I had been looking for an English-Russian translator for awhile (not a person, but a device), and it finally came today! I started a few months ago, and almost immediately came across the ECTACO website, which carries tons of interesting translators, from the cheap, to the expensive. I was also immediately drawn to the ER850 (ER standing for English/Russian, and the 850 being the model number). It had a ton of interesting features, but it cost $580 US. That's a lot of money, so I wanted to do some research before buying one.
I checked Amazon and there weren't any reviews of the device (which is the first time I've experienced that), so I set out to search Google. Type in "ECTACO ER850" into Google and you'll get tons of hits, but they're pretty much all the same thing; websites looking to get you the best price on the device. Yeah, great... but I don't know if I want it yet! How about tossing an unbiased review my way first? Nope, I couldn't find one.
Well, after sitting on my butt for months I decided I would order one. I looked around for a decent price, and ended up finding one on eBay. I placed my order, and paid for it the next day. Shipping was done via FedEx to me in Canada, and it arrived less than a week later. Yippee!
Frustrated that I couldn't find a decent review of the ER850, and all the things it can do, I decided I'll write my own. Sure, I bought it without reading a comprehensive review, but now you don't have to. I founded TVShowsOnDVD.com in 2001, and since then I've written roughly 800 DVD reviews, but this is the first time I've written a thorough review of an electronic gadget, and it's my first translator. I'll put this through my own tests, and provide you with some photos and videos of the ER850 in action.
What do I have to gain from this? Well, not a whole lot, but I hope you find it useful, and it'll help you decide whether the ER850 is something you're interested in buying. Of course most of the material I expect to post will be focused on the ER850, but I'm almost certain the information would also apply to other members of the 850 family, like the EP850 (English/Polish), or the ES850 (English/Spanish). The models are all the same, it's just the languages that are different.
до свидания,
Gord
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Our x-perience was quite opposite:
PRODUCTS WERE DEFECTIVE. First, all attempts to scan anything with “Ectaco C-Pen scanner” failed. Then, no one could understand the voice of the “Deluxe ER850” – it completely failed in voice synthesis in both Russian and English. Finally, instead of sending a Russian electronic book (a promised bonus), Ectaco managed to send one in Polish!
Moreover, Ectaco did not accept these products, which were shipped back at the day 6 of the 7 days customer evaluation period. So, think twice before placing the order, pay with credit card, keep te record, read the fine print, act fast.
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