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Review on Donner Wireless Page Turner Pedal: Ultimate Tablet and Phone Foot Pedal, Rechargeable and Sleek in Black by Trey Michaels

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Be careful, good for computers and accessories

I've had this product for about a year now and use it to turn the pages of sheet music on my tablet. In general I am satisfied. I only have one complaint: the buttons for configuring how it works are on the top of the device. It's all too easy to accidentally step on one of the buttons and change the keystroke sent. Imagine you are playing the piano and suddenly your page up/page down signal changes to left arrow/right arrow. Now you don't turn the page and you have to pick it up off the floor, figure out what the right setting should be, set it up and put it back on the floor in the right place. Since you'll always use the same settings for your chosen viewing software, there's no reason they should be at the top where they can be accidentally changed. I fixed this by making a plastic cover for the center area where the control buttons are; It is held on with rubber bands so I can easily get to the buttons if needed. To be honest I can't think of a case where someone had to change the settings with their foot or someone who had enough leg dexterity to do so. It is better to place them elsewhere.

Pros
  • Play more freely
Cons
  • Discontinued