Epinions Recent Reviews for vespanidus

A good VCR, but Sony has done better

Thu, 6 May 2004 11:39:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - We bought this model secondhand at a Goodwill store because our 11-year-old Sony SLV-751HF developed mechanical problems. As longtime fans of Sony home video tape equipment, (right back to Betamax) this was a natural choice among the ones available...

Very powerful CD burning software

Sun, 2 May 2004 14:45:27 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - I got Click 'n' Burn Pro back when Napster was still viable. Remember way back then? Anyhow, my mom and I had a whole bunch of MP3 files on the computer and the Adaptec E-Z CD Creator program that was already on the computer wouldn't burn them. Also I...

A Dazzling experience...in low quality, unresponsive tech support, etc

Tue, 2 Mar 2004 21:18:50 GMT

rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - The Dazzle Digital Video Creator 80 was my first foray into the digital home video editing world. My experience with it was so off-putting that I almost gave up on the enterprise entirely to go back to editing with a Super VHS editing deck, which...

Director's Cut Take 2

Sun, 22 Feb 2004 22:45:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - Most of what follows is from my review of the So
ny
CCD-TRV67, the first camcorder I owned. I bought the step-up model CCD-TRV87 after just over a year of using the 67. I have altered my review where necessary to explain...

AC/DC rocks on stage, in the studio, and everywhere they go

Tue, 17 Feb 2004 00:40:35 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - This concert DVD was filmed at the Donington Monsters Of Rock festival in 1991, making it the earlist of the "Big Three" AC/DC concert DVDs (the others are No Bull and Stiff Upper Lip Live). Other AC/DC videos like Let There Be Rock The Movie and...

This video made a Maiden fan out of me

Mon, 16 Feb 2004 23:50:00 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - I bought a copy of this video as one of a bunch of Betamax tapes at a thrift store. Never having heard of Iron Maiden before, I had no idea what to expect when I watched it for the first time. What I saw was an incredibly hard-rocking...

It's crazy, but it just might work!

Sun, 1 Feb 2004 01:51:35 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - Whew! Ok, deep breath. The Pinnacle Studio MovieBox USB is a mid-range analog-to-digital converter so that video from a non-digital camcorder can be copied to and edited on a computer. I bought one of these in early 2004, to replace two Dazzle...

Smile And Say Cheese...but break out the sunglasses!

Sun, 1 Feb 2004 01:10:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - I don't know what's up with some of these other reviewer's cameras, because my experience with the Sony DSC-P10 has been extremely pleasant. This is a small and highly portable camera that fits into pockets with ease. It takes very high quality...

CDs on the go espisode III

Sun, 1 Feb 2004 00:32:44 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - This is the third portable CD player I have owned. I got it as a Christmas gift after my Memorex was dropped and broken. While of course it's the thought that counts, I would not have chosen this model had I been shopping for one myself. First off,...

Looking For A Top VCR?...not quite the answer

Fri, 13 Jun 2003 17:08:40 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - The Panasonic PV-VS4821 is a low-end S-VHS VCR that compares favorably to other VCRs made today, how...

Not HDTV, but pretty darn close

Thu, 24 Oct 2002 19:37:39 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - This is an excellent TV for just about any videophile under the sun unless you can't live without HDTV. Installing the TV was an adventure. As the other reviewers have said, this baby has some weight in it. It took me and my Dad to lift it out of the...

My First DVD Player...

Thu, 24 Oct 2002 18:52:30 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - This is a fairly basic DVD player, but it's cheap, it gets the job done, it has a component-video output, and it's a Sony, which are the main features I was looking for in a DVD player. Picture looks great through the component video output. However...

Director's Cut

Wed, 23 Oct 2002 19:20:10 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - Where do I start? This is a great camcorder for just about all applications. I'll start with picture quality. Hi8 is an analog format but my uncle watched some of my videos and he can't tell the difference between my Hi8 and his supposedly better...

Excellent workhorse recorder/player

Wed, 23 Oct 2002 18:28:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author vespanidus - This is a very good Panasonic VCR. Much better than my P
V-VS4821
of the same brand. It has pretty much all the features you will need for everyday recording, time-shifting and playback. It has the best picture of any...