Apr 5th, 11
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I’ve been using radar detectors for 25+ years. First a cheap Cobra, then a nicer Whistler, another Whistler, and then eventually I stepped up to the plate and bought a Beltronics Vector 980 which at the time (9 years ago) was one of the best on the market. During that 25 yr period, I get only had ONE speeding ticket, and that was from a Beltronics V995 Vector motorcycle cop hiding in the driveway of a private residence behind the homeowner’s truck stretch about the canopy with his radar gun and doing the “instant on” thing (I surmise they were getting desperate for some revenue……lol). Under those destiny NO radar detector would receive saved me equally I was the alone automobile on the road……Still, my driving record is all clean (driver diversion course for that one ticket…), and, while I’ve dropped peradventure $700 on radar detectors over the past 25 years, I’ve saved Chiliads of dollars in tickets/fines/court costs and increased automobile insurance premiums. So, if you’re wondering if a radar detector is worth the money, YES, they are!!!
Anyway, afterward 9 years of faithful service, my 980 is finally starting to die: lot’s of false alarms, self-cal and low voltage warnings, etc. After speaking with Beltronics Tech Stomach (who are situated in the U.S. and selfsame helpful!) it went passably obvious that it was time for a new detector equally my 980 is acting like it’s on the way out.
Mar 30th, 11
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THIS is my second BOOMBOX, from the first time I considered them in the 90s I simply love them so, the masquline, massive cylindrical forge realy became my complete attention!!. Then the round, dynamic intelligent quality with a inscrutable mellow bass got me spellbinded!! I love the heaveiness of them equally well!!. MY beloved mum was nearly scared when she first considered it, she exclaimed, “this is a MONSTER of a radio..wow!!!” the excitement and satisfaction continued for years untill I impressed and left my favourite GADGET behind, I hunting high and low and just could’nt observe one!! solely to unwrap that they were die the market!!.Imagine my disapointment!!.
I waited, and to my suprise they’re back!!. I purchased mine at BRANDSMART USA, it is basically not equally weighty, loud and thick equally the earlier ones just it’s identical identical close in overall appeal and levelheaded quality. I prefer the earlier ones, only this will do nicely. I don’t similar the carrier belt, the hooks are fragile, I removed mine.
They are using less and cheaper materials to make them in CHINA. MALAYSIA & INDONESIA did awesome jobs with the foremost ones.
Built for Ipod and USB, I know that they will do very well on the market.
Overall JVC Kaboom System for Ipod these POWERED WOOFER CD SYSTEMS by JVC emit a marvelous intelligent with a heavy bass that I’m amply quenched with. Equally a single unit…they are realy great, far greater than any other radios i’ve always heard, peraphs the greatest radios in totally the world… It is indeed my pet GADGET…Give one a try and selfsame quickly… it will be your pet GADGET too.
Mar 29th, 11
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The Cobra XRS 9970G arrived equally I was heading out the threshold for a two hour trip. I opened the box removed the device from its packaging got in the vehicle and powered it up. I did not attach the windshield climb which actually appears to exist a coated metal with a couple of caoutchouc stops that I believe are to keep the unit from “tapping” the windshield, it appears well designed and fits snuggly in the unit. I ordered a bean bag holder and it was being shipped seperate, if that does not suffice I feel the windshield Cobra XRS 9970G mount may shape although equally0 others receive mentioned the power cord will be maxed.
Three miles down the road in highway way I infixed my own little habitation town and was alerted with a “speed trap” warning! I found it was easy in this warning for I was already upon the spot the local policeman sits in waiting. I was withal flummoxed that this emplacement was evening in the data base! Mayhap on metropolis style it would receive been ample time merely I don’t intend to exist toggling back and away equally I drive. My lone purpose for the purchase was to remind me of this eccentric of location, and wholly the new fixed locations that appear to be appearing equally our cities and states endeavor to observe additional sources of revenue.
Further into my journeying I did experience a “POP” warning which was generated by State Patrol and besides a traffic alert as totally oncoming traffic was being rerouted croak I-80. I am not an excessive speeder, but I don’t want to be captured napping.
Mar 28th, 11
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I am the owner of A Logitech Squeezebox Roaring and I only love it, thence when this production got available I caught it up. The Squeezebox Tuner is passably smaller than the Squeezebox Boom, the primary difference Logitech Squeezebox Radio Music Player in size being that this unit has one speaker area on the front as opposed to two on the larger Boom.
Like its large brother, the Wireless is smutty and sleek look and will mold with simply nigh any décor. It is little decent to tallied nicely on any counter, table, etc. As of the time of this review, the Radio is also available with a red body and same smutty face.
The solely things the Tuner lacks that the Roar has are a two-speaker configuration and a remote control. Only what the Wireless has is a nice short colour display. A few weeks back, my Thunder went a firmware upgrade pushed to it, which loaded a Facebook option. I considered this odd, as I couldn’t see applying Facebook on the Boom, equally it is a one colour (blue) display and doesn’t incumbrance photos, etc. It’s jolly utilitarian because you may read posting, and you may eve scroll your Facebook wall, etc. across the display, evening when not listening to music. Well, afterward getting the Radio, I directly understand why they added a facebook app! The Wireless displays your Facebook Wall, Photos, etc. The Squeezebox Tuner rocks!!
Mar 27th, 11
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I usually do not compose reviews. However, afterward I have been looking for a “perfect camcorder” I believe this one deserves a review. Note, this is not a perfect camcorder, merely Sony became it end decent to make most consumers happy.
About a yr ago, I decided to exit “high definition” . I determined to get a Canon which has so many features, internal light, internal memory, many adjustments. I realized that all the specifications for near professional look movies did not build Canon’s movie any amend than this Sony HDR-CX110 Sony one. Canon was bulky, heavier, and had less zoom.
Sony packed a selfsame simple camcorder. No alternative to plug a microphone, no berth for accessories like light, not that many manual adjustments. Simply a good picture and a very small body. If you want a good picture, portability and convenience, this is for you.
The features that this camera has are the ones that I am locomoting to use: good zoom, transfers videos to portable hard drive and , YES, I can not alone utilization the memory sticks but likewise SD cards. Thanks Sony. People would avoid some Sony productions because they do not want to buy another eccentric of memory.
My solely complain almost this camera is that it seems cheap! The plastic with Sony logo looks horrible! Otherwise, it is a good buy.
Mar 26th, 11
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Product was Christmas gift for 17 yr old boy. He loves it. Healthy is rich with Mega Bass engaged. Extra big book knob is smooth and responsive. Healthy is earn with identical good stereo separation through away the volume range, which could scope quite loud, withal retains sound clarity.
In Tuner mode, FM tuning includes the Eve Frequencies (unused in the U.S.) Tuning includes assay or sequential frequency. Unit supports independent station presets for both AM & FM. Reception is decent equally we live outside of the metro area. Simply AM is not nearly equally selective equally a high quality Sangean.
CD works well. Clear, rich intelligent with very good stereo separation. The ahead & reverse buttons serve double Sony ZS-H10CP duty providing either Skip if maintained or Cross Modify if pressed and released.
The unit is considerably constructed. The solely Con would exist that there is a “Power Brick” in-line to expend the job voltage to: 9V DC, withal having the Power Brick in-line is much amend than having it at the plug, just not as good equally having it internal to the unit. 
I’ve seen/heard this unit in surgery by our building electricians inside noisy computer rooms. The music could exist seen over the background fan noise for quite some distance from the unit.
The unit supports external audio input from IPOD or other such device through a standard 1/8″ plug. We’ve not tested that.
This is only such unit that I receive seen that is Weather Proof/Resistant with Caoutchouc Gaskets and Seals at every opening to the case.
Mar 24th, 11
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This Sony CFD-S350 CD/Cassette Portable Boombox was purchased for my wife’s basement sewing room. It was purchased to replace an old Panasonic radio/cassette player that eventually died afterwards 20 years of use! The CFD sounds remarkably good. It will produce high levelheaded layers with minimal distortion. The “Megabass’” positioning makes a noticeable, merely not excessive extension of the lower frequencies. It does not stimulate any narrow resonance peaks (that some people prefer and expect) but does extend and flatten out the low ending of the spectrum.
The Sony’s FM sensitivity is good and the AM sensitivity is fair. The CD player works substantially equally does the cassette deck My wife has a muckle of old favorite cassettes that haven’t been dubbed to CDR’s however hence the cassette deck was essential.
At this price point, the CFD-S350 is a bargain. My solely lilliputian disappointment was that Sony didn’t include the two AAA batteries for the remote. We experience many Sony products, and I incessantly conceived that it was classy of Sony to ever include the remote check batteries. This is our very first Sony Sony CFD-S350 Portable Boombox product that didn’t arrived with the remote batteries. On the other hand, many comparable “boomboxes” don’t got with a remote contain at all, therefore I guess I receive no decently to complain.
Mar 24th, 11
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The SONY HDR-CX150 with 16 GB internal remembering and has a slot to expand the memory an is a AMAZING camera. I receive had it for two days shooting in bad rainy endure and indoors with low light during the daylight and indoors with existing light and at night with a mates of table lights about the room plus a 42″ LCD. The HDR-CX150 did a amazing occupation during the daytime in the Automobile Style but required some helper in the eventide with household lighting. Once I figured out the MENU and turned on the Exmor R CMOS Sensor the room lit up and could shoot anyplace in the room without having to add a optional add-on flood light. You may capable the MENU and conk to “SCENE SELECTION” and you cand choose different shooting selections away of the Car Mode: “Sunrise & Sunset”, “Twilight”, “Fireworks”, “Landscape”, “Portrait”. Receive not sought these however only if they form as good as the Exmor R CMOS Sensor style I will not exist dissapointed. There are manual-over sit for exposure. You can too gibe 3.1mp still photo’s on the fly. If you shaft even on the best 3.1 you will make some nice quaity picture. Of coure is you desire to dig to construct large still picture you Sony HDR-CX150 should use a bigger pixal digital camera but for 4×6’s and 5×7’s it would exist fine, maybe eve a 8×10. And talk virtually SMALL. It is so slow to accept with you. Fits into the palm of my give an into a pocket.
The alone CON is I experience big hands and motivation to get utilization to the small size. With practice this should not exist a problem. I really love this camcorder and would highly recommended it.
Mar 20th, 11
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My wife and I alive 100 miles go from where we both forge and we commute daily to and from. Prior to getting the Beltronics 955, I was a nervous wreck driving a total of 3-4 hours a day. I get been driving the commute immediately for considerably over a twelvemonth and I had alone 1 ticket only I received to exist forever hyper-vigilant. I did not buy the device to swiftness at will, but to supply peace of mind on a long serious commute.
The device has performed quite well thus far. During the foremost quarter of the drive there are swiftness limit postings with embedded Ka set to give you a readout of your fastness versus the posted limit. Consistently, I choice up the Ka sign from the signal at 1.4 miles out—long ahead it may ever selection me up. By the time the sign picks up my speed (something you may see on the readout for at least 1/4 of a mile) I experience been cognizant of its presence for over a mile and received mint of time to react. I experience been created cognizant of 6 soul situations over the past hebdomad where I received considerable time to adjust my fastness before actually reckoning the cruiser. I might add the highway where I receive received the most positive IDs has identical few direct runs and many blind corners. I experience received no Laser or POP situations Beltronics V955 to verify warning times. I dont belive New Mexico Nation Troopers utilisation Laser or POP twixt Santa Fe and Albuquerque or on the Santa Fe bypass road, only I am sure I will detect it if they do.
On city manner within Albuquerque, I induce identical few false alarms.
Overall, for the foremost hebdomad of operation I am extremely printed by the scope and detection of the 955. I get7 had no technical problems with the device thus far.
Mar 18th, 11
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Having logged over two million miles equally an over-the-road motortruck driver and a wireless junky I love whole kinds of radios… I got out of listening to scanners when they got to trunking calls… Listening to one slope of a tuner shout gets actual old genuine fast.. The price of radios that would cover trunking radios was expensive and limited… While recovering from getting hitting by a truck traveling 70mph while making a left reach number on my Harley. I turned my love of raidos to proceed entertained during the many hours of recovery… Little wave is great… My longing for a scanner that will cover trunking was a must… Subsequently reading many reviews and doing research I knew that one scanner necessitated to cover wholly bases was the Uniden BCT8 jibed what I wanted… I discover the Stomach Tracking lineament is keen I received know thought that it would work thus great… It works much improve than radar dectors by the time they alert you it is also late… Where the Endure Tracker works great… I consider it will be on a destiny of succeeding scanners… I solely own one scanner with it’s Trunking Tracker III it is the entirely one I need… I alive decent under the flight itinerary of the flying for liveliness helicopters I may scan for them equally substantially as Police and Flaming calls… The Ambulance services moderate towers and much more… The didactics manual leaves a little to exist desired only if you receive any experience in radio’s it isn’t a problem… While it takes a small endeavor to pattern out8 listening groups it is not rocket science… If you are like me and desire only one scanner this is it… I posed together a battery camp for it in causa of power outages it comes Uniden Bearcat BCT8 with everything you need for utilizing it in your car… I believe it is the virtually bang for the buck in scanners… Purchase it… My son also thinks it is extra cool because it has a NASCAR logo on the front…