AudioSource SW300 Compact 50 Watt Subwoofer

AudioSource SW300 Compact 50 Watt Subwoofer
Manufacturer: Audio Source
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
For over 25 years, AudioSource has provided high quality amplifiers, preamplifiers, equalizers, indoor/outdoor speakers, in-wall speakers, powered subwoofers and surround sound processors for value conscious audio enthusiasts. Powered subwoofers have become a necessary part of any complete audio/visual system, particularly for home theater. Your normal speakers can only pick up a certain range of sounds, leaving the very lowest frequencies unheard. Powered subwoofers fill in those blanks. For years, AudioSource has been offering fine powered subwoofers at excellent prices.The SW 300 Compact Powered Subwoofer is a perfect match for compact speakers. It fills in the lowest tones which regular speakers cannot reproduce. Check out the System 300, which joins the SW 300 with five compact speakers, allowing you to create an unobtrusive home theater environment at a great price.
Amazon.com CE Description
The SW 300 Compact Powered Subwoofer is a perfect match for compact speakers. It fills in the lowest tones which regular speakers cannot reproduce. Check out the System 300, which joins the SW 300 with five compact speakers, allowing you to create an unobtrusive home theater environment.

Average customer rating: 4.0

Modest phone, great for those who want to forget they have a phone!
Even a basic user like me can be disappointed...
A very reliable phone
Great

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Manufacturer: T-Mobile
Product Group: Wireless
Binding: Wireless Phone
ASIN: B000NBITGS
2007-02-11

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Amazon.com Product Description

This feature-rich, tri-band phone includes an advanced VGA camera, Bluetooth technology, support for T-Mobile's myFaves service, and much more. The Samsung t329, affectionately dubbed the "Stripe", makes a powerful, yet affordable, mobile companion. Additionally, with MMS messaging capabilities, a speakerphone, and wireless Web browsing abilities, the t329 is the perfect complement to T-Mobile service.

Design
Inside the t329's sleek clamshell you'll find a large, yet crisp and clear 128 x 160 color LCD display with support for over 65,000 colors. The outside cover of the handset sports a unique rectangular LCD display that can display time, call information, battery and signal strength, and more. The phone's VGA camera is located just above this display. Up and down buttons for volume control are placed on the left side, and camera controls are included on the right side of the phone, while most of the phone's features and on-screen menus are controlled by a five-way center button on the handset's control pad. The phone includes 21.8 MB of internal memory, and because the t329 has an internal antenna, there's nothing to snag or break off. Lastly, the phone's USB or Bluetooth connectivity makes transferring supported files onto the t329 a snap.

Calling Features
The t329's phone book can handle up to 1,000 of your contacts, and you can store up to five numbers per entry, plus an email address, and a note. In addition to having a discreet vibrating alert, the t329 supports polyphonic ringtones, which means you can really jazz up your incoming calls with cool tunes. Custom ringtones in MP3 format are also supported. A number of ringtones come preloaded on the phone, and more ringtones can be downloaded from T-Mobile's t-zones service. You can also assign ringer IDs and picture IDs to your favorite callers. Like all T-Mobile phones, the t329 supports voice mail, caller ID, conference calling, call forwarding, call waiting, call hold, built-in paging, and access to T-Mobile's 411 service. Additionally, the t329 is Bluetooth-enabled, allowing you to use a variety of headsets and hands-free kits for total wireless freedom when you're on the go.

This phone is fully compatible with T-Mobile's myFaves service, which allows you to call up to five of your most common contacts--on any network--without using any of your minutes. Learn more about myFaves.

Messaging, Internet, and Tools
When it comes to messaging and Internet connectivity, the t329 has you covered. The phone features support for Yahoo!, AOL, and ICQ instant messaging applications (T-Mobile messaging charges apply). There's also a built-in Web browser for t-zones downloads and mobile Web browsing. T-Mobile's t-zones service lets you receive and send emails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. Traditional text messaging, as well as picture and sound messaging, are also supported by the phone. T9 text entry, which is a predictive text entry technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit--a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

A number of handy software tools are bundled with the t329, including a voice memo recorder that allows up to a minute of recording time per memo, a calculator with unit converter, a to-do list, a calendar, and an alarm clock.

Imaging and Entertainment
The t329 is easily customized to suit your style. Screen savers, themes, and wallpapers can be set to your tastes, and you can even browse and download more wallpapers from the t-zones service. You can also use the phone's Bluetooth or USB connectivity to download more pictures from your PC. The t329 is Java-enabled, meaning it supports games and application downloads written on the Java platform. Games are available via the T-Mobile t-zones service.

The t329 also sports a flight mode feature, which allows the user to safely use the non-wireless functions of a phone (such as games, or organizer functions) on an airplane during flight.

As mentioned, the phone sports a powerful VGA camera that features a self-timer, night mode functions, and white balance control options.

Vital Statistics
The Samsung t329 weighs 2.82 ounces and measures 3.43 x 1.79 x 0.98 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 6 hours of digital talk time, and up to 11 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews:

Modest phone, great for those who want to forget they have a phone!.......2007-05-21

PROS: 1. Small, Pocketable. Not square and edgy like the Razor so it is more pocket friendly than those square-style phones.
2. Easy as cake to use out of the box. Simcard in, charge phone, and you are good to go.
3. Camera takes good pictures (better than other VGA flips I've seen like the Razor and older model samsung flips). Also the camera has a ton of features and modes like Sepia, Black and White etc...
4. Works well with Samsung WEP-200 Bluetooth headset(connects fast). You will NEED a bluetooth headset to enjoy this phone as the speakerphone and sound quality of the handset are sketchy.
5. Phone turns on and off fast. Not sure why, but I like this.
6. Has a really cool World Time zone feature, a Calender that rivals any Blackberry and a Tip Calculator. If this phone didn't have these it would have gotten 3 stars total from my review!

CONS:
1. Phone comes with no ring tones, backgrounds, or decent games. The first thing the phone does when you turn it on for the first time is basically take you to T-Zones so you can spend the rest of the day buying ringtones, wallpapers and decent games for it. Unless you really dig the basics then get ready to spend about $30 on the fun pretty stuff you get for free with pricier phones.
2. Get ready to miss alot of phone calls. I work in NYC and usually carry my Blackberry 8700g mon-fri and only use the Stripe on weekends when I'm in the quiet suburbs of Westchester or in the park relaxing. Even in these muted environments I still tend to not hear the Stripe ringing when I have it in my pocket or cup holder of my car. Where as my Blackberry would get me pulled over by the cops for disturbing the peace. Compared to the other samsung flips (the e335 and e715) I've owned in the past this one rings and vibrates really low. I've already spend a small fortune on the loudest most annoying ringtones out there and I still barely hear my calls. This can be remedied by wearing the bluetooth headset and waiting for the headset to buzz you when you have an incoming call.

3. Another gripe on the sound, is the call clarity is very sketchy; With the samsung WEP-200 bluetooth headset on people hear me either fine or it seems like my voice is going thru extra loud when I'm in a noisy environment. On the otherhand, with just the phone to my ear in the same loud environment(or in the wind) I usually can't hear clearly or the person needs me to speak up to hear me over the background. I'm still not too sure about that but I wear the bluetooth headset all the time and keep my voice low so it sort of remedies it for me.

4. Speakerphone! I'm still trying to figure out how to use the speakerphone with the shell closed. On all Samsung phones I've owned in the past (going back to 2003), once you put the call onto speakerphone you can close the shell and keep the call. The Stripe even when on speakerphone mode hangs up when you close the shell. This means you have to carry the open phone or lay it open on the table (by the way, it rocks and doesn't sit still when opened) which is sort of stupid in my opinion. But once again, I wear the bluetooth headset all the time now and no longer use speakerphone so it sort of remedies it for me.

5. T-Zones Overkill: I have nothing against T-Mobile raking in billions of dollars a year off of kids buying $3 ringtones, but there is way too much access to T-Zones on this phone for buying ringtones and wallpapers that it gets in the way of using the actual phone. Granted the phone comes with nothing on it out of the box and you will eventually wonder onto to T-Zones to add some flavor to your Stripe, but do we really need like 3 or 4 T-Zone shortcuts hidden on the keypad. I don't like that every other button I press takes me to T-Zones. Maybe your kids and T-Mobile's accountants would, but it takes away from the phone's function as a phone.

6. Camera shortcut controls: They are some odd controls that allow the camera to take an upside down picture or reverse picture. Not sure why these rarely, if ever used, functions would be shortcutted on the easy to reach side keys where as a Zoom shortcut would be more practical.

7. KeyPad Navigation: After a month and half with this thing I'm still trying to figure out if I can or can't reset shortcut keys on the Navi-Pad. I swore the manuals hint that you could custom reset it and I remember older Samsung phones had this and someone at the T-Mobile store told me how but I'm still stratching my head on it.

8. Signal/Reception: In the same areas and at the same time of day my T-Mobile 8700g Blackberry would get all reception bars, when the Stripe would say "no-signal-found". Not sure of why this is, but it happens all the time. It could be that the unit I own is faulty or a inherent difference in antenna strength between Blackberries and Samsung flips. At any rate, it is a flaw of this phone.

9. Airplane Mode: WTF!? This is the most useless idea ever and it angers me, because I would have prefered a much practical "Profile" mode instead.
Of all the things on the Stripe about 30 to 40 percent of the modes and goodies (Airplaine mode and Voice Record being the top two) are as useless as a two legged chair to me.

BOTTOM LINE: I ONLY got this phone (I paid $40) to take the place my hefty Blackberry on the weekends when I'm out playing or driving around and don't need email and internet updates every 5 minutes. Although the Stripe has alot of features to both improve on, and borrow from older models, I'm happy with the simplicity it brings me as my second phone(and when I want to forget I'm carrying a phone).
I definately DO NOT recommend this as main or primary everyday phone to someone that wants all the fancy features. If that is what you want the Stripe will either bore you to death or bankrupt you, since you will be on T-Zones every minute looking for decent ringtones, wallpaper, games and other stuff that come free with more expensive flips.

If you are like me and desire a second or a modest cellphone that you want to forget you have on you because you dont want to be too connected then this is the perfect phone. Just get a bluetooth headset and it will be alright as rain!

Even a basic user like me can be disappointed..........2007-04-22

The only reason I stay with T-mobile is because I am locked into a cheap family plan. The lack of phone options & poor receptions is enough switch to a different carrier, however, that is currently financially out of the question.

Back to this phone. Like other users have mentioned, it is:
--faster than other Samsungs I have used in terms of on/off and switching menu functions
--looks pretty cool
--works at minimal okay

I am only an hour into exploring it and the thing that completely disappoints is the phone quality. The back of the phone is poorly crafted to connect to the main phone (a little piece of plastic sticks out of the back to fit into the main phone). I guarantee that if changed often enough, the back piece of the phone will break.
You CANNOT change a lot of menu options that were once on the most basic of Samsung phones. You cannot change the image menu option to a text scroll option. You cannot change your own shortcut keys (the four directional pad in the middle of the open phone). You cannot change your shortcut keys on the screen (the two bottom corners). The screen quality is quite poor. I can't change the contrast so it's hurting my eyes. I can't change how I view phone numbers/contacts in my phonebook either.

Camera is okay, no light to illuminate subject and no sound to indicate picture has been taken. Works fine, it's a phone not a digital camera.

Again, the lack of basic custom options is what really peeves me. I'll try the phone for a few more days to report back.

Like other users have mentioned, Tmobile phones now come with about five ringtones and five wallpapers to choose from so if you want more options, you are going to have to dig into your wallet again.

UGH.

A very reliable phone.......2007-04-18

I don't understand why so many people are going crazy over the razor or chocolate when there are much better options out there.

This phone is beautifully designed with a very futuristic look; so far everyone who'd seen it comment on how tiny and good it looks. The screen is very bright so you're never straining to look at the pictures you took. The best thing about it is that it is very sturdy and reliable like most other Samsung products. I'm a clutz and generally drop my cell phone at least once a week, but asides from a few scratches it shows no signs of other damage. If this were a Motorola it would have died in less than a month.

Some flaws I've found that are not present in other Samsung phones are: 1) battery life is significantly shorter. If you only make 3 or 4 calls a day, it'll last for about 2 days, whereas previous Samsung phones I've owned last like the energizer bunny on steroid. 2) It will not let you reset your own shortcuts. So if you use your phone as a calender/planner/alarm clock like me, you're stuck with going through menus after menus. 3) the Camera is barely better than the Razor's. Its hard to get clear, colorful pictures out of this phone, and its even harder to take a semi-flattering picture of anyone.

Overall though, I'm extremely happy with this phone. There is not perfect phone out there, and I much rather deal with the small flaws of this one than tear my hair out over malfunctioning Motorola cells.

Great.......2007-02-27

This is a nice phone. Great details and the camera really suprised me for a VGA. Love the sleak style and it is so small and lite. Cant believe ow quickly it turns on and off and the camera loads and save pictures with lightning speed. Love the phone. I recommend it.

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