7 inch Digital Photo Frame
Cherry Wood Frame with Black Matte Inset
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This review is from: Omnitech 7 in Digital Photo Frame Cherry Wood Frame with Black Matte InsetI purchased two of these from Staples. Omnitech is the Staples store brand for electronics. The first one powered up and was running OK for a few minutes while I attempted to load photos on to its 128M internal memory. The transfer of pics went fine, but then the screen went crazy. The entire right 80% of the screen turned into a bunch of colored vertical lines and the remaining picture was crushed into the left 20%. I tried resetting via the power cord to no avail. I called product support who told me that even though I had just opened the box, if I didn't have a receipt, I'm out of luck. Like they can't verify the warranty via their date code of manufacture? These are Staples brand products, and I called the support line on the warranty card. That really got me upset. Oh, and they were no help on the technical front (forgot to mention that). When I described the issues with the frame, the rep said, "Sounds like it's broken". Really!OK, so on to unit number two. This one's display functioned, but the USB connection is intermittent. When I did get the USB to function for a few moments, it did a leisurely transfer of a dozen pictures and displayed them. I say leisurely, because it's apparently a USB 1.1 interface and only transfers files at a rate reminiscent of telephone dial-up modems. But then, it's not as reliable a connection as the dial-up modem, so perhaps that comparison is not fair ... to the dial up modem.I had originally intended to give these away as Mother's Day gifts, but can't really see doing that now. Even if I could get one or the other to work, I don't think they would be reliable. Staples is no help and does not stand by their product. Finally, even if I could get it to work reliably, the picture is nothing to write home about. I Photoshopped the files so that they would match the resolution of the frames (480 pixels wide by 234 pixels tall - this is not a typo), but the results were just OK. It's like looking at an old standard definition tube TV from the 70's. All that aside, since Staples has been useless in helping me with their poor quality product, I would comment that the pseudo-wood frame and matt look OK. It is possible that I could salvage them and just put a regular photo inside if I wanted to take the time to remove all the useless electronics, put them in e-waste, and then hang the results somewhere. But no, I guess I can't do that either because of the crummy aspect ratio. Most of you probably shoot cameras that have a 2:3 aspect ratio, or something close to that. This has a ~1:2 ratio (it's not even 16:9 like an HD TV) so I'd have to shoot a photo and crop it to match for composition! Glad it was almost free after rebate last Thanksgiving.Avoid Staples brand electronics (Omnitech). They are poor quality and the company doesn't stand by them. In fact, avoid Staples. There are plenty of good choices for office supplies, and you don't have to deal with their lack of quality or service....
This review is from: Omnitech 7 in Digital Photo Frame Cherry Wood Frame with Black Matte InsetI got a Staples omnitech electronic picture frame for my birthday from my children, it didn't last 6 months, it will scroll through about 4 pictures and freeze, I have done everything the manufacturer suggested to care for the frame but it is a hunk of JUNK! my children saved their money to get this for me so not only am I disappointed and disgusted with it my children are disappointed as well. shame on you staples for putting out on the market such trash!!!!...
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