Digital photo frames review 2009

03.Product profiles

Profiles - what to buy

Agfaphoto AF 6105MS

Price $319

Good points

• Programmable sleep mode.

Bad points

• No regular USB port (but does have a USB adapter and mini-USB for computer connection).
• Stand is not adjustable.
• Poor onboard controls.
• No power indicator.

Sony DPF-V1000

Price $499

Good points

• Can output images to a TV.
• Can be wall-mounted.
• Programmable sleep mode.
• Only frame in this test to have a power indicator.
• Only onboard controls in this test to receive a good rating.
• Only on-screen interface in this test to receive a good rating.

Bad points

• Stand is not adjustable.
• No music or video playback (photos only).
• Most expensive frame on test.

Digiframe DF-F10411c

Price $359

Good points

• Can output video to a TV.
• Can be wall-mounted.
• Programmable sleep mode.
• Remote control rated well.

Bad points

• No power indicator.
• Poor onboard controls.

Aiptek Da Vinci PAV

Price $379

Good points

• Two-year warranty.
• Remote control rated well.

Bad points

• No regular USB port (but does have a USB adapter and mini-USB for computer connection).
• No power indicator.

 

Profiles - the rest

Kodak EasyShare M1020

Price: $329

Good points

• Can be wall-mounted.
• Programmable sleep mode.

Bad points

• No power indicator.
• Poor onboard controls.

Shintaro SHDPF104V3

Price: $246

Good points

• Can be wall-mounted.
• Programmable sleep mode.

Bad points

• Stand is not adjustable.
• No power indicator.
• Poor onboard controls.

JCMatthew DPF-BWP10

Price: $299

Good points

• Can be wall-mounted.
• Programmable sleep mode.

Bad points

• No power indicator.
• Poor onboard controls.
• Scored 0% for standby consumption.

Kaiser Baas Snapshot KBA04023

Price: $230

Good points

• Can be wall-mounted.

Bad points

• No power indicator.
• Poor onboard controls.
• Images look too warm (yellow).

Samsung SPF-105V

Price: $399

Good points

• Two-year warranty.
• Has Wi-Fi functionality.

Bad points

• No power indicator.
• Poor onboard controls.
• Scored 0% for standby consumption.

AV Labs AVL961B (A)

Price: $250

Good points

• Can be wall-mounted.

Bad points

• Manual contains the warning: “Only use for a maximum of 8 hours.”
• Stand is not adjustable.
• No power indicator.
• Scored 0% for standby consumption.
• Images look too warm (yellow) and have compression artefacts.

LèVision BOPF1000

Price: $198

Good points

• Can be wall-mounted.
• Least expensive frame on test.

Bad points

• No power indicator.
• Images look flat and dark with noticeable "jaggies" (unsmooth edges).

# Discontinued but may still be available in some stores.