Ectaco EPG2200T English/Portuguese Talking Electronic Dictionary

by Ectaco

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 3.6 x 0.4 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00002JV8R
• Item model number: EPG2200T
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 4, 1999

Product Description

Classical design and time-proven reliability. Its functions include an academic size dictionary of 450,000 words, pronunciation of any word in English or Portuguese, an electronic English grammar book. Additionally, it has a 64 KB bilingual business organizer with a telephone directory, a schedule and a password security function.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Portuguese sound and pronunciation, terrible., March 29, 2005

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Mark A. Hornor (Sunnyvale, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ectaco EPG2200T English/Portuguese Talking Electronic Dictionary (Office Product)

1) The sound from this machine is not very audible (ie. it is pretty soft, even with the volume on high).

2) The pronunciation of Portuguese is a joke. For example one of the most commonly used verbs in Portuguese "fazer", is butchered by the verbal announcer. "Fazer" is just one of many mispronounced words. The machine's bad pronunciation has nothing to do with it being programmed in Continental Portuguese, Brazilian Portuguese or regional accents, it is just plain wrong in many cases. Etaco, you need to do a complete makeover on this one...

3) I don't want to drop this machine, it appears fragile.

4) A lot of money for a little bit of product.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A real lifesaver, May 18, 2006

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Emilio Vilela "Emilio" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ectaco EPG2200T English/Portuguese Talking Electronic Dictionary (Office Product)

I use this mostly for Portuguese to English and am finding it very useful. You can say the voice is a bit strange in both languages but you get used to it and it really does put the accents clearly where you need them to be. In fact, when I try and speak just like the machine everyone understands me without a problem - which I guess is the true test of its usefulness.

6 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Eletronic Dictionary, August 7, 2000

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cleide aragao (Barueri, Sao Paulo Brasil) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ectaco EPG2200T English/Portuguese Talking Electronic Dictionary (Office Product)

I want more informations about this one, and I want more options.