QX5 Computer Microscope from Digital Blue
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We love this microscope, pure and simple. Digital Blue has improved their inexpensive yet powerful QX5 computer microscope making kid-friendly experiments and examination available on PC and Mac. View and record stills and moving video at 10X, 60X, and 200X illumination. Extremely bright LEDs replace traditional microscope mirrors and illuminate objects effectively.
With video recording capabilities, this computer microscope is far more useful than any I used in high school or college labs. Sample measurement tools and graphic and sound elements are included in the robust software kit. If the word “toy” suggests flimsy construction, frivolity, and purposelessness, this microscope is no toy. But, please don’t get me wrong, the QX5 is extreme fun, quite fascinating and kids (aged 8 to, um, 108) will love it.
US price: $65.00
UK price :£79.99
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First is the 200x is really not usable without an external light source, the LEDs built in are just not bright enough.
If you run the software on large or high resolution monitors all your icons on the desktop will be moved to the used screen resolution of the device, 800x600 area. There is a fix for this, only you have to contact support to find out what to change, a note should be included with the device.
And last, the software can only operate in full screen mode, which means whatever your monitor(s) resolution is set to, it will be changed to 800x600, which also means you don't have access to other programs while this application is running. IMO this is not acceptable for an application running under Windows in 2008.
Had I known about these issues before I purchased it, I would not have bought it.
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