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here's the manufacturer's website

The converter looks like the little droid on wheels that buzzes around the Death Star

Froogleeeeeeeee

You might consider using a powered USB hub to ensure that this works properly.

In layman's terms, what does this exactly do? Take a picture of a picture?

great price compared to ebay

Anyone know how well these work? And what sort of files they convert into?

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-10149_102-0.html?threadID=309019&start=90

I own this. Save your money and buy a decent scanner. It is difficult to use and the quality is terrible.

"able to make a digital copy of any non-glossy picture"
Seriously? It can't scan common glossy prints?

I'll stick with my scanner.

P.S. I got a rock

I have this, it's a decent scanner, you lose some of the picture quality, but what is a pain is the removal of the pictures from the old photo albums, that takes forever...

Previous woot.

I am having a flashback to 4/8/09 same unit different brand But now it is $20.00 less, going to read those comments.

Crunchgear review:

http://www.crunchgear.com/2008/04/22/photo-to-digital-picture-converter-looks-pretty-easy/

soo....are there any reasons I should get this when my printer is also a scanner?

LoL, to read the title of the Woot, you would think it converts Digital Photos into standard photographs.

Bah Humbug! More scaffolding.

Youtube review.

zikzak wrote:"I’m able to make a digital copy of any non-glossy picture" ? Seriously? It can't scan common glossy prints?

yeah, i was almost in for 1 until i read this.
seriously, we have a drawer full of my childhood, all printed on glossies.

I have one of these and it works great. Someone suggested 'why dont you just use your flat bed scanner'

WELL when you have 200 pictures to scan its much easier to throw them in the plastic frame and into the scanner than open your scanner and set it just so and all that stuff.

This is just MUCH quicker.

I paid almost $100 for mine and I am happy

HSN video.

1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of this compared to using a traditional scanner?

2.My family's pictures from the 50s, 60s, and 70s certainly aren't matte finish....does the "somewhat gloss" finish on them mean this machine wouldn't be a good choice?

HolyMythos wrote:In layman's terms, what does this exactly do? Take a picture of a picture?

Scans them as far as i can tell. Kinda like a regular scanner but more convenient and maybe better. I'd be concerned about the "able to make a digital copy of any non-glossy picture" part though. Looks like no glossy photos.

This seems like one of those gems from Sky Mall that are tailored for senior citizens.

When I need to convert my digital photos I just use Paint...

PDF manual

Wait.. With this, it transfers actual photos into your computer, or digital photos in your computer and prints them out of this thinga-majigy?

Scanners: Taking pictures of ur pictures since 1987.

smartheart wrote:1.What are the advantages and disadvantages of this compared to using a traditional scanner?

2.My family's pictures from the 50s, 60s, and 70s certainly aren't matte finish....does the "somewhat gloss" finish on them mean this machine wouldn't be a good choice?

I did a ton of old black and whites and they turned out perfect, although some of the sizes were off I made it work. I did accidently drop a picture inside but I used tweezers and got it out easy.

Lets rephrase this Hammacher Schlemmer style:


The ONLY 5 Megapixel Digital Photo Converter

The highest quality photo scanner on the market!

$599

Previously on a Woot-off! for $59.99

Not a bad price. I guess it is a easier than scanning...

I'm no techie... but under requirements it says for Vista (32-bit). My operating system is 64-bit. Will it still work for me?

Looks pretty bulky

How many pictures a minute does this scan?

So how is the better than your run-of-the-mill scanner?

You know what leaps into the vacuum? Sitting here two time zones away, and reading the discussion board while debating whether or not to buy the netbook Woot has up. Then I decide "Sure, why not...", return to the home page, and find this on there instead.

At first I thought "Wha? Another Woot off?", but when I didn't see the strobing lights I realized DUH... it's midnight in Texas.

[face palm] Next time woot..... next time.
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The only real negative I can see with this product is having to do photos one at a time because you need to load them into the special tray. If you have a large album, it can be very time consuming. I've seen an HP Scanner that has a feeder which will do small stacks of photos in batches, but not for $43.

whalen25 wrote:This seems like one of those gems from Sky Mall that are tailored for senior citizens.

nailed it!

NOLA504ever wrote:How many pictures a minute does this scan?

How fast can you load the tray, press the button, unload the tray, and repeat? ;)

HolyMythos wrote:In layman's terms, what does this exactly do? Take a picture of a picture?

I think so. It doesn't get more single pass than that. Which makes me wonder how well it will to with "glossy" (as opposed to "matte") finished photos.