Ojo Shadow Personal Video Phone - Black (PVP-900)

by Ojo

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 7.5 x 14 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000G1249S
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #10 in Electronics > Office Electronics > Telephones & Accessories > Video Phones
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

The Ojo Shadow is a new version of the original personal video phone. It maintains the same high quality video performance and iconic design of our original video phone with a lower cost. With its satin black finish, the Shadow works with the décor anywhere in your home. Featuring the latest in high quality synchronized voice and video technology resulting in a smooth picture with no noticeable delay. Very simple to install with the need only for a high-speed Internet connection. This unit is also very easy to use with no need for a PC, operates as easily as a regular telephone, allows you to retain your existing telephone number, and includes picture-based caller ID and phonebook. Still more, the unit features one-touch privacy controls for video and audio functions.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars No brainer, June 26, 2007

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Christopher Myers "Average Joe" (McLean, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ojo Shadow Personal Video Phone - Black (PVP-900) (Electronics)

My parents are both in their 80's and both are victims of strokes. It is inconceivable that they could communicate with the grandkids via webcam because they simply cannot use a computer and telephone does not allow me to visually 'check up on them'. Enter 'The Ojo' as we have come to affectionately call it. My Mom who has significant diminished mental abilities from her stroke to our surprise learned on her own to call us with their ojo (press two buttons and that's it)! In fact, it's easier to use in my opinion than a standard telephone...even my [...]calls Pappy and Grand-ma on her own. Seems like setting it up is the biggest fear (all of my family and even cousins now have ojo's) because it is 'new fangeled' but the customer support that I received is second to none; they really love their product. I've not heard anything negative from my family either about set-up or service. I think it took about 20 minutes from opening the box to total set up. If you have family/friends in far away places, it's really a no brainer...these things are the future. Also, when I purchased ours, I did search the internet for competitors but found ojo to be the best design and easiest to use. It's been sometime since then so I don't know what's on the market now but have no incentive to look around as we are completely satisfied. The ability to leave or receive a video message just like a voice mail is also really neat. Imagine coming home and SEEING your grand kids sing happy birthday to you! Priceless!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ojo is the most awesome invention! I love it!, February 2, 2007

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Bernice Lynne Latou (Baltimore, Maryland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ojo Shadow Personal Video Phone - Black (PVP-900) (Electronics)

I have been so excited and amazed by this product that I have spent the last several days dragging friends and neighbors into my office to see this wonderful phone in operation. I am buying two more, one for home & another for my Eastern Shore office.

I wish I had bought this phone earlier. My Mom would have loved it. I live in Maryland and Mom lived in NC with Daddy until she died in August(after 49 years together.) I found out about the Ojo and bought two of them. Now I can see Daddy several times every day and he is very comfortable with using the Ojo. It is almost as though I am in the room with him. It has given me so much peace of mind, that I can't say enough good things about this product. Worldgate has an incredible staff of helpful people that have spent time to help us get the phones set up. I find it very impressive that if I call for help or with a question, I reach an actual person and I don't have to spend forever on hold. Whenever I call I get an answer! I do not know how this company sells the Ojo for such a low price, and the service plan costs almost nothing (especially when I compare it to the ridiculous price that I pay for monthly service on my Motorola Q cell phone.)

I didn't realize this product was on the market or I would have bought it years ago. I think that it will be great for my business. I am a lawyer with offices 115 miles apart. Now clients coming into either office can actually see me.

I can't imagine anyone not wanting an Ojo, or maybe two or three. So if you are reading this review and trying to decide whether to buy one or not, just buy it. You will love it, and your friends and neighbors will ooh and ahh over it, which alone makes the purchase worthwhile.

Bernice Latou

19 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DON'T BUY THIS ITEM - WORLDGATE WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, February 11, 2008

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Sal Costello "The Muckraker" (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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Worldgate went out of business, so if you buy the phone, you can't use it without the monthly service.