This digital photo frame really looks great. I bought the model that did not have the SD card included, and purchased the SD card seperately. It was an off brand at a low price, compared to high-quality SD cards.
After the digital photo frame was on for about six hours it would shut down on its own. The only way to restart it, is to unplug it, then plug it back in, because it was not responsive to the remote, and would not turn back on without unplugging and repluging it.
I was had a series of videos cycling on the photo frame. I myself was not using pictures, just videos in MP4 format. I read other reviews on Amazon and saw that others had complained about this same shut down issue. Even those with actual JPEG pictures cycling have have this problem. After hours of troubleshooting and even trying different settings, nothing seem to fix this problem.
Next I decided to switch the SD card out with a high-quality one, and this problem immediately disappeared! Now the frame is working flawlessly, with no shut downs
If you happen to buy the model that is sold with the SD card adapter and micro Sd card included, this SD card seems to work well without shutdowns, even though it too, is an off brand, but it works. I know this because I have purchased a second frame that had the micro SD card with SD adapter included.
So, if you get this photo frame or another brand and you experience this issue, that is definitely something to check for if you are having that problem.
I have not tried using the USB port, but read up on it somewhat and it actually says that the SD card performs faster, which I would think would help avoid this problem, for I did read some reviews that said that the USB port picture storage was less dependable in terms of the photo frame working properly vs using the SD port. That being said, I have never tried using the USB port.
So, if you want a nice photo frame, this one I do like. The screen is bright and vibrant.
The remote is it OK once you learn how to use it, but the directions are mediocre. Also you need to be within about 6 feet or so for the remote to work good, but that’s good enough for when I use it.
So, the moral of my review is make sure you don’t buy an SD card thats cheap. Save yourself the trouble, get a high-quality 32 GB SD card, and you will like this photo frame.
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