Customer Reviews

Emerson Large Display Talking Caller ID

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4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

The Emerson Large Display Caller id product was defective. The number display showed only "parts" of the numbers, and the actual display was cut off at the left and unreadable. The vendor via email seemed fine and Maxi-aids agreed to processing a return but I had to provide my own return labelling and postage. I actually didn't know before this that Amazon doesn't cooridnate returns with outside vendors listed on the site, and as a result of my experience on this purchase, will never buy anything that lists a vendor as the purchase agent. It was a complete rip off. I've never had a problem with "Amazon" backed purchases, but with this product via this vendor, no refund was ever processed. I lost not only the product cost and shipping, but also return shipping to send the defective item back. Costly. Awful. Don't buy this product. Also, this vendor is not recommended.

My mother has had two InfoGlobes that each lasted about a year and a half. I decided to try the Emerson. She had difficulty seeing the display in spite of the character size, so she now has another InfoGlobe. Other than this, it is a well made unit.

Product was everything it was advertized. Easy to set up and meets our needs. My wife has a vision problem and this product has been a big help to her.

The picture of the product makes it looks like it has a nice, bright blue back lit display. I reality, it's not back lit at all. Instead it's the typical dark greenish looking LCD that you can't read unless you're right next to it and viewing it from just the right angle. I've looked around a bit and just can't find a standalone caller ID box with large characters on a back lit display that you can see from across a small room, or even from one end of a sofa to the other. What's so tough making something like that?

This display has large text but no lighting. Unless you have perfect light and perfect angle, the display is almost impossible to read.

I agree with one of the other reviews, this appears to have a nice blue back light; however, it doesn't. Don't buy this piece of junk!!!!!!

The really big issues I have with it are that the "talking caller-id" doesn't announce the name, only the phone number and the unit doesn't work with call-waiting.

If you have Call-Waiting-ID, this unit will NOT work with it.

If you receive a call-waiting call while you're talking to someone, this won't show who's trying to call in.

So be warned:

1. It announces phone numbers but not names.
2. It does not work with call-waiting
3. It has a 6v input for an A/C adapter, but the adapter must be located and purchased separately.
4. It has a red "Ringer" light at the top of the unit, and you'd think that it would remain flashing after a new call comes in, but it doesn't. It's purely so you can see that the phone is ringing at the moment.

Guess what, Emerson... most of the calls I'm not interested in receiving are for people whose phone numbers I don't have memorized!

I hope the "Talking" feature didn't cost me too much extra, because giving me the number only is useless.

On top of that, it doesn't have any volume control, and the volume with which it announces the numbers is so low as to be nearly useless, at least on mine.

The only saving grace is that you can tell it how many time you want it to announce the number, from 5 times down to zero... I was able to set mine at zero, so it's useless, but at least not a useless irritation.

It's also difficult to see the display unless you are looking slightly UP at it, even with the contrast turned all the way up.

The product is 'cheesey' . . . . . the display is not very clear . . .the unit I bought would not sotre the time al continually reverted back to 2009 . . . .the voice is so low (without any volumne control) the sound of the phone ringing drowns out the barely decernible voice . . . .. it does not come with an ac adapter . . . . . . . . .the packaging was non-existant . . . . . .

item not backlit as shown. very hard to read. item returned same day i bought it, and bought different item.

The unit worked as advertised, but the display wasn't sufficiently readable for my father, who is visually impaired. I would recommend the unit for people who have some problems with their eyesight but not to anyone with serious vision issues.