ViewSonic VFD810-50 8-Inch High Resolution 800x600 Digital Photo Frame

by ViewSonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.5 x 9 x 7.5 inches ; 1.1 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B002RQ7CC4
• Item model number: VFD810-50
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 1, 2009

Product Description

The new 8” ViewSonic VFD810-50 supports high resolution of 800x600. The aspect ratio of 4:3 is the best format for displaying digital photos where images appear undistorted and without any loss of data. The USB connection allows for easy photo loading and VFD810-50 supports most popular card readers. The easy to use on-screen menus and controls allow you to create and edit your own personal slide shows. The stylish frame design compliments any home or office.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Looks nice but can be tricky to use, September 29, 2010

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Lotus-Seven (The mountains of Illinois) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ViewSonic VFD810-50 8-Inch High Resolution 800x600 Digital Photo Frame (Electronics)

The 800 pixel wide display is bright and sharp and the 4X3 format is usually a better fit for most snapshots than a wide screen version. The high-gloss outer frame looks decent although it's a little wide for the LCD size. Allowing storage on both USB flash drives and SD cards is a nice feature and very handy if a friend brings over some snapshots on a flash drive. I used an inexpensive Kensington 4GB card and it works fine, as do an assortment of cheap pocket flash drives.

Always starting from the first image when powered up is a minor pain and the unit does not recognize nested folders, so it's impossible to jump to different groups of images. It's best to simply leave it on all the time.

I found the control push buttons to not always work properly. Occasionally a button push does not do what it's supposed to do and sometimes the buttons won't do anything at all. Powering the frame off and then back on restores control functions but means you have to start all over again with whatever you're trying to do. I also found the manual to be poorly written and it took a bit of "trial and error" to find out how to reach some control functions. The illustration of the back panel control surface is microscopic. The unit comes packaged in a large box, so there is plenty of room for a decent sized manual instead of the tiny one supplied.

Finally, the supplied power adapter that I received tends to run quite hot when left on continuously. So far so good, but in my experience, small power adapters that run very hot tend to have short life spans.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent picture frame, no remote, no features, November 30, 2010

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Matt (CA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ViewSonic VFD810-50 8-Inch High Resolution 800x600 Digital Photo Frame (Electronics)

This is a decent picture frame, but lacks a remote and some basic features.

The Good:

The pictures look good on the 800x600 resolution screen.
Accepts a USB thumbdrive.

The Bad:

Being that it is a Viewsonic brand, I expected better quality. Feels cheap in the hand, and sometimes the screen messes up when you turn it on. Turning it off and back on fixes it. There is no remote included, and the controls on the back are slow to respond, I don't think I'll even bother with them. Fingerprints will get all over the glossy frame.

Of Note:

The frame starts playing from the first picture that you copied to the memory card, so if you copy and paste, sometimes it won't start the way you expect. I learned to just drag and drop each picture to the card in the order I wanted them played, this is about the extent of the control you will have over which picture gets displayed when, there are no ways to randomize or even control whether you have transitions or not.


Makes a good no-frills picture frame, which is what I wanted for my grandparents. For myself I'll need one with a remote and more features like randomizing photos, and control over transitions.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Viewsonic Digital Picture Frame, June 15, 2010

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J. Horvath - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ViewSonic VFD810-50 8-Inch High Resolution 800x600 Digital Photo Frame (Electronics)

This frame is easy to use, shows great images and is not over priced. I preferred it because of the 4:3 screen, we have many pictures taken vertically. The only negative is that it always starts at the beginning of the slide show, not where it stopped.