Customer Reviews

Coby DP702 7-Inch Widescreen Digital Photo Frame (Woodgrain)

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Length:: 7:50 Mins

This is a good little photo frame for this price range. It has lots of features and the menus are easy to maneuver. Once you've set the brightness and contrast settings the pictures look pretty good. We enjoy using the frame. It's a good size for using on a desk.

I know a video review isn't ideal since the resolution gets changed when uploading to this website, and just taking a picture of something that is lighted like this leaves something to be desired, but I wanted to give everyone some idea of the features. The photos actually look better in person for some reason. I think it's like taking a photo of a TV screen, it never looks as good. For example, the menus aren't really readable on the video but they're easy to read in person.

I hope this helps you in making a decision on this frame.

The Coby "DP702 7-Inch Widescreen Digital Photo Frame" is not a high-end multi-media device, and nor is it priced like one. This frame is a low cost, but feature rich device that gives you a lot functionality for very little money. It is, in fact, a real bargain!

Here are my observations:

Pros -

* Acceptable picture quality - FOR THE PRICE
* The wood grain frame is attractive
* Included Remote Control
* Accepts a wide variety of memory cards (SD, MMC, MS, xD, and CF card slots, as well as USB for flash memory drives)
* Plays pictures in Slide Show, Audio Files, and Videos
* Slide show starts automatically if no buttons are pressed when the device is powered on
* Sound is decent through built in speakers

Cons -

* Menu is a little difficult to navigate
* Not really practical to hang on a wall due to the power cord
* No internal memory (but memory cards are cheap, see SanDisk 1 GB Secure Digital SD Card (SDSDB-1024, Bulk Package) for example)

So, this INEXPENSIVE frame is not perfect and has somewhat marginal picture quality, but I truly think that this one of the rare cases where you get more than you pay for. There are better frames available, but you will certainly pay more for them as well.

Recommended, but only if you understand that you are buying a value priced device with some limitations.

I find this to be a decent picture frame. Recognized my Sony USB flash drive and went into slideshow mode a few seconds after plugging it into the frame with no problem. Initially, I thought the picture quality was horrible, but upon further investigation, found the default settings for sharpness and saturation were at 0% - once I went into settings and increased them, the picture quality improved to a point that I am content with the quality. No, it's not the best resolution, but good enough to enjoy the memories and not be obsessed with pixelation. Pictures not the standard size have a tendency to get cropped. The smaller images have all gotten centered. You can adjust the length of time pictures stays on screen during slideshow. You can also listen to music at the same time you view the slideshow (if you have audio files loaded onto the same drive as the pictures, the music will start playing automatically). This is where the frame starts having trouble - it seems it's having a hard time processing all the activity at once. When I viewed slideshow with music together, often the audio track would skip or sound staticky and/or the frame would black out for a couple of seconds. There is a way to turn music off/pause while viewing slideshows, so you don't have to listen to it all day since the playlist repeats. There is glare to the screen depending on from which angle you view the frame. The best angle to view it from is either directly in front or slightly above the frame. You can use the frame as a music player, or a wall clock with calendar while not viewing pictures. The volume can be adjusted to a comfortable level. The frame also has an alarm feature - which automatically uses the highest volume setting regardless of where you have the volume set for music, so watch out! The alarm sound, in case you're interested, is a deep bell tone, followed by "cuckoo" (repeat). One thing I wish the frame had was a way to control which folders on your flash/memory drive the frame will go into to pull pictures from. As it is, it'll pull from every folder there is, so if you have a folder with pictures for an office document along with the family pictures, you have just a good a chance at watching charts and graphs go by as your family members. This means, your card you use for this frame has to be solely dedicated to pictures you want on the frame unless you don't mind the other stuff popping up.

The most difficult part is remembering which buttons to press to get to the right menu screens you need to change settings! You'll probably need to do some digging around in the manual to understand how to do everything you want. Once you get everything set and forget about it for a couple months, you'll come back to the frame and realize you need to learn how to work it all over again, so keep your manual handy. This frame might drive the nitpickers crazy, but I just let it go in the background and forget about the little blips for the most part while I'm doing other tasks. If you can do the same, it's not a bad frame.

I bought the frame on Amazon for a gift. The picture quality is on the below average side. What I was really disappointed about was the fact that I bought a 2 GB SD card and filled it up, only to find that the frame uses outdated technology that only accepts 500 megabytes per SD card, no matter how much the card can actually hold. If you still want the frame don't bother with a card larger than 500mb because it would be wasted with the frame. Basically the frame tells you there are no photos on the card if there are more than 500 mb of information on your SD card. The frame is not compatible with SDHC cards. Buyer Beware!!! If I had it to do over again, I would NOT buy this frame.

I got the product and it is my first one. so i see nothing wrong with it other than the fact that it does not read 4G SDHC cards. i have an SD 2G card that works fine but anything over 2G is SDHC. it wont read the HC cards at all. otherwise very good product.

I purchased the Phillips 10" (9.4" diagonal) version several years ago for a whopping $230. I was and am extremly satisfied with it. It is user friendly and the photo quality is very good. The screen is quite bright which really helps bring the uploaded photos to life. The size is also great-you can see it well from across the room as it sits on top of a side table. I see now the cost has come down to $113. Ok, now on to this Coby version which I got as a Vine Review customer. Since other people have left good descriptive reviews I will try to keep mine brief and to the point. I think this frame is pretty good and is a reasonable offer at only $44. It is not as user friendly or intuitive as the Phillips is and the picture quality is definitely no where near as good as my 3 yr old Phillips is. I think the Coby picture quality is a bit dark and definitely pixilated (grainy). I also like the bigger screen size of our old Phillips. So I really think that you need to decide what your budget is and what quality you're wanting or willing to accept. The Coby frame is attractive and functions ok, the picture quality is ok at best, but the cost is quite affordable. The Phillips is brighter and much clearer, it is more intuitive in function, but my larger version costs 2 1/2 times what this Coby costs. A similarly sized (7") Phillips costs almost twice what this 7" Coby costs. I very highly recommend the digital frame format with digital photgraphy technology. I haven't had any photos developed onto paper in years-the last time I used a traditional photo album book was over five years ago. It's really nice to have a set of varying photos to look at. Memory cards are so inexpensive now-a-days that it's really not an issue to not have built in memory. Just remember to catalog your photos on hard disks as back up storage so you don't loose precious photo memories.

Coby DP702 7-Inch Widescreen Digital Photo Frame isn't a bad product for a lower end digital frame. If you're looking for a high resolution top notch frame, this isn't for you. If you're looking for a nice looking frame and don't require the latest in digital technology, this economical frame is a good choice.

Pros:

The frame is made of attractive dark wood and matted.
Works with just about any type of storage device.
The picture quality can be improved slightly by adjusting brightness and contrast.
The detachable table stand is sturdy.

Cons:

Instruction booklet provides little guidance for setup and remote control usage.
Does not have internal memory.
Photos must be resized to stretch full screen.
Resolution is low quality.

One of Coby's other frames would be better.... this one does not get the job done on picture quality. Although, it IS easy to use and set up.

Product listing needs to tell you about the low res 480x234 up front, no way to know that looking at the product offering here.

Don't go lower than 800 x 480 when buying a digital frame.

Coby does sell the 800 x 480 and UP in 7" sizes;

DP 710
DP 712
DP 714

Pulled a memory card with photos from another 7" digital frame I have here (800x480) in the same MSRP price range and plugged it right into this Coby DP702, results are not good and degrade the look of the photos too much for my tastes.

I do not see any reason in this day and age to offer anything this low in resolution, most everyone is used to, and expects better.

Sound isn't so good for music with built in speakers so might be good if used for a child saying something to go with a photo but not really for listening to music. It does have a place to plug in head set which would improve sound I'm sure.

Remote control unit does have many buttons to adjust settings and works well, but a couple of problems ...for example, you can't seem to adjust a photo with it showing on the screen at the same time as the settings menu.
I'll sure come back and say so if I find out how to do it, but do not see a way after reading the manual and playing with all the settings and adjustments. You have to make changes and then load a photo to see how you've done... not the way to do it.

Just to note, "getting started" section of the manual (page 16)tells you about the "supplied" USB cord to hook to your PC for adding photos to your memory card while it's in the frame, but there isn't one in the box or in the parts list on the box. Perhaps there's one with another Coby model.

I really want to say "okay for this low price" but can't... others at this price are fine, this one falls short.
Coby may very well be as good as other makes, but get another Coby model for better results.

This DOES have a clock (analog clock face) with alarm and calendar feature beside it, so that may have some use without using it to display photos or listen to music.

I AM going to try using it to display digital "paintings" I've done, perhaps they will look better than photos with details.

Great overall value for the price ($30 & free shipping) after Thanksgiving '09.

As others have mentioned this model's picture resolution is not as high as more expensive models. Spend more money if you're looking for unsurpassed picture resolution. But if you're looking for a digital picture frame that provides an excellent value (features vs. price), this is a great choice in my opinion.

For those that are dissatisfied with the default picture quality, please try the display settings below. I experimented with different settings until I found a combination that was satisfactory to me. You may want to tweak the settings more based on your viewing preferences.

I found it very easy to use the remote to navigate through the menus and make adjustments. From the main menu screen, select the "Setup" icon (wrench & screwdriver). Then select "Display". There are 5 settings you can adjust. After trial and error, I settled on the following.

Brightness: 100
Contrast: 50
Hue: 50
Saturation: 50
Sharpness: 100

Also, when viewing a slideshow, I set my screen ratio to "Auto" to proportionately fill the 16:9 widescreen of the display. To adjust this press either the "Picture Mode" button on top of the frame itself or "Mode" on the remote. There are 3 choices: 4:3, 16:9, and Auto. The default ratio of 4:3 does not completely fill the display. 16:9 fills the display but stretches the picture out of proportion to do it. Auto proportionately zooms in on the picture to fill the display. Note: Obviously, since it zooms in on the picture, you will not be able to view the outer boundary of your original picture.

I have only used the kodak and the smart parts brands. However, compared to both of those brands this one is far inferior. I ordered 5 frames. Three were smart parts and 2 were Colby. I disliked this brand so much that I payed the return shipping even though these were gifts and ordered the smart part brand for the two.