Philips 9-Inch Digital Picture Frame (Metal) by Philips Consumer Electronics
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Digital camera reviews of Philips 9-Inch Digital Picture Frame (Metal)
Digital camera Review: 4.5 Stars - High quality display with a few quirks
Summary: 4 Stars
As many other reviewers have indicated, the quality of this frame is extremely high in terms of the material, build, and photo quality. The menu system is good but not great; I'd call it serviceable.
I noticed a couple quirks while setting up this frame (Note: my settings: 1GB SD card, all photos are in 1024x768 with no resizing; if you wish to maximize space usage, you can use a freeware Irfanview and batch convert to 720x540. I tried it and it works well, but adds an extra step to the process).
I first created various albums using the menu system. Then I connected it to the PC via USB, copied the pictures into the SD card, and all files are present within the various albums. However, the frame simply does not see some of the photos. The frame for some reason does NOT display all my JPEGs, even though all of them were taken from the same digital camera using identical settings. I made multiple attempts with no luck, and the problem appears to be random. Tech support had little to offer. After several attempts, I had no choice but to conclude this is a bug in the internal software of the frame.
After consulting an Amazon'com friend, I decided to copy all photos to the root (base) directory of the SD card instead of using multiple albums. This worked, as all photos were recognized and displayed by the frame. The only drawback with this method is that all pics are lumped into a single folder ("PC Folder") on the frame, and you cannot display a subset of your photos at a given time (using albums) which I wanted to do. I decided I was willing to forgo this option and just let it display all photos using a random setting.
In summary, I highly recommend this frame to anyone who is looking for an elegant digital frame that looks great. I advise against installing the software, but instead, use USB to drop the files directly to the frame's internal memory, or an SD card.
Digital camera Review: A Very Nice Frame
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great digital frame. The picture quality is good. The frame quality is good (I got the metal one). With a 1Gb memory card added it can hold 1000+ pictures. Defintely recommended.Digital camera Review: A great gift!
Summary: 5 Stars
We purchased this gift for the "other" grandparents. Our son who lives in Taiwan just had a baby girl. When we went to visit her we brought a Philips 8-inch Digital Picture Frame for our daughter-in-laws parents. They were thrilled! It was easy to work and looks nice. A nice ice breaker!Digital camera Review: Absolutely wonderful !!!
Summary: 5 Stars
My wife and I have bought two of these (one for us and one for her parents). The screen is extremely clear and bright. The size is perfect to view your digital photos. It is simple to hook-up to a computer and download pictures from a digital camera or a scanner. With a 1 GB SD flash memory card we have about one thousand pictures loaded and plenty of room for more pictures. It's great to see all your pictures easily instead on them being put away in a photo album or stored on your computer doing nothing. We love the different transitions in the slide show mode that are available. We also like being able to unplug from the AC adapter and sit down and look through them one at a time at our own pace. The rechargeable battery lasts about one hour. The built-in clock allows us to automatically turn the picture frame on and off at set times.
This digital picture frame is a winner. If you have a digital camera then you will absolutely love this. It also makes a great gift for parents and grandparents. Just load your family pictures both past and recent and enjoy the memories.
Digital camera Review: Amazing product...worth every penny
Summary: 5 Stars
Having purchased three inferior products at [...]respectively, I must say this frame at [..]is a keeper. Its everything I was looking for in a digital frame, and a few things I was not. The color and clarity are amazing, there are plenty of options for the slideshow, and it even knows when you have turned it on its end in the middle of the slideshow, and re-orients the picture appropriately! It was very easy and intuitive to set up, and within minutes I had 600 pictures loaded on to a SD card and ready to go. (The 1 GB card cost me [..]at Staples, and it is only half full!) I just unplugged it to take it to lunch with a friend and show her, and the battery worked just great. She is buying one for her husband for father's day, and now I guess I'm going to have to buy one too. Really, the only problem with this product is that you are going to want to buy one for everyone you know.