TRV255E, A Very Handy Cam

Advantages: Great for Newbies & Old Hands with Steadycam & Easycam
Disadvantages: nothing too major

...If you're looking for your first Digital Camcorder and want decent quality. Here's one to seriously Consider! I needed a Camcorder that was useful for Work and Home! The TRV-255E is a 0 lux (no light needed at all), Night-Vision (Infra-Red) equipped unit. You also have a built in 3-LED light which is good to about 12ft. The Standard Nightshot Plus System uses any ambient light available and Boosts it up. The IR System which works with Nightshot Plus gives you that Green "Most Haunted" view but enables you to see objects/people clearly up to 8ft away in Pitch Black.I've done Patrols in a pitch black Warehouse just using this function (I had to test it!!) and was amazed! You have a 20x Optical Zoom from the 2.5 - 50mm Lens and an additional 990x Zoom with a Digital Based Zoom. Now this does have its uses as I've filmed...

SteveMason77 15.02.2006 · Read review
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the nuvi 255W - a good friend when you're lost

Advantages: nice design, friendly software, pretty accurate preinstalled maps
Disadvantages: some map bugs, not-so-sensitive touchscreen

...I will start by saying that I never used a navigation device before, so for me, there is no term of comparison. I nevertheless had to buy one, considering that I usually travel across the country and I plan a sightseeing vacation in the south of France on my own. The reason why I picked Garmin was first that the internet and my friends made me believe this is one of the best choices available. Second, that it came with a proprietary set of maps, so I wouldn't have to chase them later. And third, because I liked the minimalistic design of both the unit and the software. Now, having using it intensively for 3 days, this is what I like and dislike about Nuvi 255W. It's a beauty, to begin with. It does help find your way around, and it actually helped me get home on streets that I never knew existed. One particular feature that...

razzda 13.07.2008 · Read review
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I Admit It, I'm A Panasonic Loaf Lover!

Advantages: Gorgeous bread, easy to make, easy to use, cheap bread, healthier
Disadvantages: Initial outlay but worth the investment.

...We were bought a Delonghi bread maker for Christmas but found that when we opened it, it felt like a piece of cheap tat? certainly not something I'd have thought would be the case with a Delonghi product. I had a look on the Argos website and spotted that the Panasonic SD255 machine had a brilliant 5/5 star rating and was selling at £97.89 - only approximately £5 more than the cost of the Delonghi one, so we exchanged the Delonghi machine for the Panasonic one and are so glad we did; I shall proceed to tell you why. Firstly, it's so easy to operate? I was very apprehensive that I'd end up choosing the wrong settings thus making brick loaves that tasted awful or were completely inedible; it's for this reason that my first couple of loaves were made from shop bought bread mixes so that I'd have less chance of messing them up. Those...

Claire_DC 19.01.2009 · Read review
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The days of tasty bread are back!!

Advantages: Variety of breads it can make, simple instructions, lovely taste, well made machine, idiot proof
Disadvantages: A little bulky, can't slice bread

...When it comes to cooking or baking I am not that particularly good at it, the limits of my cooking skills are beans on toast & heating up soup from a tin. I rely totally on my better half. I heard many good reports about bread makers & decided after reading an alarming report on what is actually in an average loaf of bread that you buy in a supermarket, to start making my own. Any bread maker I purchased would need to be utterly idiot proof, make a selection of different breads to suit the family's varied tastes & I wanted something that could be moved around the kitchen so that it doesn't take up too much space. I purchased a Panasonic SD255 bread maker form John Lewis for £99.00, it's one of two Panasonic models they had displayed but this one had more features & could make a larger selection of breads. In size it didn't look too big...

ScottishWestie 08.10.2007 · Read review
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I'm No Celebrity, But Get Me Out Of Here!

Advantages: Neat installation, decent battery life. Easy to get to grips with. No stylus needed.
Disadvantages: Still not 100% accurate. Touch-screen a bit unresponsive

...Note: The blurb supplied on this site and presumably pasted in from something Garmin have written states "For peace of mind on the go, nüvi 255 leads the way with voice-prompted turn-by-turn directions that speak street names to get you there on time and keep you informed." European versions do not speak street names. Anyway, back to the plot. I finally got fed up with my Road Angel 6000 sat-nav. It was becoming a source of great amusement for all my smug Tomtom-owning friends, and it was indeed becoming hard to defend it, especially when it tells you to leave the A303 at Andover for no apparent reason when it's both the shortest and quickest route to Crewkerne in Somerset for me. It also tells you to leave the Lightwater exit of the M3 just to rejoin the motorway after going round the roundabout and down the ramp again - I...

BNibbles 01.12.2008 · Read review
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Quo Vadis

Advantages: Sleek and stylish
Disadvantages: Sometimes confusing

...I bought my Bluemedia 6300 on line about 2 years ago and have been very pleased with it. At the time it was one of the few systems that incorporated speed camera details and the price included 6 months free download of the camera updates. After the first 6 months, subscription is £30 per year. The package also included a car (cigar lighter) cable, mains charger cable, windscreen fitting, bicycle fitting and software for the maps. It didn?t disappointingly, have a case but there are plenty out there to suit every pocket ? from cheapo to stylish leather. The unit I purchased included maps of Great Britain only, but there are now maps available for the majority of the world. I like the look of this unit ? it is neat and slim and fits easily in the pocket. Destination information in the form of postcodes, addresses or points of interest...

roustabout 07.08.2007 · Read review
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Panasonic NE-255 Microwave

Advantages: Easy to use,well built
Disadvantages: thin glass turntable platter

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kev4364 16.07.2008 · Read review
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Attention Seeking Microwave

Advantages: simple to use and clean, cheap, small
Disadvantages: slightly noisier alarm

...sophisticated (or soft-isticated) - slightly stronger build than the previous one I was surprised that there are not so many small microwaves (20 l) on the market. Among 3-4 models our choice was Panasonic NN-E255W. We are now proud owners of small, simple, does-what-it-says-on-the-box microwave. There are few unnecessary buttons for our liking but overall control panel is simple and clear. That makes it very easy to use. It is not particularly silent when works but nothing unusual or noisy. The only small problem is the signal that it had finished. There are 5 high pitched sounds which you cannot stop unless you are next to the oven and press Cancel. That is a bit over the top alarm - like a baby which needs attention. Although I have to say that my boys (1 1/2 and 5) love that sound and run in anticipation of the hot milk. Another small gripe...

JohnCheese 18.02.2009 · Read review
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Fresh hot bread on tap anyone?

Advantages: delicious recipes, easy and flexible to use, pizza, rye, seed, cake and roll options
Disadvantages: blade getting stuck in bread, need to be at home when cycle finishes

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curious_k 16.07.2008 · Read review
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Review of Panasonic SD 255

  Complexity make you groany? Just pick up a Sony!

Advantages: Fairly cheap, easy to use, good range of features, looks cool!
Disadvantages: Digital8 cassettes, no memory stick slot.

...The Sony DCR-TRV255 was and still is the first digital camcorder I have ever owned. It took me a good few months to decide to buy it, with the next model up in mind, but then in the end I decided to buy only what I needed (For example, I didn?t need a memory stick slot for digital still photos). Really the only thing that made me buy it was the price and the quality for that price, (And of course, I wanted a digital camcorder!) Not being an expert on digital photography myself, I can?t give an in-depth analysis of the quality and efficiency of this camcorder in comparison with much more expensive models! However, I can give my experience of the product and use the information I know to help those who are like me. The Sony DCR-TRV255 took £224.95 out of my pocket, and came from multizonedvd.co.uk. I had originally been planning...

storpey 08.08.2004 (26.09.2004) · Read review
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