Digital frames . . .

keithinmelbourne

I find that being a hobbyist/occasional pro is a difficult path. That desperate NEED (yes need) for new glass or a new 1D4 (when it arrives) is not easily justified when weighed against a grandmother's NEED (yes need) to put swish clothes on the grandchildren.

Framing magnificent prints of said grandchildren is OK (well, more that OK), but there is the wall-space factor to consider. So, to cut a long story short, what is the state of the art in large digital frames? I can't believe that some manufacturer, somewhere has not foreseen MY need to smooth the ruffled feathers of a grandmother who doesn't appreciate the finer qualities of 'L' glass.

What are your suggestions?:scratch

AlbertZeroK

The Kodak frames are okay, but the best frame I have is from a laptop that I remounted into a picture frame. I haven't seen anything any better since. This happens to run some software I wrote, pictures and weather. Unfortunately, the drive crashed and I haven't torn it appart since to fix it.

I did this a couple years ago, now days, I'd go with a USB Thumb drive with LInux loaded on it.

Oh, one trick, I used sheets of color foam (wal-mart craft section) and cut the center out, then mounted the LCD against this, it was crisp and clean and allowed a little cushion.

Shane422

I was recently looking to by a Wifi enabled frame for my parents so that I could update the pictures for them from my home. I ended up buying a frame from digital Spectrum (http://www.dsicentral.com/) through B&H photo, but it was not terribly high end. It was a 10in frame for $180.

In that search I did come across some high end frames from Photovu (http://www.photovu.com/index.php) that were much larger and much more expensive.

an-aroostook-eye

Digital frames
Hi, I found a deceint 15 inch frame by Smartparts on ebay that seems to work quite well, I got it for 150. delivered . Mine is wireless but there are many available there that are.