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Customer Reviews:
$$$$ EXPENSIVE! There’s gotta be some gold in it somewhere?
This is one of those things that you must purchase if you want to use the available features on your Garmin GPS. Shop around for the best price, that’s all I can advise.

Must have
If you are running a Garmin 2820 or any other unit with same features this is a must have. Operation flawless, traffic and weather a real luxury on long trips.

Garmin GSM 30A
I have two of the GXM 30A XM Receivers. One connected to a Garmin 496 the other to a Garmin 7500. Either the connection in the receivers or the GXM 30A antennas are bad. I returned one GXM 30A and the 7500 back to Garmin. They have exchanged the GXM 30A to me. But now the 496 and its GXM 30A is not staying connected. Neither of these units have been mistreated. Still waiting on the 7500 to return.

Customer Reviews:
works
Works fine. I had lost this adapter and amazon seemed to be the only place one could get it (I could no longer available from the producer of the GPS)

Customer Reviews:
GREAT product!
I did not even use the provided install disk since i used my current dvd burning software. also this unit is plug and play with windows XP so if you have windows xp and allready own cd/dvd burning software you are ready to burn in a matter of minutes just plug it in.

This drive is quiet. although the unit is not light it is meant to be an desktop unit but it looks well made and i think that the drive would travel well.

manual for DVD burner DRX-840U
This product seems to work fine, however, Sony provides the instruction manual as a HTML (CHM) file. MSN upgrades block this file. It is possible to unblock–if you have the savy. Sony offers to sell a manual for ten bucks plus shipping. Would seem a better policy if Sony would offer the manual as a PDF file as well, or (outrageous as it may seem) include a manual with the device.

Carl
So far so good. The speed is excellent and there is no road block yet.

I enjoy this burner!

Customer Reviews:
The Pentax 16-45mm f4 is a Keeper.
Ditto Dana G’s review. I migrated from a pretty extensive Nikon film system, and have used all kinds of other brands of film camera equipment, either on assignment or as a community college photo instructor during the 70’s and 80’s. I tried a variety of zooms, including varifocals with ELD glass. They were visibly softer than their equivalent single-focal-length counterparts. I noticed this after I had spent a long time using one particular varifocal. One day I switched back to a prime and when the prints came in, WOW! You could even tell with a casual glance at a 3X5 proof, that there was a huge difference. And the wide angle range in those 1970′5 and 80’s zooms alway seemed extra soft and distorted. So I just gave up on zooms until I experienced digital.

I’m not one of those people who photographs charts. But I’ve a LOT of experience looking at real world images. In fact, as long as the lens seems to be working I don’t really pay attention to it. However, in this case, I was shooting some photos of rocks along the Maine coast, from a tripod, and I decided to try to use a few Pentax prime lenses–a 40mm SMCP DA 2.8 and the Pentax FA 50mm 1.4–just to see if zooms had improved. All shots were in the 35-60 mm range, around f5.6-f8. When I uploaded these images into Photoshop, I was flabbergasted. The 16-45 mm gave nicer color and was at least as sharp as the two primes. Since then, I’ve had occasion to compare it against my Pentax DA 14mm 2.8, and I haven’t noticed any real-world difference at the wide range either. But it’s the fact that, if there were a difference, I would have to look really, really hard to see it that impresses me!

I find that I use the !6-45 more than any other lens that I own. I purchased it as an “upgrade” from the kit lens. And, as an aside, the Pentax K10D seems as if it were custom designed for migration from film or prosumer digital. The value for the money in this system is unmatched by any other maker. Amazon’s latest body price=$530 after rebate. Not bad for a camera with shake control, self cleaning ccd’s and the build-quality of a $1,500 Nikon.

Great image quality for a reasonable price, with few “issues”
I have had this lens for almost a year, and taken hundreds of photographs with it. It is usually on my K10D with a circular polarizer. There are many “pros” and few “cons”:

Pros:

1) It is considerably lighter and smaller than one would expect for a constant aperture f4 lens, as it is designed for digital SLRs. You can leave it on the camera as your walk-around “normal” or “street” lens.

2) Image quality is superb, from the center out to the corners, even at f4. I have the 18-55 kit lens, and the difference in image quality at f5.6 is obvious, but less striking at apertures of f8 or smaller.

3) Makes a great travel lens due to its widest 16mm focal length, especially combined with a polarizer for landscapes, cityscapes etc. Even though the Pentax K10D has shake reduction built-in, one should preferably use a tripod with a bubble level, if for no reason but to make sure the horizon is level (unless you like fixing them in photoshop!)

4) It is a lot cheaper than the 16-50/f2.8 (which may be a bit better)

Cons:

1) Don’t use the built-in pop-up flash with this lens in the wide-angle position - you will see a black semi-circle in the bottom half of the image. You need to use a hot-shoe or off-camera flash.

2) Although it is reasonably light and a better performer, it is a bit heavier than the cheaper 18-55 kit lens (which is only 2 mm longer at the short end and 10 mm longer at the long end)

3) If you can afford it, the 16-50/f2.8 may be a slightly better performer which is also weather-sealed (the K10D is weather sealed, the 16-45 is not - don’t take it out into the rain) and has a wider max aperture (better for low light shooting, isolating foreground subjects)

4) 45 mm is sometimes a bit too short, and perhaps a 17-70 would be better if you find yourself often taking portraits

5) If you need just one lens for travel, an 18-250 lens is sometimes preferable (the longer zoom helps you compress foreground and distant objects, and avoids “zooming with your feet”), although it would not have the wide constant aperture and is more limited in the wide-angle department.

Clear and flexiable
I bought this lens instead of the 18-55 mm kit lens and I am very satified with that decision. The images are clear and the colors true. For normal picture you really don’t see any distortion. I don’t have a good prime lens to compare it to yet, but for general use and walking around this is a very good choice in a mid- to high-end lens. This glass will most likely become my general use lens.

Customer Reviews:
CTA Digital MR-BG! Mini Battery Charger for Sony NP-BG1
This product is excellent. It actually seems to charge faster than the Sony charger that came with the camera. I am extremely satisfied with this product.

charger for sony digital camera
I like this product, because it is good and I didn’t have to pay a lot for it. It does what is supposed to do and is reliable.

Battery Charger
This is an excellent product. I went to many different stores to find a replacement charger for my camera,which I lost, and they were all at least $30-$60. I then searched on here and found it for about $8!! What a difference. It works just as good,if not better, than the one the camera came with. I also love the car charger that came with it.It makes it so convenient,when you travel a lot. I would definitely recommend this product to others who use the same type of battery.

Customer Reviews:
attractive 19in model, but uses cheap 6 bit TN panel
I bought this when it first came out, and based my purchase mostly on the the specs and the increased color gamut. I wish I had waited and will probably buy a better monitor. I had a NEC crt 22 monitor prior to this and only replaced it because it died. The NEC was quite bulky but an excellent monitor. Unfortunately nobody makes 22 crt’s anymore, so I went for the LCD. When I plugged this in, I was struck by the color difference. The colors on this model looked faded out and dull compared to my old crt. It was quite disappointing.

I’m giving it 3 stars because it works fine and I’ve had no problems with it. It has a 2ms response times and so for games there is no ghosting. The problem is that Samsung makes alot of models, and some of their models are very good to excellent, and some are average to below average.

This model has a pleasing glossy black exterior like most Samsung models. In fact I think Samsung makes the most attractive displays for their monitors and tv’s.

The problem with this model is that Samsung uses the cheap 6 bit TN panel Most good panels are 8 bit which provide better color. I’m not even sure the 6 bit panel can take advantage of the increased color gamut on this model. Better models use s-ips or mva or s-pva panels. TN panels are cheaper and thus the most commonly used by manufactures. If you want better color reproduction and increased viewing angles, get a monitor with one of the better panels, like Samsungs own 24in 245t or 30in 305t models. Otherwise, if a cheaper price and having super low 2ms response times are all that you care about, then this is probably one of the better 19in models you can get. Still, I would recommend checking out models that come with the better panels before you buy. Also beware, that Samsung, is not known for having good customer service.

Excellent Monitor for the Price
I purchased 4 of these monitors for office use and gaming. Compared to the CRT I had before, these monitors are incredibly bright and crisp. In order to get the colours to look right, I had to fiddle with the settings quite a bit, and turn the brightness down to about 25%. My games look sharp and there is no ghosting except when changing your view of bright light sources, much the same as if you looked at the sun and then looked away. Of the four, none had any bad pixels and worked perfectly out of the box. The only issue I’ve had with them is that, after hooking two up as analog and the others as digital, the digital monitors seem almost TOO sharp, to the point where text is hard to read. Prior to purchasing these monitors, I compared them to 19″ Acers, Dells, and Viewsonics, and decided that these had the best look of the lot, and best price for the quality.

Great Monitor!
This monitor is so worth it. The silver and gloss black exterior only alludes to what will happen when you turn it on. Im a graphic artist so its important that my monitor shows true and varying colors. The software automatically set the monitors color range. They are very close to pan tone range when compared to print outs! Also, the screen is very bright and clear. Im very pleased with this product and recommend it for gamers and artists who desire quality!