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Sony BCG-34HRMF4 Battery Charger with LCD Display and 4 AA Ni-MH Rechargeable Batteries |  | Brand: Sony
Category: CE
List Price: $39.99
Buy New: $24.95
as of 9/7/2010 04:20 EDT details
You Save: $15.04 (38%)
Seller: Cameta Camera
Rating:  319 reviews
Format: CD
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: N/A
Battery Type: NiMh
Battery: AA type
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 5.3 x 2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: BCG-34HRMF4
Model: BCG-34HRMF4
UPC: 008562006119
EAN: 0008562006119
ASIN: B0002IOIMQ
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | LCD display to monitor all 4 charging circuits | | | Charges both AA and AAA | | | Universal voltage from 100-240V | | | Alkaline battery detection, temperature and voltage safety controls | | | Refresh function extends the life of the battery |
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Product Description
Sony's worldwide reputation for creating unique, attractive, high-quality, advanced technology products rests on a long line of innovations embraced by people from all walks of life. With a diverse product lineup serving a variety of lifestyles and industries, Sony continuously strives to introduce new products and technologies to meet changing market needs.PRODUCT FEATURES:Super Quick Refresh Function Charger with LCD Battery Indicator;2700 mAh-High Capacity Battery Charging;LCD Display for Battery Power Indicator;Refresh Function;Automatic Charge Cut-Off Function.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 319
 Nice! Nice! January 6, 2006
Reviewer
154 out of 156 found this review helpful
I had purchased Energizer rechargeable batteries with a cute "automatic" charger included. The "automatic" part referred to an 8-hour timer built into it. You pop in the batteries, plug it in and whether the batteries wanted it or not they got a full 8-hour charge. The batteries gave outstanding performance compared to the pricey alkalines. But within six months the rechargeables lost probably half of their nominal 2400 mAh capacity.
My NiMH Energizers were advertised to be good for 1000 charging cycles, but that amount was turning more like 100 if not less. I figured that the 8-hour charge can't be too healthy for them so I decided to look for a better charger with automatic detection and adjustment of the charging times for each individual battery.
I considered several good automatic chargers that treat each battery individually. The Sony BCG-34HRMD4 seemed optimal because of the following: (1) very reasonable price with the four great batteries included, (2) universal 110-240 voltage, (3) no-frills individual indication of the charging process, (4) rejuvenate function - very handy even for NiMH batteries, (5) ease of use - it was going to be used by several people with differing degrees of tech expertise.
I didn't want a super-duper split-second blink-your-eye quick charger because I am not in a real hurry to get the batteries charged plus high charging currents heat up the batteries to a boil and shorten their life span. "Normal" was fine for my needs, so I was actually pleased to read in the reviews that the "Super Quick" is false advertisement. Shame on you Sony!
Overall: this is a very good charger, highly recommended. It carries a reputable brand name, so it is likely to last a long time without surprises. And, last but not least, it is cheap - thank to the working men, women and children of China.
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I noticed that the price has changed. The price is rather crucial for my positive review. I bought this charger and rated it full 5 stars when it was $24.99 apiece with a free shipping.
===== Edit on May 26, 2009 =====
Charger still running strong after 3+ years. It is used extensively by many people, and I replaced all batteries for Eneloops which are performing really great. Nothing broke in the charger except that someone took off the top lid and lost it - no big deal because the batteries get better cooling without it. I also have BC-900 charger but prefer the Sony with single button for "refresh".
Again: a great product. Highly recommended.
Excellent. October 13, 2004
Phaedrus (Seattle, WA United States)
147 out of 155 found this review helpful
I've found this to be an excellent charger, as long as you only need to charge AA and AAA batteries. The charge cycle is quite fast, the design is good-looking and functional, and the refresh feature has restored quite a bit of lost capacity to some of my older batteries.
By the way, to answer an issue raised in a previous review, you know that a battery is fully charged when the LCD display stops flashing for that battery.
Best charger I have tried December 15, 2007
Mr C. A. Higgins (Portland, OR USA)
25 out of 25 found this review helpful
I manage rechargeable batteries for a company of 45+ people, and this charger is the best I've used -- and we've been through four vendors at this point. This charger allows for a "refresh" cycle (in other words, discharge any remaining bit of charge, then recharge from scratch) which I use all the time. This feature that isn't available on many other chargers, including others from Sony (see below for more on this topic). Almost as important, it has four INDEPENDENT charging circuits, which means that you can put in any crazy combination of AA and AAA batteries you like. (In practice, this means I can top off one AA/AAA battery to match a set of two or three other charged batteries that I may have...very handy, and impossible with units that require charging in pairs!)
Previously, my office used a charging unit from Emerging Power, also purchased on Amazon. That was an okay charger, but lacked the refresh cycle and required batteries to be paired for charging. Also, the lack of a real user interface (the UI consisted of single LED's per channel that were either on, blinking, or off) made it hard to tell what was going on. This Sony charger has an LED graph that shows you a rough percentage of battery charge, which makes it much easier to judge how much time remains. Finally, the Emerging Power charger had big springs (versus metal tabs) that held the batteries in place...guess what, one the springs went wonky after a few dozen charges, making it a dicey proposition to try charging four batteries at once. This Sony charger uses better-designed tabs to hold the batteries in place -- much better!
In an office with 45+ users, this charger is used by many people in my office every day. It's dead simple to use -- just pop in some batteries and off you go. If you want a "refresh" cycle (discharge before the recharge), just hit that button after inserting the battery (or batteries). Very easy and user-friendly, and built for tons of charge cycles...unlike some other units that have big springs that can break or go limp after a lot of use.
The only restriction is that this charger only handles AA and AAA batteries. In our office that's okay -- we use those batteries for wireless keyboards, mice, and pagers. But if you need 9V or other battery sizes you might consider a different system.
All told, I'm very pleased with this unit. It's worth the extra cost compared to the "BCG-34HE4" charger -- I have that unit at home, and the lack of LED, refresh cycle, and independent charging channels makes THIS unit much, much better. (In fact, I'm going to buy this unit for home too, and eBay the BCG-34HE4 -- which is an okay charger, but not worth the extra hassle.)
UPDATE: roughly two years later, I'm still using this charger and it's still awesome. Get it! For what it's worth, I'm using it primarily with Sanyo Eneloop batteries at this point, though I do still use a few Sony batteries as well. It works just fine with the Eneloops as well, including the "Refresh" feature.
A Great CHarger September 23, 2005
M. E. Lehn
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
Was looking for a charger for a trip to New Zealand, wanted a dual voltage charger. Discovered this charger after some research and ordered it. Was thoroughly pleased with this choice, it fully charges the batteries in about 4 hours ( I know, not too fast but well worth the wait) the batteries then lasted a full week with me taking pictures daily. These batteries are far superior to all the other batteries I have tried. There is a screen to see the charging process and this charger will first drain the battery then charge it if you like to remove the memory effect. I would just plug in the charger in the evening and by morning my batteries were ready to go. If you need a super fast charger don't buy this one. If you don't need super fast charging but great battery life, I recommend this unit.
Better value than you might think September 21, 2006
Kevin Nicholls (Milford, MI)
18 out of 18 found this review helpful
It's worth pointing out that the Amazon description is for the BCG-34HRMD4, which is replaced by this BCG-34HRMF4. So, the included batteries you get are actually 2700mAh instead of 2300.
When you take that in to consideration and subtract the value of the batteries, you're getting a VERY nice charger
with an LCD for about $13.
No, it isn't "super quick" by any comparison other than overnight trickle chargers. But again, for $13, that's less than a decent trickle charger will cost you.
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