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from: Avanquest
Binding: DVD-ROM
Brand: Avanquest
EAN: 0018059083004
Format: DVD-ROM
Label: Avanquest
Manufacturer: Avanquest
Model: 8300
Publisher: Avanquest
Release Date: July 07, 2004
Sales Rank: 5056
Studio: Avanquest
Features:- Brings first-rate reference materials right to the computer
- Complete 32-volume Encyclopedia Britannica
- 2 dictionaries and thesauruses; world atlas with 1,300+ maps
- Vivid illustrations with 21,000 images, video, and audio
- Categorized into 3 easy-to-use comprehension levels
Editorial Review:
Product Description:
With the Encyclopedia Britannica 2005 Ultimate Reference Suite is a complete reference library, right at your fingertips. Its contents would easily fill a large bookcase, but now you can store this vast trove of information on your Personal computer. Categorized into three easy-to-use comprehension levels, the suite includes over 100,000 articles in three complete encyclopedias, two dictionaries and thesauruses, rich multimedia, a world atlas, timelines, and more. A world of information from one of the world's most trusted source. Vivid illustrations with 21,000 images, plus Video and Audio that bring topics to life
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - defective
I am not able to see its contents since it has not been possible for me to run this dvd.Otherwise, britannica is good souce of information.
Rating:  - Good Reference Guide
Britannica Encyclopedia 2005 DVD is really good encyclopedia it's also great because all those books are fitted in just one DVD, and we can also update our information online. It is also a source to enhance person's general knowledge. Other activities in the software are great and I encourage you choose this product.
Rating:  - Adequate (barely)
I have Pentium 4 2.4 Ghz PC with 256k memory and Win XP. Though I've loaded the Suite onto my hard drive, it's very slow to start up and slow to bring up articles and media. The Atlas really only serves as a SLOW visual index to articles in the encyclopedia since it only has country level maps and some links don't work. The media ranges from quite nice to outdated stuff they must have dug out of the broom closet. On the other hand, being Britannica, the content of the encyclopedia is good and the ... Read More
Rating: - Decent encyclopedia, lousy atlas, sluggish performance.
Historically, the Encyclopedia Britannica was the best of all the print encyclopedias, offering long articles written by experts in their respective fields on subjects of interest to educated adult readers. When digital technology came along offering the potential to transfer that vast amount of information to CDs and DVDs, the hope was that the Britannica would first move over its print articles (which do not take up much space on a disk), keep them updated, and supplement them with useful maps and ... Read More
Rating:  - Battle of the Titans - Encarta vs. the Britannica
The Encarta Encyclopedia - and even more so, the Encarta Reference Library Premium 2005 - is an impressive reference library. It caters effectively (and, at $70, cheaply) to the educational needs of everyone in the family, from children as young as 7 or 8 years old to adults who seek concise answers to their queries. It is fun-filled, interactive, colorful, replete with tens of thousands of images, video clips, and audio snippets.
The Encarta is extremely user-friendly, with its search ... Read More
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