Digital photo displays
A digital picture frame is an electronic device that can project pictures on its digital screen. The pictures can operate as slideshow in given time intervals. This gives an advantage to the user as pictures do not need to be printed out. Normal picture frames do not come with slideshows, background lights nor can these enhance a room?s attractiveness like digital frames does.
Digital picture frames mostly screen pictures in JPEG format. The images can be uploaded from a camera or a computer. Newly modeled digital picture frames are also able to send images directly to printers using Bluetooth technology. Digital picture frames can also play multimedia contents.
Digital picture frames come up with memory cards. Some of the frames even come with USB connections. Most digital picture frames can play MPEGs, MP3s and can also use internet technology through its RSS feeds.
Usually digital picture frames have plugs that needed to be attached in the socket. In some cases, these frames come up with rechargeable batteries as well.
Most 8 inch digital picture frames have 800 X 600 resolutions. Different brands have different functions and features. For instance, an Pan digital digital photo display frame with style of acrylic and black wood frame, comes up with a remote control, with a build-in internal memory of 128MB, plays videos and sound and also display clock and calendar.
Other models such as Kodak?s 10 inches digital photo display frames have remote plus Wi-Fi feature with same internal memory. Kodak also has an additional option of printing and could cost around $200 compared to $180 of the 8 inches display.
Although the price and modifications depend on the manufacturers, there are some cheap digital picture frames available in the market. It could be as cheap as $10.
The digital picture frames mainly consists of three parts. A LCD display panel which is a liquid crystal display; a printed circuit board (PCB) that connects to the electrically components and an outside frame that can be of various colors and shapes depending on the designs of the picture frame.
The most attractive part of a digital picture frame can be its LCD photo display. Most LCD panels are flat and thin. And could save lots of space unlike the typical monitor displays.
The reason why these digital picture frames are much more attractive compared to typical photo frames is, it has the ability to slideshow pictures and display picture that can be transferred quickly by the help of a USB or Bluetooth technology.
As the technology is comparatively new, digital photo frames are not yet considered as suitable as frames to be hanging in homes or offices. This is because, many people feel, the traditional classic look of the old frames is the best way to hang a picture. This situation is bound to change in the near future. The features and spatiality that the digital picture frames offer are too good to resist.
In future, these digital frames will get new dimensions and will be more attractive.