Customer Reviews

SmartParts SP70EW 7-Inch Digital Frame

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This is a VERY basic frame with very limited features. It is fairly simple to use: just copy your pictures to a SD card (I used 1G) and plug it in. It will automatically begin playing. However, that's where the "good" ends. There is no USB interface to connect it to your PC. Also even though the documentation states that you can download editing software from the vendor's site, the software isn't there. Worse, the frame is no longer listed. It appears that this frame is discontinued and the newer frames (which all appear much more capable) have the software built in. Navigation between photos is a joke. You can only go forward or backward, or rotate a picture. The "mode" command merely switches between full and resized ("crop") mode, which is pointless because there's no way to scroll to view the un-cropped pictures which don't fit the screen. Resolution is very poor with max 480x234 resolution. Pixels are visible on every picture. It will show very high resolution photos (I tested with everything from 2572x1928 to 385x289) but there is no difference in display quality on the screen. Thus if you wish to cram more pictures onto the card, you can manually resize them. Unfortunately, as stated previously, the advertised software to resize the pictures appears to be unavailable. The frame allows photo rotation, but it applies it to all photos so you have to keep rotating back and forth. It's best to reformat all images before viewing them on the frame.

Bottom line: This is a inexpensive and simple frame with low resolution. I purchased it as a gift for my elderly mother and I'm sure it will suit her purposes fine. But for anyone looking for a quality frame with even minimal features, look elsewhere.

The frame was very basic and had to be on all the time unless you took it of the wall to reach the off button. It burned out and quit working after 8 months.

I wouldn't buy another of their frames at half price.

Received item w/ scratches and appeared used or a return. Poor quality frame. I bought this for a gift but felt quality was too cheap and damaged to give away. Also, would never buy from Adorama. Wouldn't cover the shipping costs even though they sent me a defective product.

I got the frame as a gift for my mom. She really likes it and it was very affordable compared to others. I would recommend.

Good While it Lasted, June 18, 2010 UPDATED

This review is from: Smartparts SPDPF70EW 7-Inch black digital frame:

I'll give the unit a star for every year in use. I gave it 2 stars because that is long it has lasted. Bought the frame as a Mother's Day gift and my mom has enjoyed it. It was affordable and easy to use but it has "crashed" for some reason after 2 years and it looks like I'll be buying another frame. It was cheaper than most (around $40) but obviuosly not built to last. My mom did have it on 24/7 so that may have contributed , but there was NOTHING in the manual that suggested it be turned on/off daily.

I purchased this frame unsure if I even wanted one. See I bought 2 friends digital frames for Christmas because they are always pulling out their digital cameras to show us pictures. After listening to them rave about their gifts, I decided I will buy one for myself except they had tripled in price (different brand, much larger frame). Of course I settled for buying a less expensive frame (which meant a smaller frame)so I chose this one. Initially, I kept getting a "bad card" error which I didn't understand because the card worked perfectly well in my camera. Also, I had several extra memory cards on hand and neither of them worked. At last ditch effort, right as I was getting frustrated, I pulled the card out of my 9yr olds camera and inserted it into the frame and instantly, the pictures began to roll. Turns out the frame was not SDHC compatible (don't remember reading that anywhere in the specs).

I was amazed at how well her photos displayed on the frame and how easy it was to set-up (after I had the right card). My daughter was so excited watching her pictures roll on the screen that I did'nt have the heart to take it away from her.

I can't comment on its ability to connect to the TV or any of the things other reviewers were trying to do but if you want a nice frame to simply display pictures and super-super easy to operate, then this is the one....

FYI - Upon looking for another frame for myself, I found this exact model at my local Sears for under $30.

great digital frame for price if your cheap like me dont have to spend alot of money