Epinions Recent Reviews for valleyman

Indispensible for business, unattractive for consumers

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:34:32 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - Disclosure: I did not buy this product; my employer did - to replace the Blackberry 7510 they forced on me.In this review, I will focus on differences between 7520 and 7510, and some of the new experience I have had common with the...

Not unless not paying - and not even

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:23:47 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - The promise is big: View what you want, when you want, where you want - sounds familiar from our Slingbox friends? Then DTV4PC folks up it a notch: Without paying a monthly subscription or per view fee.Enticed? Make sure you try it...

Compact basic GPS lacks performance

Mon, 9 Apr 2007 00:20:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - The purchase This is our second attempt to acquire an automotive GPS system. We went from rather expensive (see previous review here) to bottom cheap. Costco.com had Garmin StreetPilot i3...

GD-72: GPS/DVD combo failed in navigation assistance

Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:05:16 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - Have had this unit for a little over a week, driven 2,000+ miles, and about to return it to store. The system has some nice features, but fatally failed in the performance of the core function: navigation assistance. Note: Initial GD-72 Navigation...

Simple, effective, and comfortable potty trainer

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:42:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - When our daughter was about 10 months old, we started to look for a potty seat because she started training early. We checked several baby stores with simple requirements: it must be simple (no whistles and bells - we really hate potty seats that...

Low price printer produces quality photo prints - scanner, copier a plus

Wed, 29 Mar 2006 08:16:08 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - This is my second ink-jet - the first one being HP's DeskJet 500, a really old unit that retired a long time ago. And this is my first colour printer. I wouldn't have bought this printer if it did not come free after rebate. This is one of the...

A decent, no-frills, energy saving coffee maker

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 16:14:29 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - We were looking for a water heater first most, a coffee maker second. Obviously we were not in the market for a $400 unit with grinder and all that. But a thermal carafe was a must. We first encountered this type of design a few months earlier at a...

Terrible smell turned coffee maker back to store - possibly on shelf

Thu, 2 Mar 2006 06:19:43 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - We were looking for a water heater first most, a coffee maker second. Obviously we were not in the market for a $400 unit with grinder and all that. But a thermal carafe was a must. We first encountered this type of design a few months earlier at a...

Solid and comfortable talking car seat, with one flaw

Wed, 1 Mar 2006 21:22:51 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - My Tattle Tale is rather, eh, winded, as tattle tales would be. It tells about a long search, a long march, and a nearly promptu buy. Half a year later, we feel this is a good buy. - Purchase decision Lenox is practically a no name in baby...

Vonage Online Service: Benefit marginal, failure rate inherently high, customer service horrible

Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:19:53 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - [Updated - cancellation after 2 years ]Not an online store like Amazon that offers products off a Web site, not an online auction like eBay that offers a method for users to exchange goods off a Web site, Vonage is a voice communications service,...

Prosumer features, questionable quality

Sat, 16 Jul 2005 02:28:06 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - True to my "going out of market" value system (see my B
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review), I bought Canon PowerShot G5 (G5 hereafter) February of 2004, when G5 was being replaced. Within three months, G5 was pulled off the shelf. My wife...

Good design and quality at a low price

Sun, 9 Jan 2005 04:42:23 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - This was my first camcorder. I didn't really need one but spotted a promotion on TR818 which was going out of market - three years ago, I couldn't seem to find the low prices other reviewers paid earlier than mine, but it looked like a good price. I...

A working wireless router

Thu, 23 Dec 2004 01:27:53 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - I saw this ad of TEW 311BRP for $30 (after rebate) two years ago, when I needed a wireless router. That was about the lowest price of wireless - until months later. I did not care for that 22 Mbps speed, which is proprietary and requires a compatible...

Motorola T720i: Moto's ignorance about user experience

Sun, 19 Dec 2004 06:26:33 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - I got a T720i from T-Mobile's promotion ($75 purchase with $75 rebate after activation), believing that I'm getting a free flip camera phone. After a year, I complained that the idle battery life is terribly short. T-Mobile could not determine why, so...

Useful business tool - PDA/phone/pager/E-mail/Web in one

Sat, 18 Dec 2004 04:54:27 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - Disclosure: I did not buy this product; my employer did - kind of force it on me. The carrier is, surprise, surprise, Nextel (who announced a merger with Sprint today). The business case - Why did my employer want all employees to carry this...

Great system only if at right bargain

Mon, 13 Dec 2004 11:47:16 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - A little bit of history. I was drawn into a trademark Bose theatre show exactly four years ago (i.e., near Xmas time) and that first Bose exposure impressed me very much. But I didn't dig into my pocket for a Bose, any Bose, until a month ago. Main...

Economic, feature-rich, but flawed - compared with old entry level Sony camcorder

Mon, 6 Dec 2004 19:34:01 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author valleyman - [Broken in 2 years - See latest upgrade at bottom] I'm upgrading from my (really) old CCD-TR818, Sony's entry level Hi8 camcorder. So Hi8 playback is important. (Was looking at TRV260, which doesn't read Hi8 - and the price difference is <$50; $14...