Apple Reviews

Microtek is a great company with a great product! I recommend this scanner for the professionals who need a larger scanner without the larger price.

Before I write my review, I want to say that this is my first review here on Amazon.com. Well I guess I must be way out of the loop here as I just discovered this type of a device, a way of connecting audio devices to your car without the need for the conventional cassette car adapter. I've been looking at these things for a few days now and decided that I was going to go with the Belkin TuneCast II Mobile FM Transmitter from Best Buy.

I go there only to find they didn't have any, so I decided I'd get this one instead, which surprisingly, (at least not at the time of this review), wasn't listed on their web site, So before I left I bought along my Sony Walkman with a few tapes I love listening to so that I could test this thing out when I got it.

As the instructions say, insert the RadioPlay in to your cigarette lighter, connect the mini headphone jack in to your portable device, select the FM station you want the sound to come through, select the same FM channel on your RadioPlay and your good to go. Living here in Maine, USA there are no stations on 88.1, (I checked before I bought this and you should too).

There is an 88.3 which is clear as a bell but there is nothing coming in on 88.1, so I chose this as my default station, (I didn't test the others). Turning the sound all the way up on my Walkman I was able to hear it coming through the speakers, and boy is it cool! Using my CD player I was able to adjust the bass, treble and volume accordingly to get the best sound, and it's very good.

Some people complain you hear static noise coming from the speakers, while this is true, (it doesn't block this), it plays over the top of it and unless your playing a ballad or listening to speech, this won't be a problem, the static noise was quiet anyway, so for me it wasn't a big deal.

The sound highly depends on your car stereo setup, the clarity of the recording and I'm sure your audio device would have something to do with it. I do have an MP3 player but I didn't test this, I would probably say that if your MP3s are at 320Kbps, 44Kz Stereo, you could probably get it sounding at 128Kbps with a little less clarity. If you could get CD sound or close to it, you'll just hear a bit of static in the background, (particially with songs that don't have many instruments or as I said ealier, ballads / speech).

On the packaging, it doesn't state what the range is, so I'm not sure if for example, the person driving behind you could pick it up, they might be able to, but it probably wouldn't be all that clear, no big deal. Overall, this thing rocks, I can't wait to test this out with some other tapes and my MP3 player, absolutely well worth it!

This works great. I am running a iBook G3 with OS X 10.2. I have a Garmin eTrex GPS. I was really nervous about getting this because Garmin said they didn't know if it would work on Mac, but it works great. I transfered waypoints etc between my iBook and GPS without a problem. I bought the Keyspan Serial Adapter from Amazon to use because the Garmin cable was a serial, not USB. Love the product. Don't be afraid to try with your GPS. I talked to National Geographic before I bought because I wasn't sure it would work with a serial adapter, they were helpful and said they haven't had any trouble. They also recommended the Keyspan Adapter.

This is the best monitor i have ever had. My last one was a cheap proview monitor where you could see the masking and the one before that was a cheap little 15 inch monitor. I love this monitor except that when you change resolutions there is a clicking sound. This can be annoying in videogames where people play at different resolutions like in the total war games where the turn based and real time based parts of the game are in different resolutions and everytime the resolution changes there is a clicking sound.

I spent a minor fortune years ago for a NEC LCD1500M -- more than what I spent on my home system -- and have never regretted a cent. Based on that positive experience I naturally gravitated to NEC when looking to replace my hulking 17" office monitor. I did a pretty thorough bit of shopping and kept an open mind to alternatives. But in the end, this beauty won out. There are several reasons for the choice:

1. Personally, I had a great NEC experience to begin with. I exepected the unit to be well built, the screen quality to be exceptional, the integrated speakers to be up to my needs.
2. Even if you are not a big gamer or multi-media person, as I am not, the integrated speakers cut down on desk clutter while delivering very nice sound quality.
3. This unit has both analog and digital inputs so your investment can be stretched over more years, technology changes, and applications.
4. This is a great looking monitor: minimalist and clean.
5. It is a very good brand-name value when you compare to what is out there for 17" LCDs.

The display quality has not disappointed. It is exceptionally clear, with rich colors. It's easy to read even in its 1280x1024 resolution. The speakers are getting well exercised with streaming audio and are execllent for what they are (1 watt.)

I had a few hiccups getting started -- mostly self inflcited. I installed their NaViSet software which in theory allows you to control the video settings using an application if you have a DDC/DI capable video card. I don't, but went ahead and installed it anyway. It managed to prevent the Windows driver from running correctly and starting the monitior as a 1760VM. After I uninstalled NaViSet, all was well. The other bit -- which required a call to their 800 help line -- who were wonderful by the way -- was that the instructions for the control buttons that operate the On-Screen Manager (OSM) were one detail short of complete. Pressing the Exit key brings up a tabbed icon. You would like to navigate to the various tabs, and the suggestion is that the arrow keyes <> will do this. However, nothing happens until you press Exit a second time. Then the arrow keys navigate the tabs. Pressing Select puts you into the options within the displayed tabs.

The LCD1760VM comes with a license for LiquidView, which will scale screen objects for better viewing (in theory.) I haven't warmed up to this feature yet, partially because the screen is very readable just as is and I like the large amount of real estate.

I am pleased with my choice and have become even more of a NEC bigot when it comes to LCD monitors.

I'm legally blind, and a college student majoring in Journalism. Which means my desktop computer is virtually my home, and my monitor has to be compatible with many forms of visual enhancement software, as well as being able to work well in 1024x768 settings. Coming off using a terrible monitor that came with my computer, I was finally able to get VocRehab to let me test out the NEC AccuSync 125F, which has to be the best 22" flat screen monitor on the market. Sure, the weight can be an issue (the whole thing weighs 75 pounds and is so bulky it takes two people to move it (or one to carry, one to do some major spotting) . . . but once you get it set up you'll see what I've been seeing now for well over a year.

This monitor has worked wonders with all my high end graphics. I've used it with ZoomText, Kurzweil 3000, and at one point even installed a TV receiver to my desktop, which combined with my DVD drive, made my computer easier on my eyes for TV viewing than my RCA television! With my vision as bad as it is, I'm difficult to please when it comes to finding something that works for everything. But if you need a solid monitor for all purposes, this one is for you.

I can't say anything bad about this product. I've had it for about four years with perfect performance continuously. Even when a severe electrical storm fried the tv, phone answering machine and computer this product survived without a hitch. Haven't read any other reviews yet, but I hope everyone has been as pleased as I am.

Amazing quality for an 18" LCD monitor. As expected from long time monitor manufacturer NEC-Mitsubishi. I used a Samsung 17" LCD before and there was flickering and unstable video mode and requires driver CD. This one is truly plug-and-play. No driver, no tuning, just work. Crispy, high contrast, even have DVI for 2nd PC for switching on the fly. Highly recommended.

Great color depth and amazing graphics for the price. Highly recommended for all-purpose use.

Great monitor! The flat screen seems to reduce glare and makes the monitor a pleasure to view. The size eliminates the need for a second monitor. I watch TV on one corner as I view my documents on the other side of the screen.