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3.0 stars
"Good, but needs work"
Pros: Nice bright image, timer, and easy set up
Cons: Memory issues, no Mac support, WiFi is SLOW
Summary: We have had this frame for about 6 months. This is the second digital frame I have bought, and in general it is very good. The images are good, with a nice bright display. It comes on every night for a little slide show, which is great. I have found that most people do not really use their frames. You see them around but they are generally switched off. The timer means that our frame is used every day. The set up could not be easier, found our WiFi network no problem.
Now the bad, no Mac support is misguided. We run two iMacs in the house and had to buy additional software in order to stream directly from the Mac. Streaming from the Mac, as well as transfers, is SLOW and the unit kept crashing. It is actually much easier and quicker to take the frame to the computer and hook it up with a USB lead. I do not use Kodak Photo Gallery, and I do not really need yet another Photo service. I just would like to have an album in iPhoto stream directly to the frame, without all the fuss of transferring the photo's and ordering them etc. The most annoying issue is that the frame does not integrate the internal memory with the SD Card. So you can not run a single slide show over both memories. Also it does not "see" the Memory card when the frame starts up. Ideally I would like to be able to set it up to switch itself on, go and check the online gallery, and then run the slide show. At the moment it does the switching on part, but it always runs the default slide show (pictures on the internal memory only).
It is a good frame, with the potential to be really good. It needs to be more user friendly. There has just been a firmware upgrade released. I have upgraded the frame (which was very easy) but I have not tested the new firmware extensively. For day to day use, it needs to just start and work, with no user interaction. Otherwise it is an expense bit of kit which is rarely used.
PS An internal battery would be nice as well.
Where to buy
Kodak EasyShare EX-1011 Digital Picture Frame:
$169.99 - $199.99
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Amazon.com Marketplace
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$199.99 | Yes |
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PowersellerNYC
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$169.99 | Yes |
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