the best I have ever heard for this type of speaker and price they really compare to my Creative brand computer speakers for sound quality, I bought this speaker set for my husband but now I will purchase for myself real soon, you can not beat the price for these speakers or sound quality, there is just one little downside to them they are a little heavy for women to carry but for a man a cinch to carry, we really love these speakers | 45 stars
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Works ok
Works well on a good day, picture is very clear and sound is great. Im using it about 20 ft apart, partially through a wall and door. Saves me from buying another cable box and running another line, but the IR didn't work with my cable box, which was strange..it did work with the dvd box, so it wasnt the repeater. Wrote the manufacturer and got a response, but am waiting for a solution. Sucks being able to watch and hear tv and not being able to change the channel - purchased an inexpensive radioshack IR changer to accomplish that task.On a bad day, there is the crackling pop when you walk through the signal, which is very loud compared to the tv volume! Perfect for when you are in bed and not moving around, but if up and about, can get irritating. Also the antennae may need adjusting occasionally to get the best picture. | 34 stars
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Great product I love It
This is a great Product it holds all my mini disc!!and protechs them too.BUY THIS | 45 stars
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same here
For some reason, my player's tray is now in locked mode and I've got a rented DVD stuck in there. The owner's manual is useless -- instructing me toward commands that don't exist in the setup menu -- and getting through to someone who can answer this seemingly simple question has been a nightmare. | 01 star
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AMAZON IS SELLING AN ILLEGAL COUNTERFIET OF THE SANDISK CARD DO NOT PURCHASE
All SANDISK products are great but Amazon is selling an illegal counterfiet card which has no serial # so Sandisk will not honor the lifetime warranty. I have 3 cards and the 1 I bought at Amazon worked only for 8 months then it stopped working, now Sandisk will not honor the warranty. I have written to the seller and Amazon, neither is acknowledging my emails and now it appears Amazon has removed my history so I can nolonger do anything about it. Amazon should not be supporting this illegal activity which affects the US economy by supporting cheaters. | 01 star
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Wonderful wide field lens
previously owned the tokina 12-24mm DX. great lens, but the canon ef-s 10-22mm outshines it in picture quality, responsiveness, with high quality yet light weight construction. | 45 stars
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Great styllus for iPad
Love using this with my iPad. It improves performance. The vendor sent the stylus two days later and it performed as advertised. | 45 stars
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OK but not built to last
Works fine for price but you get what you pay for. Tape adaptor broke after 2 months. Sound quality is average. Often when it skips it shuts off. No backlit display. | 12 stars
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Great HD-DVD Player
This player is great. I've got it connected to a Dell 37" LCD via a cheap HDMI cable and the picture is VERY crisp (no need to spend tons of money on monster cables). I can't say that it does much to existing DVD's regarding the up convert though. When turning the player on, it's a little slow to boot up to open the door. I've got it connected to my network and did all of the updates for it over the internet instead of having to order a cd from Toshiba...great thinking Toshiba. I would definitely recommend this player. This player has exceeded my expectations. | 45 stars
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A GREAT DEAL
I BOUGHT THIS DVD RADIO PLAYER A WHILE BACK.GOOD TIMING MAIL WISE,WORKS GREAT..IAM VERY HAPPY..KATWOMEN,,KATHI. | 45 stars
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Awesome!
I bought this thermos a few years ago and we love it. It keep liquids piping hot for 18 hours. Once, I left this thermos at work with hot coffee in it on a Saturday. I didn't get it back until Monday and the coffee was actually still warm. Worth every penny! | 45 stars
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Does what it says.
Followed the set up and operating instructions carefully, and it worked the way they said it would. No problems. But for the money, I thought it should have had an automatic tone arm return. | 34 stars
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GREAT!!! even for the not so Tech. Savvy
I have had this handy little device for well over a year and shes still tickin. I keep everthing in it from Doctor appts to bill due dates, schools schedules... it even offers password protection so that you can keep all of your most important info safe and secure. Even if it breaks tomorrow (I hope not but... if it does) I would purchase another right away, no questions asked =0) | 45 stars
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Good Product
I have so many earphones over 30 pieces.I will just compare this product with SONY MDR 7506.SONY 7506 tends to separate each sound more clearly. In speaker systems, this is good.But in ear-contact-phones because the distance between speaker unit and ear is very short,this separation doesn't always sound good in reality.HD 202 doesn't show this feature. Every sound was in harmony. So, it is neither so sharp, nor so dull.Well tuned in sound quality.I believe SENN HD 202 product just followed the pattern of reasonably good enough sound quality of the same ranges of prices.This is just good like many bundle earphones. Not so bad, not so good.Style was good to look. Tightness was reasonable like ohters.The volume was a little big to carry like other in-ear headphones.With reasonable price, if you use this HD 202, it will not make you regret it.This is it. :)Personally, i like small earphones with ear canal silicones much better. | 45 stars
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Buy, if on sale!
I have not notice a performance difference in wirelessPC cards.Buy a name brand that is on sale. | 34 stars
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WOW! WHAT SAVINGS!
We use a lot of toner at our office and have tried the "non-HP" types which don't work well with our printers. This ink is just like buying it from the local office supplies but at 30-40% savings. Gotta save where you can! | 45 stars
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Only way to go
This is truly the only way to go. When you have a printer that is outdated and can no longer find the right ink, then compatible ink cartridges work just as well. At an amazing price, too. | 34 stars
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Bad Shuffle
The CD player workes grate. But when I read the description it said thatit shuffled. My old CD player shuffle between one disk to a nother disk, this one only shuffle's on a disk | 23 stars
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Epson Photo Paper
Excellent paper at a good price. I have been using this paper for four years without a single problem. | 45 stars
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no problem
Bought two of these to keep my scale for UPS shipping going. Use one and keep the other charged to swap out when needed. Way better then keeping a dozen batts on hand all the time.A normal battery last me one day. These, yea, last one day per charge. Perfect. | 45 stars
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cool as a cucumber Notebook Cooler
I hemmed and hawed on this purchase and finally settled on the Antec -notebook cooler. I use it under my Dell Inspiron 6000 and it is smaller than my notebook, but stable. I did not use the little stick-on footpads that come with it.The USB cable is stored in a little cubby under the cooler and the clasp on that is pretty flimsy. Would not want to get in and out of it too often as it fell apart right away, although it did snap back together.I'm very pleased with how quiet it is. Let me say, it's not silent, but it is no louder than the fan in the computer. The blue light does not annoy me at all. Think of all the lights in the room...this is just one more. Turn it off at night.There are two settings, low and high and low works fine. My computer never gets warm.The first day I used it, I noticed a strange metallic smell, but that was gone in 24 hours. You will notice the air coming outthe front of the unit too (not a plus in winter) but not a big deal.Like another reviewer, I am not happy with my keyboard being raised another 1.5 inches. Also, you don't want this one if you plan to put iton your lap. It is meant to sit between your computer and a hard surface.Serves my purpose just fine. I'll get one for my mom's new laptop as well.So, I say, if you want a laptop cooler, this is a good option. | 34 stars
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Great sound for price, but broke within 2 weeks
For the $15 I paid for it, I felt the sound quality was great. In fact, the sound quality was so great that I had to start listening to better quality music. The headphones also did an excellent job at blocking out noisy surroundings. I was able to listen to music at a lower volume and hear it better. BUT, the headphones somehow fell apart after 2 weeks. Granted, I didn't take great care of them, but I have never had headphone break that quickly before. I will be trying to get another pair. | 23 stars
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Listen to one before you buy
Nice-looking and easy to use with a good remote. Excellent radio. Very bright sound with good stereo effect. Weak bass, but about what you'd expect from speakers of this size. No tone controls for treble and bass, only mega-bass on-off. Plays CD-R/RW just fine. | 23 stars
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If you have the Money, buy something better
If you don't have a lot of money and are technically good, this may work for you. I have a newer PC running XP SP2. (1)Unit did not work with SB live sound card so had to enable the onboard sound. (2) I had several Blue screen lockups with the included software; probably a bug in the software. (3) Every time I inserted a VHS or rewound a tape, my computer rebooted. I believe this was caused by interference feed from my VCR to the USB connection.My workaround was to unplug the device, insert or rewind the tape then plug it in and begin capturing the video. I tried several cables, another VCR and different USB connections but the problem remained.The Video and audio were acceptable and with a lot of nursing I was able to make it work. The reason I did not return this as defective is I because I did make it work and did not want to spend the time and money to return this item. I did spend the time to warn those thinking about this item. If you are technically challenged do not buy this item. | 01 star
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Excellent Picture Especially With A HDMI DVD Player
I purchased this LCD from Best Buy in December, and the picture is absolutely wonderful. Extremely sharp, almost 3-D. I have had the whites show no detail only once, and that was on a snow sculpture contest when everything was white. With adjusting, the blacks are pretty good. But it is the colors that are fabulous.As for the folks who had it break, why didn't you take it back to the store if it only occurred within a few days, or have the store pick it up. I bought the extended warranty (cheaper at Best Buy than here) for that peace of mind. I would discount any complaint of a problem within three months, since it would still be the store's responsibility.This TV works great with my Sony DVPNS70H HDMI Single Disc DVD Player, providing a brilliant picture with my DVDs. Even with non-anamorphic DVDs, zooming the DVD to the screen's full size still shows a very sharp picture. | 45 stars
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mprob1979
This item seems to be very good, picked it up fo my wife for christmas. | 45 stars
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High Price for Short Life
I have a Sony Vaio Notebook that I purchased 2 years ago, and during that time it was ahead of it's time, and in some respects, still is. I always have it hooked up to an outlet, but whenever I try to do stuff wireless, the battery life goes damn quick, even doing the simplist of tasks, like word. God forbid if I tried to listen to a CD, that would just be like drilling a 2 inch hole in the gas tank of a car. I am a very loyal customer to Sony, I got the Sony MiniDisc Player and recorder, Sony Studio Headphones, a Sony Handycam, Sony Playstation 2, and of course a Sony Vaio. But my loyalty cannot deter my feelings for the damn high price for this lousy battery. Hell I hardly used the battery and it already has been killed, how f***ed up is that? C'mon Sony, your squeezing my balls here, I am disappointed in this and I am forced to rely on the cord till Sony comes to gripes and lowers the price down dramatically.A side note to Sony: When making your damn laptops, make them so that people can actually upgrade the damn thing without having to rip out all the innards and replace everything, I want to upgrade my video memory, but you pricks embedded the graphics chip in my motherboard, so now I'm screwed and I have to get a new laptop with a better graphics card to even play some games. Now I have a headache, thank you Sony. | 01 star
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Excellent and inexpensive
This hands-free headset is excellent at its price point. I'd pay a little more for my perfect-world product, but it's unlikely I can have everything I want for the $5 more I'd be willing to pay. I have paired this with DECT 6.0 phones (TG-6545B) and use hands-free for work: when working from home, normal use is four or five 55-minute phone calls per day with clients around the globe. Headset is extremely important.PROS:* Static-free earphone* Featherweight* Fully adjustable boom mic (up/down; can manipulate arm for greater or lesser angle towards and away from mouth)CONS:* headset can be floppy (a little rubber with one-sided adhesive on the plastic non-earpiece side solved this for me)This headset is 5-starts. I have perfect-world preferences but these aren't product issues:* greater max loudness (low-talkers on the other end, when my dog is barking or my sons are playing loudly);* earphone would be a larger, around-ear style (this is how I like my headphones);* it'd be totally wireless (no cord) | 45 stars
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So many options
I love this product. It allows for such a variety of camera mounting options in a compact size. You need this for DSLR. The smaller version will not work with DSLRs! | 45 stars
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Mine
i had the money and i wanted to buy a bombox with it. i saw a picture of this one in a Target catolog. i think what attracted me to it was the color, blue with a little purple in it sort've like lavender. i love this bombox because i can type things from the cd player to the type the it dose not pick up any back ground music. | 45 stars
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It's not a complete replacement for regular tripod...
As the title says, its not good for shots that require long exposures. After using it for a week I realized that this did not help me replace my regular tripod. It's definitely sturdy, but not enough to give you long exposure shots where even slightest of movement is not acceptable. Anytime there is some wind, the top starts swaying, also when you touch the mounted camera and move back, it takes a little while for it to stabilize for steady long exposure shot (If thats what you are looking for)Also the legs take more time to open and affix as compared to regular tripods. Not much gain in setup time with legs.My suggestion is to definitely use it as a monopod that offers an option to stand on its own and do not expect to replace your regular tripod with this. It may work better for videos where little shake etc. is probably ok. I am using this as my hiking monopod, and for serious long exposure photography I use regular tripod.All in all its a good expensive monopod.Cheers! | 23 stars
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Terrible connections
I bought two of these cards to go alongside my wrt54gs. I though that they should work great together since they are from the same manufacturer. Oh boy was I wrong.Even the though I get full bars with these cards, I get very flaky connections with them. I've tried many different settings and firmwares to try to rectify the problem. Many hours have been spent trying to get a stable connection. No dice, very flaky.Other computers with different cards work fine with the wrt54gs and never dropout. So there is something about this card that just isn't right, and I can't imagine both cards being defective. I haven't tested them with another router, but if it can't work with a wrt54gs v3, then what's the point. | 01 star
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Very good!
It's so small. I thought it was bigger, but it's simple and it have a good functionality.Volume control it's ok...and have 1m = 3.33feet of cable. | 45 stars
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Will not work properly with Windows 2000 Professional
Installation is not trouble free. Maybe it will work, maybe it will not. Have two computers with W2K and managed to get it going on one. While trying to find out what might have gone wrong I uninstalled the scanning software, installed it again and now I have a scanner software that will not work in either computers.First I tried the HP's Knowledge Data Base where you will find only obvious topics like: "Check that all cables are properly connected" and so on. I tried e-mail support and it takes two days to get an answer. The support personnel at customer care does not know Windows 2000, their experience is limited to Windows 98.On other matters HP's quality is good, but scanning speed is slow compared to lower-priced Agfa, UMAX and Microtek scanners (maybe due to the scanning software). Even if you have the extra buck to buy 3rd party scanning software to control the HP ScanJet line I would not recommend it.Very disappointing product and support for HP's reputation. | 01 star
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reliable and stable
has been running very stable in a d805 @ 3.2 ghz cpu, 1gb pc2-5300 ram, ti4200 gpu, 7k250 hd, ts-h552 dvd, ecs pt890 sff pc at default voltages. ps fan noise is quiet, but not silent (it would be barely audible at the far corner of a 15x15 room). there is no ps rocker switch. construction quality is good. size conforms w/ standard micro atx ps dimensions. | 34 stars
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Lame
I got this as a gift. I already had a hand-cranked scratch remover that works great! Except you have to turn it forever, and I was happy to get a motorized one.I put a minorly scratched CD in the machine. It's noisy. And after a while of noise that annoyed everyone around me, I took the disc out....and it was exactly like how I put it in there. It didn't do anything.The repair wheels and the cleaning wheels seem to be made of the same fabric, which is barely abrasive. They're just different colors is all.For cleaning, it might do a different job, but why get a machine to do it when you can use a t-shirt like everyone else does? | 01 star
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iPod Shuffle Arm Band
The problem with this item is that it was made for the earlier version on iPod Shuffle, so it does NOT fit on newer shuffles. Microsoft, in thier infinate wisdom, changed the clip size on the back of the shuffle so that even though it looks exactly the same the clip is smaller and there for the clip on this arm band is to big to fit the new shuffles on. Unless you want to cut it down to size do not buy this for the new shuffles | 12 stars
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Just what I was looking for!
Great price for great ink. I do not use my printer for printing photos, so I can't comment on the photo quality of the ink. It was what I needed for everyday printing at a great price. Seems like pretty good quality at an amazing price. | 45 stars
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Five and a half years and still going strong
I've had the same 305 since 2007. I started out using it for running only, then I switched to multi-sport, and now, I'm using it primarily for cycling. I absolutely LOVE this thing. It's easy to use. It works. It's accurate. With cycling, when I upload the rides onto Strava.com, it does seem to short me a little bit on the amount of climbing I do compared to what other devices register, but that's not a big deal for me at all. I've dropped it, gotten it wet multiple times, biked and run thousands of miles with it, and it still works perfectly five and a half years after I got it. I've only changed the battery in the HR monitor once, and it still works fine as well, as does the cadence and speed sensor accessory I purchased. I haven't tried the new stuff, but I don't know if people need to drop the extra money for the newer models because this one may do everything you want it to do. | 45 stars
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Awesome image quality, a little slow but manageable.
I've had this camera for about 3 months now, and while I agree with other reviewers that it can be a bit slow and you sometimes have to have a steady hand, I've gotten fairly used to using it and love it now. The bottom line is can it take great quality images, and the answer is yes, I love the quality. And the 8X optical, 56X total zoom is great too. I'd highly recommend this camera. A quick tip: when shooting indoors you should bias towards almost always using the flash, otherwise your images might be blurry (they look great when you use the flash). Outdoors when its sunny, there is no need for the flash and the shooting is quick and not blurry. | 34 stars
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The Perfect Walk Around Bag...
This is the perfect walk around bag for me, but it's not without tradeoffs.Size-wise this bag is pretty compact and can still fit all of the DSLR equipment I need at any one time. I'm able to fit my 5D (a rather large dslr) with a medium length lens attached, 2 extra lenses (with space for 2 more), as well as all my filters and filter holders. You give up a little bit in padding to gain the extra space with the Domke. Because this bag is made out of heavy duty canvas instead of padded nylon, it's much more inconspicuous and doesn't scream "I'm a camera bag!!"If gear protection is high on your list of priorities out of a camera bag, this may not be the one for you. The latches keep everything locked into place securely, but there isn't a zipper to seal off the outside elements (although the top flap does cover any opening).Having all of the gear I need with me in a lightweight, convenient-access bag was high on my list of priorities. So for me, it's just what I needed. I chose this over the F-2 Original because it can still carry a lot without looking like a small duffle bag. | 45 stars
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Lovely teapot, beautiful blooms!
I love a good pot of tea, and this wonderful set provides beauty to the brewing process, beyond compare. I really love the glass teapot and infuser, it is just the right size, and this gift set is great because it comes with a cannister of twelve flowering teas (with many varied flowers!), so you can use it the minute you open the box!I gave this set a five star rating mostly based on the teapot itself, and on the entire blooming tea experience. For my tastes, I must warn you that the Primula Jasmine green tea that comes with the set has very little, if any, jasmine flavor. I am used to using a good quality jasmine pearl green tea (such as Rishi, but there are many other brands which you can also purchase here on Amazon in the grocery department), so I enjoy a healthy amount of jasmine flavor in my tea.I am not saying that the green tea that comes with this set is poor quality, just that it is extremely weak in jasmine flavor. In truth, I couldn't even detect it at all. So the experience of the tea for me is closer to just drinking a decent quality Chinese green tea, without any flavor enhancers. If I was rating the jasmine tea that comes with the set, I would only give the tea three stars, by itself. I am going to shop around and perhaps try some of the other blooming tea brands to see if I can find one that more closely matches my own taste.Despite that, I am very happy that I purchased this lovely set, and I am just about to buy another one as a gift for favorite sister-in-law. Enjoy! | 45 stars
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Landscapes YES, people NO
While the Stylus Photo 870 renders excellent prints of objects and landscapes, skintones always have a marked violet cast. None of the numerous adjustments provided in the driver software seem to impact this shortcoming. I used Epson photo paper, and found no difference relative to other Premium photo papers. This same paper yields perfect colors with an HP895 inkjet printer, using the identical file, software, and computer.If your images do not include people, you will be happy with the Photo 870. Otherwise, you will be extremely dissapointed. | 12 stars
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Great Slide Show on your table!!
I was given one of these for a gift and liked it so much I bought one for somebody else. So easy to just insert your memory card from your camera into it and have an instant slideshow on your end table for all to see. The black frame is very nice and matches other picture frames I have on tables. | 45 stars
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Great lens - great price
I bought this lens for my niece, who needed a budget DSLR for a trip to Africa. I found a D40 kit with 18-55mm lens for $350 on and completed the two-lens package with this 55-200 AF-S VR lens, which usually costs over $250 new. I found this refurbished lens at Cameta for $150 - a great price. Before shipping the camera package to my niece, I tested the lens in Florida for a week on my Nikon D50. It performed perfectly - no problems with focusing and the VR gave me a slightly higher percentage of keepers than my Tamron 28-200, without vibration reduction. It performed so well that I plan to sell my Tamron and Sigma zooms with similar focal ranges, and purchase another refurbished 55-200 AFS VR from Cameta. At $150, I consider this the best value for a telephoto zoom lens that I have come across. Sure, there are better and faster lenses, but for a beginning photographers learning to shoot on a tight budget, this is a very good lens at an excellent price. | 45 stars
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Workable, with a bit of effort
After reading the reviews I was a bit trepidacious about this item. It seems like a lot of people have difficulty getting satisfactory performance, but I really wanted to be able to use my mp3 player in the car so I grabbed one with the expectation that it might be marginal. Sure enough, out of the box it had pretty poor FM reception in both of my cars. I moved it around in the car and tried various 'blank' stations, but the unit would dropout and could be static-y even when reception was relatively good. Moving it around in the car has a big impact on performance, so the problem is pretty clearly just low transmistter power competing with big city radio interference (I live in the bay area, which has a LOT of radio stations). As an engineer I'm generally OK with working around the limitations of a gadget but I found this product pretty trying in its virgin state.So I decided to see what sort of 'enhancement' it would take to bring it up to snuff. My first approach was based on the observation that the physical size of the device was too small to get decent antenna performance at FM wavelengths. I guessed that the cable to the mp3 player might be functioning in part as an antenna, so maybe adding an extension cord would improve the transmission efficiency. So I got a 6 foot headphone extension cable (the smallest one at my local store) and used it between the player and the transmitter to stretch out the antenna length. That pretty much solved the problem for me. I spread out the new 'antenna' by tossing the transmitter in the back seat, put the player next to me in front and it works much better and I'm happy with it now. It works well in both cars and the quality is more than good enough for my audiobooks and pop music. I use rechargeable batteries in the unit to avoid having to plug it into the lighter socket, and I generally just disconnect the player and leave the transmitter in the car - it turns itself off automatically 60 seconds after I disconnect the player. | 34 stars
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FABULOUS bag!
This is a great bag. It's stylish and functional. If you want to get away from the trusty black bag, this is it. The straps are sturdy and comfortable. It's great if you want a versatile collection of computer bags. If you are a business woman with fashion sense, you'll want this bag. | 45 stars
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Incredible value with high image quality
This is the sharpest and most contrasty zoom lens I own, beating out several other L zooms. It's actually sharper than my Canon 180mm macro lens!The price is very economical for such a high-quality lens, and it is light enough to be reasonably portable, though the size and color will still make non-photographers gasp. It is the best bang-for-buck among any of the L lenses (the non-L 50/1.8 prime is the most bang-for-buck in the entire Canon line).Disadvantages are the attention-attracting size and color mentioned above, and the lack of image stabilization. If you're shooting from a tripod, the lack of stabilization won't hurt you, but many people will want to use this handheld, and they won't get full advantage of the lens doing that.The biggest disadvantage of the lens is the annoying filter size--One of only a couple of Canon lenses to use this size.If you want to shoot it from a tripod, this lens can't be beat. For those who won't use a tripod, I recommend the 70-300 IS lens instead (not the superexpensive "DO" one, but the one that costs around $500). This will give a little more focal length, but it will have image stabilization, which is needed desperately at 200mm in all but bright harsh light. Of course, that lens doesn't produce as nice-quality images as this lens. You give some things up for the convenience of not using a tripod! | 45 stars
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Good Deal
Was a great little kit. Took it to India with me and it survived the trip. There's only two little issues; 1) Sometimes it's too heavy and won't stay in the socket 2) The case doesn't stay shut real well. Those were just two minor things though, other than that I was very happy with it's performance. | 34 stars
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It isn't the same uplight lamp with touch capability.
I purchased this lamp model a few years ago and it was a Touch lamp with THREE options for brightness. This one is NOT that same old lamp...I had to return it | 12 stars
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Works, and what a deal!
Your choice- a cheaply priced, off-brand cord that works great (this one), or one that costs 10x as much and works no better.I may not be a Rhodes scholar, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night, and I'm glad I bought this product! | 45 stars
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great Product
This thing is great for what it is: a decent satellite radio receiver and a portable MP3/WMA/Recorded Content player. The gripes you read about from other reviewers are petty; it seems that some people expect it to change the world. Anytime you shrink something and gain portability, you're going to lose some features, but no basic functioinality has been lost here, just soem menu features and a couple buttons. My favorite feature is the ability to play MP3's even while it's docked in the car. Any time I can combine 2 devices into one I'm happy. Now if I could only make phone calls on it........ | 45 stars
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AWESOME RECEPTION GETS ALL HD CHANELS
I have a huge outdoor antena i get almost the same receiption on this indoor hd antena this thing is amazing. | 45 stars
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extend my Directv to a computer monitor
I use this cable to give me a TV display on a spare LCD panel in my office. I ran the cable from my Directv box in a nearby room. I have to go to the other room to switch channels, but I don't tend to channel surf much.The video and sound are fine. | 45 stars
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A great player in the market, OGG Support a A+++ However..
I bought the player about 3 weeks ago now. Don't get me wrong as you read the rest of the review I love it, and wouldn't trade it for the world.Pluses:1. OGG support, being a Linux and open source geek I love that I can play my .ogg files on the player. Its the feature that lead me to it in the first place. The Oggs play and sound great and the player has no trouble going from one format to another on the fly during random play back.2. FM Radio...I didn't even know it had the feature when I bought it a cool feature to be sure.3. Picture display, it can display .jpg files on its color screen GREAT! I love this feature.4. The USB 2 uploads and downloads between the computer fast!Things that Bug me:1. When listening to a rip of a live CD there is an annoying gap between songs. I thought this was an issue addressed years ago, in most quarters. I have made feedback to them on their web site suggesting that they do something about this in a future firmware.2. The buttons are a little crampy, some of the documentation even acknowledges this and points at a remote control attachement that is supposed to make control less carpal-tunnel inducing. I think I am going to have spring for this.3. Things that are mentioned in the manual as add ons that don't seem to be available for purchase currently...forementioned remote, an extra batterypack...King Tick me off thing....The American Version which I have and bought from Amazon...IS CRIPPLEWARE and I can't find any explaination of WHY anywhere.It simply doesn't have the same features as the Asian and European versions. I wish I had known this before purchasing it. The American version is at Firmware 1.03...the Asian and European version are arounf 1.27 or 8 from what I can tell. They have a ton of additional features. Video playback, transfers of data to other USB devices directly, just to name two.My advise get the foreign versions if you can the US one is a downer once you know. And I guess you do now if you read my review. | 34 stars
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Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
love it! I have obvious scratches on my white macbook that drove me crazy... I followed the instructions to the T (check out their website: [...]): I used cotton balls (ended up using around 10 cotton balls) and spent 30 minutes buffing one area continuously... and the scratches are ALL GONE. I also made sure to shake the bottle each time i use the drop. good luck!! | 45 stars
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Very Nice Remote
I had been using a Harmony 676 for 18 months with no problems I always wanted the 880 but did not want to spend $300 for a remote. Found the remote on Amazon for $99 and purchased it.The software transferred my existing settings to the new remote and I was able to use it in minutes. The buttons are much easier to use on this remote and seems to have better responsiveness than the 676. The rechargable battery is a nice feature also, don't have to worry about the batteries running out and the remote starting to lag because of it. Great price and fast shipping!! | 45 stars
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Nice Size but not for regular use
I was an Auditor and needed a sturdy bag for my laptop and files. I used this for a couple of months and the top handle broke. So for light use may be a good option but not for intense use- airports, work, etc. | 12 stars
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Not too stable
Its a great product but not too stable when you accelerate sudenly. But its much better than to putthe GPS on the glass where it falls all time. | 34 stars
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Bulk Product, NOT Retail Packaging as Shown
Illustration shows retail packaging, but product arrived in loose packages of photo paper and the film cartridges. Labeled with Kodak labeling, and I have no reason to doubt it's OK, and will work OK, but informational material should clearly and prominently state that this product is not in original retail packaging.Somewhat delicate plastic film cartridges were shipped only in padded shipping envelope. Product made it OK, but could easily have been damaged in transit. I would think a carton would be more appropriate for protecting the items in shipping. | 23 stars
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Just what I needed
Perfect SoundComfortableCompact5 stars no doubt | 45 stars
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Why buy one case when you get 5!!
Great product, love all the different colors and lanyard is great for hands free playing. | 45 stars
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Great Insurance for my Macbook!
This product does what it was designed to do, and does it well. As a consultant who travels, this item is cheap insurance for protecting my laptop.If you have a laptop, you should have a surge protector.I recommend this one. | 45 stars
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