VTech V.Smile TV Learning System

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Posted 2 months ago - i have bought fouir of these darn things . the last one we bought borke " along with the other three" and my fiance threw away the reciept and box . so returning it was a bust . im going to try and contact the company and try to get a refund or replacement . thins is rediculouse . the system is horrible and im pretty upset that i have to keep buying crap . im a contractor and if i produced work the way this machine is made i woul be out of buisness !

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IT SUCKS!!!

Posted 1 year ago - My baby sister-in-law got two this christmas, just in case of an emergency or something, and well, the first one was played with batteries until we got the adaptor. Well, we got the adaptor and it worked......for about two days....so we plugged in the other one thinking well maybe it was just faulty. Well, what are the chances of someone getting two faulty V-Smiles

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My 2 year old loves this

Posted 1 year ago - Ok I know this is for children 3 and up but my 2 year old daughter loves it! We sit with her and help her along giving her directions which is fine a child of that age shouldn't sit in front of the tv like that by themselves anyways. I highly recommended this for any parent that's child watches tv, this is interactive and educational for young children. We game all the time so how can we expect our children to not follow in our foot steps slightly. I have had no problems what so ever with this. You can even turn the game options so that you never die! Constant directions though out the game tell you exactly what to do next, i don't think they could have made it any simpler.

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On/Off buttons do not work, Will not turn ON

Posted 1 year ago - We have only had this system for about a year now, we bought it for my 4 year old son, Christmas 2007. He loved it and then it just wouldn't come on anymore so he stopped playing it after a month. Between now and then he has probably played it 40 times. We switched batteries I tried everything that everyone has suggested called the tech support and nothing!!! Long wait on the phone then a women comes on rude saying, "maybe you didn't clean it good enough." I was going to buy him another one but after reading that we are not the only ones having trouble with it I think we will just throw it away and buy him more games for the Playstation which does come with the essential plugs to play and turns on when you want to play!! If I had read all this before I would not have even thought about buying him the V Smile that you can't even turn on with the game in or out!!! Very frustrating!!!!!

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GoodWill wouldn't even take this gargage!

Posted 1 year ago - I have returned this piece of crap several times. The first time I tossed the box thinking it was a great product considering everyone and their brother raves about it. So, I had to buy one and replace it with the defect. But after exchanging this so many times, I realized that they are all defected. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY! Your better off with flash cards. If all else fails, regift it to someone you can't stand! It will sure bring them frustration!

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It is awesome

Posted 1 year ago - I bought it 3 yrs ago and no trouble with it except for the joystick, want more older games for her. She is so rough on toys and this thing just keeps on going.

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AMAZING

Posted Feb 16, 2008 - finally a game systemfor the younger age group. My son (4) got this for christmas last year. Its the best gift ever. The joysticks are perfect for little children and the games are very educational. I read some of the other reviews and they were just horrible. My opinion is this game system is just amaazing..we've had ours for over a year now and never had any trouble with it at all. We play it every day and just take care of it. With this there should be no problems.

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Not Impressed

Posted Jan 2, 2008 - We got this for Christmas for our 5 year old. From the first day we had issues with the system turning on. Whether it has batteries or an AC adapter (not included), it still won't turn on. You have to push the buttons over and over again, some games won't work at all. It's fun once it's on, but getting to that point is too frustrating. We took it back.

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Posted Dec 6, 2007 - I brought this system for my daughter as a Christmas present and it started to mess up a few days later. She put it up for about a year and decided to play it once again when she got bored and nothing happened. I tried to call customer support and just recieved a recording. Never recieved any help. It was a waste of money.

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THREE YEARS AND GOING STRONG!

Posted Nov 24, 2007 - MY DAUGHTER HAS BEEN PLAYING THIS ALMOST DAILY FOR THREE YEARS AND STILL LOVES IT. SHE HAS ALMOST EVERY TAPE AND IT HAS HELPED HER SCHOOL WORK ALOT. SHE HAS EXCEEDED STUDENT EXPECTATIONS FOR HER GRADE AND THIS IS BECAUSE SHE IS LEARNING WHILE SHE IS PLAYING. I WOULD RECOMMEND THIS PRODUCT. IT IS GREAT. THERE IS AN ADAPTER AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE FOR THIS PRODUCT. THAT IS A GOOD IDEA BECAUSE SHE USES IT SO MUCH I COULD NOT KEEP UP WITH BUYING THE BATTERIES. I KNOW OTHER PARENTS WHO HAVE THIS FOR THEIR CHILDREN AND THEY HAVE NO COMPLAINTS EITHER. THIS IS A SUPER PRODUCT!

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Please do not waste your money...

Posted Feb 3, 2007 - The overall concept of the gaming console is a brilliant idea however, as we sometimes learn in life, you get what you pay for. A full gaming console geared towards our children for only $50 in comparison to a true gaming system such as XBOX, Playstation, etc. We should only expect that the graphics will not be up to par as in the more expensive consoles however the VSmile does not include an AC Adapter. This is an additional $10-$20 so now the overall price has just become, at most, $70. My son finds that the joystick is temperamental as the gaming system does not necessarily follow his lead and the power button works only when conditions are just so which are very rare. The game cartridge is extremely difficult to remove and in now way can it be removed by a typical child; I can barely remove it myself after extended usage. Needless to say, I am extremely disappointed in this product. It has become more of a hassle than an educational tool at this point. How often do you truly want to spend finding solutions to your problematic gaming console? We have found that we spend more time troubleshooting this system that we actually spend utilizing it for it's intended use.

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Waste of Money!!

Posted Dec 6, 2006 - I bought this for my son last Christmas. Worked for about 2 weeks. Took it back to Walmart, and got another one. That one worked for like a month. Took that one back, same thing all over again. Power will not turn on. I purchased batteries, but they last for like two days! There is not a wide variety of games to choose from. I DO NOT recommend buying this product. You will end up at the store returning it!! Several people have told me they had the same problems so its not something my son is doing, its the product! SAVE YOUR RECIEPTS!!!! And good luck explaining it to a child that Mommy or Daddy cant fix it!

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Posted Dec 3, 2006 - I like the idea of this game. My 4yr old son loves it. But I've been threw three all ready. When it breaks I bring it back to wal-mart and get a new one. I'm surprise that they haven't done a recall on it yet with all the problems that people been having with them. All that I can say if you buy this system is save your reciet because you will be returning it!

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Broke after 3 months but was replaced

Posted Dec 2, 2006 - My son received this last year for Christmas. It took batteries to work and my son would always forget to turn off the button, so every time he played it, we would need new batteries! I finally had to invest $10 on a 9V adapter, which should have been included. After 3 months, it stopped working all together. Since my in-laws paid $50 for this toy, I did contact the company. The didn't ask any questions, took it back and replaced it with a new one. So at least the company stands behind their product. My son really never plays it. He enjoys the Leapster much better. The graphics are better and its more educational.

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Good learning system for the begining gamer

Posted Nov 28, 2006 - We bought ours last year, the console worked great, there was a power surge and it didn't want to work again, so I thought. Six months later (last week) I got the console out and it worked just fine. I assume that it needed a break. As far as the graphics go, I recently found out that kids (2yrs to 5yrs) aren't as impressed by graphics of ANY nature when we bought them a Classic Cartoon movie (EX: Betty Boop and Three Stooges from the '50's the graphics are not what's important to them, it's the content. I'm glad the manufacture has kept up with that. We only have the original game and my 4yr old still loves it a year later.

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