B&W tyco alternative

[Bernard Delgado <delgado@nytimes.com>]

In my humble opinion, the Tyco is no substitute for the PXL.

"Alexander the Great jr."



With with such a grandiose email personae, are you capable of a humble opinion?



There will be no substitute for a PXL until the inventor of the original

finally succeeds in finding another factory to produce more models. This

may happen, but it seems to be slow going.

Until then, Tyco is offering a lowcost, B&W camera for kids just as the Pxl

was marketed by FisherPrice. It requires no assemblage. Also, most serious

Pxl users seem to be bypassing its audiotape recording & having the unit

modified so that it can output directly to another source. The Tyco seems

to do this better.



The Tyco is a new lowcost alternative. Perhaps, artists who appreciate the

Pxl's visual aesthetic will be interested in the Tyco. Maybe not. Go to a

toystore & see if it inspires. No technical spec list could describe how

cool a pxl's images look. Afterall, lots of folks think the pxl is a piece

of junk.



 Judge for yourself.



bernard m delgado