Wireless Fm Transmitter + Car Charger for Mp3/ipod

• Car mp3 transmiter X 1
• Car Charger X 1
• This unit can also operate with AA battery alone.
• This FM Transmitter is the perfect way to get sound from your iPod, PDA, MP3 into your car.
• Frequency Channel : 106.7MHz, 107.1MHz, 107.5MHz & 107.9MHz

There are several comments about static. You can remove the static by turning the volume on high on the mp3, and adjusting the radio volume. This immediately removes the static.

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It worked first time for me. Looks like some people have had trouble. It worked on the channel like it came set -the lowest one (107.6?). If I wiggle the plug into the headphone jack, I get static -so I stopped wiggling. I have a 1-ton, 4WD truck with a stiff suspension and I've yet to hit a bump that causes the static.

Sound is clear and good quality. The thing is only about 2.5" long so it fits anywhere. 12V adapter is great & no replacing batteries (2) AAA's. If you don't want the power cord, it unplugs from the transmitter.

It seems that a dozen sellers market this thing under different names. It's so much cheaper than the others that it's worth a try, even if you decide you'd rather pay more for high-end unit. The expensive ones probably use the same electronics in a bigger box. ;")

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I received the transmitter yesterday. Here is what I learned:

1. You need to have batteries in the device to let it transmit. If you just use the supplied car adapter, you get nothing.

2. Be very careful turning the power on. Apparently, I pressed too hard and now the button is stuck in the on position. I'll be getting a screwdriver out to open up the unit and see why it is permanently on.

3. Be careful how hard you pressed the power when turning it on. The transmitted sound comes with a lot of static if you pressed to hard.

4. Sound quality is poor. I expected some reduced quality from the unit to my speakers, but the filtering just seemed like too much.

I am glad this only cost me $5.53 including shipping. I figured that if I had a bad experience, I could warn others and then drop $40 on a decent unit. If it worked, I would have saved about $25. I took the risk and lost. I've ordered the MBL-FM XMTR300 (Monster RadioPlay 300 Universal Full Spectrum FM Transmitter for $38.13).

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I've owned a similar item, the only difference was that it operated on 88.1 to 88.9 which worked great almost everywhere, but ended up short circuiting and I would struggle to receive a signal, so I decided to purchase this item. I plugged it in and it works great in Eastern Idaho, but I drove to SLC and attempted to use this item and all I received was static or feedback from other stations. I recommend this item if you live in a rural area that doesn't use 106.? as a radio frequency.

Very impressed by the quality of this device, considering the low price. Some times you have to position it a certain way to get the best quality sound without static, but not a big deal. I purchased an additional one for my son, and he loves it.

Wagan 2326 Cordless Wet/Dry Vacuum Cleaner

The vacuum worked well....until it just stopped working. I had only used it 5 times when this happened. I contacted Wagan to get a replacement and they handled it pretty quickly, but I had to ship it to them, which is about half the actual price of the vacuum itself. They have not offered to pay for the shipping.

I got this unit at Frys and it worked OK for about a month until it no longer charges from the charging cradle. When it was working, it wasn't very powerful anyway, so it's better to buy a different product rather than have this get shipped back and fixed by Wagan. It's cheap but turns out to be a waste of money.

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I own a second-hand car, though it was clean and nice when I first got it, but after a while, with driving kids and adults around, you start to see some stains and debris around the car. Having a small interior made it worse, cleaning it would be mission impossible, unless I send it for a through cleaning, and that only happens when I need the car for a big occasion, which is once in a blue moon.

I found this vacuum on Amazon when I was browsing for a light-weight and easy-to-use vacuum to keep in the trunk for easy access. I wanted to keep one on the car so that I don't have to drag my other car out and back into the garage and get the big heavy house vacuum out to do the work, and even with that, some small corners are left un-touched, due to its design.

Right out of the box, I knew that this was the thing that I am looking for! Cordless, meaning I can move around and clean the interior without tripping over wires or worrying that the cable wouldn't be long enough to reach inside. With the thin tip piece (the crevice?), I was able to clean the most difficult spot on the car right between the seat back and the cushion area, where things tend to fall, but never had the chance to get them out.

Following instructions by charging the unit for at least 24 hours right out of the box, it give me around a good two to three weeks of regular use, with minor cleaning every two or three days, or after I give friends and kids a ride. Cleaning it was easy as taking it apart and clean it. I even tried it on my keyboard a couple of times, it worked great, but I guess I will leave it in the car, so that I don't forget and leave it in the room.

Overall, I am very satisfied with this item, though some other reviews made me think twice before getting this, but I am glad I got it, and now I am able to have a clean-er car without having to send it for expensive through cleaning again. Keep one for your car and use it when you get liquid spills or food debris, which happens all the time.

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This a great Vacuum. It is our 2nd vacuum for picking up stuff right after dinner. I have encourages my toddler to cleanup every time he spills food stuff at the dinner table,and he is now a great help in cleaning up after Dinner.

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Got this vacuum from Fry's, it worked for a couple of months and today it stopped working. Apparently the impeller has broken loose.Website doesn't have the maintenance manual.

This is the second Wagan Tech product i bought and this one has broken in a short period. Earlier I had bought a 12V compressor and it blew up the fuse of my Honda Odyssey van. Cheap prices=Cheap Quality, never buying Wagan Tech brand again.

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RCA Dual 7" Mobile DVD System, DRC99731

I originally bought this set because I couldn't argue with the price, especially with two screens. However, I'm buying it again because, despite the inexpensive price, the quality has been incredible. I've owned several portable DVD players over the years and something always breaks on them, regardless of how nice you treat them. This set has gone through approx 2 years of service (most go less than one), and only finally started having problems when I hooked it up to an incorrect power supply (can't blame the manufacturer for that one).

Aside from the current problem, this DVD player loaded quickly, very rarely skipped except on really big bumps, had great volume, useful headphone jacks, attaches simply to the headrests, and has a simple all-wires-in-one wiring system that prevents a lot of excess wires going all over the place (also makes for easy hookup). I would definitely recommend this product.

These units seem to have a limited "shelf life" at best and this good price made this one a logical choice. Has worked well so far

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SOLARBAK stand alone Solar Panel, charges mobile devices, attaches to car window etc. , 3.6 Watt, 5

my wife thinks im nuts. will take tto the field. keep my phone and gps charged. i get lost a lot. I leave the collector in camp but put the battery in my pocket. gives me longer time to call when i get lost.

Disappointed that it would not charge a laptop. Returned it as that was the primary need. That needs to be in large type displayed on the info.

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Soladec Hybrid All-in-One Portable Solar Power Charger and External Battery Pack with Integrated Ul

• Latest generation ultra efficient monocrystalline solar cell module.
• Charge most of USB-compatible portable gadgets
• Built-in high-flux LED lamp for indoor/outdoor activities and SOS use.
• Built-in rechargeable lithium battery will hold a charge for up to 2 years, making it suitable for emergency use
• Can be charged from sunlight, USB port or a wall plug

The concept of this Soladec Hybrid All-in-One Portable Solar Power Charger (SD4000LP) is good. Essentially, it is a battery-powered USB charger sized like a typical 7-inch tablet. Its internal Lithium-ion rechargeable battery can be recharged either using the solar panel, or through external USB power port. Once charged, you can then use this unit as a portable charger for other USB-powered devices. The unit also features a powerful 6-LED flood light.

Since I'm an engineer, I just HAVE to open the case to see what's inside. I'm quite impressed by the high-quality components found (see the photo I uploaded to 'Customer Images' section):

The internal Lithium-ion rechargeable battery is rated 3.7V 4100mAh (the product description says '4000mAh')

The LEDs are mounted on an aluminum-backed PCB. This is great for thermal dissipation (but you don't see this very often due to high cost)

The battery charging/discharging operation is controlled by an 8-bit microprocessor (again, you don't see this often due to high cost). This is very important because, without the correct charging algorithm, a Li-ion battery can be easily damaged by over-charging.

I then tested the unit electrically, and found it to work more or less as expected:

When you recharge the internal battery through a computer USB port, the charging current is at 500mA. This is limited by the current capacity of a standard USB port. So the charge time is around 8-9 hours.

When charging through an external 5V 1A USB power adapter, the battery charging current increases to 0.69A. That means the charge time is reduced to around 6-7 hours.

When charging with the solar panel, the highest charging current I can get is ~350mA. This is under optimal test condition of bright summer sun at noon time, with the panel perpendicular to the sunbeam. In real life, it will take at least two full days of direct sunlight to recharge the internal battery. Also note that if you place the solar panel inside your car, the charging current is cut by half because the car window filters out most of the UV light.

Next, I tried to use this Soladec unit to recharge different types of USB-powered devices. The outcome varies according to the power requirement:

When charging a low-drain USB device (such as the Philips GoGear Aria MP3 Player), the USB device is powered up correctly, but the Soladec's LED indicator light does not cycle to show 'charging in progress'

When charging a medium-drain USB device (such as the Nintendo DSi XL), the device is powered up correctly, and the Soladec's LED indicator cycles to show charging in progress.

When powering a high-drain USB device (such as the VIZIO 8-Inch Tablet VTAB1008), the Soladec's LED indicator still cycles normally, but its output current fluctuates wildly because the maximum current limit is exceeded. This may cause the receiving device to get confused as it constantly enters and then exits charging mode. Actual maximum output current I measured is around 0.81A, even though the product manual says only 0.5A. So at least the product is performing better than specified.

When ON, the LED light draws 200mA from the battery. This means a runtime of 20 hours. However, I'm skeptical about the advertised light output of '170 lumen', as it requires an amazing efficacy of over 200 lumens per watt.

On the other hand, I have noticed some major design flaws with this Solardec charger:

1. There is no on/off switch. The push button switch beside the LED light does not turn off the whole system, only the light. The system is constantly drawing a 3mA standby current from internal battery. Simple calculation shows that this standby current will drain a 4100mAh battery in less than 2 months. So although the product description says the built-in battery will "hold a charge for up to 2 years", in real life you have to recharge it every single month, if you intend to use it in case of emergency.

2. The case is not weather-sealed in any way. In particular, there are no rubber caps for the two USB ports on top. So if it rains, water can easily get in through those openings. That makes it dangerous to leave this solar charger outdoor exposed to direct sunlight. The only safe way is to place it underneath your car's windshield. But doing so also cuts down the solar power by ~50%. So now it takes 4 days to fully recharge the internal battery by solar panel.

CONCLUSION:

The Soladec SD4000LP is a good attempt with quality components inside. But unfortunately, the two major design flaws mentioned above make it less useful either as an emergency power source or as an outdoor solar charger. It does work well as a LED work light, but that can hardly justify its high price tag. That's why I can only give it a 3-star neutral rating, meaning "It's Okay".

[Side note on capacity]

Is the capacity of internal battery (4100mAh) sufficient for you? That depends on the USB device you intend to recharge. For example, my POLAROID 7" INTERNET TABLET has an internal 3000mAh Li-ion battery. So on first glance, the SD4000LP contains more than enough energy to charge up my tablet from empty to 100%. However, the battery charging process has to go though two conversion steps. First, the 3.7V from internal battery is boosted to 5V at the USB port. Next, the 5V is stepped down to around 4V to recharge the tablet battery. Even if each conversion step is 85% efficient, you still lose 30% of energy in the process. That's why you always need 1/3 higher capacity than the device you want to recharge.

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The biggest problem I found with solar chargers is they never get your phone past 50%, this is the only charger I have found that will take it to 100% in the same amount of time as a wall charger. The battery in the solar unit takes 7 hours to charge plugged in and 12 hours to charge using solar, and it never has any problems keeping up with any of my devises.

I'm a hiker and I'll use the GPS on my iPhone 4S to navigate through to wood in the Sierras, and for all of you iPhone 4S users out there you know how short the battery life can be, it actually drops off on average a percent a minute so I needed a heavy duty solar charger. Even with the high power consumption, as long as I stay plugged in my phone never drops below 100%, even at night when I'm using the GPS and the rediculiously bright light all nigh long. The light is also amazing, from a 12 hour charge it will run 18 hours and will stay bright the entire night. So to sum it all up, I actually couldn't pull more power than it could put out, it always felt like there was a wall outlet in my tent becouse no matter what I did I couldn't kill the thing! It was well worth every penny spent

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This new Soladec Hybrid solar powered charger, has Outdoor Chef Kurt ,ready to hit the outdoors,with confidence.

The new Micro-B USB type port allows the unit a wider variety of charging options. The distress signal from the LED light,could save your life, in all sorts of instances, if needed.

The new charge indicator, lets you know when to charge up, the unit . The electronics inside the charger ,that makes it work , have been super charged, for better efficiency overall.

Pros/// Dependable power when you need it most ,quality construction for durability.

Cons// price is a little higher ,but it is well worth it ,with quality and dependability ,and maybe your life at stake. When outdoors, in remote places.

it is important to have a dependable product , that will harness the suns power,that is why I give this new Soladec Solar Charger my highest reccomendation. 5 ***** {FISHGRILLER APPROVED}

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This is an excellent product. The flashlight is super bright and lasts all night long (if you don't use all the battery for charging your devices). I live on an off-grid sustainable organic farm in Hawaii and I use this every night for reading. It's the first solar USB charger I've ever owned so I have none to compare it with but I am very satisfied and this little gadget meets my particular needs. Hope this is helpful. Oh, and I use it to charge my HTC Resound cell phone.

Update: It does require full sunlight for best results. And now that I'm in a new location that doesn't receive full sunlight it requires much longer to charge a device.

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This is for all you iPhone 4S users out there...if you're like me, your phone keeps dying in the middle of the day or when your day isn't anywhere near over and it gets pretty frustrating pretty quick.

This my friends is the solution to all of our problems... be honest I wasn't expecting a whole lot from a solar powered backup battery charger for my iPhone 4S, but on a full charge this thing...it really does replace a wall socket.

I would highly recommend this backup battery for anyone who is tired of their iPhone battery dying on them.

Tekonsha 2023 12V 5 Amp/hr Sealed Lead Acid Battery

Fast Shipping and product as advertised at a good price. Bought for our camper brake away function. Won't know if it works unless the camper breaks free from the hitch. Hope I never need it ! Tested with Volt Meter and it shows 12V as advertised.

GTMax Black USB Car Charger Plus Home Travel Wall Charger (2100mA), 6ft USB Data Charge Cable for A

• Compatible with Kindle Fire HD tablet, The 2012 New Kindle fire 2
• 1X Micro-USB Sync & Charge Cable (6 FT) - Black
• 1X USB Car Charger (2100mA) - Black (samsung)
• 1X USB Travel Charger (2100mA)- Black (samsung)

I had previously purchased from Amazon what supposedly was a super charger for my Kindle Fire. Unfortunately instead of charging it........it sucks all the charge out of my Kindle. When I called Amazon to complain they simply told me to throw it away and they would issue me a new one. Take from that what you will.

In the meantime, I purchased a new Kindle 8.9" HD and needed a car charger for it, because we will soon be driving to Fl. from the north. I decided on this one after reading the reviews and took a chance on it. I tried it out first on my Kindle 3G because I was afraid it might be harmful to the new one. It works and it works very quickly. I'm very happy with this product. I would recommend it to anyone who needs a charger for traveling. It also works on our Garmin so I guess that's a plus.....one less cord to drag along with us.

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Powerlet SAE to Cigarette Socket Cable - 3"

I have SAE port on my motorcycle for a battery tender. This will be used to power a GPS while riding. A little simpler than installing a permanent power outlet.

This is a great product from Powerlet Products. I have a battery tender installed on my bike and I wanted to be able to charge my electronics while on the road such as my GPS and ipod. This here saved me some extra wiring. I only wish I bought the 12 inch or 18 inch cable as the 3 inch is a little short for my needs.

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i hooked this up to my solar panel to run a car charger for my phone but would work for any low power gadgets

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This works great to plug into my battery charger connection on my bike. Easy recharge of phone or GPS and is a great way to recharge without all the fuss of additional wiring for occasional use.

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Great little device for connecting GPS, cell phone and other accessories to your motorcycle if it doesn't have an accessory outlet. Also can be used as a battery charger outlet pigtail. It is small enough to carry in your pocket or windshield bag.

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MEElectronics USB Charger Combo Pack for iPhone, iPod, and MP3 Players (Black)

• Fully compatible with iPhone, iPod, most MP3 players and mobile phones
• Car charger allows you to charge your portable device through power/cigarette lighter socket in the car
• Travel charger allows you to charge your portable device from wall outlet in your office or home
• Built-in standard USB port
• Perfect travel companion for your MP3 players and mobile phones

These both worked fine with our iTouch; however, a plastic part of the car charger broke the first time we pulled it out of the cigarette lighter. Had to be thrown away.

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Sometimes you get what you pay for... Both of these adapters have worked for me now for a few months. I have not had them fall apart, but them do not seem extremely durable. For the price I would not be upset if one stopped working...

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I bought this, specifically, for the car charger with USB. Figured, it couldn't hurt to have an extra usb outlet plug. Unfortunately, the car charger, literally, fell apart. No cracks or anything, just came apart. It was cheap, so I just threw it away without complaining.

On a positive note, the usb plug thing hasn't fallen apart.

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These are so useful! I don't know how I lived without them before! So many things charge via USB these days, and there is no reason to spend big money on specialized chargers to charge them! Everyone has a spare USB cable around, get this product and start charging. Can't tell you how many times I've "saved the day" with this little USB car charger!

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Did not work the day I received it. Had a short so once in a while the light would blink on. Being that I paid so little, it was not worth returning, so I went and bought a better one.

2.5-inch HD Car LED IR Vehicle DVR Road Dash Video Camera Recorder Traffic Dashboard Camcorder - LC

• 2.5 inch TFT LCD: 270° whirl, Recording resolution:1280x960 / 720x480 / 640x480 pixels
• 120 deg View Angle Day Night Video Camera with 6 IR Leds
• Microphone: can record sound
• Interface: USB2.0
• Support SD/MMC Card: up to 32GB (not included)

For less than $25.00 it does a nice job. I don't need a camera that costs so much that I fear that it will be stolen or broken. Has a semi wide fish-eye lens. I'm not looking for wedding photo quality, come on its only 25 bucks. Comes with car charger and suction cup mount, not mentioned in the description. Also comes with a cellphone type rechargeable battery. Plugged into the charger, I get over 9 hours of video (with audio) on a 16GB card. VGA quality is 640x480, so stay with that mode, because the other larger sizes that it records (D1, and SVGA) are actually not different at all. The SVGA 1280x720 is the same as the VGA and D1 680x480, but with thick black edges on the sides, video is not sharper. You may want to buy a different smaller sized window mount that has a "ball hinge". The mount that comes with it is somewhat large, but still fine to use. The charger wire is long enough to tuck under window trim and dashboard trim and reach the car's power socket. Not too bad at night time, so see the attached video sample that I made. The camera comes with infrared lights, but I see no use for them unless you are video recording your hood ornament, or if you use this device as a home security monitor inside of your house. Not a bad idea, just buy one of those 120volt wall adapters to plug your charger into, then attach the camera to a window or wall. If you are not sure you need a DashCam, but still want to give it a try before you go all out and buy a 200 dollar HD broadcast quality one, then this one is just for you. I like the home security idea myself.

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I am a truck driver and recently a man accused me of running over his dog,I did not however it did convince me of trying a dash cam.I bought this one because of price to try as a trial.To my surprise it does a lot more than I imagined.I stuck it on my windshield up in the high middle and plugged it in to the cig lighter.2 weeks went by and a window tinting car cut me off in traffic.If you go to my youtube you can see how awesome this cam is....PLUS the vid on youtube is my phone recording off my laptop...I'm not smart enough and have not the software to edit videos.The programming is a little funky on the cam,like setting the time and date,but if you play with it for awhile you will figure it out.The micro speaker play back is scratchy until you play back on your computer and as you can hear it is very adequate.I put a 2 g mem. card in and carry a spare now in case I need to save something...it's worth it! This cam far and above does what I need.I already have saved vids of 2 more close calls,just in case.Go to youtube and look me up unitruth ,the vid is "cut off by window tinting car 40 mph evansville IN." see for yourself.The audio is crappy on the cam but once plugged in or memory card inserted in laptop you can hear the audio great!

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Excellent place to start with a dashboard (or maybe home security) video camera and DVR. Cheap and reasonably good. Just to be clear, the 270 degrees refers to turning the camera around by hand in the mount; the field of view is 120 degrees. The instructions were so bad that I have regenerated them below.

UPDATE: In response to readers, I'm using the default settings, And am getting about 80 1-minute videos with audio, about 50MB each and they are automatically overwriting the oldest on a 4GB chip. I have not yet filled a 32GB chip (24 hrs)!

Dowson Dashboard Video/DVR Operating Instructions

These instructions are based on the actual menu settings of a device delivered in mid-February, 2013. The included instructions did not match.

Switching Modes

1) Press ON/OFF: (on the back of the DVR this is the international O+I superposed).

2) Default mode is Video Recording; press "OK" (which is a round spot on the back of the DVR which lights up) to begin recording. Press it again to stop recording and save file.

3) Press MODE to switch successively between: Video recording (red cam icon), Audio Recording (blue A), Playback (left arrow icon), in circular fashion.

4) Press to turn OFF

Function Keys

ON/OFF

OKconfirm mode selected

Keys below screen, in left to right order:

MENU choose a menu for settings, detailed below, and also leave a menu

DOWN go down a menu, or 4/3/2/1 x digital zoom while recording

UP go up a menu, or 1/2/3/4 x digital zoom while recording

MODE mode switching video record / audio record / playback

Menu Settings

Video / System Settings

Press ON, press OK, press MENU, press OK, then UP or Down as needed

Video................Output Settings

1. Size..............640x480, 720x980, 1280x720, 1280x960

2. EV................+1/3, +0.0, -1/3, -2/3, -1.0

3. White Bal.........Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent

4. Time Stamp........Off, Date Only, Date & Time

5. Video Time........3, 4, 5, 10, 15 minutes (per file)

6. Motion Det........Off, On (when On saves 2 min files during motion)

7. Record............Off, On

8. Night Mode........Off, On

After each selection press OK to confirm, and press MENU to leave one menu item for another and then again to exit

Video with Audio Settings

Press ON, press OK, press Mode, press MENU, press OK, then UP or Down as needed

Capture.................Setup

1. Size:................12, 8, 5, 3, 2, 1.3 M, or 640x480 (0.3 M)

2. Quality..............Fine / Standard / Economy

3. Scene Mode...........Auto, Sport, Night

4. EV...................+1/3, +0.0, -1/3, -2/3, -1.0 (Exposure luminance adjustment)

5. White Bal............Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Tungsten, Fluorescent

6. ISO..................Auto, 100, 200

7. Color................Standard, Vivid, Sepia, Monochrome

8. Saturation...........High, Normal, Low

9. Sharpness............Hard, Normal, Soft

10. Time Stamp..........Off, Date Only, Date & Time

11. Burst...............On, Off

After each selection press OK to confirm, and press MENU to leave one menu item for another and then again to exit

Playback Settings

Press ON, press OK, press Mode, press Mode again, press MENU, press OK, then UP or Down as needed

Play....................Setup

1. Delete...............Single, All, Select (came up as Execute)

2. Volume...............1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Press MENU again to get the following:

1. Format...............Cancel, Execute (came up Next Menu)

2. Beep.................On, Off

3. Language.............English, Francais, Deutsch, Italiano, Espanol, +6 others

4. Auto Off.............1 min, 3 min, 5 min, Off

5. Sys Reset............Cancel, Reset (came up Next Menu)

6. Light Freq...........60 Hz, 50 Hz

7. TV Output............NTSC, PAL

8. Data Input...........Off, Set

9. USB..................PC Cam, Disk Drive

10. Screen Set..........Always On, 1 min, 3 min

After each selection press OK to confirm, and press MENU to leave one menu item for another and then again to exit

The rest of the operating instructions provided make some sense, except Loop and Slideshow commands, which may be on another hidden menu. If I find them, I will update.

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For starters you're going to need one of these: Transcend 16 GB SDHC Class 10 Flash Memory Card TS16GSDHC10E You can get the 32 GB size as well but I know the 16 GB one works.

I uploaded a somewhat lengthy video from the unit with a fairly detailed review. Please note I had to shrink the file so it would fit under amazon's 100MB limit. The actual file is almost 500MB for 5 minutes and is 640x480. But what I uploaded should give a decent idea of the video quality. For this item please remember price matters. It is a cheap piece of hardware and it shows. I mention in my video review that I could not even use the power adaptor that came with the DVR because it caused interference on my FM radio. I had to use the adaptor that I had from my Garmin Nuvi 350. But, that worked so I'm less irritated than i would otherwise be.

Despite the problems I gave it 5 stars because of how cheap it is. Frankly I wish they'd double the price and up the build quality. But if you just want to play with something like this I think this is a good way to start.

If you're looking for an inexpensive camera that works good, try this out. I haven't had one problem with this working incorrectly.

Issues I have with it (but for the price, is just fine...):

Picture isn't the greatest. It isn't real clear. If you're using this to read road signs or license plates, forget it. If you're using it to show that there are in fact other cars or large objects, it is just fine.

I've noticed that switching into the 720p mode, it does jump a little bit. It isn't bad though, just slightly noticeable.

The infrared for nighttime use isn't the greatest either. It shows picture great to the front of the hood and then it loses all IR because of the headlights.

It does feel a little cheap, but again, for the price, not bad.

I have used this for a couple of weeks now. If you'd like to watch a few videos of me responding to calls (I'm a volunteer firefighter), go here:

The oldest videos with me responding, are w/out 720p and the newer ones have 720p. I don't notice a huge difference, just the slight jumping of the picture...

Overall, not a bad product for the price.

Kindle Fire PowerBolt Micro USB Car Charger by Kensington

I purchased this charger because I wanted the option to charge my Kindle Fire at work. First, the Fire's battery life is amazing and I didn't actually need a charger, but the USB cord was great to transfer data using my laptop. The biggest complaint with this charger is the fact that if you push it all the way in the 12v receptacle, you are going to need something narrow to pry it out and probably some pliers unless you have an iron grip. I've seen other chargers that are designed to mount flush like this before but they usually have some type of d-ring to assist with removal. If you don't need to move the charger between vehicles then this charger would be fine.

Works nicely and the Usb cable connects my kindle fire to my computer files, 2 for 1makes it a winner

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Kensington makes excellent products. This Kensington Powerbolt car charger is good for charging the Apple iPad (use Apple's 30-pin cable) and Amazon Kindle Fire, and it comes with a micro USB cable for the Fire, but it costs $25.

The Kindle Fire requires an electrical charging current of 1.8 A (1800 mA), so only chargers meeting current output of more than 1.8 A can charge it in a reasonable amount of time. Many charges on the market have output current of 2.1A. Make sure you see this specification on the product page. Kensington, Skiva, and Scosche all make car chargers that meet the 2.1 A requirement but are much more expensive.

The least expensive is by AmazonBasics, under $10.

AmazonBasics 2-Port USB Car Charger with 2.1 Amp Output (Black)

You also need a micro USB cable:

AmazonBasics USB Cable 2.0 A Male to Micro B (6 Feet / 1.8 Meters), $6

This is the kind of cable (USB 2.0 on one end and micro USB on the other) that some reviewers were saying that Amazon should have included in the Fire box. It can be used for copying files from your computer to the Fire and vice versa.

This charger has two USB ports that share the 2100 mA output, so if you want fast charging, use just one port to charge the iPad, and leave the other not used by anything else.

This combo costs $16, about 64% the cost of the Kensignton, and the AmazonBasics has one additional USB port for less demanding devices. Physically, the Kensington is smaller and also well-made.

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Bought to use as a back-up during car trips. Worked great on a long trip last week. I like that it can be used so many ways.

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This is a "must have" item for the Kindle. The convenience of keeping the Kindle charged is way worth it.

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