Customer Reviews

Educational Insights Wireless Eggspert, 2.4 GHz (7881)

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(9)

 

 

Insight's Wireless Eggspert was to be their next generation in affordable game buzzer line. The concept is solid, as can be see by their Educational Insight Eggspert product, but it falls short on the transmitter to receiver end.

This product's main attraction is the wireless Answer Buttons (buzzers) which is specified to have a 20-30' range. Unfortunately the product was shipped to me with only 3 of the six Answer Buttons working fully and the other three working intermediately. Normally I would say this is just a product defect and requested an exchange, but in this case I also found out that when activated at the same time, only the blue buzzer would ring up. i.e. if more than one buzzer was pushed it didn't matter which on came in first if the blue buzzer was pushed within a couple of seconds of the others the blue buzzer would win out.

I think this product still has great potential but Insight needs to make sure their production line units all meet the same standards as the original wired version of this product. Until this happens I can't give this product any more that one star. Hopefully in a year this will improve and I can take back this review.

I was concerned about purchasing the wireless eggspert for my classroom because of the one bad review it received. I decided to go ahead and try it out and return it if it didn't work (even though I'd have to pay 6.50 for that). It's not the most durable thing so I hope no students toss it across the room or drop it too often. It works better the closer the buzzers are to the tower. However, I put fresh batteries in and tried it out. It seemed to work fine. As far as buzzer systems go, it's cheaper than others. I have no idea how long it will last, but it seems to do the job ok.

My students love the eggspert. I used another teacher's last year that used the wires. I bought the wireless and after putting batteries in everything worked except the yellow button. I tried replacing batteries, pushing softly, then harder, nothing. I am now in the process of sending it back.

IMPORTANT MESSAGE:
A small percentage of our most recent batch of Wireless Eggspert units has a frequency tuning issue that makes transmission difficult or impossible. This issue has been completely resolved in our newest model, Wireless Eggspert 2.4 GHz. If you are experiencing difficulty with an original Wireless Eggspert unit, please contact info@educationalinsights.com for a replacement 2.4GHz unit, which will be shipped to you in March.

Thank you so much for your patience and understanding. We apologize for any inconvenience this product may have caused you.

Mr. Walczak's class. I purchased this item because I found the wired units very enjoyable during review games. I experienced very similar problems as everyone else seems to be having. Some of the buttons just don't seem to work, only my purple button works from more than 5 feet away, but none of the others. The teacher's remote must be within 2 feet just to clear the lights. And none of the buttons work dependably. This was extremely frustrating for my entire class. Also, the lights do not come with an AC adapter, you have to purchase this separately. For this price, they really should include it. Lastly, in total, you will need 16 batteries to run everything at once. Chargable units makes more sense. This company really needs to put more effort into this product. I higly recomend people not purchasing this item.

I had borrowed the original eggspert from another teacher before, so I decided to get my own. I thought the wireless would be great since it would work without the students coming to me. HOWEVER, the buttons did not always work, even when close the the home device. Also, the students were not able to buzz in on consecutive questions. One of the other buzzers had to be pressed before they could answer again. My students and I were all very frustrated since they had experienced the older version before.

I bought this to use at an internal tradeshow where our booths were 60inch round tables. I sat in front of the tower and distributed the buzzers around the table. The batteries went dead so fast, I couldn't believe it! I had spare batteries, but it was a pain since you have to use a screwdriver to open the wireless units. As it turned out, I didn't have enough spare batteries to keep up with them dying! I would need a wheelbarrow full of batteries as back up in the future. The concept and use were a hit...when it worked!

I purchased this locally, for my classroom. For the cost I feel it is not very solidly made.
Also, the wireless technology did not work unless you were almost on top of the base unit.
My students got frustrated with the sporadic way the unit worked then didn't. I put it away and
plan to return it. Was not worth the $[...].

The is a terrible item. Every time I try to use it at least 4 of the buttons either do not work or work occasionally. This is extremely frustrating to me and the kids. This product needs significant improvement - as it is it's basically useless.

This game is really fun and I was excited to see the wireless version. Unfortunately it never worked right. I did what one of the reviewers said and made sure there were fresh batteries before I tried the buzzers out. From the very beginning two of my buzzers just never worked. So I took it back and decided to exchange the game and try to wireless version one more time. At first it seemed to work perfectly and so I used it in my classroom for a review game, but halfway through the game the green buzzer stopped working. The students were all at the front of the room, equal distance to the game and I had them tests their buzzer before started the game... the wireless technology is a great idea it's just not consistent enough yet in this game. I returned it again and bought the wired version... but I really wish the wireless had worked out!