Customer Reviews
This product works if you don't have too many photos to run a slideshow. 
2008-05-05
I'm having trouble to display all photos in my 256MB SD. While play music and run a slideshow simultaneously, it only display about 300+ photos then jump back to the first photo and display again even though I have total about 1400+ pictures in the SD card. The tech support can not help me to resolve this problem. I did a replacement to change a different frame but same problem happen. So I have to return it. Too bad. The frame looks really nice and elegant but it can't function what I ask for.
*** But I have to give Amazon customer service an excellent rating. They really make my whole purchasing process much easier and fun. Thank you.
Terrific screen, no bugs, just works really well... 
2008-04-29
My mom bought these screens for each of us (6) kids, and we're all happy fans of this very bright, crisp screen. I'd never heard of this company before, and would not ordinarily buy from "Portable USA" especially when the price isn't significantly lower than those from Sharp, Kodak, etc. But the setup was phenominally easy (plug it in and insert SD card), and the photos show up as crisp as you could want. It's a wonder to stand for embarrasingly long periods of time and watch the photos float by.
Power Cord Problem Fixed 2008-03-24
I purchased this item as a gift, and found the same awkward power cord problem that others have identified. Amazon replaced it but the new one had the same problem. I contacted the vendor, who was very apologetic and immediately shipped a new power cord that fixed the problem. You can e-mail customerservice@portableusa.com and request a free replacement power cord if you have one of the bad ones.
A great gift 2008-02-20
I bought this for my wife. She liked it. Everyone who sees it wants one. It was easy to set up. I loaded a memory card (not included) with photos and turned it on. Easy to adjust settings. No problems. We have had it running 16 hrs a day for about 6 months.
Not Quite Ready for Your Show 
2008-02-08
The Portable digital picture frame esthetically enhances my other framed prints on my credenza. The wood frame plays well with the other pictures I have, maintaining a professional image. However, on closer inspection, you will notice the frame sits at an angle with the bottom right side of the frame not touching the credenza. No, it's not some anti-gravity device hidden in the frame, it's simply that the frame's engineers designed the power plug to be 3.2cm long while the distance from the plug's power receptacle to the bottom of the frame is 3cm. So the frame drunkenly leans left, resting on the plug and left bottom corner.
I sit about 10 feet from the digital photo frame and the pictures taken outside show up bright and clear, those that are taken at night or on a dark background are not nearly as easy to see. Looking through the menus, I can find no way to adjust the screen's contrast or brightness. Speaking of the menus, they are fairly self-explanatory, with the exception of the file menu. The 2GB SD card that I'm using has the photos I want to display in one folder. The digital frame did a good job of finding and displaying all of the .jpg digital photos from my various folders; however, I could find no way from the electronic menu or the thin paper instruction manual to tell the digital frame to display pictures from just one file folder. I ended up deleting all the folders on the card except the one I wanted to display.
Digital frames are in their infancy. In few years this technology will be widespread, less expensive and much more user friendly. This frame's shortcomings, the absence of an on-off timer, the inability to play .tif images, the lack of brightness and contrast controls for the display (better yet, the screen's brightness should automatically adjust to the image) and the poor design engineering means that this one doesn't measure up. It's going to get thrown back to Amazon.
Great Gift - Great Picture! 2008-06-16
I bought this for my husband for Father's Day -- he loves it. Very easy to setup and the picture quality is terrific.
Good value, bright screen, good resolution 2008-06-04
This screen is reasonably-sized for most viewers (this one replaced an earlier 7-inch sized screen) and I can recommend it for elderly or sight-limited folks. I bought this for my parents (aged high 70s and 80s) and loaded up lots of photos on a 2 GB chip. As stated by other reviewers, if the frame is placed horizontally, vertical shots are shrunk very small to accommodate the limited height of the screen. Unlike some of the wider screens, this one has a ratio for normal photographs, so there is no distortion on horizontal shots [in comparison, 16:9 ratio screens will have the left and right sides of each image stretched a bit, causing some distortion on the sides -- person at the left or right side will appear to be much wider than someone in the middle!] Screen resolution is not as sharp as a PC LCD screen would be, but till very good and bright. At this price point it seems to be a very good performer. Same quality as Brookstone's frame at half the price.
Exactly what we wanted 2008-05-28
I shopped for a picture frame that was resonably priced. My primary concern was that I wanted the photos to be easily viewed from across the living room and I wanted the frame to be easy to operate (load & display photos). I do not intend to use the video or audio portion of the product.
We received the frame in a timely manner for an affordable price. I purchased a 1GB memory card from "Best Buy" and downloaded 362 of my favorite digital photographs on the memory card. There is still enough memory on the card for about twice as many photographs.
I attached the memory card to the frame, plugged the frame into an AC outlet and turned the frame on by the remote control. It is PERFECT! It clearly displays our photographs and continually projects a slideshow of selectable viewing intervals.
Several of our friends have viewed the product and our photos and they intend to make the same purchase. I would recommend this product 100% for slideshow viewing of your favorite photographs on a large frame.
RED not wood 
2008-05-26
Before you buy beware - This is not just a wood frame which appear son the box picture it is a BRIGHT RED wood frame! If you are looking for a wood frame to coordinate with other room features, DO NOT BUY UNLESS YOU WANT A BRIGHT UGLY RED FRAME
very nice, but a few trivial things to be desired 
2008-05-09
I think this is a great digital picture frame. If you want my advice, if the price is still competitive, go get it, you'll like it. The rest is nit-picky: but that is why you read reviews is it not? Here is my best information: What I like: the picture is pretty nice. It is very bright and can get bright enough to saturate, so there is plenty of range available. The same can be said of the contrast. The picture quality is very good, however, it is not 'excellent' as the resolution could be better. dont get me wrong: the resolution is good, it just could be better. If you are searching for the best resolution no matter what the cost; you must continue to look elsewhere. however, for the cost of a better frame than this you will likely pay dearly. this frame provides a cost/performance ratio which is unmatched. It looks great too: some other frames look very cheesy (to me) but this has a basic natural wood frame that looks like the other frames on the average wall. If you have a swedish motiv house designed by Bang & Olafson then this frame will clash. If the previous sentence is swedish to you, then you'll probably like this frames' style on your wall too, as I do. It works! I've read ALL of the complaints about this frame, and either the company has worked the problems out or I got lucky. Everything works fine, I DO NOT NEED TO RESIZE MY PHOTOS !! I have both HUGE and small photos on my card but they all play just fine, no snags, no re-booting, nothing, it plays for hours. No problems like those mentioned in earlier reviews. None. What I dont like: OK, I mentioned the resolution is not as good as it might be, but it is not poor either, its in the middle. Also, there is an option to rotate images so they always appear right-side up...that is if your frame is mounted on the wall so the long-axis is horizontal. Mine is mounted with the long axis vertically and there is no option to get all the images to rotate to display correctly for that frame orientation: next software revision guys... Also, the power plug: its a bit too big. If you use the supplied stand which plugs into the back of the frame to have a free-standing frame with the long-axis in horizontal position (as in the picture advertised), then the plug on the bottom is too big and prevents the frame from sitting flat and level. The frame has to be on the wall or it wont sit flat. the plug is too big. Its hard to explain, you'll see what I mean when you get the frame. Also, a black power cord...common guys, how many people have black walls? Next time: WHITE CORD to match/blend-in with white walls. Also, the pictures are always played in alphabetical order, not the order you load them onto the card with. Your alternative is to play them 'randomly' which is good, but if you have pictures in a show you want played sequentially, then I guess you need to name them correctly. Another software issue, nothing to do with the frame itself. I have to say I REALLY LIKE that the frame is in the same ratio as my digital camera! It makes sense! This feautre is ultimately why I bought this frame. There is no cropping! The whole photo is there. I like that feature very much.
