Product Overview Survey

[Adrian Wong]

Hello everyone!

I would like to enlist your help in determining the usefulness of the Product Overviews in ARP.

For some time now, we have been implementing a Product Overview in the first page of every review. Essentially, it contains the review's conclusion and the product's specifications.

Take for example, this page - http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle....tno=271&pgno=0

Now, with that example in mind, I would like to ask you just ONE question. And that question is this :

Would a Product Overview (without a review or pictorial review) be useful to you?

An example would be this page - http://www.rojakpot.com/showarticle....tno=200&pgno=0

As you can see, the Product Overview contains nothing but a summary of its features and its specifications.

Would THAT be of any use to you?

Bear in mind that if we do get a review sample, we would update it with a Pictorial Review and then a Comprehensive Review. But there will be many occasions where review samples or loans are not forthcoming. Should we post these Product Overviews? Would they still be of any use to you?

Thank you for taking the time to participate in this survey!!!

[Papercut]

IMHO they come across as being an advertisement for the company more than anything else

[Adrian Wong]

We are actually trying them out as a better way to showcase a new product's features and its specifications, rather than just posting the press release which is always full of marketing BS.

But do let us know if it's working for you, or not.

[jasperchc]

nope, cause overviews are only good for products introduction. Before i purchase pc stuffs, i always read reviews first. So i think its good enough to some extend but not good enough to make a purchasing decision on.

[Domster]

A product overview without a review or pictorial review wouldn't really do anything for me.

I'd see it, and then I'd go, "And where's the Next button" or "Where's the rest"??

[peaz]

Hmmm, How do you think we can improve that product overview page better? Maybe a comparison of similar products? Cheapest price listing? Do let us know too if you have any ideas.

[Phut]

Yeah, generally speaking the pictorial reviews are kinda pointless, it's just like saying yeah it has this and this, and could do this.

What I want to know from any review is what it really does when the user uses it IRL. Pictorial review is kind of like judging a book by its cover.

[Chai]

LOL! That's not what we are refering to.

We are talking about Product Overviews here. Pictorial Reviews is another thing we should talk about as well...

[Phut]

Oh.. Hmm shit.

Although upon reviewing my post it fits into approximatley the same category. It would be more useful if the overview page has a more direct way of comparing the product to its competitors, i.e by a benchmark index or similar. Otherwise its just another way to flick to the last page of the review and looking at the conclusion

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Phut

Oh.. Hmm shit.

Although upon reviewing my post it fits into approximatley the same category. It would be more useful if the overview page has a more direct way of comparing the product to its competitors, i.e by a benchmark index or similar. Otherwise its just another way to flick to the last page of the review and looking at the conclusion

Nah, benchmarks are only ONE aspect of any reviews. You may judge a product just by its performance but others might not.

For example, it would not be fair or correct to just post benchmark results without commenting on the other aspects of the products. For example - packaging, bundled accessories, build quality, noise level, heat production, etc, etc.

OT but just FYI, Pictorial Reviews are a way for us to quickly show you guys what's available in the package of a product, its build quality, components used in its construction, etc, etc. Remember - unlike some websites, we take our tests seriously and those tests take time.

The reason why we are doing Pictorial Reviews is to deliver some data or information about the product BEFORE we even test it. This gives the reader some idea about the product while we test it. That's the idea behind Product Overviews too.

By posting Product Overviews, we hoped to create a database of specifications and features for easy referral by our visitors. Sometimes, they may have already made up their mind on buying certain things. Maybe they want to check up on some specs before they make the purchase.

The key idea behind Product Overviews is to create a database of useful specifications and features about unreviewed products for easy referral. In other words, instead of posting meaningless press releases like other websites, we actually research and create Product Overviews.

For those who have voted, we thank you for your feedback. But we still need more feedback for the data to be statistically useful. Please vote if you have not done so.

Thanks!!!!