Portable USA 10.4-Inch PU10WE 1 GB Digital Picture Frame with Two Wood Frames

by Portable USA

Product Details

• Item Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000WON6O6
• Item model number: PU-10WE
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 26, 2006

Product Description

Manufacturer Description

Manufacturer Description

This Portable USA 10.4-inch digital picture frame features black matting with two real wood frames included (cherry and black finish). As one of the largest digital frames available, it creates a dramatic addition to any decor. Put together your own perpetual slide shows by simply removing the media card from your camera and inserting it into the frame's card slot to display your images. The 10.4-inch diagonal LCD screen is clear and bright, and is ideal for home or commercial use. For example, a frame like this would be great digital sign for business users.Addtionally, the frame can easily be positioned on your table top or hung on a wall and features a telescoping stand to adjust your viewing angle.

Portable USA PU10WE Highlights

10.4-inch Viewable Screen Fifty percent larger viewing area than a 7-inch display gives you even more room to enjoy and show off your favorite pictures to family and friends. The aspect ratio of the screen is 4:3--just like a printed photograph. You won’t see stretching, cropping or big ugly black borders like the widescreen 16:9 format of some other digital picture frames.

High-density Screen with Wide Viewing Angle The very best, 800x600 high-density screen displays your favorite photos with the same rich detail and vibrant colors as high-quality photo prints and the wide viewing angle ensures you the best image whether it’s up high or off to the side.

1GB of On-board Memory Many frames offer 256MB or less of on board memory. The PU10WE offers an amazing 1GB of on-board super-fast flash memory allowing you to store and show thousands of high-resolution pictures, with additional capacity when you use the two available memory slots.

Memory Card Support The PU10WE has three memory card slots: One slot accepts Compact Flash I (CF) cards, the second accommodates Memory Stick (MS, MS Duo, MS Pro Duo, MS Pro), secure digital (SD) Card and Multi Media Cards (MMC) and xD card and the last is a USB slot for USB memory sticks and thumb drives. Combined with the on board flash memory you can store and show all your photos without the use of a PC.

USB Connectivity for PC or Mac Transferring your photo libraries is a breeze, as the PU10WE also gives you the flexibility of USB allowing you to connect your frame to a Windows (XP or later) or Mac computer. With the frame turned on and attached to the computer, the frame acts as an external drive allowing you to easily copy your photos from your computer to your digital picture frame in a matter of seconds.

The Finest Materials and Elegant Design Fit for any Decor Elegant design and the highest-grade materials include a discreet stand, two real wood frames giving you your choice of black or cherry, and rich black matting to enhance the look of all of your photos.

Multimedia Capabilities The PU-10WE frame also supports many movie file formals in addition to a text reader for E-Books and stereo speakers for MP3 and WAV files. All are easily managed with the click of a button on the remote control.

Go Wireless If you want to transfer images from your Bluetooth enabled cell phone or computer without the use of wires the PU10WE has an available (optional) Bluetooth adapter. Just plug it into the slot marked USB and you can send images quickly to your photo frame. The PU10WE does not ship with a Bluetooth adapter but we’ll send you one for free. At the back of the comprehensive user manual is a form to complete that can be mailed or emailed to Portable USA. It requires your model number, name and address. The adapter will be dispatched the day the request is received.

Multiple Viewing Modes Several display modes give you the freedom to display your photos one image at a time, in thumbnail mode for quick, easy searches, or to create a slideshow of your favorite photos. Access all these options on the frame or with the included remote control. You can also display your frame in portrait or landscape mode and place it on a table, counter, or hang it on your wall.

Additional Features Other features include free photo-editing software for PC or Mac and calendar and alarm functions.

In the Box One PU10WE digital picture frame with cherry frame, one alternate black frame, remote control, USB cable, locking stand, AC power supply, and comprehensive owner’s manual.

About Portable USA
At Portable USA our goal is to give you the best quality, features, and service offered in the industry. We use only the highest grade screens and components available ensuring you an excellent viewing experience with each and every one of our products. We back all of our products with a full one year warranty (parts and labor) and live customer support, based in the United States, to ensure your complete satisfaction with our products.

Product Description

PORTABLE USA PU-10WE 10.4" ENHANCED DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME WITH 1GB OF MEMORY

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

53 of 55 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product and excellent customer service, June 21, 2008

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Rocke (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Portable USA 10.4-Inch PU10WE 1 GB Digital Picture Frame with Two Wood Frames (Electronics)

Portable USA 10.4-Inch PU10WE 1GB Digital Picture Frame with Two Wood Frames

Like several other reviewers, the first frame I received had a broken post that held the LCD screen in place. Amazon had a new frame to me within 4 days and gave me up to 30 days to return the defective frame. The second frame was in perfect condition.

This frame has excellent resolution and the 10.4 inch screen size is an excellent size for viewing images across a room. It uses the 4:3 image proportion which was the best proportion for most of my older digital images. All images have to be in a JPEG format. Images are still clear when viewing the frame from the side but do not do well if you try to view them from below if you were to wall mount it.

It is easy to put a large number of images on the internal memory, a whopping 1 GB, by using the USB cable and connecting to your computer. It sees it as an external drive. You can also use a memory card or flash drive to transfer images. Another nice aspect about this frame, which may be true for all these types of digital frames, is you can also just insert a memory card from your digital camera (it takes several different types) and use it to view your digital images without loading them on to the internal memory.

The images can be cycled at a rate of 5 , 10, 30, 60 seconds or 1 hour. The frame comes with a remote control which you use to access most features of the frame.

The unit also comes with two frames: a more traditional wood frame and a black contemporary frame. It is easy to change the frame style by just removing 4 screws--you do need a very small Phillips head screw driver to do it.

Two aspects of the frame are somewhat disappointing. First, the images are arranged alphabetically and are always cycled in this manner. It does not have a "random" choice. On the other hand, this works fine if you want to have them cycle in a specific order. The second problem: if the unit is powered off, it always starts back at the very beginning so if you have a large number of files, it may be a long time until you get to the images at the end of the alphabet.

Customer support is without a doubt the best I have ever encountered. Every time I have emailed support a question I have received an answer within a day or less. If the problem gets beyond email communication, you are always invited to call.

I have now ordered two of these frames. The first I gave to my daughter for her 30th birthday with 350 images loaded on to the internal memory. The second frame I am giving to my in-laws for their 60th anniversary and it has over 600 images on it.

Bottom line: I like these frames and find them to be a good value for this size and Portable USA provides excellent customer support, which based on other reviews, may not be true of other frame manufacturers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars slideshow is NOT random, only sequential, October 25, 2008

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Kristian Vonderahe "Every word of God is pure" (Boise, Idaho, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Portable USA 10.4-Inch PU10WE 1 GB Digital Picture Frame with Two Wood Frames (Electronics)

The frame is very nice, the picture/display quality is great, and it worked well (tested it for less than an hour).

However, the slideshow is NOT random. That means if you have 500 pictures, it will always start with picture #1 when you turn it on.

It seems that most digital frames do not offer random slideshows. Philips is an exception, and so is Opteka. Some SmartParts frames are random, while others are not. Check the reviews, manufacturers website, etc.; if you can't tell, then it probably is not random.

Also, beware of "random slideshow fade" or "random slideshow effects"; this means that the effect when changing from one picture to another picture is random. That is not the same as random slideshow or shuffle.

Fortunately, I bought this frame from Amazon; both the original shipping and return shipping were free; so, I didn't lose any money.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Frame, May 6, 2008

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J.D. Cotten (Seattle,WA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Portable USA 10.4-Inch PU10WE 1 GB Digital Picture Frame with Two Wood Frames (Electronics)

I am very please with this frame. The color and clarity of the screen is the best I have seen, remote is easy to use. Couldn't be happier.