nels Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Anyone have an experience with any of the latest model Digital Photo Frames? I'm looking for one with a picture display area of 5"x7" or bigger. Since I intend to display both landscape and portrait mode pics without rotating the frame, I'd like to go with a bigger size. Do these frames automatically re-size your pics? Any other quirks I should look out for? The models I've quickly researched so far seem to display pics at 640x480 pixel resolution, and a contrast ratio of 250:1 or 300:1 (not that impressive, IMO), and seem capable of playing MP3 as well as video (I like that). Some of them also seem to be made by manufacturers I'm not quite familiar with - Ziga, Axion, TAO,...???. If any manufacturer announced something new for PMA, I'm not aware, or know where to look. Any input greatly appreciated. I'm in no hurry, but it'd be nice to find a good one by the end of March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nels Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 There appears to be a relatively new item - Portable USA PU10W 10.4" frame. The few user reviews so far seem almost all positive. Anyone using it here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad_ Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I'm curious as well about that 10.4" frame as well. Looks OK for $204 at Amazon. I tried one from Costco by Panadigital (a small company in Walnut Creek), but had to return it cuz it had problems starting up and showing some pix, and was way to difficult to use. And it didn't do MPEG clips reliably. Looked good on paper though. Buy it and let us know how it works out! www.citysnaps.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nels Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 <a href="http://www.dsicentral.com/"><b>Digital Spectrum</b></a> is announcing a series of 800x600 resolution 10.4" frames to be made available in March.<p> I did a search on Amazon for reviews on their similar products that have been already out for some time and I am getting cold feet. Let's hope they get it right this time. <p> This is a new area for me, and I am disappointed that trusted names such as Sony, Canon, Panasonic, et al aren't all over this market (though Philips is, with a 9" model, and a woeful battery life of 50 min vs. 8 hrs for some other manufacturers - makes you wonder how immature this sector must be). The reviews of such frames on Amazon speaking of grandmas glowing at the sight of these frames tell you that there's a huge market opportunity waiting to be tapped here. I am looking to gift this item in early April, so if I'm unhappy with what I see by then, I'll just pick something else. This seems to be an industry that is just about getting serious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
znabal Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Don't believe all the reviews on Amazon. I received the Westinghouse DPF-0801 for Christmas. I always thought these things were kind of dumb, but my kids got me one and I love it I've since bought one for my parents and they seem to like theirs too. It has terrible reviews, but just by reading the reviews and having a bit of experience in trouble shooting, I can tell that most of these peoples' problems are clearly operator error. To answer your specific question, at least in the case of the model I have, it automatically resizes the photo to fit the frame such that the aspect ratio stays as you set it...so if your photo is 5x6 and the frame is 5x7, there will be 1/2 inch of black space top and bottom on the lcd...the lcd "black" blends with the black frame so it is not always real noticable. good luck - jeffl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nels Posted February 23, 2007 Author Share Posted February 23, 2007 Thanks for the input, Jeff. I fully understand that some of the reviewers on Amazon are not technically savvy folks and could end up trashing a product erroneously for operator error. These things are supposed to be easy to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nels Posted February 24, 2007 Author Share Posted February 24, 2007 This thread was just moved to this forum, so hope it's seen by more people who may have experience with these digital frames. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_smith211 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 I think you shouldn't be unduly worried about brands when it comes to a <a href="http://www.e-bowl.co.uk/category/222"> digital picture frame </a> they are all made in the same factories in the far east and just rebadged. Just look for the price,spec and warranty information. Most come with 12 months warranty in the UK, so you are covered in any case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelly_flanigan1 Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 They are only "new" since they are now compact LCD's/ A decade plus ago there were VGA dinky CRT's that folks used with a tad of software to show an album on; often for sales usages; a bosses office item; a self seller at a store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven_jun Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 Digital photo frame+DECT Phone ,welcome to consult with me!<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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