JOBO GIGA Vu Pro Hard Drive and Media Player

JOBO GIGA Vu Pro Hard Drive and Media Player
Manufacturer: Jobo
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
The Jobo GIGA Vu Pro Hard Drive and Media Player is the ultimate multimedia imaging device. It has a large 4" color TFT display, allowing you to instantly view your digital pictures in multiple formats. The built-in card slot supports CompactFlash and MicroDrive cards, for quick and easy transfer of your digital photos. TV-out lets you preview your digital pictures on a TV. Play back video with sound easily - the GIGA Vu Pro supports MEPG 1 through 4, as well as DivX and MP3 files. Power Zoom feature up to 1 pixel Built-in speaker Direct printing to PictBridge enabled printers Fast USB 2.0 card reader saves camera battery life Dimensions(LxWxH) - 5.7 x 4.2 x 1.5 Weight - 14.82 oz.
From the Manufacturer
The Jobo Digital Giga Vu PRO is a feature-rich portable hard drive and image storage device, viewer and digital media player. Features like the 4-inch color LCD monitor with 320 x 240 pixel resolution, CompactFlash Type II memory card slot, 2200mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery, USB 2.0 high speed interface and 40 GB hard drive make it ideal for professional digital photographers.

The Giga Vu PRO is compatible with Canon, Kodak and Nikon RAW files as well as JPEG image files. It can decode a 6-Megapixel JPEG image in about one second for almost instantaneous display. Zoom up to 400% for JPEG and RAW images and display the color channel data (RGB and B&W), histogram and Exif data for your images. The Dust Detector view mode will help you find dirt on your imager. You can copy select images from your digital camera's flash memory card or transfer all images.

The Giga Vu PRO is also an MP3 player that lets you listen to your favorite tunes over headphones or through the built-in speaker. Watch MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DIVX 3 and DIVX 4/5 encoded movies on the unit's LCD while you're on the go, or hook it up to a TV using the included AV cable to watch the movie files you've stored. Controls for play, stop, fast forward, rewind and volume make it easy to navigate. The Giga Vu PRO can also be used as portable hard drive to transfer data between computers.

Average customer rating: 3.5

Some good, some bad.
Good inexpensive choice

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Compaq Presario SR2010NX Desktop PC (AMD Sempron Processor 3400+, 512 MB RAM, 120 GB Hard Drive, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive)

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Office
Product Group: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers
ASIN: B000IMSOS0

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Compaq Presario SR2000 series PC is a performance PC combining advanced technology with productivity tools in a smart, stylish package.

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Whether you're e-mailing family and friends, balancing your online checkbook, or listening to your digital music collection, the HP Compaq SR2010NX offers a versatile, strong base for your home computing needs. Focusing on affordability, this desktop provides room to grow with the ability to add up to 2 GB of RAM and a wide variety of peripherals via its four USB 2.0 ports. It's also chock-full of security and productivity software to get you going as soon as the PC's unpacked from its box, including Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006, Quicken New User Edition 2006, and Microsoft Works 8. It's powered by the efficient 1.8 GHz AMD Sempron 3400+ processor. Other features include a 120 GB hard drive, 512 MB of installed RAM, combo DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive for watching movies and burning your favorite music mixes to disc, an integrated Nvidia GeForce 6150 video/graphics card with up to 256 MB of shared video RAM, and Windows XP Home edition operating system. This is a Windows Vista capable PC.

The Basics
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Hard Drive: The 120 GB Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive (7200 RPM) is a bit on the small side for desktop PCs, but is in line with comparable affordable models. This SATA hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to FireWire and USB 2.0.

Processor: A lower-end cousin to AMD's XP processor line, the 1.8 GHz AMD Sempron 3400+ found in this notebook is speedy enough for everyday computing needs and running office productivity software, but won't be quite enough for higher-end video editing or 3-D gaming. This processor features AMD's Cool'n'Quiet Technology, which conserves power while also keeping the notebook's decibels to a minimum. It also features up to a 1600 MHz front-side bus (FSB) and a 128 KB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance.)

Memory: The 512 MB of installed RAM (PC4200, 2 x 256 MB, 533 MHz) is enough to get you started, but you'll want to add more RAM to handle today's demanding multimedia and productivity suites. This desktop has a good 2 GB maximum RAM capacity (2 x 1 GB). Also, to receive the benefits of the dual-channel DDR2 RAM, any RAM additions require memory modules of same capacity and clockspeed.

CD/DVD Drive: With the included DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive, you'll be able to watch DVD movies as well as burn data and your favorite music mixes to CD. It has 48x write, 32x rewrite, and 48x read speeds for CDs, and a 16x DVD read speed.

Keyboard & Mouse: It comes with a Compaq keyboard and scroller mouse (both with PS/2 connections). </ul> Graphics and Sound
This desktop features an integrated Nvidia GeForce 6150LE graphics/video card with up to 256 MB of shared video memory. It features NVidia's PureVideo technology--which provides great picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for video content--and full support for Microsoft DirectX 9.0 for stunningly realistic cinematic effects for all DirectX-compatible applications. It also offers an integrated audio card.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
For expansion, this desktop has three PCI slots (two available), one PCI Express x16 slot (available), two 5.25-inch external bays (one available), one external 3.5-inch bay (available), and one internal 3.5-inch bay (occupied). It comes with the following external connectors: <ul>

4 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players (2 in front, 2 in rear)

2 PS/2 ports for connecting keyboards and mice

1 VGA monitor port

1 line-out (front)

2 microphone line-in (1 front, 1 rear) </ul> It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).

Preloaded System and Software
This system comes with the Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 operating system with Advanced Security Technologies, which helps to reduce unwanted downloads and pop-ups while surfing the Web. It also comes preloaded with Microsoft Works (for working with word processing and spreadsheet documents), Symantec Norton Internet Security 2006 (with 60 days of LiveUpdate), Encarta Encyclopedia 2006, Quicken New User Edition 2006, Microsoft Money 2006, Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, and HP Photosmart Premier for digital image editing and organizing.

Dimensions and Weight
This desktop measures 15.4 x 7.15 x 16.25 inches (HxWxD) and weighs approximately 24 pounds.

What's in the Box
The HP Compaq Presario SR2010NX desktop PC comes with a power cord, keyboard, and scroller mouse. It is backed by a one-year warranty for parts and labor from date of purchase, one-year technical phone service, and 90 days of software application support.

Customer Reviews:

Some good, some bad........2007-03-09

It's quiet and energy-efficient--my old one actually got hot it used so much energy. Looks nice and all that--does what a new computer should do. At least after I beefed up the RAM (which with labor charges cost way over $300 additional) to a gigabyte. But folks, if it's been several years since you bought your last PC you are in for a surprise because of all the so-called trial programs it comes with. I'd read about this problem but had no idea it would be THIS bad. Actually I hear it's like this with most new PCs nowadays. These programs are in-your-face, they take up disc space, and they are very, VERY hard to get rid of. Took me two weeks straight. If that's not bad enough, remember when a new PC would always come with at least Word or WordPerfect or something--the full program? Well, now that too is just a trial version and if you want Word you have to buy it! Yep! (I understand that's true of not only this Presario but of others, but do be warned that it's going to cost you a bundle for software to be able to ever USE the thing! I do mean a bundle!) Another bad surprise: NO printer port. None, zilch. Could not, not, believe it. Neither a parallel port (for my beloved dot matrix printer) nor a serial port. It doesn't point this out in the product details, of course! So in addition to buying hundreds of dollars' worth of software, NOW I ALSO have to buy a new printer to get one that will work in a USB port! Also there aren't but two memory-card slots so if you want 1 gig of RAM you have to remove a 256 first, that's bad--and the slots are under the bundle of internal wires! Altogether, it would have been FAR cheaper to buy a very expensive PC. As for service, though, that's better than I expected and free, though sometimes the tech barely knows English (the techs are all in India). The best part was ordering through Amazon with its wonderful fast delivery! By the way, I needed it for my paying job so the problems with getting rid of trial programs, getting somebody to install more RAM, etc., cost me several weeks of pay in addition to all I had to spend on software and such. Not good, not good! Buy an expensive one, you'll be way ahead. I sure will next time because this has ended up costing me about $1500 total anyway--not counting lost pay or the new printer I need, and I already had a new monitor and speakers and a good optical mouse. So this is not the way to save money, nope.

Good inexpensive choice .......2007-01-25

I picked this up at a local retailer with a nice rebate making it very affordable. The Sempron chip is very energy efficient and I love that I can barely hear the cooling fan. The system runs Dragon Naturally speaking with no problem at all however if you're going to be multitasking I would recommend at least 1g of memory. Overall this pc was a great replacement that didn't break the bank.

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