Philips 7-Inch Digital Photo Frame (Clear & Black)

you can use it with only you get it out of the packageit is easy to use, and it has a very nice presentation

I'm familiar with this type of product having used a couple of others from other manufacturers in the past.Having read some of the reviews, I will say I'm very computer-savvy, and didn't run into some of the problems others have mentioned.The picture quality was nice; not terrific, but I'll get back to that in a moment.There's plenty of on-board memory. According to Windows Explorer, about 8 megs. The key to using that judiciously is to size your pictures before storing them to memory, using photo software like Photoshop Elements or better, as if you were prepping them for the web. The native screen resolution is 720X480, so I sized all my pics to stay within those parameters, and I typically ended up with a file size of somewhere around 40 - 80 kb, and you can stick 1 or 2 hundred on this device at that file size. Further, they'll fit the screen without distortion from the frame firmware trying to adjust your pics to the display. Additionally, you won't eat up all the memory trying to store full 2-Meg Jpegs -- 4 of those and your memory's full -- that really won't look any better here than they would on your computer display looking at a web page. Save those for prints.The downside to this is that picture quality suffers a bit because of the smaller file size, and because this is an LCD display there's also some artifacting in shadow areas (a fact of life with LCDs). But let's face it: you're not going to use this device for professional presentations. This is so you or your Mom can see all those cool pictures you have.Now, the biggest drawback to this is the TERRIBLE user interface. This thing isn't at all intuitive as far as operating it. There's a row of tiny buttons on the top behind the frame, and it's always pretty much guesswork as to what switch makes the device perform which action. The written instructions are totally useless in trying to figure this out. Trial and error is the only method available, for all intents and purposes.I had no trouble copying in pictures from a folder on my Desktop using Windows Explorer (I operate in an XP environment, so I can't speak to Vista. I hate Vista). I used Edit > Select All > Copy then just pasted them into the folder on the device. They all copied in perfectly.So, a middle of the road grade based on my experience with other brands, which seem to be easier to operate.(Incidentally, for those who have problems deleting the sample pics that came already loaded. In Windows Explorer, I had absolutely no problem deleting all the sample photos in the folder.)

Mine died after 18 months. Phillips website was no help. Customer Service informed me it was out of warrantee and I could go buy a new one. Will not be buying another Phillips. Worked well beforehand although not always very convenient to load. But cannot recommend a product with such a short lifespan.

This is the second frame that I bought from amazon. This time the second one came brocken but I mail the amazon costumer support and they immediately send me a new one in 2 day shipping AT NO COST.The frame is awesome the picture look like a charm I specially recommend this product your gonna love it.

I bought two of these (Philips 6.5 inch Digital Photo Frame) and I also bought a 2 gb SD memory for each. These were Christmas presents for grandparents in their 80's. It was simple to set up, just plug it in, then attach the usb plug between my computer and the photo frame and copy the photos from my laptop to the photo frame disk. Both households just love them - and now we are going to get one for our house.

I like and respect Philips, but not this product.I use it to display random vacation shots, and the software is good. The wipes are random, the slides are random, which is not always true, and unlike some others, it doesn't freeze. But the contrast ratio is low, like LCDs two generations ago.One reason that I got it is the clock which is superimposed over the picture, not taking real estate. A very good idea but even though it has many languages to choose from it has only one clock, the 24-hour one. I'm not in the military nor in Germany, and if a camera this cheap can have a 12-hour clock, this thing should too.Very disappointing from a fine company.----------------Updated. Less than two months old it entirely died. It deserves zero stars.