Aluratek 10.5-Inch Digital Photo Frame w/256MB Internal Memory (Wood)

by Altus

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 12.8 x 14.8 x 4.3 inches ; 4.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NE2S80
• Item model number: ADMPF110
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: February 10, 2007

Product Description

More than just a digital photo frame, Aluratek raises the bar with its new (DLD) Digital Lifestyle Device. View hi resolution print quality pictures easily by inserting your camera or camcorders digital media card or USB thumb drive directly onto Aluratek's (DLD). With the built-in 256MB flash media you can also transfer your favorite digital files directly from your computer fast and easy without any software. Play slideshows, zoom, rotate, and listen to hi quality background music all at the touch of a button with the included remote control. Switch to movie mode and enjoy amazing video and audio near HD quality. Browse and listen to all of your favorite MP3 music files after your movies over. With Aluratek's new (DLD) it is now time to have fun with your digital pictures, movies, and MP3 music files that are just sitting on your computer or in your digital camera. Whether it is at work or at home let the fun begin!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good frame, November 6, 2007

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Mark Twain - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Aluratek 10.5-Inch Digital Photo Frame w/256MB Internal Memory (Wood) (Electronics)

I got this for my parents (in their 70s) for Christmas. We have found it very simple to use and straight forward. It's always nice to look at and the frame is decent quality.

The remote and menu system is very intuitive, however the remote is small (credit card sized) as is the writing on it. Also, you can't be too far away with the remote and you have to be head-on.

It has two slide show options. One which uses the full screen and one that will put up to 3 pictures on the screen at once, rotating one at a time - sometimes taking up 1/2 of the screen, sometimes 1/4 - somewhat random.

What this frame does not have is a random feature for the screenshots. One of the things I really wanted.

When using the slideshow, or viewing the pictures individually, they are in the order of how you placed them on the card or built in memory.

The pictures are very good quality as long as you start with a decent sized one to begin with. If you start with a picture that's wallet sized, it will expand it to fit and become pixeled, which is to be expected. You do not have to crop the pictures, as the frame will auto-center them either based on height or width, depending on which level it fills up first.

The built in memory (256 mb) is more than enough for the 600 pictures that I have on this so far, even though I actually have them on a 2 gb SD card.

I have not tried videos or music.

I'm ordering another one of these exact frames.

Pros: Nice looking frame
Easy to use - very intuitive
Good quality pictures

Cons: Small hard to read remote
No onboard battery backup
No random feature

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Meets my expectations, August 2, 2007

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J. A. Edwards (Los Angeles, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aluratek 10.5-Inch Digital Photo Frame w/256MB Internal Memory (Wood) (Electronics)

I've never had a digital picture frame before buying this one and it meets whatever mental expectations I did have. I choose this product over other similar products mostly because of the higher resolution screen (1024x768 vs. more typical 640x480). The picture quality is "good", the controls are reasonably straightforward, the remote control functions properly. I have not tried sound or video but the slide-show playback of photos works as expected. The frame is fairly ornate and hideous (other products had interchangeable faces, a nice feature) but I knowingly traded this for the greater screen size. The frame also stands out a bit from the wall; this too was not unexpected but people should be aware of it. All in all, I am pleased & satisfied with this frame.

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Measured visible picture size 10.25" (diagonal), May 16, 2007

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V. Vergara "Bong" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aluratek 10.5-Inch Digital Photo Frame w/256MB Internal Memory (Wood) (Electronics)

Built quality is good, real wood frame. Plastic backside is OK. Remote control better than my Coby 10.25" digital frame. Can be turned-off with the remote. Decent sound but nothing to get excited about. Tiny speakers, what can you expect. The visible display is actually 10.25" measured diagonally. Picture quality is good but I could not see much difference from my Coby when viewed about 6 feet. Coby has brigthness adjustment but this Aluratek has none - but it is bright enough. There are black bars on the sides about 1/2 inch and 3/8 inch top and bottom. The picture of the pretty girls face shown on their sample is actually inaccurate, it shows filling up the whole frame. It would have been better if they reduced the frame to the actual visible area. I will only use it for picture slideshow, could not comment on videos. Overall it OK.