26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:
OK frame, with 2 caveats,
October 26, 2010
This review is from: Kodak Easyshare P85 8-inch Digital Frame (Electronics)
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In reviewing the P85 digital picture frame, I’m a little torn on how to rate it.
Remember, anyone who has it listed as being part of the Vine program, like myself, received this item for free from Amazon. I am basing my review on how satisfied I would be if I had purchased it myself. And I would say I would be only slightly satisfied at best and would likely return it for something with on board memory if I were purchasing this myself.
Considering that, here’s how I view it:
What I liked:
-Ease of use
-Brightness of the display
What I don’t:
-Lack of transition effects (it has some, but nothing amazing)
-Requirement of an extra memory card/USB device; no built in memory
-Can’t run on batteries
-Price
-Image quality
-ADVERTISING IMAGES EMBEDDED IN SLIDE SHOWS
To qualify the image quality statement, the colors seem washed out on the screen on nearly all the pictures I’ve copied over. Color reproduction is OK at best and nasty at worst (orange turns into a bloom filled red). I don’t know what images look like on other similar devices, but at I would have hoped for better, especially when Kodak plasters “STUNNING PICTURE QUALITY” on everything, including a sticker stuck on the frame itself. Not sure if I were Kodak I’d be so proud of what the images look like on this screen. They aren’t horrible but they don’t match the quality on my LCD monitor connected to my PC nor my expectations.
The absolute worst thing about this device isn’t that they didn’t include built in memory. It’s the ADVERTISING they randomly insert into a slide show. It may be at the end of a slide show that it happens, but there are 3 Kodak images that you don’t have access to delete and have NO WAY of disabling from showing that just appear in your slideshows. I’m sorry, but that’s just too tacky for me and one of the biggest reasons I rated it 2 stars.
In my mind, something with an MSRP of nearly 0 or (on Amazon 0; Kodak lists it as ) should DEFINITELY include on board memory. For anyone considering the purchase of the P85, be sure to include the price of a compatible memory device in your cost estimates. That will add anywhere from – depending on the size of the memory card or USB drive you end up purchasing.
Compatible memory devices for those that wish to purchase one instead of swapping in and out of their camera, are these:
Secure Digital (SD)
Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC)
Multimedia Card (MMC)
MEMORY STICK (MS)
MS PRO/MS PRO DUO/MS PRO DUO-HG
1 USB high-speed embedded port host: USB flash drive or powered USB hard drive
Given my personal requirements and the advertising/no built in memory, I can’t give it anything more than 2 stars. I’m honestly glad I didn’t pay for this device. I fI were in the market for one of these frames, I’d seriously looking at other devices instead. As for the image quality, most people probably won’t mind, but as a hobbyist photographer the color inaccuracy is annoying. If you’re buying this as a gift for mom or dad and they aren’t photographers, they probably won’t mind it at all.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Easy to Setup, Easy to Use, Good Display, What’s not to Like?,
October 23, 2010
This review is from: Kodak Easyshare P85 8-inch Digital Frame (Electronics)
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In the past, I’ve found Kodak digital products to be just slightly off kilter when it came to set-up and operation. There always seemed to be a slight learning curve. The Easyshare P85 may represent a new wave of Kodak products. The P85 comes with a handy illustrated quick-start booklet, that obviously was NOT translated from the original Chinese or Korean. Three steps and it’s up and running. It was very intuitive and obvious. I haven’t found any way to adjust brightness or saturation. But as is, the picture is bright and sharp. My frame is sitting in a brightly lit office and the P85 needs every watt of light to display well and it does the job.
With price of USB flash drives dropping like rocks, I loaded every picture I have on a 16GB flash drive. Every one of my boring, hackneyed, self-indulgent photos is now on display to an unprepared public.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Kodak Could Have Done So Much Better,
November 14, 2010
This review is from: Kodak Easyshare P85 8-inch Digital Frame (Electronics)
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I’ve been looking forward to getting a digital picture frame for a very long time, and was extremely excited when the delivery guy finally dropped off my Kodak Easyshare P85. I had purchased the Kodak Easyshare P730 for my mother around mother’s day, and since both of us love that frame, I had high hopes for this one.
Unfortunately my hopes were definitely dashed once I started putting photos on the frame, and here’s why:
NO INTERNAL MEMORY: That’s the biggie for me. With the P730 you can save photos from your memory card or flash drive directly onto the digital frame. The frame even resizes the photos for you so that you can hold more photos on there than you may think. This frame, however, has absolutely no internal memory, which means that you have to leave either a flash drive or a memory stick in it at all times. That is definitely a bummer, especially if you only have one or two cards on hand.
AC Adapter Issue: The AC adapter plugs into the bottom of the unit, which seems like the ideal place, doesn’t it? It’s directly under where the stand attaches. Unfortunately it constantly comes unplugged. Move the thing from one place to another and the plug slips out. The connection just isn’t solid enough.
While I do have major issues with it, I can see where it would be a great option for someone who is technology challenged, because it really is a “plug in and go” kind of frame. All of the buttons to control it are on the outside of the frame so that even someone who doesn’t know how to use a computer can use it.
But for me, the lack of internal memory is a huge issue. If Kodak had added an internal memory to this, I’d think it was an amazing find, but as it is I am extremely disappointed.
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