Tecsun PL-210 Digital PLL Portable AM/FM/LW Shortwave Radio, Black

• AM/FM Shortwave receiver with ATS (Auto Tuning Storage)
• AM Dual Conversion
• 1,700 preset memories for easy access to your favorite stations
• Alarm clock + sleep timer (1-120 min)
• Kaito Electronics, Inc is the only authorized Tecsun Distributor in North America, Only the Tecsun radios sold by Katio come with English user manuals

I have only had this radio for 2 days.I like it.Out of the box without reading the manual I programmed about 20 Fm and Am stations.Genius?No,just ansty.Read the manual to understand the functions (what genius!).It is a neat little radio.Don't expect miracles on Sw bands,especially if this a first radio.Use the supplied clip on antenna;throw it out a window,if you can (the antenna,Not the radio :-)).Do a search for best times and frequencies for short wave listening.I picked up several sw stations.It sounds great on FM ,with the supplied headphones.If you like radio,I think you will like this little portable.

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This is my 3rd Tecsun, having already purchased a mid-size PL-600 and the tiny DSP-based PL-360. For a small AM/FM/SW radio this PL-210 is a little gem! It's small enough to fit in your pocket but the weight of the radio with the 2 AA cells makes it a bit heavy. Build quality looks good and the buttons feel secure. The large side-tuning knob is a huge plus. Sound from the small speaker is much better than I would have thought possible. Not "room filling" sound, but not "tinny" sound, either. Tecsun did a wonderful job with the audio on this midget sized radio.

Performance on grabbing signals? FM, AM and SW all do well on the telescopic antenna. However, while the FM sensitivity is good, the FM selectivity is an obvious weak point. FM selectivity is not even close to the incredible selectivity shown by the new DSP-based radios like the PL-360. Putting a low-noise / hi-gain preamp with an outside antenna on this radio causes it to overload badly on FM. AM reception is good and the signal-to-noise ratio improves when using an external loop antenna like those from Terk. SW sensitivity is also very good. Not as good as a Degen 1103 but good enough. Hooking up an outdoor folded dipole antenna with preamp to the PL-210 telescopic antenna didn't present any obvious overload/intermodulation problems in my rural (weak SW signal) area. Nice!

This radio will be a good performer except for people who will have problems when using the FM in a crowded urban environment. It's a cute device and even comes with a nice quality zip-up carry case. I only wish I could have ordered it in red rather than the standard black color. With the quality of the sound from its small speaker, you won't mind spending time listening to this pint-size device. Frankly, I'm surprise more people haven't discovered this ultra-small radio by now.

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I already own a couple of other Tecsun radios and they work great. I'm surprised there are only two reviews of the 210 on Amazon. This is a very small radio, even tinier than the 606. There are a few difference. There is no ETM or DSP,but there is a direct frequency keyboard, which I miss on the 606, and it has 1,700 presets..probably more than you'll ever need. With the sheer number of presets you can program the FM band on the first page, The AM band up to 1520 on the second page, and the remainder of the frequencies on the third page. Being there are only 100 AM frequencies on most other Tecsun models, you can get them all in here.

One nice plus is the fact you can program shortwave, FM and AM stations in the same memory band. I do miss that ETM feature, but it does have ATS tuning which does the same thing, and with so many memories, if you travel you can punch in the available frequencies on the different memory pages.

Only downside is that is not as selective as the 606, 380 and 390 on FM. Sensitivity is great on both bands, but you will hear a little spillover on strong FM frequencies. I guess not having that DSP feature is the reason.

The CCrane Mini radio looks very similar and it is about the same size. I ordered that a couple of months ago and returned it when I discovered it's poor performance on AM and FM., and the fact you had to hit an enter button for the direct frequency. The radio has a tuning knob that does not go in "increments". With other Tecsun radios, the sound can either be too loud or soft when listening at low levels.

I have the 606, 390, with the twin stereo speakers and excellent AM reception. The 210 is a nice addition.

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bought it because it is small red and the price was right, well it is small and red,

have had it for 3 weeks, does everything i expected from a small under sixty dollar radio,

got mine for 39 bucks like it works quite well for its size and price

short wave you will hear much more if hooked to wire antenna

i like this radio

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The Chinese made Tecsun or "Desheng" PL-210 is one of the BEST Medium Wave (AM)/FM (STEREO) and Shortwave Radios in the "Ultralight Radio" classification I have ever used. The Tecsun PL-210 was designed carefully, intelligently and beautifully by the Chinese engineers at the Tecsun or "Desheng" Radio Company, one of the largest mass production radio manufacturers located in Dōngguǎn, Guangdong, People's Republic of China. The PL-210 is the successor to the previous model(s), the Tecsun "PL-200", also known as the Grundig "G100" and the Etón "E100". The "rebadged/renamed" Grundig/Etón versions were exactly identical to the Tecsun PL-200 and were mostly distributed/sold throughout North America and Europe by the Etón Corporation based in the town of Palo Alto, California, USA. The previous Tecsun PL-200, the Grundig G100 and the Etón E100 models were not nearly as good in overall performance as the current Tecsun PL-210 on the market today.

A MEDIUM WAVE (AM) BAND EVALUATION...

The Tecsun PL-210 is an incredibly sensitive radio on all bands, Medium Wave (AM)/FM and Shortwave. First, let's go over the performance on the medium wave (AM) band. I reside in Northern California and during my initial test on the medium wave (AM) band, in the late hours of the night, using only its internal, built-in ferrite rod antenna, I managed to capture distant and faint, confirmed radio stations throughout the Western Region of the United States, from Southern California, to Washington State, to Oregon, to Nevada, Utah, Idaho, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, even as far as Western Canada and Mexico! The size of the radio will give you a general idea how small its internal ferrite rod antenna is and yet it manages to pull in the weakest of the weak signals on the medium wave (AM) band. Very impressive so far. To even further your long distance reception on the medium wave (AM) band, try using an external, indoor "passive" medium wave (AM) loop antenna such as the "Tecsun AN-200" or a "Terk AM Advantage". Terk's version is built a little more solid and is substantially more expensive than the cheaper Tecsun version but both antennas perform equally as good and are excellent medium wave (AM) loop antennas widely sold everywhere, even here on Amazon. I prefer the cheaper Tecsun version for 2 reasons: (1). The "fine tuning" knob on the Tecsun AN-200 is placed in a perfect area, which is on the front of the antenna for easy access fine tuning. Again, the engineers at the Tecsun Radio plant chose a much more "intelligent" area for the tuning knob to be than Terk's AM Advantage antenna where the fine tuning knob or "dial" in this case, is placed in right the middle. (2). The fine tuning knob on the cheaper Tecsun also turns in a smooth, "fluid like" motion while Terk's fine tuning dial is quite stiff, making it difficult to "fine tune" the exact medium wave (AM) radio signal you're trying to capture. Sometimes, cheaper is actually better! The Tecsun PL-210 alone is built with excellent high-sensitivity circuitry along with an outstanding internal medium wave (AM) ferrite rod antenna and therefore I would note this radio as a fine "DX" machine for its small size. What was that? You just asked me what the term "DX" or "DX'ing" means, so let me explain. "DX" or "DX'ing" is the hobby among many radio enthusiasts such as myself of capturing and identifying distant and faint radio signals from hundreds and even thousands of miles away from your location. Most medium wave (AM) radios are capable of receiving medium wave (AM) "DX" signals especially during the later hours of the night, some radios better than others. In the case of the radio being reviewed here, the Tecsun PL-210 is one of the best, quality-built radio receivers I've ever used out on the market today, that is completely capable of capturing medium-wave (AM) "DX" signals.

ONTO THE FM BAND...

I'm not much of an FM user in the "DX" hobby or in general, but I can tell you while scanning the FM band, reception is well above satisfactory levels and sounds pretty damn good for "general listening", like listening to music through it's built-in monaural speaker. The FM "STEREO" feature is available by USING STEREO HEADPHONES or STEREO EARPHONES ONLY!! So please don't sit there wondering why stereo sound isn't coming out of its one mono speaker like some idiots would expect it to do. To the right side of the PL-210 below the tuning knob, there is a FM STEREO on and off switch.

LET'S NOW GO OVER THE PERFORMANCE OF MY FAVORITE BAND, THE SHORTWAVE BAND...

The Tecsun PL-210 is generally classified as a "Shortwave Receiver" and during the sensitivity test on the Shortwave band, I found that this radio is just "one fine piece of work", picking up signals throughout the entire Shortwave spectrum, around the world without hesitation, with very minimal "images", very minimal "adjacent channel interference", and very minimal "in and out fading" due to it's very effective "dual conversion" design. As with all portable-sized Shortwave radios, the built-in, "telescoping whip" antenna receives only a fraction of the many Shortwave signals out on the airwaves. To maximize Shortwave reception on any and all Shortwave radios, use an external indoor wire antenna or even better, an outdoor long-wire antenna when possible. In this case during the test on the Shortwave bands, I was using the amazing and incredible, "home-brewed", high-gain, non-amplified, and most effective, indoor or outdoor, Shortwave antenna I've ever used called, the "MAGIC WAND", designed and handmade by an eBay seller named, "LowBander" from Kansas City, Kansas for under 30 bucks! "LowBander" is an experienced, "old school", antenna designer and builder that has been inventing the most effective radio communications antennas for over 50 years and knows exactly what he's doing! Look him up on eBay and buy one! I bought one and the "MAGIC WAND" antenna makes a great addition to ALL my Shortwave receivers for maximum Shortwave reception!!

THE "DEAF" LONGWAVE BAND IN THE UNITED STATES...

The PL-210 is also equipped with the Longwave band (150 to 519 kHz) widely used for radio station transmissions everywhere else around the world especially in Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia but NOT in the United States. There are no active Longwave band frequencies here in the U.S. or at least not any I know of, so no comments on the performance of the Longwave band.

AUDIO QUALITY...

Audio on the Tecsun PL-210 is rated as "EXCELLENT" through it's small yet powerful front-firing speaker. Audio is very pleasant to the ears and is suitable for longer use throughout the day and/or night. Unlike many modern, "cheap ass junk radios" made today with low quality speakers that emit horrific, high-pitches and make the inside of your ears feel like they are burning with fire and not with desire even when listening for a short periods of time. You would often find these "cheap ass junk radios" displayed on the shelves at retail outlets such as Target Stores, Wal-Marts, Kmarts, Radio Shacks, Walgreens and so on. I won't mention the rest of retailers that sell "crap radios" as the list is too long for me to go on. The retailers I did mention are 5 of the most horrible places to buy a good, quality built radio because they don't have any to sell! They're all garbage! Since the speaker on the PL-210 is smaller due to its "ultralight" size classification, audio can and will overload and cause distortion if you set the volume up too high. Audio on the PL-210 is best when the volume is set at normal listening levels. Remember, this is not a "Ghetto Blaster Boombox" from the 1980's! I wish I still had my boombox from the 80's. It was a Panasonic! Ah, the memories... To the right side of the PL-210, just below the tuning knob, you will find a selectable "high/low" audio switch for your audio fidelity preferences.

THREE TUNING METHODS...

The Tecsun PL-210 offers 3 different tuning methods. (1). "Manual tuning" with the tuning knob. (2). "Auto scan tuning". And (3). "Direct frequency entry". All 3 tuning methods are pretty much self-explanatory so I won't get into full detail on how the they all operate. There is however one minor issue with manual tuning while spinning the tuning knob. Tecsun is probably the only radio manufacturer that equips most of their digital radios with a somewhat annoying, "multi-speed" tuning knob or tuning dial depending which Tecsun models you own. This feature is not available on any other radio brands that I know of as I will explain more elaborately on all its functions so you can get a better understand how this "multi-speed" tuning knob works. On the medium wave (AM) band, when you turn the tuning knob at a slower speed, the tuning steps on medium wave (AM) tunes at 1 kHz increments. Now, spin the tuning knob at a faster speed and the radio will tune the frequency steps at 10 kHz increments on medium wave (AM). A slower tuning speed on the Shortwave band also tunes the frequencies at 1 kHz increments and tunes at 5 kHz increments for fast tuning on Shortwave, via the tuning knob. And for FM frequencies, slow tuning tunes the FM frequencies at 0.01 MHz increments and tunes the FM frequencies at 0.1 MHz increments on the fast tuning mode. The radio's microprocessor does all this automatically depending how fast or slow you spin the tuning knob. Do you get the general idea of the multi-speed tuning design now? I hope so. If not, you're on your own! Anyway, some "higher-end" Tecsun models offer a "kill switch" to stop this type of tuning "behavior". In this case, the Tecsun PL-210 does not offer the option to bypass this feature so you're stuck with the "multi-speed" tuning feature which most radio enthusiasts I know, "LOVE TO HATE". Fortunately for me, I have gotten use to using the "multi-speed" tuning knob and it's not such a big deal or annoyance anymore as it was initially when I started using the radio for the very first time. Regardless of this now very minor issue, with the "multi-speed" tuning knob on the Tecsun PL-210, it is infact a HUGE UPGRADE to it's predecessor(s), the Tecsun "PL-200", the Grundig "G100" and the Etón "E100", which all 3 models only tuned at a one slow speed of 1 kHz on both medium-wave (AM) and on the Shortwave frequencies! Having a tuning knob that tunes only at a 1 kHz increment speed, especially on small portables is pretty damn useless I think, so nobody should really be griping, moaning and complaining like most females do, because of the slow/fast speed combination the Tecsun PL-210 tuning knob offers. I'm actually beginning to like this unique feature now.

1,700 PRESET MEMORIES!!...

What the hell am I going to do with 1,700 preset memories?? That's like those new and fancy, "miniature computer" cell phones they have out today where you can store up to ONE THOUSAND BILLION phone numbers into them if you know that many people. Not much to be said here other than THERE ARE 1,700 PRESET MEMORIES!!

THE TECSUN PL-210 IS NOT EQUIPPED WITH "SSB" (SINGLE-SIDEBAND)!!...

For all you listeners who like to eavesdrop on 2 way Ham Radio Transmissions, the Tecsun PL-210 does NOT have SSB (single-sideband) capabilities like its competitor, the "Grundig G6 Aviator" radio. There are 2 versions of the Grundig G6 Aviator radio, the "all black" original and the "Buzz Aldrin Edition" which celebrates 50 years of space exploration and tributes "Apollo 11" astronaut legend, Dr. Buzz Aldrin, both are equipped with SSB (single-sideband) modulation reception. The two "G6" radios are similar to the Tecsun PL-210 radio in size classification but you won't be listening to any ham operators on the Tecsun PL-210. The only thing you'll hear is unintelligible single-sideband "garble", similar to how the "never-visable" adult characters on the Charlie Brown cartoons sound when they talk. The lack of single-sideband on the Tecsun PL-210 is not a real biggie for me since I'm not really that interested in listening to bunch of ham radio operators babbling back and forth about how great the weather is where they are located or how great their new antenna seems to be working that they mounted onto their roof over the weekend which they purchased at a huge discount at some ham radio equipment store. Some people get a kick out listening to stuff like that. As for me, I'm just not interested in ham radio conversations as I find it to be extremely boring. I much rather listen to all the hundreds or even thousands of "jive-talking" black folks across North America, mostly in the United States and Canada on a CB channel called the "WORLD FAMOUS SUPERBOWL CHANNEL"! That's channel 6 on the CB (citizens band) radio, 27025 kHz on most shortwave radios and 27.025 MHz on scanners, no single-sideband required. These guys go back and forth all day long "shooting skip" all across North America on their illegal and over-amplified CB radios that are LOUD AS HELL, shouting, yelling and screaming about nothing but a bunch of "GIBBERISH" non-sense. It's like a non-stop "competition" for this bunch of "old-school" CB'ers on who has the loudest and meanest sounding CB radio that can be heard across the nation or even across the globe! Now that's fun to listen to! Some of these guys are known to run over 100,000 or more watts of pure muscle power to their CB rigs by using illegal linear amplifiers. The maximum legal wattage allowed by the "FCC" (Federal Communications Commission) on CB radios in the United States is 4 puny little watts. I love listening to these black folks "JIBBER-JABBER" on channel 6 as they have been bending and defying the rules and regulations of the FCC for over 5 decades! Today, channel 6 on the CB radio or 27025 kHz (27.025 MHz) is still the most active channel on the CB radio across North America. The second most active channel on the CB would be the "trucker channel" on channel 19 used mostly by "big-rig", long-haul, tractor/trailer truck drivers nationwide, but is not nearly as entertaining as the black folks on the, "WORLD FAMOUS SUPERBOWL CHANNEL", channel 6! These black folks on channel 6 have been shouting, yelling and screaming their "GIBBERISH" transmissions over the CB radio airwaves on channel 6 for more than 50 years continuously, non-stop and is still going strong every single day, every single month and every single year that passes by. Tune in and hear them for yourself during the daytime sunlight hours when you get a chance. The best time to tune in is around the later morning hours like 10 AM to the earlier hours of the afternoon around 1 to 2 PM when "skip" is usually the strongest. When the sun goes down at dusk, these "skip" transmissions by the black folks on Channel 6 will all disappear for the rest of the night until when the sun comes out again the next morning. The radio communications term, "skip" is a very long and complicated scientific topic for me to explain here so if you don't know what "skip" means in radio terms, look it up on Wikipedia under the keyword, "skywave" when you get a chance to do so. Have a blast listening to the black folks "JIBBER-JABBER" all over the place, on the "WORLD FAMOUS SUPERBOWL CHANNEL" with the Tecsun PL-210 radio on frequency 27025 kHz or Channel 6 on any CB radio!

Anyway, back to the Tecsun PL-210 radio...

THE VERDICT.....

I want to express myself on how much I enjoy using this fantastic radio on a daily basis for my AM and Shortwave "DX" hobby. The Tecsun PL-210 is an excellent multi-band, "general coverage" receiver overall, "born and bred" with high-sensitivity circuitry on all bands, outstanding audio fidelity, very good ergonomics, built with quality construction, fine craftsmanship, using quality plastic materials for the exterior body of the radio, and other quality electronic parts that go into every single Tecsun PL-210 radio coming off the assembly line at the Tecsun Manufacturing Plant. Other than the lack of SSB (single-sideband) capabilities, the Tecsun PL-210 also OUTPERFORMS many other competitors in its size class such as its biggest rival, the Grundig G6 Aviator radio (which I also own) in many areas of performance such as sensitivity and audio fidelity. The list just goes on and on. The Tecsun PL-210 Medium Wave (AM)/FM and Shortwave radio proves to be a "champion" of all radios in its size class in many ways compared to other higher-end radios and to all of the many unfortunate, worthless, "cheap ass junk radios" that are currently widely available to consumers everywhere.

FINALLY, A MOST POSITIVE NOTE FOR CONSUMER ELECTRONICS THAT ARE "MADE IN CHINA" TODAY.....

Throughout over 3 decades of messing around with all types of shortwave radio equipment since I was a kid, I've seen HUGE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS and ADVANCEMENTS on many Chinese made consumer electronics today compared to the low quality and mediocre electronics China has offered in the past during the 1970's, 1980's and part of the early 1990's. I believe things started to improve greatly for Chinese made electronics during the mid 1990's. That was just the beginning. Today, there are many electronic products like radios, "Made in China" that are up to equal comparison with radios that are "Made in Japan" and even at times, they can be better than Japanese made products! The Tecsun PL-210 Medium Wave (AM)/FM Shortwave Radio reviewed here, is one of the many fine examples of the HUGE MAJOR IMPROVEMENTS and ADVANCEMENTS the Chinese are making everyday for their consumer electronics today that are offered to the entire world! Without a shadow of a doubt, the incredible, quality built, Tecsun or "Desheng" PL-210 Multi-Band, General Coverage Radio, that is MADE IN CHINA, gets 5 stars and more! I like the Tecsun PL-210 so much, I bought 4 of them!! Happy Listening and 73's!

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Uniden TRU9466 2-Line Expandable Cordless System with Dual Keypad and Call Waiting/Caller ID

• IntegriSound life-like audio
• 100-name phonebook with 2 phone numbers per name and up to 100-number Caller ID memory
• 7-way conferencing and DirectLink 2-way radio feature
• Transfer phonebook memory between handsets along with intercom feature
• Trilingual menus

This is a very high quality telephone system at a fantastic price. Admittedly, some will wish that this phone had other features, but I bought it because it matched my needs exactly:

1. Handles two lines.

2. Expandable without needing a phone jack connection for each handset.

3. No answering machine capabilities (we have, and prefer, voice mail).

4. Able to mute all ringers (handsets and base) for a sleeping baby.

Beyond this, we just needed acceptable range and sound quality -nothing extravagant.

I'm happy to report that these phones have excellent range, exceptional sound quality, and are a snap to set up. The expansion phones set themselves up by simply placing them in the base for a few seconds. It couldn't be easier. The menu system (on each handset and the base) is very intuitive (similar to cell phones), and offers many functions we will never use -but they never get in the way of the simple things.

Plus, the price was right. This has turned out to be a very successful purchase.

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System Design

I've never owned a Uniden multi-phone system before. I started with the old Siemens stuff (utter garbage) in the 1990's and really liked the panasonic multi line systems that I've used in a few locations since they released them. Enormous frustration with the user interfaces on the Panasonic Hybrid PBX system in my office lead me to flee from Panasonic to try another vendor with this system.

The low cost of the phones and the ease of registering new handsets are terrific. My favorite feature is the programmable banner on each phone. Once the banner is programmed in, you can use the intercom feature on any other handset to call another location by NAME, not handset number! Really brilliant! A great design, if only these things had the range or a way to switch like a cell system to another base location.

Reception and Range

I should have trusted my instinct when reading about the 5.8 GHZ systems. If you read carefully, you will note that they do not make a comparison to 2.4 GHZ systems EXCEPT to note that the 5.8 GHZ systems won't interfere with most 802.11x networks. Unforutnately, when I replaced my 5 year old panasonic 2 line system with this, I noticed a significatn decrease in transmission range especially through the old stone barn walls of our house. I suspect the higher frequency just can't penetrate the old thick walls like the 2.4 ghz systems can.

Even though this system is supposedly spread spectrum and frequency hopping, if i have a bad connection and move around the house, the connection stays bad, even if i move right next to the phone.

I would love to find a consumer version of the panasonic cordless system that offers multiple "cell" locations on an internal phone systems. The engenius systems still seem like they aren't ready for prime time.

If you buy this system, be prepared for a decrease in range versus 2.4 ghz systems.

If I could find an alternative that's as well designed, I'd repalce this system quickly.

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First, a couple of things.

There seems to be questions about whether the handsets support two lines. This confusion is created by very poor sales documentation, and even the manuals are week. I can tell you that yes, the additional handsets not only support two line, but do it very well and intuitively.

Secondly, those that gig this phone a star for not having an answering machine. Well, that just doesn't make sense. It doesn't have an answering machine on purpose! If you want an answering machine, buy the next model up that has the answering system you need.

For those of us with multi-lines and voice mail, this is the perfect phone. In fact, after a month of research, I do believe this is the only phone on the market equipped like this (multi-line, VM support and NO answering machine). All the others have answering machines you have to pay for, then never use.

Setup is a snap. The interface is very clear. The displays are very clear. The two-line operation is excellent.

Range has not been an issue for me at all.

Voice is clear.

I purchased 3 additional handsets.

If I HAD to gig the phone for anything, it would be that you cannot change the ringer sound on the base station. You can set one of 20 to each line on the handsets, but the base is fixed. I do find that weird.

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I have bought and tried many brands of wireless phone before, from Casio to Panasonic, from the cheap ones to the high end ones. But nothing can beat this phone. It is very easy to set up (especially to synchronize extra handsets), very clear reception and doesn't interfere with my network at home. This is exactly 2 line phone that I have been looking for all this time, believe me, I have searched many option and so far Uniden is the best choice.

I have tried so many and returned all of them, until trying this expandable phone system from Uniden.

RCA, Panasonic are really badly made and unreliable, ...this system is superior to them all.

Crystal clear reception, no interference in our high rise office building.

Plus the pricing is excellent if you shop around.

This is a purchase you won't live to regret.

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SC-NVA5 Wired Color CCTV Security Camera with AC Adapter

• AC Power Adapter IncludedBattery Power Adapter IncludedHigh sensitivity (0.5 Lux)Easily Build your own Security System
• Connect the pinhole to any standard television or VCR with the RCA cable (cable not included)
• Plug the AC-DC +8V 200mA Power Adapter into the power jack of the camera Adjust the lens of the camera to its best position
• Dimensions: 0.875 oz. (Net Weight) 1.125 oz. (Gross Weight) 0.725 inches x 0.875 inches x 0.875 inches (W x L x H)
• Retail Package Content: Color Camera Battery Power Adapter AC Power Adapter

This small camera worked great out of the box. I set it up in our vacation cabin and it gives a nice view of the whole room. I connected it to an inexpensive video capture card and will be able to access it via via the internet (we have Hughes Satellite internet). I will be able to check the cabin from home to make sure that everything is alright. I may purchase more of these to put at the front door and other locations. For the money you can't beat this camera. I'm not sure how well it will work out for an outdoor location, but I am pleased with the indoor picture-it looks much like a picture that you see from security cameras, certainly not high resolution, but for money I don't think you will find a better bargain.

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Just got this today. Hooked it up straight to my tv to test it. There was no color, and the picture was very jumpy, like a vcr will do when the tracking needs adjusting...only, as far as I can tell, there's no way to adjust it!. It came in an original, unopened package, but no instructions/troubleshooting guide was included. So I looked it up. Apparently this product used to be good, but the quality has since been downgraded drastically. It's supposably got night vision, but what used to be infrared sensors are now just fake pieces of plastic. Apparently the microphone has been removed also. Now I have a camera that is basically useless. Always read up on a product before you buy!

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great quality/sharpness/color, can easily see individual leaves blowing in yard from 20-30 feet. latest version of camera doesn't have a microphone and IR leds have been replaced with black plastic pieces.

make sure to focus camera (twist lens) for best picture.

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bought to spy on my self while I sleep. the wife said I was doing some crazy stuff in my sleep. so wanted a cheap way to watch my self sleep. a real camcorder is expensive. didnt need sound. picture reselution is ok. not high quality and a little grainy. but is a security cam so this is normal. very small and compact. could hide it well. doesnt do well in low light though. just hook up to vcr and have fun with it.

I just received this item, and I am livid. . . the picture on the website CLEARLY shows the camera with 6 ir LEDs. . . but when you get the product, there's just little black plastic nubs where the LEDs should be. I needed this as an IR camera. . . I guess I got swindled.

Thanks, Guys. You got my money, now there's nothing I can do.

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Pyle PLD33MU 3-Inch TFT/LCD Monitor DVD/VCD/MP3/MP4/CDR/SD/USB Player and AM/FM Receiver

• 3'' Inch 16:9 Wide Screen TFT/LCD Display - Flip-Down & Full Detachable Front Panel - USB/SD-MMC Card Reader MP4-JPEG/MP3 WMA-Playback - Auto Memory Store/Preset/Scan - 4 Channel RCA Preamp Output - Dimensions 7.09''W 1.97''H 6.02''D
• Res. 960x240 Pixels/ Brightness: 400nits - Repeat/Program/Random/Intro Play - Support DVD/VCD/CD/CD-R/CDRW/MP3 - Subwoofer Output
• Treble/Bass/Balance/Fader/Encoder Volume Control - AM/FM-MPX Stereo Radio - Parking Video Output - Full Function Wireless Remote Control
• Picture Control: Brightness/Contrast/Chroma/Hue - Clock Function - DSP Equalizer Control-Rock-Classic-Pop - NTSC PAL Compatible
• Electronic Screen Angle/Position Memory - ESP Function Anti-Viation/Shock Protection - 30 Preset Stations Memory (18FM/12AM - 320 Watts Total Output (4 X 80 Watts)

Dissappointed that I can rate only 3 stars and they are for the look of the unit and thats it,I paid for 2 day shipping,product arrived but upon opening the box it became clear very quickly that this item was USED,the wiring harness was not sealed in a manufacturer plastic bag,the black connector block,(male part)was missing from the box,probably from a failed attempt to install with a Metra type kit so as not to cut into the factory loom,the protective screen cover was missing from the face plate and the plastic battery isolater(the piece you have to pull out of the remote control when you first buy the item) was missing and the 2 screws that hold the cd deck in place while shipped one was loose and the other completley out,the plastic bag that holds the screws,metal plate and stereo removal pins had been cut open...................while I could install with no problem note this..... IF YOU CUT INTO THE WIRING HARNESS OF THE RADIO,IE,CUT THE BLACK FEMALE CONNECTOR BECAUSE THE MALE PIECE WITH THE BARED WIRES ON THAT YOU SOLDER,YOU INVALIDATE THE MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND AMAZON RETURN POLICY,hence you would own something that probaly doesnt work,so be VERY careful anytime you purchase something,pay CLOSE attention and do a check list of all you should have DO NOT INSTALL IF INCOMPLETE.Now I REALLY like Pyle products and this IS the first time I have had issue with a product of theirs,I have one unit that has lived in 3 vehicles and is STILL going strong,so dont let this review decide whether you buy or not,just pay very close attention to what you receive,also notable,I dont blame Amazon or the vendor,just the person who sent it back to be someone elses problem.I DO expect the vendor or Amazon to correct the problem and remove it from circulation and if they offer it forsale again note that it is a used/refurbished item so the buyer is aware.Thanks for reading and have posted this so buyers can be aware of what to check,even though I am sure some would be VERY tempted to try and install their new toy...............send it back and get a NEW one,afterall,its what you paid for.

Amazon did return my shipping charges and guarenteed I would not be charged for the return shipping and a nice apology for the problems I had so they DO take customer care seriously,that is to be commended.

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I had bought this back in 2011 and driving around on bumpy roads and elevated inclines have not harmed the playability of the CD/DVD player.

The interface is easy to work with and the instruction manual was easy to follow. There was the whole point of getting the bypass for the back up camera, which I did not have, that could be found with a little investigation through the inner-nets. But the picture is not bad at all, and more importantly the compatibility with all type of devices makes it that much better. The only con is the darn remote not being picked up on the IR receiver. 5 out of 5

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Very good sound quality, all features work fine, no issues. Great entertainment system for the money. cant beat the system for the price.

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I choose this rating because the product is great and i like that the shipment came fast and i will tell everybody about this

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I knew nothing about PYLE products and I am glad I bought this stereo for my car. Since my SONY stereo got stolen, I didn't really feel like spending much on a new stereo. I have had if for 2 weeks now and so far so good. I do not miss at all my Sony stereo. The sound and image quality are great, I just hope this stereo will last as long as I expect it to. Quality and price are great!

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Cowon S9 16 GB Video MP3 Player with Touchscreen (Titanium Black)

• 16 GB capacity for about 4,000 songs
• 55 hours of audio or 11 hours of video on a single charge
• 3.3-inch, 16-million color AMOLED display with 480 x 272 pixel resolution
• Supports MP3, WMA, OGG, FLAC, WAV, and APE audio formats; AVI and WMV video formats; JPEG image formats
• One-year limited warranty

While the ipod Touch has wifi and games, its audio and video quality are mediocre. If you sincerely care about your music and videos, the Cowon S9 is superb at bringing out the best of both. Cowon's legendary sound quality is as one would expect from its latest media player, but the AMOLED screen is what made me decide to purchase this over the itouch. It is 1000x more responsive than LCD and has 10,000 to 1 contrast ratio improvement, making watching videos on this thing quite amazing. Everything is very sharp and high quality videos don't blur in movement. Best of all, there's no need to spend six or seven hours converting a 2 hour movie if it's in AVI or WMV, so it's much easier to enjoy videos. If you're more into music, the S9 supports FLAC and OGG for audiophiles, allowing you to enjoy your music the way it was meant to be listened to.

The UI is not THAT clumbsy. It's not as crystal smooth as the touch, but it's much better than a lot of touchscreens IMO. The UI takes some getting used to, but once you know all the shortcuts, you'll be handling it like a pro, easily getting to where you want to go. With a dual core 500mhz processor, it's more than capable of handling whatever you throw at it, so that's not what's causing the occasional lag, but rather some firmware bugs that will likely be resolved quickly.

Cowon loves the S9 and will be sure to improve it even further than it is now so that everyone can enjoy it. Already people are customizing the interface to how they see fit and soon programmers will fix issues and offer alternatives, so there's no reason not to buy the S9 if you're afraid of its interface being faulty.

The itouch is the jack of all trades, but the S9 is truly the ace of music and video performance. If you're looking for quality over quantity, the S9 is sure to please. If you find the lack of uselessly abundant features a turn off, then feel free to try something else.

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Cowon is famous for it's media players. Latest in the line is this beautiful S9 Curve. The first thing I look for when I get a new player is the latest firmware. Cowon is on the ball. Version 2.05 came out before mine arrived, and I ordered mine from Jetmall.net the first day they were available in the U.S.. Version 2.06 came out 12/24. We're already up to 2.30 and the S9 just keeps getting better. I've always thought Cowon's players were bulky and not very practical or portable. The S9 changes the rules. Clearly Cowon has noticed that beautiful, innovative looks can help sell players.

What they didn't do was forget it's a media player. Music is best is class. Video is amazing shown on it's 3.3" AMOLED widescreen. Photos follow suite. If you're old enough to need reading glasses the Zoom feature makes apps with text easier to read/see with a simple slide of your finger. File format support is broad. You can drag and drop media directly onto the S9, use Windows Media Player, or use the Jetaudio app that comes included to put media on it.

Now with 32gb capacity you'll have room for movies and photos worth watching on that beautiful screen. Get the inexpensive video output cable and serve up movies to your TV. You'll get up to 50 hours music and 10 hours video playback with one battery charge. Don't forget FLASH game/app support, FM radio with recording, voice recording, and Bluetooth for wireless headphones. There is no Wifi or what it brings, but it's also $100 less than the iPod Touch of the same memory capacity.

Be sure and keep the firmware updated. Cowon is sending updates out each month, and each one has brought significant improvement. Best touchscreen player of 2009 I'll predict.

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Pros:

Excellent Sound Quality

Amazing OLED screen

Infinity tweakable interface

Great codec support

Frequent firmware updates and new features provided by Cowon

Cons:

Screen difficult to read in bright direct sunlight

Default user interface can be a bit un-intuitive

Conclusion:

This is a great player. The screen is absolutely great, except in direct sunlight, which makes it pretty much unreadable. The price is great for the capacity, and the fact that you can run different user interfaces (UI) means that if you don't like the way it is by default (which isn't bad), you can just download one that you like. If you know how to program flash, you can make your own, because Cowon makes it really easy.

The greatest thing is that Cowon is constantly updating the firmware, about once a month. Each one brings new features, such as the latest (as of late July 2009) was gapless playback for many music formats. Just make sure that you rip your music properly.

The S9 has great video format support, including Xvid, DivX, and WMV. The videos look great on the screen, and playback is smooth.

It supports both MSC (Mass storage, like a flash drive) and MTP (media transfer protocol, use Windows Media Player or equivalent to sync), so you can get the best of both worlds.

It's really a good player if you want a nice looking, touchscreen player,and you are moderately good with computers, but you don't want Wi-Fi and tons of other features you may not use. My thinking was that I would rather have something that does a few things really well, like the S9, rather than something that stretches itself too thin, like an unnamed Apple product.

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Update: I have owned the S9 for a few weeks now. Here are my thoughts...

Great form factor. Battery life is amazing -the unit can go about 2 weeks before the battery runs low. Stellar audio quality. The UI has it's quirks -navigation for common tasks can require a few presses, but it's still a lot better than other units I've owned. I've been using Media Monkey to manage my music library and sync with the S9, and this has proved to be a winning combination. I splurged and purchased the Pro version. It will take me some time to fix the tags in my MP3 files, but Media Monkey does a pretty good job at most library management that I need, and I have a lot of music. I am very happy with this player, and would still give it 5 stars.

Original review:

This is the 3rd MP3 player that I have owned. My first was an iRiver HP-120, which was absolutely awesome, but was getting a little technologically dated. I then made the mistake of buying a Zune 120 GB. The capacity, build quality, and form factor were awesome, but the walled garden of MS's terrible software eventually led me elsewhere. Furthermore, the sound quality was just OK (and no EQ settings!), and the battery life was way overstated by MS. The online 'social' was useless to me -I'm a grown adult, and I own a vast music collection that I started when I was a kid. I purchased a Cowon i6 for my wife about 2 years ago, and she still loves and uses it everyday -so I thought I would give the S9 a try. I read some encouraging reviews of it, and it's slim pickin's these days for a true MP3 player not aimed at the average teenager. I received it this morning, and let me tell you, this little device is awesome. The sound quality is truly impressive, as others have reported, which is one attribute that Cowon players are known for. The screen is also amazing -the OLED technology really shows off it's stuff on this thing. The touch screen is actually quite nice, and responds well. Those with small or large fingers shouldn't have a problem here. The dedicated volume, track, play/pause buttons are welcome, and the build quality is high. The selection of materials, the fit in the hand, and the size and weight are perfect. I also purchased a Cowon leather case for mine, which fits like a glove, while allowing full access to all of the important bits. I'm still learning the UI and the various features, but it seems like almost every aspect of the device can be customized. The UI is great, fairly easy to navigate, and the device responds quickly. I can't comment on the battery life yet, but I'm sure that it will be as advertised. The unit charged initially for 2.5 hours on AC when unboxed, and I upgraded to the latest firmware before starting to use it.

In short, this MP3 player looks like a keeper. I feel like an idiot for not buying it sooner. I will post an update to this review as I continue to become familiar with it, but so far, this looks like the one for me. Check one out for yourself -I think you'll agree.

This review is for Cowon S9 16gb with 2.09 firmware note that future firmware upgrades *may* change what I write here! I will also not comment on sound quality as it is entirely subjective (and depends on headphones).

The slim curved form of the player sure has gotten lots of hype not undeserving it feels great in the palm of my hand. The materials (though plastic) have good solid feel to them, as is the glass screen. Titanium color looks great and understated. There are however several issues: due to its curve, its thicker than lets say a P2, thus if you place it on an edge (of a stationary bike, etc) it is less stable. It is also impossible to operate the touch screen while the player is on a flat surface it rocks back and forth. I actually prefer P2's form factor (though not its crappy build).

The touch interface is very nice much better than P2, however the glass does not feel as smooth as I expect(maybe some scratch-resistant surface cover on it). Touch UI misfires sometimes, but overall it is acceptable. It is of course awesome that Cowon included hard buttons for all major operations of the player (volume, rev/ffw, pause/play, hold) its awesome in the gym. Unfortunately the hold/power button is in a terrible position right next to the phones jack and if phones are plugged in, it is hard to access the power toggle at times (depends on the plug I guess).

The User Interface is mixed ... the music library browser is excellent, as is ability to zoom in almost any screen. However, I do not think Cowon used an actual usability designer for example, when playing a track if I want to go back to list of artists, I have to press a soft-button on top left, then another button on bottom left (thus making it very hard to do this one-handed). Curiously there are NO customizations of the interface NONE! Cannot even set a background! There are two sets of icons you can pick for the main interface that bounce into the main menu but that bounce gets old real fast yet cannot be turned off. Note there are now multiple themes available for download (not from Cowon but from the user community) to address Cowon's shortcomings.

Playback is very good we have access to file info (bit rate, file type), nice display of album art, and easy navigation. What is truly awesome is a 'bookmarking' feature that not only remembers your place in the file, but also pulls in entire playlist (which is great for mp3-based audiobooks). Unfortunately no dynamic playlists are available (only a single 'Favorites' list). There is also an odd and extremely lame coverflow feature. Besides being terribly slow, I have not ever figured out why its useful in a 16gb player. And of course there is no gapless playback (to disappoint fans of Pink Floyd I am sure).

Then there is the AMOLED screen which is quiet spectacular. It is sharp and colorful, and is simply delight. The possibilities (if ever implemented by Cowon) are endless! The screen flips and rotates using a built-in accelerometer a feature so annoying I wish there was a way to shut it off! . In reality its only useful for movies, text, and photo. I wish it was disabled in music mode (would be great for it to be a setting one can set: Disable G-Sensor in Music Mode: Yes/No). Update Firmware 2.07 allows shutoff of the g-sensor in Music mode .

The radio is terrible. Probably worst I've ever heard (its related to the tuner I think not to the sound quality). The UI for radio is ok, but sluggish 'analog' dial and a total lack of RDS support (that even P2 had!) is a shame.

Bluetooth audio quality is fantastic and all sound enhancements are available via BT (unlike P2). Unfortunately performance goes downhill during BT streaming especially in movies. Entire interface becomes extremely sluggish (generally not an issue except when watching movies). Unfortunately, no support for BT transfer is available. It may be slow, but in a pinch it would have been nice especially transferring photos from cell phones.

So in summary,

Pros:

Beautiful Amoled screen.

Great feel in hand, excellent build quality, and nice titanium/black color.

Good sound quality and decent number of sound enhancements.

Well implemented media library navigation.

File Bookmarking which remembers the playlist.

Decent electrostatic touch interface.

Bluetooth with great sound quality (to me at least).

Support for FLAC and OGG formats.

Great battery life (I accidentally left it running overnight it was playing for 10 hours straight and barely lost the juice.

Cons (in no particular order):

No RDS support for the radio and poor radio tuning quality.

No Gapless playback.

No UI customization not even setting a wallpaper (still nothing from Cowon, though community has fixed some of Cowon's blunders there).

Somewhat thoughtless UI implementation (I didn't bother going into all the different issues in the review).

A 20-pin data cable that is hard to find in the USA. May want to order an extra or two online just in case.

No way to shut off accelerometer (Fixed for Music mode in Firmware 2.07)

No accessories of any kind (armbands, etc). Update some accessories are available now but still no armbands.

Only a single on-the-go playlist (P2 for example had 5).

No support for standard playlist files (like .m3u). Playlists not supported in MSC (standard USB drive) mode.

Performance lag when BT is streaming.

No BT file transfer support to feed the player.

I sincerely hope that majority of the issues I listed will be fixed by later firmware but I have my doubts. If they do take care of all this which they can if they really try S9 will be truly awesome!

Updated with a few more pros/cons.

Updated on 1/10/2009 due to release of 2.07 firmware.

Updated on 3/6/2009 for BT and a few minor comments.

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Fluance High Performance 2.1 Wood Tower Speaker Dock for iPod/iPhone - FiTSD600

• High fidelity sound quality resulting in clean, undistorted bass, a clear midrange, and transparent natural highs at any volume level.
• Premium components ensure serious performance and natural sound; FM Radio Tuner with built-in alarm clock
• Front-firing 6.5 inch subwoofer designed to achieve maximum low-frequency effect for a heart-pounding bass performance.
• High definition dual 3 inch midrange drivers for broader, dynamic range; Superior dual 0.8 inch tweeters for vibrant, high-frequency response
• Audio grade MDF wood construction reduces cabinet resonance and increases warmth

I have reviewed over a dozen ipod docks, and many of them have been quite good. Docks by Bose (Soundlink), Altec Lansing (like the IMT 810) Logitech (715i), and Philips (he Fidelio Series) all have some nice sounding products. However, none of them, are even close, to the the Fluance FiTSD600. You can see it, to some extent, in the video review but this speaker has fantastic sound.

The Fluance Tower is big.... it is about 4 feet tall and weighs about 35lbs (15Kg), so it does take up a fair amount of room. In fact, it is large enough that it may be too large for a standard dorm room. It also delivers with power a 36 watt amplifier is able to provide plenty of volume and it has the power to deliver solid and crisp bass.

Notes -

While it sounds great right out of the box allowing the speaker to break-in for about 20-30hours will help bring out a little more overall depth.

Great look the solid wood case adds to the weight (not that weight is a matter) and gives the speaker a very classy look. The speaker has the finish of a glossy black grand piano.

Sound again, to me, this is clearly the best sounding iPod dock on the market. The speaker is neither punchy or bright, but it offers plenty of bass and a very clean frequency response all the way to top of the frequency response.

AM and FM Radio The Fluance FiTSD600 has a built in tuner. It doesn't seem like much, but I do enjoy have a built in tuner built into the dock. You also have the ability to save favorite channels.

-Display I like the fact the display can be dimmed. Again, it may not seem like much, unless you are playing music at night.

Has a sleep mode

Has adjustments for bass and treble

I have used the speaker with an 3G iPod Touch, a 3G iPhone, and 4G iPhone. The speaker comes with a series of adapters although I have not had the need to use any of them.

Since the plug is the old iPod/iPhone standard the FiTSD600 will not work with 5th Generation iPhone without an adapter.

Does not have Bluetooth capability. I would have preferred for it to have Bluetooth, but it is far from a deal killer.

Final Verdict A fantastic speaker a very easy recommendation.

Please Note I did receive this product for reviewing purposes, but it had no impact on my review.

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I have been searching & searching for an ipod dock for a year unable to make a decision. I own a smaller ipod dock the Altec lansing inMotion IM7 which has always sounded phenominal for the size. Anyone who has ever heard my IM7 was blown away so now how could i find a tower dock that could beat it.I went from store to store looking at the Craig, the pyle,the sharper image tower and other similar products but was not really impressed with the quality. After finally checking out the Fluance tower with its beautiful high gloss black piano finish i was smitten. The build was heavy duty and the componants "speakers" seemed a step above the competition. The interface between remote and tower is simple and the remote mimicks the ipod functionality pretty much effortlessly. The sound was really nice and even though my Altec lansing sounded phenominal this sounded sweeter with the dual 1" soft dome tweeters, dual 3" midbases and 6.5" sub. There are connection on the back that lets you hook this up to literally any componant you desire to augment it with great sound. The only slight problem was that Fluance changed the remote so programming the tuner presets was a bit confusing when it askes to push the "mem" button which is now the "radio preset" button. Other then that i bought a refurbished unit directly from Fluance and saved $100 am will highly recommend this to anyone. Oh Fluance service was very helpful and on the ball when i emailed them about the remote "mem" button i got help asap.

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I bought this item on Amazon. I had great expectations from this speaker system and boy were those expectations met. I used my ipod 5.5 generation to listen to this tower and the sound was just simply amazing. I mainly play alternative 80s rock and I love listening to clear crisp sound with a nice punch of base... and this speaker definitely has all of what i wanted. I cranked up the volume and was floored by the great sound..the walls were actually shaking in my 500 sq ft living room/dining room. I almost never do reviews but I am so happy with this purchase that I had to let people know!.. if you dont mind dishing out $350 for it.. I would highly recommend it. Its that good.!! 5 stars easy!! By far the Best tower I looked at. im so glad I listened to the other recommendations. For the price your not going to get a better sounding ipod tower! !

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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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Green Clock Radio

• Green Clock Radio
• LED display
• AM/FM radio
• Digital readout with auto dimmer function
• Battery back-up

Just what I had ordered, no fuss, arrived fast and did what is said. What more do you want.

would recommend them to anybody.

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being that the clock is actually only around 7 dollars (its the shipping that cost me more than the clock actually), its a great little alarm clock radio. The reception for the FM is pretty good and clear. Can't say the same for the AM, but i dont listen to AM channels so its not an issue for me. I love the design, its very pretty and simple. One complaint that i have is that the snooze button on the clock that i received is difficult to press.

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Very easy to operate, nice and clean look. I Have owned it for a year, with no problems so far.

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This was a gift for my 8 year old niece. She wanted a color (I picked the green clock radio) on her night stand & she loves it. I mailed it directly and haven't seen it myself. Great Christmas gift.

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Logic3 LCD Pro Dock 30-Pin iPod/iPhone

• Intelligent LCD Multi function RF Remote to browse and navigate iPod / iPhone menus from anywhere in the room
• Docking Station for re-charging, video and audio output for iPod / iPhone
• LCD RF remote works from across the room, no line of sight needed
• Includes iPod Universal Dock (Compatible with most iPods with 30-pin Dock Connector), Component Video & Audio A/V Cables
• Includes AC Adaptor for recharging iPod / iPhone

The LCD Pro Dock is awesome! I do not agree with Oldfred's review.

Easy to set up, easy to use. The video quality is great and the sound quality is even better. I've bought several Logic3 products and have never been disappointed. I still use the the Logic3 iStation I bought back in 2004!

My LCD Pro Dock gets used almost daily and is worth every penny I paid. Love it, Love it!

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USA buyers take note. There is no USA power outlet adaptor included. I had to get one from Radio Shack. I hooked up the unit to my stereo receiver (audio only), put my ipod into the dock and synced the remote. Its response is slow and the screen is small but it worked. The real problem with this unit is the sound quality. I'd been using a simple 1/8" to phono out cable to connect the ipod to my receiver and the sound was surprisingly good. But when I started listening to the Logic3 I immediately noticed a big difference. Bass was significantly reduced and ill-defined and the mids and highs were harsh and brittle. Unacceptable, really. I did a back to back comparison between the two hookups to make sure my ears weren't fooling me. Same result. So I sent the Logic3 back for a refund. The whole experience was disappointing, to say the least.

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I needed a remote for an iPod Classic that lives on a high shelf in our outdoor gazebo (where we have a projector, screen, and surround sound also setup). The LCD screen is a tad dark outdoors during the day (maybe there's a way to adjust), but what a BRILLIANT idea to be able to see everything on your iPod right there on the remote rather than craning your neck to look at the actual iPod on a high shelf. And the remote was already synched to the dock when I plugged it in; I didn't have to do anything to set it up other than plug in the dock's power and audio cables)! I haven't tried video yet but other reviews on Amazon and elsewhere have high praise (although note, what comes out of iPod is not 1080, so don't expect 1080 through the dock).

You have option of using headphone jack (if it's on the top of your iPod) or audio jacks on dock for music, but volume works differently depending on what you choose; it's only adjustable with remote if you go through dock. If you don't go through dock, you just adjust volume on your receiver/amp. However, I believe the sound is better if you go through the headphone jack. I'm a bit of an audiophile but am trying hard not to care about this as it is an outdoor setup, after all, and it's more convenient not to have to plug in that extra cord. Most people would never notice the difference.

In the gazebo (10 x 12' wood), the remote has no problem keeping the connection to the dock. But I lose the connection as soon as I step outside the gazebo. This could be due to a lot of things, but it's worth mentioning that keeping a connection may be a tad difficult if you're not right in the near vicinity (although note, it's a radio signal between the remote and dock so you don't need to be pointing the remote at the dock to get it to work).

All in all, LOVE IT! This solved a huge audio problem for our setup outside and I couldn't be happier with it.

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Absolutely hands down love this device. I am a music junkie and recently hooked my whole home up from one location. I wanted to play my extensive itunes library anywhere in the house from my 1 ipod. I couldnt find anything that didnt need to be out in the open or something where I physically had to change the ipod. This lets me see what my ipod is doing from anywhere in the house... even from my back yard. I would highly recommend this to anyone.

Work well my only wish is that the remotes range is longer. Although I was thirty feet away it does not transmit well through walls

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iLive ICB352B Bluetooth Alarm Clock Radio with Dual Alarms - Black

• Clock radio with Bluetooth capabilities
• Wake up to the radio, music from a Bluetooth-enabled device, or the regular alarm
• Supports Bluetooth v2.1 with a wireless range up to 33 feet, enhanced data rate (EDR) and A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile)
• Battery backup for clock requires a CR2025 battery (pre-installed)
• Power adapter included

This Bluetooth clock radio arrived today from Amazon. It seems to be a decent little unit. It is very attractive sitting on my bedside table. The sound quality is OK nothing spectacular, but it *is* stereo, and it sounds about as good as you would expect from a clock radio. Besides, a clock radio is typically for playing music or the radio at lower volumes if you want to crank your music up, I would look elsewhere. Otherwise, this should do just fine.

Some things I really like about this unit:

* The face is angled at about 45° from vertical. That makes it easily read from not only a lying-down position in the bed, but also while standing up.

* The LED numerals are an icy blue-white and their intensity can be set to three different levels. At the lowest level, it does not give off any ambient light into the room. This is nice because my old clock radio was too bright & bothered my wife.

* Bluetooth connectivity makes this unit non-connector dependent. I have both an iPad as well as an older iPod Touch & a new iPhone 5. The first two use the older Apple standard 30-pin cable connection, while the iPhone 5 uses the new, much smaller Lightning cable connection. With Bluetooth, I can use this unit with any of the three devices and with any future device regardless of it's cable connection type (assuming it supports Bluetooth). Nice. As an aside, Bluetooth paring was easy, and the unit even "spoke" to me to tell me it had entered pairing mode & again when the pairing was successful.

* USB charging connection in the back of the unit. This charging-only USB connection charges both my iPad (2nd generation) as well as my new iPhone 5. I was thinking of buying another $20 A/C USB charging adapter for my iPhone 5 from Apple so I could have one in my office & another in my bedroom. But, for only twice that price, I got this unit instead that does the charging & a whole lot more!

* As I stated before, the unit is attractive. I particularly like the black cloth fabric over the speakers' grills.

One thing I do not like about this unit is the buttons feel kind of flimsy & cheap. They work fine now (while the unit is brand new), but I have had electronic items with similar-feeling buttons in the past and, after some time, sometimes the buttons are harder to get to do what they are supposed to do, or they quit working altogether, probably from dust contamination (if not from the cheaper internal components wearing out). Still, the unit itself was fairly affordable & the jury is still out on if these buttons will last. Nonetheless, I wish they felt more substantial.

One last note for those still considering this unit and worried about ambient light. When the radio (or Bluetooth audio) is on, there are two small blue LED lights on the base of the unit that shine down onto the surface upon which the unit rests. They are not *that* bright, and they could be covered up with electrical tape or something if they are too bothersome. I have yet to play the audio at night, so no word from my wife if they are too bright for her yet... ;o)

All-in-all, this is a nice little unit that, at this time, I would recommend to those seeking a Bluetooth clock radio with device charging capabilities...

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The radio works great for FM stations. I love that the FM tuning is digital no fiddling with the dial to get it exactly right!

Bluetooth setup is easy. Haven't tested the AUX-in and USB connections or the alarm yet yet.

Audio quality is probably good enough for such a cheap device Frequency response is practically nonexistent below ~120 Hz and above ~12000 Hz, and fairly flat in between, though 2k-8kHz are louder than the lower frequencies and with a pretty strong dip at 6 kHz, at least to my ears with a quick test. The volume is loud enough to fill a decent size room, and even at the loudest (which is quite unpleasant to me) doesn't start cracking or distorting as far as I can tell.

There were some glitches with the clock initially (it didn't advance, and then seemed to be slow) but I'll chalk them up to user error. Resetting the device (unplug, remove battery) and setting the time again seems to have solved the problem. (Be aware that doing this will also wipe the stations stored in the memory.)

Taking off one star because the Product Description mentions (as of the date of this reviw) AM/FM radio, although the radio isn't capable of tuning AM band stations. Oh well, at least the bluetooth connection lets me listen to web streams of AM stations through this thing!

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I had high expectations of this alarm clock, since it seemed to have just about every feature I was looking for in an alarm clock except automatic time synchronization. However, that seemed to be one fatal flaw since after having the alarm clock for almost two months, I have realized that it can NOT do the simplest thing right....KEEP TIME !!!

At first I thought I had set the time wrong since I noticed that it was always ahead of my cell phone time. I can understand some slight time creep, but this thing was creeping literally 15 mins every few weeks! Totally unacceptable.

Aside from the time creep, the other complaint would be the extremely small buttons. It is extremely hard to find the buttons in the early morning to simply turn the alarm off.

Unfortunately, I'll be sending this thing back and starting my hunt for a new alarm clock.

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I echo another review of this item. I'll set the time on a Monday morning and by the weekend, it's 5 minutes fast. I have no idea how in 2013 a digital alarm clock has a hard time keeping time. Crazy. I've sent iLive an email about it and will update this review if/when I get a response.

Outside the fact that this clock can't keep time, I find the function of it clumsy. The bluetooth piece works great and has great range, but if you're wanting to listen to ther radio, navigating between presets is not intuitive at all and if you hit the wrong combination of buttons to do so, you have to start over. I would prefer there be 5 or so preset buttons like 90% of clock radios out there.

I was really looking forward to this thing because of the bluetooth capabilities (which work fine), but the rest of the device needs a serious engineering makeover.

UPDATE Contacted support about the time issue. They replied 5 days later with this, which didn't work. The clock is still fast after performing these steps.

Please try these steps

1. Disconnect the unit from the wall socket and remove the battery from it.

2. While the unit is unplugged ,press and hold the power button on the unit for 30 secs.

3. Reconnect the unit back to the wall socket and set the time again on it and check.

UPDATE #2 After telling them their steps didn't work, I heard back again another 5 days later. Apparently, my only option is to pay them $25 to send it back and get a replacement. This thing isn't worth $5. Changing my review to 1 star because of worthless customer service. This will be my first and last iLive product.

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I like the two speaker sound and the Bluetooth connection. Nice. Problem is the radio wake-up alarm turns on at level 15. Even when I had turned it off at level 3. So its quite the loud wake-up call. Then when the radio station is on a minute or so, it fades to static. You would think digital tuning would hold the station. But no, stations fade in and out all the time. So, basically, instead of waking to a nice radio music, i'm waking to loud, really loud static. Not really the plan.

Sorry, its going back to Amazon.

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Sharp HE DKCL5P iPod Clock Radios

• iPhone & iPod Clock Radio
• Plays and charges iPod & iPhone
• USB Host and SD Card Reader
• 5 setting EQ
• Video out terminal

I was looking for a clock radio with the following features -digital tuning, preset stations, dual alarm, battery backup. All of the ones I researched on Amazon had one flaw or another. I finally found this Sharp unit and decided to purchase it although I do not have an Ipod or Iphone (and have not used those features of this unit).

Generally I am pleased with this clock radio. I get good reception on the FM radio on a station my old radio had trouble with. I like the feature that allows me to set my alarm for just weekdays, allowing me to use the second alarm on weekends if I need it.

Only problem is that when you use the alarm with the FM radio, you CANNOT set the initial volume of the radio when the alarm triggers (I have confirmed this with Sharp customer service). It comes on LOUD (volume level 15 on my unit). After the alarm triggers you can manually turn down the volume (the volume control is easy to use, even in the dark).

I have not yet tested the buzzer volume and I do not know if this problem also applies to use of the Ipod/Iphone as the alarm source.

I will probably keep this radio notwithstanding this annoyance because I use a (separate) white noise generator when I sleep which makes the sound blast more tolerable. This unit was the best I could find for my needs after an extensive search. But if you don't want to be shocked awake, this is not the clock radio for you.

UPDATE:

Since my first review I have tested the alarm buzzer. It is a little loud but not nearly the heartstopper that the preset radio alarm volume is. So I now wake to the buzzer and two presses of the power button turns off the buzzer and turns on the radio at a normal volume level that I control. Not as nice as waking to a normal volume radio but workable. Still, I can't for the life of me conceive what the designers at Sharp were thinking when they designed this otherwise fine clock radio so that the user could not control the radio alarm initial volume. Even if they wanted to provide for a minimum volume that would wake the user, the volume they set is about twice as loud as is comfortable, even with a white noise generator in the background.

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I am glad to have this iPod dock. Everyone in our family has some kind of iPod and some kind of iPhone, and this dock works on all these products. It's a little irritating that the power button goes through all the various options each time you try to turn it on, but otherwise, this works well, and the radio gets good reception.

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It died right after one year, but was barely used at all. Will think twice before buying Sharp products again.

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I got this from bestbuy when they sold for $25. so the price was good for dock station, that has five type of inputs

am/fm, usb, sd card slot, iphone/ipod

but with my iphone 3gs, it charges fine, but it doesn't play iphone 3gs,

we tried iphone 4 and it plays well. but otter cover on iphone4 it doesn't sit on the dock station :(

so currently i am using it for charging station for my 3gs..

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Very great product, I'm absolutely happy with it. my iPhone 4 perfectly fits even with case. Also it supports USB Flash and SD Memory Card for playing music (mp3). It also has Video Out, so you can play videos from your iPhone to your TV. And ofcourse, you can play YouTube on your TV using it, except of VEVO video (but you still can consider DailyMotion.com for that). Video Out feature works only with iPhone, not with other devices, 'cause it just sends the ready video signal to your TV, it doesn't read video files. Video In lets you connect other audio players to this dock station. The Remote Control makes it even easier to use this great music system.

What about sound yes, it is not like in big professional audio system, but it's well enough for such average-sized device. You will also need at 2 AA batteries for the FM stations presets and clock to not be erased, while no power. Feel free to ask me anything about this product if you'd like to.

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Motorola SLVR L7 Unlocked Phone with Camera, MP3/Video Player, and MicroSD Slot--International Versi

This is a very nice phone. Call reception and battery life are excellent on the Cingular network. The iTunes features work fine but it won't replace my iPod nano any time soon. This phone has a very solid feel to it. The SLVR is not without flaws but show me a phone that isn't.

PROS:

Very solid, slim and sexy.

iTunes

Quad band

Expandable memory

Excellent reception

Excellent battery life

Bluetooth

CONS:

Camera (0.3 megapixel is pathetic in this day and age)

No high speed data (EDGE)

100 song cap on iTunes (not shocking, Apple still wants to sell iPods)

No dedicated headphone jack ( form over function compromise)

USB 1.1 transfer is VERY slow

Same old Moto OS ( Contacts list Stinks)

Conclusion:

If you're looking for a very sexy looking phone that has excellent reception and battery life I can think of no better choice than the SLVR. If you need a smart phone or all the latest bells and whistles there are better choices.

Update Cingular sent me a replacement for my SLVR. It has the same problems. That's three phones out of three two for me and one for my daughter with the same problem. Lockups and intermittent operation. I finally figured out part of the problem. Whenever an attempted voice dial fails, whether it was an intentional dial or an accident of pressing the button by mistake or pressing the headset button too long, then the phone will not make or receive any calls until you power it off and on again. At least now, if I am really careful how I handle it, my phone works most of the time. My suggestion is not to buy this phone for another 6 months or a year!

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This is a great phone when it works. There was a report this week on CNN about the RAZR phones that were sold late February 2006 and early March 2006 being recalled for a software bug. It is my guess that the SLVR, which is a close relative of the RAZR, has the same bug because my SLVR only works about half the time. Most of the time, when I try to make a call, the display will say "Calling xxxxxxx" but it just hangs there until I click End, even up to 20 minutes with nothing happening.

Any time I don't use my bluetooth headset for a few hours and then try to use it, the bluetooth on the phone will have quit working and to get it working again, I have to power the phone off and on again.

My daughter has the same phone and has the same problems.

When it works, though, it is a great phone. The iTunes holds only 100 songs, like the other reviews said, but that's an iTunes issue it treats this like an iPod Nano.

Cingular is sending me a replacement for my SLVR and, hopefully, it will work better and have these issues resolved. In the mean time, I suggest giving more time for the bugs to be worked out. Once it becomes more reliable, I would highly recommend the phone.

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I must say I was a bit shocked when I read some of the negative reviews. I buy a new cell phone every couple of months. I got this SLVR thru Cingular. But I like new gadgets. So, sometimes I buy an unlocked phone and change the sim. I have tried countless phones from Nokia, Samsung, Sony-Ericsson and Panasonic. This is my favorite so far. It is thin, sleek and easy to operate. I always laugh when I hear people complain of the Motorola menu or interface. These are people that most-likely started out on a different brand and expect every cell phone manufacturer to use that same menu. Every brand has their quirks. And, most cell phone users have their quirks.

On my SLVR I have 50 songs loaded with room for that many more. It accepts the super-small Transflash card, included. I love the fact that there is also an included connection from the USB port that allows you to use your own headphones. In addition, no one makes better bluetooth headsets than Motorola and this phone connects to it easily, with a crisp clear sound.

The only thing I would change is the color. It is a deep, almost black, brown color. I would prefer silver or matte black. I have not encountered any software problems and I have had the phone since the first week it came out.

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This phone is great! I love everything about it; size, function, quality, battery life, iTunes. The ONLY negative thing I can say about it is that it has USB 1 and not the faster USB 2. But the phone charges itself while it's connected to the computer updating iTunes so the slow download doesn't bother me.

Apple has limited the phone to 100 songs. The 512MB micro card is sufficient for about 75 songs at a time (saved at 192kb) not a 60GB iPod, but plenty for on-the-go music enjoyment. The iTunes integration with the phone is very nice; sleek and easy, but you cannot use iTunes for ringtones (those MP3's are stored in on the internal 5MB memory like on other phones that utilize MP3 ringtones).

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Honestly, I really do like my SLVR. It's sleek and it does everything it's supposed to do. But there is one major problem: the iTunes volume control. iTunes has volume settings 0-7, with "0" being silent. The problem is that setting "1" is as loud as my regular ipod turned up to 2/3 of its maximum volume! this is just too loud a lot of the time. I couldn't use it in the office or when I wanted to listen quietly. It's even a little too loud for walking around outside.

I contacted Motorola about this, but they denied that it was a widespread problem and said they had no plans to fix it, even though it has been mentioned in reviews of the phone. I was forced to do a sloppy fix by buying some new headphones with an in-line volume control. This works for listening to iTunes, but creates another problem. With the included heaphones, if the phone rings while you are listening to music, you can just press a button on the cord to answer. With any other headphones, you must fish the phone out of your pocket and disconnect the cord before you can answer. It's not a major thing, but it is an annoyance.

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