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Do you want a very nice looking digital picture frame? Then why spend $100 plus and get JUST that? Why not get a bunch of other "netpliance" apps along with it. Many people can go into more detail about the limitations of the Dreamscreen, and I did have my moments of cursing on setup (Facebook!) and the limits of some of the apps, and the apparent lack of multitasking and some dumb menu item designs. Audio is ok but not great (we fixed it with small pc speakers you can attach). Video WMV and AVI not supported ?!?! stupid. Got it. BUT, if you want a WiFi-based countertop screen that beautifully shows pictures you've loaded, or pictures OFF OF ANOTHER PC (with the Dreamscreen located anywhere in your house, and with no cable attachments), videos you've loaded, music you've loaded or run OFF OF ANOTHER PC (get the theme?), a silly clock or calendar or the weather outside, or listen to Pandora stations, or selected FM radio stations. And you want it to look nice and bright. And you don't want keyboard laying there. And you want it small enough yet big enough, a countertop picture frame. And you don't demand an instant countertop browser. And you want frame front controls or a long distance remote control. And you don't demand touchscreen. And you want all of that for $200 or less. Then come on, this is COOL. Get it even if you have a netbook or an iPhone or and iPad. Or...watch for it to evolve next year. But we got one and are happy with it. My wife wanted a digital pic frame. Almost the same price - we got all of this. I am listening to Coldplay playing from this PC, but in the kitchen, while it's cycling through pics from Christmas. About to switch to Car Talk. Come on, it's pretty cool.

Easy to use and set up. My only complaint is that it doesn't really multitask. If you're on Pandora, and want to check the weather, it will stop pandora. The only thing it will allow you to do simultaneously is a slideshow.

Could be a lot better, does not have a battery I did not think about it but it would be so usefull. There are a lot of features on it that are not very friendly Alarm clock, it will only turn on to the same song every morning no random play Randomm play, is not random if you start it on a certain song, it will always play in the same order. Wish there was a way just to play all music instead of going through all your music to start. Video, I found a lot of my .avi and .mpeg would not play on it. if you have to change the volume from the screen you have to wait a bit for it to change off of that menu before you can do anything else otherwise you are always stuck in volume mode. It does have awesome quality of the picture and the sound is very very nice. You must connect it to your wifi router, you can not do a bridge to your laptop or network it must be to the router. This being said I think if I Were to have the option to buy again I would wait for an updated version.

I use the HP Dreamscreen for my daily alarm clock, because of its extensive feature set (three timers, select musical wake up tunes for each, red numbers at night, etc.). I also like being able to have it off all day and it automatically coming on late at night, when I want a bedside alarm clock (like everything else, customizable). Overall the unit's user interface makes using the many features easy. The Internet radio support, especially for Pandora, is excellent. The unit sounds good for what it is, about what you'd get from any decent plastic tabletop radio. But plug in a good set of computer speakers and you've got a cheap and easy upgrade for the audio (I tossed them under the bedside tables). The Dreamscreen is also a full featured photo frame. Setting up the wireless networking was easy, with a well polished process. Almost any question can be answered by the full screen tutorials, located in the 2GB of onboard memory (you can free up about 300MB by deleting them). My wishlist is similar the other reviewers': Sleep timer for the audio A basic browser Ability to plug in any Internet Radio station (but HP does provide a massive selection from all over the world) I give it 4.25 stars out of 5 and would recommend it to anyone.

HP had a neat idea here, but somewhere along the way from concept to completion it lost its way. It is too pricey for what it offers. I essence it is an expensive clock/calendar, internet radio player and 10" picture viewer, with a few other bells and whistles thrown in for good measure. The interface is time consuming and cumbersome to use and the speaker is not strong or of a very good quality. On the plus side the screen is nice and bright with a good viewing angle, and it displays photos and video nicely. And it does connect wirelessly to the internet. Let's break it down: 1. It easily connects to my home network, after I changed the security settings. 2. It is a good photo viewer though there are better dedicated ones. It can connect to your Snapfish library...if you have one. 3. Stream music from the internet or from your home PC. However, the interface for this is cumbersome and choosing internet stations is a pain. And then there are those underpowered speakers. 4. It works as an alarm clock and you can wake up to music. Okay I guess. 5. You can monitor your Facebook account and friends' status, but you can't update yours. 6. It has a calendar. Yippee. 7. Weather reports can be accessed from the web. Nice but not essential, just turn on the weather channel. This product practically begs for touch screen capability. If it had that, then I would say it is worth the price. But know, you are left to use either the remote or the few controls on the bottom and right edge of the screen. The menu interface is still slow to get through and overly complicated. I am not sure who HP was targeting with the Dreamscreen. Perhaps minimalists who want to ditch their clock, internet radio, calendar and standard photo frame in favor of this. For them it would be good. Perhaps. But for the rest of us, just use your computer or smart phone. It is quicker, easier, and you can do more. Kevin Nicholls hit the nail on the head with his review. My opinion is to wait -- easier to use and more functional devices are on the horizon or are already in your home. But if you want a digital picture frame that can do other things (though not well) and you don't mind the price, then this may just be for you. I've had mine for months and the only feature I still regularly use is the photo slideshow.

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Nice product. After two weeks it is working well. Wireless so far has worked as indicated. It does not record time and date of min/max recording which I wanted.

This Lacrosse product is the perfect wireless temperature gauge for the person who needs to know what's happening outside. This is not the fanciest one of these. It does however work just fine. It's easy to setup and actually has two outdoor sensors in the same module.

I recommended this product on my Koi Garden blog as a recommended Holiday Gift guide [...]. Later I wrote this review of the product on the same blogsite [...] and on my Yahoo List. This is a neat product. Every once in a while I come across a product that I just have to report back about. I have written about our 10 recommended gifts for the Koi Gardener. This holiday season I received a present off that list. It has allowed me the opportunity to install and try out the product in more detail. It is a product that really makes Koi Gardening a lot easier. I received a La Crosse Technology WS-9029U Wireless Weather Station with Digital Time. Essentially, it reports both the time and any temperatures of interest to a Koi Gardener; any temperature, both air and water. Plus it is expandable just by purchasing more remote temperature sensors. It is the perfect gift for the fanatical Koi Gardener with a penchant for technology. I have it set up to report on internal house temperature, external air temperature, and the temperature of the water in the pond, all from the convenience of my home. I could purchase an additional sensor to report on the water temperature of the filter assembly, but really, one water temperature reading for the pond is enough, even for me... Before you think that this is a technological solution looking for a problem, think about the cold winter days that you can avoid walking out to the pond and measuring the temperature. The argument becomes even stronger if you have snow and ice covering the pond. I now look forward to those days, when I can check the temperatures from the warmth of my house.... Plus it will serve as round one in my war with the Raccoons [...]. Installation is straightforward and easy. About the only problem is finding the right batteries for both the base station (AA batteries) and remote sensor (AAA batteries)... I will report back with any reliability problems in the future... 1/08/10 Update: I have read about and seen some upward bias of the temp probe. It appears to report the pond water temp a little higher than it should for the probe at the end of the wire. I will keep an eye on this and report back with more info.

I wondered how come the lake temperature in Northern Wisconsin was still shown to be over 50 degf. When I took the sensor in for the winter, I found out. The remote sensor reads 11 degf high. I then went to see if Amazon would honor a return policy....nope, right to return expired earlier this summer. LaCrosse techs say merely to replace batteries. Already done that, and it still has 11 degf error. This is a great concept for a great price. Let me know if anybody gets one to operate with any degree of accuracy.

I waited 6 months to write this review. I was concerned with battery life. So far there has been no problems with the original batteries. I would say for the money this is about as good a deal as there is. I bought it for the remote sensor and probe. I have the remote in my greenhouse at least 150 ft. from the base unit. It works great. I also like the humidity sensor on the base unit. I would have liked the base unit to be a little larger, but it's not bad. All in all, this is a very good indoor/outdoor thermometer.

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The shipping was prompt and the product was exactly as it was advertised to be. Great seller!

Not bad. Definitely cheaper than the original equipment if purchased at offical phone store (even with the tax and shipping costs). Good as a spare.

I lost my phone charger but refused to pay the $30 that Verizon wanted to replace it. I got two chargers for $8 ($6 was for s&h) and they work just great.

This charger works well, and it was still in the original packaging. It is worth every penny. Getting a new charger from the phone company would have cost more than $30.00. I am very happy.

For the price that i paid for i think that it's ok, but the trouble is when you're pluging this to your cell phone you have to move and move the charger until gets to charge, it's a little tricky.

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The price for this item is just right! I have a friend who has the "Remington" dehumidifier and they are identical in almost every way, the only difference is the sticker with the name; for the price of one "Remington" I got two Eva-dry!!! Easy to use, reliable performance! Thank you!

Bought this product after reading reviews and checking prices- I use this in a gun safe and have had no problems, working well after several months and I'm very pleased with it.

I am not sure mine is working, I have had it in a damp area for over a week now and the crystals have not changed color at all. I was so excited about this thing, what a bummer...

I was very pleased with this product. it works great for small areas, I put mine in a gun safe and about every two weeks it needs recharged. for the money I would recomend this to anybody.

I am using this in a small fireproof safe that was getting very damp and it has done a great job of keeping the moisture level down and it no longer smells musty.

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The price is cheaper than local stores, the shipping was free and the seller sent it right away. How can you go wrong.

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Great battery. Good price, delivered quick. Cheaper than buying local, if you can even find the right size.

I was very hesitant to purchase these batteries for only 2 cents, but I figured if they each work for two weeks that would be enough. But here I am a month later and both the ones that I used in my car remotes are working just fine! Great buy when in the store one battery would have been more than the shipping costs for these 5!

I received 2ea 5paks of CR1616 batteries from Eforcity. I only needed 2 single batteries. However, neither Amazon's nor Eforcity's listing (at the time) indicated a 5pak would be sent. Therefore, I wasted money on batteries I'll probably never use. They are working fine, however, in two car key remotes.

I received this ites earlier than the due time and the quality was as good as expected.

These batteries function well. It's too early to tell how long they will last but the price and shipping were fine. Compared to local prices for coin batteries, this was a bargain.

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The first monitor stopped working after one day, contacted company and without hesitation, sent a new one. It seems to be working fine.

After a lot of research and reading customer reviews I chose this one. It arrived ahead of estimated time and would of been a snap to install but I have a Cadillac CTS with a full liner in the trunk lid and a double walled lid to drill the half inch through and as per the instructions I was careful to make sure I avoided wiring but not careful enough. After repairing the damaged wiring (my fault) the rest was simple. The unit is very complete and works great! cts

I've been using this camera for a couple weeks or more now. This system consist of three main parts. The LCD screen, The wireless transmitter, and the camera (with extra long cable built-in) Everything needed to set it up is included. The camera's resolution seems good as well as the resolution of the lcd screen. The LCD screen is handy since it has a mono speaker built in to be used with another video source. The screen is a little hard to see in bright sun / heavy glare but not too bad. The wire for the camera is a very good length and connects to the transmitter with a 3 pin connector (not RCA). The transmitter has a another 2 pin connector to attach to the power wire which has to be spliced into the reverse light. The LCD screen has two inputs, the first being the wireless transmission, and the second being the video + audio input via an included wire. The LCD screen automatically detects the transmitter when the transmitter begins transmitting. The LCD screen can automatically switch to the transmitter's backup camera and will automatically go into a power saver mode when no signals are detected ( GREAT features! ) The biggest problem I've seen is that this wireless transmitter actually interferes with other devices that handle wireless. The first couple of days of using it, my wireless network "coincidentally" started failing, it turns out it was the transmitter from this camera system. I suspect any 2.4GHz wireless device (including bluetooth?) will be interfered with when the transmitter is activated. The wireless transmitter was about 30 feet away and behind many walls but it still caused interference. The system is good, but imagine if everyone had wireless devices that randomly interfere with the 2.4 GHz, no wifi (and bluetooth?) would be reliable. As a side note, I was able to convert the transmitter to include a RCA input so that I could use the LCD screen (with an attached 12v battery pack that I put together and is not included) wirelessly with any video source (no wireless audio though), However, the interference becomes a bigger issue since you may want to use it frequently.

Solves the problem of hooking to trailer- works like a charm. Not difficult to install on my 05 Tundra. Transmitter needs to be in trunk- I have a fiberglass cover on the bed, so this works fine, otherwise, wires would have to be cut and legenthened to install the transmitter in the cab.

I installed thr backup camera on a 2001 Ford Ranger super cab for hitching a bass boat trailer on. I put the transmitter inside of the bed, behind the tail light housing in a protected area, and tie wrapped it on the bed brace. The install was staight forward with no surprises.I mounted the monitor on the center of the floor and permanatley wired the harness to the fuse panel. Am very satisfied with the performance, especially the cost. Have purchased items from Amazon previously and give them an A+ and UPS has delivered items before the scheduled arrival date. One bad factor, the monitor tries to light up on accasion. Talked to Ken at tech support. The receiver frequency is very close to security devices. Ken states that by pulling into a bank, the monitor get a picture. Would I buy again, yes, has a very good picture. Just have to turn it off when not in use.

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this thing works great in our 06 f250 and 08 mark lt pickups the only way to go when a man cant multi task, drive and talk on the phone at the same time.

Ok. So, I got my MKi9200 today and had Best Buy install it for me and I have the DROID. Here is the low down: Calls: -Phone book syncs perfectly (no pictures unless you push them one at a time) -Phone reception in car = Amazing -Phone reception on other side = Great Music: -Bluetooth audio features are limited and doesn't sound prefect, but still pretty good -No album art (this is true of any Bluetooth connected phone including the IPhone) -Back and next track work fine -Pause button works, but resuming is buggy sometimes it work and mostly it doesn't Combine Features: -When a call comes in music pauses, but doesn't resume Note: All other goodies work as advertised. I already had an iPod touch and hooked that up the iPod connector in the glove box and get high quality audio, back and forward track, album art, and seamless music to phone call and back to music transitions. This is definitely the way to go. The best part is it is not my phone so I just leave it there hooked up and it is always ready to go. Hope this helps all you DROID fans! ~G

I researched this product and most of the reviews were great. Once I found someone to install the system (warning, unless you are an audio tech, don't try to do the installation yourself), I was very pleased with how well the Parrot system performed. I have an Apple iPhone and wanted a system that would allow me to listen to my music and integrate with my car radio (Mazda3). The system is very intuitive, I love the hands free capability with the phone and the audio is excellent. Once you pair the system with your phone, you can use the hands free system without even plugging in your phone to the system (Best Bluetooth I've used). This is the best aftermarket Bluetooth system on the market. It is very much equal to or better than Ford's Synch system, but with Parrot you don't have to buy a Ford.

I got 2 of these kits (One for me and an other one for my wife's car) and did a self install. (I got the install harness from safewireless). This harness is a HUGE time saver. Do not attempt a self-install w/o it. (Parrot recommends a professional install) Here's my rating on several topics. For me the most important issue was phone via bluetooth, followed by music via USB/SD card. 1. Phone bluetooth: Quality is a 9/10 (Safewireless provides a screen for the microphone for free which eliminates some whooshing sounds) 2. Aesthetics after install: 8/10 3. Music quality from SD card and USB card: 8/10 (I notice some audiophiles are not impressed) 4. Ease of use: 9/10 (I am impressed) 5. iPhone integration: Probably a 5/10 judging from the comments on the parrot website (No direct experience) 6. Customer support: 5/10 7. Price point: 6/10 (I think 150 bux is probably the "right" price)

Installed my Parrot MKi9200 within minutes using a Bluetooth wiring harness from Amazon for a F-150 2007. Everything plugged up without any problems - I must say it was the easiest install for audio equipment I have done thus far! I have been using the unit for about a month now and love it! I only have two negative comments. After I installed the unit I had to update the firmware to work with my Blackberry 9330, no biggie here just a few extra minutes getting the unit updated. My other comment is a bit perplexing to me is that sometimes the unit resets itself while driving. I am still troubleshooting the problem but I am thinking it might be a bad wiring connection, software glitch, interference problems, etc? Other than those two items, the unit is well worth the money and the safety of driving hands free! Also, all functions work such as playing an ipod touch, SD card with songs, USB stick with songs, etc.

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This is so poorly made. The main plug that goes into the control box fits so loosely that the slightest bump makes it cut out. The audio quality is about as good as AM radio. This thing hums, whines, and pops from the speakers and I used the quick connect harness. Do not buy this unit!! Look for another alternative!

I have had this unit installed in my 2001 Prius for four months. Although it works well enough, there are several problems that would keep me from recommending it whole-heartedly. Installation: The installation, with the pre-made wiring harness from QuickConnect was quick and painless. It took about an hour. I was able to put the little screen above my steering wheel without drilling and it all looks neat. Pairing the remote with the unit proved to be a little troublesome. There are no instructions for this in the manual, and the reference to it online takes some digging. Pairing the unit with my HTC myTouch phone was straightforward, following the instructions in the manual. Call Quality/Voice Dialing: Callers say that I sound very clear. And I hear them well, too. The voice dialing feature works well when it is in the mood. However, there is often (but not always) a period where the device will freeze if a call is initiated shortly after starting the car. During a period of up to, perhaps, five minutes from when the car is started, if I press the green button to make a call, the screen will indicate "Voice Recognition In Progress," but I will not hear the voice prompt "Who do you want to call?" for several minutes thereafter. Conveniently, while I am waiting for the prompt, the radio is muted, making it easier for me to clearly hear myself curse. No amount of pressing the red button will unfreeze the device and bring back Rush Limbaugh. I just have to wait until it's good and ready. Eventually the prompt will come, but by then I have traveled 5 miles in silence, arrived at my destination, and gotten out of the car to make the phone call that I initiated while leaving my driveway. However, once it does actually initiate, the voice dialing system works well-it very rarely misunderstands who I am asking for. Audio Quality/iPod functionality: The sound quality from the unit is good. No distortion, and loud enough to moderately rock out at highway speeds. The iPod controls are Spartan. For example, there is no access to genius playlists, no option for shuffling songs or albums, and the menu always resets to the top of the list, unlike the iPod which will bring one back to where one last was. This makes it difficult to move to a different album by the same artist, for example. One always starts at the top menu. I have found it easier to just use the Aux input with the 1/8" plug rather than the ipod connector. Even though it does not charge the ipod while driving, or pause it during calls like the 30-pin connector does, I prefer to have access to more ipod functions than the Parrot device will allow. Customer Service: After installing the unit I found that the iPod cable had a short near the connector which would cause all the sound to cut out if the ipod was moved (or a corner was turned, or a bump was hit) until I wiggled it back into alignment. When I unplugged the ipod cable from the blue box the bluetooth function continued working and my radio worked, so I was not totally inconvenienced during what turned out to be a long wait. I used the customer support website to try to get a replacement cable. I also asked for a replacement blue box to try to remedy the problem with freezing while initiating a call after starting the car. It took a month and a half to get a meaningful response from customer support and two months to actually receive a replacement cable and replacement blue box. Although I did eventually receive replacement parts, I would describe the customer support process as unsatisfactory. The new cable solved the problem with the ipod, but the replacement blue box behaves identically to the first one. Now, I just know not to try to call anyone right after I start the car. I give the device time to "warm up."

I installed this in our Honda Fit using an aftermarket harness to make it (almost) "plug and play." I decided to purchase this rather than the Bluetooth add-on for the (Pioneer) stereo already installed, as it (Pioneer's Bluetooth unit) received pretty mediocre reviews, cost more, and of course wouldn't work if I eventually decide to put in a different brand stereo someday. If you're never installed a car radio before, this probably isn't the first thing you should install yourself -- I'd recommend having it professionally installed, since there are a good-sized handful of cables coming out of this thing that need to get routed properly, and you will most likely have to do some minor drilling and/or cutting to count the display and microphone if you want a really "clean" installation. As a yardstick, I probably spent 4 hours total on the installation. Anyway, then, it does work as designed. The interface is fast and responsive, and I like the quality of the display. The software is pretty well thought out -- perhaps A++-super-nerd programmers don't work at Parrot, but certainly above-average ones do. Pairing works quite nicely, automatically connecting to my phone when I get in the car & turn on the ignition and disconnecting shortly after the ignition goes off. When you're on a call, it asserts the "mute" line to the car's stereo which also pauses CD/USB/iPod playback, which is nice. I haven't had any of the communication failures/lock-ups that another reviewer here did. Some minor gripes are as follows: -- While the noise reduction is effective up to ~45MPH (most callers wouldn't be able to guess you're calling from a car), it breaks down at highway speeds: Callers will still find you intelligible, but the occasional piece of a word is cut off and there is noticeable distortion. I attribute this so some degree to the rather noisy interior that is the Honda Fit (and most other inexpensive Hondas, for that matter) -- at some level apparently the Parrot just can't reliably separate your voice from the as loud or louder cabin noise. Those with quieter cabins may not ever experience this problem. (I have tried turning "lateral noise detection" off and it does make things worse.) -- When hanging up calls, I often have to press the "hang up" button a couple of times. I suspect this is likely to be just as much the fault of the Parrot as my phone (a Sprint HTC Touch Pro 2), but it is a bit annoying. -- The manual is rather spartan. While it contains information on all the "basics," it does leave out explanations for some menu functions, which you're hence left to guess at. While most have names that make it easy to figure them out, there are a few where it's not quite clear exactly what the option does. I think that this is a little on the spendy side for what you're getting, but overall I'm happy with it and feel that I've received a reasonable (if not spectacular) value for the money.

I, like you, read all these raving reviews and decided to purchase this system for a hands free solution in my car. Trust me when i tell you to look elsewhere for a bluetooth solution. Not only did it take me weeks to find a proper adapter that would work for my volvo to properly install, the system only actually works about 10% of the time. The "remote" constantly has to be re-programmed to the system, which can only be done during the initial 5 seconds of boot up, yes, this means you have to shut off your car in middle of freeway to enable remote use again to make calls. If the remote is actually working properly, then the second most annoying issue is about every other or third call, the system just stops working completely. It will answer or dial out, but you cant hear the other party and they cannot hear you. This only causes you to have to take the phone off of bluetooth and hold it up to your ear, completely eliminating the point of the system. Even once you transfer the phone back to the bluetooth when this happens, it never works until you make a new call. I contacted Parrot regarding both issues and they explained both were known issues they were working on, big help there. FYI- i was using an iPhone 3GSs, Blackberry 8530 and 9630 (have paired three phones with the system, dont get me started on what a pain that is.)

i had a jvc head unit that had built in blue tooth. i actually had two of them and they were very glitchy. they would not always connect and the mike was very poor. the parrot is awesome. people tell me they hear me really well. all the features come together really well. i hook up the analog line to my xm receiver and i also hook up my ipod. with the ipod i am disappointed though because i can't seem to turn on shuffle. i use the phone book a lot and it seems to be a little safer driving down the road. the voice commands are typical and after two tries i gave up and don't plan to use them. i purchased a cable to tie this directly into my factor radio. the remote is great with one glitch. it gets in the way a little bit and the buttons get bumped by mistake. by far the best bluetooth device i have ever used.

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I returned this after one night of use. The video screen will only go on when it detects some type of audio. The factory settings for the type of audio it has to detect for it to turn on the video can not be adjusted. It says its preset to pick up casual conversation but it wasnt sensitive enough to here our kid when he sat up and was talking... We tested it out ourselve and discovered it just wastn sensitive enough. I called and there is no way to change the preset or to just have audio on all the time. Returned it, trying the Summer Slim that looks like a cell phone, that one can have the audio on all the time if you would like.

We have had this monitor for approximately 6 months. It has now broken twice. The first time, the power cord wouldn't work, so we contacted the company for a replacement. It took TWO WEEKS for them to send a replacement part. I had to go to Radio Shack to buy a universal power cord and adapter--do they really think two weeks is a reasonable amount of time to have a BABY monitor out of commission? Now, it is just completely dead. It is not worth the amount of money they are charging, if it doesn't work in the middle of night when you are worried about your baby. Company is now saying it will take THREE WEEKS to repair. And I have to pay to ship it back to them. And be without a monitor for those three weeks. This is a product that is necessary and needs to be reliable. This product is not reliable and their customer service is lousy.

One thing I wanted to add to the reviews already here- not only is there no interference with this monitor, it doesn't interfere with other things. I read a review that another monitor would cause the wireless internet to not work, but that is not a problem with this. When using this we have no trouble with wireless connections. I also wanted to let you know that I have not had any trouble with the volume. Before I used it I made to sync up the devices per the directions, and the vox worked fine last night. Use several layers of duct tape or something to cover up the "on" light on the camera end. I didn't last night and I think it kept my son up, when he woke up at around midnight, it gave him something to look at and wake up more, rather than going back to sleep on his own like he has for the past week. You're stuck with the nighttime infrared though, faint red circles surrounding the camera lens. But its faint enough to probably not bother him too much. All in all, I am VERY glad I went with this product, and its so so nice to finally be able to see what he's doing! He's 5 months old and just now starting to put himself to sleep, so its really helpful to see what he's doing. I used to think he fell asleep faster, but now I'm realizing he's spending a little more time playing with his feet :)

Great picture and handy crib mounting bracket! Would definitely buy again! Also, this is a great value for the price we paid on Amazon!

its good to be able to see your baby while he is sleeping but thats the only thing it is good for. the sound is just terrible. my baby could be in the room crying and i'll hear him through the wall before it comes over the handset and when his voice does register it cuts in an out. the vox was pointless as half the time the sound didn't work.. also the camera did not fit on my crib. i have a sleigh style crib and the edges are just slightly larger than a normal crib so the adjustable clamp is just about an inch too small, i have to put it on sideways

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Product was as advertised. Easy to install and operate. Out of no where two months in though the brain unit stopped functioning. So if you need a temporary security system then this one is the one for you.

I was looking for a good DIY home security system without monitoring service and after research I found the SC-1000 to be the best value for the money. Positives -Setup was breeze, it was easier to follow Skylink installation video on Youtube than read the manual. The whole setup took about 30 minutes ( including mounting the door sensors). - Farthest Door sensor was about 75 ft away from the central console but had no range issues. - Alarm was LOUD! and the dialer was able to dial out through my VoIP line to my Mobile Negatives - Mouting stickers that come with the unit are useless and mine peeled off within a day ( and triggered the alarm). I replaced them with ones from a local hardware store. - By default all sensors are programmed to dial out through the dialer, remove them and just leave the control panel. Thanks to all the other feedbacks I did this as part of my installation Unknown Not sure how long the batteries are going to last on the sensors! Overall excellent system and am very happy I bought this. I am planning on adding an additional motion sensor and a door/window sensor.

I was disappointed since apparently you need a land line in order to hook up the auto dialer, but other then that it was worth the money.

After reading the reviews of this product, I decided to purchase this with the SC-10. As one reviewer had described you get an extra key transmitter, window/door sensor, external alarm, and at a cost savings. So for just over $200 I combined both products. I also added some additional items, i.e. the water sensors, extra motion detectors. Installation was fairly straightforward. I did have to call support because the antenna on the external alarm unit needed a small trimming to fit inside the unit. Customer service was excellent, they called me back timely, twice. The unit has worked extremely well, and has been tested a couple times. I really like the dialer features, up to 9 calls, and no monitoring fees. I did as other suggested and hid my dialer, placed it in silent operation so you can't hear the dialer/message being delivered. I put the external alarm from the SC-10 on the outside, so I have alarm inside/out, at the same time. I added additional items, easy enough to do. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a simple to install system, with ability to avoid monitoring fees. My only complaints. The key transmitters look somewhat cheap, bulky, plastic, and not very well labeled. As someone suggested, I used perm markers to color code the keys. The door/window sensors also have a bulky component that gets mounted right up alongside or on your door. I placed mine at the very tops of the door so they are somewhat out of site. They are larger than most sensors you find in wireless systems. For the money spent you can't beat this system, and with the capability of easily adding on to the system, it makes for an excellent home alarm system. If you're in the market for a security system for yourself, click the order button now.

I had my SC-100 for about 6 months when the speaker stopped working, the solder joint on the back of the speaker came off. It's made in China, so I wasn't too surprised, but getting it fixed was a hassle. Customer support offers very little assistance even though it was still under warranty. At this point it's easier for me to buy a new speaker and fix it then to send it in a be without a system for who knows how long. Just something to be aware of if you do have a problem.

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Admittedly, it took me a bit longer than I had hoped to get the wired camera server working exactly the way I wanted it to. However, now that I have figured it out, it is absolutely MORE AMAZING than I had even hoped. Installation was pretty easy, but what I didn't realize at first is that this camera doesn't need you to install software on a host computer on the network. It is completely independent from any host software, which makes it really, really cool. No bloatware here. Just log into the camera's IP address (default user and pass is admin/admin), and start configuring. One of the great features of the camera is that it lets you draw red boxes on the viewing area to set as trigger areas for an event. If it detects motion, an event is triggered. There are two types of events - FTP and email. That's right, this camera does off-premises data storage and communication, out of the box. I have a personal website hosted on Go-Daddy that I upload images from this camera to, kind of as a historical record. It automatically categorizes the photos by date in a specified FTP directory \ date directory. For the email event, it took me several hours to get it set up. If you're trying to set it up, save yourself some time and create a [...] email account - you'll need it. You need to know a little bit about outgoing SMTP servers, and if you've ever set up Outlook to connect to a personal domain's email, then you have enough of a skill set. One drawback is that it doesn't use SSL, so using Gmail or Yahoo! Mail's SMTP servers isn't in the question. It took me a while, but check out [...] for an SMTP server that doesn't require SSL. This should be the answer you need to get emails sent to your personal email address. All-in-all, this is a really, really powerful device. You don't need any other devices on your network other than your router/modem, which means that during power failures / resumes, the device will automatically boot back up and start working once it has power again (no babysitting a host PC). It's also really comfortable to know that anytime someone comes within the motion detection zone (configurable red boxes in the viewing area, mentioned above), I get a series of still photos within 15 seconds in my inbox, which my phone let's me know have just arrived. It's like paying someone to watch your home, that also emails you what they see when something changes. Really, really cool. Highly recommended.

Small and compact makes this camera nice. Wireless transmission with only the power cable means you can put this just about anywhere. The picture quality is decent, but leaves more to be desired. Easy setup and viewing over LAN or remotely via internet browser. Nice to see what's going on from work without having to install any viewing program. Not bad for what it is, just don't expect stellar detail or megapixel image quality.

i bought a dlink ip camera that never worked the way i wanted so i was skeptical on getting this one. Glad i did though, its easy to setup on your own. i dont have a static ip address but that still was no problem since they send you to a site that would help you bypass this hurdle. port forwarding was another issue you might be faced with but portforward.com took care of that with a list of all modems and the devices attached and how to do the port forwarding. now i have it setup aimed at my front gate so i can see it from work the only problem there the servers at work needs active x to be signed or else it wont losd so i cant see it but my wife at work can so i am still good. would have liked the unit to have battries so i would not have to find a power source close to the door

So just got the camera. I used a PC laptop to actually run the setup. Both connected to airport extreme with ethernet cables to get everything set up properly. Even on your local network you can view the camera using Safari on the MAC by typing the IP address you assigned it in the browser. 1. Establish a static IP address for camera aside from default. 2. Change Port from default of 80 to (XXXX) 3. Got on MAC opened Airport Utilities to manually make settings for porting so I can view over the internet. 4. Manual Setup 5. Internet tab 6. NAT 7. Enable NAT Port Mapping 8. Configure, add a new, PUBLIC TCP: XXXX (same as what you set up on camera) 9. Private IP Address: (static IP address you gave camera) 10 Private TCP Port XXXX same as above 11. Continue, give a description - camera, done, update airport. When you go to access over the internet you have to enter your public IP address assigned by router. You can easily test this by googling open port testing. This will tell you your IP address and if your port XXXX is open. If open go to browser and type [...] I had a friend test it from their house and it asked for user name and password. once I gave it to them they were able to see what my camera was looking at. I haven't actually set up the wireless part yet but I was so excited to finally get this thing to work over the internet outside my local network I had to share it. I'm sure setting up the wireless using the WPA key will be simple enough. I got this camera for a simple home security camera to see what was going on at my house while I was at work and this is going to work great!

I bought this with a little trepidation but It works great. I am a Mac person and unfortunately, you do need to downgrade to a pc in order to do some of the configuration (using the ip assign tool, setting up the motion detection).. but since I am bi-OSulal, I have a netbook that did the trick. (there are bits that require activeX.. which means ie only! Grrr...) Setting up the wireless was a little tricky. Know your router! My current router (from ATT) is a bit kludgy but I got it working fine on the network. But once you have your network figured out, its a snap... My only complaint is the field of view. Its field of view is a little narrow and I'm only able to get a portion of my target room into view (using it to watch the dogs when they're confined in a particular room). Also.. 'specially for mac users.. there's a better app for the recording, etc.. than the one its boxed with.. google is your friend.. There's also a nifty app in the app store for Android that'll let you watch the camera on your android phone (assuming you have the cam configured to view outside your network)