Samsung SPF-72V 7-Inch Wireless Digital Photo Frame

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 8.1 x 4.3 inches ; 2.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000V7AJFS
• Item model number: SPF-72V
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 24, 2007

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Imagine hundreds of smiles in the space of one. The Samsung SPF-72V is a stylish digital photo frame that combines a brilliant 7-inch wide LCD display with features that make it easy to fill your day with more beautiful views. With a 4-in-1 memory card reader, dual USB ports, and built-in 128MB flash memory, getting photos out of your camera and into your life is one-step simple. And in a business environment, it makes a captivating point-of-sale tool. The ultimate promise of digital photography sitting right in front of you. With the Samsung SPF-72V digital photo frame, it's not hard to imagine.

Features:

4-in-1 Memory Card Reader
The shortest distance between your camera and the frame, the built-in card reader accepts MultiMediaCard (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick and xD-Picture Card.

Built-in 128MB Flash Memory
Built-in flash memory frees your memory card for more pictures. Or store your all-time favorites in the internal memory and keep a card updated with the latest and greatest.

Dual USB Ports
With two styles of USB ports--1 Type-A and 1 Type-B--the SPF-72V delivers valuable versatility. Whether you prefer to download pictures from your PC or directly from a USB thumb drive, this frame makes it easy.

Multiple Slideshow Programs
A choice of slideshow programs helps keep even your classics fresh. Nine transition styles include Fade, Shutter, Cross Comb, Mask, Brick, Bar, Dissolve, Expansion, and Silk.

Windows Support
The SPF-72V provides easy PC compatibility, including support for Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP2), Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems.

What's in the box
Samsung SPF-72V digital frame, power adapter/cable, USB cable, quick setup guide, user manual/PC software CD

Product Description
Here is an opportunity to enjoy photos in your PC remotely. Just let the SPF-72V access your home network through WiFi or through WMP11 of Windows Vista which will automatically find your SPF-72V. Even if your PC does not have Vista, the SPF-72V has an update file for Windows XP to share photos with the SPF-72V. You will be guided on how to enjoy photos on a website.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat disappointed, November 14, 2007

By	D. Kearney (Palo Alto, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

If I wanted to buy a picture frame with a memory card reader there are dozens (for a lot less money). What I wanted was a wifi picture frame that accepted internet feeds that I could send to my parents. They could plug it in and it would work. End of story.

It's never that simple...

First, the good stuff...
Configuring this frame was relatively easy. And the pictures look good.

Now the PITA stuff...
It seems to lose its mind whenever you turn it off. It ALWAYS asks what language every time you turn it on. Then it asks how to connect to the wifi network including having to type the wep code in again. I finally figured out that it really remembers this... you just have to hit a bunch of random buttons before it remembers.

I might not be reading the manual correctly but then I would need a microscope to read it.

I've tried both Windows Live and Flickr now and once I tell the frame where the pictures are it takes a LONG time to check for new ones.

I'm hoping 1) I can teach my parents to operate this thing and 2) a firmware upgrade will fix some of the silliness.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Yet Another Half-Finished Product, November 23, 2007

By	Arbys (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This is the second wireless digital picture frame I bought. The first was a Kodak, which I returned after a few days, since it just didn't work. The Samsung is better, since is sometimes works. However, I suggest that everyone save their money (& time and frustration) by purchasing a cheaper, non-wireless frame, and a USB stick or SD card and forget the wireless feature until the manufacturers debug their software.

Good features:
Looks nice (except the intrusive "Samsung" logo on the front).
Simple to set up.
Does not install much software on your PC (unlike Kodak, which installs lots of crapware).
Good, sharp image.
Works just fine from a USB stick.

Bad features:
Wireless sometimes connects to my network, sometimes doesn't. No diagnostics when it fails.
Frame starts in mode that displays internal pictures, so you need to manually configure it to display pictures from PC -- everytime!
Manual configures is a pain. Buttons are small and on the side of the frame. The process is slow and involves many steps.
When the PC goes idle and powersave goes on, the frame dies (note to Samsung: there are APIs to prevent this).
Overall reliability of wireless is low.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beyond Photos - An Information Appliance!, November 24, 2007

By	Alan Phillips - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I received mine last week. I bought it because I was looking for a way to marry my pictures on Flickr with weather content. I found a free service called FrameChannel which allows me to program the content for my Samsung frame. The frame works beautifully with this service. There may be other such services, but I'm please by this combination! Plan to buy another one for my parents.