| Reviews : D-Link DSM-210 Internet Photo Frame |
Technical Details
- The DSM-210 keeps all the same functionality of standard digital photo frames with the added benefit of viewing pictures.
- Network security is always important which is why the DSM-210 supports the latest wireless security measures.
- Combining the function of a digital photo frame and the convenience of the Internet
Product Description
With the D-Link Internet Photo Frame (DSM-210) you get all the benefits of a digital photo frame with the added features and convenience of the Internet. The DSM-210 includes a bright and vibrant 10⿿ screen to view all your favorite photos in resolutions up to 10-Megapixel. Friends and family can upload photos directly over the Internet to your DSM-210 using a simple Web site or with a drag-and-drop desktop widget. You can also keep connected to the latest news, weather, sports, and more using Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds from the Internet directly on your Internet Photo Frame.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
By Austin J. Mcclendon
I don't have any complaints with this product. It works exactly like it says it should, which is a nice surprise for once.
By cemkur (San Francisco)
This simple and inexpensive device does a pretty good job in general, one annoying issue I noticed is that the remote is slow in response and no ability to turn the device off using the remote. Other than that it functions OK. Wireless worked out of the box, flawlessly. It automatically discovered shared resources on my home network and played the pictures on the folder I pointed it to. I can safely recommend this device for anyone who is looking for a simple and inexpensive wireless digital picture frame.
By Florian (Chicago, IL USA)
While the DSM-210 has a lot of potential to be a great multimedia frame, it's implementation is disappointing.
I found the software and interface to be very flaky. In particular, many of the features that would allow it to sync from online picture sites (e.g. FlickR) only refreshed the pictures randomely or not at all.
My goal was to point it to a FlickR site and update pictures on the frame as they are posted on the site, with a reasonable delay (e.g. 1 hour). The pictures were never updated however.
Many other features, such as rotation, didn't work as expected (resulted in duplicate images) and customer support dropped my call.
In the end I returned the device in the hopes that a future version from D-Link or a competitor will support near real-time refreshing and provide a more robust software.
By Robert
It is a nice frame overall.
I bought it for my mother, so she can watch pictures that I can control via Internet. Although there are things that could be improved with few functions, this from can definitely do this.
I played with it for few weeks before I passed it to my mother. I recommend similar approach to everyone. There is little documentation in some areas, so few things you just need to try by yourself. It is not complex, but it is easier to do it yourself, rather than guide your parents over the phone trying differnt things with setup.
My improvements wish list: (I hope DLink is reading!)
- would be nice if frame remembered various settings when it's switched off on again it goes back to the same state. (e.g. transition effects, delay, which framchannel channel it was connected to etc.)
- some settings missing. e.g. would be nice to control time before frame goes to standby, or adjust contrast/brightness
- framechannel is generally ok, but more control would be nice. E.g. for flickr, would be nice to be able to select specific pictures set's to view. Selecting one by one from your whole photo stream can be time consuming.
Also you can attach to only 1 flickr account at this stage. Of course you can create multiple framechannel accounts and set them up on the frame, but practially pictures from only 1 channel are displayed at given time, and you do not expect your e.g. parents to be so skillful to grab the remote and reconfigure the frame :).
I also had probelms with having some of feeds to run, especially RSS. I'm sure it works, though I gave up having no time. Documentation would be nice about how to setup each of photo internet services, and what are teh pros/cons of using them. I did not comfirm that but had a feeling that with few services you need to make your pictures "public" so frame channel can pick it up.
- would be nice if frame was running http server and remote configuration was possible.
Even though I'm looking forward to improvements in the firmware, I still give it overall high score - good frame.
By S. Neyman
D-link is known for their terrible QA department, and this frame is not an exception. Had to RMA the first one I got (not from Amazon), it kept rebooting.
The second one works great. Frame is thin enough to be hung on the wall, very light, the screen is large and bright. Best part of course is the built-in wireless.
Antenna is very strong and I was able to pick up SSIDs from really far away. It took me a little while to get my wireless key to work, but once it works it is rock solid. Framechannel (online streaming of photos) is a good idea, though you are limited to 99 pictures per stream. I don't know why. I am streaming pics from Facebook and Picasa. Picasa is weak, b/c only one album at a time can be selected. Facebook on the other hand works well.
It can also grab pics from NAS. I have not had a chance to try it out yet.
Now on to cons. Frame shuts off after 15 minutes if it does not detect motion with built-in motion detector. Which is cool, but the only other way to shut it off is to physically switch it off on the back. Annoying. Would be awesome if I could shut it off via remote.
Remote is WEAK. It is tiny and signal is not strong enough. No power button on the remote. Basically, remote sucks.
Picture from internal frame or memory cards play only in order. Random play option would've been awesome.
Overall, I still give it 4 stars, as you can live with cons. I hope new firmware version would resolve some of the issues.
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