Coby DP702 7-Inch Widescreen Digital Photo Frame (Woodgrain) by Coby
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Digital camera reviews of Coby DP702 7-Inch Widescreen Digital Photo Frame (Woodgrain)
Digital camera Review: Don't buy this!
Summary: 1 Stars
I thought I was getting a great deal with this digital photo frame and was very excited. I now know why it didn't detail the specs of it because the picture was awful. There was no way I was giving it to my parents and for $30 I wuoldn't even keep it for myself. It was more complicated to use than others, although it had a few cool features. I sent it back the day after I opened it and bought a Kodak. The Kodak is worth the extra money and looks great!Digital camera Review: Don't go below 800 X 480...
Summary: 2 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
One of Coby's other frames would be better.... this one does not get the job done on picture quality. Although, it IS easy to use and set up.
Product listing needs to tell you about the low res 480x234 up front, no way to know that looking at the product offering here.
Don't go lower than 800 x 480 when buying a digital frame.
Coby does sell the 800 x 480 and UP in 7" sizes;
DP 710
DP 712
DP 714
Pulled a memory card with photos from another 7" digital frame I have here (800x480) in the same MSRP price range and plugged it right into this Coby DP702, results are not good and degrade the look of the photos too much for my tastes.
I do not see any reason in this day and age to offer anything this low in resolution, most everyone is used to, and expects better.
Sound isn't so good for music with built in speakers so might be good if used for a child saying something to go with a photo but not really for listening to music. It does have a place to plug in head set which would improve sound I'm sure.
Remote control unit does have many buttons to adjust settings and works well, but a couple of problems ...for example, you can't seem to adjust a photo with it showing on the screen at the same time as the settings menu.
I'll sure come back and say so if I find out how to do it, but do not see a way after reading the manual and playing with all the settings and adjustments. You have to make changes and then load a photo to see how you've done... not the way to do it.
Just to note, "getting started" section of the manual (page 16)tells you about the "supplied" USB cord to hook to your PC for adding photos to your memory card while it's in the frame, but there isn't one in the box or in the parts list on the box. Perhaps there's one with another Coby model.
I really want to say "okay for this low price" but can't... others at this price are fine, this one falls short.
Coby may very well be as good as other makes, but get another Coby model for better results.
This DOES have a clock (analog clock face) with alarm and calendar feature beside it, so that may have some use without using it to display photos or listen to music.
I AM going to try using it to display digital "paintings" I've done, perhaps they will look better than photos with details.
Digital camera Review: Good !!!
Summary: 4 Stars
This Frame is very good, but, if you want that the photos show great, you have to
modify the size of the photo to ensure that the picture match 100% on the frame
Digital camera Review: Good Digital Picture Frame - FOR THE PRICE! Recommended
Summary: 4 Stars
The Coby "DP702 7-Inch Widescreen Digital Photo Frame" is not a high-end multi-media device, and nor is it priced like one. This frame is a low cost, but feature rich device that gives you a lot functionality for very little money. It is, in fact, a real bargain!
Here are my observations:
Pros -
* Acceptable picture quality - FOR THE PRICE
* The wood grain frame is attractive
* Included Remote Control
* Accepts a wide variety of memory cards (SD, MMC, MS, xD, and CF card slots, as well as USB for flash memory drives)
* Plays pictures in Slide Show, Audio Files, and Videos
* Slide show starts automatically if no buttons are pressed when the device is powered on
* Sound is decent through built in speakers
Cons -
* Menu is a little difficult to navigate
* Not really practical to hang on a wall due to the power cord
* No internal memory (but memory cards are cheap, see SanDisk 1 GB Secure Digital SD Card (SDSDB-1024, Bulk Package) for example)
So, this INEXPENSIVE frame is not perfect and has somewhat marginal picture quality, but I truly think that this one of the rare cases where you get more than you pay for. There are better frames available, but you will certainly pay more for them as well.
Recommended, but only if you understand that you are buying a value priced device with some limitations.
Digital camera Review: Good as long as I remember how it works...
Summary: 3 Stars
Customer review from the Amazon Vine™ Program (What's this?)
I find this to be a decent picture frame. Recognized my Sony USB flash drive and went into slideshow mode a few seconds after plugging it into the frame with no problem. Initially, I thought the picture quality was horrible, but upon further investigation, found the default settings for sharpness and saturation were at 0% - once I went into settings and increased them, the picture quality improved to a point that I am content with the quality. No, it's not the best resolution, but good enough to enjoy the memories and not be obsessed with pixelation. Pictures not the standard size have a tendency to get cropped. The smaller images have all gotten centered. You can adjust the length of time pictures stays on screen during slideshow. You can also listen to music at the same time you view the slideshow (if you have audio files loaded onto the same drive as the pictures, the music will start playing automatically). This is where the frame starts having trouble - it seems it's having a hard time processing all the activity at once. When I viewed slideshow with music together, often the audio track would skip or sound staticky and/or the frame would black out for a couple of seconds. There is a way to turn music off/pause while viewing slideshows, so you don't have to listen to it all day since the playlist repeats. There is glare to the screen depending on from which angle you view the frame. The best angle to view it from is either directly in front or slightly above the frame. You can use the frame as a music player, or a wall clock with calendar while not viewing pictures. The volume can be adjusted to a comfortable level. The frame also has an alarm feature - which automatically uses the highest volume setting regardless of where you have the volume set for music, so watch out! The alarm sound, in case you're interested, is a deep bell tone, followed by "cuckoo" (repeat). One thing I wish the frame had was a way to control which folders on your flash/memory drive the frame will go into to pull pictures from. As it is, it'll pull from every folder there is, so if you have a folder with pictures for an office document along with the family pictures, you have just a good a chance at watching charts and graphs go by as your family members. This means, your card you use for this frame has to be solely dedicated to pictures you want on the frame unless you don't mind the other stuff popping up.
The most difficult part is remembering which buttons to press to get to the right menu screens you need to change settings! You'll probably need to do some digging around in the manual to understand how to do everything you want. Once you get everything set and forget about it for a couple months, you'll come back to the frame and realize you need to learn how to work it all over again, so keep your manual handy. This frame might drive the nitpickers crazy, but I just let it go in the background and forget about the little blips for the most part while I'm doing other tasks. If you can do the same, it's not a bad frame.