Product Description
Using optimized technology, the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller lets you enjoy a 30-foot range and up to 40 hours of life on two AA batteries?and when they run low, you're given ample warning so you can connect a Play & Charge cable for uninterrupted play. Plug the Xbox 360 Headset into the controller for full duplex voice communication: a wireless first. With quick access to Xbox 360 features including DVDs, music, pictures, and more, along with the ability to support four wireless controllers simultaneously, gamers can experience wireless freedom, precision, high quality, and performance for endless gameplay. Experience easy Vibration Control with a simple On or Off setting to match your personal preference The Xbox Guide Button at the center of the controller gives you quick access to all your favorite Xbox 360 system activities, such as watching movies, listening to music, contacting friends on Xbox Live, and customizing your gaming experiences. Easily jump to the Xbox Gamer Guide or Xbox Live Marketplace.
Customer Reviews:
Great.......2007-12-24
The ergonomics of this controller are phenomenal. Its pretty apparent how much effort they put into this controller to make it user friendly. Just makes you wonder what the 'next' generation of controllers will look like.
Wireless Controller for XBox 360.......2007-12-21
It's a Christmas gift for my grandson, so it hasn't been used yet, but I'm assuming it will work well. It looks like it has been well taken care of and in good working condition.
rocks!!.......2007-12-18
ok you probably dont need the extra kudos here...everyone knows this is pretty much the best controller out there right now. Add on the fact that you can use this one a PC with a simple $20 accessory that auto discovers up to 4 controllers, and booyah! this is so cool, just like the other side of the pillow (props to stu scott, ESPN). go get one :)
It is what it is........2007-12-10
Xbox 360 stander controller..if you have an Xbox 360 you know what this is and it works perfectly.
going the distance.......2007-12-06
great controller, i put a super boosterz in it now i can control my xboxes while i'm driving my car out of town, it's pretty sweet.
Product Description
7.2 Megapixel of detail and definition gives you the option of large prints or crop in tight on your subject. The Super HAD(TM) CCD design allows more light to pass to each pixel increasing sensitivity and reducing noise. Top-quality Carl Zeiss lens helps you bring you subject closer and frame shots quickly for better compositions, ideal for family sporting events, outdoor fun and travel photos. Check your composition shots on the large, bright 2.5-inch LCD Screen, share your photos on location or video the setup menu even in full sunlight. Even shoot in low light with the high sensitivity ISO 1000. Original Clear RAW Noise Reduction helps suppress color noise. 56MB of Internal Memory let's you start shooting right away. Then, when you're ready, upload you pictures onto a Memory Stick(R) Duo media or PC for printing. Capture VGA 640x480 video clips with audio at high frame rates up to 30 frames per second with length limited only by the capacity of my media. Get up to 380 shots with a fully charged NP-BG1 Lithium Ion battery. Enough for a long weekend or a whole vacation. Burst Mode let's you shoot up to 64 shots at VGA Standard Mode. High Sensitivity ISO 1000 Clear RAW Noise Reduction Burst and MPEG Movie VX Fine Mode White Balance - Automatic, Cloudy, Daylight, Fluorescent, Incandescent and Flash Self Timer - 10 Seconds, 2 Seconds and Off Red-Eye Reduction Up to 64 Shot VGA at 1.3 fps Burst Mode Scene Modes - Beach, High Sensitivity, Landscape, Snow, Soft Snap, Twilight and Twilight Portrait Movie Mode - MPEG VX Fine with Audio at 30 fps 640x480 Optical Viewfinder 6 Elements in 5 Groups, 3 Aspheric Elements Lens Construction 35mm Equivalent - 38-114mm Shutter Speed - 1/8-1/2000 seconds 1/3 EV Step Increments Exposure Compensation Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800 and 1000 ISO Battery Capacity - 3.6V, 960 mAh Dimensions - 3.5 x 2.25 x 0.875 inch, 89mm x57mm x 23mm Weight - 4.2 ou
Customer Reviews:
The camera is just bait, the delivery is hell..........2007-12-26
I purchased the case and the SONY 7.2 MegaPyxel camara... yes it sounded good, free shipping, over nigh delivery, You are the customer and we are here to help... what they don't tell you, once they have the money my overnight delivery was change from PROMISE DELIVERY on the 18 of December to the 21st of FEBRUARY 2008. Now I check with the availability of the products... they have it IN STOCK. yet they can delivered the item overnighth (today is the 26 of DECEMBER) and after I complained at the delay delivery they are going to send it to me at their cost, OVER NIGHT DELIVERY on the 21st OF FEBRUARY 2008.
Amazing.......2007-12-25
Absolutely magnificent camera.
was bought as a Christmas present and is probably the best camera anyone can find for the money.
I'd recommend this camera to anyone looking for a digital camera and actually taking great pictures.
It's Pink and It's Good.......2007-12-25
Bought this for my wife because she wanted a nice new small camera. I got the pink one so my son wouldn't "borrow" it and knacker it like the last one. It's as per normal for Sony, well made. Good and small but not too daft where you can't see it properly or operate the buttons. Wife loves the colour but it's slightly on the red side of pink (although still well pink)- more than it appears on screen. Great pictures and easy to use. I tend not to advocate using Sony software because it's normally as crap as the hardware is good, so I can't tell you about that side of it. Good value for money.
Camera.......2007-12-24
I bought this camera for my 10 year old daughter. It is easy for her to use and she loves it!!!
Full satisfaction.......2007-12-23
As I say in mi heading, I am realy satisfied with my camera, it is more than I expected, it is confortable and easy to carry, also to use it. I have already recommended it to my friends and also to your customers.
Average customer rating:
- DVD -R Media Warning, Upconversion?
- Plays everything
- Pretty Good
- Wow, amazing picture... goofy on-screen menu, oddly-shaped remote.
- great product
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Philips DVP5982 1080p Upscaling DVD Player
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Product Features:
- 1080p Upscaling, increases the picture resolution
- DivX, plays Mpeg4 video downloads from PC
- Progressive Scan
- Plays DVD, DVD-R/+R, CD, CD-R-RW, MP3/WMA, Jpeg picture CD
- Full size 420 mm chassis
ASIN: B000N254LU
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Product Description
Bring your audio and video to life with an excellent HDMI DVD player for your TV. When you use an HDMI port for connectivity with your 1080p capable TV. this Philips DV5982 DVD Player will upconvert an ordinary DVD to appear as if it were native to 1080p. This extremely compact player plays a wide variety of DVD discs as well as DiVX discs. It can also double as a CD player and will even play CD-R discs that have encoded MP3 files. So when you add this component to your home-theater system, it delivers outstanding, versatile audio and video performance. Then there's more! Somewhat unique to DVD players is the inclusion of a USB port at the front of the unit. If you use a USB-equipped media card reader or a USB Flash pocket drive, you can export images from your digital camera or card-based camcorder directly to your player for throughput to your TV. Widescreen ready, this player is an ideal companion for your new widescreen HDTV in your home. DivX Ultra Certified for enhanced playback of DivX videos Plays CD, (S)VCD, DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW Plays DivX, MP3, WMA and JPEG digital camera photos DivX Certified for standard playback Signal to noise ratio - 90 Distortion and Noise (1kHz) - 65 dB Crosstalk (1kHz) - 70 dB Dynamic Range (1kHz) - 80 dB Frequency response - 30-20000 Hz Playback Media - CD, CD-R/CD-RW, Video CD/SVCD, DVD, DivX, DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, DVD-Video Compression formats - MPEG1, MPEG2, DivX 3.11, DivX 4.x, DivX 5.x, DivX 6.0, DivX Ultra Playback Media - CD, MP3-CD, MP3-DVD, CD-R/RW, WMA-CD & Audio CD Compression format - Dolby Digital, MP3, PCM & WMA MP3 bit rates - 32 - 320 kbps Playback Media - DVD+R/+RW, DVD-R/-RW, CD-R/RW, Picture CD, Kodak Picture CD Picture compression format - JPEG, TIFF Rear Connectivity - Analog audio Left/Right out, Composite video (CVBS) output, HDMI output, Digital coaxial out, Component Video out Progressive Dimensions -
Customer Reviews:
DVD -R Media Warning, Upconversion?.......2007-12-26
I purchased this DVD player to hook up to a new 37" HDTV. I used the up-conversion feature but I didn't see a difference compared to my 7 year old DVD player (which I also hooked up to the HDTV) which was the whole reason I bought this in the first place.
The player will not read any DVD-R's that was burned on cheap DVD-R media (I get an "Unknown" error). I upgraded the firmware, no difference. Why my 7 year old Apex DVD player and my super-cheap Dynex portable DVD players can still read the DVD-R's but this player cannot is beyond me. It does read better quality DVD-R media (Sony for example).
Finally, the DVD tray does feel cheap and the tray does not eject all the way.
I figured I would see a marked improvement buying a better brand name up-converting DVD player compared to my old player but my old player works just as fine (or actually better considering my DVD-R collection is useless with the new player).
Plays everything.......2007-12-24
I have two of these. It plays everything I've ever thrown at it, with the exception of H.264 (mpeg-4) hi-def files. And, if you don't already know you need this capability, then you won't miss it.
It can also be made region-free, and has built-in PAL conversion, so those UK titles you've been eyeing will play on it just fine.
The best thing about it, though, is the USB port on the front. I bought an 8 GB memory stick, and can put movies and entire seasons of television shows on there and it will play them, with no time consuming pre-conversion needed.
All this for hardly any money. Heck, they're practically giving it away!
Pretty Good.......2007-12-22
The reason I only gave it 4 stars is because it is so SLOOOOW in opening up the tray, why that is, I have no idea.
But the quality of the movies on the TV screen are considerably better than a regular DVD player, I have others that I can compare them with.
About 98% of all the DVD's I play in this machine is ones I have burned myself and so far have only had one that it will not play correctly. Have another Phillips player that the same DVD would not play in, but the computer plays it perfectly, go figure.
But if you don't mind being more than normal patient in waiting to load the player, then this one so far for me has been very good. I've had it for nearly a year now and no problems of any kind.
Wow, amazing picture... goofy on-screen menu, oddly-shaped remote........2007-12-22
The set-up: This DVD player is hooked up to a Syntax Olevia LT32HVM 32" HD-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV by an HDMI-to-DVI cable and coax (for digital audio to my Sony 5.1) It is controlled by a Logitech Harmony 688 Universal Remote Control (Black).
I was a little worried that up-conversion would not work being that my TV does not have HDMI and that converting it to DVI would negate the conversion. Well, if it does, I don't notice. The picture I see -- after fiddling with the "setup" menu for the DVD player -- is amazing. This unit replaced my Philips DVP642, and I can really see the difference in the video. I am running my up-conversion at 1080i, with the color settings at "standard."
The remote is a bit on the odd side. I know that all the remotes look the same and maybe Philips wanted to be different, but what's with the white top and wedge-like feel? It looks as though it belongs with a different unit altogether. The buttons are a bit slower to respond than my DVP642, but not by much.
Using this with my Logitech Harmony 688: I noticed that the new DVD player plugged in and worked in place of my old one without any changes having to be made to the 688. Sweet! One less hassle.
It plays Taiyo Yuden DVD-R (8x) and Verbatim DVD+R DL discs just fine. It also remembers where you left off from the last movie. I put in a disc, played it, took it out, played another and then put the first disc back in and it remembered where I left off. You also have the on-screen option (about 3 seconds) to start from the begining.
The on-screen menu for 'setup' is huge, blocky and reminds me of old, old Windows programs. Plus, the color management option is completely useless since you cannot see the screen while you change the options becuase the menu blocks the whole screen. You have to make changes on your TV or keep going back and forth between the screen and menu. Lame. But you do get lots of options on the menu, if you are into fine-tuning the DVD player's video and audio and TV setup.
Hooked up the HDMI-to-DVI cable and coax audio and both audio and video worked right out of the box -- didn't need to play with the setup menu. Some DVD players seem to need a bit of setup menu fiddling for certain configurations.
I did notice that if I chose the wrong resolution (i.e. 1080p) for my TV, it turned the screen blue and basically locked me out of seeing anything. I had to turn the unit off and back on in order for it to reset.
My player came with firmware 37.07.32.40, and when I updated it to 37.07.32.43 it fixed the "set losing resolution setting upon standby." See Philips website for details on upgrading your player. You'll need a CD-R to get the 2 files to the DVD player.
Overall, it is an amazing DVD player. Hero and LoTR look amazing. Now I just need an HDMI TV.
great product.......2007-12-20
Philips DVP5982 1080p Upscaling DVD Player
great produt at this price,its highly recommdede.
Product Description
Whether in homes, factories, offices, airports, or on the street, it's hard to imagine a place where Philips is absent. What Philips wants is to make your life and work easier - and more fun! And Philips continuously explores new ways to improve products and to offer innovative products to its consumers. Philips. "Let's Make Things Better".
Customer Reviews:
Hesitated to Buy It - Now I want 3 more!!!.......2007-12-26
I purchased this product for a family member and they absolutely loved it. I hesitated at first because of the price but when they opened it and when we saw the quality, I have wanted 3 more since!! AMAZING JOB
Picture quality is great, software is not.......2007-12-24
Very happy with the picture resolution. Even our old, scanned photos look really good. In fact, we like it so much, we purchased the 7" version as a gift for another relative.
I do have to say the software aspect of this product is not good. It definitely is not intuitive and there are no detailed directions on how to transfer pictures from various formats. This particular model held approximately 60 pictures of varying resolutions (half were 5 megapixel, half were old scanned photos). We needed more memory so we purchased a 1GB memory card. We found we had to transfer the photos on our PC to the camera which contained the new memory card. We thought we could do this via Windows Media Player but it wouldn't recognize the camera as an external source. Therefore, we had to use the Canon camera software to do the transfer. Problem is the scanned photos had to have their resolutions changed before the software would allow uploading from the PC to the memory card in the camera. This was a very convoluted way to load a memory card.
I would highly recommend this product if you only need enough space for 50 pictures. That way, you can load them directly from your PC to the photo frame although that's not even intuitive. You have to create a new folder within the photo frame program, then copy and paste pictures instead of click and drag. Once you get this all figured out it's not bad. I would not give this product to an older person who has to figure out how to set it up. We're giving it as a gift to an older person but since we did all the setting up, it should be fine.
Wonderful hardware, terrible software.......2007-12-18
The Philips 9FF2M4 Photo Frame that is the object of this review (and I presume most of the 162 other reviews posted here) is a simply gorgeous hunk of hardware. Its sleek but hefty chrome and acrylic construction and its packaging almost make you think it was made by Apple. And once (if?) you get pictures loaded into the darn thing, it performs equally well (at least mine has... so far -- but read other reviews for more caveats).
That's the good news. Nearly all the rest is bad, or at least frustrating. Indeed, I finally found the clues I needed to get started overcoming Philips' astonishingly bad software by Googling "Philips Photo Frame" + "FRUSTRATION." Philips' poorly written documentation tells you to load photos from your computer using its Photo Manager software. Wrong. That may load a few photos, sometimes, but if your system is like mine (Windows XP with all the security and other patches installed) the process will either fail immediately or stall after loading a few. And once you discover how to work around that bug, your work has just begun.
If you accept the challenge of making it work despite all the obstacles Philips throws in your path, however, you'll find that part of the consumer experience with the Frame is actually kind of fun -- in between my curses and tantrums were any number of moments of wild exhilaration when I found that yet another work-around had overcome the lastest impasse. But if you can't spend the two days consumed by my effort to get the Frame working in time to be a Christmas gift, and you still want to buy the thing, the following notes that I made during my ordeal may be helpful.
Oh, one more caveat: from reading reviews of lots of other digital picture frames it seems clear that Philips has no monopoly on bugginess and frustration. And the most important factor in determining which one to take a chance on buying would appear to be confidence that you can return it when it doesn't work right!
How to make the Philips 9FF2M4 Photo Frame work:
1. Do NOT use it's Photo Manager software to load photos! It may load a few, or it may not. Work-arounds for this and most of Frame's various bugs:
2. Use Windows Explorer to copy the JPG files from your PC to the root directory of the Photo Frame ("Removable Disk I:" or whatever the lowest drive letter of the several ones belonging to the Frame that Windows will see plugged into the computer).
3. When loading has been completed disconnect Frame USB cable from computer. Frame will then say it is "uploading" the images you loaded into its root directory, counting as it goes along, resizing them when necessary, and automatically moving them to the default Photo Frame album.
4. Use Frame's firmware to move photos from the default album to another album on a memory card.
5. Use Frame's firmware to set up the Photo Slideshow options, rename or create new albums, etc. It works OK.
6. If a photo gives the Frame indigestion and it freezes when you hit [Photos][Photo Frame][Default album] and try to "navigate to the right to view your album thumbnail photos" here is what to do:
a. Stick a toothpick in the tiny reset hole (next to Power button). Frame will go black and then reboot itself.
b. Connect frame to computer, fire up Philips Photo Manager software (this much of it will work flawlessly), and delete the offending photo(s) from the Frame's Default album.
c. Load offending photo(s) into PhotoShop, [Save for web & devices...], uncheck the "Optimized" box, and [Save] as JPEG.
d. Now you can upload the "webbed" versions of the files that that froze the Frame into the root directory again and Frame will behave properly this time.
7. When you get through loading photos, even though you did everything right and all the photos seemed to load OK, some may show up as blanks when you view them in magnified form in the thumbnail window. They won't show up in a slideshow either. Not to worry; delete them and reload them into the root directory again. Chances are the second time will be the charm. If not, try "webbing" them (6.c above).
8. To get photos in the sequence you want them, create one or two work albums and shuffle photos from one to another using Frame's firmware "copy to" or "move to" functions.
Mechanical problems - didn't even get to load photos.......2007-12-15
I've read so many positive reviews of this frame, I thought it would be a no-brainer to select it. As soon as I charged it up and began to use it, I noticed the 4-way toggle was dead when pressing to the left. This makes it nearly impossible to access certain menus. Lifting it a particular way with my thumbnail managed to engage it sporadically.
Then the metal stand shocked me - it's either a part from a different (larger) frame or was defectively formed. The frame stands perfectly vertical on the surface it's placed on (i.e., on the verge of tipping over forward). That renders it essentially useless as a table-top display.
I didn't even bother trying to load photos, so have no comment on its overall electronic performance. It's going straight back to Amazon for a refund, not exchange.
Couldn't be happier.......2007-12-14
I received mine a few days ago and I'm just thrilled with the quality of the picture. I'm a professional video editor and I thought that I would be disappointed with the resolution. Boy was I wrong!
Average customer rating:
- Could not get it to work
- Simple, clean, works great!
- just received, just one con
- Door open problems, etc
- Very very price effective
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Philips DVP3140 Compact DVD Player
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- Compact size 360 mm width
ASIN: B000N23JL2
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Product Description
Your dream player with flawless, true-to-life picture quality and the ability to play virtually any disc! The Philips DVD player delivers your movies and music entertainment experience.PRODUCT FEATURES:12-bit/108MHz video processing for sharp, natural images;192kHz/24 bit audio DAC enhances analog sound input;High quality outputs for analog and digital audio;Progressive Scan component video for optimized image quality;Plays CD, (S)VCD, DVD, DVD+R/RW, DVD-R/RW;DivX for standard playback of all DivX media files;Plays DivX, MP3, WMA and JPEG digital camera photos;Ultra-slim design that fits anywhere.
Customer Reviews:
Could not get it to work.......2007-12-12
Maybe it is just me, but I could not get a DVD to play on this. I set it up per the instructions on a TV with built-in VHS player (is this the problem?)
Although the DVD player indicated it was running, the TV picture stayed on the selected local TV channel.
Also, the DVD door opens only with some manual (ie fingers) maneuvering; the button to open/close does not work smoothly.
Maybe this would work on another set. Anyway, I am willing to try again if anyone has a good suggestion. I assumed that it would play a region 1 DVD, and that it is not set to something else.
Simple, clean, works great!.......2007-12-12
This was purchased to replace our previous expensive DVD player that was a disaster. So we purposely chose a "cheap" player this time. I didn't want to waste money on another expensive piece of junk. (Our previous model was a different brand.)
Amazingly this one has turned out to be great. It is about as simple as it gets. And very inexpensive. It also plays everything we put in it. Audio CD's, MP3's, DVD, video CD's, etc... Not a lot of bells and whistles but does the basics without flaw. And in the end, when you pop in a DVD, what you really want to do is watch the movie, right? This machine will take care of that job just fine thank you. Inexpensive, reliable, plays virtually everything. What more could you ask for?
just received, just one con.......2007-12-11
The remote control doesnt have a eject button. so u have to go to the dvd player, press the button and then put the disk in and then push the button on the machine again. it is a con, and i hope philips will fix it for their future models based on this prototype. overall, good quality, nice looking metallic color. i like it.
Door open problems, etc.......2007-12-10
umm, great basic player..i have the 5960 atm, and i like it much better, hdmi, etc...but if you want to open the door of the player with the remote..just hold the stop button for like 5 seconds
Very very price effective.......2007-12-10
What a nice find. It is easily made multi region (see other reviews). The DVD tray can be controlled with the remote, also. To open or close the DVD tray with the remote, hold down the STOP button for 3 or 4 seconds. This player is a very good bargain when you can find it in the $30 range. Progressive scan is a great feature. It's cheap and it works.
Product Description
7" widescreen TFT color display for easy viewing of clock radio and calendarMP3 WMA JPEG DivX and MPEG4 file supportUSB and SD /MMC card slot for photos music and video clipsPreloaded nature sounds and relaxation musicFM digital tuning with 20 presetsDual alarm timeGentle wake with increasing alarm volume
Customer Reviews:
Get Idea, poor product marketing and development.......2007-12-26
Pro: Great Industrial design, useful combination of picture frame and clock, good set of features. Con: no slide show mode when viewing with clock, Poor clock/picture screen layout and sensitivity to low lighting, no AM radio frequency.
I agree with what others have said concerning this product. I purchased this product for my wife for Christmas because she needed a new alarm clock and she's quite the sentimental type.
This is a great idea that Philips sales and exec. team came up with, but being in product management myself, I can imagine that poor product marketing doomed this product. I'll bet that there was no user testing or focus study groups for this product, or if there was, they we're asking the right questions, or testing it in the right conditions (did anyone every have potential users try to sleep in a dark room with it.)
My biggest problem with it, and reason that I will return it, is that you can not slideshow mode the pictures when showing the clock. This is absurd since it is a pretty cool clock and a good digital photo frame but can not be both - "one hand not knowing what the other is doing." I also agree with another reviewer that they could have made better use of the 7 inch screen when showing the clock and photo. The interface designer was more interested with making the photo look like a 35mm slide than thinking about all the wasted space it takes up on the screen not to mention the excessive white space giving off too much light at night. I disagree with what other reviewers have said about no built-in memory; if your going to use this as a picture frame, most users will purchase a 1 to 4Gig SD card for it - and in this implementation, Philips did it right.
Philips, if you're listening, don't deep-six this product line because of poor sales or returns, but rather from a poor implementation by your product development and management team - You still have a chance to make a winner with a follow-on to this product, or a significant Software upgrade.
This is NOT an MP3 Alarm Clock.......2007-12-26
This device is a snazzy digital picture frame with some excellent features, but DO NOT BE FOOLED. It is NOT an MP3 alarm clock. It has alarm clock features to wake you up to the FM tuner (no AM) or to some pre-set sounds (mostly nature soothers). The packaging is somewhat misleading, and the store I found it in placed it with the alarm clocks and implied that it could wake you to any MP3 or WMA file placed onto an SD card. It is NOT the case.
That being said, when viewed as a digital picture frame, the device is quite nice. It has both a slideshow feature and a clock feature which will show you the date and time while it displays photos singly or in a loop. It has nice speakers for playing MP3s with or without a photo slideshow, and allegedly it can handle DIVX and MP4 videos (I have not made it work with one yet). The unit is stylish and far more at home on a work desk or well-kept home than most digital picture frames. Be aware, however, that to use some functions the files must ALL be kept on the root directory of the memory card and that it does not support MP3 playlists.
Overall, a nice addition to the digital picture frame arena, but be careful an overzealous salesperson does not mislead you about its true capabilities.
It does eveything with almost no regrets.......2007-12-21
to answer a few other reviews right off the bat the default image is only the first picture until you go into clock mode and change it then go back to the other modes.
I bought this for my father for Christmas as he was looking a for a desktop radio and we liked the idea that it was a photo frame as well as he is proud of his farm and family and displays pictures throughout his office.
I am currently testing the device to make sure it's perfect for his gift and I don't see the problems others are seeing unless they just missed the feature.
it dims for night use if you hold the snooze bar, it rotates pictures using the arrow buttons
IN FACT my only complaint is you cant use the USB stick input and the SD card at the same time. and internal memory would be nice, but if you bundle the 1GB SD amazon offers it works well.
the picture is slightly pixelated and flickery, but bright and plenty visible. it's not a perfect picture frame, nor a perfect alarm clock although it offers many features for both. but it is the only combination of the two that I would buy.
For the right price it's a good unit.......2007-12-18
I got this unit for about $49 with free shipping, and at that price point it is worth it. It is NOT worth it for the $100+ the MSRP is stated as.
The LCD has poor resolution (although all text is anti-aliased which helps slightly), and fairly limited viewing angles.
The volume control is not electronic, nor tied to a source, with some sources such as the sleep relaxation music, being substantially louder than say the MP3 and DiVX playback.
The firmware update did resolve not only the date issue, but also added expanded filename viewing, and a few other cosmetic tweaks.
Despite what the manual says, I cannot get an MPEG4 video file to play. DiVX files appear to play without any issues - though one cannot shut off the playback time or playback remaining display.
The LCD backlighting is controlled both by a big button at the top, and also by software settings that allow the display to dim to it's lowest level at a selected time, and return to bright at a selected time. The dim setting is, for me acceptable so long as I don't have the display pointed directly at me. Turning it slightly to face the room, results in a pleasing nightlight. Contrast and display readability suffer a bit when the display backlighting is turned down.
The radio tuner section does not support RDS or E-O-N for radio stations.
decent.......2007-12-14
A good deal for $50 when Amazon had it, don't buy it for more than 70 or so.
Product Description
Capture digital video and still images simply on DVD with the Sony DCR-DVD108 DVD Handycam(R) camcorder. Versatile and powerful, the DCR-DVD108 Handycam(R) camcorder enhances your personal videos by adding professional looking fader effects and Sony's Picture Effect Modes. The Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens with 40x optical, 2000x digital zoom keeps you close to the action while Super SteadyShot(R) technology and Super NightShot(R) feature make sure it looks perfect. Super NightShot(R) Plus Infrared System SteadyShot Picture Stabilization Professional Quality Carl Zeiss Vario-Tessar Lens Aperture - f1.8 - f3.1 Touch Panel Exposure Focal Distance - 2.3 - 46mm Shutter Speeds - Auto, 1/4-1/4000 sec. (AE Mode) Program AE (Auto Exposure) Modes - Beach and Ski, Landscape, Portrait, Spotlight, Sports Lesson, and Sunset and Moon Compatible with DVD-R, -RW and +RW White Balance Modes - Auto, Indoor, One-push, Outdoor Picture Effects - Monotone, Mosaic, Pastel, and Sepia Fader Effects - Black, Overlap, White and Wipe Onboard battery information (displayed on LCD) Touch-panel Manual Focus Easy Handycam(R) Button Optional S-Video out Built-in microphone InfoLithium Battery with AccuPower(TM) Meter System Battery Life - Continuous recording for up to 8 hours on a single full charge when used with optional NP-FH1000 battery. Runs up to 1.5 hours with included battery Dimensions - 2-1/4 x 3-5/8 x 5-1/4 inch (54.5 x 89 130.5 mm) Weight - 16 ounces (440 grams)
Customer Reviews:
Satisfied.......2007-12-26
I have had this camera for a month. So far it has done everything I need it to do. I am just learning how to use it but I am pretty satisfied overall.
Awesome Value........2007-12-21
I am extremely satisfied with this camcorder. It does everything I expect it too and for a lot less than several others I checked out. It has its disadvantages as noted above, but for family shots and the occasional wildlife moment, it is perfect. Setup was a breeze. Disk (CD-RW) goes right from the recorder to my DVD player and back again. Simply awesome.....
Small enough to fit in my coat pocket, instead of carrying a bag.
Easy to use.......2007-12-21
It's so easy that even a caveman can use it. Really, it's so simple. You can pretty much take it out of the box, charge the battery for two hours, load a mini-dvd in, then start recording. If you use a dvd-rw you can take the mini-dvd out anytime you like and insert it into a dvd player then put back into your camcorder and start recording again. I really recommend using the dvd-rw's because there is no finalizing involved and you can use the dvd's over and over again.
The zoom is more then you will ever need. The night vision is really cool, but a little creepy.
I haven't used the film editing yet but would like too soon.
Overall, a really nice and easy to use device. Highly recommended.
Great Product.......2007-12-18
This is a great camera, esp. if you are like me and just need family video in an easy format. I love that it records straight to dvd and that I can finalize the disc right in the camera. Everything is very easy to do too, it is all touch screen and so simple. Quality is decent, just don't move around too much while recording. Definitely a great product and Amazon has the best price!
Does what I expected it to do - I'm happy.......2007-12-18
I picked up this model understanding the price trade-offs. I wanted it for convenient, good-enough videos of family events and kid's performances. It's fine for that. (I've got a real camera for stills).
I usually run it in its best mode - 4x3, HI quality - which yields 20 mins of crisp video per Mini DVD. I generally use a tripod or mono-pod to allow me to take videos with gentle/subdued motion. I like the touch-screen controls on this camera and the gentle zoom in/out offered by the W | T buttons on the edge of the viewfinder.
No matter what camera you have, lighting/color needs some intelligent help - learn about white balance settings, and use back-lit and manual exposure settings in high light-level contrast situations. (Just as in normal photography, you sometimes need to decide what parts of an image are correctly exposed and which get washed out).
In practice, I find I generally capture video "clips" of very specific subjets that are typically 30-40 seconds, and seldom more that 3 mins. So, the record time on a single Mini DVD is not an issue for me (a few of them easily fit into my shirt pocket, and can be changed easily when pre-formatted).
I use my computer software to do video editing - when needed - and it allows me to combine video clips from the mini DVDs into larger presentations. Video editing of course takes time, so I don't do much of this, except on special occasions. Mostly, I do a straight copy of MiniDVDs to DVDs, or I capture clips by playing chosen segments of the MiniDVDs, recording them into .mpeg or .avi files using video capture software.
To step up from this camera to the next level of quality and features, I would need to spend north of $1000. The points in between don't seem worth the differences.
For my general usage, this DCR-DVD108 does what I expect, and I am happy with what I am getting for the price.
Product Description
A picture is worth a thousand words. Attached to each is a string of memories. Paper photos needed to be framed - one at a time - to share with friends, family, and loved ones. Digital Cameras don't require paper prints. Now you can store and exhibit up to 60 pictures in one frame and update them as you choose. See, share and relive your memories with Philips PhotoFrame, the easiest way to display your digital photos in stunning quality. Just download up to 60 photos from your PC to the frame through the USB port. Or you can transfer photos from any one of these memory-card formats - CompactFlash type I, Memory Stick, MemoryStick Pro, Multimedia Card, SD Secure Digital through the frame's built-in card reader. View one picture at a time or create slide shows. Illumination up to 20,000 hours Brightness - 200 cd/m2 Photo format supported - JPEG photo (in DCF structure), Up to 12 Megapixels Placement supported - Landscape, Portrait Buttons and controls - 6 buttons Playback mode - Full screen browse, Slideshow, Thumbnail browse Photo edit - Copy, Delete, Rotate, Show in slideshow Setup function - Brightness adjustment, Language, Slideshow, Status, Auto on/off daily OSD Languages - English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Spanish Plug & Play Compatibility - Windows 2000/XP or later
Customer Reviews:
Like the Frame.......2007-12-26
I bought this frame for myself for Christmas. I love the look of the frame and the picture quality is great.
The cons are, that there is not much storage without a media card. So get a media card. After I downloaded my pictures to the media card it was a little difficult to figure out how to few them once I plugged the media card in to the frame. It loaded the pictures put it would not show them. I then took out the media card and the pictures were stored in the frame. I thought that was wired since the directions just said to plug in the media card and the pictures are ready to be viewed. I figured that the media card stays plugged in, in order to view the pictures that are stored on it. But you have to take it out.
Also, the stand does not lock in very well and falls of very easily when you pick up the frame.
Overall so, I love the frame. Just some minor problems.
Not bad so far.......2007-12-26
The quality of the displayed photos if very nice. My wife loves it. Its a great way gain access to all those photos that have been sitting on the PC. Setting the resolution of the photos to match the native resolution of the frame (720x480) lets you store a lot more in the frame's memory or an external memory card. It also makes the transitions between photos smoother since the frame doesn't have to do convert the photos on the fly.
A couple of issues though...
The software supplied provides a method of accessing CF card which doesn't seem to work, so I couldn't download photos from PC to the a CF card in the frame using the supplied USB cable & software. The manual didn't provide enough information to get past this issue.
I fell back to copying my photos to the CF card via a card reader/writer attached directly to the PC (no frame). This works fine except windows doesn't seem to be giving me access to the full capacity of the CF card. This is not an issue with the frame itself. I tried two CF cards (1GB, 128 MB), two card reader/writers, and two XP PCs with the same result. So it seems to be an XP issue. XP shows the capacity of the CF cards correctly, but writes fail after about 36 MB on both. If anyone has any insight into this issue, I'd appreciate some assistance.
Good value.......2007-12-26
It is a nice product at this price point. I would have liked if it could be wall-mounted and compatible with my mac but it is not.
Nice Frame!.......2007-12-26
Wow! This frame shows excellent images with great resolution. I bought one for my mom for Christmas and was very pleased with the quality of the photos shown. A friend just bought a Pandigital for me and it was terrible due to distorted images. Though you may pay extra, there is a huge difference between this frame and others. Pay the extra money because you won't be disappointed. I am returning the Pandigital so I can buy the Phillips frame.
Philips digital picture frame.......2007-12-25
It was a Christmas gift for my wife and she loved it! It is every thing it was advertised to be.
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