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Hewlett Packard DF820A3 8-Inch Digital Photo Frame by HP
Digital product summary informationManufacturer: HP Model: DF820A3 Product features: - Product #: DF820A3
- Manufacturer: Lite-On
- Manufacturer Item #: DF820A3
- UPC: 844149030463
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Digital camera reviews of Hewlett Packard DF820A3 8-Inch Digital Photo FrameDigital camera Review: 4-Stars for Almost Getting it Right Summary: 4 Stars
I tested an in store demo with my own 3MB JPEGs. I use this in a unique way to be described, but as a typical slide show frame in a home the 8" visual quality is very good. It handles most, if not all, memory card types. All slots can be filled to include putting a flash drive on a USB port. Only one may run at a time, including 512MB internal memory, selected by menu. Cool feature - put MP3 music files on your cards and the frame can play the files while it displays photos from the same source. Volume level is adjustable and designed for a home type environment ... it cannot get very loud.
The frame can play selected type video files, which does not appear to include Microsoft versions, starting with WMV. Compatible types listed are MPEG-1, MP4, and motion JPEG in AVI and MOV (Apple) formats. I note that Microsoft versions of AVI, e.g. DV-AVI, are NOT compatible. I found a free WMV to MP4 converter that created a compatible file, converted a couple of my WMV "Windows Movie Maker" slide shows, and two annoying things happened. WMV files converted to MP4 and AVI played fine in the computer. Both started fine in the frame, but the video gradually lagged more and more behind the audio regardless of file type. Therefore, a slide show timed to music beats will go out of sync and the frame fully faults out of the file after about 3-minutes ... it just quits. I wish it worked as a means of selling a 'season' compilation of photos on CD/DVD.
My unique use for this frame is point-of-sale. The built-in memory contains a permanent slide show of business offerings, rates and reasons to buy. The business is selling special event photographs, on site, as they are taken. I have put MP3 music files on otherwise blank camera cards, taken the shots, insert the CF into the frame and - voila - instant slide show to music for event participants to review and select. The camera does NOT mind the MP3 files on the card.
Summary ... a star loss for a video play system that works very poorly and 4-stores for all the other features with an inuitive menu system that is best accessed by the included remote control.
Summary of Hewlett Packard DF820A3 8-Inch Digital Photo FrameHP df820 series Digital Picture Frame with tons of internal memory gives you an easy way to enjoy and share your favorite pictures with family and friends, all without a computer! It's so easy to use. Just take your pictures, remove the memory card from the digital camera, insert it into the picture frame, and enjoy the picture slideshow. It's that simple!
HP df820 offers 800 x 600 high-resolution picture display and supports most commonly used memory cards. Its built-in USB port also supports USB thumb drives adding more flexibility for picture sharing.
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