Myvu Personal Media Viewer Universal Edition (MA-0483)

by Myvu

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.1 x 2 x 8 inches ; 13.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VKY0J6
• Item model number: MA-0483
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Product Description

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Customer Reviews

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15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Glare and reflection problems, December 27, 2007

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D. E. Miller (Denver, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Myvu Personal Media Viewer Universal Edition (MA-0483) (Electronics)

Simple interface, no included user manual (online is available) and decent picture quality. However light from the displays tend to be reflected from the edges of the viewing lenses, creating a very distracting glare around the image at all but the lowest brightness settings. Customer service was prompt and polite. I'm returning the product.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MyVu personal video viewer, April 8, 2008

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rank aughman "Frank" (San Jose, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Myvu Personal Media Viewer Universal Edition (MA-0483) (Electronics)

Absolutely the best product I've bought from Amazon to date. Ease of use and quality is perfect.
The only thing I can think of changing is the fact it didn't come with an accessory cable for my IPod Touch.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good for personal viewing. People may look at you funny, but it's better than carrying around a portable DVD player, August 4, 2009

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Lauren Glenn - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Myvu Personal Media Viewer Universal Edition (MA-0483) (Electronics)

I bought this with low expectations, but I am still glad that I bought this.

Pros:
Personal screen, headphones are OK
Comfortable (somewhat)


Cons:
No focusing
That blue "halo" effect that someone else mentioned is basically the plastic covers where your eyes see through to view the screen. The light is reflecting off the lenses and it's a little tough to get used to, but it's fine for me.


Seeing around you while wearing them is not bad. In daylight, the screen washes out which was to be expected as portable DVD players also do this. The key to this is to cover the outside of the viewing area with something dark. Try it with your hand to see what I'm talking about. Put your hand over as if your adjusting the position (as if you were covering your eyes).

Once you do that, at least you get a view of what's on the screen which was better than my portable DVD.

It's not a bad purchase though. The port for the device to charge it is a mini-USB, so there are many many cables out there for that. You get settings for brightness and contrast (that's about it).

Volume is basically line-out audio as I don't see a volume control on it. I just put in some earbuds and connected it to the Classic's headphone jack which worked fine.

Still, not bad for $60. If I paid $200, that's another story.

I use this for walking and because my arms hurt after carrying around a portable DVD player. When I walk, I like to watch TV shows and movies which you can do with this unit with some practice. If you walk at night, the car headlights will be visible all around you (as are most other things). They're not fashionable and I don't believe they were meant to be. After a few times of wearing it, I get the "dork" comment and other "nerdy" type comments, but with this, I can walk and have both hands free to carry a water bottle, a bag, etc.

Picture quality is OK for me. I didn't expect an IMAX experience and it pretty much was decent enough for me to keep.