Product Description PRODUCT FEATURES:Photobucket integrationImmediate direct photo emailing to frameGroup framesRSS supportEmail-to-frame/web-to-frame messagingCommunity photo RSSSmart photo play listEmail photos from frameText messaging to frameDual use modeAuto power saving
A review from someone who has used it for monthsSeptember 11, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've read all the reviews on the 8 inch black frame and I have to voice my opinion here.
If you need to regularly share digital pictures with someone over wifi who is not tech literate, I can't think of a better picture frame than the eStarling v3.0 wireless picture frame. There is NO monthly subscription fee and the frame displays sharp bright pictures right in the living room. Frankly, pictures stored on a computer tend to stay right there - out of sight and out of mind.
I bought this in December 2007 for my parents who live in another state. They only see the grandkids once a year so emailing pictures is a great way for them to watch the kids grow up. Setup was not an issue and it worked the first time on my folk's existing secure wifi network. The frame went online on 12/29/07 and it took up to 20-40 minutes for the first pictures to get emailed to the frame which was due to the server getting bombarded by the holiday rush.
After a couple of days, pictures got uploaded within a minute. I gave each of my siblings the picture frame's email address before we all left so my parents could get pictures from all of us.
I returned home and forgot it for a month. I visited my parents again in February and emailed a batch of photos just before I got there. Low and behold, the new pix were added to the slide show. Every month since then, I have emailed new photos, managed the frame via the website and have had no problems. I drop in every other month and have verified that everything is working. My parents don't have to do a thing.
The reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is because one time, my mother complained that the frame didn't automatically turn on sometime in May. I don't know what happened because I wasn't there so I plugged the frame's power adapter into a switched extension cord since there isn't a power switch. If the frame ever needs to be reset, my mother now knows enough to turn the frame off and back on and behold, it's back online. Perhaps the latest version has that feature (I read it has a remote control, double the memory at 256M and specified date playlist).
It is now September 2008 and the v3.0 frame is performing like a champ. To all the folks who got frustrated last year, I don't think your experience represents the excellence of this product compared to what else is out there.
Great idea, terribly executedMay 19, 2008 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The problems with the eStarling frame are almost to numerous to name, but I'll try to highlight the main reasons to avoid purchasing the frame:
- Consistently drops -- or, most often, doesn't connect at all -- to the WiFi network. - When it does connect, fails to download images - Displays images on the device's memory at the incorrect resolution - Terrible UI
All in all, an expensive rip-off.
Product doesn't workMarch 25, 2008 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I've purchased 2 eStarling frames. I purchased the first one from Thinkgeek in December 2007 as a christmas present for my parents and received a model (version 1) that was widely documented to be defective. The frame never worked and I returned it losing shipping costs.
While I was researching problems with the first frame, I read reviews that version 3 of the frame had fixed the problems with the earlier models. So, I purchased another frame directly from eStarling.
This version of the frame looked a lot better (no external wireless antenna) and worked the first time I turned it on. However, once I turned it off it never worked again.
I'm a technology professional with over 15 years experience hacking my way through poorly documented and flaky software and hardware and this product is difficult (if not ultimately impossible) for me to get working.
Tech support from the company is bad. After trying everything I could think of to get the frame working, I emailed eStarling tech support. Here is a sample of the style of their responses:
"That's really confused we haven't ever heared this before. Can you please check if any settings of your router you setted conflict with your frame?"
This just isn't professional or helpful.
As much as I want this frame to work, it doesn't. Unless you're a networking device guru who enjoys a challenge, I'd stay away from this company and their products.
Seeframe works fineMarch 23, 2008 2 out of 4 found this review helpful
The only irritation was that I did not get WPA encryption to work so I had to reset my wireless to WEP. Other than that, the frame works as advertised. Email uploading of photographs or directly from the cell phone works without glitches.
eStarling Frame = HORRIBLEMarch 2, 2008 3 out of 5 found this review helpful
I wanted to use this product for simple non-wifi picture display but it would not function as designed.
After hours spent deciphering and following cryptic email instructions they asked me to upgrade the firmware.
After following the upgrade instructions the frame still does not work and now the functions of the buttons are reversed!
They have refused to send a new item or repair this item. They are now suggesting that for $100 more they will send me a new model as mine is discontinued! Outrageous...why would anyone part with more money to replace a non-working product from a lousy company?
Their software quality is poor and their so-called tech support follows the same standard.
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