Works, Couldn't believe it after all the bad reviews
920933
I was really skeptical when I bought this product esp. after reading all the bad reviews. I can honestly tell you that it works. We had a dent on our newly purchased Van 2 days after we bought it. It was caused by the mirror from our other car hitting the van. My husband took it to the body shop and the lowest quote was $225. Considering we had very little to loose, I persuaded him to try this product. The dent was shallow and about 3-4 inches wide. We popped out part by part for about 7 times(The size of the heads that stick to the car are only abt a quarter, a nickel and a dime.  There are 3 of them) . All parts of the dent except one popped out perfectly. The dent is not 100% gone, but its definitely not noticeable. So we are very pleased with this. Glue gun was easy to use. Make sure you put the glue stick all the way into the gun and just follow exact directions with respect to timing. Keep the glue gun plugged in and on a thick sheet of paper while working since it will drip slowly. Use rubbing alcohol to clean up the left over glue on the car and the heads. We cleaned the screw heads very well after each try. If you have a large dent, then be prepared to re-apply many many times. Needs some patience and work, but defnitely worth the money and time.
952502
I needed to reset things on my 04 Beetle and 04 Passat.  Bought this cable after seeing another review saying "!!!DO NOT BELIEVE OTHERS WHO CLAIM THIS DOES NOT WORK...".  After struggling with USB driver, COM porting setting on Windows 7 (running on MacBook Pro via Parallel), VCDS-Lite was able to return reading from 01 Engine.  I immediately forked out $99, thinking that all that message about "If you activate this software you will see value in this field" would go away and I would be able to use the full function.

Turns out on the Beetle, only a couple of modules such as engine and ABS worked.  Other modules would fail with Excessive Comm Errors, No Response, or complete garbage (such as for Address 46).  I was completely baffled.  Ross-Tech flat out refused to support this cable.  The support person pointed out numerous pages on their web site that I have got several unsupported layers (3rd party cable, Windows on Parallels).  Their web site also was very clear that a buyer is responsible for verifying VCDS-Lite in shareware mode before making the purchase.  Well I was certainly aware of that, but I did not know that I needed to test ALL the modules, especially when some of the modules were skipped in the auto scan with the message telling me "you have not activated this software".

After hours and hours of struggle (including installing VCDS-Lite on a Windows XP PC, but with identical results), I finally discovered that I need to tweak the Start Baud in VCDS-Lite's Options window before switching between modules.  For example, a Start Baud rate higher than 4800 would cause 01 Engine to fail.  So the default value 0 worked fine for that module.  But a Start Baud lower than 9600 would cause 46 to fail.  The default value 0 would not work for 46, apparently because VCDS-Lite would have connected using some bad lower baud rate and communicating complete garbage with the cars.  BTW, the baud rate for the USB driver's COM port (I tested both the FTDICHIP.com driver and Windows default driver) was unchanged at 9600.

Ross-Tech's online documentation indicated that the Start Baud option would not be available in their latest interface.  The current VCDS-Lite does have that option.  If this goes away than this cable is not going to work at all with Ross-Tech products.

WARNING: I felt that I was duped by another reviewer's "!!!DO NOT BELIEVE OTHER..." message in buying VCDS-Lite software.  Ross-tech clearly indicated that they do not support 3rd party cable, and my bad experience trying to get it to work and absolutely no support from Ross-tech should discourage anyone from buying this cable with the intention of using VCDS-Lite.  If you have any doubt, go to Ross-tech.com and read all the documentation.  Or better yet, just call them and they will tell you to stay away from this cable (what they call dumb/3rd party hardware that has this type of problems that should have been fixed 10 years ago).
1230097
I didn't really believe in this product, but at the urging of my wife and a problem when our daughter brings her two dogs to visit, I was willing to try anything, if only for the purpose of saying, "I told you so".  However, I can't say that be cause it does work.

Now you'll see a few reviews on here that made me a bit nervous because of overheating.  Here's the simple answer.... use it like the instructions tell you and don't improvise and you won't have a problem.  it is not a Renusit or any other air freshener so don't plug it in like that.  The bottle should be on the bottom, allowing the wick to draw the liquid up as necessary.  If you put it in upside down, the dispenser will get far more than it can handle and, yes it will get hot and maybe stink.

You can read in other places what is supposed to make this work.  What I'll say here simply is that it does work.  I don't know how and don't care.  It just does.  Within minutes of being here and going through the normal greeting of long lost friends and all the hyper that goes with that, yes, it does work.  Where both dogs [1 yr old and 6 months old] would go tearing through the house for hours and usually get into trouble, both dogs are now in their normal relaxed and napping mode within 10 minutes or less.  It doesn't drug them, but they find themselves at home and simply relaxed like they do in their normal daily environment with my daughter.  I actually like her dogs again.
751937
Not quite sure what all of the bad reviews are about. I received my remote today in an Amazon box.  Inside the box was a plastic bag containing one remote with no batteries or manual.

Put 2 AA batteries in and turned on my Xbox 360 with it.  I proceeded to work through all the Xbox 360 menus to Netflix and started it up just fine.

I bought this for Netflix, not so much the DVD player functions (although they also worked fine when tested).

A little cheap in feel and stuff but works well.

Hope you all have as good of luck as I had with this purchase.

The price cannot be beat... period.
2851989
When I first tried to use this, I thought it wasn't working right.  My TV was saying that the input was invalid and nothing was showing up.  And the "manual" is useless.

Let me skip straight to the essential step:  You MUST click through the RESOLUTION button until you get to the format that you want used (probably the highest resolution that your TV supports).  There are about a dozen to choose from.  The default resolution might or might not work straight out of the box and some or most of the resolutions might not work with your TV.

I've had a Mitsubishi WS-65909 65" Rear Projection TV for about 13 years now.  It's been a rock solid TV, and we have a built-in design around the size of the TV, so that's why we've hung on to it.  But the big downside is that it doesn't have HDMI.  Because of that, we've had problems using it with newer Blu-ray players, Xbox 360 E, etc.  I've looked at cables and converters before, but they all got horrible reviews or were outrageously expensive.  But the kids wanted to do split screen with Mincraft on the Xbox 360 E, and you MUST use HDMI for that, so I had to find a way to make it happen.

I ended up buying both this and and&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/J-Tech-Digital-JTD3DSP0301-3-Port-High-Speed-HDMI-Switch/dp/B00JQP6PTK/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">J-Tech Digital JTD3DSP0301 3-Port High Speed HDMI Switch</a>&nbsp;(which works with my Harmony remote), so I could hook up three separate HDMI devices.

I don't know why, but I thought the converter only had two resolution settings, so when it didn't work and I hit the resolution button again and it still didn't work, I thought it was broken.  It was only after a bunch of searching and trying to figure things out that I realized there were other settings.

For those with a Mitsubishi WS65909 (or probably other similar models from about the same time), the DTV input supports up to 1080i resolution.  I don't think the component ports on it go up that high.
1350727
After reading a lot of the reviews, both negative and positive, I decided to purchase this D-Link DIR-655 Extreme N Gigabit Wireless Router.  A lot of the negative reviews warned me NOT TO BUY.  The problem is, that every single wireless router that Amazon sells has a lot of negative and positive reviews.  No matter what router I purchased they all had lots of negative reviews and even more positive reviews.  What's a person to do?  A quick back of the envelope calculation of the number of positive vs negative reviews told me that I had about a 70 to 80 per cent chance that any router I purchased would work and a 20 to 30 per cent chance that it would not work.  I live in Las Vegas and throw the dice once in a while so, I decided to gamble that I would be in the 70 per cent that worked.  I lost.

Because of all the negative reviews I was very careful to follow the set up directions to the letter.  I read through all the directions before I even unwrapped the router.  I made sure that my internet connection was working before I even unwrapped the router.  I went step by step through the setup.  IT DID NOT WORK eventhough I followed the directons to the letter.

The only good thing about the entire situation was that I was on hold so long to tech support, that it gave me plenty of time to get more and more upset, think about the next move, make a decision, unhook everything, re-hook up my old router, log on to Amazon.com, print the Amazon return label, pack up everything, and tape up the box, all before tech support came back online.

Are you feeling lucky?????????
422795
Amazing I did not think it would work, but  it works perfectly
4346397
Simple to install and works surprisingly well !
4696005
This item had worked great coming from out of the box! i had issues but nothing i couldn't fix. this product is designed to take composite {Red, White, and Yellow cables} (and S-video) and allow you to record this at whatever resolution it is set to (also depending on if it is S-video, or Composite) and allows you to save it to a playable media that can be uploaded, and watched.

Pros
*Great for what it is needed for, and works straight out of the box!
 *For such a small cost ($8 USD) i really couldn't say no despite the negative reviews.
  *worked perfectly, and my system recognized it (windows 7 64 bit) almost immediately.

Cons
*Audio is being difficult
 *Overheating is a definite issue with this product
  *installation was very annoying, especially with the software

Issues with hardware/software:

1st, i had issues installing the driver because it was made for Windows XP, all you have to do is either just install the driver and update it by going to Computer(right click)->manage->Device manager-> (find Easycap {also known as USB Grabber [or some variation]}) and just update the driver by letting it search it online.

2nd issue, this was annoying because it's a little inconvenient for me, but this product's software was only installed when i put it to the USB ports in the back of my desktop and to enter the serial code for the product, i had to use the numbers found ON TOP OF THE LETTERS AND UNDERNEATH THE F KEYS ( such as F1, F2, etc...).

3rd issue, despite the holes found on the outer shell of the casing, this item will get overheated and will affect audio. so the best thing to do is just to  remove the case.
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other than those few issues (and some other minor ones) i would definitely recommend this item to any person who wants to capture and device  with a AV output. will do business again. (also i purchased the HDE version)
4392757
Works GREAT!  I can't believe how well it works for the price!
1140018
I read the reviews saying it either works great or doesn't work.  Well I tried it.  My experience was that it took a lot of pressing the plug to one side to get the adapter to work the first night, including putting a book on top to press the US plug over.  However, after this one time, it worked flawlessly over a 4 week trip to the UK.
2093278
To all you skeptics out there, THIS is a great product, and actually works.  IT WORKS, IT WORKS, IT WORKS.  Been using for over a year now without any problems.  I do not work for or am I paid for this review in anyway, I'm just analytical by nature and want to share.  Here's my story.  Without any power boost, inside I run 107dbm to 110dbm, horrible.  With weBoost, and this one specifically, the 5000 sqft unit, that comes with the extra large roof antenna and much better indoor antenna, I run between 84dbm (on really good days) to 92dbm (on windy days and heavy traffic on the tower is my excuse).  My avg is 88-89 all day long.  I live in rural Missouri, closest cell tower is 3-4 miles away.  I work from home, in the financial industry, working off secure networks, and w/o this unit I can't function via VPN, or Citrix networks.  THIS IS AWESOME.  Now for the reasons people have problems and think it doesn't work.  Even though this unit is 5000 square feet and I only have 2000 Sqft ranch, my signal is so bad in the first place that I only get 1 room, my office, and about 10 feet further into house that I can really see any amplification of signal.  In other words, you can't expect to use for entire house, if you have horrible signal to begin with.  So will all depend on signal strength outside that you start with.  I might get better around the house if my office was in center of home, but it's on an end.  I'm still extremely pleased because I can work now without interruption.  You must Test your dbm before and after.  Cannot go by signal bars on phone or device, although you will see them increase with use of booster, these are not accurate reading.  Positioning of antenna outside and inside is also key, follow directions, and you'll be fine.  I'm convinced people don't know how to follow directions.  Must aim outside antenna at the tower.  It's easy setup but it's more than 5 min job, be patient.  My coax is also over the 50 feet recommended due to location of office and roof mount but nothing I can do about that, so I'm sure I'm losing a few dbm due to this.  Location of device to the antenna, my indoor antenna is practically on top of my mobile hotspot.  Proximity will effect db reading.  I purchased the smaller sqft unit and returned it for this one.  TRUST ME FOLKS, buy the bigger unit.  In all cases, whether poorer signal to start with or even decent to great signal to start with, THIS WILL boost your signal, and the better your signal is the better it will be in all parts of your home, and here's the other key, buy the bigger unit, extra boost is never a bad thing, but with the smaller boost unit, I'm sure there will be disappointment.  It's well worth the money.  Because on days when cell tower is over taxed you can still have better signal because of your booster unit (the larger booster).  I'm a firm believer of these units.  I have been using the mobile unit in my vehicle for YEARS, and living in rural area, I do not drop signal in my vehicles either.  Hope this review helps.  Enjoy.  This really works.
2553677
Ok guys. I didn't read ALL 80ish comments there were on the product by the time I bought it, so I'm not sure if the solution I'm writing here has been mentioned by someone else before.
That aside, let me begin. The charger works PERFECTLY FINE. I had all the problems I read in a few reviews, but as an electronic engineer, my first reaction before returning the product was to open it and figure out how it worked and why it wasn't working properly. Let me tell you something, the only defect this product has is not including a manual (for a charger? you kidding me right?). Allow me to explain:
1) Connectors: Just like most people commenting on this product, the first thing I realized was how flimsy the charger feels, and how the connectors won't fit. WRONG. All you need to do is push them all the way to the bottom, until they "click". Don't worry. After opening it myself, I saw how they are fixed to the plastic case and no matter how hard you push 'em, they won't break or anything.
2) Flickering LEDs: The circuit itself is quite simple once you analyze it. Instead of going through unnecessary technical stuff, here's what you need to know. The LEDs WILL turn on for less than half a second when you plug the charger to your USB source. That's perfectly normal. When you start connecting batteries to it, the LED corresponding to the slot you're connecting (and usually LEDs on other slots, even when nothing is connected) will flicker. Bear with me for a minute. 4 components in the circuit need to be saturated before normal operation. When plugging in a battery, you're actually putting a load in the circuit, creating current pikes that may light up other LEDs "randomly". Trust me, it's not affecting the battery, the charger, or your computer or whatever you plug this in.
3) More flickering / no charge: After several tests with plugging charged and uncharged batteries, combining them and so, I realized the charger was not lighting up the proper LEDs, or it was lighting up all 4 even with 4 batteries connected. The reason? The current supplied by your USB device. I tested a USB hub with different current ratings I have, and guess what? This charger will seem to operate "erratically" when plugged to a high current host. The solution? Connect it to a low current wall charger / pc slot. The simples way to find out that is this: Can your charger charge tablets? Can it charge other "big gadgets"? If it can, then don't use it with this charger. Look for a cheap iPhone wall plug (Make sure it's not for iPad. They ARE different, even if they look the same size).
4) Connectors too tight: Yeah, When you insert the cable ALL THE WAY IN, it's a little hard to disconnect it. Well, the first few times only. Trust me. All you need to do is grab the tip of the cable with your fingers AND the battery in the palm of your hand, and gently pull both at the same time, avoiding to stretch the cable. After a few times, the connector will get softer and it will become just as easy to disconnect them from your X4.

Is it perfect? No. Is it dirt cheap for what it does? Yes. Keep in mind the RC world is mostly a DIY hobby. If this is your first experience with this kind of stuff, don't get frustrated. Not like you had to do some soldering or anything to get it to work. Just follow these simple steps I mention, and you'll soon be very happy for purchasing this charger.

I include a picture of how the connectors look when properly plugged in. All LEDs are off except one because three batteries have been fully charged.

Happy flying!
603527
Reading many other reviews and seeing what is expected I thought I would share what really works.

This device will NOT make your connection faster.  It may help if you have some dead spots.  It 100% works to deliver a WiFi signal to a device that has a wired (ethernet / RJ-45) connection, but no built-in WiFi.

Here is how I used it:

1.  We have a DirecTV DVR in a bedroom that does not have a wired (ethernet) connection.
2.  The wife likes to watch on-demand shows that she missed.
3.  The DVR does not have WiFi

I connected it to my laptop (WiFi turned off) using the supplied cable.
Connected to http://192.168.10.253 using Chrome.
Selected "Repeater" from the menu/
It found my home WiFi and I selected that.
Clicked on Save and Reboot
It rebooted (15-30 seconds)
I was then able to take it to the DVR and plug it in (had to use an extension cord since I didn't have a long enough Cat 6 cable ready)

Bada Bing Bada Boom.  On demand is now working.
Happy Wife = Happy Life  :)
2160455
I read all of the reviews with this product. I did notice that all of the bad reviews were for charging issues. I didn't have any of those. It came out of the box with some charge on it, as it took fewer than 2 hours to bring to full power.

I have a 4-1/2 month old doberman and she seems to like to bark at everything from the neighbors dogs to the wind. Most of the time, she just likes to walk outside and announce her presence to the neighborhood for a good 15-20 mins. After a handful of complaints from the neighbors next door, I ordered one of these.

She's only had the collar for a couple days now, and her behavior has already changed drastically. The first day I put it on her at night so that she wouldn't go outside howling in the middle of the night. It worked great. My wife and I slept through the night with no problems.

I took it off for a few hours in the morning, and then placed it back on her when I went to work (according to my neighbors, this is when she's at her worst). When I got home, I immediately took the collar off and let her behave as she pleased. I was AMAZED. Even when barking started from next door... she stayed in the house and relaxed... no more need to be involved. She went in and out of the house with far more leisure... no more "Hey I'm here!" announcements when going outside. I'm completely satisfied with the results of this collar. I doubt I'll need to use it for more than a couple of weeks... if that!

As most of the people who have reviewed this... I strapped it on and gave out a few barks to see what I was going to put her through. I would liken it to sticking your tongue on a 9V battery... but on your neck. And while I didn't attempt to see what level 9 feels like.... I doubt any dog would either. The first couple zaps were enough to get the picture. I have my collar set on progressive. But again, I take her off the collar when I'm home, so I can monitor her on my own. I don't want her to NEVER bark.. I just want to stop the unnecessary.

I would def recommend this product to anyone looking to quiet down an excessive barker. It works wonders in a short amount of time.
921574
I don't see why there's any bad reviews on this product. It works as expected. I believe they're not using it correctly.
337292
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this is where I found my driver for windows 7.

Im not a computer expert and I did have some trouble because I had to be in a specific USB port on my laptop. but yes for a while just like everyone else who gave it bad reviews thinking that  I had a defective or counterfeit cable but No .

This cable works perfect with the CHIRP software....