Product Description

Those old photo albums gathering dust on closet shelves that are brought out for family get-togethers are becoming obsolete. Digital cameras allow images to be brightly, and easily, displayed on LCD screens. This picture frame uses an LCD screen and surrounds it with a decorative border so you can comfortably place it on your dresser, table, or wall. You can load its internal memory directly from your PC - transferring images directly to its USB port. Or you can take a memory card from your digital-camera and gather up photos from there. Then you can arrange photos to appear fixed, or change them automatically at timed intervals, or create unique "slide" shows. So why closet precious moments of your life when you can display them properly on this 9" (diagonal) digital picture frame from Philips. And when you don't want to see images, simply turn the Philips 9FF2CME picture frame off. But you'll be so impressed with the qualities of the Philips 9FF2CME that, we think, you'll enjoy leaving it on. Then you can take your older photos, from those albums in your closet, digitize them by scanning into your PC, and view them on your Philips 9FF2CME as well. Get two or more - for different rooms in your home or to share with family and friends. It's a new, remarkable, and unique way of viewing pictures. Automatically turn on and off display at programmable preset times daily Create albums, slide shows, and manage photos Includes AC adapter, quick start guide, stand, USB cable, and user guide on CD-ROM 9FF2CME/37 is manufactured and designed for use in the USA by Philips

Product Details

• Color: Metal
• Brand: Philips
• Model: 9FF2CME/37
• Dimensions: 10.00" h x 12.00" w x 6.00" l, 7.00 pounds
• Native resolution: 9
• Display size: 9

Features

• Displays your digital photos with professional print quality and the full spectrum of colors
• 9-inch TFT LCD display screen features of adjustable brightness to match ambient light conditions, and intuitive operation that doesn't require any programming
• Connects via USB directly to your camera or PC; supports up to 12-megapixel photos in the JPEG format
• Runs on AC power via the included adapter, or lasts up to 8 hours on its included rechargeable battery
• Weighs approximately 2.2 pounds

Manufacturer Description
How many digital pictures are hidden on your PC? See, share and relive your memories with Philips Photo Frame, the easiest way to display your digital photos in stunning quality - without a PC.

Photo Frame Highlights

High Pixel Density Display The very best high density screen shows off your treasured photos with the same 'real life' rich detail and vibrant colors as high quality prints.

Rich, vibrant colors Full color display brings out the best in your photos with vibrant, real life colors by displaying the same full range of colors found in professionally printed photos.

Quality design and materials Top quality design and exquisite materials include a solid metal stand, stylish frame and detailed finishing that convey an impression of value and refined taste, adding luster to the photos displayed on Photo Frame.

Auto orientation Automatic landscape/portrait recognition employs a sensor that recognizes the Photo Frame's orientation and displays each photo in its proper mode.

Multiple viewing modes Flexible display modes give you the freedom to display your photos one image at one time, in thumbnail mode for quick, easy searches, or to create a slideshow of your most treasured photos.

Memory-Card Manager Memory-Card Manager is a set of two built-in memory card readers and featured software for displaying, editing, storing and organizing your memory card photos directly in one, hassle-free step - all without a PC. It accommodates two memory card slots: One slot accepts Compact Flash I (CF) cards while the second accommodates Memory Stick (MS,MSPro), secure digital (SD) Card and Multi Media Cards (MMC) and xD card. They all work as extended memory space - just like Photo Frame's internal memory.

Smart Album Smart Album allows you to create and manage albums, as well as to set up and adjust transition effects to your photo slideshows.

PhotoEffect Wizard The PhotoEffect Wizard is easy-to-use feature for you to rotate, zoom in, crop and even adjust photo color tones to black & white or sepia right in Photo Frame.

Easy USB connectivity A USB connector is built into the device for easy and quick downloading photos from a PC.

Run on built-in battery or AC AC or onboard battery power gives you the choice of operating your Photo Frame on standard AC power or cordlessly with the onboard rechargeable battery.

Advanced timer A timer turns your Photo Frame on and off at times you choose. You can select different time slots to fit your personal schedule and to save energy.

Customer Reviews

Fuggadaboutit
I always go to the worst reviews, and generally find them simply to be whining. In this case, I have to agree. I've spent hours with this and can't get an image up. Extremely disappointing; sending it back tomorrow and buying a SONY, which I hope will fare better.

Philips 9-Inch Digital Picture Frame (Metal)
Firstly, I've owned this product for 1 month now, and this product has been running for 1 month now without my touching it. So rest assured that this isn't your overnight overly excited review.

----> Pros:
1) The physical construction of the frame is beautiful, sturdy and solid. You will find no creeks on this frame, and the metal-frame itself is a real eye-candy, if you're into that sort of the whole futuristic white-metal look.

2) The screen is very good, as others have pointed out. It's not as great as a HDTV screen, but it's definitely good enough to give the impression under broad daylight that it actually is a frame holding a picture.

3) I actually found the use of the user interface (UI) to be particularly simple. I believe as long as you keep your mind open and not try to compare the UI to anything, you will quickly find out how easy it is to navigate through the menus.

4) (MINOR) I consider it to be an upside when Im not forced to have to use the supplied program that came with the frame. When it comes to tech-stuff, I like to do things the manual way, so I'm not sure about you.

----> Cons:
1) (MINOR) The build of the buttons and joystick could have been a little better. There are minor annoyances when navigating throughout the UI. For example, if you're moving the stick left, it records as a push down on the stick instead. This is also due in part to the fact that the joystick is at the back and you cannot properly coordinate your joystick-push actions. It's really minor, nothing to get upset about, take my word for it.

2) In a month of use, under certain SD cards, the slideshow would stop working. The SD card would not be read in the slot (SD card was a 1 GB Sandisk). I had to physically restart the product in order to get it going again, only to have this happen again after 20 ~ 30 hours of running? However, after changing into a 2GB Micro SD with the SD adapter (Made in Japan model), the frame has been running flawlessly for a month without problems, at all.

3) (MINOR) Perhaps more internal memory could have been supplied? But I'm guessing if that were the case, the price of this product would have gone up further. I put this here because it may be an annoyance for some. It is not for me though.

4) (MINOR) The turning leg-support at the back that allowed you to switch between landscape/portrait could have been designed with more angle flexibility in mind. Again, I put this here for those who are concerned. I do not find any problem with the way it is now.

Having said that, I'd like to express my tips and tricks in knowing how to effectively use this product to its maximum potential.

1) If you plan to have a lot of pictures without placing them in folders (Just the root of the card), format your card in FAT32. If not, you may not get past 250 pictures or so.
2) DO NOT USE THE SUPPLIED PROGRAM. Simply copy your photos into the SD cards or whatever it is you're using and you're good to go.
3) If you want to edit pictures, do it on your computer. Don't toy around with the pictures through the frame.
4) Don't bother with the USB cable.
5) Use Irfanview to mass-convert photos into the frame's natural resolution (720x540).

My setup:
- No folders have been used. All pictures are stored in the root position of my SD card.
- It is set to turn on for 8 hours a day, and 12 hours during the weekends.
- Running time : a month of going without having to adjust it for whatever reason.
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I hope this has provided you with some sense of how this product is. Just remember, don't use the supplied program and you will be much happier with it. I understand that the CONS are longer than the PROS, but they're mostly just thoughts on how the thing could be improved upon for future versions. For myself, I absolutely love this product.

Cheers.

DISAPPOINTING!!!!
The 9-inch digital frame is very attractive in appearance. The PowerPoint-like animation is quite nice as well. However, I am quite disappointed with the onboard rechargeable battery. I recently purchased two frames with the understanding that the battery would last about 8 hours. I needed them for a 3-day show that lasted about 7 hours each day. This model was chosen to avoid the need to run a power cable to them, due to location. The batteries lasted a maximum of about 1½ hours. It was both cumbersome and very disappointing to make this type of investment only to be frustrated with a product that did not measure up to its specifications.