Multi Media NDS

Advantages: The all in one complete package
Disadvantages: audio and visual quality not as good as designated MMPs

...***************************** What is the R4 Evolution? ***************************** The R4 Evolution is a smart gadget that allows you to turn your NDS in to a multi media player that can be used to watch films/cartoons, listen to MP3's and read text. Whilst the quality of the video or the music is not as good as other multi media players, such as the Ipod Video or the Archos, it should be remembered that the primary reason for buying the NDS is to play computer games therefore it is unfair to compare the audio and visual quality to multi media players. The R4 just adds another dimension to the NDS. ************ In the box ************ The R4 pack should include the R4 card (which is the same size and dimensions as an NDS cartridge which is inserted in to slot 1 - right where a normal game cartridge goes), a USB...

yackers1 02.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of NDS R4 Evolution

Multi media mobile

Advantages: Loads of media functions, internet,
Disadvantages: Size, lock

...on the phone. The USB cable and headphones are included in the box along with a CD through which you can download the all the software needed. I haven't downloaded any video, but I found the music easy to do through vodafone live. The sound quality is no where near as good as my husbands Ipod, I wasn't really expecting it to be, but good enough. Although I don't use this function as much as I thought I would due to the phone being fairly large. The menu is easy to navigate around and has the usual options, to include: messaging, applications (games and memory card), media (music & video files), organiser (calendar, to do list, notes), contact list, items (photos, themes, tones), audio message, call log, settings, web access (which I have never used). Battery life is about average. I'm not a heavy mobile user, probably about 5-10 calls...

watkins11 01.03.2008 (12.02.2008) · Read review
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virgin media

Advantages: TV till you drop and good internet.
Disadvantages: Poor customer services, poor prices,

...Virgin have gone down in my expectations and i am currently thinking of leaving them. When i first joined virgin media it was called telewest, i signed up to a large tv package and the internet at a cost of 40 pounds per month. This worked fine untill virgin media took over, Although they did bring better and more chanels to the table the prices went up and the customer service went down. When virgin took over they rang me to say i would be better off if i got the whole package which included xl tv, 20gb broadband and a phone line with free weekend calls as it would take my bill down to 35 pound a month, i also pay for disney cinemagic aswell so it would basically be taking 5 pound off my bill which i thought was fair enough. Since then the bill has went up and up and up! I still have the same package to which i had 4 years...

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Review of Virgin Media

Virgin Media

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: Freezing tv channels, unhelpful staff

...Virgin Media took over Cable (not sure exactly when), They offer sevices such as Broadband, tv and the phone, their bills are on a monthly basis. The reason I chose Virgin I signed up with Virgin approximately 6 months ago, the reason I decided to sign up with them is because my family are all customers of Virgin and I thought it would be cheaper on the phone calls, also I prefer the monthly bills rather than quarterly bills like with BT. Arranging for installation I had a leaflet from Virgin with their phone number on, so I phoned them give all the details they needed and they give me an installation date which was approx a week later. While on the phone I arranged to pay by Direct debit. Day of installation I recieved a welcome letter stating the date and time of my installation, the following Monday was when I was to...

jenny967 08.01.2008 · Read review
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Review of Virgin Media

Virgin Media - Getting better...

Advantages: Basic sky channels are back!, Some good VOD content, good unlimited internet packages
Disadvantages: VOD reliability not 100%, webmail reliability & mailbox size, customer service rather 'hit or miss'

...** Important News/Update (Edit) 16/11/08:- Ok so on Thursday the basic Sky channels finally returned to Virgin Media, at least for those of us who are on the higher TV packages (their included in the L and XL packages, which are the two most expensive packages, I believe), which was good news for me! now I can access Sky1, Sky2 and Sky3 (Sky3 is also available on Freeview), as well as Sky News and Sky Sports News and for people on the XL package, we also get Sky Arts and Sky Arts2 as well as Sky Real Lives, which is nice, so obviously im quite relieved and impressed with that. I've also been trawling through the VOD content recently, I now feel more tempted to watch cable alot more than I have done over the last year or so knowing i can catch Bones and 24 Redemption and I can catch Fringe, a new show showing on Sky1 and its being...

IzzyS 26.07.2007 (16.11.2008) · Read review
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Review of Virgin Media

One of the best multi media players available

Advantages: Stylish, sleek, great video, great sound
Disadvantages: Requires plug ins to unlock all the features which costs

...****Features**** The Archos 605 is a fully functional multi media player that is controlled via touch screen technology enabling the user to play movies, record videos (although an additional bullet camera is required), listen to MP3s, look at photographs, carry out voice recording and browse the internet (with an additional plug in) amongst others. ****Video**** The video quality is very good and perfectly acceptable to watch. It is a vast improvement on the AV700, whose resolution was absolutely awful. The 604 enable the option to run in wide screen, full screen or normal modes. This is very useful for different sized videos. The frame rate is also very good, much better than many of its competitors, in my opinion. If using just the video function I have found that the battery life is about 5 hours, which may present some...

yackers1 04.01.2009 · Read review
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Review of Archos 605 WIFI

Virgin Media Mayhem

Advantages: eventually my account was sorted for the better
Disadvantages: too much ringing round.. customer service team awful

...Since i started with Virgin Media I had nothing but problems, thankfully everything is all sorted now and touch wood i won't have to speak to them again, however the first problem i had was my landline. I went to use the phone one day and basically i had no dial tone... i rang customer services and it stated on a automated message that if you were experience problems in the ST3 area, the engineers were aware of it and were working to rectify the problem. I thought nothing of it and assumed that my line would be working pretty soon. The day after i tried it again and still no dial tone.. so i rang them again and on this occasion there was no automated message i got straight through to an advisor who ran tests on my line and said there was nothing wrong with it. Well surely if i have no dial tone and no one has touched it there is...

blondgem 24.09.2007 · Read review
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Review of Virgin Media

The Truth About Virgin Media

Advantages: Good package prices, ability to haggle against competition, fast broadband
Disadvantages: System errors and downtimes can happen from time to time, may have to monitor your account regular

...I've been a subscriber to Virgin Media since they were under the NTL brand name, back in the days when we used to pay 1p a minute to dial-up to the Internet. I have mixed feelings about Virgin. I will share with you some of the key advantages and downsides to being a customer. If you are a first time customer, you can get a lot of decent bundles on your first point of contact. It is also worth checking out Quidco (see my latest review to find out more about them) who have various additional benefits when signing up to them, such as cash-back that can be up to £150 on some contracts. With Virgin Media, you can get some decent packages and its fibre-optic broadband Internet connection, which has been rated as the overall fastest speed in the country. If you are an existing customer and you see a competitor of Virgin are offering...

Lehen 15.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Virgin Media

A great home multi gym

Advantages: Great value for money, plenty of weights
Disadvantages: Takes a while to build, inability to add additional weights

...form. Luckily, this was a gym where other members would jump in and assist by showing you how to do it properly and safely to minimise the risk of injury. With proper form you easily find that the weight decreases by up to 50%. Due to moving away from the area, work commitments and general change in lifestyle I had to give up my membership. Whilst walking around JJB a few months back I stumbled across a home multi-gym. Whilst I had seen these before (a few years ago) I never really knew how they should be used so always dismissed them. Knowing the exercises to do and the machines I used at the local gym to perform those exercises the home multi-gym suddenly made a lot more sense. This machine combined several machines in one from the chest press to the leg curl to the lat pull down. I could now see how the home gym worked and what...

yackers1 03.03.2009 · Read review
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Virgin Media

Advantages: 3-in-1 bill, fairly reliable, not too pricey
Disadvantages: Sluggish interactive, fewer channels than Sky.

...I have been with Virgin Media ever since they took over from NTL. We didn't notice any major differences in the transition from one to the other. We upgraded our Broadband from 1-3MB which required a modem as the old set top box could not suport any more than the 1MB we intially started with. As we were previously with NTL, this is the only thing that Virgin Media have set up for us, and it was a flawless, hassle free and tidy job that they performed. Having been with them "from the start" (not counting the time with NTL) I can safely say I have only experienced loss of service on three small seperate occasions. Once was when we lost the sports channels during a Cricket Test Match England were playing in, the internet has gone off for maintainence once, and the third was when some, not all channels were unavailable for an hour...

jedimasterlincoln 15.01.2008 · Read review
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