An A/V receiver with the WOW factor

Advantages: Looks great, sounds awesome, feels awesome
Disadvantages: Detailed set up can be tricky - just as well it comes idiot proof!

...Ok then, so I'm a lucky boy.... On my last birthday my wife decided that she wanted to treat me to a home cinema system so off we went to our local Richer Sounds store (they are VERY cheap and VERY helpful - recommended everyone pays them a visit!) with cash in hand an wangled a deal. I got this Marantz A/V Receiver , A Yamaha surround sound speaker package and a Panasonic DVD recorder for the princly sum of £350 - a bit of a discount from the £900 RRP! I'll be reviewing each product in turn so check out my other reviews if you want a full system checkup! So into the review of the A/V Receiver: 1) The Theory I wanted a reciever that not only looked good, but that also provided the output and poer to match. I've long been a fan of the Marantz range as they not only look and feel good to use, they also have the reputation...

Durahm.Dazzler 24.05.2007 · Read review
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Review of Marantz SR 4400 A/V Receiver

TomTom Wireless GPS Receiver 20 channel GPS receiver module

Advantages: good
Disadvantages: none

...I dont have a 20 channel receiver however I do have a 12 channel receiver which came in the box with my Tom Tom Navigator 5 for PDA, whichi I use in my Treo 680 Smart Phone. The whole thing works perfectly and I couldn't ask for more as Sat Nav goes. The GPS receiver looks identical to the 20 channel one shown here and if this one works as well as mine does then you can't go wrong. It has a matt cover which makes it stay put where ever you place it on the dashboard and in use I've found that it picks up a signal very quickly and once linked to the PDA by bluetooth it keeps the signal so long as it can see just a tiny bit of sky. Once linked I take the unit off the dash and place it on the floor of the car in between the seats and it keeps the signal through motorway tunnels and even during a traffice halt under a bridge! It does link...

tan78 18.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of TomTom Wireless GPS Receiver 20 channel GPS receiver module

The best GPS receiver I have seen yet!

Advantages: Tiny, appealling, accurate, powerful and desirable.
Disadvantages: Rubber cover for DC power supply breaks off easily.

...) alternatives. Suddenly, the GlobalSat BT338 popped up in front of me. It looked more like a fold-up mobile phone. I seriously thought that it was all looks, and no function. I was fortunately proven wrong. One quick eBay bid, and a couple of days later, I was holding the GlobalSat BT338. The first thing that struck me was how small, but solid the device felt. Of the external appearance, only one thing bothered me, and that was the rubber cover for the DC power supply (to the lower left of the image shown). The rubber was so soft, that it felt rather anaemic. The device is supplied with a large capacity 1700mAH Li-Ion battery. When you see how small this GPS receiver is, you'll be even more amazed that about half of that size holds the battery. The battery fits snugly and securely inside the device, by means of a slide off back cover...

sexyjw 27.07.2005 · Read review
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Review of Globalsat BT-338 20 channel GPS receiver module

Great GPS receiver

Advantages: light, portable, good reception, accutate
Disadvantages: none

...A slim GPS Receiver that connect to your device using 'Bluetooth' a handy product that will enable your smartphone or windows mobile phone to connect to the GPS satalite network for trip guidence and other similar sat-nav tasks. I have used this with my O2 XDA mini phone and found it to be very reliable. I loaded the Destinator sat-nav software onto my phone, launched the application and swithched on the Holux receiver and once i had set up the pairing in my phone it was good to go! Reception was excellent and accuracy very good. In fact because it is so portable i was able to compare it with my friends Pergout car's factory fitted sat-nav and it beat it for accuracy hands down. I also use it with some Geocaching software for paperless caching - look up Geocaching on google if you want to know what it is? Some phones now have...

GriffMedia 09.02.2008 · Read review
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Review of Holux GPSlim236 20 channel GPS receiver module

Hellywelly's Top 10 Gifts I'd like to receive

Advantages: Makes you think about xmas
Disadvantages: Makes you think about xmas

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hellywelly 25.10.2003 (01.09.2007) · Read review
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Review of Top 10 Gifts I'd Like to Receive

Ask, and you shall receive!

Advantages: Great album
Disadvantages: None

...give the fans what they wanted. "Ask and you shall receive" he stated. 'We Weren't Born To Follow' kicks off the album and is a typical Bon Jovi classic, written about working people picking themselves up in hard times and no doubt will be up there with 'It's My Life'. It is guaranteed to be a great crowd pleaser on the forthcoming tour. It does remind me a little of an early Bon Jovi song 'Born To Be My Baby', a strong track with a catchy chorus. The anthemic 'When We Were Beautiful' is one of the standout tracks for me. A tale of how the world once was, and inspired by the world events and economic crisis, this track builds slowly from its quiet beginning, with Jon's vocal and a guitar, then comes the crashing drums, as the guitar becomes louder, and the song slowly builds to a great anthem with its pleasing guitar riffs and meaningful...

JEFFJEN 04.11.2009 · Read review
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Review of The Circle - Bon Jovi

A receiver... not well informed

Advantages: Price
Disadvantages: Few instructions, maps not so good, low volume always

...Since I have to handle the streets every day, I decided to take (n.b. to take not to buy) a gps receiver. People who knows me also knows I am an "accumulation of shopping points - addicted"; I saw this receiver in the catalogue with the prizes you can take by buying a famous brand of fuel. I began the accumulation and I brought it home in a month more or less. The package contains, with the product itself, a car support, a cd with the supplementary maps, a usb - mini usb cable to connect the receiver to the pc, a series of warranty and other signs like that and one sheet (yes, ONE sheet) where the instructions are written. You can find more detailed info in the cd with the maps, but I think a booklet would have been useful! Once you've easily installed the support on the windscreen (and here I have to...

MonyMax 19.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Mio C250

Send & Receive Payments Online

Advantages: Send and receive payments online, easy to use, Site is user-friendly easy to navigate
Disadvantages: None

...I opened a PayPal account a while back but only started using it actively almost a year ago when I started earning money online. PayPal is one of the most popular online payment processors and various money making sites pay their users through it. All you need to open an account is an email address, it is easy to sign up to the site and you can start using it by giving the email address that you sign up to PayPal with to the sender of the payment. To log onto your PayPal account, you sign in using your email and password created when you sign up. You can check all the payments sent or received using the options on the site's homepage which consists of the following: MY ACCOUNT: 'Add Funds': Using this opiton, you can transfer money from your bank account to your PayPal account. It takes about 7 to 9 working days and is free...

marina321 25.03.2009 · Read review
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Review of PayPal

Little wireless receiver

Advantages: Good connectivity
Disadvantages: none significant

...or Ethernet connection. We found best to have the main PC connected by cable to Ethernet port and Laptops at other locations with wireless receiver. Signal is good even on a different floor in the house. The little Aerial has an internal integrated antenna- which is not very stable in standing straight- but received equally well when it was lying flat. Even has a cover for protection. It could be plugged straight to USB port or with the 1 metre wire. Manufacturer says put it top of desktop for best reception - well ok with a PC but cannot do that for a Laptop though! I found it much better that a networking card- as with a card there were frequent disconnections from the internet. We chose to buy this as The Wireless G USB Network Adapter easily connects your USB-equipped desktop or notebook computer to your wireless network for Internet...

greatmum1 25.12.2006 · Read review
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Review of Belkin Wireless High Speed Mode USB Adapter Network adapter

Are You Receiving Me?

Advantages: Crystal clear transmission
Disadvantages: If your a bit funny in maching colour techno stuff this only comes in black.

...About 2 years ago I invested in a Philips Video Sender system; the idea of a Video Sender is that a image whether it be DVD, Video, Or Satellite could be sent to another room in the house. This seemed like a great idea to me especially as at the time we used to watch a lot of TV in bed. Having invested in this system I soon got quite annoyed, you could not move about in the room (upstairs) without interfering with the picture. Within a week I had taken the system out and packed it up. We recently moved into a house at the base of some hills; as a result its impossible to get a television signal via a conventional Ariel; we had to get sky in just to get a picture. Trouble being is that we lost the ability to see TV upstairs, and did not really want to pay out additional money to have another receiver installed at the top of the house...

sghawken 11.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of AVerMedia AVerSender 300 Wireless audio / Video delivery system