Philips 6.5-Inch Digital Picture Frame (Clear) w/3 Additional Colored Frames
by Philips Consumer Electronics
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Philips 6.5-Inch Digital Picture Frame (Clear) w/3 Additional Colored Frames
Customer Review: Definitely beats all digital frames in its class.
Summary: 5 Stars
I did a decent amount of research before purchasing this item. Its not often that you see a digital frame at the 6-7 inch size display 800 by 600 resolution, so that was definitely the frame's selling point for me. However, its price range detracted me a little from purchasing right off the bat.
After some research on digital frames, the verdict came down to two frames which i thought would make a good comparison depending on feature set, price range, and amount of positive/negative reviews. One frame was this philips 6.5 inch frame, and the other was the kodak 8-inch non-wifi SV811 frame. I chose the philips one, and stand by it!
Pros:
- the frame was made for pictures and images, and they look fantastic compared with other frames my family/friends, and i have. I've compared the frame's visual screen with the kodak's sv811, western digital frames, and pandigital frames, and the philips frame is by far the most visually amazing.
- It comes with 4 interchangeable frames you can magnetically latch on and off. This is really cool, because i bought several of these frames for my family, and now we can all uniquely change the frame accordingly to what color we feel like at the moment =)
- the philips frame comes in different osd languages, which is pretty important to me, since my parents have trouble speaking english and would definitely prefer playing with something that has there own language.
Con's:
- the only gripe i have with this frame is that, it only supports images... no video media of any sort.
Despite the video drawback, I dont really see anything else as a negative for this frame besides maybe its high premium (price). The screen is REALLY amazing compared with other frames, i cant stop raving about how amazing it looks especially when you sit it with other frames.
Customer Review: ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME
Summary: 5 Stars
You cannot go wrong with this item!! I am an investigative person and was looking for the perfect digital picture frame to give my fiance as a gift. I read many reviews and it wasn't until I read one that stated "Don't waste your money on this (name of frame omitted), just buy the Phillips." that I even considered the Phillips frames. Mainly this was because all the info I found on it did not mention that it had a card reader and most did not have any customer reviews. I did however find the same product but with out the additional colored frames, that had plenty of reviews to read. I included the link below if you would like to read those as well.
Long story short, that one piece of advice I read about "just buying the Phillips!" could not have been more right. This frame is absolutely amazing and the information/product details listed for this product on most sites doesn't come close to informing the customer about all the functions and wonderful options this frame has! I could not be more happy. I literally pulled the frame out of the box, turned it on and sat it on my desk. Without even adding any pics of my own pics, the factory loaded advertising pics stopped every single person that walked past my desk and forced them to smile in awe and ask about the frame. I firmly believe several of them are planning on buying one now. To put into perspective, these people were Design Engineers, Marketing Managers, Productive Development Engineers and other upper level management personnel. The only thing I am not happy with is the fact that I waited so long to purchase and that the advertising does not do this product justice!!! ENJOY!!!
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Customer Review: Great little digital photo display
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm very happy with the display. Thanks very much to the earlier reviewer who included the 3:2 and 4:3 aspect ratio facts and 720x480 pixel size information! This was helpful and probably facilitated my speed and ease in my having no problem in getting the unit up and going in a short time. I used pictures both from a Canon camera with its 3:2 ratio and pictures from an Olympus camera with its 4:3 ratio. The Canon pictures filled the frame perfectly. The display left small black border with the Olympus 4:3 ratio, not quite as perfect looking as the Canon pictures, but fine none the less.
I gathered a collection of pictures, then used Photoshop to batch re-size them to 720x480 (72dpi). I then copied that folder of pictures onto a CF card wich was plugged into a card reader. From there it was a simple matter of removing the card from the reader and plugging it into the display and powering on. I used two lower resolution levels when re-sizing. I couldn't tell any difference in display quality.
Overall I'm extremely happy with the display. The owner's manual did a good job of describing how to operate the unit. I turned the brightness down one notch. A good choice of options are available with the slide show mode. I didn't utilize the copy from card function, but it seemed very intuitive. It's simply faster for me to plug a card into the back of the display. The slot for a Kensington lock is a very nice feature. The included color frame borders are also nice touch.
Customer Review: If you care about quality ...
Summary: 5 Stars
I have tried the pandigital 8" and CTA 15" digital frames in addition to the Phillips frame - in my opinion, in terms of quality the Phillips digital frame blows the others away. The quality of the phillips frame was evident even before I turned it on. It is built solid and the frame arm is sturdy stainless steel. The others were plastic and felt cheep. Furthermore, the pandigital frame arm failed to stay in place and resulted in the frame needing to be secured by another means.
In my opinion, in terms of image quality the Phillips frame is far superior to either the Pandigital or the CTA frames. The other frames rendered images that just could not match the contrast and sharpness of the Phillips frame. The Phillips image was more like looking a real photographic print. The other two frames were more like looking at a photograph in a newspaper.
It is true that the Pandigital 8" and CTA 15" digital frames both have features that the Phillips does not such as movie playing and remote controls. However, the remotes had very poor range, like 4-5 feet and I could not get even simple movies to play on either frame. Simply put, after trying the Phillips frame I felt like I was being "ripped-off" and cheated by the other two manufacturers.
In conclusion, if picture quality is important to you this frame is an excellent choice!
Customer Review: The quality is finally here!
Summary: 5 Stars
For the past 3 years I have wanted to buy my wife a digital picture frame for her office. Each year I buy what I feel is the best choice in my price range (around $250.00) and each year I return it. It has become a Christmas tradition. The Philips frame has ended the tradition. The viewing quality is very good, the best I have seen so far. I went to Circuit City to purchase this because I wanted to easily return it when I figured I would be dissapointed. Fortunately, they had a number of frames on display and the Philips stood out. The others were the typical bland dark view. The Philips was bright and sharp. I was confident enough to order through Amazon and save about $40.00.
As far as set up, I didn't bother. I took some photos and resized them to the frame's resolution of 720x480, loaded them to a compact flash card, and they were displayed. If you're unfamiliar with how to do this, you will have to go through the set up process to work with your computer. The pictures look very good, so it would be worth the effort.
Quality digital picture frames for under $200.00 have arrived! Buy with confidence.