Video Reviews

I bought this product expecting the same great results that I have seen with other monster products, but I feel a little let down. The cable is excellently made, and very high quality, but the results are lacking. There was very little change in the reception of my cable tv. Maybe I was expecting too much from this cable, but I could see almost no difference. I would definatly expect greater improvement for the cost of this cable. I would definatly recommend all monster products that I have purchased, but I don't think I would buy this cable again.

My picture was very snowy until I switched to the Z300. Now the picture on my TV is so crisp and clear. The Z300 has great shielding which blocked the interference form the rest of my cables. The Z300 is also built solid. If you already have good picture, the Z300 may not help. But for optimum picture quality and protection from interference, the Z300 is awesome.

It overheats if asked to do more than 5 prints in a row. Once cooled (45sec.), it will continue, but heat problem & delays get worse. Considered a "normal" condition in the manual! Like a Windows crash is a "feature"???

Awesome is a horribly overused word, but this little puppy earns major kudos! It's terrbily intuitive, easy to use, runs on a honking big NIMH battery (or AC) and -- yes -- produces dye-sub prints that are rich and gorgeous and tough-to-tell from conventionally processed ones. If the big chasm preventing digital photography from going mainstream has been the lack of physical prints that you can stick in an envelope and mail to the relatives (or carry around in your pocket), the P-200 more than bridges that gap. It's a masterpiece of engineering.

This is a great product for the cost. I bought the DVD and this combo makes it possible for me to view every kind of Videos. Flat screen makes it better but then for this cost its a good deal. Review the technical data and u would definitely find the features u r looking for in this product. I am a student and might have been just gone for a cheap deal for this combo but once u see it then u would believe me. Go to the nearest dealer and see the product urself and u would really like it.

I love it...it's a perfect combo/TV for my bedroom. It's a great picture & easy to operate. The 4 head VCR is super; however it is mono sound (but the sound is more than adequate).

This camcorder has many good control designs and it is excellent in recording DV footage. However the digital still photos onto SD cards function lacks any High-Res performance. Photos will seem spotty. If you want great digital pictures better buy a 3 mega pixel digital camera instead. The Cam's VCR play back directional pad, the zoom slider, record button, menu button & its switch ...all contribute to the cam's easy functionality. The cam I bought came right out of the box with 5 bad dead red/green pixels on its side LCD panel. I had to sent it to repairs within the week. Panasonic service at Elgin, IL took over a little over 3 months to get it repaired. Some what irratating...and poor service. The unit is repaired now and works properly. I highly recommed to get a service plan on it. Make sure it works right with in 90 days. Its a cool cam but sure wish it had a image motion stablizer.

This has to be the greatest item I have ever laid my hands on and thats saying alot since I'm a multimillionaire with everything that I want. There is not a better camera available in the world.

We bought this in a store where they had scores of camera plugged in and you could scan around with all of them. This one consistently had the most natural color and exposure... even better than some very expensive ones (of course you can't always say what adjustments have been goofed up on some of the display cameras) After using the camera for a week or so we find that that indoors the video is nearly on a par with broadcast quality. You would never suspect is was a home video. It's very clean and properly exposed. Low light performance is also very good if you employ the Magicpix digital effect.

Outdoors it is also quite good but, being a bit more challenging, you might be able to tell it's not the travel channel you're watching (but it's still very good)

Now here's the bad news.
The optical image stbilizer is OK but you do stil have to be very careful to get good video. It does not iron out the bigger shakes like the electronic ones do. So I am not so thrilled with the stabilizer.

Still pictures, if you care, are good 1M pics but nothing more. They are useful.

Surprise! The lens is mismarked and will not accept 43mm filters or auxiliary lenses. In fact it won't accept ANY filters because it is 50mm (not 49 and not 52) and therefore non-standard. So you can forget about getting a wide angle lens for it. This is a problem for us... No polarizer, no wide angle lense. So, at this point we are not sure we'll keep the camera.. even though we have been favorably impresed with the basic quality.

Just to correct previous reviewer: how to attach 43mm filter or add-on lens (from the manual):
"When you want to attach a Tele Conversion Lens (not supplied) or a Wide Conversion Lens (not supplied), be sure to first remove the lens Hood by turning it counterclockwise."
I removed lens Hoood, attached 43mm filter and putted Hood back.

PD-DV952 is a great camcorder. I tried it once, and the image quality was exellent. I suggest you buy this since it's really cheap considering the the fact that it's a 3CCD camcorder. Buy this and you won't regret it.

I recently did A LOT of research for a high-end camcorder.

This was the winner. After trying many 2 ccd products from Sony and Canon--both good, this camcorder just had more of the goods. Being a 3 ccd camcorder, the colors and sharpness are EXCEPTIONAL. You can film a professional documentary with this one.

The only problem with all the camcorders under $3k, you'll have problems filming in low light. The low-light features in the Panasonics, Sonys, and Canons is substandard, so don't believe the MARKETING that they can film at night in color--that war footage green low-light tints, etc aren't really pragmatic. Consider these cams for use only in good light conditions.

I took the Panasonic to Hawaii and worked flawlessly. Get the bigger Panasonic branded lithium-ion battery and you'll have more than enough juice for 3 days of regular filming thru the big lcd screen (which is better than competitors).

Controls are intuitive and easy to use as well. It may be a little bit more bulky than the 2 ccd Sony palmcorders (though of similar weight), but MARKEDLY smaller than the other 3 ccd competitors. If you're an enthusiast, then this cam offers the best in terms of price, features (3ccd!), and size.

Since all cams are not really pocketable (avoid the buggy Sony micro Dvs), don't only think in size.....you'll need a camera bag on vacations REGARDLESS of size (you'll need the spare battery, 2 filters, wide angle lens).....skimping on these goods will cut your filming experience when you get to your computer to edit--I learned this lesson the hard way--so don't skimp on these items........get a Lowe camera backpack which worked as a day pack and camera pack.

This is one exceptional camera that will give me many years of service!

I put this in a budget system that will be for burning DVD`s and CD`s. I played the FPS game, Freedom Fighters, and had no problems with the game. I will probably buy another soon, to go in another system I`m building

Only have a few minutes with this card working before having to leave. Installation is a snap. No compatibility issue and the fonts are clean and crisp. Color is bright but not over saturated.

Response is very fast. I don't use it for video games on this machine, but windows and menu moves around quickly.

The system is great. It have video output, fm-tv turner and audio-video input but the only set back was no remote control. The studio software is excellent to edit your own movies or TV recorded programs and the price is very cheap....

Shipping policies, which weren't a problem have changed since I bought my pinnacle pctv deluxe usb with remote. But as far as the product goes, I couldn't be happier. It does exactly what it says, and doesn't crash. It records cable tv, nad has RCA & S-Video (inputs), which can be recorded from. The remote does work, which I have read posting else where saying it doesn't. The slight draw back is that the tv application has to be selected(highlighted) on your task bar for the remote to work. As far as the remote, it's cool looking, has many options, and allows you to control the station menu on the monitor. The unit itself is compact, and very handy b/c it's external(usb). The software is decent; for real time tv viewing, great. The timelapse(like TiVo), works great too, and a conversion program(included) converts them into vcd, svcd, mpegll ps(DVD). The program also can burn them straight to cd/dvd(haven't tried yet) if u have dvd writer. The recorder scheduler is ok, messes up occasionally, but works. Overall, a great product, but like I said: SYSTEM WILLING

I have a dell dim 8100 Pentium 4 1.7ghz w/256mb ram, and 45GB storage. It runs good on it, but I probably wouldn't want to have any less.. newer computers would prolly run awesome with it. I think one big factor is having usb 2.0. I have 1.1 and it runs good, but maybe with usb 2.0 a slower system could run well with it. I'm planning on buying a usb2.0 card soon, but haven't so I don't know. You definately need a good amount of storage. I'd say a good 20Gb... more or less depending on how much you record, and how often you delete old pctv video files(easy to do, use gallery). The video files can get pretty large, especially if you are recording in hi qual.

Why buy an entry level home theater receiver when for just a bit more, you can get this great sounding Pioneer Elite unit? This receiver is well made and has Pioneer's newly revised owner's manual that makes setup far easier than other receivers. The unit's sound is smooth without sounding bright. Also, the remote's buttons light up when pressed and the receiver is THX Select certified-indicating a powerful amplifier section that won't wimp out on loud movie soundtracks! Highly recommended for the money.

This reciever has to be best I have ever heard for this price. Don't be fooled by the specification sheet where it says "90watts a channel"; there may be amps out there with up to 120watts per channel but only at 1000hz which humans hear the best, when the Pioneer will do 90watts across the entire audio bandwith 20hz - 20000hz which will sound very warm, rich, and twice as loud as a normal reciever. You will never find a THX certified reciever at this price for a very long time! The face of this amp is acually made out of a copper plate, not cheap shiny plastic which a lot of people think. It has a nice on screen display which makes it very easy for beginners to setup. It has everything you will need for both music and home theatre like, DTS, Dolby Digital, DSP, Pro Logic, and six channels for future upgrades. The only downfall I see about this reciever is looking at the higher Elite models and the flagships LCD remote control.

with out it alot of your HDTV componets will not hook up because the industry standard is not close enough to be compatible with all brands

Several years ago I bought a RCA DCT 100 Hi Def. receiver in anticapation of my future upgrade to a Hi Res TV. I just purchased a Sony 32in. Hi Res TV. I hooked up the adapter and WOW HDTV in all its glory.