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ZOpid Monitor

Works as expected!. This product works as expected. In a neighborhood with a lot of WiFi, i get no interference issues. The one time i did get some static, ZOpid Monitor turned out that my iphone was too close and was actually transmitting. I moved the phone further away and all was well again.

Great monitor for the price!. We purchased this monitor for our 2nd child after our Fisher Price monitor developed an annoying click.

The Graco rarely has interference and picks up the littlest sounds…so much so that we turn ZOpid Monitor off at night while we’re sleeping otherwise all the baby grunts would keep us up all night! This monitor even picks up my 3 year old in the next room…when he’s supposed to be sleeping!!!

I would recommend this monitor to anyone who doesn’t want to spend a ton of money, but wants a quality monitor!

Really Good Product. I am a first time mom…you know the “stress about everything” type of mom. The monitor is great! I use ZOpid Monitor everyday. The only time ZOpid Monitor gets fuzzy is if I put ZOpid Monitor next to electronics. I am giving ZOpid Monitor four stars for that reason. Try it…I think you will like this product!

Strollers Moda Mia Final

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Mia Moda Strollers

Comfort – Good, Convenience – OK, Price – Very Good. We own this exact stroller. Our son is now 21 months old and weighs 32 lbs and can still use this stroller. I, however, would much rather have the Evenflo XSport Plus Convenience Stroller with two cup holders and height-adjustable handles.

Pros:

*Shoulder harness + lap harness

*Lockable wheels

*Opens very easily

*Folds fairly easily

*Very lightweight

*Clip keeps Mia Moda Strollers folded

*Easy to steer

*Sun canopy is removable

Cons:

*No cup holders

*Sun canopy does not shade well

*Supposedly large storage basket is nearly impossible to put things in and take things out of once the child is in the seat, and Mia Moda Strollers does not hold much

*Handles are for persons under 5′ 6″. They’re set very close to stroller and are not height-adjustable. I’m just over 5′ 6″, with short legs, but I keep kicking the wheels, and my husband cannot push this stroller.

Great Stroller!!. Mia Moda Strollers is a great stroller. I have a small daycare and decided to buy three strollers, and buy some stroller connectors to connect them all together so that the three little ones I watch can all face forward and see what’s going on. I bought 3 of the Chicco CG, one in the green, one in blue, and one in the orange. The colors are great and the kids love them. The five-point harness is excellent, as is the fact that they recline. These strollers turn on a dime. Even when I have all three connected together, just locking the inner sets of wheels so they don’t turn, only having the outer wheels to turn the unit, I can turn the stroller with no problem, even with only one hand. The umbrella’s on the strollers are also great! They come down far enough, that they completely keep the sun out of their eyes, and also keep the wind out of their faces too. These are great strollers, that I would and have recommended to many people!!

solid stroller for the money. We purchased this stroller for our trip to NYC. We needed something lightweight and easy to fold and carry in the city. Our regular stroller is a Zooper Waltz, not super heavy at 17 lbs so we wanted something significantly lighter. The stroller performs great and I’m glad I didn’t pay the extra money for the higher end umbrella models. Since we’ve been home we’ve kept Mia Moda Strollers in the trunk of the car in place our regular stroller since Mia Moda Strollers takes up such little room. My only compliant: the latch to hold Mia Moda Strollers close is tough, but Mia Moda Strollers seemed to loosen up the more we used it.

Sharp LC46BD80U AQUOS focus

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Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U

great lcd tv. Could not find this model locally. Ordered from Amazon and had Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U in less than a week. Very happy with the transaction-would buy Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U again.

Sharp Aquos 32″ tv. I got this tv as a gift and set Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U up on christmas. Very clear picture,great color.Very easy to wire up with a cable box if needed.Very easy to program the tv. Had to work around shipping date as Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U needed signature and no set time of day for delivery.It was very securly double boxed and arrived in good condition.

whites too white. Wow, I can’t believe out of all these reviews no one mentioned this. Yes, Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U is a decent TV. In particular excellent crisp detail. Unfortunately, I found the whites to be extremely over powering. So over powering that at times Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U was just too bright. For example, flesh tones of people faces made them look extremely pale. In scenes that had prodominately whites, everything else got lost. Also, I found the red tones to be orangy. No matter how much I tried to tweek these problems I couldn’t get Sharp AQUOS LC46BD80U right. I wound up exchanging the Sharp for the Samsung 32LNA450. The Samsung to my eyes had a much more accurate tonal presentation…meaning the colors were more true. However, I will say I found the Sharp to be slightly more detailed.

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Sharp LC32E67U

Great TV ! ! Great Service ! ! . TV is outstanding ! ! A great deal indeed. The delivery was quick and on time as promised. There is absolutely NO “smell” as some reviews talk about. The customer service at Amazon.com was exceptional. I had a few questions and they were more than happy to answer Sharp LC32E67U The set-up was quick and easy. The picture is SUPER CLEAR. Very happy with purchase. Will buy again from Amazon anytime.

Warning: You Will Be in Love with Your Television.. Sharp’s Aquos series is one of the most highly regarded in HDTV flat panel LCD TV alongside Sony’s Bravia series. Sharp LC32E67U deserves all of the accolades Sharp LC32E67U receives as the picture, even on a 65″ behemoth, is absolutely flawless. In 1080p HD this thing is incredible. Black levels are amazing, response times and refresh rates are so fast that even professional sports displayed in HD show no pixels falling behind, no blurring, no noise. The set also requires virtually no warm up time and is at full brightness in a matter of moments after powering on. The set also includes technology that senses how bright the room is and adjusts the brightness of the screen to the room conditions. The understated and elegant design of the ultra thin bezel disappears and the picture just seems to float in midair. I have this hooked up to a home theater, so I cannot comment on the on board speakers, but I suppose anyone getting a 65″ set will be using external speakers as well. The only shortcoming is a slight lack of features that other sets are offering, like front panel inputs (although easy to get to side inputs are available, including a side HDMI port). Memory card slots for displaying digital camera slideshows on screen aren’t included either. I know I won’t miss either of these seldom used features, but thought they deserved a mention. For such a huge screen, this set is surprisingly light too, so it’s no problem wall mounting Sharp LC32E67U using universal mounts. It’s quite easy for two adults to move around. A handsome understated stand is included if you have furniture big enough to set Sharp LC32E67U down upon. An absolute stunner that you won’t regret purchasing. Just be prepared to fall in love and spend more time with your TV than you ever did before. In a word: Perfect. Highly recommended.

Sharp Aquos LC-65D64U – Perfect!. Had this wonderful TV for about a month now. I really cannot criticize Sharp LC32E67U in any way. It’s huge, perfect picture, no annoying reflective screen like all plasmas have (I checked out the Pioneer Elite which is supposed to have the least reflective plasma panel on the market… my hair looked great! LOL). Loads of inputs, decent enough sound, although if you’ve spent this much on a TV you really want a nice fat receiver and surround speakers.

I replaced an old Hitachi 43″ rear-projection 4:3 TV with this. Old TV… 156 lbs. New TV… 110 lbs and twice as much screen area. My wife and I managed to lift Sharp LC32E67U onto the wall bracket without any difficulty.

I notice that some people have had issues with plastic/chemical smells emanating from the TV for the first few hours. I did not experience this in any way.

Finally, as some people have also said, the default settings for picture and color on this TV are quite good, but by no means perfect. I think some people have posted their best settings on here or you can find examples on the net. Well worth the tweaking. I would also suggest that if you decide to go and see one of these TV’s in a store before committing, get the sales guy to reset the TV to factory defaults. When I first looked at one of these, somebody had been messing with the settings and the picture looked terrible (perhaps the sales guys did that to lure people to the next model up, or maybe I’m too cynical!). After a reset the picture was identical to the fancy (and ugly in my opinion) 120Hz model.

See LC32BD60U Sharp AQUOS now

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Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U

Sharp Aquos LC4285U. Excellent set. Picture is great. I had a little trouble with installation (not the fault of the set) and Sharp customer service was extremely helpful. If I have any criticism Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U is that the set does loose some brightness at angles.

Beats Sony Bravia by a long shot. I have been a sony man for quite few years. So when I decided to finally get a new LCD, of course I turned to the Sony Bravia. I got the 40 inch V series. My first one had what seemed to be spotlights in both top corners. I took Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U back and got a replacement. The replacement had a big cloud right in the center of the TV. I contacted Sony and they said that these problems were probably due to shipping since we live in Alaska. My wife took the second one back and looked for a different tv. She called me and I checked the reviews of each available tv on amazon. Seemed like, of our options, that the customer recommendation was the Sharp Aquos LC42D85U 42-inch. I told her to get Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U and we would try Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U out. I have never owned a Sharp product, so I was a little concerned. But…. I got Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U out of the box and plugged Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U in and was amazed. Now, I am no tv guru, but I know quality when I see Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U and the Sharp Aquos is full of quality. Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U is the best picture I have ever seen on a tv. We have a blu-ray player and Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U is as if the picture is jumping out of the screen. I highly recommend Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U to any one looking for a good tv.

Very nice for the money. I purchased this TV from Amazon about 1 month ago. I had a Sharp LC42D62U that got damaged and wanted to replace Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U with something very similar and this was the obvious choice. I decided with the D85U because of the 120 HZ refresh rate and my recent purchase of a Sony BDP-S350 blu-ray player that supports 120 HZ.

I must say that the D62U had a much nicer cabinet than the D85U and the D62U seemed sturdier also.

That aside, I would have to say that I’m pretty satisfied with the TV’s performance although I found Sharp AQUOS LC32BD60U a little hard to fine tune the picture. This TV has the typical color adjustments but also hue and saturation adjustments for each color. I still don’t think it’s exactly right but I’ll keep trying.

Why Sharp LC40E67U

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Sharp LC40E67U

Very happy !!!. I am very pleased with this TV. Like others, I found almost nothing in the way of reviews for this model, but was impressed with other SHARP models I have actually seen in use. Amazon had a GREAT price, so I took a chance…No regrets… Very nice picture, easy to use and I actually really like the simple streamlined style. I had some reluctance to order online as I had previously tried to order a TV from a site that also used CEVA for delivery.(I never did receive Sharp LC40E67U as they never contacted me and sent Sharp LC40E67U back to the company) I was extremely pleased with this delivery process, though. Amazon was on top of Sharp LC40E67U and the TV was in my home 30 minutes after my delivery window began.

Sharp. Was shipped on time and arrived ahead of schedule. We are very pleased with the picture and especially the glare free screen – easy to set up. I like Sharp LC40E67U .

Beware: Bad Digital Tuner :-( . We just returned our 2nd one of these and will now be going with a Samsung for the same price. We receive over-the-air programming and the T.V. would turn off (green light was still on though) randomly for about 1 to 2 minutes and then turn back on. During this time you just have to wait. You can not change channels or switch inputs..nothing..dead. This would only happen when the T.V. was doing the digital tuning. We ran the antenna through a separate digital converter box and had no issues. Also, never had this issue with any of the other inputs that we connected to with the DVD player, game systems etc.

Sharp denies knowing about this issue and their only resolution was to have someone come out and pull the motherboard for an “undetermined” amount of time. I assumed that we had just received a bad unit, so Amazon exchanged Sharp LC40E67U for us, but the second was even worse, happening up to 3 times in 30 minutes. Sorry Sharp, but after spending $1000+ we are not waiting around an “undetermined” amount of time for our first HDTV to work correctly.

I agree with the other positive reviewers of this T.V. and had we not had this issue we would be very happy with the Sharp. I think that most owners of this model are not aware of this issue because they are using cable or satellite boxes that perform the digital conversion.

The Samsung 550 cannot come fast enough, as we have a 13″ CRT T.V. (yes 13″ & yes you can laugh) where our Sharp 46″ HDTV should be.

I have been thoroughly impressed with the Amazon customer support. Despite all the negativity towards CEVA shipping that I read in reviews, my experience with them has been great as well.

Cool BRAVIA Sony KDL-52S5100

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Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100

Great TV Great Support from Amazon. I ordered this from Amazon and Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 was to be delivered on the 31 Dec. When Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 did not arrive, I called Amazon on the 2d of Jan as the web tracking was last updated 23 Dec and showed Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 in Sacramento. The gave me a phone number to call the shipper. Four calls later I finally located the TV at the shipper and had the option of waiting another 6 days for them to deliver or go get Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 myself. Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 was a 20 mile trip each way. The bottom of the box was open and after a quick (too quick) inspection the shipper retaped the bottom of the box and I brought Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 home. When opened the manual, batteries, and screws to attach the base were missing. I called Amazon and they said their TV department would contact me. They did and told me I should call Sony to find out if they would supply the missing parts. I said they should call Sony or send me a new TV. They sent a new e-mail saying they had called Sony and if I called Sony, Sony would send the parts. I did call Sony and after 1.5 hours on the phone, I got the parts ordered. Oh, and the said Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 will only take 7 to 10 business days to get the missing parts to me. I will try the TV when they arrive. In the mean time, Amazon’s lack of service is a source of irritation.

UPDATE: After some further discussions with Amazon, they provided a significant credit against the cost of the TV and offered to fund the purchase of screws from a hardware store, a wall mount unit, or what ever Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 took to make this right. I contacted Sony a third time and they finally came through with the screws. My complements to Amazon for doing what was necessary to make this right!

Great Picture, Surprisingly Great Sound. I recently purchased this item and am very pleased with the picture. The unit works great right out of the box without fiddling around with settings. The input selection screen is great if you have multiple auxiliary units to choose from (I have cable, satellite, Xbox, Wii, and PS3 all hooked up). The Motionflow technology worked very well during the Superbowl.

Most surprising is how well the audio system is for the unit. I have a surround sound system and my wife and I find that we use the Sony’s stock sound system more now since Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 sounds great.

If I’m in the market for another TV a year or so from now I will be looking to purchase another XBR6.

This set is a perfect compliment to a bedroom.. Recently acquired this amazing lcd set for my bedroom. The XBR line is one of the finest Sony has to offer and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this beauty when a saw Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 on sale during this past holiday season. Let me tell you, it’s more than I expected from a television set and Sony BRAVIA KDL-52S5100 is the perfect accent to a bedroom or even a living room for that matter. Not just this tv but the whole XBR line has so much to offer as far as lcd’s go.

If you’re a movie lover, you will WANT to get your hands on a blu ray player. If you’re a gamer, like me, this tv will make you drool incessantly. You won’t be disappointed!

Just got BRAVIA KDL-46S5100 Sony

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Sony BRAVIA KDL-46S5100

No color shift!. I was checking out TVs in my local Best Buy today. Unbelievably, ALL the TVs under 32″ showed marked color shift with changes in the vertical viewing angle — that is, all except the Sony 26″. (The Sony 19″ wasn’t there.) That means that Sony was the ONLY TV maker there that cared about the quality of its smaller TVs enough to offer a decent display.

In other words, if you’re looking for a 26″ set, buy Sony BRAVIA KDL-46S5100 Sony.

On hold for service. Sony Bravia M-Series KDL-26M4000 26-Inch 720p LCD HDTVRecently experienced a problem with a 26M4000 that locked up after auto programing and experienced other fatal issues. Sony BRAVIA KDL-46S5100 will be a serious problem when the nation switches to digital in June 09 when everyone will need to reprogram for digital. The replacement reconditioned 26M4000 that Sony sent had the same problem right out of the box. In fact the reconditioned one has more serious flaws than my original.Sony is dragging their feet in responding to Sony BRAVIA KDL-46S5100 issue. Their initial response was great, I received the defective replacement in 3 days.

Don’t waste your time or money. Let me start by saying I’ve owned one of these for about 9mo and been happy with it. When we needed a second TV for my MIL we decided to get another one. well, after bringing home the TV and setting Sony BRAVIA KDL-46S5100 up Sony BRAVIA KDL-46S5100 would start the “initial setup” scan for channels. After reaching channel 7 Sony BRAVIA KDL-46S5100 would shut down and restart back at the “initial setup” screen over and over. As Sony BRAVIA KDL-46S5100 was obviously defective we returned the TV and brought another one home. Same problem! Sony tech support offered to have Sony BRAVIA KDL-46S5100 “repaired. Yea, right, repair a brand new TV, I don’t think so.

Considering the aggravation and time I’ve spent returning not one but TWO of these, not to mention tying up over $1200 in debit card returns (which by the way, the bank won’t release for 3 business days) insures I’d not recommend this product to anyone.

Say hi to Sony KDL-52V5100 BRAVIA

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Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100

Totally not worth the hype. Totally regret getting this. The A650 smokes it. Plus I have sparkles everywhere. Save your money for the A650 and a home theater system. I enjoy Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 .

no white cloud and no sparkles. I’ve only had this tv for a week, but I haven’t had any problem at all with a white cloud or sparkles. I think it’s too expensive, but I also wanted many of the features that Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 offers and that I haven’t seen from any other maker in this size and with a picture this realistic. I’ve had three Trinitrons over the years and quite a few other Sony products. Except for one experience with a telephone that only lasted a year, I’ve never had a problem. This is my first HDTV and I’m still working through trying out all of the features. I’ll write more when I’ve had more experience with it.

Update: Now that I’ve had more experience with this TV I really love it! Watching the opening ceremonies from the summer Olympics on this TV was an amazing experience.

I’ve only had one problem: occasionally the audio would just stop. If I changed the channel Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 would come back immediately. I went to the Sony support site today and found out that they have a new software update for this TV. You can either download the update to a flash drive, or call Sony and have them send you a flash drive containing the update. That’s the route I decided to take as Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 will give me a Sony flash drive to use just for future updates. (The software update covers the audio problem and a few other issues that I haven’t experienced with my TV.)

Great Sony TV – (Not) an Energy Star TV. I received the Sony KDL40-Z4100 two week ago and Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 is definitely a great TV. Delivery was great, worked right away, good and easy menu control, picture is perfect and we really like the design. We were first not so sure about the silver but no regrets.

So, with everything so great why only 3 stars…

Well, one of the decision factors I put into researching LCD screen TVs was their power consumption and Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 should have an Energy Star rating with low standby. Looking at the specs and also at www.energystar.gov Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 shows on power ~150W and standby 0.11W.

While setting up the TV, I enabled the TV Guide which is one of the default options, kind of a nice to have I thought…

Just being curios I started measuring power consumptions (using P3 International P4400 Kill A Watt Electricity Usage Monitor) on my home theater system and even with everything in standby Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 showed around 30W. After unplugging one device after the next the Sony TV was the only device left and still 19W (the TV was in standby). After doing an online search I came across the following website http://www.deviceguru.com/hdtvs-dam-pops-energy-stars-bubble/ which pointed Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 to the TV Guide. Apparently having TV Guide enabled will increase the standby consumption to around 20 W for 75% of the time. The website also describes how to disable the TV Guide. Now having disabled the TV Guide standby is at less than 1W.

Not sure who to blame, Energy Star for certifying Sony BRAVIA KDL-52V5100 or Sony for building a 20 Watt powered TV Guide. 5 Stars for the TV, 0 Stars for Energy = 3 Stars

Sony BRAVIA KDL-32XBR9 Final

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Sony BRAVIA KDL-32XBR9

TV’s Great, “White Glove” Service isn’t.

The 46″ Sony TV works good, but does need some adjustment to the picture. I’ve tried to make adjustments exactly as the manual instructs, but to no avail. No big deal, but I guess I’ll have to call the service dept. Now on to what really bothers me…. The promise of “White Glove” delivery.

Our new TV was delivered on Dec. 23, 2008 at 5:45PM. We paid for and expected “White Glove” delivery service. What we got was ONE individual who was “sorry” that he was unable to install the TV (Sony 46″) on a new TV stand we purchased because Sony BRAVIA KDL-32XBR9 was too big for him to handle alone. (I offered to help.) We had EVERYTHING set up and ready for the installation. What the delivery people (we expected more than one guy)had to do was attach two brackets to the back of the TV and hang the TV on the stand. Really, no big deal. The individual again was “sorry”, but he was only able to do a “standard” set-up. I guess the standard set-up consisted of placing the TV on a table and walking away. We ended up doing the job ourselves, and disposing of the packing material.

Many TV’s this big are hung on a wall or onto a stand. Our request was not unusual, and certainly well within the realm of a customary installation. You need to retrain your delivery personnel to accommodate a simple installation other than simply placing the purchased TV onto a table.

Review of perfection. I have always purchased Sony televisions because of their quality and the reliability. The Sony Bravia XBR KDL-46 from the quality perspective is as good as Sony BRAVIA KDL-32XBR9 gets. Crystal clear HI DEF and the non-HI DEF shows an amazing improvement also. Obviously, I cannot comment on the reliability at this point but the Sony Sony BRAVIA KDL-32XBR9 replaced was 25 years old and fault free. A word of caution in choosing your service provider. Make sure that they do not interfere with the functionality of your television. Specifically, your PIP capabilities. My new cable provider has helped me around this problem (thanks to the multiple inputs of the TV) but Sony BRAVIA KDL-32XBR9 is still not to the perfection Sony BRAVIA KDL-32XBR9 should be. I could not be happier with Amazon, the set arrived as scheduled, undamaged with the “White Glove” handler very helpful and courteous. By the way, the price I paid was cheaper than the manufacturer and all the big-name electronics stores.

Great purchase. I was looking to upgarde from the old tube style TV and Ammazon helped me all the way. Great price, great service and most of all great viewing in my living room. That is why I shop Amazon because you cannot beat their delivery and prompt service. Way to go. I enjoy Sony BRAVIA KDL-32XBR9 .


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