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 Great personal gift for a low price May 17, 2009
Ryan (Minnesota)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I read some reviews where people complained that they could not get the device to work with a Windows computer. I have a Windows Vista and at first I had trouble too, but I figured it out after awhile. You just have to know what to do to make it work. Here are some step-by-step instructions that can get your device to work.
1. Insert the CD into your CD drive.
2. For me it did not autoload the setup program, so you may have to go to "Computer -> CD Drive (usually E) -> Windows_PhotoView V1.2 -> Setup.exe".
3. You may have to wait a little for the setup program to load. When it loads, follow the instructions on your screen to install the software.
4. ***Important step*** Restart your computer. The software will not run until you restart your computer.
5. When your computer has completely restarted, connect the device to your computer using the USB cable. You will not hear the "Device Connect" sound right away.
6. Look at the screen on your device. If it is new, there will be a sticker that you have to remove from the screen. Use the buttons on the top of the device to select "USB Update". Now you should hear the "Device Connect" sound from your computer and the device will begin to charge. You may now run the software you installed.
If you still need more help, try these websites:
Coby DP-151 1.5" Color LCD Digital Photo Key Chain Setup Instructions:
http://www.cobyusa.com/files/setupguide/DP151_SG.pdf
This is a PDF document.
COBY - Support - User Manuals, Spec Sheets, and Software Driver Downloads:
http://www.cobyusa.com/?p=doc
You can download the software setup in a ZIP file if your CD is giving you problems. I accessed the right one for my device by selecting "Digital Home -> Digital Photo Frames -> DP151".
This made a great Mother's Day gift. I was able to put some personal pictures on the device before giving it to my mom and she loves it. It's a great personal gift for a low cost; a great value. The only thing I don't like about it is that the pictures are grainy because it displays the pictures in a small resolution - 128 x 128. But that's what you get when you buy something for a low price. In order to see people's faces in the pictures better, make sure you crop the image so the faces take up most of the picture unless you want to include a large area of scenic background. Since the pictures on the display are square, make sure you crop the images so they are square before you put them on the device.
If you're looking for a great personal gift for a low price, this is just what you're looking for!
 Does Not Work On Mac OS X 10.5 May 16, 2009
M. Fuller (New Hampshire)
The reason why I am giving this Coby Digital picture frame keychain only two stars is because it is not Mac compatible if you are using Leopard - Mac OS X 10.5. If you have a system running Tiger - Mac OS X 10.4 - as I luckily have, you will have no problems using this Keychain. It seems to me that Coby's support is just a twee bit lacking. However, I find little fault with the chain itself. I think the quality of the LCD display is more than acceptable, and it's simple enough to use. What I do not like about the keychain is that you have to tell it to charge the battery once you plug it into the included USB chord (which, of course, needs to be plugged into your computer, too). That should be automatic, IMHO. Also, while it is charging, it endlessly cycles through it's stored pictures. On a frame this small, that just seems a waste.
good product! May 12, 2009
Douglas S. Ferreira (Ipatinga, Brazil)
This is a good product, but inicially is complicated insert photos, because it does not come with installation software, so, you have to download it on the coby home page. After that, it woarks very well, but sometimes computer does not recognize it, just insert usb cable sometimes and it will work fine.
CONS: should have more memory
 Ok for an inexpensive gift May 12, 2009
Manny Hernandez (Bay Area, CA)
If you are seeking for an inexpensive but personal gift, this is it. It hardly gets cheaper than $10 while making it personal. But be aware that the quality is not amazing: the square LCD is the least of your concerns, really. The software to let you select and upload (download, in the language used by the program) pictures to the device is painful to use: no drag-and-drop functionality, at least not in the Mac version. So you may find yourself spending a good hour in order to select 45-some photos (it lets you upload a max. of 60) and maybe 20 seconds uploading... er, downloading them on to the device.
Anyway, at the end of the day, you get what you pay for: for $10 this is a fairly decent digital photo key chain.
 Absolute technical junk! May 11, 2009
B. Gray (Texas)
I bought this as a Mother's Day gift for my wife to put the kids' pictures in them. I saw all the mixed (though trending toward negative) reviews, but for just over $10, I figured what the heck. Now, I wished I'd heeded some of the comments. This thing would not get recognized in Vista SP1, constantly connecting then disconnecting with that oh-so-catchy USB jingle. There was no software CD provided. I tried everything I could to get my computer to see it, following the directions in the packaging plus some of those given in these reviews. Nothing, nada, zilch.
This was the first and will likely be the last Coby product I purchase. Save your money or spend just a little extra to get a product that will actually work reliably for you.
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