Philips 9-Inch Digital Picture Frame (Metal)
by Philips Consumer Electronics
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Philips 9-Inch Digital Picture Frame (Metal)
Customer Review: one of the nicest frames out there ...
Summary: 5 Stars
While there are many cheaper frames out there, this one is very well designed. I gave these as gifts to my parents so ease-of-use was very important. The ability to simply plug in a memory card with pictures preloaded on it along with the basic transfer from a computer with the USB connection, there is minimal hassle.
The screen is also very bright and pictures look great ... There were a lot of nice "features" that come with this frame as well (like the clock/timer mentioned in another review). One I thought was pretty neat was the ability of the fram to automatically switch the display mode (portrait vs landsacape) depending on the position of the frame itself. In other words, if you have mostly portrait shots, set the frame up accordingly and these pictures will fill the screen - please note, that landscape pictures will display correctly, but there will be black bands displayed at the top and bottom of the frame (or grey, white bands - another cool feature)
Only a couple areas to note as possible shortcomings, the first is battery life - an hour is pretty typical.
The other possible short-coming involves the "transition" graphics that occur when switching from one picture to the next in the frames "slideshow" mode. Many of these transitions are quite time-consuming, several seconds and while this isn't too distracting when each picture is being displayed for a minute or more, it is very distracting when the picturse are rotating through the slideshow much more frequently. Of course, it is possible to turn of transistions complete;y and the pciturse are very quickly displayed then.
Bottom-Line - this frame is worth the price!
Customer Review: High Quality with interesting features
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this as a 9" digital picture frame and was disappointed and surprised that it measures only 8" diagonally. I'm surprised Amazon doesn't note that in the description.
Once I got this thing going, I realized that it was a higher quality product than the other frame I have by Pandigital. Although there is no remote, the controls are very easy to operate and intuitive. Probably the best feature is the ability to make albums on your memory card. I'm using a 2GB card and have made several albums for dogs, kids, vacation home, family etc. Depending on my mood, I can choose a slide show or still to suit. The internal memory stores about 75 pictures but I find I don't even use that.
One of the best features, in my opinion, is the built in rechargeable battery. You can move the frame to different spots or pass it around in a group. As far as I can tell the battery lasts about 1 1/2 hours to 2 hrs when doing slide shows. It gives a five minute warning before the battery is exhausted and recharges in a few hours.
This frame will not accept SDHC cards and will not play video. I knew that going in but some might be disappointed.
The frame's appearance is impressive. The brushed aluminum has a very rich modern look to it. As far as I can tell, Philips doesn't say what their resolution is but the picture is bright and sharp. My next frame will also be a Philips since I like the built in battery, the build quality, and the album features. This frame may be a tad pricey but I think the battery adds extra value.
Customer Review: Excellent digital photo frame
Summary: 5 Stars
This photo frame is an excellent one. It's design actually resembles a real photo unlike the majority of them that have a border that's 3" thick.
The features are very nice, with an easily removable face plate (magnetic), timers for auto-on and auto-off (3 of them), a cool group of transition effects between each photo (optional), and the ability to position it wide or tall as the format (it has a motion sensor that re-positions the images to match the orientation).
This is in fact a 9" model - I couldn't find it on Philips website, but it does exist. It's a nice size - almost perfectly matched to a normal photograph.
The only minor complaint is that the screen - though very nice quality - does not appear to look like a real photograph. I don't know if that was a faulty assumption to expect it to look just like a photo or not, but the LCD in this frame does not match a photo. It does have great colors, a bright picture (I like it on medium so it blends in with the room and looks more like a real photo), and a pretty wide viewing angle.
It's easy to drop pictures into it, but I recommend getting an SD card to put photos onto - it makes the process even easier.
A definite 5/5 when compared with the other digital photo frames I've seen.
Customer Review: Totally recommended! Made 3 great gifts!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought 3 of these Philips frames in the past month for gifts. They are awesome. No trouble with any of them. I read a lot of reviews beforehand which was very helpful and made my experience with the frames trouble-free. The best way (which I read from someone else) to put photos on, is to buy the $9 all-in-one card reader (USB device) which reads a variety of memory cards. This acts like a little hard drive then. Put all your photos on the card in a folder (not on the main level or root). Then insert the card into the frame and you are done! No problems at all! I did not copy any of the photos onto the frame memory, only the card, so I can edit my library whenever I want easily from my computer and dump the new library on the card.
The date function is the only thing I found to be defective. You can't set a date past the 12th. Which I read was a problem for others too. But if that is the only glitch so far, I am pleased.
The metal frame is by far the best I think. Looks and feels expensive and fits to any decor. I would not advise the so-called Wood frame. It's plastic, and looks cheap and 70's-ish.
Awesome frame, a great gift and now I need a 4th one for myself!
Customer Review: Like so much, I bought 3
Summary: 5 Stars
I have bought 3 of these I like them so much (1 for me, 1 each for 2 sets of parents). Good picture, lots of options for storage, including onboard storage. This one may cost a little more than others, but has a lot of nice options. You can set weekday and weekend on/off time, you can randomize your pictures, lots of different display times (same pic on for 4 seconds, on up to hours), and randomized transitions.
My mom said her friends got frames for Christmas, and she has seen them, and likes this one much better because of all the options.
You need to be moderately technically literate to set it up--I did it for my mother-in-law who has no computer or digital camera. If you can transfer pics from a digital camera to your computer, you can handle this.
Don't install the software that comes with it. Plug the frame into your computer, and it will just be recognized as a drive. You can just drag and drop your pics to it.
The frame's menu is the only downfall. I don't think it is very intuitive, but not a major problem. I just had to peck around a little more than I would expect.