Coby DP-758 7-Inch Widescreen Digital Photo Frame
by Coby
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Coby DP-758 7-Inch Widescreen Digital Photo Frame
Customer Review: Nice and Easy
Summary: 4 Stars
Nice and easy digital picture frame to give as a gift for the non techie relative in your life....Customer Review: Great
Summary: 4 Stars
It is a very nice item, wish it had moree internal memory, you will need to use a SD card,Customer Review: Good for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
I am very pleased with these frames. They came very fast and are a good quality product.Customer Review: Adequate but quirky
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm not a videophile, and I've only used it for three days, so I really have no comment about the aspect ratios or picture quality which frankly seems just fine to me. My two biggest beefs though were the slideshow feature and the USB port.
1) The slideshow does not have a random viewing feature. For some strange reason, it plays the photos only in the order in which the photos were tranferred to the SD card, irrespective of even the filenames. Since I had originally loaded the photos from a folder on my computer that listed the photos in alphabetical filename order, that's precicely the order I was forced to view the photos on the frame. The fix to this was rather cumbersome. I had to physically rename all the photos on my computer with random letters and numbers, erase the SD card and then re-transfer the files back onto the card with the new names. Now they play in random order, but only in the same "random" order in which I renamed the files. I'll have to repeat the process any time I add new photos to the card.
2) When I tried to do the above by connecting the unit directly to the computer via the USB port, I discovered that out of the dozens of USB cords I own, I do not have a single cord with USB A type plugs on both ends. Come to think of it, of all of the hundreds of gadgets I own, I don't think a single one of them has a USB type A port socket - it's always either a type B, mini A or mini B. I've only ever seen type A ports on computers, so all of my cables are type A on the end the plugs into the computer, and another type that plugs into the gadget. I was surprised and disappointed that Coby did not include a simple and inexpensive USB cord with the unit.
Customer Review: Good frame for the price.
Summary: 3 Stars
I was a little concerned about this product considering the reviews, but I went ahead and got it anyway. And I am pleased with my purchase.
The picture quality is definitely not high definition, but it still works. I found that if I use high quality photos they look pretty good in the frame even at full screen. I put in some that aren't so great quality and they still are viewable. However I did use a photo-editing program to resize and adjust the photos that I used. It is called XnView and it is free to download and again simple to use.
I'm not sure what others are saying regarding the set up but I found it extremely easy to use. You put in a memory card hit enter twice and the slid show starts.
Considering the price I paid, $69.99, I think it was a good purchase. Of course it is not going to be as nice or have as many options as $200 or $300 frame, but you should expect that considering the cost.