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It seems to speak all languages of the Americas, Europe, and then some.All in all, great product. The additional features in Sony's products don't make up for the difference.
The black and white adds to picture's brightness. The finish is suitable for a wall and desktop applications.
This picture frame, although not perfect, is the best one among such names as Sony, Philips, and others I researched.Its esthetics is superb. The pictures look much, much better then in Sony's products.
For people not fond of this looks, this unit comes with other inserts that go under the black, completely removable frame. Thus your can create your own finish.The technology is very good.
If only the Kodak's menu could be easier then the competition's, too.Finally, the languages and world-wide power adapter (without plug converters) seals this as the best overall product. If not for the (on par with competition) menus this product would get 5 stars.
I purchased this product as a Christmas gift for my son in the Navy, and I received it on a timely basis, in perfect condition. I loaded 1gb worth of pictures and music onto a memory card and popped it into the frame so that as soon as it was turned on, it would begin playing the slideshow of pictures, in date order, against a background of music of my choosing, perfect. I can now configure new memory cards with additional slideshows and music in the future, and just send that to my son so he can plug it in and see the new pictures.
For those of you who like TOUCH interfaces, this is no IPHONE or IPOD. Another huge Kodak marketing misrepresentation. I dread having to explain how this functions to my Mother after she receives it on the holiday. I purchased (2) 4GB USB sticks to make compatibility as easy as possible for this was a gift for my 65 year old mother.
I've waited a few years for the prices to come down on these digital frames. Every time the frame is started you have to start in order and you do get tired of having to see the same photos each time the frame is started. I soon realized once open that the internal 128MB was worthless. The SHUFFLE feature does not work - this randomization of photos is most likely the #1 feature you could want on a device like this. On the cover and the back they show two different people holding the frame as if it is cordless.
No option for the frame to even run on a battery source. The interface is particularly unuser friendly wanting to default to the limited 128MB internal memory each time its started instead of defaulting to the USB card i have left inserted. Kodaks website - the software updates do not have release dates which makes if much more difficult to know if you are going to benefit from a particular download, especially for the non tech type persons out there. Also the Kodak chat feature for tech support was not open to answer my questions even though the site advertises 24/7 7 day a week chat support.
So using amazons ratings as a good starting point for purchasing this frame i picked it up. With the impression that it can be easily passed around from person to person in a room. With the 6' cord tethering you to the frame this will be much more difficult then imagined while purchasing. It seems the software is still at 1.0 though, with the SHUFFLE feature the one thing that disappoints me the most. The 1/4" non-extended kodak manual became worthless pretty fast though in typical Kodak fashion it was in seven languages. Its an amazing technology that needs a few tweaks yet. I found the TOUCH interface clunky.
Buyer beware. When wondering how to change the duration for each photo that was displayed for more then 5 seconds (default) the printed manual referred me to the "extended manual" located on kodaks website. It's going to take some time to see how my retirement age parents are able to enjoy it. The color, brightness and contrast are very nice and the mat looks real enough and is apparently swappable. I'm having to give it 2 stars counter 3.5 it's currently averaging, though it could be 4 quickly with better software and more accurate marketing by Kodak.
Super easy to use and the picture quality far exceeds the other 10" I own and those I compared it to. ++++
We just loaded pictures onto a flash drive and plugged that into the frame. I can't say much that others haven't said, so I'll just say we're really happy with our Kodak EasyShare 10-inch Digital Frame. It was simple to set up. Beautiful clear pictures, smart-looking frame. We're definitely pleased.
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