| Reviews : Smartparts SP1100W - Digital photo frame - flash 128 MB - 11" |
Smartparts SP1100W - Digital photo frame - flash 128 MB - 11" Product By Smartparts Available From 2 Sellers |
Technical Details
- Remote Control for easy operation
- Automatic variable speed slide show
- Plays most major video formats
- USB connection for easy file transfer
- Compatible with all popular memory cards
Product Description
Classic styling and modern convenience combine in this 11" wide-screen digital picture frame. Pictures are sharp and vibrant thanks to the 800 x 480 pixel LCD panel. Photos can be viewed in an automatic slide shoe or one at a time with the use of the built-in control buttons or the supplied remote control. Slideshows can be enhanced with music. Video clips can be shown as well. You can easily update the internal memory with the help of the select software included, as well as displaying photos, Power Point slides and PDF files on the frame, only in three easy steps.Similar Products
Customer Reviews
By Grampatters (villa park, il)
Very disappointed in this product. Unlike any frame purchased previously. Cut pictures in half.
By Pileated (CT, USA)
Bought this at Radio Shack for my wife for Christmas. I'd wanted an 800x600 resolution frame, but this 640x480 frame displays surprising quality images with a bright, clear screen, for less money than the higher resolution units. I'm satisfied with the images, and I'm glad I got the 10.4 inch size rather than the smaller sizes. The frame comes with everything you need to get going, though, as I mention below, it's best to have an extra memory device, whether USB, SD, or other flash memory in order to get the most out of it.
The interface and menu system on the unit itself is rather clunky in my opinion. The best way I found to use it is to insert a camera SD card in the frame's memory slot and plug the unit into a computer using the included USB cord. Windows sees the memory card in the frame as a USB/photo device and opens it as a folder that is easy to copy photos to with little fuss. The frame's onboard memory of 128 megabytes is woefully inadequate for picture files produced by today's digital cameras (it tapped out at less than 100 photos when I tried it), but flash memory cards and USB drives are so cheap now that you can load hundreds of even very large resolution pictures on a 2GB or 4GB card for a reasonable additional expense. Or you can just swap your camera's memory card into the frame if you like.
It isn't necessary to resize photos to load them on to the frame; you can either let the frame's software resize them to fit the proportions of the display screen--they'll be automatically cropped---or choose, as I did, to maintain the original picture's format and put up with black margins that really aren't distracting. I got carried away and ended up scanning many old prints and editing them in Photoshop Elements so we could look at them on this frame. (I found most of them needed increased contrast and lower brightness to look good on the LCD display.)
Almost gave the frame 3 stars for the following reasons:
I have to echo what other people say about the lack of a random order possibility. This really does become a drag after the slide show has run a few times in the exact same order.
The bracket included with the frame is flimsy and provides too little support; mounting on the wall would be safer. I ended up making my own bracket.
Another problem I ran into, probably my own clumsiness, was the first time I tried to insert an SD card into the frame's slot I actually missed the slot and managed to lose the card inside the back of the frame. I had to take the frame apart to get the SD card out.
By Mitchell Feikes (LaPorte, IN USA)
This is a nice product. Looks nice and easy to use. You can start showing pictures right away. Allows for expanded memory that you will need. Very few instructions but you won't need them. For those who like to plug and play this product is for you.
By Bibhas Biniwale (Houston, USA)
Pros:
Nicely enhanced bright colors; Simple interface; Play background music; Takes most memory media; Remote
Cons:
Shabby backpanel construction; Photos cannot be randomized; Heats up a lot
At $100 (Aug 2008 on RitzCamera.com), this is an outstanding deal in the 11" digital photo frame segment. The colors of the pics seen in the frame are amazingly bright, and even low resolution pics look great on this screen.
The musical playback is great feature, though I haven't found a way of turning it off. It can give a surreal or nostalgic effect depending on your pics.
The interface is simple, with minimal buttons.
Its capable of reading almost any kind of media including USB stick, compact flash cards, MMC and SD cards. With an internal memory of 128 MB and almost unlimited external media memory, one can literally enjoy their entire life's albums on this beautiful digital photo frame.
I have never used the remote, but its a cool feature to have on this gadget.
Although, the front panel of the frame looks elegant, the finishing of the back-panel is a bit shoddy. The actual electronic display is held inside a plastic frame with the help of 4 screws, but the two surfaces don't flush onto each other very well, giving it an uneven level difference. The screws also go into the panel at random angle because of the level difference.
Leave the screen on for more than 2 hrs and it will melt down all the stuff within 3 ft from it! The big screen dissipates a lot of heat. I haven't seen if other frames give out as much heat as well, but this seems to get a bit too hot!
A couple of features that I thot were missing was the ability to randomize the pics on the media and to turn off the music if wanted. But for all the other good features that it has, losing out on these two is not a big deal for me.
A happy customer and recommended till another superior piece comes in the market at a lower price!
By Robert of Niagara (Niagara Falls, Ontario Canada)
I got this through an Amazon affiliate... TigerDirect...for a VERY good price. I used an old page offering that has since been revampted..ie in price.
This might well be the best priced Dig Pic Frame for the bucks...that has good quality. Warranty is short so try it ASAP.
I did some research and the reviews were generally quite good. I am pleased. Good resolution.
The key is to have quality images. Images that have been altered using s/w might not look that good. Fist generation pics with the least amount of manipulation work best.
I use a Crucial 1GB Gizmo Jr...as a thumbdrive...small..hidden by the frame.
The frame is beautiful..cherry finish and looks very expensive. The size is perfect when used at a distance. The simple remote has good features.
I still have to play with it to maximize ie features and benefits.
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