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I had 2 major problems when my Casio PAW500 watch arrived. One was that the alarm and timer emitted no sound, and other was that the altimeter varied by over 100 feet as I stood still and took successive readings.

But the major problem is repair and support. Their web site forces you to choose the problem from a list, but my problem wasn’t there. When the watch was returned, same problem, so I sent it back. The web site tracking system that Casio has showed a mismatched combo of the first repair trip and the second one, and they emailed me that the watch was fine and was being returned. I waited a week and emailed them to find out why I didn’t have the watch, and they told me that it had just been sitting there. If I hadn’t asked about it, it would probably still be sitting on their shelf somewhere. When I finally got it back, I tested the alarm signal, and finally realized that the tone was so weak that I could barely hear it if I held the watch to my ear. And my hearing is fine. They also told me that the altimeter operated within specifications.

I’ve bought my last Casio product.

I bought one of these a year or two back because I wanted the features of my GW5600 G-Shock without all the clunkiness. The fact that it is available in brown & green was really nice, because I could wear it to work and it matches khakis.

One day, I decided it is a disposable watch. I needed a clock on my motorcycle, so I took this off the band and used double-stick tape to stick it to the gas tank. Sold the bike and the watch went with it.

I have missed it ever since.

Another thing it has over the G-Shock is that the buttons protrude a bit and are easy to press.

The light is a proper backlight, and the button is front & center, but not too easy to press accidentally.

The one feature that is getting harder and harder to find, but is super-useful is the countdown timer. The basic digital watches don’t have it. It is useful for reminding oneself to change laundry, to time frozen pizza in the oven, and even to time the brewing time on a pot of tea.

The last thing that is really nice about this watch is that the leather/nylon strap is much more comfortable than the resin strap on most of the Casios in this price range. It breathes a bit, instead of sticking to your wrist.

I miss this watch and will buy another one shortly.

For reference, this seems to weigh about 1/3 as much as a G-Shock and has a smooth profile that easily fits under shirt sleeves. I don’t believe it has a mineral crystal, so it will scratch easier, but that doesn’t really matter. It will still be legible.

The green LCD background also makes it easier to read than a gray on gray, like most of them have.

I highly recommend this watch.

This is the fourth pedometer I’ve had. One got lost, another fell into the toilet, and none would come close to counting the steps in the house with carpeting. I like the feature where it automatically sets to zero for each day. I’m glad I read the reviews before purchasing from Amazon because the one negative seemed to be the clip not anchoring strongly enough and thus it was easy to lose. Sure enough, the first day I was wearing it around the house it came unclipped. Fortunately the next day the safety leash I ordered arrived and twice it has kept the pedometer from dropping unexpectedly. The lack of a strong clip is the only reason I gave it four stars.

This watch is a “smaller” men’s watch, just what I wanted and is the perfect size for me. The product specifications clearly show it to be 35mm in diameter, which it is, and 10mm (3/8″) smaller than the similar AMW320R-1EV. The description also says the case is 8mm thick, but the actual watch is closer to 12 or 13 mm (I did not use anything precise). The overall case size is virtually the same as the Casio AW80V-1BV that I’m replacing. The bezel also rotates, which is not clear from the product description.

I bought this to replace my AW80V-1BV, which was a disappointing Casio product (it died after 19 months), but not disappointing enough to make me steer away from Casio.

I rated four stars because I don’t know about the durability. I would have liked a countdown timer, but I definitely wanted a durable (100m or better rating) watch that DID NOT have a mechanical date, as I hate to reset them in the five months with fewer than 31 days. And the description of the features is accurate, so I knew there wouldn’t be a timer. I don’t need a light because I have little need to read it in the dark. (And though my AW80V had a light, it wasn’t very good anyway.)

It’s just what I wanted.

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These cables have worked really well for me so far. You can definitely tell the difference between component cables and HDMI cables. And these HDMI cables have been great so far, I would recommend them over the $100 cables.

It’s great! It was hard to put down when I first got it. I just wish it had more features. I get a little bored with it.

A family gaming system that is O.K. With all the hype I was expecting more. Most games are geared towards little kids, which was to be expected. Why no HD? Many people that rate it 5 stars say “It’s the game play not graphics” I agree to a point, but in this day and age there is no excuse not to have HD and to me it only enhances the game play experience. And if it’s game play the’re worried about then I’m sorry to say that I have found few games I consider fun. The sports games are fun but the redundent motion gets old quick. The bowling is fun when having a party! For ages 4-9 and 50+. My wife likes it but I will stick with my 360.

The copy of Office ’97 I ordered from Amazon showed up with the last part of the product key sticker ripped off!

MY GOSH, I can’t understand how anyone in their right mind would give this watch a 5 stars rating. Usually recommendations on amazon is dead accurate, but I’ve got to say it’s completely false with this watch. This watch feels like plastic painted in cheap chrome, and should only be sold from those plastic egg vending machine. Bottom line is I wouldn’t pay more than 4 quarters for this watch. I wouldn’t wear it, but I could give it to my [...] nephew to play with.