6 responses to “Fisher-Price Dora the Explorer Mega Tunes Microphone”

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  P. J. Sisk January 14th, 2012 at 07:33

  37 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

  
  Very Disappointing, November 16, 2010

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  This review is from: Fisher-Price Dora the Explorer Mega Tunes Microphone (Toy)

  I am so disappointed with this toy. I have never written a review this harsh, but this toy is basically a cheap piece of junky plastic. It doesn’t work well. You have to practically put the ball section into your mouth for the voice amplification to work, and even then it functions very poorly. Bystanders might notice a slight voice amplification, but the user can’t tell it at all except for some static sounds. Of course, my 3-year-old granddaughter wants to be able to hear her own voice being amplified when she sings into it. There is a button to push to hear Dora sing, and that works fine, but we bought this for the microphone part. I know the other reviews here on Amazon are 5 stars, which is why I purchased this toy, but I now notice that none of the previous reviews are Verified Amazon Purchases. That’s all I have to say about that. My advice…don’t waste your money on this.

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  Marsha Smith "Bebe" January 14th, 2012 at 07:37

  10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

  
  Couldn’t have been more of a success, August 12, 2010

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  Marsha Smith “Bebe” (Houston, TX USA) –
  
    

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  This review is from: Fisher-Price Dora the Explorer Mega Tunes Microphone (Toy)

  Gave it to my grandaughter for her 2nd birthday. As soon as she opened it she became the life of the party. We didn’t even know she would know how to hold the microphone but she did. She started dancing and singing immediately. She’s had it for a while now and it is still proforming as good as the first day. I have never seen her more animated!

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  Christine Jordan January 14th, 2012 at 07:40

  9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

  
  Great Microphone for Kidz, October 7, 2010

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  Christine Jordan (Rocklin, CA United States) –

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  This review is from: Fisher-Price Dora the Explorer Mega Tunes Microphone (Toy)

  My 3 year old daughter got this for her birthday. She loves to sing and dance so we thought a microphone would be a great gift… and it was. Works great and seems durable. Very cute toy that comes with 4 Dora tunes. My daughter loves it.

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  J. Brooks January 14th, 2012 at 08:28

  60 of 66 people found the following review helpful:

  
  Good things do come in small packages!, August 25, 2010

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  This review is from: Philips Fidelio DS3000 Desktop Speaker Dock for iPod and iPhone (White/Silver) (Electronics)

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  –UPDATE 12-02-2010–
  It’s still being used daily and works great.

  There is one issue that we have encountered, loading the AA batteries is somewhat of a hassle. Reason being is that the springs are extremely flimsy and bend a lot making it hard to load batteries into the Fidelio DS3000 speaker/dock station.

  Other then that issue it’s still my favorite and best sounding compact iPod speaker/dock!
  –UPDATE–

  After listening to several different iPod/MP3 docking speakers I actually had very low expectations for the Fidelio DS3000. The other speakers were tinny, lacked any sort of mid bass, and were just plain awful. However that is definitely not the case with this baby!

  Setup was dirt simple (much simpler then the folding “easy to store” speakers that are out there). I just pulled it out of the box, plugged in the AC adaptor (it also runs on batteries), set the 5th gen iPod Nano on it’s base, hit play, and away I was! No spacers or other plastic bits to insert into/over the iPod connection to make the different iPods or iPhone to fit!

  The built in lit volume control on the unit is a nice touch since several other units lack an external volume control.

  A USB connection allows for connectivity to your computer so you can sync your iPod with your computer. While a separate input jack allows the use of any other MP3 or CD player.

  The quality of audio that this beauty reproduces is actually quite amazing. It’s not the least bit hollow or tinny. Mid bass and the lower frequencies are present. And the shape of the “system” does a great job at filling a moderately large room with clear audio.

  A docking and charging station for your iPod or iPhone and a speaker system for your MP3 or other audio playing device. Sleek, stylish, and extremely functional!

  Pros:
  Small.
  Amazing sound quality, very impressed.
  Charged the iPod.
  Fits practically all iPods and iPhones.
  External volume control.
  Stylish.
  Accepts other audio devices through a stereo jack.
  Priced very well, would actually expect to pay upwards of $200 of this quality.
  Is practically idiot proof and easy to use.

  Cons:
  None thus far!

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  Xtian January 14th, 2012 at 09:28

  24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

  
  Sounds great and that’s about it., November 1, 2011

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  This review is from: Philips Fidelio DS3000 Desktop Speaker Dock for iPod and iPhone (White/Silver) (Electronics)

  I am a bit of an audiophile, but I limit my budget when it comes to something as simple as a dock since I have a stereo. I looked at quite a few docks because I needed something to charge my phone at night and wake me up in the morning. I looked at reviews and this one has great reviews so I gave it a try. Comes with a very short length of keyboard)3.5mm adapter, wall charger, and sync cable. The size is small and the only problem that presents is when handling your device while it’s in the dock. It’s easy to knock it over or push it around so you have to support the dock at times. Overall I decided to keep it because of the price and great sound, but that’s about all I can say about it.

  Pros:

  -Sounds fantastic for the size, but most importantly the price. It fills a 10×10 room easily. I listen to music at low volumes and noticed that at less than 40% volume on my iPhone 4 the dock lacks highs With no equalization). At above 50% the highs catch up with the mid and lows and it sounds well balanced. This is when playing a non equalized app such as Pandora. Obviously when playing stored music or music from the Phillips app it can be equalized and improved.

  -Looks and feels great, nice modern design and color.

  -Works perfectly with iPhone 4, no incompatibility messages as with a lot of docks.

  -Syncing works but you have to power OFF the dock.

  -No audio noise when receiving text/calls/data.

  Cons:

  - My main complaint is no remote, I overlooked this when ordering and seeing how tricky it is to keep in place( depending on surface, slides on wood pretty easily, but sticks to glass well). I don’t like interacting with the phone while it’s in the dock since I need to hold the dock while I push buttons, mostly the home button on my iPhone 4. It would also just be a much better product with a remote for obvious reasons, listening to music and just want to change songs or volume.

  ) My 2nd is the 3.5mm input to the dock ONLY works IF there is NO device in the dock, wow.

  -Low Functionality. The only controls on the dock are POWER and Vol +/- , so you have to go in your device to make changes. I never leave my phone unlocked so this means unlocking finding the app and switching a song. I could have really used previous/next buttons.

  - Not so good as an alarm. I wanted to use it as an alarm clock so I wish the alarm function was integrated into the dock itself, not into your device.Instead you download a free Philips app that has the alarm function and it does a great job, BUT I’ve had apps crash and close on my phone before. Lets say someone calls/texts and the Philips app or your phone crashes, that can easily mean a missed alarm. You can also use your iPhone alarm and just play it through the speakers which would probably be the safer way to go.

  - The mesh in front of the dock isn’t so good for durability. I’ve had that type of speaker cover before and they tear and get dirty with time especially when they are a light color as this one is.

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  ToMo January 14th, 2012 at 10:00

  28 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

  
  maybe I’m doing something wrong, March 11, 2011

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  This review is from: Philips Fidelio DS3000 Desktop Speaker Dock for iPod and iPhone (White/Silver) (Electronics)

  Listening to just a few songs, it works great. But set it to shuffle and expect continual music? Nope. It plays about 10 songs, and then quits. Sometimes it plays for a few hours. Doesn’t matter if I am using iPod Touch or iPod nano. Same thing happens with 3 different devices.
  My other problem I just discovered is Batteries do NOT work as battery back up if the unit is also plugged in. I use this as my alarm clock and specifically wanted a speaker that had batteries as an option. Much to my surprise, power went out and unit would not turn on until I unplugged cord from the unit.

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