KORG DT-4 Chromatic Guitar/Bass Tuner, 3 Stimm-Modi: Strobo, Mirro and Meter, wide calibration-range for several Concert Tunings, wide Range from A0 up...
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The Dell 16X DVD-ROM Drive allows you to enjoy crystal clear color, picture and sound clarity of DVD on your PC. It will also prepare you for future software...
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Advantages: price, availability of cheap second hand games, loads of game choice Disadvantages: expensive extras (such as wireless card), the notorious hardware problems
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***** setting up and potential problems*********
OK, just for info I set my system up to a standard CRT TV using a SCART lead.
The cable for connecting to the TV is split one side is 3 component cables, the other one is 3 component cables that plug into a SCART socket on your TV. On the end of the cable that plugs into the xbox 360 there is a sliding switch to select HD TV or normal TV (like mine!). However - there was a problem with my Xbox 360 when starting up. You are supposed to be able to start the xbox with the remote control, however I needed to press the power button a few times before I could get a picture and eventually I was getting errors on the tv screen (e74). I assumed this to be a problem with my TV at first and wasn't that concerned as once the xbox 360 eventually started it was working fine. A bit of digging around...
korova_blue
23.11.2008 ·Read review
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Review of Microsoft Xbox 360
Advantages: Well designed, good quality case and screen Disadvantages: Its not a TFT
...I received a Compaq 7500 monitor with my old Compaq PC about 3 years ago in 2002.
INFO
The 7500 is a 17" CRT screen made by Compaq but made in China.
I don't think Compaq sell these any more but I have seen them on EBAY for about £35 and as little as £16.
DETAILS AND DESIGN
The monitor is all black in design with a silver frame surrounding the screen and the controls. Well really it's not silver but more like a brushed aluminium effect.
This is a standard 17" Compaq monitor with I think a 16" viewable area.
It's shape and design are far better than a lot of newer monitors on the market today. The main back section of the monitor is not that big so you can easily fit the monitor on to the smaller sized office desks you get for home PC's. Rough sizes are • 43 cm (H) x 41 cm (W) X 45 cm (D)
I like this monitor for both...
skrg28
14.11.2005 ·Read review
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Review of Compaq S 7500
Advantages: all the benefits of LCD, good quality, excellent resolution, size and display, great viewing angles Disadvantages: nothing worth noting
...I've just switched to a flat monitor, or in techie speak, to TFT LCD (thin film transistor, Liquid crystal display) technology. I sit in front of a computer for around 6-7 hours at work every weekday, which means it was about time I upgraded to something that is kinder to my eyes.
LCD screens have lots of benefits:
* They don't emit radiation like the old CRT (cathode-ray tube) monitors
* They consume about half the power of the old CRTmonitors
* The colours are generally more vibrant, and the text is rendered with better quality and detail.
* Perhaps the most obvious advantage: they take up a lot less desk space, and since my monitor faces out into a corridor, it means it no longer bruises people when they walk past it
* Less obvious, but still important: the screen size you pay for is actually the screen size that you get...
Advantages: Freeview,160GB HDD,appearance,Cost,Ease of Use Disadvantages: Not Multi Region,Only DVD-R(W) , remote on big side
...PRODUCT INFORMATION
Record and store up to 284 hours of television with the Toshiba RD85DT DVD recorder. This comprehensive machine features a huge 160GB capacity hard drive as well as an integrated digital tuner. Planning your viewing and recording is easy thanks to the live electronic programme guide - simply select what you want to record at the touch of a button.
You can store your recordings on the hard drive and then transfer them to a DVD to keep. The RD85DT is compatible with a number of formats including DVD-RAM and DVD-R/RW. The recording process is also flexible thanks to Timeslip TV which allows you to watch the beginning of a programme before it has finished recording to the end.
Key Features
Audio quality Dolby Digital
Brand Toshiba
Dimensions H6 x W43 x D34cm
Hard drive 160GB
Model name / number...
Jolley72
12.03.2007 (13.03.2007) ·Read review
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Review of Toshiba RD-85 DT
Advantages: Peace of mind. Disadvantages: Remember to turn off when lifting baby out of cot
...I knew from the outset that i would be one of those paranoid mum's constantly worrying about my baby & wondering if he was still breathing through the night, so I invested in the Angelcare monitor with movement sensor mat.
The set includes a 'baby unit', 'parent unit' & movement sensor mat. The mat is placed under baby's mattress (if like mine, the base of the cot is slatted, or you're using it in such a moses basket, then you will need to place the mat on a firm surface such as a piece of plywood under the mattress), & is so sensitive that it can detect even the lightest of breathing. The mat connects to the baby unit which then transmits to the parent unit.
If no movement (yes, even light breathing counts as movement) is detected for 20 seconds, an alarm sounds on both the baby & parent units, enabling time to get to your baby...
Advantages: 100% portable, mains or battery powered, good solid units Disadvantages: Can eat through batteries
...Recently the video baby monitors that I had been given (second hand) gave up the ghost so I had to purchase a new set. I decided that I didn't need a video one again or one with any other fancy gimmick on it (one that plays a melody etc), I wanted a nice basic and reasonable cheap monitor just so I could hear when she wakes up in a morning etc.
After looking online at the hundreds of monitors available (most of which are very expensive) I found the Tomy Walkabout Classic Advance and after reading a couple of reviews I decided that this one should do the job just fine.
Whats in the Box?
In the box you get a set of instructions whish tell you how to get started and how to use all of the various features these monitors have, you also get two baby monitor unit, one is the baby unit and one is the Parent Unit and you get two mains adaptors...
Advantages: Many functions, clear sound, no interference, talk back Disadvantages: Temp sensor maybe a bit sensitive
...We recently borrowed this monitor from a friend - it's on our wish list but we can't really afford to buy one, so we are trialling this one at the moment.
Due to us borrowing it, we were never given an instruction manual, but have still managed to figure out most of the functions with success! And compared to our Tomy Walkabout, this is a fantastic monitor, even if it is a little pricey (£69.99 I think)
The Baby Unit:
This unit has 9 buttons across the top:
-On/Off Switch
-Rec button (which I think is to record your voice but we haven't used this function)
-Page (to page the parent unit I presume if you've lost it somewhere)
-A button with three circles on - I think this is to increase or decrease the brightness of the nightlight
-Nightlight
-Volume up
-Volume down
-Play/Stop (the lullabies)
-Music (to select...
Advantages: THE DESIGN ATTRACTIVE WITH BRIGHT SCREEN DISPLAY. Disadvantages: NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PRODUCT
...Well as things may be, this is my first time of using a lilliput monitor and I have seen that it is of the high quality type. The LCD monitor is capable of projecting high quality pictures and with bright colour display. The lillliput are the professional manufacturers of most TFT LCD monitors.
Now lets come down to the monitor's capabilities and features. The monitor also comes with a touch screen technology and with a touch pen included, that is quite marvelous and interesting to use and on the other hand comes with a remote control wireless and with built in audio, which produces high quality and likable sound.
The monitor also has English on screen display menu and with programmable auto on features.
Well I got this some couple of moths ago and have not gotten any problem with it so far. Quite durable and very easy...
Advantages: easy to use, flexible, gives peace of mind Disadvantages: unable to think of any!
...This product was a definite good purchase!
I was quite overwhelmed with how much choice there was in the market as to which baby monitor to buy and I settled on this one as it sounded ideal.
The product is a senor pad which detects tiny movements and will alarm after 20 seconds if there has been no movement so, for example, if your baby stopped breathing an alarm would go off after 20 seconds alerting you to this.
The sensory pad is a flat square which you place underneath the cot mattress so it isn't bulky or uncomfortable for the baby to lie on.
The pad is attached to the monitor which is really easy to use. It has a night light- which we turn off every time we turn the pad on so we can tell just by looking if we have remembered to turn it on! it also has a light which flickers every time your baby moves but this light is...
...Baby Walkabout Advance from Tomy
Living in a flat I felt I did not really need the most high tech and expensive of monitors and just needed one that really did the job. I was looking at all the ones available to buy on Amazon and this one sprang out at me.
It was not the cheapest monitor going but it certainly was not the most expensive either. Monitors range from about £15 up to an astonishing £100 plus. The latest ones out on the market offer a television screen where you are actually able to see your baby as well as hear their sounds and monitor room temperature. I feel however the television screen is a little bit much and think I would find myself glued to the screen while all the time away from the baby.
This particular baby monitor set me back only £29. I think this is a fair price for what you are getting...
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