SmartParts SPX12 12-Inch Digital Frame

by Smart Parts

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 15.5 x 14.2 x 4.2 inches ; 6.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0015KFS3I
• Item model number: SPX12
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Digital Frame, 12" Expresso Wood

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great as a Gift for a Parent or Grandparent, September 6, 2009

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I. Miller (NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SmartParts SPX12 12-Inch Digital Frame (Electronics)

IMHO the first review is useless. It is more of a complaint about the distributor than the product itself.

I was looking for a frame to give as a birthday present to a grandparent. So I obviously did not want a frame that had many hi-tech features. Instead I needed one that was simple to use. The SPX12 is easy to use.

The good: Nice looking frame, wall mountable and pictures look great. Easy to load from a camera card or USB flash drive. This method is recommended (instead of copy and paste from PC) because it will compress the size of the JPG file stored and make each picture fit the frame. So with the internal memory of 256K, you can get over 1000 pictures. I did not experience any delays in loading the frame as other reviewers did.

The bad: There is no random mode in the slide-show. So every time you start the frame, it starts with the first picture. You probably need to sequence your pictures before you load them or change the timestamp of the picture once its on the frame. The remote is small and once you figure out that the Exit button is the Menu key its pretty easy to use. As another reviewer pointed out, the company Smartparts seems to not exist and contacting support may be a challenge. But I called the 800 number and received a call back in a few hours. The company handling the tech support is Wynit ([...]).

All-in-all it is a pretty good frame. You can power it On/Off with the remote and it will automatically go into a Slide Show. But if a problem arises in the future, I may be stuck in the water unless Wynit can help.

One big recommendation: Get the biggest frame size you can afford. It REALLY makes a difference. I got mine at Radio Shack.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Do not expect any support for any smartparts digital frame products, January 1, 2010

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SNS "SS" (GA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: SmartParts SPX12 12-Inch Digital Frame (Electronics)

SmartParts is a defunct company - some else is selling their left over stuff and providing very skeletal support (for me no support)- I realized the hard way - bought a digital frame product for which remote did not work - tried to reach the customer service number listed to find that they have been disconnected. So does their email - [...]

The previous one is from ripoff alerts - several posts in various other forums. Before you buy any product just try to reach to their customer support nos listed on their web site and you will know. Some additional links [...]

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SmartParts digital fram, June 5, 2010

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Grandma Joyce (Henderson, NV USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SmartParts SPX12 12-Inch Digital Frame (Electronics)

This is the second SmartPart 12X12 frame that I have purchased. I bought this one as a gift and downloaded my Mother-in-law's old photos to give her a slide show that she enjoys daily. I love the easy way to access and make this work for me. I would recommend and purchase again if needed.