Viewsonic VFD1020-12 10-Inch Digital Photo Frame with 2 GB Internal Memory

by ViewSonic

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.5 x 3.5 inches ; 2.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0024G489W
• Item model number: VFD1020-12
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 2, 2009

Product Description

ViewSonic's 10.4" VFD1020-12 digital photo frame displays up to 1,000 of your digital photos thanks to 2GB of internal memory. The beautiful ebony frame complements any home or office décor. Use the slideshow feature to customize your viewing. The ultra-high 1024x768 resolution and bright LED backlight show your photos in brilliant detail. It's easy to load photos using the USB port or your SD, MMC, or MS memory card. The clock and calendar functions keep you on schedule while still showing your favorite photos. Choose the VFD1020-12 for an all-occasion gift or treat yourself to this beautiful digital frame.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good digital frame, November 16, 2009

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morphn2 "gadget phreak" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

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I got this as a gift and it was easy enough for me to explain to my folks how to set it up and how to use it. Which is wonderful. I like the fact that you can play directly off of a USB drive, what I dislike is that it will display pictures of what ever is saved to memory before any external devices. The random generator to select pictures - isn't that random, and its even something that my parents have noticed, that it plays the same pictures in the same order. However it does look like a nice picture frame and the quality of the pictures is very good (as long as the original image is a decent quality picture).

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good picture quality, lacking in the interface., December 21, 2009

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Marshall (Chapel Hill, NC) - See all my reviews

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I had this frame for a month so I cannot talk about the reliability, but construction quality seems good and worked right out of the box. I'll start with the positive.

The good:

1. Picture quality and color rendering are very good, especially if you resize your pictures to 1024x768 before uploading (you can do it very easily with photoshop, picasa, etc...). This is one of the few frames with 1024x768 resolution, which is a must for this size. Most other frames offer 800x600 or even lower resolutions that are fine for smaller frames but disappoint at 10'.

2. The 2Gb of internal memory again is above average for similarly priced (or even more expensive) digital frames. It allows you to upload tons of pictures, I think probably ~1000's of jpg's when resized to 1024x768. With this said, I have not tried other formats other than jpg...

3. The transition between photos is fast and the effects are selectable. I read elsewhere something to the contrary, but it may have to do with whether you resize your pictures before loading them or you use the multi MB files straight from the camera.

4. Photos are easy to transfer and set up is a breeze.

5. The remote is very handy and allows you to setup and control the frame without having to move it from its location... ideal if it is hanging on a wall.

The not so good:

6. The setup interface is beyond slow. It is barely adequate for initial setup (set the time, date, default behavior), but forget about eliminating photos or do any sort of folder management on the unit. The menus are visually appealing, but the price you pay for that nice eye candy are in the long minutes necessary to browse folder listings. If you have more than a couple dozen pictures, forget about the copy/paste/delete functions on the unit because they are unusable. In practice, this means that you cannot really use a flash card to transfer pictures to the unit. Having said so, you can do that from the computer much easier and faster by connecting the unit via the supplied USB cable. The frame behaves just like a flash drive and is much more responsive this way.

7. I cannot figure out how to get a random display that combines photos from both, the internal memory and the memory card at the same time. I think this is not possible in this unit, but again, if I need more than 2GB I'll get a larger flash card and that's it.

8. The previous two points, annoying as they are, do not really detract from the overall quality of the frame. But there is one problem that I find rather annoying and is the main reason I gave this frame 4 stars. The issue is that the frame allows you to rotate pictures that show in the wrong orientation, BUT (and this is a big BUT), it will forget about this next time you turn off the unit, so be ready to loose all the time you invested in re-orienting some of your pictures next time your power flickers or you unplug the unit. I think, not sure about this, that the frame is automatically reorienting photos that contain EXIF with orientation data. Photos taken with older cameras may not have this information and therefore may be shown with the wrong orientation. The only solution I found is to re-orient the offenders on the computer and upload them again. It works, but it is time consuming.

9. It has a calendar and clock functions that display the date and time information and a small picture on the side. I would have preferred the calendar or time overlaid on top a full size picture.

In summary, I think this is a great digital frame. Picture quality is very good and the internal memory is very convenient. I find the remote useful. Feature wise it is a bit primitive, but hey, its a picture frame! I would recommend this product to anyone who want to cycle digital photos in their living room, but don't mind taking it to the computer room to manage and upload content.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional value for a digital frame, November 30, 2009

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E. Miller "Eyeball" (Southampton, PA, USA) - See all my reviews
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I have been purchasing Viewsonic monitors for many years. They have always been reliable, affordable, and have an excellent screen. From tube monitors to LCD's, Viewsonic has always been my choice for clarity and reduced eye fatigue for my highly sensitive eyes that notice the tiniest flicker or color degradation.
I received a Pandigital widescreen 8" digital frame as a gift. Although it was easy to use, the 16:9 aspect ratio is not conducive for standard 4:3 pictures; keep that in mind regardless of what brand you choose. Unless you shoot widescreen, the pictures will be shortened disproportionately. I returned it and, because I liked the digital frame concept, I wanted to find another model that would satisfy my particular requirements.
Overwhelmingly, the Viewsonic line could not be beat - especially this model. It has 2Gb of internal memory which can easily display more than a thousand pictures and additional memory can be added for even more. The aspect ratio is perfect and the entire picture is displayed correctly and completely. The color ratio is vibrant and can be adjusted to suit any taste, although the default setting seems perfect. It is easy to import pictures and they can be sorted in multiple folders that are accessed either randomly or in order. Although it does not have a touchscreen, the remote works fine for the rare times you need to adjust something even though the USB cord allows for fast and effortless editing via computer. The only "drawback" is the light-colored mat frame; I would have preferred something less bright. However, with that being the only "drawback", you cannot go wrong with this frame.
If it lasts as long as my monitors did, I will be ecstatic.