Franklin Merriam-Webster ((Speaking)) Spanish-English Dictionary (BES-1850)
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Customer Review: Finally a good translator
Summary: 5 Stars
After using the BES-1840 and TES-118 for the last few months and being throughly frustrated with their problems and limitations, I am delighted with the BES-1850. It has all the positive features of the BES-1840 like speech and large vocabulary and combines a few of the good features of the TES-118 like a clock and a closing protective cover. It also isn't as bulky and oddly shaped as the BES-1840 but instead it is shaped like a larger version of the TES-118. It also has a larger vocabulary, an address book, resizeable fonts and backlighting that turns on and off conveniently which eliminates the problem with shadows the 1840 has. I have only had the translator for one day but I am very impressed with it. The only downside I saw was that it has a data cable for interfacing with computers or Palm Pilots, but neither of my laptops have a compatible port. But I think my desktop computer does so it doesn't seem to be a showstopper for me. All in all I think this is the translator we have been begging Franklin to put out for the last 5 years.Customer Review: It has served its purpose perfectly!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought the BES 1850 because I was taking a spanish class and needed help with some vocabulary and conjugations. It is a little bigger than I would like but it fits perfectly in my purse or pocket. Many complained that it was too big for their pocket but keep in mind, your pocket, not your 3 year olds. And consider how many words you are getting, 500 K. You need a little more memory to hold that much which give you size. Hearing the voiced pronunciations was not what I needed but it has been nice to have on occasion. I love this thing. I would buy it again. I didn't think the price was bad either. I just shopped around for the best deal and looked for coupon type things. I only paid around $75.00 for mine. Love it, Love it, Love it. Someone said the keyboard was to small to use like a type writer but to big to move easy around. Some people are never happy. If it were smaller than some might say it was too small. Think of it this way. This product was made for all people, not just one. Thank you Franklin for my BES 1850!!Customer Review: Poor excuse for a translator
Summary: 1 Stars
Franklin Produts are known to be limited and cheaply made. I paid $25 for this product because it was originally listed close to $100 several months ago. However, I over paid for this product and should of gone with my gut and not of purchased it. The technology seems to be late 80's and very basic. You can only find one word at a time and the dictionary is very small and worthless. I traveled to south america and gave up using this hunk of junk after 1 hour. Hard to see the screen, limited vocabulary, can't understand the audio playback of the words, and you can't form sentences. Good thing for me I was able to get online with my I-touch and use google translator which is free. I strongly sugguest you save your cash and use the free technology online to form sentences and translate real day activities. I will never use franklin products again, even if it was given to me. There must be a better portable product on the market because it would hard to find something this generic.Customer Review: The Franklin BES-1850 Is Unusable - AVOID at all costs!
Summary: 1 Stars
Franklin Merriam-Webster ((Speaking)) Spanish-English Dictionary (BES-1850)
The Franklin BES-1850 is, in my opinion, totally unusable. This is because it is impossible to see the words or icons on the screen. The writing (and icons) are a darkish blue color on a darkish green background. Try this combination on your word processor and you will see what I mean. The picture of the product on the Amazon.com website gives you the impression that it has black writing on a white background but this is not the case. In addition, the speaking voice is distorted, unclear, and the volume is too low. I don't see how Franklin could possibly put this product on the market, and especially at a suggested list price of $129.00! I would give this unit zero stars but the lowest you can give is 1 star. Don't bother with this product even if you get it for free. PH 110101
Customer Review: You'll be sorry...
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased this to help me learn Spanish, and I will say, even though I got it cheap, its not worth it. First, the screen is so dark and has such low contract, its almost impossible to read without the backlight. And the backlight turns off after a few seconds.
Then there is the speech. The volume is so low, its very hard to hear. The speaker is about 1/2" wide, so to say the sound is bad is an understatement.
So, other than the fact that you can't see it or hear it, is it good? Nope. I thought that a device which costs this much could at least translate a sentence. This one can't. Words only. There are some canned phases, but you have to search for what you want and most are pretty useless. Like for example "I'm in hotel room 10" O.K. But what happens if your in 345?
This thing may give you and your Spanish friends a good laugh, but not much more than that.