khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

I too share khufu413's sentiments about the Woot site change. Just not the allure it once held. Too difficult to find importaant things about the sale, FAR too busy with "other" things, and the best part about each day, the Description, hes been shoved into a corner, to blend into the background like everything else. And when I say everything, thats a lot of things in this brave new world. Sorry, Woot, you just don't stand out anymore.

I also share this user's opinions of "meh" and "who cares what you think". So put this in the No Great Loss column, Woot until-recently-Gods.

edwardnight wrote:Seems like a relatively affordable brother to the (now extinct) Flip MinoHD by Cisco. They've upgraded the idea with an SD card slot, though.

I got a Flip from here about a half year ago, and within its inherent limitations, it actually takes pretty great videos. I agree this seems like a very similar product. I may have to do some more research on this when I get home.

Anyone know the longest continuous video it will take? I want something that can continue recording for over 45 min without stopping.

Under Woot's description it states "Anti-Shake" as a feature, but I can't find that listed in any of the RCA documents. Does it have built in image stabilization?

does any know if this is skype capable/compatible?

cliffpeterson wrote:Super camcorder, TT. Looks nothing like you, though...

To the rest of you, look at woot.com/today. Nearly as good as the original, it's my new 'go-to' page for Woot!

Thanks for the link! Makes checking Woot via my phone a lot better.

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

I concur, the thrill I used to get from WOOT! is gone. On the bright side, I'm going to bed earlier. I also plan to keep buying from WOOT!, but haven't since the change.

creativejay wrote:
Anyone have any idea if it can be charged while recording?

I'd like to know the answer to this one, as well.

Also, does anyone know what the resolution is in the 60fps mode? I'm guessing it's the "web quality" 320x240 since no one is touting that this thing can do 720p at 60fps. No info in RCA manual on the high speed mode or whether it can record/charge at same time.

kh99 wrote:The worst part about the new site is all the whiners who insist on coming back repeatedly to complain about it. If you don't like it just go away (or post your feedback where feedback was requested). Or maybe it's that you've decided it not as bad as you first thought?

people liked woot because it was, well, woot! Its changed, its different, and some, probably most, wooters are not happy with the changes. IMO, the coolness factor of woot is gone and I want everyone to know. So ya, I may buy stuff from time to time, but the days of me sitting at work pressing f5 all day are certainly over.

nazcaplain wrote:If this video camera had a wide field of view, a dash mount and could continually record over the oldest footage unless the "save" button is pressed I'd buy three. I need a car camera to catch the jerks red-handed who dodge responsibility in accidents. Or to zap a cop committing perjury. As it stands, meh.

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if this would be a cheap alternative to a proper dashcam. I think it might be more hassle than it's worth to try to make it perform that function. You'd need to keep erasing the SD card and manually turning the thing on every time you started up the vehicle. Not to mention--how do you mount it on the dashboard?

I keep trying to buy, but Woot keeps failing. Oh well. Guess it is a sign!

goetschj wrote:people liked woot because it was, well, woot! Its changed, its different, and some, probably most, wooters are not happy with the changes.

Yes, I'm sure you believe that most people are just like you.

IMO, the coolness factor of woot is gone and I want everyone to know.

Why? You can rationalize it that way if it helps you sleep at night, but we all know exactly what it is - you can't stand the idea that if you go away woot will go on just fine without you and no one will care. So instead you need to keep coming back and saying how bad things are in the hope that you'll "punish" woot by scaring away some customer.

As far as I can tell both from the pictures on woot and from the description of the product on other sites, this camcorder actually takes full-size SD(HC) cards, not microSD(HC)

Make sure you get an SD card and not a microSD as some have mentioned.

May need to be limited to 2GB too according to this guy.

http://www.amazon.com/review/R3OQDEQLFDO8O4/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R3OQDEQLFDO8O4

dopalgangr wrote:You need one with a CCD sensor not the CMOS. LOTS of them have the CMOS and they are good for daytime but at night they suck. I have been using lots of models for sometime and IMHO found this one to be the best out there http://www.longintech.com/en/goods.php?id=2 They are hard to find in the US though, but if you google search it you should find them. Youtube also has some good sample videos of them. They have a built in lcd screen and you can change out the lens to different wide angles. The whole unit is smaller than a deck of cards.

I'll def look into getting one. A few prerequisites could be: front & rear facing cameras, auto save recordings if impact g force detected and motion sensing recording for when the car is parked.

Does anyone know if this camcorder is waterproof?

as a wooter since 2005 im very disapointed with woot. i would stay up till 12 just to get a chance to buy something.now i could give a woots hiney. im afraid greed may have wooted its corporate teeth into a great company. i even have trouble accessing my account to buy stuff. if you care about my bussiness you will return to the old format and have one product for 24 hours so we can fight like heck to give you our money.im gonna miss woot and woots gonna miss my money.

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

I agree completely. After 56 purchases starting in Jan 2007. I now no longer really care. It used to be mainly tech, now it's like shopping at Kohls or Target. But for the first time in months I am tempted by this videocam.

defibrillator wrote:Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if this would be a cheap alternative to a proper dashcam.

This company has a whole line of vehicle cameras. I haven't ordered anything from them in a couple of years but had no problems with them.

We should all thank amazon for taking the bullet and putting the refurbed dyson on the gold box deal page instead of woot.

nazcaplain wrote:(snip) I need a car camera to catch the jerks red-handed who dodge responsibility in accidents. Or to zap a cop committing perjury.

You get in so many accidents that having this would help you with your insurance claims? Please, stay off my freeways!
You have so many run-ins with cops that this would help you with your courtroom testimony? Please, stay out of my state!

Does anyone know if this can be used as a webcam for live video as well as a normal camcorder? Thanks!

knarfintexas wrote:Does anyone know if this camcorder is waterproof?

I'm sure it's not or that would be a heavily touted feature. Also the owner's manual warns that it should "not be exposed to dripping or splashing."

If my phone didn't record in 1080p with 8mp this would be a great steal.

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

Your not the only one. I have been using woot a tad longer than you and there has been a drastic change... it didn't happen over night... it slowly crept upon us... The upside is that I no longer see any point to staying up for the midnight change, which is good because while you used to be able to set your clock by the midnight change it now happens within a 10-15 minute window after midnight.... seems to be a good indication of the way woot has lost its way... People that seemed to care in the company appear to have been replaced by people that are just going through the motions. The write up quality has dropped and worst of all the quality of merchandise has dropped dramatically.

I guess woot is just moving toward being a Ubid.com type site... Ubid started out as a very good site near 15 years ago, where you could get great deals on a myriad of things, now its become a third rate dump for unwanted junk... It's looking like that is the same direction woot is now headed down... woot seems to have lasted half that long before going into land of "seen on tv" junk, maybe the life cycle on the internet has just gotten shorter... sad really
that sites like 1saleaday that tried to copy woots formula are now the only ones seeming to stay true to it.

The site change was probably just a shining example of the new era's arrival... though sadly it isn't an era I wish to embrace.

Here's to hoping Rutledge can come back with another incarnation of woot, now that he knows that big corporations like Amazon will not nurture the babies they buy, but instead eat them, maybe... just maybe next time he wont let the greed monster persuade him to sell his next baby.

The specs are listed wrong on woot: this does NOT take microSDHC cards. I almost bought one because I have a 8GB microSD card laying around that needs a home but I luckily looked at the pictures NARWHALS!

Anyone know if this has a microphone jack?

excellent deal. Just bought a Kodak Zi8 this week @ 60 bucks, but I think I'm going to pick up a couple of these to mount to my truck during off-road excursions.

kh99 wrote:Why? You can rationalize it that way if it helps you sleep at night, but we all know exactly what it is - you can't stand the idea that if you go away woot will go on just fine without you and no one will care. So instead you need to keep coming back and saying how bad things are in the hope that you'll "punish" woot by scaring away some customer.

Just my opinion, thanks for the lecture. And it is my opinion that whoever changed woot should be punished.

I look back on the days when the staff at woot feverishly worked at sourcing products for the next woot off. They didnt care what the product was or what we thought of it, they made fun of it and called it crap themselves, it was sold at a decent price. They put great items at great prices in there as well and it made me feel good buying from them because I wasnt buying from the big guys. The site was fun. Its what made it cool. The attention has shifted to the product and away from the story and wooters opinions and pointless posts. Not once on here has someone commented - does it work with a mac? until now. I still visit the woot site, but i haven't purchased anything since the change.

I posted in the beta feedback but it apparently fell on deaf ears. so, whats the point.

Anyways, I sleep just fine, I am not trying to scare anyone away, only trying to help out woot, and oh ya, happy wooting

I agree unfortunately...

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

clintone wrote:I'm confused-does this have any built in memory or do you have to buy an SD card to make it functional? Basically, is it ready to use out of the box and an SD card is an option to provide more storage?

•microSDHC memory card slot - up to 32GB (card is not included)

Yep... Just isn't right. And goodness the site is visually a mess to the eyes.

rockettman05 wrote:as a wooter since 2005 im very disapointed with woot. i would stay up till 12 just to get a chance to buy something.now i could give a woots hiney. im afraid greed may have wooted its corporate teeth into a great company. i even have trouble accessing my account to buy stuff. if you care about my bussiness you will return to the old format and have one product for 24 hours so we can fight like heck to give you our money.im gonna miss woot and woots gonna miss my money.

Bryanhoop wrote:The specs are listed wrong on woot: this does NOT take microSDHC cards. I almost bought one because I have a 8GB microSD card laying around that needs a home but I luckily looked at the pictures first.

Which pictures made you think this is not the case? Even RCA says there is a slot.

khufu413 wrote:Okay, unrelated to item... It's been a bit since the change and I've got to say I have not had the same obsession I used to regarding woot.. I used to stay up until midnight on work nights (tonight is not one) just to see the selection. I do not consider myself a person adverse to change, however EVERYTHING about this just feels different to the point I no longer care. I fully expect and accept the "then go!" responses and their like, and I understand; I too muttered to myself the same thing when previous woot changes brought similar comments from others.. I will continue to check here occasionally and purchase without hesitation if something piques my interest. However I can honestly say that I no longer check every day, it has ceased to be part of my routine.. Perhaps it is solely my imagination but it must be more than the layout.. the items themselves don't have the same allure as before.. It all simply feels "off."
I sincerely wish woot and anyone financially vested in its success well, I truly do. Those who decided on these changes are - I am sure - fine people who have survived the initial backlash of change for a reason.. There is no point to my post, no boycott, no mission to change things.. Just an acknowledgement that - for me - it's been a great journey that has changed course.. and not for the better.
Word.

Agree 100%

slawsonb wrote:Make sure you get an SD card and not a microSD as some have mentioned.

May need to be limited to 2GB too according to this guy.

http://www.amazon.com/review/R3OQDEQLFDO8O4/ref=cm_cr_pr_viewpnt#R3OQDEQLFDO8O4

EDIT: Hold on a moment, in the manual it appears that they're using a standard SD card. Can somebody from Woot actually look at the product? Because there are a lot of conflicting descriptions online.

Incorrect. It requires a microSD card. According to this blogger that also reviewed the camera, that reviewer has absolutely no clue what he's talking about. She tried to use a class 2 card at first, but quality was greatly improved when she upgraded to a class 10 (as you would expect). The product info clearly states that it IS compatible with microSDHC, and at least a Class 4 card is required.

Bryanhoop wrote:The specs are listed wrong on woot: this does NOT take microSDHC cards. I almost bought one because I have a 8GB microSD card laying around that needs a home but I luckily looked at the pictures first.

What makes you say it doesn't take microSDHC? Please give us a source instead of just stating that the specs are wrong.

I looked at the Amazon listing, and I looked through the manual that's linked to the original email here, and both list, with no qualifications, "SD or SDHC card." The illustration of how to insert a memory card also clearly looks like a good ol' SD card. No "micro" in there at any time.

Can somebody go back in the warehouse and actually look at one of these things?

ThunderThighs wrote:You need a microSDHC card to store your videos. It does not have built-in memory.

Here's the manual

Correction: Post below says there a tiny bit of built-in memory.

For those wondering, the manual states that you can record up to 16 hours of 720p (1280x720) video on a 32GB card. It also states you can get 28 hours in HQ (720x480) mode, and 80 hours in web quality (320x240) mode.

HOWEVER, I still can't find anything about battery life, and I'm guessing the battery won't last anywhere near 16 hours. It says charging time for the battery is 4 hours.

What a World we live in. I just bought my 7 year old granddaughter a HD camcorder with a rechargable battery for Christmas. We Didn;t get a televivision until 1954. I was 12

tom45424 wrote:I just bought my 7 year old granddaughter a HD camcorder with a rechargable battery for Christmas.

I'm sure she'd rather have a Roomba...in which case you're on the right website.