Shawnrouggly
Tooele, UT

Everyone should have one of these!

5 star rating

an early adopter, Every day computer user, somewhat tech savvy, appreciate nice things, quality conscious, fiction reader, a woman, a pet owner
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Pros

    Very easy to connect to PC, no memory cards to buy, RCA cables included for TV viewing, small size, so easy to use, takes nice video clips, nice price, easy to upload videos, great for work, great when you're on the go

Cons
    Your child will probably try to swipe it

JAN
29
2008
I don't think I have ever been as thrilled with any purchase as I am with this one.  Really.  I saw an ad for this little Flip digital video recorder and decided to check it out.  They are really inexpensive, only run about $120 for the more expensive model.  I always wanted a digital video recorder but can't stomach spending hundreds of dollars on something that isn't going to be used daily or could fall of the counter and be gone forever.  I figured that for the price I really couldn't go terribly wrong.  I expected to be a little disappointed but I was totally surprised at how easy it is to use and the fact that it really doesn't feel like junk.  It is so easy to use my then 6-year-old could easily use it...even my technologically retarded husband could use it...and that's asking a lot.  It runs on AA batteries which I love because nothing stinks worse than having to pay $70 for a replacement battery for a video camera.  The user interface is the simplest I have seen yet...it actually exsists in the camera and comes on automatically when you plug the camera into your USB drive.  Poof...just that easy.  Which brings me to another pro...the fact that there are no cords...the USB plug clicks down into the camera itself...when you want to plug it in you just click it up and plug it right into the front of your computer.  Super easy.  I am also very impressed by the sound...it picks up everything even though it appears that the mic is very small...you don't have to talk very loudly while you are using it for it to catch every single word.  Also, it's pretty small and will fit in a purse very easily which I love.   The larger model holds an hour worth of video which I didn't think was much but I haven't ever filled it all the way up...so it's obviously more than I thought.  When I bought mine they only offered silver and black...I have the black one.  Now they make them in every color almost and would make a great gift for that teen in your life...not too expensive and very easy to use.  My 7-year-old wants the pink one.  What more can I say?  I love this thing and I think everyone should have one.

Last edited on Jan 29, 2008



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CyndiA wrote on Jan 31, 2008 at 6:17PM

The Flip is great. Lots of fun.

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