Digital Photo Frames - What do I need to know?

[Shaynelle]

I want to buy my father a digital photo frame for Christmas and preload it with some photos of our family. My dad is a nursing home, he is not overly technically competent althought he has a computer so he's not totally blind to technology, and he likes things that are easy to use. I want a name brand (ie Kodak etc) frame because I feel, right or wrong, that brand I've never heard of and priced really cheaply are simply cheap quality.

Given my dad's situation, what things should I consider when buying a digital frame? Is it best to get one that has some internal memory and I can also stick a USB drive or card into or ?

Thanks in advance for any advice you can help me with.

[vincent-poon]

funny i just came back from futureshop and bestbuy to look at them. I found out all 7" on display were crap. Like I could clearly see the pixels in the screen. They range from 49 to 89 dollars. The 8" ones are a lot better, with really good resolution, and the pixels can only be visible if you really look close. They are like, $100+.

for operation, i find the kodak ones easier to use, because they have a menu that pops up when you touch the border, and its pretty easy to choose settings and options. The Samsung ones are good too, with a cool touch sensitive menu on the right border.

just be sure it looks good in person, dont just buy it based on the price.

[bpopd]

Photo frames use very low quality lcd's and sell them at very high prices.

I think you are better off getting a set of pictures printed, and then do a collage for him.

[rf134a]

Don't buy an Aluratek. Great resolution (1024x768), mediocre contrast (~300:1) but horrid firmware and NO support.