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In this case, I have to agree. Extremely disappointing; sending it back tomorrow and buying a SONY, which I hope will fare better. I always go to the worst reviews, and generally find them simply to be whining. I've spent hours with this and can't get an image up.
It's really minor, nothing to get upset about, take my word for it.2) In a month of use, under certain SD cards, the slideshow would stop working. The SD card would not be read in the slot (SD card was a 1 GB Sandisk). If not, you may not get past 250 pictures or so. So rest assured that this isn't your overnight overly excited review.----> Pros:1) The physical construction of the frame is beautiful, sturdy and solid. When it comes to tech-stuff, I like to do things the manual way, so I'm not sure about you.----> Cons:1) (MINOR) The build of the buttons and joystick could have been a little better.
Don't toy around with the pictures through the frame. I believe as long as you keep your mind open and not try to compare the UI to anything, you will quickly find out how easy it is to navigate through the menus.4) (MINOR) I consider it to be an upside when Im not forced to have to use the supplied program that came with the frame. I do not find any problem with the way it is now.Having said that, I'd like to express my tips and tricks in knowing how to effectively use this product to its maximum potential.1) If you plan to have a lot of pictures without placing them in folders (Just the root of the card), format your card in FAT32. Again, I put this here for those who are concerned. I had to physically restart the product in order to get it going again, only to have this happen again after 20 ~ 30 hours of running. However, after changing into a 2GB Micro SD with the SD adapter (Made in Japan model), the frame has been running flawlessly for a month without problems, at all.3) (MINOR) Perhaps more internal memory could have been supplied. For example, if you're moving the stick left, it records as a push down on the stick instead. 3) If you want to edit pictures, do it on your computer.
I put this here because it may be an annoyance for some. For myself, I absolutely love this product.Cheers. It is not for me though.4) (MINOR) The turning leg-support at the back that allowed you to switch between landscape/portrait could have been designed with more angle flexibility in mind. It's not as great as a HDTV screen, but it's definitely good enough to give the impression under broad daylight that it actually is a frame holding a picture.3) I actually found the use of the user interface (UI) to be particularly simple. All pictures are stored in the root position of my SD card.- It is set to turn on for 8 hours a day, and 12 hours during the weekends.- Running time : a month of going without having to adjust it for whatever reason. ------I hope this has provided you with some sense of how this product is.
Just remember, don't use the supplied program and you will be much happier with it. 4) Don't bother with the USB cable.5) Use Irfanview to mass-convert photos into the frame's natural resolution (720x540).My setup:- No folders have been used. You will find no creeks on this frame, and the metal-frame itself is a real eye-candy, if you're into that sort of the whole futuristic white-metal look.2) The screen is very good, as others have pointed out. There are minor annoyances when navigating throughout the UI. But I'm guessing if that were the case, the price of this product would have gone up further. Simply copy your photos into the SD cards or whatever it is you're using and you're good to go.
I understand that the CONS are longer than the PROS, but they're mostly just thoughts on how the thing could be improved upon for future versions. Firstly, I've owned this product for 1 month now, and this product has been running for 1 month now without my touching it. This is also due in part to the fact that the joystick is at the back and you cannot properly coordinate your joystick-push actions. 2) DO NOT USE THE SUPPLIED PROGRAM.
The batteries lasted a maximum of about 1½ hours. It was both cumbersome and very disappointing to make this type of investment only to be frustrated with a product that did not measure up to its specifications. I needed them for a 3-day show that lasted about 7 hours each day. I recently purchased two frames with the understanding that the battery would last about 8 hours. The PowerPoint-like animation is quite nice as well. The 9-inch digital frame is very attractive in appearance. However, I am quite disappointed with the onboard rechargeable battery. This model was chosen to avoid the need to run a power cable to them, due to location.
For me, I'll wait until the electronic picture frame makers make a product worth buying. Maybe someone with too much time on their hands will buy it and make it work. Googling that error indicated that I needed to format the card in NTFS to be able to store more than about 150 pictures. I've had the picture frame for about a year, and I did try to research the best product. I got the dreaded error 0X80070052. I wanted to copy about 300 pictures to a 1 GB card.
After 4 hours of slow copying and two blue screen crashes of my main computer (an otherwise very stable system), I decided to donate the picture frame to the local charity resale shop. I hope this isn't the best. That limits the number of pictures that can be stored to far below the capacity of the card. It took more than 6 tries to format the card with NTFS. The frame comes with inadequate memory so you must add a memory card. What a frustrating product.
The picture frame will format the card as FAT by default. Copying pictures to the card is an exercise in futility.
9" are actualy 8", instruction are good, the picture is crisp, however it is not compatible with Vista OS. Thus the only way to see pictures is to transfer them to a memory chip
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