going digital (as in, a digital frame)

13 years ago

I'm thinking about getting a digital frame.

I have tabletop and wall frame overload -- family (some who've passed), nephews/nieces, pets. I love seeing all their faces, but I think I really need to scale down. (When I put some of the extra, unused frames in a tag sale this spring, I'm sure at least a few people will think I have a hoarding issue!)

How do you load photos in a digital frame, and what kind of memory card is used? I have photos on my laptop, some still hanging out on my Canon camera's memory cards, some in "hardcopy" form (prints). My printer has a slot for my camera's memory card, so I can scan a print and copy it to the card. (So I've been able to copy old family prints, upload them to my laptop and copy them over to a portable hard drive for safekeeping.)

What are some things I should know about? Have you been happy with yours? Are there features you wish yours has?

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liz
13 years ago
I wish mine was a little larger...it's a 5 x 7 and sits in our kitchen and continually runs...(we use it like a night light!)...It's a sony and has slots for a flash drive or your cameras memory card...I have about 3,000 pictures on the flash drive so it's rare to see the same one twice...

I will NEVER give up my pictures on the walls...their everywhere...some people have art...I have photographs...in all shapes and sizes...

Good luck with getting them sold in a tag sale...I have tons and tons of frames inherited from my father in law and not a one has ever sold in a garage sale...for even just a dollar...people have no idea how much frames cost or just don't care to purchase them at yard sales! I do lots of my own framing and I even have a mat cutter!
iowagirl2006
13 years ago
Enjoy your digital frame - they are FUN!

As for old frames (analog, lol!) I LOVE THEM! I search for really neat old ones that have some great detail. I have some that I have painted all black and use them as a gouping. It is fun to have all the different shapes and textures, but to have them all the same color. Really neat!
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There are several options, but having a computer you can connect to it gives you more options. For example, Apple TV is an electronic box that allows you to watch or see anything you can see in your computer or the Internet with iTunes. You can transmit the images from your computer to the Apple TV wirelessly, or through cable. You can have a slide show going on your computers using iTunes, and watch it in the living room on the TV or screen. However, several companies will soon be producing electronic boxes similar to the one from Apple, so there will be even more to choose from. You can always have an Apple Mini connected to the screen. The Mini costs under $600.00, and comes with the software for displaying images and such. A keyboard and monitor are optional, however. The software can be used to download and organize photos from the camera, and for displaying it later. It also has a music program (MIDI), mail, browser (Safari) that won't allow pop-ups to come through, iTunes, iMovie, etc. You can do the same with a PC, so you have lots of options.
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ruthieg__tx
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When my DH bought ours I thought "How silly".....I had seen them at other homes and hardly bothered to watch.....However, after he loaded it and put it on the buffet in the dining area, (open living plan) I find myself standing and watching it. I'll walk by and all of a sudden I see a pic and start remembering when it was taken, the occasion.......so I hope you enjoy yours as much as we enjoy ours.

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country_bumpkin_al
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My son gave me one for Christmas last year..it was 1 of my 2 favorite gifts! I have all the pictres on a jump drive!
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13 years ago
I take the memory card from my photo frame (they also have an internal memory that doesn't store too many shots), and slip it into the memory card reader in my laptop. I go to "my computer" then find the drive for the card and open it. Then I open a 2nd window that has all my pictures. I find the pictures I want on the card then right click the picture, go to "copy", then go over to the memory card window and "paste" it there. Then I use the safely remove option to remove my memory card, and put it in my photo frame. It's really very easy to do.
susie53_gw
13 years ago
My DIL gave me one a couple years ago for Christmas and I love it. I am going to buy one of the big ones and hang it on the wall with the grandkids pictures. I have a small onn that I carry in my purse. It has a 2 1/2" screen. I think it is called En Vue. Great for showing off then grandkids. Really sharp picture, too. I got it from my DIL, too. Then I bought each of my girls one..
ravencajun Zone 8b TX
13 years ago
mine is a smartparts brand which my husband got for me at costco, has a remote which is very handy. Super easy to use, just stick in a memory card and load the pictures to the frame. It is a very good brand and had good directions. It sits on my desk and is on every single day and has never given one bit of problem and it has been on for several years now. Could not ask for a better picture. It comes on automatically at a set time and goes off at a set time.

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