Digital Photo Frame....help!!

cuffie

I'm sorry - I know there are loads of questions about Digital Photo Frames on here...I'm getting myself all confused!

I don't want to spend more than £100
I want a USB port
I want it to display landscape and portrait photos cropped to fit (ie, if the frame is landscape on the table I want the portrait photo to be displayed the correct way up and cropped to fit the frame.....do they do this or does the portrait photo display on its side if the frame is in a landscape position?)
I want the picture quality to be brilliant
I want it to have some inbuilt memory (I think!...is this necessary, or is it best just to use a memory card just for the frame)
I'm not fussed if it doesn't play music, nor if it has a remote or not.

I thought this one looked reasonable. And has good reviews on Amazon
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500000701&langId=-1&searchTerms=samsung+digital+photo+frame
My only concern is the look of the frame....a bit plasticy?

Do any of them play videos if you have them on your digital camera card?

Or this Philips one looks good to me - a bit more that what I wanted to spend, but I'm willing to spend it if its worth it...
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=1500000701&productId=1500022403

I'm sorry again for asking lots of things. Please can someone assist me? I'm looking at so many things I can't get my head around it all!

Thanks in advance

jabraham

Both samsung and Philips are good but there is a downfall with samsung doesn't have built-in battery.

You can also try the VARNAM digital photo frame it is same price as the Philips but the difference is it has a larger screen 8 inch and a fancy touch panel. Also itcan play music as well as Video + has built-in battery and memory. Philips/Samsung doesn't play music or video. Any way you are not too bothered about this feature.

Also the screen size of Samsung/Philips is actually 6.5 inches where as VARNAM is 8 inches.

Regarding portrait/landscape mode. When you take picture with your camera the JPG file is encoded with this information based on the camera i.e whether the image is n portrait or landscape mode, all the above frames will read this information and display the image correctly.

However you should know that when you display a portrait picture the photo frame will have black borders on the side as the image will occupy only the middle area.

Also to note is if you are holding the camera in landscape position while taking a picture (picture of a baby on the floor) it will be only displayed in landscape format.

consultant31

My son has the Philips one and it's so good I've just bought one for my Mum for Christmas.

Got it from Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-7FF2FPA-05-Digital-Photoframe/dp/B000YETA26/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1197393360&sr=8-2