Video Reviews

The Panasonic TV/DVD/VCR combo is the ideal purchase in a combination television for these reasons:

1. Good picture quality. I've seen better, but I've seen worse, and for more money.

2. Renders components obsolete. The moment I got my television home, I was able to disconnect my VCR from my digital cable converter and hook the new television directly to the converter. No need for an additional DVD or VCR component, which is nice because now there aren't so many cords lying around on the floor behind the television, a big plus if you're type-A like I am.

3. Competitive pricing. For the quality behind the brand name, this television is priced to outsell others in its category, period.

4. Short ramp-up time. The television is easy to program and the remote is extremely user-friendly. Plus the manual that accompanies the television is one of the most well-written component user's manuals I have ever read. The time span between removing the television from the box and watching the television might have been 20 minutes.

My family spent the weekend enjoying our new purchase. If you're in the market for a TV/DVD/VCR combo, then look no further. You've found it!

*This review refers to the 27-inch television.

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i boutht a new tv but i dont have the remot control
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I owned a 13" Panasonic TV/VCR for about 8 years and loved it so when I decided to get a larger television set I looked around at different brands, but decided to go with Panasonic again since the brand is such good quality.

I love this 20" TV/DVD/VCR. It's a great size, and great quality. After this purchase, I believe my loyalty to Panasonic has increased notably. I will most likely purchase Panasonic in the future.

JVC GR-AX841 VHS-C Camcorder We use this unit to supply warehouse security systems to the industrial market. No wonder it is out of stock at Amazon (May2000). The camcorder arrived and was setup in about 10 minutes. It has performed without a 'hitch' for several months. The AV output is routed to an Intel PC Camera ProPack webcam. Intel provides with this product a low cost.... time lapse and motion detection software CD utility. Both the JVC and Intel parts work well together. I suggest buyers focus on Windows98 and 64MB RAM on their PC to avoid USB lockups on their PC. We are well pleased and the systems work daily with only a regular environmmental housing we made to protect them from dust and cold. JVC makes a fine product which we will buy again due to its value and reliability. Thank-you!

When I decided to buy a camcorder I spent a good month researching and shopping around. This product caught my eye in a display window in a popular department store here in Australia, and was reasonably cheap, so I assumed that it wasn't a great product. Even so I checked it out, and discovered that it had everything that even some of the most expensive camcorders have, including digital zoom and numerous special effects. It was light weight and easy to use, and I don't regret buying it for a minute. Once out of the box, I had a quick look through the manual and had the camcorder figured out in a matter of minutes. The picture quality is brilliant, and I would have to say that this JVC product was the best investment I have made in a long time. I highly recommend it to anyone looking to buy an easy to use, no fuss camcorder, and being JVC you know it's a brand you can trust.

this is the easiest camcorder I've every used. I'm a real clutz when it comes to electronics, but even I can use this one with ease. It's great!

Boy was I surprised to see this on Amazon again when it was supposedly "discontinued" back in 2001. This is a very simple DVD rack but it is very effective in limiting space usage and combining quality and durability. It is very sturdy and is stackable (althought I don't recommend stacking more than two.) No double DVD case storage but its a-ok, the majority of DVDs are single case.

I love this organizer! I have bought the CD Organizer for my 3 brothers. I also bought them the DVD organizer. The only thing I don't like about it is does not fit double DVD cases because it has slots.

My DVD collection began to pile up around me and I knew I had to buy and organizer soon. I saw the Meade/Laserline DVD30ND for a relatively cheap price and decided to give it a shot. I had already purchased a couple of the Meade/Laserline organizers for CD's and was glad to see you can snap them all together. This is a great space saver for me. My DVD's slide in nice and easy and it can accept some of the larger mult-disc sets too. You can keep them out of the way and can mix/match the interlocking organizers with other organizers of various sizes. I'm very happy with the bang for the buck I got on this one.

I needed a PCI video card for my HP, because the original 11 MB video card, which wasn't cutting it, is integrated into the motherboard - a tricky install, from what I've read. Recommendations pointed to Radeon products, but the Radeon 7500 was out of stock at the store, so I spent extra on a PNY GeForce XF 5200, which slowed my entire computer down to a standstill and locked up graphics within five minutes of gameplay. I returned it and held out for the Radeon 7500.

The install was a breeze and it's vastly improved video and game graphics. I'd recommend this product to anyone looking to zip up their graphics without breaking the bank.

This video card is really one of the best. There is nothing wrong about it, everything is perfect. I really recommend it to anybody who is looking to buy a simple video card good priced, with everything in it.

This graphics card is amazing! It goes very fast and delivers exellent picture quality, which is a must. Personally, I think it is better than the Geforce 4 Ti4200. It was extremity easy to install, unlike the Ti4200. With the Ti4200, you have to do all kinds of [stuff]. Trust me on this one! It also comes bundled with a lot of neat software, like DVD programs and multiple desktop software, which lets you hook up your T.V. or another monitor to computer. An exellent way to work with multiple displays. So far, I have experienced no problems, so if you are looking to buy a graphics card, get a Radeon 7500 or something higher. You won't be disappointed!

There is nothing better than this video card except for the new GeForce 6800 Ultra, Radeon X800 Pro, and Radeon X800XT. This card beats the Radeon 9800 Pro and it even beats the new GeForce FX 5950. My very close friend works in the CyberPower Inc. so I have whole bunch of computer stuff and I get new video cards about every two to three months. I have tried many video cards and I have to say this card beats it all. It beat all cards (except for the three cards mentioned on the top) on 3D marks and frames per seconds on games like FarCry, Unreal Tournament 2004, and Call of Duty. There is nothing that can go wrong with this card. Believe me, I might not know everything about video cards but I know what I know. Only problem that I have with this card is the price. It's about $450 on Amazon.com but the new Radeon X800 Pro will be also $450 and there is no point of buying Radeon 9800XT unless you think that the new Radeon X800 Pro will perform worse than the Radeon 9800XT. If you do think that, then you really deserve a slap because Radeon X800 Pro will beat Radeon 9800XT in everything that you can think of. Wait until this card drops its' price or if you are looking forward to pay $450 then buy the new Radeon X800 Pro. You can even pay $50 more to buy the new Radeon X800XT or GeForce 6800 Ultra. I highly recommend this card when it's like $350.

I bought this card to replace a Gforce 4200ti which I loved. This card didn't run smoothly at first because It sucks so much power. I had to up the voltage to my cpu, ram etc. Now it runs perfectly. Hit 6500 on 3dmark and 47k on aquamark. with a pentium 2.6c and 1gig of golden dragon pc3500.

Can't compare it with the geforce but i'm thinking those other guys didn't configure their system properly.

I just upgraded from the 9800 Pro to the 9800 XT and what a difference. Enough to make me replay "FarCry" to get more "eye candy"!!! And you also get a coupon for "Half Life 2"!!!
My only complaint is that I have to wait until next week when "Painkiller" is out!!!

I've used this for 2 years now and cannot fault it. It plays tapes from all over the world flawlessly. The best feature, though is this: I have kids away in college overseas; I can record US programs out to PAL format and they can view them in Europe on their local TVs. Many other top-rate features too numerous to list.

Hi my uncle is a reired news reporter from CBS and has tapes that he has collected of different format type and he has a lot well up in till now he could only watch them at his CBS office ehich he can visit and use the Players but he doesn't live by it anymore so i bought this for him and he LOVES it i love watching the p[akistanie movies and what not!?!?!?! Thanks it's a MUST!

THis is the best thing there is, This VCR and its technology should be avaiable to everyone, it breaks the barrier of zones and unites the world.

I don't have to worry about the tapes I receive from India, Germany and France ther are all diffrent speed formats but once inside this VCR I can watch them any time with out running to a Video Conversio comapany and waiting three to five day to view important information.

I can record my information in format supported locally by my clients and send them a tape which they can play in their VCR back in their country.

This is the greatest VCR ever, Samsung also makes onebut the picture quality is not as nice as in this one.

I bought this card to replace my ndivia Gforce MX in my Dell 4550 2.53Ghz XP Pro. First, I made sure that I had the correct AGP driver, then uninstall the old driver, shut down, installed the new card and installed ATI driver from the CD (I didn't download). Everything went very smoothly! The ATI 9600 handled the Microsoft FS2002 extremely well with all the efffects turned to maximum; no jitters what so ever. I'm not a hardcore gamer therefore I couldn't say about other games, but I'm very happy with the results I got. I also like the silent cooling :-) and DVI connection.

I am no computer techie, but I do know how to do some things inside a computer. On a scale of 1 to 10 for ease of installation, I give this card a solid 9. The instructions were easy to follow and I had no problems.

I bought the card so that some of the games I have would run, either better, or at all. The card produces outstanding graphics, and the improvement was immediately noticeable.

There are less expensive video cards out there, but this one is worth the money!

I just ordered this card for building my younger brother's computer and I've got to say I'm quite suprised with this card. It runs all the new games very well. I only noticed some slight slow down on graphic intensive games. All in all this card runs very stable and its a great choice for a person that is trying to save a little money. The only drawback is that it has a Bios lock on the card making it unable to do an overclock unless you do some research on the internet. But if your doing that then more than likely you are looking for a more expensive card.
I highly recommend this card for any mid range computer. The Geforce equivalents do not even compare.

When people tell you that cables matter more than the components you buy and get you to spend more on your cables than on your stereo, they are lying to you and you are getting suckered.

I tried these cables against more expensive cables, did an svid comparison check etc. etc. Well, in the ads, I see all this brighter crisper picture crap. In real life, I see no difference. None. I have an HDTV unit and a very nice DVD player (I won't mention their names) and bottom line, save your money on the cables. Buy solid ones, but not ones with superfluous claims.

Don't buy super cheap cables because the won't hold up, not because the picture on your TV will "come alive".

The cable market is 99% hype to get you to pay hundreds of dollars for cables that are no better than $20 cables.

So what about these cables? Very nice in the 6 foot version. Well made connectors. Solidly made (looks like i could play tug of war with 'em). And absolute no difference between these and Monster and even more overpriced but so called "better" cables.

I picked up a set of these in a lurch and wondered how they'd perform compared to the high end, monstrously expensive brand I've usually bought. The answer is simple: no difference noted, except for the extra cash left in my pocket.

I picked up a set of these in a lurch and wondered how they'd perform compared to the high end, monstrously expensive brand I've usually bought. The answer is simple: no difference noted, except for the extra cash left in my pocket.

I recently purchase this receiver to replace my Dolby 2.0 capable receiver. I bought the D409 because it offered good solid power (100W x 5 channels) and great features (DTS 5.1, Dolby Digital) at a much lower price than the other units that I researched.

I had no trouble getting my TV, VCR, two video games systems, CD player and DVD player hooked up and working. Note that I do not connect my video playback through my receiver - this unit does not have S-Video input/outputs, you need to buy the D509 for that.

After the initial set up, the sound quality was good. With a lot of tuning and playing, the sound in excellent. When you first hook up your system and begin trying the various sound processing modes, do not get discouraged if they produce too much echo effect, you can reduce the effect directly. You should also correct the delay between your speakers and adjust the channel outputs. Many DVDs such as Fantasia and Xmen have THX sound balancing tests that help you tune your system.

The only negatives are the clip type connections for the speakers rather than binding posts and a poorly remote layout. Each remote button has multiple functions and behaves very differently depending on which mode or source you are trying to operate.

Overall, a good receiver than needs a little playing to make it a great receiver.

A few months ago, I was in the market for a surround reciever and had no idea what the terms were (s-video, component, optical, etc.) and was basically a newcomer to this type of field. However, after much research and shopping, I came across this Pioneer model (I picked it up at Price Costco for an unbelievable price ...!). I like practically everything on this reciever. It offers both Dolby Digital and DTS decoding which sounds so rich and full, and the 10 different adjustable DSP modes really can add to the experience w/o sounding too synthesized. The 100 watts x 5 amplifier drives plenty of power, and the bass is thunderous even w/o a subwoofer with ample size front speakers and the Loudness control switched on. What I liked most is all of the different customizable settings such as speaker sizes, crossover frequency, distance, and individual volume levels, plus features like Dynamic Range Control and Midnight listening mode. It does take a while to decipher all of the features and play with it, but once you do that the Pioneer offers such room to personally configure it to your own tastes. The only things I didn't like was the small remote with many confusing buttons that can be hard to operate in the dark (esp. w/ no backlight) and the sluggish FM tuner that scans much slower than most recievers. But these are very minor gripes and I'm much impressed with the excellent sound, number of features, and value this Pioneer receiver offers. A must buy for any home theater lover!

Just opened our Christmas gadgets and hooked the receiver up to a new DVD player and just 2 little speakers . . . WOW! The sound is incredible and the picture is great! It will take awhile to learn the range of features in order to fine tune the system, but the first 20 minutes of "Blade Runner" was absolutely fantastic. We also purchased a Monster digital-optical cable for $40 and the movie watching experience is so-o-o-o much better than before. I can't wait until our surround speaker system is delivered . . . I can't imagine how much better it could be! Since I don't even know what S-video is, I guess I don't know about what the other reviewers are complaining about. As far as I am concerned this receiver is everything I had hoped it would be. Happy New Year!

This is an excellent product from Allsop, who has a similar CD organizer system. This product will stack together with that one as well! Very cool. (Although the CD organizer won't stack horizontally with these, if you have identicle stacks of CD & DVD organizers they will connect with each other) As the other reviewers have said it's slotless. This product is pretty durable for plastic... not much else to say about it, one of a kind.

This organizer is great! Even if you have two or three DVD's in it, they won't fall out or you won't need spacers. They fit snug in each slot. The best part is that you can also stack them on top of each other and it's not flimsy. I recommend it for you DVD's or Playstation 2 games.

The Allsop DVD/VHS Slotless MovieStore Organization System is exactly what I was looking for to shelve my growing DVD library. I wanted something I could add on to inexpensively, but which would also make transporting easy if I needed to move the DVDs or tapes stored. I also wanted an interlocking system, so that individual components could be added to vertically or horizontally. Many tapes and DVDs come in two, three, four or more item sets; so a slotless system was required. Allsop's system met all of my requirements. I can add to the system as I add to my collection. When I need more components to house new additions to the collection, I can acquire them individually as required. If I want to take some DVDs to a friend's, I simply take one component from the shelf, slip in the titles I want, and they are held securely for transport. I would like to see a floor base for the design. This would make floor-to-ceiling shelving possible without resting the bottom row of a collection directly on the floor, but I've found resting the bottom row on the flat side of a rough-cut 2 by 4 trimmed to the width of the shelf row I want works adequately to place a 2" space between the floor and the bottom of the component shelving.