Digital Photofram which one?

[makario]

Hi,

I am looking to get a digital photoframe that will be placed on a hall table/buffet/sidetable and was looking for advice in terms of features and brands.

Cheers
Mak

[bwhinnen]

Nothing to offer here but I'll be watching the thread as Vicki is after something as well.

Is there a specific size you are looking for?

[makario]

something that can show 8x10 photos.

[Yi-P]

something that can show 8x10 photos.

That is a fairly big screen you are looking for. I've seen digital frames up to 12" (diagonal), as close as to 8x10 it is...

[biggerry]

this might be from left field but hey... have you thought about a DIY solution? I am actually planning on do this sometime in the future when I get a spare day.

There are plenty of websites with various ways of doing it, but the one I was thinking of was an old 19" LCD coupled with the SanDisk Digital Photo Viewer (or similiar) whack all this in a nice neat wooden frame and off you go . I found if you want a 'off the shelf' solution for large displays they cost lots, however if you are only after a 6X4 these are quite cheap ~AUD50 depending on features and resolution.

anyway HTH.

one of the DIY sites..

http://www.instructables.com/id/EV3JKA71QJEP287IKA/

[makario]

Thanks for the replies guys,

I have seen Teds and JB HIFI specials on their photoframes and was wondering if there were brands that I should stay away from. In terms of size I am re-thinking it to be a max of 10"

The DIY tips sounds interesting, but may be a bit bulky. The missus is after a more off the shelf solution as she know if we go DIY, it would take forever to get made.

Cheers
Mak

[photohiker]

If you are buying retail, take some files with you and check them out on the device.

We bought one in HK a couple of years ago. The only one I could find that had reasonable colour was a Phillips unit. There were plenty cheaper, with more features like movies and audio, but I spend too much energy taking photos to have them look like crap, even on the photoframe.

It's only 6x4 or something like that, but the colour remains good.

Michael

[who]

I bought a 15" model (1024*768) off Zazz prior to last Xmas -- seems pretty good when it gets used.

Can't remember the model etc but it is quite bright, colours are OK, and after seeing that size, I think a 10/12" or smaller wouldn't be big enough.

http://www.zazz.com.au/pastproducts.php?past=666

No idea where you would source one retail now (but if I needed I would buy it again).

However -- now that I have a spare 17"LCD, I'd probably try and use that 1st.

I may still have the box at home.... but probably a generic Chinese brand I'd reckon.