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Philips 7-Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame (Black)
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Philips 7-Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame (Black)
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List Price: $99.99
$95.38
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on 12-28-2008.
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If you're like me, the thought of a $150 digital photo frame is simply over the top. The cost of these guys hasn't really come down too much in general. That was the main reason it took me so long to pull the trigger on one of these. The Philips 7-Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame (Black) hit enough of my key needs to be worth the cash for me. Pros + Great advanced menu functions allow you to control your slideshow + Very nice variety of slide-show transitions and collage options + Nice memory card slot allows you to connect up a variety of memory cards + Memory card slots for Compact Flash I (CF), SD Card, Multi Media Cards (MMC), MiniSD, Memory Stick (MS), and XD Picture Card + Convenient timer option turns PhotoFrame on and off at the hours you select + A USB connector for easy viewing and sharing of photos stored on USB flash drive + USB connection to your computer (to manage the internal memory), + Play slideshows, single photo, thumbnails or show clock + Nice looking frame design + 7 inch screen is acceptable in size Cons - Pictures must be JPEG and work best when in 16:9 format - Competing alternatives from Sony natively support other image formats (RAW, TIFF, BMP) - No video playback - Lacks MP3 music playback for slideshows - No USB port for flash drives - The list price is a bit much; the prevailing price is also on the high side - You should only be looking to get this on sale - Phillips quality control has been declining the last few years; definitely test this within your return period - Many newer alternatives coming to market which use less power than LCD The frame is listed at a display ratio of 16:9. This works fine with most standard camera formats, including my Nikon and almost all handheld Canon models. Those with wide-format digital cameras are spared the extra step of reformatting. Frame comes with a quick reference manual and Windows and Mac software on the included CD. CD also contains Windows compatible picture manager software. For a full PDF manual you will have to go to the website. There's some kind of menu driven help manual on the CD as well. But the truth is you don't need a manual really. The built-in menu is really well designed. Not all the settings are on the first screen, but with some searching you can set up almost everything you need. The optional clock display is another nice extra that makes this frame versatile. This somewhat makes up for the lack of MP3 playback. The frame also has automatic orientation detection as an option, which rotates pictures from portrait to landscape. There are also collage and thumbnail view options. This guy doesn't have the native image format support of some of the newer (and more expensive) frames from Sony. And I'm very nervous about Phillips spotty quality record of late. So far so good. But definitely put this through the paces before your return period expires. Overall this is a good product at a price I can accept for now. Hopefully this will come down over time. This unit is worth a look. This is at least a 3 star item, but the extra features bumps it just enough to hit 4 stars for me. Test it very well to make sure you don't have a dud. Enjoy!
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Philips 7-Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame (Black)
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Price: $95.38
Updated on 12-28-2008.
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