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RCA Armband AM/FM Radio

AM/FM radio with digital PLL tuning
LCD display
16 station presets
Digital tuning and volume controls
Built-in antenna
AM/FM radio - digital PLL tuning
Adjustable armband
Headphone jack
Stereo earphones included
16 radio station presets

Just what I was looking for. Great radio for the price. I listen to talk radio mostly on AM stations and have had no problems with reception.I wear it on my arm and sometimes forget I have it on. Buy It ! you won't have any regrets.

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I was looking for an inexpensive option for music while walking at night with my daughter. This was the perfect solution. Couldn't be happier. Lightweight, great reception extremely happy with this purchase. We are still able to talk using the Sony Ultra Lightweight MDR-W08L Vertical In-The-Ear Headphones!

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Sometimes you get what you pay for. In the case of this radio you don't. $5.00 would have been more like it. The AM radio station I wanted to listen to 55 miles away would fade in and out while walking. I usually had to keep the radio in my hand and constantly adjust it. The ear buds are as cheap as they get. Sound quality is poor even for AM. At maximum volume you won't cause any ear damage. Plugging in my high quality Sony ear buds improved it significantly. My main reason for purchasing it was to use during my lunch hour while walking and listening to talk radio. The day I brought it to work the digital display was all messed up. Parts of the digital numbers were missing. It was unreadable. A day later is was ok again. Then several days later the top half of the numbers were missing. That was it, I returned it to Amazon and got my money back. This radio looked promising and after reading the 5 star reviews I thought I had a winner. It looks nice and is small and portable. But the electronics are bare bones basic.

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I remember when RCA was a respected brand, no more. The radio broke soon afer I got it, had to toss it. When tuning, it was very cumbersome. if you selected only 3 fav channels, you had to cycle thru all(20 if I remember)

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Item arrived on time. Volume and station clarity, while doing workout at gym, are low. Can't get decent response to make this item of any value there.

Kenwood KDC138 In-Dash CD Receiver with Front Aux Input

CD player with built-in MOSFET amplifier (22 watts RMS/50 peak x 4 channels)
plays CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RW discs
System Q Sound Control (6 EQ curves and a 3-band equalizer)
inputs: front-panel auxiliary input

Pretty good product, VERY good sound quality, amp can push 6.5" w/ components with tweeters very well. The controls are very confusing though, better keep the manual in the car. The rotary knob isnt the best idea, its easily pushed in while driving -which opens the sound controlsand all of a sudden youre turning up the bass instead of the volume... Other than that it doesnt skip on cd's and has a few rca outputs which are handy.

I like it.. Salectronics has them for $69 with free shipping also.

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Over all it is a good radio. My antenna wire was cut when my other radio was stolen, so I am not sure if the staticy receprion is because of a poor splice or the actual radio (probably my splice). The aux jack is nice, but some of the buttons and functions are counter-intuitive. Overall it works great for the price.

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I picked up and got this player installed at a local shop. The display is nice, though the clock/track time is small in comparison to what else is displayed. The sound quality from the stock deck is greatly improved, and adjusting sound controls is relatively smooth with preset options available. Some of the specialty controls are more tricky to decipher from the manual, even setting the clock (the install guy said it took him 10 minutes to figure it out)!

Apart from the little details, this is a quality product for the price. For the more technical hardcore car audio buffs, I would suggest a higher-end deck.

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This is by far the worst player i have ever bought. The sound quality sucks. The screen is too small and the menus are hard to find. This player is not very user friendly. I would not recommend this player. I was expecting more from Kenwood but was deeply shocked. If you are into good sound and quality this player is not for you.....

This stereo sounds great but, like other reviewers said, it uses a knob to turn up the volume that when pressed in opens the audio menu. What they fail to tell you is that unlike all other decks, it doesn't automatically exit the menu after a couple seconds. So what normally happens is I go to turn down the music and accidentally press the knob in when turning it. It goes from volume to SUB. Now I'm turning down my sub instead of the volume. I have to scroll through the ENTIRE menu of options by pressing the knob in eight more times to return to the volume setting and turn it down. Imagine how much this sucks when pulling up to a drive through to order or next to a cop car at a red light. If it could just exit the settings menu by itself then I would have rated it five stars.

Daffodil AMC530R Stylish LCD Alarm Clock with Calendar and Thermometer - White with Red Base

Digital clock with 12 and 24 hour display
Calendar with day and date function
Tempertature displayed in celcius or fahrenheit
Adjustable snooze duration - 60 seconds to 60 minutes
8 Settable alarm tones

For around SIX BUCKS you can have a cheap plastic digital Multi-function clock that gives time, day, date, year, alarm with choice of 8 sounds + adjustable snooze AND a temperature display in Celsius or Fahrenheit!

While tuning my home's digital thermostat I found rooms in the house were colder than thermostat reading. I had no thermometers to check the variances. My Amazon search yielded too many choices with too many beyond my intended price-point. I would have settled for Dollar Store thermometers if they weren't so tacky. Don't get me wrong this one could be considered tacky too, but it's cute!

The only discouraging things are :

the typical instructions for setting digital wonders and

the small buttons to press; too soft or too hard = you watch your desired digit fly by!

I give this 4 STARS & recommend this cute little cheesy digital clock/thermometer. I ordered TWO in red that I move around the house as needed. They've proven invaluable in my goal of better utility usage and comfort, with a few bucks left in my pocket. Just be advised college kids like them and will attempt to haul them off to school.

At the time of this review ALL pictures on the listing depict what you receive very well.

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This is a great cheap clock and thermometer... oddly, the instruction manual is kind of useless. They're five labeled buttons on the back but the instruction manual doesn't really tell you how to change anything, (like the alarm tones?) you just have to play around with it. The clock ISN'T backlit. So you can't see it in the dark at all which is why the other colors of this clock have terrible reviews. Personally, I hate the glow of backlit clocks so this is perfect for my bedside. If you're the type to wake up in the middle of the night and want to know what time it is... you should purchase something else. It runs on two AA batteries, provided.

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Clock had great color choices. Picked red here as I am an Ohio State fan. Very nice simple quality clock.

Boss Audio 758DBI In-Dash Digital Media Receiver with Built-In iPod Docking Station

In-dash AM/FM MP3 Digital Media Receiver with Remote
Built-in iPod docking station with iPod connector allows you to easily dock your iPod or iPhone with your car stereo
Built-in Bluetooth technology supports hands-free calling with a compatible Bluetooth phone
Quarts digital clock
Solid state receiver (No built-in CD player)

OK, I have not seen many reviews on this stereo at all, so I figured I should go ahead and make one to help some people out.

First, the stereo comes with a remote, simple installation kit, iPod dock clips to properly fit your generation of iPod/iPhone, and proper wiring to be soldered to existing wiring to be able to use its unique plug. I soldered the wiring with no difficulty, and everything worked perfectly with that. The installation kit was a bit simple, and i went with a different approach because I believe a housing box is required for the stereo to properly be installed with the kit. The front of the kit was a bit too big for my car, but that is not mostly because my car is a 1993 corolla and was most likely never meant for the more modern systems. The kit fit in regardless, and though the front had to be behind the cars panel, everything still functioned (other than the iPod dock clip) and looked great.

The system itself is a very good and well designed system, and so far i have had no issues with it, save a few small things such as: on occasion the remote doesn't work too well, but i basically never use it, so that doesn't matter, the iPod automatically goes into sleep mode (iPhone 4, the music keeps playing, the screen just turns off) and i have to wake it up to change songs, and the light on it is a bit strong, and doesn't light up the answer phone and end call signs.

The features on this stereo are great for its price. The iPod dock is wonderful, and I listen to it whenever i can. The Bluetooth connection is great as well, though the other person may hear you a bit quieter than they usually would, it also plays music through Bluetooth as well (tested with iPhone 4). The USB and SD card slots I Have not yet tested, but unless I post an edit, assume they are functioning, and functioning well. The sound from this stereo is great, my stock speakers have no trouble until i put it to maximum strength, then they begin to hiss a bit. This stereo charges the iPhone 4, so it will work with modern apple products, however it does display a warning saying it is not optimized, but after exiting out of the warning, no issues arose.

After owning this system for a few days, I believe it is a great system, with just a few small issues, and as of now I am very satisfied with my purchase and recommend this stereo to anyone looking for a cheaper but working stereo with more modern methods to listen to music.

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So I have an iPhone, and I listen to my podcasts and music right off my phone. This stereo looked like it was the right product for me since I no longer have any CDs, everything I buy is in digital format from either amazon or the itunes store. Enter the Boss Audio 758DBI. I think I now know why these things aren't available in stores :-|.

First, let me say that installation was easy. I picked up a stereo kit and was able to wire this guy up during my lunch hour, nothing out of the ordinary. If you are not familiar with putting a stereo in a car, then I suggest you go to a location where they will install it for you.

now for the performance of this stereo...

FM quality is great (nothing spectacular but it sounds good).

USB playback is also great, the built-in decoder seems to be pretty good, great bass reproduction and sound quality (you should have comparable speakers that can be driven by the bass loud boost of this stereo. I did not test the SDcard module but I don't expect that the sound quality to be any less.

before I get into my rant, let me preface that *I have contacted the manufacturer and they have come through.*

The stereo I purchased here on Amazon was defective in that the stereo unit would not charge my iPhone, but the audio was spectacular and it sounded great in both bluetooth audio speaker phone and even over the iPod dock (though the audio is lower). I was overall happy and was even fine that the stereo did not charge my iPhone, I carry a charger in the car for that, and was fine with it. I contacted the manufacturer and we found that the stereo was defective and they asked for me to return/exchange it for a replacement. (Score!) I received the replacement unit in short order and I was happy for all of 4-5 days. On Monday I was on my drive to work when all of a sudden the left side speakers went out, at first I thought it could be my wiring so I disconnected my iPhone and immediately could hear the fm stereo playback just fine over all 4 speakers. I quickly went to test the bluetooth audio and that worked well over all 4 speakers, everything worked except the ipod dock. The very reason for buying this damn thing :(, so now I'm in the process of my 2nd RMA and will post my results if the stereo last for anything over 30 days. I like the concept of a stereo dock for my iphone, that's what I use for music. It is really cool as there are ipod controls right on the stereo, so there is no need for you to wake up the screen to play/pause, skip music while driving.

so I'm on my way to a 3rd stereo, but they say 3rd time is the charm.

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So on my 3rd Stereo now... everything has been working with out a hitch (everything except the clock.) When I received the 3rd stereo I was pleased to find that it all worked, the iPhone4 charged when docked and that music was pouring out all speakers as I had dreamed it would. Today almost a year after my initial purchase I am happy to say that I am happy with the stereo, and it's capabilities. I sometimes have trouble with the bluetooth but I am suspecting that it is my other Android phone that is the problem as the problem is not consistent, and with other phones it has worked with out incident (so maybe just my old android problem?)

note... if you have an iPhone5 and wanted to grab this stereo because of the dock, I'm afraid it's not worthwhile as the adapters by Apple would push your phone so far up it could not possibly be held by the adapter.

Other than that, this thing rocks and I do love it, Especially on really long trips!

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I think at the price point, this stereo has tremendous value, but it is not without a few glaring issues. I wanted a stereo that would let me play Pandora while giving me easy access to the controls and also allow me to do Bluetooth audio streaming. This does that perfectly, but not much more.

Good:

-Docks perfectly with my iPhone 4S. It fits snug and had no issues connecting.

-Bluetooth streaming works flawlessly and was super easy to set up. The quality is good and there is no crackling, etc.

-Playing and controlling Pandora through my iPhone couldn't have been easier.

-When you dock an iPhone/iPod, you still have full control of the iPod so you can either control from the phone/iPod OR from the stereo's buttons.

Bad:

-If you are planning to control your iPod through the head unit, do not buy this stereo. There is no search functionality for either the SD card or the iPod through the head unit. You can skip forward 10 songs at a time, one at a time, or do repeat/random. That's it.

-The Bluetooth calling is worthless. The volume in the car is fine, but people cannot hear you on the other end--even if you are shouting.

-The remote control is nearly impossible to use from the driver's side of the car if the dock is out (it blocks the IR receiver which is on the right side of the dock).

-The FM presets keep randomly resetting to the defaults--not sure whats up with that.

-The display and lights are SUPER bright and there is no dimmer control.

-The manufacturer claims that the RCA output is switchable between rear and subwoofer. As far as I can tell, there is no way to switch it. So all high frequency signals are still being sent to my subwoofer.

Again, I think at this price its a good value, which is why I gave it 4 stars. Just don't buy this expecting it to be great in every way. Definitely don't buy it if you are wanting a deck to make hands free calls--because it is terrible in that regard.

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For the price, I expected terrible and I got pretty damn good.

Huge Advantages:

Full A2DP (Control your phone calls and music from the radio, visa/versa)

USB / SD card / Audio In

Disadvantages:

No audio out (Would be helpful for amplifiers, though unnecessary in my case).

Manual is terrible, there is no electronic manual on their website.

Brightness controls. There had to be one BIG downer. The thing is blinding in the dark, it may actually have brightness controls but without a good manual to tell me how to edit it I didn't immediately figure it out.

This radio is genius. The price is unbeatable. I soldered a hardness for my car and had it installed an hour after the package arrived.

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This radio is okay, the only problem that I can see with it is the blue light that comes on around the dial is very bright at night, and I have not found a way to dim it down. Where my stereo is located, this light shines into my eyes and it blinds me while I am driving at night. The only other thing that I have found, is the remote control does not work. I have tried changing batteries, but have still had no luck in getting it to work.

Elgin Travel Alarm Clock

I used an Indiglo travel alarm as my main alarm for over ten years. Eventually, it stopped working. I have been on a quest to replace it ever since--about six years now. The main thing I've learned by trying so many other alarms is--it's hard to find a good, basic, no-frills, reliable alarm clock.

Some alarms lose time. Some snooze for 10 or 15 minutes, which defeats the awakening process. Some are loud and/or obnoxious while others are barely audible. One couldn't keep time, AND after it fell off my nightstand--for the first time--the numbers became unreadable. A LOT are not Indiglo, and the backlights are so bright they could double as airstrip lighting; I've had to make them covers to dull the light so I could go to sleep.

I finally gave up finding a suitable replacement at local stores, and started alarm clock shopping online. After comparing features, reading reviews, and checking carefully for 1) battery powered operation 2) no constant backlight and 3) regular old-fashioned only lights up when you push the button (Indiglo), I chose this Elgin travel alarm.

I've used it as my only alarm for several weeks now. It works better than the (many) others I've tried.

Pros

1) no cords (especially good, since it is sold as a travel alarm)

2) audible, obviously an alarm, but the sound isn't TOO grating

3) lightweight

4) the stand covers the button, so if you were traveling instead of using it as a regular alarm (like me) it wouldn't end up draining the batteries by being pressed down the whole time

5) it appears to keep time appropriately (so far, anyway)

6) the numbers are large enough to read without my glasses

7) red locator light is handy

8) low price

Cons

1) it only has a 4 minute "snooze" between alarms

2) required batteries (2 AAA) do not come with it

3) the stand seems flimsy and sticks out pretty far in the back

4) the buttons don't slide smoothly, but they aren't too bad

5) the Indiglo is slightly too bright--it does take a second or two to be able to see the numbers after hitting the snooze button

6) did I mention the 4 minute snooze?

I've dropped it off my nightstand a couple of times. I'm not a morning person, and the four minutes pass quickly--I tend to reach out without looking the first couple of times, and have misjudged its location and pushed it off the stand. So far, it remains intact (the stand hasn't even broken off or cracked yet).

Overall, it's the best replacement I've found during my years of searching. The four minute snooze is REALLY annoying though; the old Indiglo had a 8 (or 7, I don't remember for sure at this point, so many alarms later) minute snooze interval and that was just about perfect. While not a "perfect replacement," it is obvious they don't make what I'm looking for anymore. I will give up the search and use this Elgin. It is adequate, and certainly does its job. It's hard to sleep when the alarm goes off every time you get comfortable from snoozing it the last time. The alarm tone is loud enough to wake you, but not loud enough to make you cling to the ceiling with surprise. The red light helps locate it when it's ringing (although I have to wait a second for the blue light to go down after pushing snooze before I can look at the time).

If it had twice the snooze length (8 minutes), I would give it five stars, since the other flaws are so minor. I might even settle for a six minute snooze. Since it's only four minutes, though, that and all the minor flaws add up to only four stars.

I have dropped this thing on the floor, stepped on it, spilled water all over it. I lost the back and the batteries were held in by masking tape and it still worked. Simple, but effective.

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Nice, uncomplicated, functional travel alarm clock. First of all, the package was EASY to open -doesn't require a hacksaw and axe, like most packages do these days. Secondly, the instructions were written in CLEAR ENGLISH -not weird unintelligible international symbols and directions in ten different languages with the English being butchered beyond comprehension. And thirdly, the clock is simple to set up and operate. Very user-friendly. Does what it says it's going to do. Alarm starts off softly then gets more frantic as seconds tick by and you haven't turned it off -perfect for my waking-up habits. It's the right size -very compact -has a nice big display, big snooze button -all in all, about as perfect as a product can be. My compliments to Elgin.

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I didn't see this anywhere before I bought this item, but it only snoozes for 4 minutes. It has an annoying alarm that is sure to wake and irritate you and when you press snooze (or turn on the night light) it emits a high pitch whine that is sure to drive away dogs. It has a single alarm that is easy to set. It is small and folds up for travel.

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Because of the generally positive reviews and the really low price I decided to take a chance and try one of these. My initial opinion matched those of the best reviews. It is a cheap, simple alarm clock and a great package for travel. The display is large and clear, the controls are intuitive and easy to use, the night light and snooze alarm are easy to access, and the alarm is nice and loud. I was really starting to love it........and then the display pixels started to drop out. The display soon became unreadable.

The clock was just too cheap to bother sending back so I ordered another one. It worked great the first night. When it rang in the morning I hit the snooze alarm and, since then, if the alarm is enabled at all it rings every several minutes. I kept trying it periodically for a couple of days. I even took the batteries out for a while and then replaced them. No change. It is locked into perpetual snooze mode.

I finally gave up and, for an additional $2.50, ordered a Casio. It works just fine.

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Homedics Envirascape Sound Spa Alarm Clock Radio

Wake to AM/FM radio, alarm or soothing sound
Powered by AC adapter (included) or 3 AA alkaline batteries (batteries not included)
Six natural sounds - choose from Wind, Brook, Night, Rain, Falls or Ocean
Selectable timer modes - choose to play sound for 15, 30, 60 minutes or continuously
Easy to read - large-digit LCD display is illuminated by a glowing backlight

I've had more than my share of these things over the last couple of years. Either they're badly designed (I had one that looked like a flying saucer. Another looked like something you'd use to slice vegetables.) or unreliable. (The vegetable slicer went haywire within six months.) This time around, assuming the worst, but still wanting the option of some nature sounds, I chose this unit for the price, and I'm frankly glad I did.

It's far more compact than the flying saucer or the slicer, which is great when space is at a premium. There's a retractable antenna, so you don't have to fool around with those long wires that I find so annoying. The controls are very simple; you can be operating this unit right out of the box without a moment's hesitation. The sound quality is decent; it's not going to be great with any tabletop unit, but it's as good as most of the other, more expensive tabletops. If I have a quibble, it's that the display is hard to see in the dark. Not impossible, just a little small and dim.

If you're looking for an inexpensive AM/FM clock radio with a handful of "natural sounds" you could do far worse. Believe me, I have done. Recommended.

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I've had the Sound Spa for a couple weeks and there's good and bad to report. The good: The antenna allows it to pick up stations that my old clock radio could not get reliably. Also, the rotary dials used to select the station and volume are faster and more direct than other radios, where the station dial moves a little selector bar through a separate display window and the volume dial has no feedback mechanism to tell you how loud it is set. I also like that the clock uses batteries so that you don't have to reset it if the power goes out. (I live in California, after all.)

The radio and nature sounds are what you would expect for $20 -not great but sufficient to drown out the crazy guy next door who makes chicken sounds all day.

The bad: First, I could not figure out how to turn the alarm off until I emailed Homedics. The little booklet doesn't tell you anything about it. If you do nothing, the alarm will go off at midnight! Homedics replied to my email and I now know that you push the AL Mode button until none of the options (Buzzer, Sound, or Radio) are displayed. But be careful...that's classified information that cannot get into the wrong hands (like customers).

Second, the speaker points out THE BACK of the unit, so my neighbor has an easier time hearing All Things Considered than I do (well, when he isn't clucking and cooing ). Third, forget about checking the time in the dark unless you get up close and personal with it. The LCD display is too faint to be any good. Finally, it's cheaply made. The stand broke as I tried to attach it to the unit.

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Like most sound machines, the sounds choices are limited and most have a very noticeable cycle. The brook sound actually had a click at the end! However, the ocean and white noise had a good cycle.

Unfortunately, only after a year, it broke. Now, I'm looking for a better one with more sounds.

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I suppose this clock is ok for the price, but the repetitiveness of the sounds makes it useless for relaxation while falling asleep. With the lights out and nothing else going on, it takes surprisingly little time to realize that the sounds repeat every six seconds or so. A real babbling brook may be relaxing but the same glub-glub-gurgle-BLOP--glub-glub-gurgle-BLOB--glub-glub-gurgle-BLOP over and over again isn't.

On the other hand, I do like this clock as a part of my waking-up routine. I have this thing start up a half-hour or so before my regular alarm clock. It's a nice, gentler way to wake up.

Another thing -this clock must be plugged in to use most of the features, but it uses batteries to keep the time. It's nice to have one clock in the house that isn't flashing 12:00 when the power goes out!

This clock radio has the expected features:snooze button, wake to alarm,to music,to sound of choice,timer to fall asleep to music or to sound. The sounds quality is not good; fair to poor. I like rain and ocean best. Radio quality is good on am and fm; I like the telescoping antenna which gives the compact unit a feel like a radio-remote control device. There is a removable piece on the back so unit can stand upright or lie flat. Only the clock will run on battery so the power cord is needed for radio and sound making the total weight impractical for an overnight bag. There is an area for AA batteries, but no mention in the literature as to why. Instructions are for AAA batteries and power cord only.

Pioneer DEH-P7200HD CD Receiver with HD Radio, OEL Display and iPod Control

AM/FM radio, CD, CD-R/RW, MP3/WMA/AAC, USB, HD radio receiver
4 x 50 Watts maximum power with three 4V RCA preamp outputs
Detachable faceplate with full-motion 16 x 3 OEL display
Front panel auxiliary input and USB; add adapters for iPod control, Bluetooth, SAT radio
One-year warranty

Installed in 1995 Ford F150 XLT Ext. cab w/stock {for now} speakers.

Installation took about an hour, direct replacement of the factory HU. Pretty basic once you get the original HU out.

I've had my P7200HD for about a month now.

The HD sig reception is great and I've had no probs breaking/losing signal. Having the 3 row display is nice for song info, etc.

ipod {I'm using USB2.0 cable} controls are great and ipod can be controlled from HU or ipod, which is nice for passengers.

Audio control gives many options for tailoring personal tastes. I've been able to fine tune to where my factory speakers sound pretty darn good. {Still going to upgrade them though.}

I haven't tested the CD/XM/bluetooth capabilities yet, but I'm confident that they will perform as well as the rest of the system.

On a scale of 1-10 I give the P7200HD a 9.5.

The only improvement that I would have would be a dedicated ipod connection from the rear of the unit.

Would I recommend the P7200HD?

You bet!

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I like this Head Unit and I'd buy it again for what I want in a head unit for all the reasons you can see in the description and other reviews, but be warned it has one major detractor in my opinion.

The Multi Control knob which is basically a volume knob on steroids and can not only twist but can be tilt clicked up down left and right and center is sometimes a pain to operate when driving.

I can't count the times that I have tried to hit the center click which activates the main menu so that I could fine adjust some audio only to accidently hit a directional click (sending me usually not just off song, but to root of directory) instead because of road vibration. It's kinda hard to hit center click consistantly when the car is moving and your driving. You have to look down, make sure your in the center and then hope the next pebble you drive over doesnt jerk you off your tiny target. I'd much prefer a multiple button setup. Also even when you hit the clicks right sometimes if going over a bumpy road you might click with alot more force than you intend to and I'm constantly afraid of breaking the only knob that controls my stereo. Know that I have most of the fine tuning done I try to use the remote to operate it when possible, But I still need to get into the menu occasionally when I drive and it's a pita to do unless I pull over. I drive a Subaru Legacy wagon not a pickup truck so my ride isn't all that rough although streets around here could be better. Why do we need a Multi knob in a non hand held platform. Multi-knobs are great for hand-held, they suck for a moving target.

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This is a great deck with a 3 sets of 4 volt pre-outs, a built in hd-radio tuner, and usb and ipod capabilities. Great deck for functionality. The only two things I would have liked to see are a fold down face to cover the cd entry slot and a second usb port in the rear of the unit to allow a hidden usb connection somewhere in your vehicle. Still beggers can't be choosers and I found through extensive comparison that this product had more of the features that I was looking for the best price. Thank amazon for the lowest price and super saver shipping.

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This head unit is by far one of the best that I've ever owned. I am quite an audiophile and I prefer a fully customizable set up. I own a BMW and have fully amplified interior speakers; this six channel receiver is perfect for my anticipated addition of two 10" sub woofers. I have previously owned other head units including Kenwood, Pioneer, Sony, and JVC (regrettably). The Kenwood was a DVD Touch Screen unit, and this radio's sound quality is far superior.

The sound coming out of this head unit will blow you away. I caution anyone who buys a new head unit to also replace their stock speakers. If you are leery of doing further customization of your vehicle, I would just say that you shouldn't bother buying such an amazing radio--the quality of sound will be lost on you.

The USB input is wonderful because you can hook up a 4Gb stick and listen for hours. I took my car from Cincinnati to Chicago this weekend and never heard a repeat song. Plus my buddy was able to plug in his mp3 player using the aux in input on the front. There is no hassle with adapters or i-pod only cables.

My powered antenna has always had really good reception, but the HD channels sound exactly like listening to a CD or mp3 player. I was really impressed.

The sound quality is good, especially for the price, and that is why this radio gets 3 stars.

I mated this to the Sirius Satellite receiver, and the sound is good, but there is no provision for directly typing in the channel you want, so you will find yourself scrolling through channels or presets while you are trying to drive. The remote is also just a channel up/down button, but no keys.

The USB drive plays songs in alphabetical order. The only way to separate the songs into playlists is to save them to different Windows folders, but the folders play in alphabetical order. For this reason, I find myself using my iPhone to play music through Bluetooth audio.

The menus and settings are not intuitive, and it is difficult to set them up how you want them.

Also, be aware that the color of the display is blue, and there is no way to change that (I didn't take stars off for that, just know that the color is fixed at blue.)

Emerson CK5051 Dual-Alarm Clock Radio

My husband and I really enjoyed this clock. Why we don't have it anymore has nothing to do with how it performed. It was a great clock. We liked how the numbers were large. That LED light makes it soothing to look at as well. No bright red, yellow or green lights. Just a nice blue(and there is a dimmer switch on it if it is too bright for you). It's taller than it is long which makes it a nice space saver. We also had quite a few storms last year, and if your power goes out and comes back on later (even after 2 days like what happened to us, the right time WILL show up again) And as an added bonus, the alarm still goes off on time if it is plugged in and the power is out (so long as you put a battery in it of course :D ). About that snooze button. We had no problems with that either. If you set the clock away from where you sleep, so you have to get up to turn it off, then you will actually look to see where the snooze/radio buttons are. Of course you're going to hit another button if you just reach over the bed, eyes half shut, and slap the thing. We had no problem finding the buttons with our eyes wide open. One more compliment has to be that we didn't find the buzzer annoying either. It was actually pleasant compared to every other one we tried out in the store. Go ahead, try them out. You'll see what we mean. It's more of a beep than a BUZZ! Which was really nice. Me personally I have to have the buzzer on. Otherwise I will fall back asleep to the music, and the one thing I can't stand to hear when I first wake up in the morning, is a loud BUZZ sound. Praise God, they made one that BEEPS for a change. Well, take care and God bless you all, and enjoy your alarm clock. (whichever one you choose to buy)

works well as a clock, but depend on the dual alarm feature to help you get up in the morning? HAH!

i have returned my clock to target 3 times to get it replaced. don't depend on your snooze button to work, because it simply turns the alarm off. this was a defect i found after about a month of using the clock. it used to let you snooze for about 7 minutes, but after a while, the snooze feature simply stopped working. i thought it was because i set the second alarm within 1 hour of the first. not true.

and i called emerson customer service to inquire about it. their service was awful and they wanted me to pay shipping to send it back to them for replacement! not likely to find anyone paying $9 shipping on a $13 clock.

i'm returning mine to target and replacing it with a $17 brand from sony.

i can't afford to depend on this emerson clock to let me snooze any more! i would have been better off to set 2 separate clocks at my bedside!

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This clock is a piece of junk. The battery backup is USELESS. I was late to work twice this year because of it. It just drains the battery, then it doesn't work. Setting the clock and the alarms is a huge pain. Emerson is difficult to contact. Buy another brand!

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I hate this alarm clock. I would like to know what is wrong with it, the snooze button only works when it wants to. I got one as a wedding present and the snooze only worked when it wanted so i took it back and got a new one and the new one does the same thing. I have tried useing only Alarm 1 or only Alarm 2 and using both, also tried hitting the snooze button in different places and sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't. This morning my husband used Alarm 2 and got up at 4:30 and i hit the snooze to test it and it worked, (hasn't worked in about 5 days) and my alarm 1 went off at 7am and I hat the snooze and it didn't work so I didn't wake up till 8:00, Hello suppose to be at work already! It is very fustrating, and I can't figure out when it likes to work and when it doesn't. So I would like to chuck it across the room. I will be buying another alarm clock and throwing this one away! My husbands $.25 clock that he got at a rummage sale works better!! If you see this alarm clock run!

HELLO KITTY Digital AM/FM Clock Radio with Night Light

This Clock radio is very cute. I bought it for my daughter for Christmas. My only complaint and this is why I gave it a 3, is that I can hardly get any radio stations on it. The radio is scratchy and so I set it to buzzer for her.

This unit is a great gift for a sweet little girl whose bedroom is pink and who has lots of Hello Kitty items. A great addition to her collection. Functional, well designed and well built.

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I purchased this clock for my 6-six year old daughter. She was very excited to receive it and it seemed great until we realized it didn't keep time! I would re-set the time, thinking maybe she had touched the buttons and changed the time by accident, but no. I watched it go from 12:59 one minute right to 1:12 the next minute. As I was re-setting it, there was no 10:00. It was constantly reading anywhere from 12-1:00 or 4-5:00, and that was it. It's not easy having to take away a gift from a 6-year old to send back. I read the reviews before purchasing, and I guess I was one of the few lucky ones who got the clock that didn't work. I am not taking a chance on ordering another. I think we'll just get something different. It was very disappointing because it was a very cute clock and the radio worked fine.

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I bought this clock radio/alarm clock for my daughter. She (and we) absolutely love it. The lemon night light is perfect for a little girl afraid of the dark. The radio reception works fine where I live, and the battery back-up is great. I actually went back to the store to purchase an additional clock for a birthday gift for one of my daughter's friends. Feedback, so far, has also been great.

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The clock is really cute but it has poor reception. Maybe if it had some form of an antenna it would help. It is hard to get a clear sound. It takes alot of movement to place it in the right spot to get clear reception.

Motorola KRZR K1 Unlocked Phone with 2 MP Camera, MP3/Video Player, and MicroSD Slot--International

I just upgraded from a RAZR phone, and this new KRAZR is exceptionally nice. The phone has great reception, the sound quality & volumn are very good, the menus are very easy to get around,it fits your face well (not too short as many phones now are) and operating the phone is simple. This phone is clearly evident of Motorola's evolution in the cell-phone industry. By the way, you can customize the "soft-keys" to be whatever you want them to be. Likewise, you can customize the menus to appear as you would like. They have really thought of the user and have made this phone very User Friendly as well. It seems that the majority of the people I talk to aren't as interested in "whistles & bells" as much as they just want a plain old GOOD phone. This is it! However, if you want more, you can load your MP3 music on to it, you can use the calendar, you can take a picture, and if you are really adventurous, you can access the internet, and also retreive your email! By the way, this phone is capable of taking advantage of the Cingular/AT&T EDGE network which gives you 'faster than usual' internet. I highly recommend this Good Looking, Well Working phone.

Pros:

Exclusivity. Nobody has this phone/color combo.

Killer looks. The glass front is mind-blowing. Photo doesn't do it justice.

Killer size. Left to right it's thinner than the RAZR but slightly longer and slightly thicker front to back.

Sturdy. This is where it shines. When you close it, it feels like a luxury car door. Very solid; lightyears ahead of the RAZR.

Sound quality is top-notch. Excellent reception.

Camera is actually very, very good. I was very, very surprised.

Works with all my old RAZR accessories.

Cons: (barely justifiable to even call them that)

A couple of the included games/java apps were in Chinese.

The phone language. "Centre" instead of "Center", Personalise instead of "Personalize" Not really a big deal. Must be a UK English vs. a US English thing.

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I hung on to my old v60i in the hope that Motorola would fix their user interface, this one is substantially different, but the bad features of the v60i remain. The side buttons.

As of 5/22/08 I'm about ready to hurl this from the roof. The UI is just too inconvenient. I've also had to replace the battery once.

6/13/08 Enough already! I replaced it with a Nokia E51. On the E51 the side buttons are not too sensitive, they require deliberate use, and all buttons are automatically locked after a timeout period anyway. The E51 is nearly twice the price now but 10 times the phone (GSM quad band, WCDMA dual band, 802.11g an FM radio and god knows what else that I haven't found yet). I have temporarily given the KRZR to my significant other, but I'll be replacing that and the daughter's phones with Nokia phones when we change the plan to use the E51's data capabilities; why would I inflict on her what I wasn't happy with myself?

Let's do the good first: The voice quality in both directions is good, the talk time is good and the standby time is good enough that I am surprised when it needs recharging. I use it quite a lot and that still only seems to be twice a week. The ring tones are the usual selection but the maximum volume is considerably higher than in my old phone. Signal handling is much better, it holds on to calls that AT&T could previously be relied on to drop, but there are still issues where it fails to roam to the next cell, though I strongly suspect that is due to lame network software rather than the phone (symptoms are that after a dropped call with no signal the signal strength immediately maxes out). For someone who travels to Europe the quad band GSM is indispensable, I keep a spare SIM for UK visits because it gives me calls to the US for about 1/10th of the cost of allowing AT&T to roam to Europe. The music player is fine, but you are going to have to either buy bluetooth headphones, which you can't use on a plane, or buy the USB adapter which should have been included for the trivial cost in such an expensive phone. It makes an excellent alarm clock and is loud as hell.

The not so good: The iTap text entry is slow and not as good as the old version, whatever that was called. I guess I'll eventually get used to iTap, but the old predictive text had some advantages.

The Ugly: the joker who came up with these side buttons that can't be disabled should be fired. It's the easiest thing in the world to brush against the phone and fire up the crummy voice entry (below) or, with a bit more of a rubbing motion, switch the ringer from one more to another. So you can silence the phone and drop it in your pocket only to find it ringing in the middle of a movie. Or you eventually notice nobody is talking to you and check the phone only to find you have a couple of missed calls and the phone has been set to silent. Somehow. Then there's the voice entry, the best you could say is that it's not good. If you brush against the voice button it thinks about it for a good while and then some awful woman say "say a command". Now you have to try and convince it to call someone based on the phone's attempt at pronouncing the name you used in the phone book. Since I work with a load of Indians and Chinese that's about as much use as a chocolate fireguard. It was much more useful to be able to program the nicknames.

But would I buy it again? Yes. There aren't many neat phones like this and if there's another one with quad band GSM too I didn't find it.

But if someone comes out with a quad band GSM phone with good signal handling and no side buttons you'll see my KRZR on Ebay the next day.

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This is a great phone. What impressed me most about it was several things. One was its sleek design and feel. If you liked the RAZR, this phone will really knock your socks off. It's not quite as wide as the RAZR, which makes it easier on the hands, and it's solid construction makes you feel like you're holding a quality product. I love how it snaps shut after you finish a call. It's satisfying. Two, it has better reception than the RAZR, or at least it seems that way to me. I don't have any data to support this claim, but I have fewer dropped calls on this phone, and the volume is much better. I don't find myself pressing the phone against my ear like I used to do with the RAZR, which is really nice. Three, I dig the MP3 and multimedia features. I popped a 2GB card in the phone and loaded about 50 of my favorite songs and about 75 family photos in it. It's great because now I can set the phone alarm to wake up to my favorite songs, or set ring tones to whatever tune I have loaded on it. Also, I setup a playlist and listed to it while jogging the other day. I was most impressed. I also created a family album on the phone and showed it to friends in a slideshow format. It was funny. Rather than complimenting me on my beautiful family, they focused their comments on the photo quality of my phone. I was like, dude. Anyway, if you like cool phones, I totally recommend this one. Yeah it's pricey, but from my perspective, it's worth it. One last comment. I'm a Cingular customer and they, if you haven't noticed, haven't offered the KRZR K1 phone to their customers yet. Well, that's okay. You can still use this phone on thier network. All you have to do is take the phone out of the box, pop in your old SIM card from your previous phone, then call Cingular and ask them to activate it. They will ask you for the IMEI number located on the box and within minutes, you will be connected. It was a snap. Enjoy!

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This particular unlocked version seems thinner than the ones being sold by cell phone carriers. My initial impression was this phone was very tiny. It is smaller than the RAZR V3 in overall dimensions. I use this unlocked phone with Cingular in the Los Angeles area.

The good:

1)Small and cool looking. Most people who have seen it seems to be enamored with its design and form factor. It is definitely an eye catcher.

2)Call quality is great. The volume can be turned on VERY loud. So if you are hard of hearing or just like to hear loud voices over the phone, then this phone will probably fit the bill.

3)Speaker phone. Motorola managed to incorporate a great pair of speaker phones. It is loud and clear enough to have a conference call in a small room full of people.

4)Comes with more than basic ring tones. It comes with several (around 12) musical ring tones. Better yet, the ring tones comes out in a full stereo mode (or at least sounds like it).

5)Camera is good (2MP). Although it will not replace your digicam, it will be more than adequate for emergency uses.

6)Battery life. My informal test on this is that it can handle upto 4-5 hours of talk time.

The Bad (mostly due to it is unlocked):

1)You need to configure EVERYTHING on the phone. Nothing comes preconfigured. This includes the default language, time, date, voicemail, email, IM etc. This can get rather tedious since Cingular does not support unlocked phones.

2)You may lose some functionalities. For example, I have noticed my web browser functionalities do not work with my cingular SIM card. This is no biggie for me since I never browse the web using my phone

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Meizu Slim 8 GB MP3/MP4 Player (White)

Sleek, durable player is designed to handle most music formats, as well as AVI video files and photos
All-aluminum body, intuitive user interface, and 320 x 240 color LCD that displays 262,000 colors
Rechargeable lithium-ion battery provides up to 36 hours of music playback
High-speed USB 2.0 for fast data transfers; FM stereo radio function and voice recorder
Measures 3.07 x 1.83 x 0.28 inches / 78 x 46.5 x 7.3 mm (W x H x D); weighs 1.69 ounces / 48 grams

The Meizu M6-SL 8GB is one of the best MP3 players in terms of sound quality and value. It beats out the Apple iPod 5th Generation, iPod Classic, Apple iPod Touch, Microsoft Zune, and the Apple iPod nano, i've tried all five. I've been searching for an Mp3 player that has good sound quality and the Meizu M6 has it; the bass is strong and the sound is clear. Videos are also great, as is battery life. The firmware that it comes with is a little buggy, but upgrading to the latest firmware fixed it.

A highly recommended MP3 player if you are looking for an Apple iPod alternative.

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I received this as a Christmas gift last year and I absolutely love it! Excellent sound, extremely configurable (much more so than an iPod nano with better sound to boot) and is in the same price range as the nano.

One important aspect is that it plays many different audio formats right out of the box. Unlike the iPod, you don't need after-market and warranty violating firmware to make it a versatile player. You are not limited to mp3 or any proprietary formats. It plays Ogg and FLAC files quite nicely.

The equalizer works well and is very customizable. I like that it is a ten band configurable equalizer, as opposed to the three band from Apple with presets only.

Battery life is a non-issue, as it charges while I am transferring songs to it. I have not had the battery die on me once.

At first the controls seem hard to use, but it has a fairly quick learning curve. After a couple of days, I had them down pat.

This unit is also much smaller than I expected it to be from the photos. It is about the same size as a credit card, but thicker. The screen is large for the size of the player, however and the lettering on the screen is not a strain to read.

My only real issue with this player is the video conversion required to play videos. I was not able to get the hang of it and eventually gave up, and I consider myself technologically savvy.

Most movies will not survive the transcoding to get them to play on it. Plus, the sound tracks end up out of sync with the video. It you are into playing a lot of video, this is not the player for you.

This player is all about the sound. There it excels.

It is kind of a warm sounding player and with so many options for headphones, the equalizer makes it very doable to make the music sound as good as your headphones can deliver (providing you use low impedance headphones).

I listen to a wide variety of music, from female vocals, to classical to heavy metal and dance music as well. It sounds equally well to me in every genre I've listened to on it. If you like your music on the warm side, this player is a real treat for the price point. Getting a better sounding player would probably cost you about as much as a used car.

If you don't mind in-ear headphones, I highly recommend the V-MODA Vibe Earbuds Flashback Chrome headphones to go with this. They sound quite well together and are visually appealing.

If you plan to wear these from a lanyard around your neck, I recommend the Cyberguys Sport Lanyard as it is the most comfortable I've found for keeping this hanging off my neck all day. I went through a few lanyards before I finally found this very comfy one.

It is pretty universally agreed that Meizu has horrible customer service, however, there are user forums out there that have informed enthusiasts willing to provide assistance. If you encounter a problem, I recommend that you search out one of these forums. Chances are good that any problem you will have has already been addressed there.

Additionally, from these forums, I found many different ways I could customize my player in appearance, as the GUI is very open to user customization. I was even able to download presets for radio stations. Not just for my state but for four states around me, adding to the functionality of this player, and making it fun to listen to on trips.

Even though it holds 80 albums of music (mp3, V0 bit rate), you may decide you want to listen to something different on a long road trip, and the fact that the FM tuner on it actually pulls in stations well is a nice touch.

I also recommend the silicone case for this player readily found online. I believe it saved my player when it was recently slammed in a car door in my coat pocket. I thought it would be ruined, but aside from a slightly bent case (which I was able to push back into reasonable shape) it is just fine. It suffered no functional damage, so it's pretty durable too.

In conclusion, I would recommend this player to anyone looking for a player in this price range who takes their music seriously. If you want to watch videos on it too, then this is probably not the choice for you.

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Easy to use, and big LCD screen, slim. I have it for two months,and so far i didn't have any problems. i will recommend to have one.

GPX Crayola YCR6806DT Digital Tune AM/FM On-the-Go Radio

Specially designed radio for kids' fun and creative expression through music.
Perfect introduction to a personal music device, shaped and colored for kids
Easy to read, large, blue backlit digital display LCD
Suction cup feet for easy upright stand
Uses 4 AA batteries (not included)

My nephew used to carry around my old portable radio with a sharp antennea. This radio is easy for him to turn on and has no antennea to worry about poking him. The size is perfect as well.

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I purchased this radio for my toddler. It makes meal time much easier when he's listening to upbeat music. The radio is larger than I imagined with the loop at the top large enough for an adult hand. Sound quality is similar to a mid-range clock radio. It functions well and has kid resistant buttons and headphone port covers. The suction cups on the bottom are of little use. Thankfully they can be flipped around and tucked away under tha battery cover. My only real gripe with the radio is it's seemingly delicate internal circuitry. one good drop caused the internal antenae to disconnect so it no longer picked up stations. Luckily, another good drop fixed it. At least temporarily.

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I got this over a year ago when I started jogging with my son and wanted a way to listen to the radio or music that I could share with my son and also that wouldn't block him out or make him feel like i was blocking him out with headphones.

It has taken a few falls (about 3 feet height) and is still working fine.

We use rechargeable batteries and get plenty of use between charges...we use it about an hour 3 times a week. I love that you can see the battery icon when the batteries are low, well before it totally runs out. They're easy to change and require a screwdriver to open so I'm not concerned about my son messing with batteries. The clock is easy to reset each time we change the batteries. The station presets are easy to do too but since I only listen to NPR myself and let my son choose music on his own we don't bother presetting the stations any more :)

The volume is fine and strong, even against morning traffic.

It has gotten wet and still works fine (not totally submerged but enough to see water under the green part).

The handle is great -sometimes when I run without a stroller I'll take it along and just jog with it in my hand nestled on my forearm, and listen to the radido and keep an rough estimate of my pace using the big clock face (which also has a seconds display!). The handle is big enough to add a carabiner or something to hook onto stroller.

Anyway, really worth it for us! We still use it. I think we got it for around $25. I would buy it again for sure if necessary.

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This is a fantastic radio for any child. My son is 21 months old and we got this radio for him for Christmas. It's his favorite toy. He loves music and it's easy for him to carry around and turn on/off. I would recommend this radio for any child. He's dropped it a few times and it's still going. Great radio so far. Love it!

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