Panasonic PV-D4743K Progressive-Scan DVD-VCR Combo (Black)

Panasonic PV-D4743K Progressive-Scan DVD-VCR Combo (Black)
Manufacturer: Panasonic
Product Type: CE

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Product Description
Panasonic' vision of the digital future is driven by the needs and aspirations of its business customers and millions of consumers around the world who use its products every day. The company shares their dream to live a fuller life by providing ways of working smarter and enjoying the rewards of technological advances.PRODUCT FEATURES: Progressive Scan Video Output from DVD; Plays DVD-Video/DVD-R/DVD-RAM/CD-R/RW/JPEG/WMA/MP3/VHS; Built-in dts and Dolby Digital Decoders (2ch); DVD High Speed, Smooth Motion Scan: 5 speeds up to x100; DVD Auto Switching Field/Frame Still; Multiple DVD Viewing Options 5; DVD Repeat Play, Skip Forward/Reverse; 4-Head Hi-Fi Stereo VCR; Ready to Play Auto Setup; VHS Tape Position Display; 430mm Wide Home Theatre Chassis; Auto Clock Set with Backup; Front A/V Inputs; Digital Optical Output for Dolby Digital and dts decoders (DVD only); RF, Composite, In/Out (VCR only); Composite, Component, S-Video and Digital Audio Outputs (DVD only); Universal Tower Remote Control; Trilingual On-Screen Display.
Amazon.com Product Description
The Double Feature PV-D4743K integrates a high-quality, progressive-scan DVD player and four-head, hi-fi VCR into a slim, affordable, and handsomely designed package. Format compatibility extends from DVDs, videocassettes, and CDs to recordable audio CDs and DVD-R video discs.

Whether your living room is currently home to an HDTV or you're merely thinking of "someday," the PV-D4743K stands ready to deliver the full potential of DVDs. Progressive scanning, referred to as 480p for the number of horizontal lines that compose the video image, creates a picture using twice the scan lines of a conventional DVD picture, providing higher resolution and sharper images while eliminating nearly all motion artifacts.

The VCR's four-head design ensures smooth slow-motion tape play (forward and reverse) and clear still-frame images, and with hi-fi sound the unit records and plays back stereo audio tracks. The unit even lets you record a TV show while watching a DVD at the same time. A set of left/right analog-audio outputs channel audio to Dolby Pro Logic receivers and stereo televisions. Both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1-channel surround-sound signals can be routed through the player's optical digital-audio output for direct connection to a full-featured audio/video receiver.

Average customer rating: 4.0

Good Buy but be prepared!
Excellent Regatta Watch
Spiffy but bizarre
Very Unhappy with Watch
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What to bring on an America's Cup yacht

Suunto Yachtsman Wrist Top Computer Watch with Barometer and Compass

Manufacturer: Suunto
Product Group: CE
Binding: Sports
ASIN: B000051SES

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Product Description

Suunto Yachtsman features an accurate calendar watch with a countdown timer and dual time display, Suunto´s famous digital compass, a barometer, and a sailing timer designed to meet the timing requirements before and during a tough race. In spite of the abundance of features, Suunto Yachtsman is extremely user-friendly and has easy-to-use logic, a large display with big numerals and an electro-luminescent backlight for dimly lit conditions. Suunto Yachtsman combines exclusive looks with the rock solid construction. It is shockproof and waterproof to 30 m (100 ft). The non-allergenic aluminum casing and the durable mineral crystal glass combined with a weatherproof leather band make it the ultimate tool for discerning boaters.

Amazon.com Product Description

Don't forget your life jacket or your Suunto Yachtsman next time you go sailing. This watch combines time and date functions with a barometer, compass, and sailing timer. The tough Yachtsman looks like a high-end wristwatch with a brushed aluminum case and mineral glass face. The body is black with a ring of silver around the dial and an oversized, backlit LCD screen.

The watch displays day, time, and date with three programmable alarms plus a stopwatch and countdown timer. But the Yachtsman really stands out in its combination of sailing timer, barometer, and compass functions. The sailing timer allows you to easily set the correct sequence and synchronize the timer with the race committee with the push of a button. Large numerals and audible warning signals let you concentrate more on maneuvering your boat in the swarming of the start while Suunto Yachtsman keeps you informed on up-coming critical moments. The race timer range of the stopwatch is 120 hours, and it features a countdown from 60 minutes. You can store 50 split times in the memory for later analysis.

The barometer allows you to measure the temperature in Celsius or Fahrenheit, absolute pressure, and a difference measurement to follow changes in barometric pressure and temperature. The automatic four-day memory keeps track of atmospheric pressure. Another feature is the adjustable sea-level pressure function.

The Yachtsman's compass shows directional bearing in degrees and cardinal or half-cardinal point. There is a north-south arrow and a bearing tracking function that displays locked bearing, actual bearing, and the difference between these declination adjustments. The compass's bubble level indicates a level position to ensure accuracy within 2 or 3 degrees.

The Suunto Yachtsman is water resistant, tested to 100 meters/330 feet according to ISO 2281 standard, which means you can use it for swimming or other water sports activities--but it should not be used for scuba diving or freediving. The non-allergenic aluminum casing and the durable mineral crystal glass combined with a weatherproof band make it the ultimate tool for discerning boaters.

<b>What's in the Box</b> This package includes the Suunto Yachtsman wrist-top computer and printed operating instructions. It is covered by a one-year warranty.

Customer Reviews:

Good Buy but be prepared!.......2007-01-19

This is a really good watch. The features are pretty handy - barometer, temperature, can store readings, etc.
The only concern is regarding the size of the watch. I gave it to my boyfriend for Christmas and that was the key thing he mentioned - it is really big. So I recommend seeing it beforehand.
So if you can live with the size, it's a good buy.

Excellent Regatta Watch.......2006-09-15

I have been looking for quite some time at different sailing watches. As a bowman, I compete quite heavily in sailing regatta's and have tried several different watches. I have now had this watch for a few months and I must admit it is the best watch I have ever used. It is very user friendly and has an excellent countdown timer. Having the temperature and pressure is nice, but okay... they are extras. It is a nice looking watch, good display, and very easy to use. I would highly recommend this watch for anyone who truly competes in sailing regatta's.

Spiffy but bizarre.......2006-07-08

I want to like this watch a lot, but I am having to admit that my inexpensive Timex Ironman (now at the bottom of Lake Michigan ticking away) did the basics better. The baro and compass features are cool, although I don't use them that much.

I find it odd that in "Time" mode it doesn't show the seconds digitally, instead preferring to show the day of week, month, and day of month. You can get it to show seconds by pressing one of the unlabelled and not particularly intuitive buttons, but only for ten seconds, then it's back to the day (or date, I can't remember which). I generally want to know seconds, not what month it is, on the race course. There is a 36 element ring that does some stuff as seconds elapse but it isn't easy to read at a glance.

The countdown timer is odd too. There is no repeat mode, which I used to set to five minutes and just let roll during starting sequences. Instead there is a one shot timer that, once started, it seems that no force in the universe can reset, although you can get it to jump (either up or down, I can't remember which) by pressing one of the buttons.

Finally, I am reasonably intelligent but I'm no good at this thing's interface. Navigating through functions involves pressing one of three buttons either once, twice in two seconds, or holding it down for two seconds. There doesn't seem to be much rhyme or reason to when you do what.

In all, I'm disappointed with the lack of flexibility for displaying the time (you'd think they could splurge for a six digit display for the time, it is a watch, after all). The timer is "use it our way or not at all" as well. I could fight through the interface by reading the manual every night for a week, but really, it's not supposed to be that hard.

Very Unhappy with Watch.......2002-09-15

I have been sailing for some time now and received the watch as a long awaited sailing gift.
It is a little big, but I got over that very quickly. I had the watch for about 9 months and was preparing for an ocean voyage. I was looking forward to the compass feature. Two days before the voyage the compass went crazy and has not worked since.
The really annoying thing about the watch is the necessity to look "directly" into the face. If you look at an angle, you might see any array of numbers imaginable, fives are sixes or eighths, and ones become eleven. The date 9-15 becomes 8-16. It is really maddening.
I admit I haven't been back to the manufacture yet, but these problems should not occur to begin with.
Be advised.

Wow!.......2002-08-14

This thing is amazing, but on the pricy side but for computer in watch it's worth it. i reccomend this for someone with a little extra money lying around.(-:

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