Advantages: Good Special Effects Disadvantages: Not many
"A Scanner Darkly" is based on the novel by Philip K Dick. Richard Linklater's film stars Keanu Reeves as undercover narcotics policeman; Bob Arctor. This is an interesting film but it didn't really move me deeply. There was some good acting but the story line was simply not exceptional. On deep reflection it is not a film that I would recommend. But if you want to watch it do so at your own risk.
1 hour forty mins
Rating (15)
The Product details
The Actors: Rory Cochrane, Robert Downey Jr., Mitch Baker, Keanu Reeves, Sean Allen (II)
Directors: Richard Linklater
Format: PAL, Widescreen
Language English
Region: Region 2 ( DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: Wide Screen:1
Number of discs: 1
Classification: 15
Studio: Warner Home Video
DVD Release Date: 22 Jan 2007
Run Time: 120 minutes ...
Advantages: good quality scanning Disadvantages: software is rubbish, can take for ever to scan an image
I bought myself this to scan various things (old photos, documents and some sheet music) and this does the job pretty well. It was a bit on the expensive side but I needed something that would give me good quality and I could trust that it would work well so I went for HP as they are well known for good quality products.
TECHNICAL INFORMATION
It can scan at up to 4,800 dpi (dots per inch)
It has 96 bit colour
It has a 216x311mm scanning screen
Connects by USB
It is 303x508x108mm (wxdxh)
It weighs 5.2 kg
So it can give you very good quality, it gets a lot of colours, it's got a decent sized scanning screen, it's pretty big and it's not a light weight utility. There is nothing in there to put me off though because I still bought it.
A LITTLE BIT ABOUT IT
Scanners have been dying out because they are getting beaten by ...
Advantages: Good quality scans, easy to connect, works with Vista (only V32 tested) Disadvantages: Slow in use, 30 sec warmup before each scan; software setting tedious
Cheap easy to fit and works with Vista too. Quality of image produced is very good. This scanner though is let down by its software. Yes, you can do almost anything you want but the software is oriented around single jobs. If you have an application where you might want each time to scan first a photo and then a form then it's very tedious setting everything up each time. Not only that but if you want to use it for archiving documents it needs half a minute warm up bvetweeneach and every scan. Even if you scan multiple sheets using Acrobat as the controlling software, if you haven't turned the page and clicked on next scan within ten seconds then you have a 30 second wait. As if all that isn't enough the flat bed cover doesn't press out any folds in a letter so dark patches can require duplicate scans. ...
Product Information for "Xerox Travel Scanner 100" »
Scanner
Input Type
Colour
Grayscale Depth
8-bit (256 grey levels)
Colour Depth
24-bit (16.7 million colours)
Optical Resolution
600 dpi
Scan Element Type
Contact Image Sensor
Bulb / Light Source Type
RGB LED array
Duty Cycle
500 scans per day
Scanner Speed Details
4 ppm - colour - 150 dpi
6 ppm - black & white - 200 dpi
Scanner Features
Powered by USB port
Compliant Standards
TWAIN, WIA
Manufacturer's product description
Whether you're on a business trip or work in a mobile environment, you collect paper on your travels. Business cards, receipts, contracts, forms and photos - and it all has to wait in an already overcrowded bag or briefcase until you get back to your office. The sleek and compact Travel Scanner 100 is the perfect companion for the mobile professional - lightweight, small and needs no AC outlet. Just connect the USB cable to your laptop, insert a document and you're already scanning - and not just scanning, but scanning to popular and productive destinations such as e-mail, Word, Microsoft SharePoint, local or network hard drives, supported by the most popular file formats including text-searchable PDF so that you can find your scanned documents by their content. Documents from the road can't always wait for your trip home. Business cards are scanned, recognized intelligently and then the data is synchronized with your Outlook Contacts or smartphone straight away. Your receipts no longer get lost. You can work on and complete your expense report before you get home.
