Nice for the price
Written: Dec 06 '06
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Pros: Size, price. Ease of setup and use.
Cons: Less than intuitive controls, easy-to-lose remote.
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| lamccomas's Full Review: Smart Parts (SPDPF84) Digital Picture Frame |
After a disastrous experience with a Philips digital frame that I couldn't get to work, I was very pleasantly surprised by this "no name" alternative. It was ridiculously easy to set up. Unlike the Philips, which requires another device to load photos on the cards, the SmartParts frame connects directly and intuitively to your computer by way of a cable, permitting rapid additions and changes to the photo display. It also reportedly plays MP3 files, although I haven't tried this feature and probably won't use it.
Although I'm very happy with this frame, I have several minor complaints. First, its unintuitive controls are randomly scattered between the unit itself and a silly remote, which will be easy to misplace. Second, it loses its settings when it is turned off, requiring a moment or two of setup every time you plug it in. And, third, there was no "random" selection for the slide show -- it starts at the beginning and plows through to the end. I was only able to simulate a shuffle by adding random characters to the front of each image filename before saving the files to the chip.
Recommended:
Yes
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