Digital Spectrum 5x7 PV1 MemoryFrame Personal Media Player
by Pacific Digital
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: Pacific DigitalModel: U-30281
Product features:
- Digital picture frame with bright 5 x 7-inch LCD
- Show digital photos and movies; listen to MP3 audio via internal speakers
- Add MP3 music to slideshows
- Reads files from flash memory cards: CompactFlash, Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia (MMC), and Memory Stick
- Hook up to TV via AV port; also includes USB for connection to PC
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Digital Spectrum 5x7 PV1 MemoryFrame Personal Media Player
Customer Review: OK, this is *not* a computer monitor. Given that...
Summary: 3 Stars
For those that are expecting a picture like you see on your computer monitor, you will be very disappointed. The consumer technology is not there yet to make such a thing for less than $150. Yes, you can buy a cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor for $100 or less, but you don't get a computer or any type of firmware to display pictures.
So given that there would be some resolution problems from angles, etc. I went ahead and bought it. And I myself am OK with it.
If you want to set this up in your office, house, etc. to just run a slideshow, you can do it. I wish the frame itself was more "frame-like" and had a wooden look and not so plastic "iMac" looking. There are ones that look good (check out Brookstone), but they are more expensive. And yes, it does have a power cord to plug into the wall. It takes a lot to power an LCD continuously, those looking for batteries would end up going through them at a pretty fast rate. IMHO the power cable works better.
I found the manual that came in the box was terrible. You can download the one here off this page on Amazon, or go to Pacific Digital's website. When I tried it, they are both the same, but much better than the one in the box. Now it is not perfect by any definition, but it is better.
As explained by another reviewer, the frame does have both Firewire and USB 1.1 ports, so you could use some outside storage source, like a USB memory stick ("thumbdrive") or the like. If you opt to use your camera's memory stick, check to make sure yours works - it only takes CompactFlash, SecureDigital and MMC as far as I can tell. Another thing you want to think about is having an extra camera memory stick - one for your camera and one for the frame. You don't need an extra memory stick that is that big. The frame appears to convert anything you take to 640x480 size, which is pretty small for today's digital cameras. So on a 32MB memory stick, you should be able to load about 40 pictures that are 640x480. If that is too technical for you, if you use the smallest and most economical resolution on your camera, that is probably 640x480.
The frame can play audio and MPEGs as well. It's not great sound or video quality, but the functionality is there. But I would not buy this solely for showing MPEGs. You can have it play sounds while the slideshow is going.
I don't see how people had a hard time getting it to work. Assuming you have a supported memory card, it only takes a few button presses to work. The more tech savvy could probably figure things out by trial and error, but I still would recommend getting the full manual.
Last thing - I haven't played around with it, but the frame does have some on-board memory. You can store pictures on the frame itself. The manual does not state how much memory is there, so you would have to experiment.
Someday consumer technology will get better and cheaper, and I'll buy that frame then. But for this frame, overall for the money it is OK. I'd give it 3.5 stars instead of 3 if I could. Just temper your expectations of picture quality, particularly from side angles.
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