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| Brand: Coby
Category: Photography
List Price: $179.95
Buy New: $119.99
You Save: $59.96 (33%)
New (42) Used (2) from $119.98
Avg. Customer Rating:  447 reviews
Color: white/black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Native Resolution: 10
Display Size: 10
Removable Memory: MultiMediaCard
Size: 10-Inch
Shipping Weight (lbs): 6
Dimensions (in): 12 x 9 x 2
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1
MPN: DP-102
Model: DP-102
UPC: 716829961025
EAN: 0716829961025
ASIN: B000MFG44Y
Release Date: January 8, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Customer Reviews:
 Nice, but could be just a little bit better October 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This digital frame has lots of options, such as (a) a replaceable wood frame, (b) musical capabilities (c) 7" frame. For all this , the price is definitely worth it. However, the only thing that's missing is the ability to play music and pictures at the same time. When the music plays, just the menu shows, but not any picture images.
 Skip October 6, 2008
Item never worked, had to be returned to Amazon, whom is still my favorite retailer, as for their easy return policy. Skip this, maybe it will work for you but mine never worked and I do not have the time to wait for another possible defected one to ship out.
 COBY DP Frame October 4, 2008
Very happy with product. Picture is excellent, doesn't stretch or distore my JPEG pictures. Setup was easy and options are good. I havent used the vidio or music but mainly purchased the product for displaying pictures.
Not as advertised October 2, 2008
This thing will not play AVI files as claimed. When you select the AVI file, the screen goes black for a second the returns to the menu. Playing AVIs is the primary reason I purchased this thing.
The feed back page on their web page has a contact section, but when you try, it will not take your comments. It responds with a statement that says I'm using an unapproved Domain.
Very disappointing.
I'm only giving this thing a one star rating because I can't give a zero rating.
Steps for sizing your photos ... October 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Coby has used non-square pixels in this photo frame and the resolution of the frame is 351x268 (much lower than their advertized 480x268). If you want photos to take up the entire screen, then it's a pain, but it can be done. Here is what you must do. When you turn on the unit, click the 16:9 button on the remote so that photos extend to the edges of the screen. Also, go into setup, go down one to Photo and then over one to View Mode and set it to "Original" rather than "Autofit."
If you do the math, you'll notice that 351x268 has an aspect ratio of 1.31, but the physical frame has an aspect ratio of 16x9 or 1.78 (the frame is 6.0in x 3.375in). So, if you want a photo to take up the full 16x9 screen AND look normal, you will need to crop your photos to a 16x9 aspect ratio and then reduce the photo's pixel count to 702x468 (twice the units actual resolution).
Here are the steps with Adobe Photoshop Elements v 2.0:
(1) Use the Crop Tool, with Width set to 16 in and Height to 9 in, and crop your photo as you like. Note that your photo will not actually be 16 inches in width. The 16in x 9in merely ensures the proper widescreen aspect ratio.
(2) Image->Resize->Image Size
(a) Uncheck Constrain Proportions
(b) Set width to 702 pixels
(c) Set height to 468 pixels
The faces in your photo will look tall and thin. Don't worry, because the non-square pixels of the Coby Photo Frame will stretch it back out to look normal.
So that is how you get the photos to fill the frame for widescreen. Once you go through all of this photo resizing mess above, you will notice that blue skies are washed out and many color details are missing. Therefore, Coby offers the following (1) misinformation regarding their products true resolution. (2) No help on getting your photo to fit the unit. (3) Non-square pixels - another brilliant move by Coby! (4) No information on color-depth, and I would be surprised if this unit can display more than 256 simultaneous colors given the poor color rendering of the photos.
In addition to all of this, I have owned other Coby products that repeatedly fail, even when you have Coby tech support fix the product again and again. I will be surprised if this thing lasts.
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