Treadmill Tv Stand Review

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(More customer reviews)I decided to cancel my gym membership and purchase an elliptical machine since this is mainly what i do at the gym anyway. But i really wanted the "gym experience" of watching a DVD or TV while working out. if you've never tried it you should, it makes the cardio hour fly by. (and i wanted to use my elliptical as much as possible so that i didn't feel guilty for spending so much money on it...) anyway i purchased this TV stand and it was better than i'd expected in several ways. It was shipped quickly. "Assembly" was a breeze if you can even call it that since pretty much all you do is unfold and tighten the knobs. But even the knobs were so well labeled (big hanging tags on each knob!), that even a child could have followed the instructions. Once erect, the stand is very stable, perfect height plus adjustable, and the tabletop area is covered in foam which makes it almost impossible for the TV to slip off.
I also purchased a wireless headphone set (Kross) which requires a little black box to be plugged into the back of the TV, while maintaining direct line of sight with my headphone receiver. (for best reception) The stand's table top was large enough so that the TV and the Kross box fit perfectly. This permits me to point the Kross headphone box (on the stand) right at the headphone receiver. (which i had attached to my elliptical several feet away from the TV/stand)
I could have mounted the TV on the wall but I like the flexibility of having my TV available for other purposes. (the kid's spanish tutor uses it for lessons & we put it in the guest room on occasion) Alternately, I could have located a tall utility rack or something but I felt the cost was worth the flexibility of having a dedicated stand plus it is compact, stable, and probably looks more attractive.
Also I have to say I was very impressed with the vendor. Somehow I received 2 products when I'd only wanted 1. I am sure i must have accidentally pushed something twice. But no questions asked, the vendor never tried to blame me for the error, but rather he promptly refunded the additional stand to include my shipping costs.
And now I have the "gym experience" and use my elliptical constantly. My only problem is that i am quickly running out of DVD movies... so now I think I might have to subscribe to Netflicks...!!!


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FlipKlip Treadmill Book Holder (2-Pak) Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought the FlipKlip at the same time as the Paperbax holder, and I would have to say that the FlipKlip seems like a better product, at least for my uses. The FlipKlip is very small, but the design and the springs work very well at holding both narrow and wide books to their open pages. I've been using the FlipKlip on exercise machines at the gym for several weeks now, and it's never let me down. (The Paperbax is larger and therefore a bit less portable, and it's harder to turn pages with its design than with the FlipKlip.)

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SurfShelf Treadmill Desk and Laptop Holder Review

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(More customer reviews)Let me start out by saying that I LOVE my Surfshelf because I HATE walking on my treadmill, but health requires that I do. I used to listen to music, but I was just BORED. Now, I watch movies and shows with the help of my Surfshelf, and the 45 minutes just whizzes by like never before. I've had it for about two months now, and would hate to live without it. However, I only gave it 4 stars because I feel everyone should know about the cons involved. Here they are, in my opinion:
1) The cost. It's too pricey for what you get, but I still would buy it again. So, I guess that point is debatable. It's basically a plastic tray with a velcro strap and a couple of nylon belts, but it does the job of holding your laptop VERY securely, which was very important to me. (**It's April 2010 now, and I came back to edit this portion of my review because I found out that the price I originally paid for the SurfShelf has been lowered by $20. I consider that to be a fair price and good value, and I wanted my review to reflect the change. I've had my SS for a year now, and still love it!)
2) Set up. The original set up took about 10 minutes, and was fairly simple. However, I absolutely would NEVER recommend this to someone who wanted to take it to a gym everyday. You'd have to lug the pieces with you, and spend 10 minutes or more getting it ready to accept your laptop, and that would be way too much for me. I leave mine set up on my treadmill, and then setting my laptop up on it is a one minute process every morning. Very do-able.
3) Maybe this is just me, because I'm not as young as I used to be (I'm 55), but I cannot do ANYTHING on my treadmill but WATCH something when I'm walking on it. I can't type, I can't use the mouse, and I have to step on the side rails to do anything but turn the volume up or down. So, I start whatever show or movie I'm going to watch before I actually begin walking. Again, this could be an age thing, so maybe you younger folk can get your business done on your laptop while moving, but I sure couldn't.
4) One last con for me is that I can't see my digital read out through my laptop when it's on the Surfshelf. I have to peer way to the side to see around it, and even then it's tough to make out the read outs. This isn't a big deal to me, as I set a speed and incline shortly after beginning and don't really need to see it during my workout, but that may be a problem for some people, so it's worth mentioning.
5) The Surfshelf comes with an In-Gym subscription, which I found to NOT be very user-friendly while walking. Again, this could be just me. Others may love that feature. It's a website with short videos of news, entertainment, etc., that you are supposed to be able to use your arrow keys to navigate around. It didn't work well for me, but you can check it out for yourself at in-[...].
The pros of the Surfshelf are its simplicity in setting it up, the ability (for me) to just leave it up because it's in my home, and the best pro of all, my workouts are no longer boring. Again, the end of the boring workout makes it, for me, worth all the cons I mentioned above.
The Surfshelf is well worth the price if you have access to your own treadmill, and the ability to watch lots of movies or TV shows on your laptop (I use the $8.99 a month Netflix plan and a Roku box ($99), which gives me full access to all of Netflix "Watch Instantly" movies and shows, and Amazon instant purchases. I also occasionally use iTunes purchases and regular DVD's). I still spend far less than a gym membership would cost.
All in all, I highly recommend the Surfshelf.


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Amazon Treadmill Book Holder for X- Thick Consoles Review

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(More customer reviews)The large treadmill book rack is a joke. It is very flimsy and the lips on the ends will not keep the rack on the treadmill, the book on the rack, or the pages from turning, requiring the runner to hold the book and rack in place, defeating the purpose of the rack. Needs heavier material and longer lips on the ends.

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FlipKlip Treadmill Book Holder 1-Pak Review

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(More customer reviews)A number of people have mentioned that pages can be hard to turn sometimes. Just remove the plastic caps on the front pegs. The bare plastic still holds down the pages, and its much easier to turn pages that way.
Additionally, if you place the back pegs just inside the cover (rather than outside the cover), the device doesnt fall off the book if you happen to release the spring momentarily to turn pages or to flip rapidly thru pages. It remains balanced on top of the book because having the back pegs inside the cover holds the flip klip in place even when its 'unsprung'.
To echo the other positive reviews here, this is a lovely little gadget. Hard to improve on it in terms of a portable, slim, easy device that effectively holds a book open.


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The FlipKlip Page Clamp Book Holder will be the envy of everybody in the gym! It is designed to help you hold your book or magazine pages open for hands-free reading. People will ask you where you got that Cool Little Blue Book Holder!User Tip: For best results, FlipKlip is designed to mount on the book with the spring facing downward, toward the spine. Mounting FlipKlip upside down (spring up) may cause difficulty of operation.

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Reading Rack for Treadmills, Stair Climbers, Stationary Bikes, Elliptical Trainers and Rowers 9 x 11 Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this one over others because the lower hook is supposedly 2.5 inches. If you measure the outer dimensions it's 2 7/16 which is close, but the plastic is 1/8 of an inch thick x2 so the maximum size of something you can put this around is 2 3/16. I need a little over 2 1/4 inches so this won't work without modifications.

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Amazon Treadmill Book Holder - Large/full Size Review

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(More customer reviews)The one-piece plastic book holder is very helpful when reading a book on the treadmill or other exercise equipment. I'm pleased with the quality of the holder.

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Amazonman Reading Rack/Book Holder/Magazine Holder Review

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(More customer reviews)This book holder has increased my exercise time 100%. Since buying this I've been much less reluctant to continue working out because I am no longer bored; reading keeps my mind busy and occupied while I work away the pounds.

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