Zenith DVD-2200 DVD Player

Zenith DVD-2200 DVD Player
Manufacturer: Zenith
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Amazon.com Review
Price-wise, you can't beat Zenith's DVD2200 DVD-Video player. By today's standard, it's a basic model, with a single digital-audio output and no built-in Dolby Digital decoder. However, the DVD2200's price is amazing when compared to the first generation of DVD players.

This model is compatible with both Dolby Digital and Digital Theater Sound (DTS) formats. Using the coaxial digital-audio output, you can connect the DVD2200 to a preamp or AV receiver with DTS and/or Dolby Digital processing and enjoy surround-sound movies in either format. That's a big plus, especially as more DVD titles are released in DTS. The DVD2200 has a 10-bit digital-to-analog video decoder, as opposed to the 8-bit models that were common when the DVD format was first introduced. It also incorporates a 24-bit, 96 kHz audio D/A converter, which translates into higher-quality sound--particularly when using the DVD2200 as a CD player. Zenith supplies a full-function remote control that lets you enlarge images to either four or 16 times their normal size--a great feature for zooming in on credits at the end of a movie. Additional features include a single S-Video output, an intuitive onscreen menu, parental control, and 3D Virtual Surround.

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Sprint PCS Touchpoint 2100 Phone (Sprint) Manufacturer: Sprint PCS Product Group: Wireless Binding: Wireless Phone ASIN: B000056NSD

Product Description

Essentially, the TP2100 is a trimmer, less-expensive version of the popular TP2200 phone with a couple of cosmetic improvements, including a subtle, cobalt-colored case. At 4.8 by 2 by 0.8 inches, the TP2100 is well balanced and portable. The six-line screen is fit for information management and Web work, and the keypad is marked with a novel, chunky font--a refreshing take on staid phone design.

Like other Touchpoint phones, the TP2100 incorporates a four-way mouse key for menu navigation, and its OK, CLR, and End buttons double as useful menu keys. The buttons themselves are rubberized, responsive, and big enough to allow us to place calls quickly without misdialing.

Call-management features include 30 distinctive ringer types, with vibration mode, three recordable ringers and three custom ringer settings. The enhanced phone book offers 120 storage locations, and each entry can hold up to nine phone numbers. A call-history feature logs the last 10 incoming, outgoing, and missed calls each.

The TP2100 is prepped for Sprint PCS's voice-activated features. We set up voice tags for 20 friends and associates, all of whom could be dialed by voice command. We never had trouble getting the phone to recognize names, and once we set up voice tags, all we needed to do was press *OK, speak the name of the person we wanted to call and the TP2100 handled the rest.

The voice-memo recorder was just as useful. Instead of scrambling for Post-its or hauling out our PDA, we saved up to four minutes worth of to-do lists, important numbers, and reminders in the TP2100's memory. An added bonus: When playing messages back, you have the option of listening to them over the earpiece or the main speaker. You can even record and attach a voice ringer to any number in voice-dial memory.

The TP2100 supports such carrier-dependent services as caller ID, call waiting, voice-mail alerts, three-way calling, e-mail, SMS text messaging, and wireless Internet access.

Web navigation was flawless, and the minibrowser has direct access to popular shopping and entertainment sites, as well as updates on the latest news, sports, weather, and financial information. It also has messaging and game folders, so you can access your AOL Instant Messenger account or engage in a round or two of trivia. It should be noted that the TP2100 also features five built-in games: Football, Dice, Blackjack, Sequence, and Sketcher (the wireless equivalent of an Etch-A-Sketch).

While the TP2100 may not replace your Palm Pilot or Handspring Visor, it stores appointments and to-do lists, and it features a calculator and stopwatch, as well as a series of different alarms to keep you on track.

If you purchase a data kit, you can use the phone as a digital modem for PCs or download PIM data from your computer.

Security features include phone locking, restricted incoming calls, restricted outgoing calls (with three special memory spots for exceptions), phone-book erase, and full reset mode, which erases personal information in all applications.

We were enthused when the TP2100's lithium-ion battery, which is rated for 225 minutes of digital talk time, held a connection for four hours. Furthermore, the phone lasted for 210 hours in digital standby mode, a full 10 hours better than its rating.

Touchpoint phones are some of the best-designed models currently available, and the TP2100 is no exception. Melding distinctive form with ample functions, the TP2100 is a noteworthy phone for business and personal communication.

--Thom Arno, edited by Steve O'Neil

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