this unit is just a good as the current version
930613
Except for not having built-in support for the RF remote, this unit is just a good as the current version. I added an RF remote with the RF USB adapter, and it's perfect.
675194
I got my unit 5 or 6 years ago at a GoodWill, of all places. Its been used pretty routinely, and only now have I had to modify the fan, and really its because I'm cranking the volume pretty good. The unit does run warm, but the fan motification is super easy, and the great sound quality makes it well worth the 10 minutes of work involved in making this thing a completely reliable device.

-PC
1550625
A beautiful, effective unit at a remarkably low price
4821290
Most of the reviews here are for the 2595, not the 2555 that I purchased.  I didn't need voice activation or bluetooth so the 2555 is just fine for me.

I have to disagree with the reviewer that says it is slow to find where you are.  I am a long-time Garmin user and I think it is light years faster than my old Nuvi model.  Although some of the new features are a little difficult to get used to I still think this unit deserves the highest marks.  The larger screen alone makes it worth an upgrade from an older unit.

It's also great to have lifetime maps and traffic upgrades.  Again, that gives this model high marks.  My favorite feature on the 2555 is the categorization of places you would like to go.  For example, on my old unit I used to have search for and then type in "REST A" to find the next rest area on my route.  With the 2555 "Rest Area" is a category and therefore only a couple of button presses away.

In summary, I am a happy consumer who is enjoying the new features that Garmin has added to it's new 2012 line of GPSs.  Well worth the upgrade!
3567113
it is performing the way I expected and as per the design parameters.
The unit was clean and new look. I hope it will perform and last long.
3280795
I bought this unit to replace an old version that broke after 3 years. Unit looks identical to the previous generation model still have the same cheap internal components. Don't get me wrong this unit work and very practical not having to carry any key. My unit is installed indoor so I am not sure how it will hold up against the elements.
2949896
I purchased the original Bose Wave radio back in 1994. During the course of a recent move from Florida; the carton that it was in got inundated with rain and damaged the unit beyond repair. Since I had been so happy with its performance; I decided to go ahead and purchase a new one. I've always been very pleased with Bose products, although I do feel that they're on the pricey side. As far as the new unit goes; the sound quality is equal to or better than the original version. The original one sounded phenomenal to me, so it would be difficult to improve upon that. The sound is crisp and very rich sounding, easily filling up a medium sized room with sound you would expect from much larger speakers. Since I live close to a metropolitan area; I have no trouble getting a strong signal from both AM & FM stations, a problem that some people have had. There are a few things that I find are an improvement over the original version. The radio displays text information, so I'm able to obtain the artists name and song title, provided that the station broadcasts it. Another improvement, but at added cost, is the ability to play from additional music sources, such as an iPod, smartphone, computer, tablet or Bluetooth device. For the price of the radio; these optional accessories should be standard. One thing that I find a little annoying about the new version is the inability to control any of the radio functions on the unit itself. The included remote control is necessary in order to control all functions of the radio, which is fine, but I would still have appreciated the ability to do so on the radio itself as well as with the remote. The bottom line is that this is a superb sounding radio, although not much different sounding than the one I bought 18 years ago. It's obviously well built and provided you don't leave it out in the rain, will withstand the test of time. It has some nice features, such as the artist display mentioned above, gradually increasing volume to set point of volume that was previously set, AUX input, room filling crystal clear sound, etc. The only cons that I can find are the fact that Bose charges a lot for this radio, but I guess you get what you pay for. Also, as mentioned; I would have preferred the option of being able to control the radio from the unit itself, in addition to the remote control. Overall, however; there's not a whole lot to dislike about this radio. If ease of use and superb sound is what you're after; you'll find it here.
4592605
I've been using this for a couple of months and the unit works really well - looks pretty good too.
2549375
This refurbished receiver has been powering my 2.1 stereo system for the last three weeks. Aside from some network issues and unverifiable calibration, I've been happy.

Upon receiving the unit, I updated to the latest firmware (1.16) via USB, and was thereafter unable to connect to the wired network (which was set to use static IP addresses). After reseting the unit, it was able to use the network. The interface for browsing DLNA network media/radio looks like it is from the 90s. It's a very plain text interface, unsearchable, and seems to not be able to build playlists. Management of the radio bookmarks are through the computer (via a special Yamaha website). I fear that the website will be taken down once the receiver is a few years old, and then I will be left without easy-to-access Internet radio.

The YPAO calibration is single-point. This means that one will fix the parametric equalizer (PEQ) based on a single microphone position. While simpler, this could cause the calibration to be quite a bit off for even the chair next to the listening position. While I have not noticed any issue, I'm afraid that it's doing a sub-optimal job. Also, there is no way to view the PEQ or manually configure the PEQ settings... one must trust. While other models of receiver can have their PEQ settings updated via network control, these settings seem disabled on this model.

Many of its deficiencies are SOFTWARE, but as this is a discontinued model and the firmware file seems at least somewhat obfuscated, I do not expect any functionality improvements released.

Another deficiency is a lack of a switched power source. I would like for my chromecast, wireless access point, and subwoofer's power to be linked to the receiver, but there seems to be no way to accomplish this. Newer models have a rear USB port which can be used as a signal as to if the receiver is on. I guess I could leave something connected to the front USB port, but that's ugly. :(

All in all, I'm happy with the product, and it serves my needs. It plays music and TV soundtracks plenty loud for my smaller living room.
1227893
Great machine , but I understand that a newer model is even better and cheaper.
4389654
When I realized my old Sharp microwave was over 12 years  old, I decided it was time to replace it. I had no complaints with it, so I went searching for something the same size with the same features. I searched multiple models, only to return to Sharp, The versatile 2.0 cu. ft.size will handle anything I want to do. I was happy to find that the newer version of my old machine, had all the same features, and was easy to operate. I still had compu defrost and sensor cooking. it is a bit quieter than the old model, which was nice. I like the slightly more modern styling of the front and glass window. In an era when things constantly go obsolete and are replace with overly complex or junky substitutes, Sharp has not reinvented the wheel, just tweaked it. I am happy, someone else is happy using my donated 12 year old Sharp 2.0, and it does not get better than that.
3434451
I'd just like to say that my unit just gave in after four great years of use.  The SL-S360 is so simple that you can just take it out of the box and KNOW it, without having to read the instructions.  The sound quality was near perfect, and the Anti-shock system was amazing.  You can drop this thing on the floor and it'll just keep going.  If you're looking for a CD player that's reliable without all the unecessary bells and whistles, make this the one.
3514464
My 3 year old 512k Sandisk developed a lose earplug mount so it was to upgrade.  The store I went to was offering the C250 model for the same price as the C240 model so I bought it.

The new unit is nice.  The sound is better than my older model and the 64k color display is decent.  You can view photos on it if you wish.  It has a rechargeable lithium polymer battery which is a minus as they wear out over time, Sandisk makes up for this a bit by making the battery replaceable (although the kid at the Be-st buy store was wrong when he said it wasn't--maybe he was just trying to sell an extended warranty plan--bah).  Still, I miss the flexibility my older player had with its AAA battery and the older one had a very similar battery life as my new one.

It has a passable FM tuner with decent reception.  It won't work as well as a home receiver but it works okay.  Sadly, Sandisk still does not sell a player with AM capability, another minus.

The unit has shuffle play but not random play.  (By definition, shuffle play will potentially repeat a song already played, while random play will not).  This is an OS weakness that would be easy to implement in the OS code, but most manufacturers don't bother.

Sandisk no longer uses a true FAT32 file system so their newer players have lost an enormous amount of flexibility compared to the older units.  Now, I can only play music by "Artist", "Genre", "Song", and "Album".  You no longer can pick a folder of music to play so you are limited by the predefined categories.

My old unit allowed the ability to play dance with pop by putting them in the same folder and simply playing from it.  With the new unit that would be impossible without messing with the ID tags because now I can only select dance or pop but not both at the same time.  It is "all" music or "one" genre, but not "some" genres.  Clearly a big weakness.

From what I can tell, the unit uses the contents of the ID1 tags, so you need to have them properly populated.  It does use playlists but I tend to not use them.  I read that this unit only supports 1 playlist but I have yet to confirm that.  If it allows multiple playlists then I could mix dance and pop but it would be pain to create a playlist for that.

In addition, the OS has been greatly dumbed down.  You no longer can select the playback, display, or search speeds.  You can no longer change the display orientation from right-handed to left-handed.  You can no longer set left or right balance.  You can no longer delete files from the device unless you are connected to a PC.  The display no longer shows how much time is left on a song as it now only displays elapsed time, and you can no longer display what file name.

It is unfortunate that the newer units have been dumbed down as they have lost a number of very useful capabilities.  Still, I like the new unit overall and I will adjust to the differences.  It's a good unit for the money and the Sandisk quality is still there--my last one lasted 3 years under heavy use (3-6 hours a day) so I can't complain.  If this will be your first MP3 player you probably won't be disappointed.
1135456
the unit is operating flawlessly. It is exactly what I needed.
2480573
Mine looked as good as new.  So far so good - I've used it for over a year.  It's probably too late to review this for prospective buyers.  But if you're researching used items, this could help.  The sound is clean and it has enough features and power for a good basic 5.1 living room surround sound system.  There are options to tweak each of the surround channels individually.  There's different EQ options and it has been very reliable.  I think this model has the discreet amps for each channel and it has the good binding post connections in the back instead of the spring clips.  The quality seems good.  There are options called "direct" and "straight" to defeat all internal extra processing and just purely amplify - this is good if you want the cleanest/simplest audio path (for CDs for example).  I'd recommend the middle to lower end Yamahas to anyone looking for a basic, good surround amp/receiver.  I'm happy with this and would get another similar Yamaha if I needed to.
391331
Really good unit an upgrade of Samsung's previous 8 channel CCTV security system.  More viewing area and the DVR resets itself after an electrical spike occurs which is really wonderful when viewing away from home when the spike occurs because after a few minutes the system gives you viewing again.  It hasn't given me any problems (thank God,,knock on wood) and although the system has only 4 cameras one can expand it which is just what I intend to do.
1284934
I purchased this unit to replace a 10 year old previous version of the Pro-Chrono that I finally "disassembled" inadvertently - they say its not an if, but when! This current model supports an add-on Bluetooth module which is pretty crude but does the job. With the Bluetooth module, you can connect to the Chrono using your smart phone or tablet which allows you to view the data from a distance as well as retain and/or export the data for later use. Without the Bluetooth module, it's still a good-basic unit at it's price point. With exception of very few (more expensive and difficult to use) units that I've been able to find, most all of the Chronographs work on essentially the same principal by "seeing" the "shadow" of the projectile as it passes by the sensors, therefore they all suffer from the same issues due to poor lighting conditions. My experience with this model has been good. Read the manual and experiment using it with and without the screens under various lighting conditions for the best results.