Digital Photo Frame Recommendations

[Desmo]

We've decided to spend some of our gift money on a digital photo frame. The wedding pictures are going to be too good just to keep in a book and I'd like to have them all rotating on display.

Is there anything I should aim for features or manufacturers wise? Looking to get the biggest screen we can for a reasonably amount of money, £100-150?

Or are they all much of a muchness?

[Mark]

Or are they all much of a muchness?

Pretty much. You'll get more/less features, obviously (like transitions, and some have sound, or a calendar, or somesuch else).

I just went into a store and picked one that did what I wanted, had plenty of room for a USB stick behind the frame, and I liked the look of (both the frame itself and the picture presented) - you're going to look at it every day so aesthetics are a good selling point. :)

All that said, others may have better experience - I haven't got around to loading any pictures on mine yet - though that will be done in due course.

[Desmo]

Yeah, I didn't think there would be much between them apart from picture quality (which is obviously important) and their design. I want one that looks nice though.

Might take a look up at Comet in the week and see what they have and then order online.

[Matblack]

My FiL has a nice one, he always does a lot of research on what he buys so it will be the best quality for a reasonable sum. I'll ask him if you like :)

MB

[Desmo]

Yeah, if you can do. Not in any rush to get out and buy one so plenty of time to get some opinions :)

[Matblack]

FiL says it's a Samsung 1000W

He's a stickler for research so it probably the best quality at a reasonable although not nessesarily low price

MB

[Desmo]

You're right, it's not the cheapest but it does look really nice, like a normal photo frame. Seems to have some nice features and I need something that does the photos justice :)

[Desmo]

Ordered :)

Cheapest I could find was £140. Like you say, not the cheapest but the specs were spot on as is the style of it. With all the front lights off, it looks like a normal picture frame which was high on my list of wants.

[Mondo]

One thing you should know is that DSLR output photos with a ratio of 3:2, and I always try to maintain this ratio. So the frame of 4:3 will give you black bars top and bottom, unless it can stretch proportionally.

[Desmo]

Cheers for the input Mondo :)

I think all the photo frames will be 4:3 anyway so no way around it. I'm pretty sure it will stretch to fill but if it doesn't then I'll crop a set myself. I know I'll be losing some of your composition, but it's better than having black bars I think.

[Mondo]

I was about to say I just had a look, it seems they are all 4:3 or 16:9. Neither of which is the same as 3:2...strange!

The frame should have a feature to stretch to fill proportionally, even my modest £80 Toshiba one does.

[Jingo]

I think even the cheapy £30 one I got my mother had a 'fill' or 'stretch' feature (fnar) though it didn't look anywhere near as swish as your order Jamie, with great photos you need a frame worthy of showing them off :)

Let us know what it's like when it arrives!

[Rich_L]

I love the ones which have an email address and facebook account, genius!

[Grandad]

cant remember model number but I have a Sony one which is very good