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 | Celestron Sky Scout Personal Planetarium | |
 | "No 64-bit support, SD cover does not close" | 2009-09-06 |
| I just bought the SkyScout IYA 2009 edition for my parents.
The only difference between the normal edition and the IYA edition is the inclusion of an SD card with celestial events for 2009. Problem 1, when the SD card is inserted, the rubber SD card cover no longer fits. Problem 2, when you try to fit the rubber cover, the SD card becomes un-seated, and the skyscout no longer boots. Problem 3, the SD holder is a standard spring-loaded type as found in many devices, but this one does not properly release the card, it has to be pried out with a screwdriver. Problem 4, there are no USB drivers for 64-bit Windows operating systems, so you must run the updater utility on a 32-bit system. It is a little difficult to aim and target objects, specifically finding the object in the viewfinder is tricky, but with a bit of practice we did manage to target and identify. | ||
 | Philips 9" Digital Picture Frame (8" Viewable) (Clear) w/ 3 Additional Colored Frames | |
| "Great picture quality, poor software" | 2007-09-26 |
| Good: - Great picture quality. - Just plug in a SD from your camera and it displays the pictures fine, no need to configure anything or resize pictures. - The embedded software offers great features, especially the photo transitions. Bad: - The flash based autorun software on the CD does not launch the installer or documentation links on Vista. Exiting the software Vista tells you that next time it will run the software in compatibility mode. - The photo manager software is very poor. Slow to respond, difficult to use, can't delete pictures or albums, returning a cryptic error in poor English that there is not enough space. Avoid the photo manager software and just copy pictures directly to the SD card. - 2GB Kingston SD card was not accessible from Vista, but the frame displayed the pictures on the card fine. A 1GB SD card worked fine. - 4GB Kingston SD card hanged the frame software. A 1GB SD card worked fine. Conclusion: The image quality is excellent, but the photo manager software can be SD card incompatibility is disappointing. | ||
 | Philips 9" Digital Picture Fame (8.25" Viewable) (Metal) | |
| "Great picture quality, poor software" | 2007-09-26 |
| Good: - Great picture quality. - Just plug in a SD from your camera and it displays the pictures fine, no need to configure anything or resize pictures. - The embedded software offers great features, especially the photo transitions. Bad: - The flash based autorun software on the CD does not launch the installer or documentation links on Vista. Exiting the software Vista tells you that next time it will run the software in compatibility mode. - The photo manager software is very poor. Slow to respond, difficult to use, can't delete pictures or albums, returning a cryptic error in poor English that there is not enough space. Avoid the photo manager software and just copy pictures directly to the SD card. - 2GB Kingston SD card was not accessible from Vista, but the frame displayed the pictures on the card fine. A 1GB SD card worked fine. - 4GB Kingston SD card hanged the frame software. A 1GB SD card worked fine. Conclusion: The image quality is excellent, but the photo manager software can be SD card incompatibility is disappointing. | ||
 | Philips 9" Digital Picture Frame (8.25" Viewable) (Milk) | |
| "Great picture quality, poor software" | 2007-09-26 |
| Good: - Great picture quality. - Just plug in a SD from your camera and it displays the pictures fine, no need to configure anything or resize pictures. - The embedded software offers great features, especially the photo transitions. Bad: - The flash based autorun software on the CD does not launch the installer or documentation links on Vista. Exiting the software Vista tells you that next time it will run the software in compatibility mode. - The photo manager software is very poor. Slow to respond, difficult to use, can't delete pictures or albums, returning a cryptic error in poor English that there is not enough space. Avoid the photo manager software and just copy pictures directly to the SD card. - 2GB Kingston SD card was not accessible from Vista, but the frame displayed the pictures on the card fine. A 1GB SD card worked fine. - 4GB Kingston SD card hanged the frame software. A 1GB SD card worked fine. Conclusion: The image quality is excellent, but the photo manager software can be SD card incompatibility is disappointing. | ||
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