Anyone know of a good english to vietnamese electronic dictionary?

Question

Hopefully within the price range of 100-150 dollars or less. Just a simple dictionary, nothing fancy. If you could tell me where you bought it or some pros and cons of the dictionary, that would be great.

Answer 1

the online english to vietnamese translators usually have a character limit which isn't so great but here are some links:

http://dichanhviet.brinkster.net/

http://vdict.com/?autotranslation

As for the pocket ones, I recommend Kim Tu Dien (it's the only brand i know lol) but they have a lot of models, and they usually sell them at places that sell Vietnamese videos and CD's (or you can find one online). they have viet-english and english-viet, and you can set the menu language to be in english, viet, (i think french also). there's also games and a world clock, calculator, and there's a talk button that will pronounce the word. HOWEVER, direct translations can be useful but make sure you have your grammar down, because when translating word for word the sentence/phrase can come out very strange. They're also not so bulky (about the size of any pocket dictionary). they're powered by batteries (i forget the size) and a charger and come with a case.

i can't think of any flaws (i haven't used it much) but sometimes i get these messages when i turn it on (in vietnamese) even though i set the menu language to english, i'm not sure if they're error messages but i just press YY and it works fine. the price i'm kind of undecided on because online they all sell for 200-300 dollars but my mom has bought both of hers for about 100 each. so you have to find a store (usually in the vietnam area of your city, or little saigon). i live in seattle and i just go to this video and CD store. you might have to do some peeking and searching but it's well worth it once you find out you're not paying 329.99. good luck!