Nice frame with a few annoying issues
Pros:
Very nice wooden frame; HUGE screen; clear display
Cons:
Freezes regularly (daily); not Mac-friendly; remote requires precision aiming
The Bottom Line:
If size is what you're looking for, this frame is great and the picture quality is wonderful. If flawless functioning is your top priority, this frame will annoy you.
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Author's Review
I bought this frame as a Christmas gift for my wife. The image quality is absolutely great, much better than I had anticipated for such a large screen size. Speaking of the large screen size, this thing is HUGE! That may be a turn-off to some, but for us "bigger-is-better" folks, the large display is such a wonderful step up from the typical 10" frames and can easily be seen from across several rooms in our house. The wood is of good quality and it really presents itself as a nice wooden frame rather than a cheap plastic-molded fake-wood glued-together product. This really is a gorgeous frame in all respects and the display is wonderful.
Okay, now for the cons: this frame freezes on a regular (daily) basis and must be powered off and then on again in order to start. This is by far the MAJOR complaint I have about this product. The auto on/off feature works great (unless you unplug the frame, which then causes the internal clock to reset itself), but once you have it in a permanent location, that shouldn't be an issue. Finally, the remote control works just fine if you use a laser sight to point it within 1mm of the infrared sensor on the frame. Seriously, you really have to be dead-on targeting this thing or else you won't get any response.
Extras: I'm a Mac user, and this frame is definitely NOT Mac friendly. Even using a Mac to format an SD card to MS-DOS will not work, so the card must be formatted on your camera and then have files copied to it. A bit annoying, but not too bad. The speakers on this frame are not going to blow you away with sound quality, but they are absolutely perfect for what they're meant to do - provide nice ambience to your room by supplying background music for your images. It really is a nice feature and one that I initially hadn't considered to be that important, but am very happy with on this frame.
Overall, this frame has a few major problems freezing images, which is pretty discouraging. The overall appearance of the product is great and the size is a big plus, but if you require a flawlessly functioning product, you should probably look elsewhere. If you simply want a nice big digital frame, this would be a good choice.
