digital photo frames?

cathie_3

Hello
I am considering buying my mum and da a digital photo frame for christmas.

Has anyone got one? Are they any good or are they a just a gimick?

Do you have any sugestions of good buys?

Hope you can help
Cathy

albertross_2

Haven't got one, they fit into the gimmick category for me.. but PC world are advertising them for £50 (I think!) atm, if you really want one.

http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsmain.jsp?lnk=401&featureid=202&pageid=423&show=s5e3&section=Features

http://gadgetshow.five.tv/jsp/5gsmain.jsp?lnk=401&featureid=202&pageid=424&show=s5e3&section=Features

System

aldi are doing one next week, suggest you look at their website

amanda40

Friend got a good one through Amazon - 7inch screen one I think for a good price.

jamstaruk

7" one on amazon for 49.99 i'll be buying one when they come down in price

Matt_Mallone

There's a stall set up in my local town centre where they're selling digital photo frames. They've got some pretty large ones and I'll be honest they do look fantastic. I wouldn't buy one though as they run off the mains and I'd like to hang my photo on the wall. A trailing wire would spoil the aesthetics.

GreenNotM

http://www.aldi.co.uk/special_buys/special_buys_pid_46625.html is the link to the Aldi special on Thurs 21/12/6 £79.99

From the site
"What a brilliant invention – a picture frame that contains a screen upon which you can feature your favourite digital photos. Best of all, you can change the image or adjust effects whenever you want, at the touch of a button.

8" frame with print like quality image
Supports card formats: CFI, CFII, SD, MMC, MS, SM and XD
Image options: Full screen, thumbnail and slide show
Adjust effects including photo rotate, zoom, slide, transition and duration
Play music and video clips. Supports file formats: JPEG, BMP, MPEG4
Includes AV cable to transfer images to your TV (compatible with most TVs), built in speakers, removable single stand and wall mount "

nomoneytoday

Maplin have some on special as well this week

WRabbit

Did a bit of digging on the Aldi one as we're looking for one for a present.

http://www.mymediacards.co.uk/ is the support page for it. The resolution appears to be ok at 640 x 480, however one downside is the lack of battery backup so it needs to be located near a power source at all times.

It also has limited times between transitions only allowing upto 10 seconds per picture. We're still undecided.

It's also available from Digitalera

Couple of reviews:
http://www.reviewcentre.com/review218320.html
http://www.reviewcentre.com/review172467.html

magumba

Recently ordered one for my father,nice spec,looks like it could be great for him (he's a bit of a technophobe regarding computers but loves gadgets!).

http://www.redsave.com/products/7_Inch_Digital_Photo_Frame?118

just hope it arrives before the 25th

bob_a_builder

So have I,
don't want to worry you too much but your might want to check this thread



Comet have(had) this one 7" for £80, saw some in store, didn't look to bad - bit limited on slide show display times though max is 30sec/pic