Dazzle MultiMedia SmartMedia Reader (DM-8200)

Brand: Dazzle Multimedia
Category: CE

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Rating: 2.0 out of 5 stars

5 reviews

Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.5 x 2

MPN: DM-8200
Model: DM-8200
UPC: 740853911893
EAN: 0740853911893
ASIN: B000062TTA

Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

Features:

•	Use with digital cameras, MP3 players, mobile phones, and other digital devices

Accessories:

•	Targus DMC111 Digital Memory Card Case - Black (Koskin)
•	Lexar Media JD256-231 256 MB USB 2.0 JumpDrive
•	Viking 32 MB SmartMedia Card (SSFDC3/32)
•	Olympus 32 MB SmartMedia Card

Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
For users of digital cameras, MP3 players, mobile phones, PDAs and other devices, which use Smart Media, the Dazzle Smart Media Reader offers the fastest and most convenient method to transfer pictures, music and data to your computer. With Dazzle OnDVD software, you can take your pictures, make a photo slideshow and burn it to a CD for playback on your DVD player. The Dazzle Smart Media Reader is the perfect complement to any digital media device.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars

Never worked right . . . June 5, 2003
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

From the day that I opened the box and took the reader, then plugged it into my computer I could never get it to work right. With a system running Windows XP it normally installs automatically then works like a charm. However, this time it installed but never functioned properly. It would dissappear then reappear at startup.
If you where lucky, it would stay long enough you to try to use it, then you could try to use it. It would then say there there was no card in the drive, then dissappear until next startup.
This also happened with the drivers on the CD. I would strongly avoid this product.

1 out of 5 stars

Won't read all memory sticks September 24, 2002
5 out of 5 found this review helpful

The Dazzle DM-8100 will not read my 128mb Lexar memory sticks. It will only read the 16mb Sony stick that came with my camera. I emailed customer service. With no response after 3 days I called their 800#. After quite a long wait on hold, they were of little help. They said there might be a patch someday. But, they did not know when.

1 out of 5 stars

DAZZLE DUD - WINDOWS XP NOT!!! September 4, 2002
7 out of 7 found this review helpful

I've had nothing but trouble with this reader. Claims to be XP compatable but XP rejects it and Dazzle customer support is useless at best. If you have XP stay away.

1 out of 5 stars

Lots of 'Blue Screens of Death' August 17, 2002
6 out of 6 found this review helpful

Had a great deal of trouble installing this on a Compaq Armada M700 laptop running Windows 2000. It runs on my Dell desktop running Windows 98 fine, but can't get through the install on the Compaq. Online support from Dazzle revealed little/no help (but did reveal a similar problem on Dell's running W2K). I tried what was recommended for the Dells (update BIOS, update to W2K Service Pack 2, plug in without USB dock, etc.) but nothing worked. Phone support was stumped after 2 hours. Tried installing on co-workers Compaq running W2k and had same results.

Same symptoms occurred with Dazzle Multitech's Zio SmartMedia reader.

5 out of 5 stars Love the reader, but onDVD doesn't work at all! May 30, 2002
10 out of 14 found this review helpful

The card reader is great! It recognized all my jpeg pictures taken with my Olympus cameras instantly. The best part is, the reader saves the camera battery. I already toss away the useless program that Olympus camera came with, and just use this reader to transfer files. What is going on with all these handicap-version of software that came with the device, only to force one to purchase the additional features later on? ...

The major attraction of Dazzle's reader over its competitor was, the onDVD program that it came with. The program allows me to transfer my pictures into VCD format.

However, the onDVD program that came with my reader has fatal problems. The OnDVD program I got doesn't work at all.

At first, the program did not recognize my CD-R burner. After the explaination from the Dazzle website, I replaced the edi32.dll file as state and got it to write my VCD.

However, the OnDVD still have major problems! ...Currently, folks from Dazzle is trying to fix the problem. I say get this wonderful reader, but knowing that the software still need to fix with a patch later on.

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