Unable to pair the remote or the cell phone and wifi will not stay connected. – Kodak Luma Review

I read many reviews before purchasing the Luma 450 and everyone had the same complaint; “Unable to pair the remote or the cell phone and wifi will not stay connected.” Because of Kodak’s past reputation, I decided to ignore the reviews and made the purchase anyway but I have come to regret that decision. An error code was received during the firmware installation. I tried installing the firmware a second time and it appears it was successful but when the projector restarted, it kicked me off of the wifi (which by the way is a pain to sign into without a remote control). Additionally, there is a lag time when using the arrows on top of the device. The only fortunate thing that happened is my Roku stick plays without any problems but the volume on the projector must be maxed out in order to hear the movie. And when I’m done using it I have to cut the power because I do not have a remote! The picture quality is actually pretty good but the product is definitely overpriced. I am thoroughly frustrated with the failure to pair the device to a remote. Who in their right mind would invent a projector without a working remote that has to be paired?!…it’s as though Kodak ran out of money and threw in a cheap universal remote from Radio Shack. I can’t even begin to think why they would release an app that clearly needs work. I love gadgets but never have I experienced anything like this. I had high hopes for Kodak but this is likely going back for a refund. Geez! ?
Review by Kahn33 on Kodak Luma.