Digital Spectrum MF-1041 10.4-Inch Digital Picture Frame

by Digital Spectrum

Product Details

• Item Weight: 5.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001MVHS74
• Item model number: U-50132
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #76 in Camera & Photo > Accessories > Photo Studio > Storage & Presentation Materials > Digital Picture Frames
• Date first available at Amazon.com: October 2, 2001

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The MF-1041 comes with a glossy ivory color faceplate, an ultra slim modern body and a chrome metal stand, making for a sophisticated look right out of the box. A unique feature of the MemoryFRAME ULTRA series is that these products are designed to match any décor. The units features interchangeable faceplates and are compatible with ready-made frames, available at any frame or home décor store. The 10.4-inch model comes with an additional Black art quality paper matte and a Black wood frame, allowing the user a wide variety of looks and style with one product.

Feature rich and easy to use, the MemoryFrame Ultra plays slideshows, movies and music, in addition to presenting your favorite family and vacation pictures in style. Savvy enough for the office and customizable for the home, the MF-1041 has a clock & calendar function simultaneously displaying your favorite pictures while playing music in the background.

Product Description

The MF-1041 comes with a glossy piano black faceplate, an ultra slim modern body and a chrome metal stand, making for a sophisticated look right out of the box. A unique feature of the MemoryFRAME ULTRA series is that these products are designed to match any décor. The unit features interchangeable magnetic faceplates and is compatible with ready-made frames, available at any frame or home décor store. There is an additional ivory art quality paper matte and an Espresso wood frame, allowing the user a wide variety of looks and style with one product. Display on your desk, book shelves or hand from a wall in either portrait or landscape view. Feature rich and easy to use, the MemoryFrame Ultra plays slideshows, movies and music, in addition to presenting your favorite family and vacation pictures in style. The user interface is very easy to use and features a unique film-strip preview. In addition to the remote control, the MF-1041 features an intuitive joystick controller built into the back of the frame. Savvy enough for the office and customizable for the home, the MF-1041 has a clock and calendar function simultaneously displaying your favorite pictures while playing music in the background using the built-in stereo speakers. With internal memory of 512 MB, you can store 1000's of images on board, and an endless number using memory cards in the built-in 4-in-1 card reader. The 10.4-inch digital 640 X 480 TFT LCD panel provides brilliant images. The 4:3 aspect ratio will ensure the images are displayed properly.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Vivid digital photo frame with calendar/clock., November 19, 2009

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R. G. Hegeman (Marlboro, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this item because it was top rated by Consumer's Reports, and it has lived up to expectations. Also, when I had to contact their support people because my photos were not displaying in proper sort order, they responded quickly and with detailed instructions. (The problem turned out to be some corrupted files at my end, so the product wasn't at fault.) My single fairly minor complaint is that when switching between a display of photos only (slideshow mode) vs. photos plus calendar/clock (clock mode), the slideshow sequence reverts to the beginning. It would be nice if you could take a quick look at the date and time without always going back to the first photo. This is especially true since the photo size is quite a bit smaller when sharing the screen with the calendar/clock, so we generally prefer slideshow mode.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Lots of issues, but I cant argue with the price, August 13, 2009

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D. Rosenstark "David" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Digital Spectrum MF-1041 10.4-Inch Digital Picture Frame (Electronics)

Let me start by saying that I have nothing to compare this to as i have never had a digital frame before. And I will say also, i love the size, price and look of it. Now, onto the criticism. As with another reviewer, the remote does not work. i went out and bought a new battery, but no luck.
Since the onboard memory is small, we bought a memory stick and began loading all the pics onto that. I recommend doing this not via the frame as it will be much slower (not USB 2.0). However, when i turn on the frame, it will not default to displaying the pics on the stick even after i removed all the pics on the built in memory. In other words, you need to fiddle with it after you turn it on. It would be great if it remembered what it was last doing when powered off. I also found that i needed to reduce (export to 800 pixels), the pictures in order for them not to "flash" (display off color) sometimes, and even in the small version, I have seen an occasional flash.
Additionaly, just as with the large size pics, video seems like a no go, perhaps not enough RAM on it?

With all that said, it looks nice on display so perhaps for the price, it may still be worth it, not being familiar with how many of my issues are solved in the more expensive ones.

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good value, July 26, 2009

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Herb C. Fauth (Tucson, AZ) - See all my reviews
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Digital Spectrum MF-1041 10.4-Inch Digital Picture Frame
There are hundreds of choices in the digital picture frame world. Digital Spectrum met my needs - budget, size, capability. I wanted a large, 3X4 format frame with the ability to play background music. A knowledgeable and responsive technical assistance link was a bonus. Simple, flexible, functional. I really like it.