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Lingo TTV-2 Voyager 2 Multi Language Translator | List Price: $250.00
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Brand: Lingo
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Translates English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, phonetic Greek, phonetic Russian, phonetic Chinese, phonetic Japanese, phonetic Korean, phonetic Arabic and phonetic Hebrew
- Translates over 240,000 words & 27,000 useful and popular phrases
- Voice & memo recorder
- 6 Travel games - Decoder, Mines, Number Slide, Totem Pole, 24-Number Puzzle
- 8-line backlit LCD display
Disappointing and returned [Posted on 2007-01-04]
I bought this translator to aid in my study of Japanese (I'm currently enrolled in the third year at my college as a graduate student). When I recieved it, it was made of fragile, lightweight plastic and I was worried it would break easily. It ate batteries way too quickly... One set was used up after playing on the translator for about one hour. It's translations may have been worse than looking them up. Many words spelled the same in Japanese (with totally different meanings) were translated incorrectly. I am really disappointed in the product, I returned it immediately. I am currently looking for a Sharp or Franklin brand translator.
Very poor product [Posted on 2007-01-09]
The construction is cheap by today's standards. The inability to enter a phrase for translation makes it just about useless in the real world. The "contained" phrases are totally inadequate and translating one word at a time is impractical. While in Hong Kong I bought a Besta 9600 by Inventec. Light years ahead of Lingo. Quality of construction is the first clue. The ability to put in phrases in English and translate to the chosen language is superb. I can enter the foreign language (in this case Chinese, Korean or Japanese) characters with the stylus and translate them to English. Doing this I could "read" signs, menus etc. The Lingo was a complete waste of money.
Translator [Posted on 2007-03-29]
The translator was bought for my wife before a trip to Italy. My wife has or buys things as she needs/wants so surprising her was very important. She loved it and used it abroad and wants to use it and it's many functions often. A great item. Thanks, Alex
Great for travellers, not for students [Posted on 2007-06-16]
I bought this device hoping that it would be a bit more comprehensive than it turned out to be, but I will mention the following;
PROS:
1.This device is very easy to use.
2.It's small.
3.All of the languages are easy to read on the screen.
4.The Input Method for the Asian languages is well done.
5.Lots of useful phrases are included.
5.The pronunciation is actually helpful, and can easily be turned off.
CONS:
1.Not enough entries for a serious language student.
2.No part of speech is indicated.
3.No conjugations are indicated.
4.Chinese Input Method only allows one character at a time (i.e. You have to type in "guo" first and select the "" character then type "shi" and select the "" character to get the definition "fruit" instead of just typing in "guo3shi2" with tone numbers). I think this is probably preferable for travelers trying to figure out new words, but it can slow things down somewhat if you are used to typing in Microsoft IME.
Surprisingly excellent [Posted on 2008-01-05]
I bought this as a gift and took a big chance. It really is wonderful and works very easily. I am particularly impressed with the phrase section. So much so that I'm going to get one for myself!
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