VTech - V.Reader Animated E-Book System - Pink Rating :
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61 of 63 people found the following review helpful.
The Vreader kept my 3 1/2 year old busy on the plane!
By KimRN
We were taking a trip to Central America and I wanted to get my 3 1/2 year old a new toy to keep her busy on the 6 hour flight. We had seen the vreader at Target and she always wanted to stop and play with it. She LOVED this toy. I really didn't like the idea of having to buy cartridges for each story, but there really isn't any other option for kid's e-readers. I bought her the vreader and 3 of the story cartridges to go along with it. We purchased Dora, The Little Engine That Could and Mr. Messy and the Missing Sock. What I like best about the vreader is you also have the option of buying an SD card and going on the vtech website to download books. The purchase of the vreader gave you 6 coins you could use to redeem 6 downloadable books. Loading the 6 books could not have been easier. Put the SD card in the slot in the back of the vreader by the batteries, hook up the mini USB cord (comes with the vreader) chose the books on the vtech website to download and a couple minutes later the books are on the SD card and ready to go. There are about 10 downloadable books available right now on the vtech website, including Seasame Street character books, although you may not use the free coins vtech gives you with the purchase of the vreader to download these books. Vtech says it will be adding more books soon.
This toy did reasonably well on battery life. The batteries lasted approximately 6-8 hours of non-stop play if you keep the backlight on the low setting. If you keep it on the brightest setting, the batteries only last about 2 hours. You can also purchase a AC adapter and a car plug instead of running on batteries. The vreader does not have a rechargeable battery like a Kindle. This is probably it's biggest drawback.
The vreader operates by touch screen with ease. The vreader comes with a stylus, but my daughter does not use it. She simply touches the screen with her fingers and has not had any problems working the book in this manner.
I love that the story comes with games as well. A lot of reading comprehension games, vocabulary and spelling games as well. I had fun playing the games with my daughter. She has a Leapster, but this holds her attention a lot more then that ever has. I would recommend this e-reader to anyone who has pre-school aged children. It is a wonderful, fun, and educational toy.
105 of 116 people found the following review helpful.
Vreader by vtech - no exactly worth the cost when you factor in what you're getting.
By Sonya
We are HUGE Leapster fans. All of my children, now 13, 12 and 3 have had a system or more from them. Now, I just got started in the Vtech learning games/toys and the like. I saw this at the store a few times and looked at it, and considered purchasing, except I thought the price was a bit steep. Then, I broke down and bought one, with my youngest daughter's favorite character - Dora. Now for my .02 on the products as far as features and learning tools.
Features: This Vreader is amazing. It has a very beautiful screen, a stylus, and is so simple even the youngest of children will be able to locate their favorite part after a few trys. It is even a bit customizable, kids can choose their avatar from a list of options, choose a background theme, and it's simple to get back to the home screen when a child wants to. There are buttons that allow for page turning or kids can use the stylus. It is really a well built electronic device. Those little ones that use an itouch, or similar device, will navagate this in a breeze.
As a teaching tool: The system doesn't have many game/story options unless there is a cartridge in it, or unless a story was downloaded off the internet (onto a seperate SD card, at a small fee for the story). So, stand alone, the product doesn't do very much in the learning department. When you have a cartridge, like Dora Saves the Pigs for example, there is one story that can be read to the child, and/or there are many learning games that go along with the story. Easy to navigate and fun to play, and kids like the technology of it. The games are similar to the games with a Leapster game, all depends on the level of the game. Once more choices are available, I will be happier.
The reason I gave only 3 stars, is that when I compare cost with the educational value I find that we should be getting more learning and interaction with the device for the price. These are currently selling for close to $60, plus $20+ for a cartridge. That may not seem like a lot to some, but back in my day, to get my parent to buy a $100 nintendo system, that had a game I could easily play for months, was out of the question.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful.E.Reader
By Audi
I got this for my three year old granddaughter and she absolutely loves it. It is extremely easy for her to use and she never leaves home without it. She sits with her one year old sister and reads to her. It's teaching her the love of books.
Product Description
With VTech's V-Reader Animated E-Book Reader children discover the joy of reading while seeing well-loved characters like Shrek and Disney Fairies in stories featuring vivid animations. While reading the story and playing eight reading games, children develop the necessary building blocks to grow from a pre-reader to a confident and fluent reader.
Cartridges are age graded for 3 to 5 year-olds and 5 to 7 year-olds. Each story cartridge includes a fully narrated and animated story, 8 reading-skill games and a Story Dictionary. Additional Cartridges sold seperately.
- Recommended Ages: 3 - 7 years
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #83964 in Toys & Games
- Color: pink
- Brand: VTech
- Model: 80-115650
- Released on: 2010-07-01
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.00" h x1.00" w x9.00" l,1.00 pounds
Features
- 4.3" color touch screen
- Plays fully animated stories with story narration, character voices, vivid graphics and exciting music and sounds
- Includes 3 ways to play: Watch the story, reading games and story dictionary
- USB port and SD memory card slot for expansion
- Durable, kid-tough design
