Norcent PF801 8 Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame
Normal Price:$169.99
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Manufacturer: Norcent
Model: PF-801
Binding: Electronics
Publisher: Norcent
Label: Norcent
Features for Norcent PF801 8 Inch LCD Digital Photo Frame:
- 8" TFT Screen Size with on screen display, aspect ratio 4:3, brightness 250cd/m2, resolution (pixels) 800 x 400
- Playback modes: Full screen browse, Slideshow, Thumbnail browse, Zoom in and out
- Two memory card slots, supports up to 7 digital media formats
- Shows up to 12 pictures at one time
- No computer or internet required
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Customer Reviews
Looks Nice, but No Support and Horrible Software 
2008-05-13
It's a nice frame with good picture quality. It even includes a remote. I would not recommend it though, because of the amount of problems I have found.
If you leave the frame cycling, then after a couple hours it will freeze on the first photo. the remote will also not work at this point either. I have also found that the remote will not work if you just let the frame sit for a day or so and then try to use it to turn on the frame. If you just plugged the frame in, then you need to turn it on manually before the remote will work. What I'm trying to say is that the remote will only work intermittently and is pretty much useless.
Other problems I've found is that you need to rotate pictures on the computer I tried it with the frame, but on the next cycle the pictures return to there unrotated position. Also pausing in the middle of a slideshow with music will freeze both music and slideshow. Starting again will only start the pictures cycling and not the music. The other parts of the frame are pretty good. My reason for suggesting that you pass on the frame is the fact that tech support has no fix for these known issues and the company has no plans to make a fix. Horrible support.
Great frame for the money IF ... 
2007-12-09
you find it at Walmart. This frame I purchased at Walmart for approx. $99.00. If the carton says more, have them scan the bar code! It should correct to the $$99 price. I have not found it anywhere else this low on the net. Please REMEMBER, all my comments are based on the fact that this frame was $99!
First of all ... it has a great looking screen! Very nice, CRISP resolution (800 x 600). The frame does just an OK job (a little soft looking) if you reformat pictures to 800 x 600 with external software. However, if you throw higher camera resolutions at it, the more detailed it looks. I reformat my photos to 1800 x 1200 at 50% compression rate with ACDSee. This means you should be able to get over 300 great looking pictures on it's 128 megabyte internal memory. This is probably a little more then the average person will do, however, if you want really good (did I say CRISP!) and your nerd factor is a little higher, you will LOVE this frame at the $99 price! It is as good as some of the better digital frames in the $150 to $250. If you can pay $149 or less (anywhere) as in the Walmart store (I live in Rochester, NY), then you will get a very nice frame for the money. This is one of those "best kept secret" frames.
I would also like to mention that ALL frames have shortcomings! Between me and my friend, we have tried MANY in our quest. For example, I liked the Kodak Easyshare EX-1011 10-Inch Digital Picture Frame with Wi-Fi a little better for screen quality, except I purchased 2 different units (of the same model) and the software was poorly implemented and had SEVERE problems on both units. I will write about that later in the actual Kodak review in this site. We have a friend at Kodak who says that frame has a 20% return rate!!
Now, I digress, the Norcent's documentation is just adequate. There are a lot of undocumented features. For example ... it will play xvid & divx movies and they look very, very good! You can even adjust the screen proportions by pressing the "movie button" on the fly with the remote! Totally undocumented! There were a couple of things that bothered me, like, display times were fast, medium & slow with slow being on screen for just several seconds. I figured if I really wanted to have a picture on for an hour or a day, I would just use the pause button. Not a deal breaker for me. Also pictures are selected in order without any randomizing option. Not great, but again, not a deal breaker because it does so many other things so well! It WILL dip into ALL folders that I created on a flash drive. Not many frames that I have tried were able to do that. You usually have to have all the images on the root part of the drive. There are a lot of nice touches in the design that really worked for me ,like the screen easily removes from its burnished metal holder if desktop space is at a premium.
Incidentally, my friend (who is geeky) found this frame to be very, very good as well and he is even more anal than me :) ! I am a fine arts professional photographer and picky as well. We will be doing more testing for those who care. Ultimately I am looking for a great wi-fi 15" frame with a decent resolution (1024 X 768 or better) and a moderate price (under $300). I have not found the Holy Grail yet. I still believe the digital frame industry is not quite up to par yet. I give it 2 to 3 more years to really get there.
More later on this review!
