Sharp VLSD20U Digital ViewCam with 3" Color LCD Screen
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list price: $799.99
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The Sharp VLSD2OU Digital Viewcam offers a wide range of features beyond the standard Hi8 image quality. Its 660,000-pixel CCD image sensor gives its pictures high resolution and clarity.It provides a large 3-inch LCD screen using Sharp's unique swivel design, making it easy to shoot from different angles. Image stabilization help reduce camera shake, and a 100x digital zoom gets you extra close to the action. This Viewcam's PCM digital audio reproduction and Wind Break microphone provide the sound quality of digital audio tape for playback and recording. Digital gamma compensation adjusts only the dark parts of a shot to optimal brightness levels, leaving the bright sections untouched so they don't become glaringly washed out. The lightweight, palm-size body makes this Viewcam one of smallest and most travel-friendly models on the market. ... Read more

Features

• Digital video reproduction with digital-quality sound; 7 special-effect modes
• MiniDV camcorder
• 10x optical zoom, 100x digital zoom with digital image stabilization
• 3-inch high-resolution color LCD viewscreen
• Compact and lightweight body

Reviews (20)

Camera goes everywhere...
small enough to take everywhere.....it's been all over the world and through some tough climatesand still works great! Large LCD for viewing eliminates the need for a view finder, which most people don't use with todays DV camera. Functions easy to access. Takes 37mm filters. Suggest purchase of two batteries so you can cut back on down time when shooting. Liked it so much....getting one for my son in the military!! Looking for underwater case...if available.

Sharp vls20u digital viewcamwith 3' color lcd screen
Excellent choice for a digital movie camera.Takes stills from 1 to 16 frames per snap.Hook up to a TV to view movies or review thru the lcd screen,Never had any problems.

Quite a handy little camcorder
I have had the Viewcam for a year now, and feel that I can make an adequate review of it now. So here it is. Problems/Repairs: 0. Things that impressed me: Resolution quality over VHS/8mm, low-light capabilities, sound quality, overall size, and that cool swivel action. Things that did not impress me: Cost of DV tapes, Resolution quality compared with newer miniDV cams, still shot pics, battery life. Overall: This is a very handy little camera, and I have enjoyed using it. It had firewire, which is the only way to go if your editing on your PC - and the picture/sound quality is far superior than any other format (don't let the whole Digital8 thing fool you). The price on Amazon was a steal at the time, and I do not regret getting it at all. ... Read more

Asin: B00004SY5M
Subjects:  1. Camcorder - Digital    2. Camcorder (Camcorders)   

D-Link 3-Port IEEE 1394 Firewire Adapter Card
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Electronics
list price: $129.00
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The D-Link three-port FireWire adapter is an IEEE 1394-complianthigh-performance serial bus adapter card with a PCI 2.2 interface that provides threeexternal ports for easily connecting peripherals to your PC. Supplying power toany attached IEEE 1394 peripheral, device, or hub, this adapter allowsbus-powered devices to operate without the need of an external power adapter. Withserial bus data transfer rates of up to 400 Mbps, the adapter ensures flexible,high-speed support for scanners, hard drives, printers, and multimedia devicessuch as IEEE 1394-compatible TVs, VCRs, DVD players, and digital camcorders.Bundled with digital video-editing software, the adapter provides an out-of-the-boxsolution for home video editing. Simply upload digital information from acamcorder to your PC, edit it, and then download it to an IEEE 1394-enabled VCR.

With convenient plug-and-play installation, automatic driver location, andautomatic device configuration, this adapter card is easy to use and comes witha one-year warranty. ... Read more

Features

• Includes digital editing software for home video
• Connects digital video cameras and other IEEE 1394 devices to PCs
• Data transfer rates up to 400 Mbps
• Connects up to 63 digital devices
• No need for external power adapter

Reviews (30)

It works, I guess....
I got this in hopes of turning my PC and digital camcorder into a movie studio.It was easy enough to install I suppose, and it actually works I think because some images from my camcorder DID actually make it to the monitor.However, I was never able to do more than that with this product.I don't think there is something inherently wrong with it, but PCs, at least not highly up to date ones, are just not very compatible with Firewire.I guess I could have spent more time on this and perhaps actually accomplished something.It was just too tedious and not worth it.My brothers IMAC works brilliantly with Firewire, and I would recommend you get a Mac if you want to make movies.

Very affordable and easy installation
Dell Dimension 4500 running Windows XP with a Panasonic DV-400 camcorder.When I first plugged the card in, XP didn't see it.I ended up swapping to another slot and it immediately recognized the new hardware and installed it automatically.Was capturing video in under 20 minutes total!So far I have just used XP MovieMaker because the included software doesn't seem very intuitive.

D-Link Firewire Card + WIN98SE PC + iPod = Tunes-to-go
I put this DFW-500 FireWire PCI card in my 4.5 year old Windows 98 SE PC and XPlay software let's me put my MP3s on my iPod.It took some work.This is, after all, making enemies live/work together in harmony.Not recommended for rank beginners, the getting-a-PC-to-see-the-iPod part.The FireWire card installation was easy. ... Read more

Asin: B00004XRD3
Subjects:  1. Expansion (Expansions, Controller, Controllers, Card, Cards)    2. Firewire Interface (Interfaces, Port, Ports, Connection, Connections)    3. Mac Macintosh Machintosh Apple   

Maxtor 40GB Hard Drive (K014040GH)
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Features

• 3.5-inch ATA/EIDE Hard Drive
• 40GB Capacity
• 5400 RPM Spindle Speed
• Includes 3.5-inch ATA/EIDE Hard Drive, UDMA Interface Cable, 5.25-inch Mounting Brackets and Installation Guide

Reviews (1)

Easy to install even for beginers
I just installed this HDD. The software is easy to use and copied my old drives contents easily and I just left it on to format, went shopping and came back and found it ready to go. I am impressed by the ease to install!
Great product at a great price. (I actually bought it at Compusa as they had a $40 mail in rebatE!) ... Read more

Asin: B00005UK8Z
Sales Rank: 74949
Subjects:  1. Hard Drives (Drive)    2. Internal   

Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition Upgrade
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CD-ROM
list price: $109.00
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The Microsoft Windows 98 operating system is the upgrade to Windows that makes your computer work better and play better. It works better by making it simple to access the Internet and by providing better system performance along with easier system diagnostics and maintenance. With Windows 98, your system plays better as well, with support for the latest graphics, sound, and multimedia technologies; offers the ability to easily add and remove peripheral devices with support for universal serial bus (USB); and enables you to watch TV on your PC. ... Read more

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98 BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH. XP2 is stable but insecure.
Running Windows 95 and that means Windows 98 is illegal in your country and you are in the land of needing a new computer fast, feeling that you might have a box that looks like it is running windows 3.1 and to be honest now is your chance to move to Windows 2000 for a more solid operating system. Even NT users found more stability in Windows 2000, 98 users mostly gamers or downloaders, seeing the blue screen of death often, while Win 2K users doing something a little more software intensive like multimedia, graphics and servers that 98 could not manage. So came the day of the duel-processor, having an NT Dual 500mhz, upgrading to Win2K and you still had a fast machine, 64mb and 128mb games cards never really impressing you that much to get a better machine, a games console maybe cheaper and better, XP a little slow for you and besides, 2K was compatible with nearly everything and you could duel boot linux for fun. The only reason to buy a computer between the release of XP and now was if you did not have one and even then plenty of second hand units going around.

Year: 2005
256mb graphics cards, LCD monitors on the cheap, DVD-R media, Broadband, now is the time to upgrade your machine. AMD have some nice chips but the hyperthreading Intel P4 3.0GHz is a killer chip. 1GB of RAM, no problem. A pimpin' fast graphics card and you have a machine that can play Half-Life 2 on full resolution. The best games of the 21st century were released before Christmas this year, with 2005 bringing lots more to come. Broadband on the increase, DVD-R media and life might get less expensive if you are into computers and certainly a whole pile better.

Why not Linux? Well XP2 has the games and Linux not, so we can stop there. For speed on an OS, well Linux is a much faster, but XP2 is not bad on a system with half the ram of the above and a 1 GHz processor. If you are programming or doing fundamental computer work then do check out Linux because it might be what you need and learning Linux is like DOS with a bit of windows with all the free fundamental software you could want. Why not Apple? Well the same as above, but you have a better selection of stuff and to be honest multimedia applications work well on an apple, and why shouldn't they since Apple is industry standard for that kind of design work, so what does XP2 have to offer?

Obviously stability (not to be confused with security). XP2 is a very stable operating system. It is more stable than Windows 2000. For that reason, I made the upgrade. I have not found XP2 doing much annoying or something that I could not fix with Google. Installing is a big deal because you need Internet for verification; however it is fast on a high end system. There are obvious things you must do after you install it like download Firefox and use it instead of IE and try to use realplayer instead of mediaplayer, use Microsoft's AntiSpyware, don't use the firewall, use zonelarm free instead, spend on a good anti-virus software package, turn off the preview pane in Internet Outlook mail or try to find a free mail browser, make sure you get all the latest windows updates, careful what you put into your machine or extract, careful what mail you open, change passwords every week, and you can achieve a secure on-line machine that can do anything most computers can do right now with a company that has admitted that it has a security problem that will be addressed with future updates, but overall one should be impressed with the OS for stability, not speed or security, but for not crashing, as long as there are no hardware configuration conflicts, that do happen, get someone else to build your machine and blame them when it doesn't come together (and it wont come together because things are now cutting edge so get it done elsewhere; if your task bar hangs this is because of routers or USB hubs that are not compatible). The machine like the above is a 5 star experience but God help those who don't address security issues the moment they go on-line with it which is a bit like just driving your car off a cliff. Expect to loose everything to a virus and have your address details stolen with all your VISA card info.

XP2 PRO is 5 stars if you visit a place on the web called Gibson research incorporated, a highly respected individual in the security community who developed a way that people can test the vulnerability of their PC on-line. He developed a series of a security fixes for XP1 and XP2 problems. Bookmark that page and use it to have a somewhat secure and stable XP2.

Also remember, forget the HOME EDITION, go PRO.

Ripped Off
I ordered this and it was to be filled by American Computer. It is advertised as guaranteed to be new and would have the product key. I received an illegally copied cd. It was a generic cd that had been recorded. The label affixed to the cd and the label that was inserted into the case were both printed on an ink jet printer. There was no product key. This was a scam. Totally useless software. I immediately contacted Amazon.Com and they referred me to American Computer. Amazon.Com is now processing a credit for me.

Kudos to Amazon.com
Hi out there;
Recently, I wrote a negative review about my negative experiences with MS products over the years. To my amazement (my apologies to Amazon) it was published on the Amazon web site on the customer review list associated with the MS XP OS. I was a poor little David with my little slingshot attacking Goliath ... (The richest man in the world)one bill gates, featured in the movie; "Pirates of Silicon Valley".
To my ,pleased, amazement the following occurred;
Days after my review published Customer reviews of 5 stars to XP numbering over 800 obscured the negative customer reviews already onsite. Highly suspicious, eh?
I replied with a review that my decision not to buy XP was based on the negative customer reviews of XP, rather than the avalanch of phoney 5 star reviews then on site. I was feeling used rather than "User".
Soon after the XP software was no longer featured on Amazon.com neither was ME nor 2000, they disappeared along with my negative reviews.
Now, featured is Win 98SE upgrade (It's unclear if this is an upgrade of Win 98SE or what and would'nt it be clearer if it was called Win 98 third edition). Also WinSE upgrade is selling at a 25% increase in the usual upgrade price an obvious display of immense gall.
Throughout all this where was Amazon.com? Running quietly in the background doing what a responsible business does ... objectively reporting even to the extent of referring a customer to an other vendor to satisfy that customer's needs. I recently ordered a book from Amazon.com and added another book to that order based only on Amazon's "Other customers also bought". OK it was a small order but it was an order made with confidence. Amazon.com has taught me over the years to trust them. How sad for MS that they as yet don't understand that simple basic process.
To those of you out there that feel your voices are too small to be heard, I encourage you to speak up and let's together make this world the place it ought to be.
Again Thank You Amazon.com we love ya!
As always Sincerely
John King AKA jhnkij@aol.com ... Read more

Asin: B00002JV50
Subjects:  1. 2nd Edition    2. Computer software (programs)    3. Operating Systems System (OS)    4. Windows 98 (Win98 Win Windows98)    5. Microsoft MS   

Fuji 4 Pack 60-Minute MiniDV Tapes (DVCM604PK)
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Electronics
list price: $39.99
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Features

• 4-Pack
• 60 minute recording time with each tape
• Save more with a multi-pack
• Superior quality digital video cassettes

Reviews (1)

Great results
I have used the Fuji 60 DVC tapes for my digital camcorder for more than a year now. Never had a problem with them. They always record properly, sound quality is excellent, the camcorder can fast forward and rewind multiple times (never had the tape getting stuck) without a glitch. I use the Canon 100 MC. Highly recommended. ... Read more

Asin: B00005T3BN
Sales Rank: 3108

Fujifilm 25301475 CD-R (1-Pack)
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Electronics
list price: $39.99
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Use Fuji CD-R discs to record all of your favorite digital media, including music CDs, digital images, and video. These discs can record at up to 16x play speed and store up to 80 minutes of audio or 700 MB of data. ... Read more

Features

• Compatible with computer read/write drives only
• Ideal for recording music, images, video, and data
• 80-minute recording capacity
• 700 MB storage
• Up to 16x recording speed

Reviews (19)

Good Quality But Failed in Light Fastness Test
I bought a spindle of this Fuju CDR made in Japan by TY.Physical quality is number one among the brands that I ever used, burning quality and compatibility are also number one.

Then I burned one disc of each brand, and put them on my window for a sun burning test.After 20 days, Fuji lost its color completely, not readable anymore.I was surprised.

If you are interested, here is the result for some other brands,

Verbatim, can only burn at 16x in my 24x burner, 70% C2 error in old cd drive after 40 days

Maxell, can only burn at 8x in my 24x burner, less than 1% C2 error in old cd drive after 40 days, 0% C2 error in cd burner

Memorex, can burn at 24x, 30% C2 error on day 1 in old cd drive, 2% C2 error after 40 days in cd burner.Worst compatibility.

Fuji, can only burn at 16x, 0% C2 error on day 1 in old cd drive, died after 20 days.

Fuji was made in Japan, all others in Taiwan, all rated at 40x or 48x.

I will try Maxell CD-R pro next to see how long it will last under the sun.

Good price but not so good quality
I bought these cds a lot of time ago and I remember that I lost 5 cds because of problems in the burning process (10% of Cds was lost).

The quality of this CDs is not very good.The upside surface is very vulnerable and you can even scratch it easily only by touching at it.You can easily remove the surface completely!The result is going to be an unusable transparent CD.

Many of these discs are right now a waste because of the problems with the surface and hardly will buy cds from this manufacturer again.Though, I understand, it's a good price.

Please be aware of the quality.

Made in Japan
These Fujis are made by Taiyo Yuden in Japan. It's the same as Maxell's CDR-PRO series. Nowadays it's hard to find quality CDRs. I've tried SONY, MEMOREX, TDK, PHILIPS, Verbatim, YAMAHA(OEM of Verbatim), Maxell (non-pro) and Imation. They are all taiwan-made with colorless surface (Verbatim is the only exception. It's either Blue or Green). Among them the Philips and TDK were made by CMC which are the worst. They are almost transparent and my SONY 175 cannot recognize them. Only my YAMAHA F1 can write them. But Fuji and maxell CDR-PRO are fantastic. They are light-green (not as dark as Verbatim DATALIFE plus) and works flawlessly. If you want quality products, buy Fuji. If you want unique color, Buy Verbatim Vinyl CDR(they are blue dye). ... Read more

Asin: B00005NOHQ
Subjects:  1. CDR (CDRs, CD-Rs, Compact Disc, CD Recordable, Recordables, Writeable, Writeables, Rewriteable, Rewriteables, CDRW, CD-RW, CDR-W, CDRWs, CD-RWs, CDR-Ws, Blank CDs, Discs, Media)   

Fujifilm Pro ST-120 S-VHS Videocassette (1-Pack)
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Electronics
list price: $7.99
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Developed for use with S-VHS systems, this blank tape is designed with the true videophile in mind. Its high-output S-VHS oxide particles yield high resolution, a key to high-quality EP-mode playback and wide-screen television viewing. ... Read more

Features

• Fuji backcoating technology helps maintain picture stability and enhances color signal
• High-output S-VHS oxide particles
• Sharp, vivid colors
• Enhanced high-fidelity audio signal
• Precision-engineered reel and mechanical parts for long-lasting performance

Reviews (1)

Clear and Vivid
I have been using using my JVC SVHS recorder to back up my 500 lines digital home video recording. And Fuji SVHS Tapes has passed high marks on quality even when recorded on the EP Mode. Thanks to it's low-friction tapebackcoating and stable transport mechanism. The results were as clear andvivid as the original Digital 8 format recording ! ... Read more

Asin: B00001XE0S
Subjects:  1. SVHS (S-VHS)