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Review on Monument Personal Cloud Photos WiFi by Brad Knierim

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Cumbersome installation: USB hubs

Not sure what market they are targeting. It requires a certain level of technical sophistication and commitment so that the person who can use it is the same person who doesn't need a hardware solution for it. was connected it supports (mostly requires) an HDMI output, but displays absolutely no useful information on the screen. I then had to update the firmware which caused the app to freeze. I couldn't continue because the app said I didn't complete the setup. I couldn't complete the setup because the app couldn't get past "Firmware Update". And I couldn't set it up as a new device because it said it was already active. I ended up having to uninstall the app from my phone, do a factory reset from the website (there's a PC app, but it only works after you've set everything up via your smartphone) and then set it up again as a new device, but update it the firmware manually using a USB stick. After I configured everything, everything worked. It's a little slow, but it's not terrible and it's fairly automatic. I have no idea why they released a WiFi only version that ONLY supports 2.4GHz networks. Similarly, USB ports are USB 2.0. This is yesterday's technology. But if you can get it cheaply and need something that does exactly that (because you don't want to build your own infrastructure), that's fine.

Pros
  • GOLS certified
Cons
  • Only available in black