Franklin Merriam-Webster ((Speaking)) Spanish-English Dictionary (BES-1850)
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Customer Review: Excellent for learning Spanish
Summary: 5 Stars
This review is for the Franklin Merrian-Webster Speaking Spanish-English Dictionary (BES-1850)
I bought one of these items about 5 years ago. It was very helpful for my Spanish studies. The audio is acceptable but not great. Verbs can be easily conjugated. The screen display is adequate although in today's era it may be considered small. Five years ago the screen size was more than acceptable. This item can be expanded to add ebooks to it. The ebooks are not the greatest to read on this translator but is OK if it is all you have. If you are looking for just an ebook reader then this is NOT the device for you. If you are looking for a Spanish-English dictionary then this item is great, plus it will pronounce the words for you (although not the greatest pronunciation). Spanish students will understand the audio enough for it to be helpful.
Customer Review: My Dictionary's name is Betty.
Summary: 5 Stars
Upon reciving the Franklin BES-1850 in the mail, I was going to think of a name, which suted it's behavior.
At Furst, I thought I was going to name it Ursula, because it was a fancy translator.
Defenentley not an Ursula.
But then I thought of the name Bettie, not Betty).
Just as it sounds, Bettie, helpful when needed, is defenentley a good name for my dictionary.
It has been very helpful for me.
I will list just a few words in Spanish, with the english translation.
Afilador lapiz electrico, Electric Pencil sharpener.
Aspiradora, Vacuum cleaner.
Organo, Organ.
And, manual, pronunced mon wall, manual.
I will continue to use Betty.
She's very helpful. My only dislike is that you can't hear the voice through the speaker as good as an external headset.
Customer Review: VERY hard to read
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought the 1850 based on the glowing reviews I read here, and frankly, I'm disappointed. I'd spent a number of hours searching for something like this, and this seemed to be the best available. If so, I'd hate to see the others.
The word lookup features seem to work pretty well, and I'm going to try to use it on my trip to Mexico, but I find the screen barely legible, even with the backlighting, and the speech is worthless.
There is a data cable you can run to your PC, but since this seems to be largely for reading eBooks you can download from Franklin, and I cannot possibly imagine trying to read a book on this screen, it's useless. Mine did not come with an AC adaptor, and a couple of mine I tried didn't work.
I think the glowing reviews here are highly misleading.
Customer Review: Sound barely audible
Summary: 2 Stars
I puchased this unit for my 7th grade daughter. The voice speaking the phrases was so soft, especially on the Spanish side, that we figured we got a broken one right out of the box. Franklin customer service promptly sent me a replacement, and I was shocked to see it has exactly the same problem -- even when the volume is turned up full you can barely hear the voice you are supposed to learn from. I called Customer Service again, thinking they must have heard about this problem before, but they said that must just be how the unit works, and they denied having had a lot of complaints about it. If that's true, I'm really surprised. The speaking function is a big disappointment, from the volume standpoint. I can't really comment on the unit otherwise, but I am quite disappointed by this Franklin product.Customer Review: I'm Satisfied
Summary: 4 Stars
I've used this dictionary for a couple of weeks and it suits my needs just fine. It's certainly not without some faults but overall it does okay. The pronunciation function could be better - some of the spanish words sound as if they have been recorded by someone reading "at speed" - but I don't believe they have led me astray. Where else can I get fairly good portable pronunciation help (carry around a spanish dwarf)?Screen could be brighter but then the battery life would become a problem. A bit of a bother but it doesn't aggravite me very much. I like the conjugation function particularly well - it helps quite a bit.
All in all I think this device is very good. Don't know when the next version with better pronunciation comes out, but I won't be buying it. This one suits me just fine.