Aluratek 12-inch Hi-Res Digital Photo Frame

by Aluratek

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 2.5 x 13.2 inches ; 5.7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000VEPGWW
• Item model number: ADMPF312F
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 27, 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). 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

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Falls short of expectations, January 4, 2008

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Minnie C. (Columbia, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Aluratek 12-inch Hi-Res Digital Photo Frame (Electronics)

Although the picture quality of this frame is exceptionally good, the software is very disappointing. It lacks the basic function of auto startup into a slideshow (upon auto startup it is only able to launch the thumbnail view - to start a slideshow, one must select it using the remote control, making the auto startup feature pointless). There is no internal memory, and randomization is not possible. Additionally, auto startup only seems to work if the frame has auto shut down and not been touched in the meantime - if the frame is powered up or down manually during this cycle this appears to cause the auto startup to be cancelled.

This frame also does not play back videos that will play without problems on other frames. Upon discussing this issue with an Aluratek technician, I was told that I would either need to download a video converter or send the video to the technician so that he could convert it into a usable format and send it back!

Another concern is the rather flimsy support stand for the frame- it springs back closed quite easily if the frame is picked up or moved slightly, and comes apart too easily for a frame this expensive. The frame can only be wall-mounted in landscape orientation.

Finally, the remote control appears to be cheaply made and looks as though it will not withstand much use- another disappointment.

It's really a shame that the software included for this frame is so rudimentary and incomplete. The picture quality is definitely stellar, and the frame itself is elegant and refined, but all of that is unfortunately useless without decent software. I am returning this frame.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Quality and service problems, April 27, 2008

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R. MCVETY (Tampa, FL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aluratek 12-inch Hi-Res Digital Photo Frame (Electronics)

I normally don't take the time to comment on products but the technical support of Aluratek is the worst I have ever seen. I purchased the model ADMPF110 and it was dead out of the box. I go round and round with their technical support via email and finally they give me an RMA to send it in for repair. I wanted to put this in the wall of a new house we are building so I needed it back pretty quickly. So I sent it to them over-night with all of the necessary paper work. 90 days later I get it back. By this time I had bought another brand unit to put in our new house. We were really busy getting the house completed so I didn't get around to looking at the Aluratek unit I got repaired under warranty unit about 3.5 months later. It was dead out of the box again! This time it made a faint clicking noise when turned off and on which was an improvement over last time, however, still nothing on the screen. Absolutely dead in all modes. Aluratek said that I had it over 90 days and that it was out of warranty and if I wanted to send it back in they would repair it for a fee. I explained that I never got to use it even once. The said it was out of warranty. I explained it was just barely out of warranty and they said it didn't matter, I should have checked it out when I first got it back. I told them that I am not their quality control department. Unless you want to get stuck with junk that doesn't work or unless you want to do the quality control for this company I suggest you don't buy any of their products.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Run, RUN away. 2 Aluratek frames died in less than a year, May 27, 2009

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Natalie L. Rouse "Avalon" (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Aluratek 12-inch Hi-Res Digital Photo Frame (Electronics)

I purchased 2 Aluratek ADMPF312F 12" frames in April 2008 One of the frames has had display flicker/corruption problems since a few weeks after I received it (and just past the VERY SHORT 120 day warranty). 12 months later the other frame display went corrupt, then black and will no longer do anything -it just stays black. These frames are on less than 2 hours a day in the evenings.

Buy another brand and save yourself the frustration. Unless of course you enjoy shopping for a new gadget every few months.