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Brand: TOPICS Entertainment EAN: 0781735803110 Label: Topics Entertainment Manufacturer: Topics Entertainment Model: CS-311s Platform: Windows 98, Windows Me Publisher: Topics Entertainment Release Date: November 12, 2002 Studio: Topics Entertainment Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Love this! We are bigtime National Geographic Fans. I was so excited when my husband bought me this a few years ago. We have enjoyed it very much every since. Even seeing the ads from years past is neat. Old cars, old cameras, etc. This cd set came out 7 years ago. I would like to see something newer in the way of dvds with some of the wonderful shows, in full, from the past 44 years. We really enjoy older National Geographic specials. Rating: - Fuzzy scans, but at least the magazine's availableWhat can you say about the National Geographic? It's an old standard and a wonderful reference--no well-stocked library should be without it. Having it on CD leaves a lot more room on your bookshelves for other things. However--this is not the most user-friendly product. The quality of the imaging is the worst problem. Both pictures and text are fuzzy, almost as if they had been printed on an old dot matrix printer with a well-used ribbon. In addition, the program is less versatile ... Read More Rating: - Excellent ReferencesMine contains 31 CDs; and it's 111 years version. I use Mac and installed it from OS9. Then I rebooted back to OSX (Panther 10.3.5). The software launches fine in classic mode and I have no problem viewing it. I like how the magazine resizes itself based on the size of my window. So I can enlarge it easily just by dragging the window's bottom right corner. My monitor is an Apple Cinema HD Display 23" viewing at 1920x1200. The photographs are gorgeous and their resolutions are good even on my high ... Read More Rating:  - terrible qualityI am a great fan of National Geographic, partly because of its outstanding quality in prints. This "digital" version was very poorly made: the text and the pictures are all fuzzy. Sometimes the words are barely legible. Reading an article of more than 10 pages is very painful. I would love to see this library completely remade. Rating: - Outstanding Reference GuideThis is by far the best software purchase I have ever made for my computer! I seem to always find an excuse to take a look at this extensive database to answerer questions, or just browse the articles and pictures. Some other customers complained about poor image quality and poor print quality. I have experienced neither problem. Their monitors may need updating, or readjustment. If you are a fan of the magazine, or need an outstanding reference tool, this is a good investment ... Read More |
