Best Digital Photo Frames for the Holidays

Sunnyvale, CA, USA (SANEPR.com) December 11, 2007 -- Digital Photo Frames, sometimes called Digital Picture Frames make great gifts. Retrevo looked at Digital Photo Frame reviews, features, and prices to came up with a list of recommended Kodak Photo Frames, Westinghouse Frames, and Coby Frames.

Andrew Eisner, director of content at Retrevo says, "This holiday season, buyers are looking for cool electronic gifts but are cautiously watching their spending. We think digital photo frames make a great addition to anyone's desk or mantel without putting a huge dent in their wallet. Retrevo looked at digital photo frame user reviews, expert reviews, features and prices and offers these recommendations."

Features to Look For

High resolution LCD screens like the 800 x 600 pixel displays in some of the 8 inch Digital Photo Frames offer great looking images. WiFi adds a little complexity to the setup process but it makes it easy to load photos from any computer in your house. Many Digital Photo Frames can play MP3 files on built-in speakers so you can play a soundtrack with your picture show. Some players also support QuickTime, AVI, and MPEG-1 and MPEG-4 video files so you can play movies on your picture frame.

Recommended Digital Photo Frames

The Westinghouse DPF 0802, 8 inch photo frame has a wood frame,128 MB of storage, and a high resolution 800 x 600 LCD screen. You load up the frame from your camera's flash memory card or a USB connection from your computer. This unit has a "MosaicView," which puts up to four images on the display. This feature gets mixed reviews from users. You can buy the Westinghouse DPF 0802 for around $150.

The Kodak EX811 is an 8 inch, 800 x 480 pixel Digital Photo Frame, with 128 MB of memory that will cost you around $200. You can use the built-in WiFi to stream digital photos from your computer or laptop. You can also load pictures through the memory card slot or USB connector. Reviewers give the user interface high marks.

The Pandigital PAN80-2 is an 8 inch 800 x 600 pixel Digital Photo Frame that can store 128MB worth of images. You upload images using the card reader or USB connector. You can buy the Pandigital PAN80-2 Digital Photo Frame at most major retailers or online for under $200. Pandigital frames get high marks from reviewers and come in many sizes all the way up to 15 inches.

The MemoryFrame MF-8104 Premium from Digital Spectrum is a 10.4 inch Digital Photo Frame. that will set you back over $300. Reviewers say 8 X 10 pictures look good on this 800 x 600 pixel Digital Picture Frame that has built-in WiFi.
The Matsunichi PF7E Digital Photo Frame can be purchased for under $70. It's a 7 inch frame that only does 480 x 234. We think you might be better off spending a few dollars more for an 8 inch 800 x 600 frame.

Digital Photo Keyframes

The Tao 1.4 inch Digital Picture Keychain holds 56 photos and costs $29. It has a rechargeable battery. You load it through a USB connector. They offer a square version and a round one.

Innovage offers a digital photo keychain for $24 on Amazon. It uses a rechargeable battery that provides 3 hours of viewing and stores 60 photos. It gets mixed reviews from users but for $24 what do you expect? This could be a good stocking stuffer.

The Coby DP 151 1.5 inch Digital Photo Key Chain is a tenth of inch bigger than the others. It stores 62 pictures and is on sale at Amazon for $16. Some users are happy with it, some aren't.

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