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(More customer reviews)I just bought one of these and was so impressed I bought a second one.
I'd been toying with the idea of getting one of these for a while and the 10" ones are now a reasonable price.
I didn't install any of the software: just copied images to a CF memory card and plugged it in. The frame detects this and starts to play images from the card.
First thing I did before any of this, was to get the latest firmware from Kodak website.
Unfotunately, the documentation is poor. It mentions nothing about optimal resolutions. I finally batch converted all my high res images (using BreezeBrowser) to 800x480 pixels, 300dpi JPG (100% quality). These resulted in files of about 5-6MB each. Quality is great and images are bright and vivid, even in normal indoor daylight conditions. I've been using digital cameras for 6-7 years and I work in the graphic arts industry, so I'm pretty picky about image quality and color. It would be nice if Kodak supplied an ICC profile for the device, so at least you can preview how they'll look in Photoshop, etc. or convert to the device color space.
A lot of reviewers complained about the remote control. It's a bit clunky, but it works. It's a picture frame after all, not a TV. I just use it to setup slide duration, transition, etc.
I'm buying a second frame one for all my protrait orientation pictures, as they are too small when displayed in the frame in landscape format. So, I'll have one frame with landscape pictures and one with portrait. This way, each image will use the maximal area of the screen.
I also use the "fit" option, not the fill. I don't want my pictures cropped.
One of my biggest bug bears is that there is no resume function. I have 200+ images on the frame which change every hour. The timer is set to turn the frame on at 6pm and off at 11pm (so 4 pictures). Problem is, when I turn it on the next day, I see the first 4 again. So I have to forward to ones I've never seen. For this reason, I'll need to leave it on 24/7.
Pros
Great picture quality
Easy to use
Cons
No fade transition (just wipes and bars)
Only one on/off schedule (would like one for morning and one for evening)
Poor documentation
Can't select a default slide show/folder on SV model (but it will play memory cards first - so just put everything you want on the memory card)
No resume - Always starts from slide 1
(I would strongly recommend some kind of batch conversion software where you can set the image size, resolution, quality, etc. Maybe the supplied software will do it, but I never installed it, as I already have something to do this.)
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