The Digital Photo Frame

The third entry in the Thoughts from the Sidelines TechnoLust category is the Phillips 7FF1AW Digital Photo Display, which is a marvellous piece of kit. And I talk from experience, as I am lucky enough to own one.

If you want your digital pictures displayed in your house, this digital picture frame is ideal, though a slight drawback is that, rather than look at and comment on the pictures it happens to be showing, people have a tendency to look at the frame itself and comment on the gadget itself. This can be annoying if you have tried to display photos that you consider to be, well, rather good. Such is life.

For maximum versatility, the frame can be stood in either portrait or landscape with dependant on the types of pictures you are displaying, and it must be said that the quality of the TFT screen behind the technology is faultless. There is no noticeable pixilation and the colours are both bright and well saturated. In fact, the pixel resolution of the screen is so good that it boasts 88% more pixels per inch than any 17 inch monitor. The screen is also bright enough to still show pictures in even the brightest of light.

The onboard memory is enough to hold a fair few pictures, but the true flexibility of this device shines through in its ability to accept and read from numerous types of memory card. I am presently running it with a 1GB SD card with no problems at all on a moderately timed picture rotation and I am yet to see the same picture twice (and the card is by no means full).

If you are looking for a new conversation piece in your front room, or you consider yourself to be a gadget connoisseur, then you should really not be without one.

Prices are presently sitting at around the £159 (USD $298) though, if you shop around, you can get them a little cheaper.

The full specifications are as follows:

Picture / Display

• Effective viewing area: 137 x 91 mm (5.39 x 3.58 inches)
• Dot Pitch (vertical): 0.1905 mm
• Dot Pitch (horizontal): 0.1905 mm
• Resolution: 720 x 480 pixels
• Brightness (nits): 200 nits
• Viewing angle: – C/R > 5
• Viewing Angle (H / V): 170 / 170 degree
• Lifetime, to 50% brightness: 20000 hr

Connectivity

• USB: To digital camera, To PC

Storage Media

• Memory card types: Secure Digital™, Multimedia Card™, Memory Stick™, Memory Stick Pro™, Compact Flash™ type I

Convenience

• Card Reader: Built-in
• Photo format supported: Up to 12 Mega pixels, JPEG photo (in DCF structure)
• Photo storage size: 50 photos or more
• Placement supported: Landscape, Portrait
• Buttons and controls: 6 buttons
• Playback mode: Browse, Slideshow, Thumbnail
• Setup menu: Slideshow, Language, Brightness, Time functions, Status
• Photo menu: Show in slideshow, Rotate, Delete, Copy
• OSD languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russian, Japanese
• Regulatory approvals: CE, FCC, VCCI, CCC, GOST, C-Tick, BSMI, PSB, UL
• Plug & Play compatibility: Windows 2000/XP or later, Mac OS X or later, Linux

Accessories

• Included accessories: AC-DC Adapter, USB cable, Quick start guide, Stand
• User Guide on CD-ROM

Dimensions

• Set depth (with stand): 105 mm
• Set height (with stand): 164 mm
• Set width (with stand): 212 mm
• Weight: 0.73 kg
• Temperature range (Operation): 0° C to 45° C
• Temperature range (Storage): -20°C to 60° C

Power

• Operating time on battery: 0.8 hr
• Power consumption: (System on and battery charging) 12 W
• Power LED indicator: Operation, green
• Battery LED indicator: Charging – Amber, Not charging – Off
• Power mode supported: Battery powered, AC powered

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