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: Very Disappointing
Summary: 1 Stars
I guess a middle aged person like myself should know you almost always get what you pay for and that is certainly the case with the Coby DP-758 7-Inch Widescreen photo frame. Sure it's attractive enough with a well finished removable frame, but as soon as the power switch goes on it is apparent this is no bargain. Very grainy display, apparent even in the menu. Pixel quality is VERY poor, regardless of the original photo quality. No amount of photo editing resulted in a better quality image. Incidentally, this is a 3x5 aspect ratio frame, and even though the description touts the 16:9 ratio its a little shocking to see it on a frame this small. The stock photo married to the description is NOT what this looks like, not nearly as tall. I'm not normally a buy and return guy but I bought 2 and returned them both, opting instead for 2 Philips 6.5 inch in the clear and black frame. Received them today and the difference is unbelievable.The Philips have a very sharp display and are easy to use. Amazon handled everything A+ as usaualCustomer Review: Terrible resolution screen, get what you pay for
Summary: 2 Stars
I really wanted to like this photo frame, especially for the price. Sadly, it was not to be.
The fact is, the screen is not that great. It's resolution makes any photo on it pixelated, and in slideshow mode you can barely tell what the pictures are you're looking at. The fact that it's "widescreen" makes it impossible to display any of your pictures properly on it; they must have had surplus DVD player screens sitting around or something.
The fact is you can find nicer screens for just a bit more, so keep looking. I would NOT buy one of these again, fortunately I gave it away as a gift so I don't have to suffer with the thing any more.
Recommended Alternatives:
Pandigital 8.0-Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame with PanTouch
Pandigital 11-Inch LCD Digital Picture Frame
Customer Review: Spend your money on another frame from a different manufacturer
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought 2 DP-758.
I tried to use my 4G SD card from my cell phone and my digital camera, but the DP-758 would not recognize it. I had to order older (slower?) 2G SD cards.
After the DP=758 recognized them, they run through the slide-show a couple of times, then stop at the setup screen. The menu has nowhere to set it to continuous.
The resolution isn't very sharp.
When I call the help line I sit on hold, being told my position in the queue. Several minutes after being told I'm #1 in the queue, I am told to hang up and call back at a later time because all CSRs are busy helping other customers. This has happened TWICE! This is completely unacceptable.
I have received substandard products and even worse customer service. I hope I'm not stuck with 2 unacceptable photo frames. Coby still hasn't responded to my email request (over 2 weeks).
Spend your money on another frame from a different manufacturer.
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.
Customer Review: Poor picture quality, even worse customer service!!
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased 3 of these frames for Christmas gifts based on the affordable price. The idea was to pre-load the frames with photos to give to our family, since we won't be together for the holidays. When I received the frames, I was really disappointed in the picture quality, but was going to keep them until I had trouble with the interface and horribly vague manual. I am a pretty tech savvy person, and all I wanted to accomplish was have our photos start up when you plug in the thing. Everytime you turn the frame on, you have to select about 5 prompts to get the slideshow started. I called Coby to see if there were other settings, and they emailed me instructions on reinstalling a MP3 player....nothing about the frame. I returned all three and purchased the $99 Westinghouse frame instead, which works like a dream, and has lots of settings to customize viewing the images...