Iomega Fotoshow ?

[WebDude]

I saw this at the local MicroCenter the other day, hadn't heard of it before. Looks like Iomega bundled an external Zip250 drive with a processor and video card of some kind, because it can take digital images (jpeg's) off the zip drive and display them directly on a TV (via S-video or composite). Anybody actually seen what the pictures look like on a TV? Anybody heard anything about this, good or bad? (Comes with a remote, and apparently you can do some image editing with the product too.)

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WebDude

 

[cheric4]

I t's a piece of crap....I bought one and never could get to work right. It used to be $299.99, now $149.99...that would give you a hint about the unit. It is supposed to be able to read CF and Smart media, but it has one heck of a time trying to access them. And when you put the Zip disk in, CF and SM slots are no longer working. In short, the idea is great but too many technical flaws.

 

[n4v1]

Actually, CF and SM slots stop working only when you plug this unit into computer. Maybe this thing is intended to be used primarily with TV, not computer.

 

[superlie]

It's $119.99 in iomega.com now.
Is that mean I can't use it as a card reader? That's bad!!!

SL

 

[Blain]

I've got one and like it. It takes a little while to get the hang of it. It's not as fast as viewing jpegs on a computer. But it's a pretty cool little doo-dad

 

[WebDude]

Dang, that $119 is cheap for an external 250 zip drive. That's cheaper than just the plain external 250 alone!

Blain, how was the picture quality on the TV? Did you use the S-video or the composite connection?

I wonder if this would be a good gift for the not so computer savy, or whether it's a bit to complicated to operate. I know a lot of folks that have digital cameras nowadays, and they would love a simple way to see their pictures on their TV.

WebDude

 

[Blain]

I used the composite cables.
The image quality was fine on a TV.
It did take a little while to get the hang of using it. It would have went much faster, had I read the directions
Basically, you copy the smart media images over to the zip disk and view them from there. IF someone reads the instructions, they shouldn't have any problem using it.

It would make a great gift for non-computer types. Actually it should spur them on to better editing with a PC. It's cool as can be for what it does!