 The Very Best Frame You Can Get |
| Review Date: March 20, 2008 |
| Reviewer: wicket2005, England |
A couple of year's ago I invested in a Philips 7FF1 digital photo frame and it is still going strong. At the time it was the best one in a Gadget Show test.
Now I fancied buying another one, with Philips being the favourite. I looked around at several frames from cheap brands like Matsui to Philips, Samsung and Kodak ones. I just wanted a plain frame ie no music/video but one with excellent pictures.
What you have to watch is the screen's resolution size, too low and the picture becomes pixelated. I, therefore, knew I wanted one with a resolution of 800 x 600 or similar. A lot of the cheaper 7 inch frames have a lot lower resolution which means a not as sharp picture, more of a slightly fuzzy one.
The next thing to check is what memory cards it takes, as this is far the easiest way to view photos on it. This one had a good selection, which meant I could use my old compact flash cards with it as well as my new sd cards. I usually load an old card up with photos via the computer using a card reader, simple copy and paste operation - as well as using it with my recent photos on a sd card.
The other thing to look out for is whether the frame is capable of displaying the photos correctly without further manipulation. I read one review that said a Kodak one would not display the photos properly till you had played around with them on the computer. This is not what I wanted, I just wanted to plug a card in the frame and view the photos. This is exactly what the Philips frame does, it adjusts the photo to fit in the frame size, correctly ie no stretching of the photo and distorting people. The only problem I have found with the Philips with this frame is for vertical photos of old photos I have scanned in, it can cut the heads off people depending on the photo. Normal digital vertical photos are fine. However, for landscape photos it doesn't have a problem and fits the photo to the screen. Some other screens leave black gaps at the sides because the photo isn't shot in widescreen which is technically the size of the frame or stretch the photo to fit the frame (which may not be very flattering).
As I had already had a Philips frame it took me all of 10 seconds or so to get the frame displaying photos from a card. There is nothing to fault with the picture quality, it looks excellent. You can set the slideshow up with various options, eg length of viewing of a photo, transitions (effects as the photo changes eg rolling up of previous photo and revealing new one underneath.) and various other settings.
You do have the option to display the time and date in the bottom right hand corner if you want. I personally didn't like this because I felt it could block off people's faces, so I have turned this feature off.
It does have to be connected to a power source, my previous one didn't but to be quite honest the battery only lasted for an hour so it was best plugged in.
So I can definitely recommend it to you if you are looking at a 7 inch frame. I know it is more expensive than some other frames out there but basically you are getting what you pay for and this quite simply has a better screen which is able to display more pixels than some cheaper models. |
FANTASTIC!!!
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| Review Date: January 9, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Mr. F. Ghillani, UK |
After having a right nightmare with the previous digital photoframe i bought (NIX 7", read my other review)i have finally found this Philips one which is simply IDEAL!
Incredible contrast ratio and resolution, it is EXACTLY as the picture displayed in amazon!!! THe price is extremely competitive too, and the frame is SLICK and STYLISH!!! The functionality is awesome and it all comes explained in detail in the useful instructions manual!
It also does not boast the brand like the Samsung does with the writing along the frame which just ruins the whole thing... this one is elegant and smart! i love it!
10/10!
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Stylish and simple to use
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| Review Date: January 1, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Mrs. S. Collins, Buckinghamshire |
I had decided on a digital photo frame as a gift for my parents - in their 70s with no computer access. I ordered a 7" frame from another manufacturer and spent a whole day trying to work through the manual from the perspective of an inexperienced user. I decided to return the frame as it was too complicated and picture quality was not as expected. However, I did learn more about how digital frames operate and could then make a more informed choice.
I then took my xD memory card to various outlets to upload onto a range of frames - highly recommended. The Philips recognised the data as soon as the card was inserted, and the picture clarity was exceptional.
Moving data from my pc and other SD cards took only a few minutes. The result is a gift which I know my parents will be able to use and give them hours of enjoyment. |
great frame
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| Review Date: January 3, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Ms. Angela M. Verney, uk |
| Brings photos to life. Easy to use and nice to look at. Present for family member who is really thrilled with it. |
Surprisingly good picture quality for the price
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| Review Date: November 21, 2009 |
| Reviewer: J. Elliott, UK |
I spent ages looking for the perfect frame at a good price and eventually settled on this one mainly based, just like other people on here, on the amazon reviews. I wanted a relatively cheap frame with great image quality and the function to adjust the time between picture changes. It also needed to display both portrait and landscape pictures.
The instructions that came with the unit were absolutely useless, but by playing around with the simple menus I had got it up and running in less than 10 minutes (I am not really a technical person either, so I was impressed with the frame's simplicity!)
When I had it all set up with my SD card inserted I found it did exactly what I needed it to - I was very pleasantly surprised by the picture quality - the depth of colour and the resolution really make the photos look quite impressive. The unit changes picture as frequently or as rarely as I want - from every 10 seconds to once a day to only when I select a new photo. It also autoatically displays my portrait pictures the right way up - they are a bit smaller due to limited space but I think this is better than cropping or stretching the photo.
Overall it's an excellent frame for the price with great picture quality which is exactly what I wanted. If you're buying it you will need an SD card (maximum 2GB since I don't thing 4GB cards are supported) since the internal memory doesn't hold much, but these are available from amazon or lots of other places for just a few pounds. Also, if you are putting it in a large room I would recommend a slighlty bigger frame - it's perfect for me in my small living room but wouldn't be so suitable in my parents' house since they wouldn't be able to see the photos from accross their large room. |
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