Consumer Electronics - 11 October 2007

it a bush 40 inch rear view t.v i have tried buying universal remotes but they work only if the tv is on and not on stand buy. does anyone know which remote that can switch it on if it is on standby. the panel on the tv is locked cos i didnt want my son playing around with it. please help

2007-10-11 01:47:26 · 7 answers · asked by catherine 2 in TVs

In the manual with my new toaster (Kitchen Gourmet 2-slice toaster), there is a warning that the product contains lead and you should "wash hands after use." More confusing, there is a strip of white paper over the warning, so the warning is visible through the paper but is clearly meant to have been blocked out. Since this product was made in China, and since there has been news lately about Chinese-made products containing lead, I don't know whether to consider this toaster safe to use. I have no way to know whether the paper-over thing means "this warning does not apply" or "we think this warning looks bad." In addition, I don't know the implications of lead in a toaster. If it is only the exterior paint, presumably the toast would be ok? On the other hand, if there is lead somewhere that may contaminate the food, there is definitely a problem. On a web search I did not see recalls for this particular product. How safe is this toaster?

2007-10-11 01:45:16 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Electronics

My video of my kids when they were younger got stuck in my vcr and snapped when retrieved I am heart broken does anyone know if there is somewhere or who that can repair it and transfer it onto cd????

2007-10-11 01:38:20 · 2 answers · asked by squawinpants 3 in Camcorders

I have a Verizon LG camera phone. It will freeze up for no apparent reason. I have to take the battery out to restart it. I took it to Verizon and they gave me a new phone, but it does the same thing. ANy ideas?

2007-10-11 01:04:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cell Phones & Plans

I was thinking about buying a GPS and I was wondering. Can I buy it and just use it or do I have to supscribe to a monthly fee and can I just get the GPS or do I have to buy a receiver or something?

2007-10-11 00:57:27 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Electronics

Hi Guys,

I am just back from holiday abroad and have over 200 pictures stored in my camera. I want to transfer them to my PC and have done so many times before in the past. The camera is less than 6 months old and hasn't been dropped or anything, yet it won't do what it should! I can view the photos on the camera itself only without any problem. What is wrong?

I think there may be a fault with the USB cable that I use to connect the camera to the computer. When I plug it in, I get a message coming up saying 'device not recognised'. I have experienced this before, but it is usually resolved by waggling the cable around or rebooting. It isn't doing it this time and other than buying a new cable, I'm out of ideas.

If it helps: It is a Vivitar Vivicam 3105s 3.2 Megapixel camera.


Thanks in advance for any suggestions given.

2007-10-11 00:11:19 · 7 answers · asked by Oliver T4 4 in Cameras

2007-10-11 00:06:57 · 26 answers · asked by chloeryan1 1 in PlayStation