Help buying Digital Picture frame

I'm looking to buy a frame for the girlfriend for Christmas. Let me know what I need so its not a crappy one but I can't spend over $75.

 

Staples has an 8" one for $69. Has decent features. Off-brand name, so I can't vouch for quality control.
Also, see: http://www.sportsjournalists.com/forum/threads/64532/
(Though, there wasn't much help there...)

 

Can't help much with specifics on brand or anything, but I would recommend going with a standard size as opposed to widescreen. A lot of them are widescreen, but the photos you'll be loading on the frame likely aren't.

 

Keep in mind that you'll also have to buy or provide a memory card (SD card, memory stick) for the frame to work, so factor that expense in.

 

The price usually reflects screen size/resolution, whether you want Wifi and ability to play music and/or video, and some internal memory. If you just want to display pictures and don't need a large screen (if a 7- or 8-incher is OK), you may even be able to get a name brand like Kodak for under $75.


http://www.consumersearch.com/digital-picture-frames

 

Some have internal memories. I know the Sony one I bought does. So does the HP one I just bought. However, the HP one is a bitch to load. You can't load photos from the computer to the frames internal memory. You can only do so from a memory card.

 

Ms. Slappy bought one for her mother last year.. spent about 100 bucks and it was awful... still havent seen one I like,.

 

Yeah, for the one I bought you have to buy a separate USB cord to link computer and frame directly. I was able to get photos preloaded on it using a memory stick, but even though the frame plays music, I couldn't get music files to transfer.

To do that, apparently you have to use the software CD that comes with it -- which doesn't work on a Mac. Funny, on the box they didn't list owning a Windows PC as a requirement for using the fucking frame. Dicks.

 

I just love the idea of someone named Simon buying a digital picture frame. I thought the things you drew came true??

 

That was my big worry; being Mac compatible. But I didn't get one that played music. And yes, I had to USB cord, too. But I just used the one that came with our digital camera.

The HP, though. That was a bitch. Had to bring home a card reader from work, transfer photos onto the card, then pop the card into the frame. Then I have the option of either running the slideshow of all the photos on the card, or transferring only 45 pictures to the small frame's internal memory.

 

I bought an HP model for my mom for Christmas. You can load through a stick or a USB cable, which is what I did, the cable. All you do is right click on the photo you're sending. I spent $80 or so at Staples. I think the images look OK, and it seems pretty easy to use, which is a must, my mom being 80+

 

i hope this doesn't sound too ignorant of me but on your typical $75-$100 frame does it have to be connected to the computer or have a memory stick plugged in all the time to see the photos? and how many photos do they typically hold?