Nintendo 64 Console with Two Controllers: Atomic Purple
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list price: $99.99
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Nintendo first dabbled in video games during the industry's early years of the mid-'70s. Generations of successful gaming console releases through the years led to the much-hyped 1996 launch of Nintendo 64, a system that represented a giant evolutionary leap in video game technology. Within the first three days of launch, hundreds of thousands of gamers hunkered down with Mario 64, considered by many to be one of the greatest video games ever created. Even today, the system's excellent design continues to host an ever-expanding library of breakthrough games.

Nintendo 64's popularity among younger gamers is no surprise. Well-respected games featuring such long-lived and much-loved personalities as Mario (of arcade classic Donkey Kong fame), Zelda, and Banjo-Kazooie are easy to learn and offer enormous replay value. But times are a' changin' and the system's ever-growing library of titles has expanded into every genre of games imaginable, including games better suited for older gamers. In fact, some of the most acclaimed--in some cases, groundbreaking--games available on any platform today are packed onto N64's old-school cartridges.

Under the system's hood, its appeal to the young certainly didn't produce a less mature gaming machine. On the contrary, the 64-bit system boasts impressive graphics, stereo sound, and numerous accessory enhancements, including a high-resolution pack that boosts graphics to awe-inspiring resolutions.

Start your library with Goldeneye 007, Mario 64, Banjo-Kazooie, Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, and Star Wars: Episode One Racer--these titles represent a decent start to any N64 cartridge library.

With the recent launch of Sega's Dreamcast system, Nintendo 64 is being left behind as the leader in video game technology. And with newer game systems featuring CD-based games, the system's expensive cartridge format is proving itself an archaic and unconventional storage format. But, at a sub-$110 recommended retail price for a console with two controllers, innovative accessory enhancements and a great library of games keep the system's rabid fan base satisfied, if not eager for Nintendo's next evolutionary step. --Eric Twelker ... Read more

Reviews (123)

The Nintendo that didn't have a fair go
Nintendo will never be out-done, just out-priced.

Nintendo started off making small hand held electroic games before creating the 8 bit system in the 80's. And when they released the Super Nes they had the 2 greatest home video game systems of the day. Sega never stood a chance because they rushed things just to compete with nintendo, where as nintendo took there time when releasing systems to make sure they where the best they could be. Only the people whose mothers bought them a Sega instead of a NES or SNES where the ones who would defend the Sega systems. But the segas where slow, graphics wernt as good and the sound was as bad as the game play handling.

Nintendo had completly beaton Sega in the market of games. But sega brought out an attachment for the Genises/Mega drive that allowed you to hook on a CD ROM drive to the machine. And nintendo decided to make an even better one to attach to the SNES. If you look on the bottom of a SNES console, you will see where it would attach. The CD Rom for SNES was being developed by Nintendo and Sony. But arguments arose between Sony and Nintendo and Sony seperated themselves from Nintendo and went solo on the project that eventualy became the Playstation!

The playstation was only twice as powerfull as the SNES. The snes was 16 bit, the PS was 32 bit. So ninetendo developed a 64 bit system, twice as powerfull as the playstaion, better graphics, better controll, and better potentiol.

But when the 64 was released, it did not get the fair attention it should have. Why? Because of the CD's Sony used. Not because they where better, not because they where slower, not because they where more fun...no... it was because people where buying them ripped / copied / burnt / bootlegged for a small price. And this still goes on today. That was the biggest reason why Sony was having more succsess then nintendo. Because those CD rom games where able to be copied and the cartridge of the nintendo was not.

The PS games only surpassed with slightly better sound, the 64 could play high quality sound, but it was up the games developer on wether or not to use up space on the game with sound or not. That is about the only advantage the PS had, sound, particuly just music. Some people say the controllers of the PS where better then the N64, but I preffer the 64, it did take some time to adjust to it, but that is personaly taste rather then anything.

The nintendo 64 suffered a blow when more game developers wouldnt make games for the 64 anymore because it was easier to put them on a CD and develop them that way, then to program them for cartridges. So, that is not nintendos fault, that is the game developers fault for being lazy and just wanting to make quick games instead of decent and good games.

Nintendos team called RARE where the ones who always pushed the boundry on games. Just like they did with Donkey Kong Country on the SNES, they broke new ground by not just using the full potintiol of the system, but by finding ways to go beyond it's full capabilty! They released one of the best games on the 64 called "Golden Eye". The James Bond game was the 1st to use the full potentioal of the 64's capability. The game is amazing and still hard to beat by todays standards. The game did not even need the expansion pack the 64 soon offered.

The best games where coming from the game developers who put the effort into making the great games, and the playstaion never had anything as fun to play as the 64 offered. The graphics where so much smoother, the game play was so much more responsive and the fun was there. One of the first games I compared was WWF ATTITUDE. And pretty much like I said, the PS version took longer to load, wasnt as responsive, the graphics where horriblly blocky, and the only thing that was better was it had more sounds from the commentators. And maybe some of the entrance themes where longer. But apart from that, nothing (maybe video footage) but that was never apart of what you where playing which is what counted and the PS was the thumbs down, but because of people able to buy copied games, the PS became popular that new comers to the sytem THOUGHT it was the better system. It isnt.

These days the battle goes on between Nintendo, Sony & Microsoft. But I know for sure, Nintendo will always supply quality games, games worth playing, games using full potentiol of the systems capability, and most important...respect.

nice thing to have
THIS N64 IS COOL BECAUSE IT HAS A PLAIN CONTROLER AND A NICE CONTROLER PLUS THE SYSTEM OF N64 AND IF YOU KEEP BUYING GAMES YOU WILL END UP WITH A WHOLE COLLECTION OF GAMES ANDA SYSTEM OF N64. SOME OF THE GAMES FOR THE N64 ARE THINGS LIKE THIS: SUPER SMASH BROS., HEY YOU PIKACHU, STAR FOX, PAPER MARIO, SUPER MARIO 64,AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

N64 ROCKS!!!!
I love the Nintendo 64. The N64 has some of the best games like super mario 64 and the legend of zelda the ocrina of time. If you like the older systems, then you need to pick up a N64 because it is awesome!! ... Read more

Asin: B00003E4EB
Subjects:  1. Video Games    2. Hardware    3. Game Systems    4. Nintendo 64 (Nintendo64)    5. N64    6. Console   

Panasonic SC-AK24 Compact Stereo System
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Electronics
list price: $219.95
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Panasonic's five-CD SC-AK24 mini system is designed for home listening--and for making mix tapes. Both cassette decks offer auto reverse and a nine-track tape-program sensor. The programmable CD player handles five discs, each with a separate open/play key. And the CD Manager lets you program a single track or select a range of songs from any of your five discs. The 3-D space equalizer offers six preset moods: disco, hall, live, heavy, clear, and soft.

With a three-way, three-speaker system and total power output of 100 watts, the Panasonic SC-AK24 is a powerful listening system. The speakers feature 5.5-inch woofers and detachable grilles.

The Panasonic SC-AK24 has a programmable timer that can wake you up with your favorite song or play a selectable length of music as you fall asleep. It features a wireless remote control and is Energy Star compliant, operating at 0.25 watts in standby mode.

A one-year warranty covers parts and labor. ... Read more

Features

• Wireless remote control
• 5-CD changer with open/play keys for each CD
• Dual auto-reverse cassette decks with feather-touch controls
• 1-bit digital-to-analog conversion
• 3-D space equalizer with 6 presets

Reviews (5)

Nice Stereo, Nice Price
I've been very pleased with my purchase of this Panasonic stereo system. A wide range of equalization settings and the ability to manually set EQ provides for a wide range of listening options. The timer feature comes in handy for me, as I usually tape a morning radio show while I sleep to listen to later in the day. If I have a complaint with this system, it's that the CD tray can take a bit of time to switch between slots (i.e. 30 seconds or so when switching from one disc to another one three slots away). But given that the CDs stack inside the system, (therefore negating the need for a "turntable" style changer) which in turn allows the stereo to take up less space, that's something I can live with.

Great sounding system!
The sound from this stereo is absolutely amazing with 75W per channel RMS (I'm not sure what the max is...) and three way speakers.The highs are crystal clear and the bass is strong, but I agree with the other reviewer that said the bass can get boomy.It will knock stuff off of nearby furniture....(that's not necessarily a bad thing unless your neighbors tend to complain...).There are several standard equalizer presets such as heavy, disco, soft, hall, etc. and a really neat Acoustic Image equalizer which lets you 4-way adjust between soft-sharp (for the high sounds) and light-heavy (for the bass).Or you can manually adjust the settings to your taste.

It has 12 radio presets for each band which are very easy to set and dual auto-reverse cassete decks.You can control just about all of the functions from a small remote control.

The reason I gave only 4 stars is for one reason.You have to stop the CD-changer whenever you want to change discs!It has a 5-disc CD-Changer with the normal random, repeat and program play and you tray load the CDs one at a time.It seems to take a long time for the door to open, so it especially bothers me that I have to listen to silence while waiting...

In summary, this is a great bookshelf system with eye-catching looks, impressive sound, all the features you need (tape, CD, radio, and AUX input).If you don't have the need to listen while you change CDs then this is a perfect system for anyone.

Excellent system
I really like this system that I got for Christmas. The sound is excellent, the remote is excellent (you can control almost everything from it), the radio is good, and everything else is good. It is really hard for me to say anything bad about it. Another convienent feature of this item is the RCA audio jacks in the back, which I can hook up to my TV for excellent sound. This product is the one you are looking for if you are in the market for a reasonably priced mini-system. ... Read more

Asin: B00004SSRW
Subjects:  1. SC-AK24    2. Compact System    3. Mini System    4. Mini Shelf System    5. Micro Component Stereo   

Panasonic DVD-RV20 DVD Player
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Electronics
list price: $279.99
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The Panasonic DVD-RV20 DVD player offers advanced virtual surround sound(VSS) so that consumers who don't have the room or the budget for a full-blownhome theater audio system can still enjoy superb audio. Advanced VSS creates asimulated surround sound effect, downmixed from either a 5.1-channel or 2- channel Dolby Digital soundtrack. The dialogue enhancement mode boosts thevolume of the center channel when playing a Dolby Digital disc, so that thedialogue doesn't become drowned out by the left and right speakers. Other audiofeatures include analog-audio outputs, as well as an optical digital-audiooutput, for both Dolby Digital and DTS surround sound.

Every Panasonic DVD player features high-speed,five-step, smooth-motion scan. This feature provides crystal-clear forward andreverse scan in five speeds. At the highest setting, the unit scans at 100 timesnormal speed. The Panasonic DVD-RV20 also offers icon-based onscreenprogramming, title/chapter preview (with marker function), still frame, a repeatplay mode, and a quick-start mechanism, which begins playback in five or sixseconds. A basic remote control is included. It also includes a warranty for oneyear on parts and 90 days on labor. ... Read more

Features

• Dialogue enhancement mode
• 5-speed smooth scan
• DTS and Dolby Digital output
• S-video output
• Title/chapter preview with marker function

Reviews (4)

Panasonic DVD-RV20 DVD Player
Over All, The DVD Player Is OK, But It has It's Faults. For example,
#1. It Doesnt Support MP3 CD's,
#2. It Doesn't Read CD-R's.
#3. It Doesnt Play Video Disc's.
It Says That It Supports Video CD's, Yeah Of Course It Plays DVD's but It Doesn't play video disc's burned to a CD-R. I Would Not reccommend this DVD player to anyone. It Doesn't Do much of anything.

good price and good product
bought this dvd player around christmas 2000, wanted something of good quality for a good price. ive been very pleased with it and have watched many dvd's since then with no problems at all.it was easy to hook up and remote is easy to figure out.over all am very happy with product and the service i recived from amazon.com

GREAT DEAL FOR THE MONEY!
This has been a wonderful purchase.I've enjoyed watching many DVD movies with no problems.It is easy to hook up for those not so knowledgable about hooking up electronics.It provides a great picture.The remote is very easy to use.My only complaint is that in the store the display said the remote was backlit but it is not.Other than that, I highly recommend this player.You'll never watch a VHS tape again. ... Read more

Asin: B00004U5G3
Subjects:  1. DVD Player (Digital Versatile Disc Players)   

Philips Magnavox PR1906C 19" TV
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Electronics
list price: $179.00
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Philips Magnavox's PR1906C 19-inch TV features a 181-channel tuner andsupports bilingual (English and Spanish) onscreen setup and programming. Otherfeatures include a programmable sleep timer (up to 90 minutes), closedcaptioning, muting, last-channel recall, a full-function remote control (withbatteries), and V-chip parental control.

Philips provides a warranty of oneyear on parts and 90 days on labor. ... Read more

Features

• 25-button, full-function remote control includes batteries
• 19-inch color TV with V-chip parental control and full-range speaker
• 181-channel tuner, onscreen setup, and programming guide
• 90-minute programmable sleep timer and convenient channel recall
• RF (CATV) input grants use with cable service

Reviews (12)

Awesome Product
I bought my Magnavox nearly 10 years ago. It was so long ago that I don't even remember the price. The picture and sound are just as crisp and sharp as day one. Still the best picture I've seen on anytelevision out there, even those that cost 5x as much. The remote died probably a year or so ago, but with the proliferation of universal remotes it made no difference. I'm looking to upgrade to a 25 or 27 inch and I'm not even interested in looking at any other brand.

A great TV at a great price
I bought this television to use in my study. While this model may not have all the bells and whistles others have, it has proven to be a great product and at such a great price it is a rare find. It is very easy to use and projects a very clear and crisp picture. I would reccomend this TV to anyone looking for a quality product at a fair price.

Excellent TV and Price
This is a excellent buy. I received the TV in 5 days. Everything was in mint condition. I am very pleased with this TV. It is wonderful in my room and compliments my taste. Phillips Magnavox does live up to its reputation. Looking for a good TV at a good price. My advice is buy this one and be as pleased as I am. Enjoy... ... Read more

Asin: B00004U2OC
Subjects:  1. Television (Televisions, TV, T.V., TVs)    2. Inch