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A fad or do you love them.

Pablo8 Loc: Nottingham UK.

What are they?

Linda S.

If, by digital frames, you mean a frame that has a database of photos associated with it that shows each photo for however long time it is set, it's a brilliant idea! It is especially very useful and helpful with older people. When my 101 year old mother was alive, the photos that everybody in the family had given to be included in the database, she was just able to remember happy times. It kept her company. The other use of it is that when I was visiting her there were photos on there that other people contributed that I didn't have. So I used my camera phone to take photos of the photos I wanted. The quality definitely was not great but I had the memory. I think digital frames are amazing!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

The ones that sit on a piece of furniture or the wall and display your pics, or the ones you create via post-processing?

And why can't option #3 be "it's a fad and I love them!
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CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

I'm on my third over the past 8 ish years. I have one running nonstop at the corner of my kitchen counter with several thousand images. Walking by, I never know what I will see with images going back to scanned film from the 80s. If interested, don't spend too much as they don't seem to last. Also, if possible, resize your images to the exact pixel dimensions of the frame, you'll fit more onto the card. Also, limit your selection to landscape-oriented images, as portrait and square don't display as nicely.

Every time each of the frames died, when I came to investigate a replacement, all the models and companies have changed. It would seem several companies try for a better mousetrap and disappear. My current version is the NIX Advance- 15 inch Digital Photo & HD Video (720p) Frame. When you read the comments on someplace like Amazon, you'll see all the 'advanced' features like video, and sound / audio, and remote control, and motion-detection really don't work. But, for just looping through digital images 24x7 nonstop, this model was been as good as all the others.

Bob Mevis Loc: Plymouth, Indiana

I like them. I need to get one.

genocolo Loc: Vail and Gasparilla Island

Great way to view your photos which you might not otherwise look at.

An alternative is a tv or computer monitor.

jcryan Loc: Las Terrenas, Dominican Republic

Recently got one after a bucket list safari trip to South Africa. I love it!

Bison Bud

I love them! We used to subscribe to a service called "Ceiva" that allowed us to upload photos to their database, then distribute them to multiple frames, at multiple locations. We were able to specify what was to be displayed on each frame in use and change it at will. This worked great for my Mother, as we could control what was displayed on her frame remotely and send her current photos frequently. Frankly, she loved it! Unfortunately, Mom is gone now and we no longer use the service (not sure if it's still available), but I'm still using her Ceiva frame with an SD card as it's photo database. This frame has now been running continuously for at least 8 years with no issues whatsoever. However, if it died, I'd have to replace it quickly, as it's become a popular item at our house. Next time, I might consider a bit bigger screen as this one is about the size of an 8"X10" photograph and a larger one to hang on the wall would be a big improvement. Frankly, this frame is the primary way that I display my photos and we've had numerous comments about it and the photos it displays.

bkyser Loc: Fly over country in Indiana

I've had the same on in my office running for 8 years, and it's still going strong.

I'm considering getting more.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Are the above comments relative to your post, or do you mean a program that creates frames for your prints, thus eliminating the need for matting? I’m seeing more and more of these at print shows.

BigDaddy Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

My wife bought a Facebook Portal for herself and my 2 year old granddaughter so they can video chat with each other. Turns out the Portal will display all the Photo's you have in Facebook albums. It also sits on our kitchen counter running hundreds of pictures non-stop, 24-7. The size of the photos pretty much sucks, or rather the way Facebook handles resizing your photos is a moving target, and next to impossible to get right, particularly if you have a frame on the photo. What I do like about it though is I can sit at my computer, grab a photo I like and upload it to one of my Facebook albums and it will automatically appear on my kitchen counter.

I've given up trying to use a digital frame (the other kind) on my photos for this, as Facebook almost always resizes them so only 3 sides of the frame displays.Weirdly, it usually if not always, resizes a portrait correctly (all sides of a frame displayed) but rarely resizes a landscape photo correctly. Also it seems to resize everything, even if you upload the exact same size photo that is has already displayed correctly. Very strange programmers working at Facebook.

I would not recommend a Facebook Portal for this purpose, although it works ok for video chat, it absolutely requires a fast internet connection for video chat. My daughters satellite TV doesn't cut it, my Comcast does. Wireless connection to my photo's is nice, and no, my computer doesn't need to be on, other than to upload or remove photos from Facebook albums.

Anyway, I would absolutely recommend a digital frame that has the ability to connect wirelessly to your photos either on your PC or to internet storage. I've had these things where you need to pull the SD card, copy or delete pictures and put the card back in. PIA IMO. Wireless is great however.

Ramled Loc: Victoria, British Columbia

Our oldest son gave us one 11 years ago and it is still on every day and going strong. I put pictures on it of our family vacations and the kids and grandkids enjoy seeing it when they come to visit.

BebuLamar

Since they can make 8K displays now. I would certainly like an 8K digital frame.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

I bought two - because the first one stopped working. I recently saw one on sale for $107 - too much for two little. I can see a commercial use for one, but not in my house.

On the other hand, I've heard that an old (slow) iPad could be used as a digital frame.