| Franklin DBE-1490 Merriam-Webster Spanish-English Dictionary |  | Brand: Franklin Electronics
Category: CE
List Price: $49.99
Buy New: $28.19
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Seller: sce_inc
Rating:  86 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: Yes
Operating System: EBookMan OS 1.0
Battery: 2 CR2032
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 12 x 12 x 12
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 Year Limited
MPN: DBE-1490
Model: DBE-1490
UPC: 084793993565
EAN: 0084793997303
ASIN: B000FL4IKM
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | English-Spanish dictionary with 5,000,000 translations in your pocket | | • | Includes translations of conversation phrases and examples of word usage | | • | Large 8-line display for enhanced visibility | | • | Includes monolingual Merriam-Webster English Dictionary | | • | Measures 5.14 x 0.53 x 3.92 inches (WxHxD) |
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Amazon.com Product Description
The Franklin DBE-1490 Merriam-Webster Spanish-English Dictionary is the perfect companion for the business person working often with Spanish-speaking clients, or for the student learning the basics. The DBE-1490 puts 5,000,000 translations at your fingertips, including conversational phrases and along with 4,000 examples of word usage. A large eight-line screen displays all the information clearly, reducing strain on the eyes, and a protective lid is included to prevent scratches. The Franklin DBE-1490 also contains the Merriam-Webster Dictionary with more than 274,000 English word definitions. A phonetic spelling correction feature lets you enter words phonetically. Also included are grammar guides and quizzes, verb conjugations, and word lists for help with correct usage. Games and learning exercises help you keep your language skills sharp; a crossword puzzle solver helps you when you get stuck in a crossword puzzle. The Franklin DBE-1490 Spanish-English dictionary runs on two CR-2032 batteries (included).
Product Description
Invest in yourself and advance your career with this essential business tool! Stop stumbling in "Spanglish" - a Spanish-English Dictionary is the key to success. The need to speak and understand Spanish is essential in business and everyday life. Communicate effectively with access to 5,000,000 total translations to and from Spanish at your fingertips, coupled with 4,000 examples of word usage. Also contains an updated Merriam-Webster Dictionary with over 274,000 definitions for quick English language reference. Phonetic spell correction function lets you enter words as they sound; also includes Grammar Guides and Quizzes, Verb Conjugations and Word Lists so you can speak and write with confidence. Large 8-line screen offers added visibility; includes protective lid.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 86
Almost happy! March 7, 2010
Jeannette Childers (Arizona)
I ordered this product because of all the positive reviews I read on Amazon.com. However, it's a bit short when you can't look up the word England, isn't it??!! So I have to say it's good but not wonderful.
Good February 8, 2010
Oscar (Elkhart,IN)
It is exactly what I needed,it has a lot of words and translations and the price is great.I'm happy about my purchase.
 English Dictionary Sucks! January 18, 2010
ConsciousBuyer (United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Spanish to English and vice versa is ok but extremely low level. Many times I would input a word in English and it gave me a very similar word in Spanish, only adding the a for the gender difference (masculine or feminine).
The batteries always died within a month. When I called the company they said "sorry, we don't cover that."
Also, the English dictionary is horrible. There were more words that I could not find than find. I constantly had to keep going to a regular dictionary.
 Human interface is terrible January 11, 2010
Richard Burt (Palo Alto, California)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
With all due respect to Marlon Brando's character in On The Waterfrom, "This coulda been a contender." But like his character, it turned out to be a bum.
The dictionary seems to be OK, but the claim of 5 million translations can only be marketing hype. There must be some funky way of counting "translations" to get to 5 million. Franklin, by the way, not Merriam-Webster, is responsible for this deception since they are the ones marketing the device.
The foremost problem with the device is the screen. To be blunt, it's a crappy LCD screen. Nothing like you would see on an original iPod, for example. The letters are so dotty sometimes that it drives me dotty.
One tip that is essential here. YOU CAN CHANGE THE CHARACTER SIZE. Go to the opening screen for "BOOKS" (use the "back" key to get there if you've been using the device and aren't there when you turn it on) and press the menu key for "SETUP." The menu keys are the five keys right below the screen, and in this case, it's on the far right (under "SETUP"). Then press Enter to select "SETTINGS." Scroll down to "TYPE SIZE" and choose "LARGE." My device came with the type size set at medium, and at times it was absolutely illegible. Changing that made a big difference. By the way, you can also change the duration of the automatic turn-off feature from 1 to 5 minutes in 1 minute increments, though limiting it to 5 minutes is a bad design choice by Franklin.
The next most serious problem is the keypad. In terms of legibility, the letter keys are fine. Each has a light background with a large, dark letter on it, but the keys that perform a function, such as space, enter, back, cap, menu, clear, etc., are terrible. They are keys with a dark background with very fine light print on them. The print on the function keys is silver in color. If I hold the device so I can read the screen and press the letter keys, I can't read print on the function keys! No way, no how. I have to tilt the device to change the viewing angle so the print on the keys shows up.
There is plenty of room on the function keys to expand the print, but Franklin didn't take advantage of that. Moreover, while having the function keys be a different color than the letter keys might be a reasonable design choice (though there are a gazillion computer keyboards where the color of all the keys is the same), Franklin should have used a light color for the function key with black print.
Next, the keys themselves are flat, mushy keys. Use a BlackBerry for 2 minutes, and you will wonder how Franklin could have chosen these keys. (Answer: they are dirt cheap and look "pretty" from a distance.) My BlackBerry is half the width of this device but far more usable for entering text.
Next, the placement of the function keys was dictated by some notion of visual design, not for usability. The Back key is where the Question Mark key should be and vice versa. Since I use the Back key a lot to correct a misspelling when making an entry, it would be far more convenient to have it where a backspace key normally would be so I could move my thumb just a bit to backspace. The Enter key which is also used a lot is also inconveniently placed.
Fortunately, this was a gift, and I appreciated the sentiment. If I had paid money for this device, I would have returned it immediately.
 Que? December 11, 2009
GB Ray (Third Coast)
Slow to initialize, hard to see, cumbersome to use. Otherwise it is a nice translator.
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