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Sure, its a looker and somewhat easy to use, but.., December 25, 2008
By look_around

"So I just received this for Christmas. My family member was pretty excited about bestowing this gift upon me, so I was in turn excited about it as well. I have seen frames here and there but have never given them much thought, as I have shot film for years, still fiddle with my medium format, print and develop my own work. I carry a small camera in my pocket daily, and often lug a DSLR around. I use flickr, and have not seen a need for a digital photo frame around the house.

So when I received this as a gift, I was pretty excited about it, having read some good things about it online. From a spec standpoint, its on par with competitors, if not a bit spare as it lacks a wi-fi capability. The touch buttons are ok, the software is so-so from my point of view. The website boasts about how the software is intelligent enough to auto-rotate your pictures depending on the orientation of the frame. True, that works. Its decent looking, true. The back has nice details, true.

So what is wrong with this frame? Why such a low rating? Why is this an epic fail in my opinion? Why will this absolutely not work for a percentage of the population? The frame only works in the landscape orientation. It will not stand up when in the portrait position. To give Cagic some credit, the arm is nicely detailed and rotates, but it does not swing outwards. As is, the angle is too steep on the frame and it teeters on the edge of falling over, and it 100% does not work in the portrait orientation as the arm is then too short. As it does not swing out, the arm can never be used. In the portrait orientation, the frame is weighted down by the arm hanging there in the air, and it causes the frame to fall over. Epic fail. The simplest problem to solve was not addressed. The software can adjust the images to the orientation of the frame, yet the frame has issues with standing up on its own.

This may sound harsh, but in my opinion this is a no-go. Specs and touch-sensitive panels do not matter to grandma or an excited kid; they just want to have something that works. If a product bills itself as a premium device with a price that reflects it, as well as speaks out about how the software is smart enough to adjust to your needs, shouldn't the product work well in its base form? This is a picture frame guys, a picture frame not intended to hang on a wall, but meant to sit on your desk or tablel. A picture frame that sometimes falls over when in the landscape position and always ALWAYS falls over in the portrait orientation. One can argue that a large percentage of users will want to use this in the "standard" landscape position, but how good is a product that does not always work as intended? How good is a product that NEVER works in its one of two advertised modes? Hey guys, this is a great car, but it only goes forward. What happens when you want to go into reverse and back into a spot? Would you want a chair that sometimes falls over when you sit down too fast and does not fold yet it is advertised as being a stable folding chair? Epic fail. Sorry guys but if you are going to offer a product at a premium price at least get the basics down."

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