Digital Spectrum 5x7 PV1 MemoryFrame Personal Media Player | 
| Brand: Digital Spectrum
List Price: $179.99
Buy Used: $95.00
You Save: $84.99 (47%)
Rating:  25 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Display Size: 5.6
Removable Memory: Memory Stick
Clothing Size: 5" x 7"
Size: 5" x 7"
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 8.6 x 4.5
MPN: U-30281
Model: U-30281
UPC: 893463001185
EAN: 0893463001185
ASIN: B00076YE6S
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Like New - Open Box. Fast and Reliable ground shipping with UPS. Sorry UPS does not deliver to PO BOX/APO/FPO.
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| Features:
| • | Digital picture frame with bright 5 x 7-inch LCD | | • | Show digital photos and movies; listen to MP3 audio via internal speakers | | • | Add MP3 music to slideshows | | • | Reads files from flash memory cards: CompactFlash, Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia (MMC), and Memory Stick | | • | Hook up to TV via AV port; also includes USB for connection to PC |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 20 more reviews...
 Great Gift June 21, 2005
R. Nicholson (Aptos, CA United States)
56 out of 59 found this review helpful
I bought this as an anniversary gift for my folks who have begun taking tons of digital pictures. After doing a bit of research, I ordered the 5x7 PV1. It arrived sooner (about 5 days) than estimated and delighted the folks in general. My father called about a week later and said it was the first electronic device (vs. computers, PDAs, GPS', printers, etc.) that he'd ever had that was TRULY plug and play - no hassles, missing software upon installation, glitches, restarts, adjustments, etc. He'd installed it, plugged his camera's memory card into it, and away it went! For folks who really want a way to see their digital photos instead of just glancing at them when they're first downloaded and then don't really do much with them after that, this is a great device! I just wish the 8x10 model was a bit more affordable...
 OK, this is *not* a computer monitor. Given that... January 3, 2006
K. Kojima (San Carlos, CA United States)
35 out of 35 found this review helpful
For those that are expecting a picture like you see on your computer monitor, you will be very disappointed. The consumer technology is not there yet to make such a thing for less than $150. Yes, you can buy a cathode ray tube (CRT) monitor for $100 or less, but you don't get a computer or any type of firmware to display pictures.
So given that there would be some resolution problems from angles, etc. I went ahead and bought it. And I myself am OK with it.
If you want to set this up in your office, house, etc. to just run a slideshow, you can do it. I wish the frame itself was more "frame-like" and had a wooden look and not so plastic "iMac" looking. There are ones that look good (check out Brookstone), but they are more expensive. And yes, it does have a power cord to plug into the wall. It takes a lot to power an LCD continuously, those looking for batteries would end up going through them at a pretty fast rate. IMHO the power cable works better.
I found the manual that came in the box was terrible. You can download the one here off this page on Amazon, or go to Pacific Digital's website. When I tried it, they are both the same, but much better than the one in the box. Now it is not perfect by any definition, but it is better.
As explained by another reviewer, the frame does have both Firewire and USB 1.1 ports, so you could use some outside storage source, like a USB memory stick ("thumbdrive") or the like. If you opt to use your camera's memory stick, check to make sure yours works - it only takes CompactFlash, SecureDigital and MMC as far as I can tell. Another thing you want to think about is having an extra camera memory stick - one for your camera and one for the frame. You don't need an extra memory stick that is that big. The frame appears to convert anything you take to 640x480 size, which is pretty small for today's digital cameras. So on a 32MB memory stick, you should be able to load about 40 pictures that are 640x480. If that is too technical for you, if you use the smallest and most economical resolution on your camera, that is probably 640x480.
The frame can play audio and MPEGs as well. It's not great sound or video quality, but the functionality is there. But I would not buy this solely for showing MPEGs. You can have it play sounds while the slideshow is going.
I don't see how people had a hard time getting it to work. Assuming you have a supported memory card, it only takes a few button presses to work. The more tech savvy could probably figure things out by trial and error, but I still would recommend getting the full manual.
Last thing - I haven't played around with it, but the frame does have some on-board memory. You can store pictures on the frame itself. The manual does not state how much memory is there, so you would have to experiment.
Someday consumer technology will get better and cheaper, and I'll buy that frame then. But for this frame, overall for the money it is OK. I'd give it 3.5 stars instead of 3 if I could. Just temper your expectations of picture quality, particularly from side angles.
 Decent digital from for the price July 10, 2006
Andrew 7459 (Wayne, PA)
20 out of 20 found this review helpful
PROS:
We've had one of these for about a year. I think its pretty easy to get pictures into the frame - I currently use an SD card and a compact flash card. I use google's picassa software to do a mass export to 640x480 which works out well. We have it in our living room and its nice to look over and see different pics all the time.
CONS:
Well, the viewing angle on the screen isn't the best - so, you have to be looking at it just so to see it. The screen size is kind of smallish - I think its smaller than a 5x7 picture. And the frame itself looks like a toy - not a picture frame.
While I would buy one of these again (especially if its close to $100), I would be more likely to purchase a digital frame with a slightly larger screen, and a more traditional wood frame look to it, for slightly more...
So far so good September 19, 2005
James Barrett (NC)
19 out of 22 found this review helpful
I will start by saying I only gave this item 4 stars because we have not yet had a chance to play with all the features. For out of the box ease of use and ready to play our digital photos right off the memory card from the camera it would have to score 5 stars. If you've got family that is not tech savy don't worry as this unit is nearly plug and play and it really took nothing more than plugging it in and putting a memory card in it to start showing our images.
We hope to have the time to play with the software some and to get both converted images, some mp3's and some movie files onto the unit here soon but if what we have seen so far is the norm then using the more advance features will be a breeze as well.
 Screen sucks December 14, 2005
E. Sheldrake
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
This digital photo frame has a ton of great ways to get photos on it. About every type of card slot and a USB port you can stick a thumb drive into. It's a good price too.
But the screen is awful. The viewing angle is very bad, the color is washed out with a green tint. The resolution is downright poor.
In short, it's the worst LCD screen I have ever seen.
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