Product Description

Put more than 200,000 words in your pocket with the new standard in talking electronic dictionaries. This handheld lexicon is based on the lastest desk dictionary from Merriam-Webster and combines high-quality language reference with state-of-the-art search technology to help you communicate more effectively. Gain instant access to over 200,000 words and 500,000 synonyms. Type in a word phonetically to quickly see the correct spelling. Plus, when you find a new word, a press of the button lets you hear the word properly pronounced. No more embarrassing moments when you try out a new word in conversation– and wonder if you’re saying it right!

Features:

• Clear, concise definitions for over 200,000 words
• Accurate pronunciation
• Authoritative spelling
• Advanced 500,000-word thesaurus
• Grammar guide and quizzes
• More than 20 tables of useful information
• Interactive word games
• Built-in rolodex
• 1 year manufacturer’s warranty

This complete talking dictionary weighs just five ounces and fits easily in your pocket or purse. Take the world of words with you wherever you go!

Product Details

• Brand: Franklin Electronics
• Model: SCD-1870
• Format: CD
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.00″ h x 9.00″ w x 7.00″ l, 1.80 pounds

Features

• Clear, concise definitions for over 200,000 words
• Authoritative spelling and accurate pronunciation
• Advanced 500,000-word thesaurus
• Interactive word games
• Grammar guide and quizzes

Customer Reviews

A Friend Forever
I have had The Franklin model SCD-1870 for several years now. I’m so grateful and happy with it I’m compelled to say a few words about it.

Two AAA batteries I put in several years ago and it still works! And I use the dictionary pretty much every day. As others have noted both the LCD and the speech are clear. Vocabulary capacity is more than enough. It comes with a lot more than a mere dictionary, like eBooks, but I use it primarily as a dictionary.

I nominate this product as the best product of the first decade of the 21st century.

A Must-Have For Word Lovers
I’ll never forget now the day I received my electronic dictionary. It has changed my life. My mother bought me the Franklin SCD-1870 Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary and I was in awe of this handheld device which looked like a little notepad but functioned like a computer. I spent that night and the next day looking up every single word I could think of, even the ones I was familiar with. I would link myself from word to word and started building up my word list and looking up new words and studying the SAT Word List. I loved pronouncing the difficult words and the batteries that came with the dictionary lasted for 18 months before the computer told be it was on low battery, and this was after using the device nearly every single day. I love saving words in the Word List, although sometimes the list is erased if you leave the device out in an extreme temperature, so be careful and make back-ups. The games serve their purpose and I don’t have a problem reading the text. This works pretty quickly if you are typing in a word that the computer matches identically, but you have to wait a bit if you type in a word that is spelled incorrectly. The asterisk and question mark function helps out a lot though if you are not sure how a word is spelled. This is highly recommended and it is definitely one of those products that makes me wonder how I ever went without it. I need it by my side at all times now.

Please do not waste your money.
This review pertains to Model SCD-1870A, ISBN: 159074174.

Please do not waste your money on this product. My girlfriend and I bought two of these dictionaries together, through an online vendor, and both had defects.

At first my saved wordlist would delete periodically (which is frustrating when you have saved around 30 new words and are trying to expand your vocabulary). Then my dictionary simply stopped working, after around 4 months of use. My gf’s still works, but her wordlist deletes once she turns the power off.

For the price asked, the product is made extremely cheaply. You’d expect a more durable plastic–one that could withstand a small drop. The dictionary has a “cheap” feeling when you pick it up, and it is somewhat difficult to type, since the letters are so small. On average, it takes the dictionary about 1.5-2 seconds to find a word once you type it and hit enter. I’ve seen less expensive dictionaries look up words AS you type, meaning that if you type “gramm,” the word “grammatical” and other similarly spelled words would come up, thus saving you time.

I gave the product two stars instead of one b/c it did have useful features (it’s just a matter of those features working). The dictionary is very powerful–I read a lot of philosophy & scholarly works and have not found a word Franklin could not define. It has great word games as well, and the pronunciation is fairly comprehensible. But again, for the money paid, the product is too poorly constructed to receive, in my opinion, anything above 2 stars.

My sister has a dictionary made by Sharp (http://www.amazon.com/Sharp-Electronics-PW-E550-Electronic-Dictionary/dp/B00028DM96/ref=pd_cp_e_0?pf_rd_p=250314601&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B0000A8VNU&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=146VZ2PJ1K0NRC9Q68P3), and for looking up words it is much better, and has a more durable feel to it.