Computer Reviews

I purchased this phone system at a local store and now I am getting some extra handsets. This is a remarkable phone system! Absolutely the best one I have ever purchased in my life. I do not want to live without the do not disturb function, which mutes the answering machine but records your incoming messages without the phone ringing. I work at night and now I can get some peaceful sleep in the morning without being interupted before I get up. Too many features to list, just make sure you read the manual thoroughly to get them most use of all the features and set it up to you preferences. If you need a multi handset phone this one is a gem! Love the amber colored keypad buttons too. I just keep telling my friends how great my new phone is, now I want to tell everyone to get one.

I got the Uniden DCX640 system with extra handsets and I love it!
The sound is extremely clear and even clearer when using the speakerphone in the handset. It has too many features to include here but one favorite is that I can set a ringtone for each caller so that if I am not in the room and hear the ringtone I know who is calling. I also like the intercom system.. very handy. This is the best phone system I have ever used! I found no 'cons' just all 'pros'

At first I plugged it in and thought it was a piece of junk. When I checked the cound card settings I noticed that it was actually using the sound card to record the audio. I didn't think I would get sound this good for less than $20.

I am an aspiring recording artist, who's budget simply does not allow the purchase of expensive equipment to record on (yet)... In lieu of that, I use equipment that has value...or more than one quality... The only examples that I have as of the present is my Harmon/Kardon CDR20 which, even though it put a [large] dent in my pocket, provided me some very good quality CD recordings. Actually, with the use of that and my teenage boombox, I proceeded to make my first demo. Another example is the Athlon XP 1700+ headed computer that I use to record on now that put an even bigger dent in my pocket... Its uses are of many, so again, I come out in a less sacrificial stance...
Now, as far as the first demo that I mentioned in the previous paragraph...it took me some time and creativity, but I did it...and it sounded good. Since I started the recording with a much less valuable Coby microphone, I was able to see the instant difference that the ATR20 provided. My voice sounded more balanced and alive, where as though the Coby microphone which costed about 50% less sounded like, well, a cheap microphone--over-exxagerated voice, with much less presence.
The Audio-Technica is a clear winner...and it didn't make me sound like I was performing at a concert or anything. Just like a studio, without the added quality (how much could I expect from my boombox'x mic mixing capabilities which were fully automated? )...
Over the year, I've been away from home, and although I have been able to record better sounding musical/vocal mixes via my recently purchased computer, the quality of the voice is apparently less realistic. I am almost as anxious to get back to that microphone as I am to my wife and children...:-)
I am here to tell you, that this microphone is worth it. Of course, the ATR30 has a wider frequency range and probably better sound...but for the Amateur, I'm going to advise going with the ATR20. And with the fact that I see it here for about twenty dollars, I am tempted to buy it again just to have it while I'm here...

For 10 years, I had been using my home theatre in what is known as Dolby Pro Logic "phantom" mode and no subwoofer. Phantom mode means no center channel speaker was being used. Last week, I got an Infinity center channel and Velodyne's CHT-12 subwoofer. The addition of the Infinity was good, but Velodyne's CHT-12 subwoofer is absolutely awesome! Movies sound much better and I can now feel what was meant to be felt. I'm in the process of watching all my DVD's again to hear what I've been missing. Purchasing a Velodyne is something I should have done 10 years ago.

This Sub is just plain awesome, I am using it with a set of Polk Audio RM 6600 satelites. It Produces a deep rumble and with the volume half way, my neighbors complain.

Got this mickey mouse webcam for only several bucks when it came with a $40 rebate several months ago. Very satisfied. Clear, sharp images. A+!

This is a great webcam. I bought it with Christmas money at Circuit City, and it came with a rebate. I've had it since the day after Christmas - and not only is it cute, but it's got great quality. The internet video "conferencing" is clear - though not perfect, it's about the best you can get for under a hundred - which is still great. Everyone I webcam chat with online commends on how great my cam is, and the still-pictures it takes are surprisingly good. It also takes several seconds of video (which I've mostly used on my sleeping cat), which is nice. It doesn't disattach from the computer, so you're limited to as far as the cord can reach. I have frontal USB ports on my computer, and the cord is long enough that it reaches across a little more than half of my bedroom. I have it on the monitor, and the stand is very cute as well. To adjust it, there's a long slot at the bottom of the cam and a peg on the stand - so you can slide it up and down or back and forth as you please. I've been waiting to get a cam for a long time, as my boyfriend lives long-distance - and I'm totally satisfied with this one. My friends have webcams that were the same price or more, but terribly less quality. Also, it comes with the cutest and most creative photo software I've seen. It's not for serious photo editing, but rather fun editing (you can add animated borders, scenes, characters, etc). My friend and I sat here for hours when I first got it playing with the program. Overall a great cam - I recommend it to anyone who wants one and isn't bothered by Mickey Mouse on their monitor.

I bought this product because I cannot be with family overseas. I bought direct from Vialta, and split my shipment, one to me (Chicago), and one to Philippines (Cebu).

I called my sister I was able to see her on the telephone, I almost cried, I have not seen her in over 4 years!

We later tried sending photos. I loaded my Compact Flash card into the Beamer, and tramitted these pictures without any problem.

This is the perfect 'Stay In Touch' gift you can possibly give your family. Who are you going to 'miss' this Christmas?

Thanks Vialta for a simple to use, wonderful product!

- Janet.

In response to a recent review, this Beamer FX is a videophone with integrated digital frame functionality.

For more information: http://www.vialta.com/beamerfx.htm

It is a great product with so many useful features at a great price!

This thing ROCKS! I've had it 9 months and use it every day. It was easy to use right out of the box. The handwriting recognition is surprisingly accurate, the virtual notepad is incredibly useful, and the form factor is great. And it is robust. I've dropped it and carted everywhere without problems. (Onto carpet. But still.)

It's not good for high end games, but it runs turn-based strategy games. (Sims, CivIII.) I recommend an extra battery and a spare stylus for emergencies.

I've experienced a demo of this very machine, and I must say that I'm impressed. I was skeptical, until I held it for myself. The handwriting function to create documents does take some getting used to, but a sneaky use of it is to put notes on standard documents for later review.

The best use at home is to remotely connect to my MP3s and MPEG videos across my wireless network. I do that with a laptop computer now, but the tablet form would be so much easier.

We've been looking to replace our Panasonic 900 MHz phone which just died. We tried numerous Panasonic phones (2.4 and 5.8 GHz), and were unhappy with most of them. Brought home the Vtech i5867 5.8 Ghz with the built-in digital answering machine to try out. The phone had great sound quality, but the answering machine sounded terrible. In fact, most of the built-in answering machines we tried were awful. I know, digital will never be as clear as tape. But you should at least be able to understand part of the message a caller leaves. We finally found the ip5825 and decided to purchase a separate digital answering machine (AT&T). We're very happy with our choice. What can you say? The price is reasonable, the phone has excellent sound quality and range, and it uses the standard AAA rechargeable batteries. So you can go to your local Wal-Mart for replacements. I've been a panasonic fan for along time, so it was hard at first switching to Vtech. But the Panasonic 5.8 GHz phones were all pretty expensive compared to the Vtech. And to be honest, didn't sound as good.

The only negative I would mention is the on/off buttons on the handset could be a little larger and easier to locate. But the ip 5825 has the "any key answer" feature, which kind of makes that complaint mute. You can't go wrong for the price.

These phones are an excellent choice. Read the above features for all the normal stuff.

The phones work great. Unusual items of interest:
1) The phones SHARE a phone book. This is very cool. If you are using the second handset, and you have typed all the numbers into the first handset, they will all be there.

2) The phones use standard size NimH batteries. This should make it very easy to replace them when they wear out (a common cordless phone problem).

Downsides: Only supports the 2 handsets it comes with.

I am very happy with my purchase.

I own the Wacom Graphire2 4x5 in the silver color. The Bronze color sounds very cool while the silver matched my 1" thick Titanium Powerbook (Mac) perfectly!. The price was right-on for a transportable option to the little square "mouse" on my powerbook and the teeny tiny red button on my friend's PC laptop.

No matter what platform you are on, as long as you have USB connection this product will fit in your case as you transport.

I am a computer graphics pro and art director and use this tablet with my portable mac, plus at my workstation with 23" monitor. I love the versatility of the pressure-sensitive pen in Photoshop & Painter software. The cordless mouse option is a MUST when I am giving presentations.

Buy it and LOVE it..

I have used a drawing tablet for years, by another company. Now that I have OSX on my computer that tablet is virtually useless, unless I boot in OS9. I was not planning on buying a tablet until I saw the price on this one. Unbeatable!

A great product, with great extra software too!

I was hesitant about the size, but once you get use to it it is great!

I've been using the Wacom Intuos2 9X12 Graphics Tablet at my job for roughly the last six months...The bottom line, it's just a great product..Here's why...

I won't go through all of the features of this tablet, because you can read that in any other review on this site, but I will tell you what I use it for, and what I like and dislike about it. (And there isn't really anything that I DISLIKE about it.)

Right out of the box, I could tell that this was a well built product. It's not overly light, and it just feels "strong", if that makes any sense. It feels sturdy. In the box was the tablet itself, the pen, the mouse, some very easy to understand instruction, and 2 cd's. One for the installation of the tablet, and the other for the installation of the software that comes with it. Procreate painter classic, and Photoshop.

Installation was a breeze. Plugged it in, put in the cd, clicked "yes" a few times, and I was using it. (I'll note here that I use mine on a VERY beefed up Gateway system running Windows XP Pro) After the simple installation, I took it for its first test drive. I put the pen on the tablet, and starting moving it around. Let me tell you, it took some getting used to. But don't worry, I felt like I was a pro at it after about 10 minutes or so. The toughest part for me to get used to while doing sketches was to not look at the tablet while drawing, as you would while doing a drawing on paper. Looking at the screen and not looking at my drawing hand was a new experience, but once again, I felt fine with it after 15 minutes or so.

So after I felt pretty good about using the pen on the tablet, next I moved to the wireless, battery-less mouse that came with it....To put it simply, I didn't like it at all! It seemed to glide really fast across the tablet, and it just seemed extremely light and just hard to use. After trying it out for a few minutes, I put the Wacom mouse in the desk drawer, and that's where it has stayed for the last 6 months. Maybe I could have gotten used to the feel of it with more time, but I didn't get this thing for the mouse, I got it for the pressure sensitive pen!

I got to work right away using the tablet for the art that I do for work. Plainly put, it makes it 100 times more fun, faster, and easier using a pen instead of a mouse. Let alone a pressure sensitive pen like this one. The kind of work that I use it for is things like designing logos, architectural sketches, taking something out of a photo that doesn't need to be there, etc. And I use the Procreate Painter Classic that it comes with almost exclusively for this kind of art work. I use Photoshop to do most of the coloring, and straightening up of a piece of work.

In conclusion, this is a fantastic product, from a company that I really "trust". I heard about the company when I started to talk to fellow artists in my area about good tablets, and they all said that Wacom's Tablets are the kind to go with. I now see why! Theirs is the only brand of tablet I've ever used, and the only one I ever care to use. I see no reason to venture off to other products, because I'm completely happy with the Wacom Brand.

Like I said above, I use the 9X12 size. I believe they make them 2 sizes smaller, and two sizes bigger. But for what I use it for, 9X12 is DEFINETLY big enough, and I can see no reason to go any bigger.

All in all, great product from a great company, and if you can get one, you should. Even if only for play.

To let you know how much I stand behind this product and this company, I recently ordered a Wacom Graphire2 4X5 tablet STRICTLY for myself, for home use. Just to have fun with. I'll write a review of the Graphire2 when I get it and test it out. But from what I've already heard about them, they're just as good of a product as the Intuos2 that I use now.

To sum it all up, this is a great product all around.

... I needed to buy an Intuos2 for my classes. I choose the 9x12 tablet. It took a while for me to get used to using the pen, but now I love it! I spend nearly 6 hours a day on the computer. Now I reach for the pen for nearly all my mouse-ing needs. It is much easier on soreness caused by repetitive stress. In addition is it much more precise. This tool is absolutely awesome! This item is a must have for anyone doing a lot of graphics work!

Just installed it, took me about 15 minutes to figure out how to configure it, but other than that it's great. For those of you having trouble you need to partition the drive in disc management in the properties of My Computer. There are instructions on line at WesternDigital.com.

My hard drive on my Sony RX-550 recently crashed. Luckily it didn't completely crash and I was able to burn all of my files onto CD's before bringing it in to Best Buy for repair. I'm sure you can realize how much fun that was.

Due to the unusually long time it took Sony to correct the problem, Best Buy was able to give me a new computer instead, the Sony RX-753.

I can now put all of my files onto the external drive and don't have to worry about a system crash. It's so large, you can basically back up your entire system.

Go out and buy it now!!!

this is one of hte best hard drives because it can protect some of your files of outsiders. It sort of like having a Norton Antivirus protecting your computer but not the extra cost. Eversense I got this I never had a system crash, Get your (butt) up and go get this.