Franklin TGA-490 12 Language Speaking Global Trans

Great value, great features.

This little translator is just what I was looking for for my trip to Italy. It's compact, light, and full of features. Having an alarm clock is expected, but still nice. The ability to play mp3s is a nice bonus as well. The translation was solid, and it was very easy to use even for older people...

average

Overall is nice compact translator however the screen is very hard to read. They should have made the font display much larger.

Best Speaking Translator I've seen

I recently purchased & returned other speaking translators (voice phrase books / talking dictionaries) from other companies (other brands). This Franklin model is by far the best: clear, natural, speaking voice, vs. a computer-generated "robot voice", with others. My only criticism is that...

lousy light

The translation and language portion of this product work fine. The problem is in the visibility of the screen. In the days when we can use a cell phone as a flashlight, this screen is very difficult to view even in good light. It's like going back to the early days of portable devices.I have...

Everyone of a certain age remembers those old-school monochrome electronic organisers from the likes of Casio, ususally featuring day to day essentials such as a calculator, address book and calendar. They never really took off in a major way, and ar

Defect (?). Limited vocabulary.

Perhaps I received a dud, but the backlight stopped working literally after about 8 uses, making the poorly contrasted screen nearly impossible to see unless you're directly under a lamp or in a very brightly lit area.Also, while it works just fine as a "word-to-word" translator, it's too hard...

HUGE DISAPPOINTMENT!!!

VERY LIMITED vocabulary !!!I spent $200 on it, but could NOT find most of words !I was very disappointedI would have returned it if I couldDO NOT let this happen to youGood Luck

no.

This thing is over price and for the average user, useless. It is VERY cheaply made, and feels like it'll break at any moment.The buttons and functions arent intuitive and all the buttons are laid out in a confusing way. You cant input more then one word at a time. and many times it has no idea...

Helpful but not a substitute for a travel guide

Just traveled to china and japan and used the TG-490 from Franklin, the speaking translator was certainly reliable at all times & helpful but the time it takes to write a phrase is kind of cumbersome, the amount of words & phrases built in falls short for the business traveler needs but was...

Korean <==> English Translations are 99% Perfect! I'm a Very Satisfied Second-Generation Korean-American.

Hello Readers,If you are basically a trilingual American student who is interested in improving your language skills primarily just in Korean, Spanish, and English, then this device will definitely satisfy you (99% of the time.) However, it is true that the other Asian languages, especially...