Customer Reviews

Smartparts SP8PRT 8-Inch Digital Picture Frame with Built-In Printer and OptiPix Software

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Pros:
Nice Looking frame. Good picture. Relatively easy to use (besides printing functions). Simple remote control.

Cons:
Printer is very gimmicky and full of bugs. First, it will ONLY print pictures that were taken as .jpeg files (you cannot convert them to .jpeg from any other format). Second, it somehow must be pictures you have taken with a camera, cannot print pictures you download (example: from facebook, etc). Third, if you alter the picture in any way after you take them before loading them onto the frame (example: I used windows photo viewer to rotate pics as needed) they will not print. (It should be noted that though these odd requirements must be met for the pictures to PRINT, they will still display on the frame itself.) Fourth, and probably my largest complaint, If the picture doesn't meet ANY of these standards and will therefore fail to print, it will still WASTE A PAGE from the printer cartridge, with no way to reuse it. It actually ejects the page to start printing, and THEN checks to make sure the file is compatible with the printer. I can't figure out why it would not check first, except to make you waste the page and therefore be forced to buy another cartridge sooner.

Other Thoughts:
Tech Support: Non-existent. I called the number listed in the documentation to find it disconnected. I checked the website and it literally passes you around various pages on the website with no help. I did eventually find a functioning number to call, but there is no representative, just a voicemail box for you to leave your name and number for them to call you back when they can.

Overall quality of prints is about average. I have def. done better at home prints, but the convenience of printing directly off the frame is nice. If you are willing to work around the glitches of the printer, it is otherwise a decent enough frame. However, I would not recommend it for those who are not tech inclined since the glitches must be kept in mind.

LOVE IT! AWESOME! Just perfect in every way! Great price for everything you get in this bundle of joy!

Bought these for myself, my brother, and my mother-in-law. They were a BIG hit and Amazon had them cheaper than any place else I could find on the net. It sits on a table underneath my wall-mounted flat screen TV. When commercials are on, I watch family pictures. Those 3 minutes are now filled with smiles instead of boredom. Money well spent? You bet!

This was an awesome buy. I was purchasing as a gift. I was looking at the Kodak and thought well the resolution is higher and the screen is one inch bigger. I didn't even notice it printed too till I received it. That was a pleasant surprise. I would recommend this frame to anyone. I plan on purchasing it for myself now.

I ordered one of these as a gift for a friend, with that price how the hell could i pass it up, That's the same price as just a standard digital picture frame. The frame picture quality is actually really nice, better than I was expecting. It plays movies/pictures/music, from a card, usb device or internal memory. The unit is pretty thick, but thats to be expected (it has a freaking printer on the back of it). But its not unusable big, it'll look nice sitting on a desk, but maybe not on your coffee table.

Now with the printing as the other person had issues, I didn't have any issues, I've only printed about 10 pictures. But as long as the picture showed on the screen it printed for me. The quality of the print was far better than one would think. It's the same quality as if it came out of a decent desktop printer. It does print in a unique way. First it'll dispense a blank white piece, then suck it back in, and print the Yellow, Magenta and Blue separate and then spit out the completed picture.

I do plan on buying more of these as gifts in the coming weeks.