Akai PDP4295ED 42" Flat Panel Plasma EDTV-Ready TV

Akai PDP4295ED 42

Akai PDP4295ED 42" Flat Panel Plasma EDTV-Ready TV
Manufacturer: Akai
Product Type: CE

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Product Description
Akai is a company with a long history of innovation and leadership in the fields of audio and video consumer electronics. For the past decades, Akai has been a major factor in the electronics industry. From its early days of dominant marketshare in the reel-to-reel recording industry, to modern day state of the art home entertainment systems, Akai continues to be a leader in the consumer electronics industry.PRODUCT FEATURES:42" 16:9 WideScreen Plasma EDTV;160 Degree Extra Wide Viewing Angle;Picture In Picture;Built In Tuner;Progressive Scan Picture Quality;Digital Comb Filter;High Contrast/High Brightness Panel;Component Video, RCA, and "S" Video Inputs;Computer Input (VGA/XGA);Wall Mountable.

Average customer rating: 2.0

I returned mine.
Good concept, bad execution
THE BEST PDA EVER!...well...next to the palm pdas

Royal EZ Vue 3MB Organizer

Manufacturer: Royal
Product Group: CE
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ASIN: B000FCR452

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ROYAL 29548M EZVue 6 3 MB PDA with Sliding Keyboard 3 MB PDA with sliding keyboard;6-line, full touch-screen, Royal(R) Glo display;American Heritage spell checker, thesaurus and English/Spanish translator;Information directory with pre-programmed calorie and carbohydrate lists and toll-free numbers;Calendar and schedule planner with alarm;Built-in clock with 12/24-hour format; To-do list, memo book and address book; Metric and currency conversion; Mortgage, financial, checkbook and mileage calculators, games and password protection EZVue 6 3 MB PDA with Sliding Keyboard

Customer Reviews:

I returned mine........2007-03-07

Why did I return it?
First, the dim screen makes for a better mirror than a way to review inputed data. Then the keyboard (which slides in and out) didn't lock securely in place - so it wobbled as you inputted your data. Yes, there is a stylus there too, so it's not completely keyboard operated, adding to the aggrivation. No way to customize the buttons either, from what I could tell. Overall, the graphic interface and user friendlyness for this thing was high tech in 1985.
In less than a week I was disgusted with it and returned it in favor of a Palm Z22 PDA Three times more expensive - but a thousand times better than this clunker.

Good concept, bad execution.......2007-01-10

I thought I would try buying a basic organizer rather than an expensive PDA, and so I tried the EZ Vue 6. Now, let me first say that it seems quite durable; I've dropped the unit a time or two, and it suffers no more than a scratch. Additionally, it uses standard AAA batteries, so there are no expensive battery packs to buy.

That being said, let me say this: the interface is cumbersome at best, the features are all implemented on the level of a proof-of-concept, and the unit wears out batteries so quickly that you'll be buying a LOT of them.

The interface in detail: perhaps the most annoying part is the task list. Sure, you can enter tasks quickly, but let's say you want to mark one as completed. You can't actually change any aspect of a task until you go into "edit" mode, which is only accessible via the keyboard. Same for deleting any item, so it's impossible to do much with just the stylus. They should have either put more function buttons on the face of the device, or designed it with the keyboard in a fixed position.

The calendar is fine if you have all day to play with it. Efficiency is not the name of the game here; if you want a recurring appointment (say a weekly meeting, for example) you have to make it "recurring" by manually entering each instance. However, viewing things is really easy, and the device could have been marketed for a quarter of its price as a clock/calendar unit.

The spell check, thesaurus, etc., are all useless if you have more than a 600-word vocabulary. The thing can't be used for taking short notes-- I've found a stack of post-its to be more effective for that, and they don't quit working in the middle of a meeting.

If you're looking for a white elephant gift, this is the kind of useless item that fits perfectly in that sort of situation. However, if you're looking for a truly useful organizer, spend a little more money for a Palm Z22-- or, better yet, buy any of a wide array of paper-based planners available here or elsewhere. As I said, paper doesn't quit because of weak batteries.

THE BEST PDA EVER!...well...next to the palm pdas.......2006-08-18

This thing is the closest thing you can get to a basic pocket pc. Pros:its got something like a 11mhz cpu.it can hold N E THING on note,todo and phone.

cons:alarm sound is SO WEAK my dog cant even hear it. the nav is akward i mean can they have done a normal up down left right gameboy style?.it needs to be reset every 5 secends.

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