Video-Projector Reviews

This is THE replacement to get. Fits all approp models perfectly.

The interface to PowerPoint is seamless and excellent. I especially like the "6 o'clock" button that blanks the screen (the "b" key on the keyboard--did you know that feature of PowerPoint??). There are billions of ways you can configure it, but it works great out of the box. The buttons it has are quite useful!

The laser is rather weak. If you have a white background, the audience cannot see it. The laser is well collimated, so it makes no difference if you are 1 foot from the screen or 30.

The flash memory key is a good idea on paper, but our group has only been hampered by it: Windows (by default) sees this device as an empty floppy disk, so if the numbskull that is giving the talk decides to reboot the PC, the reboot freezes until you remove the key/flashmemory/antenna. (It took me way too long to figure THAT one out).

Generally I am very happy with the Microtek projector. This is the second projector my company has purchased this year. The first was much more expensive than this one but they seem to have the same technical specifications. The Microtek is a little bigger, about the size of a thick laptop, but it isn't heavy at all. The only feature I wish the Microtek had is a laser pointer on the remote.

I have been using this projector for 3 months. I tested it for both home theater and business presentations. The image is great, very clear and bright, even at 20ft from the screen, when it's 8 ft wide! The zoom and keystone correction allow for perfect adjustments.
The built in speaker is average, barely good enough for business presentations. For home theater, of course you want to use your surround sound so it doesn't matter much. The most aggravating part is the remote buttons: they are very mushy, with no real feeling to know if you are pressing them or not... Because of that, moving through the menus can be really cumbersome as you keep going too far and have to back up. I end up using the buttons on the projector itself, because it makes it much quicker than trying to control the pressure on the 4 directions arrow button! For home theater, it's ok because you only turn the projector on and off once it's installed, but when you have a presentation with customers, it can get really embarrassing...
Overall a very nice projector, but please give us a good old traditional remote, rather than this fancy, futuristic and unusable one!

This very light, portable projector is perfect for small conference rooms.

It is easy to set up and connects in a snap to your laptop. Don't leave home without it!

I bought this card based on these reviews.
After installing the card and driver, the card
could not recognize the driver. I have called
and emailed tech support many times and get
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$43 dollars for a video capture card. What else you can ask for? This product is very good for home made video. I emphasized again, the quality is for home made video, not for industrial usage. I am very happy with this product, so I gave 5 stars. Now is the time to review this product. If you are looking for something can convert your old VHS to DVD or VCD, this is the best product with the lowest price. I read so many reviews about the external and internal PCI video capture card. I decided to try the avermedia EZmake DVD PCI card. Because the price is low and reviews are good. If it didn't work, I almost got nothing to lose. Well, my decision was right! It is a big surprise that this card really works. It converted my wedding VHS to high resolution VCD with no problem. The vcd is better than other MTV vcd. The following are some important information that you guys need to know in order to make your VCD and DVD sucessfully with this card.
1. Make sure you have a at least Pentinum 4 class machine. I don't care it is P4 1.0 ghz or P4 3.2 ghz. Just P4 minimum. Otherwise your system will crash. If you have PIII class, forget about any conversion or video capture project. Upgrade your machine first. I can tell you none of the video capture product can work in the market in the PIII class cpu.
2. You need at least 512MB Ram. Beleive me, although it is not the minimum requirement but it will save you a lot of time and make the conversion more smooth.
3. Get Nero6.0 burn or 5.0 ****DO NOT USE THE BUNDLE SOFTWARE TO BURN YOUR CAPTURE VIDEO IN THE HARD DRIVE****.
4. USE THE BUNDLE NEODVD SOFTWARE TO CAPTURE VIDEO ONLY. Convert your VHS to either VCD or DVD with the bundle software then use the Nero5.0 or 6.0 to burn on disc from the hard drive.
I made a perfect copy in 30 mins by using this method. I have P4 1.6G with 512MB Ram. The card cost me $ 43 with free shipping in Amazon, Video audio cable cost $ 8 total $ 51 to finish my project. Store charge me $ 60 to $ 80 to convert my wedding VHS to VCD. Now I spent only $ 51 and I have the card to do other project in the future. It worth ! I suggest any person have the same situation as me. Go ahead to buy this card.
Good luck !

This card is great! After reading a LOT of info online, I decided to go with the Avermedia DVD EZMaker PCI card. I read a lot of complaints regarding this product, but most of it appeared to be directed more towards the NeoDVD software that came packaged with the card.

Although I'm no stranger to PC's, this is my first time doing video capture. I tried the Dazzle 80 and ATI's TV Wonder card (both over $70) only to be disappointed with horrible audio and video quality, but this card has exceeded my expectations. I wanted a card that would let me capture my favorite shows from my digital video recorder and transfer them to DVD, and so far this product has done a superb job.

The most important thing to remember is to throw away the NeoDVD software right away and go with iuVCR or Arcsoft's Showbiz software. Right now I'm tinkering with Showbiz to get all of the settings perfect, and the results have been amazing. Using an S-video cable and the supplied audio adaptor I've been able to make flawless copies of my favorite shows! The neat thing about Arcsoft Showbiz is that it recognized everything beforehand for me, I only bothered to tinker with the settings in order to get the best possible quality. I'm able to record at the card's max resolution(720x480) in MPEG2 format without a single dropped frame!

This card is a steal at $50(I got mine at OfficeDepot), especially if you've tried any of the competition(don't get me started on Dazzle, or the ATI TV Wonder!). The only thing that's keeping this product from utterly DESTROYING it's competitors is the terrible NeoDVD software.

In closing, BUY THIS CARD, you won't regret it! Don't listen to whiners that only used NeoDVD and gave up too early, or picky videophiles that are looking for $300 performance in a $50 card. The fact of the matter is that this is the best product out there for 90% of the video capture community, and it's quality is only surpassed by products twice as expensive.

I had hoped this drive would provide cheap backup for a variety of files without the time and annoyance of cutting CDs or using other removable media.

It has instead proven to be unreliable and unstable. I've lost data, had it freeze up my system, had it cause conflicts with other firewire devices, and had it corrupt files and/or misplace parts of the file structure. The drive has so many problems that I connect it only when absolutely necessary.

The transfer speed is terrible, so much so that using a "find" utility to locate a file on the drive is unbearably long, always resulting in an error.

It may seem like a lot of storage for little money, but what is the value if it consistently loses data and crashes your system? Pay a little more and get something more reliable, it will be worth it.

I've had it for a week now. I connected it to my Thinkpad A21e laptop via firewire PC card. No problems with installation. Computer w/ win98SE recognized everything. Then I transferred a 700 meg movie file to the hard drive in about five minutes. The movie plays off the hard drive just like it was on my laptop internal drive. The drive is very quiet and I don't even notice whether it's accessing or not. In fact, my laptop makes more noise. This is a great buy for 80 gb of storage. The firewire makes it probably as fast as you want it to be. So far, so good. I recommend it highly.

Does not work properly on win 2K/Pro/Advanced/server ... watch out, will go on and off line for no reason, give buffer overruns, and sometimes refuse to come up at all. Maxtor sez windows problem. Microsoft sez maxtor problem. Switched to XP, and it works GREAT. You decide who lies.
I have 5 of them now.

This item failed within 5 months and 9 days. The Red went out. Warranty should cover it but what a inconvenience.

I originally considered the InFocus X1, since it is highly rated and probably 'the' most recommended projector in this price range. However, I am sensitive to the 'rainbow' effect' that DLP projectors are prone to, so I had to turn to LCD. The NEC VT46 has some favorable reviews out there, and it has a shorter throw than the X1, so I decided to pick one up. Wow! The picture is much better than I expected! Despite being a 4:3 projector, it produces an amazing picture with widescreen DVDs. The colors look very natural and the contrast is excellent. The short throw lens and manual zoom allow me to create a huge image from the coffee table, and it's also very quiet so it doesn't intrude on quiet scenes. I don't hesitate to recommend this projector; It has exceeded my expectations.

A lot of features for price. An excellent entry-level projector. Its WXGA resolution eliminates screendoor effect and so makes it a great projector for watching DVD, TV as well as games. Watching HDTV on it is a treat to eyes. It's not the ideal -but somewhat livable- projector for movies because of horrendous black levels and low shadow details. Specified lamp life of 3000 hours is bull. Expect to change lamp after every 750 hours or less. It gets too dim after that. It's not at all rare to have to send the projectors to Sony for repairs (which takes 4-6 weeks at a time). If you can live with these irritants, it's a great projector for cheap.

I researched projectors in the range of $2000-$6000, and could not find a better value than the hs-10. Good brightness, decent contrast ratio, and the DVI input make this unit a great deal. I bought almost a year and a half ago. Now I might go with the VPL-HS20. And the name Sony sounds good too.

The compact design and portability of this overhead is excellent. I move it around every week and I love how quickly and easily it folds up. What you sacrifice is brightness. I wish the bulb were stronger.