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Mark Feldstein & Associates XRPV8 Digital Photo Ornament (Red)
Studio : Mark Feldstein & Associates
by Mark Feldstein & Associates
Brand : Mark Feldstein & Associates, inc.
Model : XRPV8
Publisher : Mark Feldstein & Associates
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Color : Red
EAN : 0789683007208
UPC : 789683007208
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 14 reviews)
List Price : $29.95
Our Price : $17.90
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Can be hung as an ornament or used as a tabletop display decoration with included detachable stand.
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Digital Photo Ornament comes with 2 MB storage and holds up to 60 photos to view via slide show or stills
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Features a large 1.5-inch, bright, color LCD screen for easy viewing
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Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, WIN2000 and Macintosh OS 10.3 and newer
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Product Description |
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This one-of-a-kind Digital Photo Ornament allows you to share your favorite photos with family and friends in unique ways. Can be hung as an ornament or used as a tabletop display decoration with included detachable stand. Digital Photo Ornament comes with 2 MB storage and holds up to 60 photos to view via slide show or stills. Features a large 1.5-inch, bright, color LCD screen for easy viewing. Includes, software and USB cable. Compatible with Windows XP, Vista, WIN2000 and Macintosh OS 10.3 and newer. Perfect holiday gift item to send to someone you love with uploaded photos, or without, for them to upload their own memories. |
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Not an easy product to use |
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I had many of the same problems experienced by other users in trying to get the photos transferred to the ornament. It should be a simple as plugging it in and dragging photos over and could be an easy thing for the manufacturer to fix. My biggest problems was getting the software working on my laptop. It would flicker on for just a second and then close. The mini-CD would not read in several computers and I had to download the installation software from the [...] web site. The solution I used for getting the photos transferred was to 1) Turn the ornament on so the blue screen appears, 2) plug the ornament end of the USB into the back of the ornament, 3) plug the computer end of the USB into the computer. 3) when the ornament screen showed a message something like "USB update", I pressed the center button on the ornament. The computer then recognized it as a MARS storage device. (But wasn't available as an external disk in My Computer). 5) Opened the software on my laptop and it stayed loaded. The computer software was not as intuitive as it could be, but wasn't bad. In the end, it was not an easy process, and found it very frustrating to use, but(after the photos were transferred) we were satisfied with the product. My rating for this product is a reflection more of the difficulty in setting it up, rather than the quality of the ornament itself. Its not a High-Def device, but is fine for what it is. |
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Don't order this. Return it now! |
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Don't buy this and if you did don't open it. Return it now! It's 4:15AM on Christmas morning and I've been trying to get this device to work for almost 2 hours. The software doesn't install on a Mac, meaning the ornament will no connect to your computer. It's weird because I've never had a device not plug-n-play on my Mac, but this piece of garbage doesn't. Everything you've read in the reviews before me are true; software is broken, computer will NOT recognize ornament, screen is super tiny and even the pre-installed photos are washed out and look terrible. Someone should honestly sue this company for false advertising because of the crystal clear picture they use on the box. I will never purchase another Mark Feldstein product. This will be returned to Kohl's on Friday! |
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Great, once you figure it out |
We bought two of these, one for a gift, and the other for ourselves.
We had the same problem of the software flashing on and off the screen within one second, making it impossible to load photos onto the ornament.
One other reviewer said s/he'd had luck using a different USB cable. I did just that (used a different cable). On the third cable I tried, it worked fine. The software loaded, and all was well after that. The software was really easy to use, and it's really easy to crop the images.
Once you get the software working, it really is a nice gift for grandparents or parents. |
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Software Broken / Screen Too Small |
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Like many others, the PC software launches and closes before I can even read the screen. Why does this even need software? It should behave like USB flash memory. Even if I got it to work, the 1" screen is a joke. Gave up before wasting two hours like others here. |
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No Software Problem Here - Just Simply Connect Ornament To PC |
I was concerned when I had bought this product with all of the negative remarks about the software flashing and then going away. When the ornament is not connected to the computer, this happens (screen shows up for 1 second and goes away). When it IS connected via the USB cable, the software opens up as expected. One quick note: the software should be installed before the ornament is connected to your PC.
I have bought three of these ornaments this year and have not had any problems loading my photos. I can get roughly 55 photos onto this product.
One other point with the software, I actually found it quite simple to use. The software opens up and provides a browse option to import your pictures. Click on the photos you want to import onto the ornament (I created a personal folder with all photos to make my import simple). They'll pull up on the page. You can then sort them into any order. You can also crop the photos.
When ready, it's just one simple click to move them onto the ornament. Then simply close out the software, disconnect the ornament, and then turn it on and cycle through the pictures. Enjoy!
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