Coby 1.5-Inch Digital TFT LCD Photo Keychain DP151WHT (White)
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Coby 1.5-Inch Digital TFT LCD Photo Keychain DP151WHT (White)
Customer Review: Frustration defined. Not Worth the time to purchase!
Summary: 1 Stars
Picked one up for my wife. Unable to get software to work on Mac (10.5). Caused freeze hard enough I had to reboot (no, couldn't force quit from dock or apple menu, didn't try terminal). That takes some work in Leopard, but Coby has evidently put the effort in to accomplish it. Unable to get controls on device to work. Installed viewer on PC (XP Pro). Attempts to launch software result in "Can't find any Photviewer. Program will exit" message. Subsequent reinstalls yielded no change. Build quality is on par with the rewards your kids get for selling the most magazines in the school magazine drive. Software quality is a step or two below that, and documentation is absolutely worthless. You cannot access this as a flash drive, so without the viewer, you're SOL. Yeah, I know, you get what you pay for... I did get an excellent price on this product and Amazon shipping got it here quickly, allowing me to waste little time becoming frustrated.Customer Review: How to make it work! Please read first!
Summary: 5 Stars
Here is how to get it working on vista:
1. install software from CD
Note: do not run Photo Viewer yet - it will just fail if the keychain is not plugged-in.
2. plug-in the keychain to the PC using the USB cable
3. on the keychain hilight "USB Update" (hit one of the left/right buttons) and action it (the middle button)
Note: On the PC you must see "installing driver" bubble or something is wrong. I did not get the bubble with the provided USB cable. I switched to another USB cable I had already (from my camera) and it worked I could see the bubble.
4. run "Photo Viewer" (start menu->all programs->Photo Viewer)
Note: If photo viewer opens then it can see the keychain correctly.
Now, follow the instructions on how to select, crop and "download" photos to the keychain.
I'm very impressed with the keychain, I bought 3 of them as Christmas gifts for family members.
Customer Review: thumbs up
Summary: 4 Stars
I thought it would be drag and drop file transfer, but that doesn't work at all. After I installed and used the included software, there weren't any problems. The USB cord seems a bit loose. I used the cord from my camera, since it was a better fit.
Create a "Coby" folder to hold the photos to transfer. It's easier to have a edited batch in one place, than to transfer from many locations.
1 install software. Critical step. Drag and drop file transfer attempts will cause formatting dead end. Device cannot be formatted.
2 plug in usb, select USB update. Critical step, photo transfer software won't open without viewer attached.
3 open photo transfer software.
4 pick photos to transfer using buttons on device panel in center of frame. Simple interface, hovering over a button shows its function.
5 Click "download images" button on right hand side of frame before exiting.
6 enjoy.
Customer Review: Great Photo Viewer
Summary: 5 Stars
I treated myself to a 1.5-inch photo key chain for Christmas.
Display is crisp and clear, includes a contrast adjustment that I did not need. The Photo Viewer software does not include help screens, but it was easy to learn.
This LCD full-color display stores 60 photos that are easy to upload.
Displays JPEG, GIF, and BMP image files. Comes with USB port cable for file transfers. I can delete one or all photos from display and upload easily. I opted to crop my photos to 300x300 pixels first and they look great. It comes with a built-in rechargeable Lithium-ion battery that has great life.
The Photo Viewer software that is included is listed to be compatible with Microsoft Windows 98SE, 2000, XP, or Vista, and Mac OS X. It would not work on my Win98SE. Apparently I received a newer version. Tech support said it would. Fortunately I had a Win2000 computer and worked fine. I would definitely give another as a gift.
Customer Review: poor customer service and quality
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought 2 of these key chains for presents and neither of them worked as they were supposed to (not at all).
called the sellers CS and they told me that they knew that they had sent the wrong software along with it. and that they would send me the correct one. no apologies, no nothing even though the people I had given the key chains to had received defective items.
seller sent supposedly, the right software but after downloading, loading it and spending even more hours trying to make it work and more calls, it appeared they had sent the wrong software again!
the seller then indicated on the 4th call that I could return the items at my expense.
I called the manufacturer then and they indicated I go to their website to download yet another program.
the key chains never worked. I put a star next to the review because the review does not go through without a rating.