Digital Spectrum MemoryView MV-1500, 15" TFT Digital Gold Photo Frame, Video & Music Player

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port.

Basically this means that the frame supports certain types of memory cards, but you cannot gather all of your photos in one central place, like say, on a removable drive and then have all the photos play from that drive by simply plugging it in. This is the case in most smaller versions. It is fine if you want to randomly put memory cards in there, but really, not many of us have an abundance of extra memory cards lying around and we mostly dump our photos onto our computers. I do happen to own a 2GB card, but trying to consolidate photos from different cameras, people, computers and formats onto my card is proving a very arduous task. Even cheaper, smaller versions have a usb port.

3.) You cannot select a random slide show.

You can play the slide show of the exact order of the photos on your memory card, but you cannot randomly show them. Half the fun of a digital frame is that it displays all of your photos randomly and it can capture your attention for hours. This frame always starts from the beginning with the same order as the card, and with 1000 photos to go through, it is a bit of a bore.

4.) The instruction manual is horrible.

The instruction manual is poorly written and very difficult to understand. It is possible that I am not as tech savvy as I should be, but I should be able to get through the basics easily. It is not user friendly, very poorly executed.

5.) There is no instruction on how to change the frame to fit the decor.

This frame touts "Changeable frame matches your décor (black frame included)" There are NO instructions on how to do this. There are also no explanations of this anywhere in the box. It should be plain and simple and should be in the instruction booklet. There is a link on the website if that helps anyone out there, but the fact that it is not even mentioned is so completely ridiculous.

http://www.dsicentral.com/support/ChangingMV1040frame.pdf

Other than that, the photo quality is truly amazing. Nothing is distorted when enlarged to fit the screen. It played movies from a memory card with sound and I think it could be really wonderful. But, at $400 + to buy it, this thing should be of solid workmanship, easy to use and should have more features than it's many mini cousins out there. I will be returning my frame because of a pin-sized flaw in the center of the display that was easily noticed as soon as I turned it on for the first time.

What is really annoying is that I am having a very hard time finding another company who makes a frame this size. I liked the wall mounted ability because I thought it would be safer to be hung out of the reach of little hands, but the mounting ability of this frame doesn't give me any confidence. And, it is a heavy frame. I am not sure I want this hanging over my nephews' heads.

The frame is good, but not great. There are a lot of bugs to be worked out on this one. You will buy it and someone else will build a better mousetrap, with all the features you truly want in something that is so expensive.

I would wait on this one.

Digital Spectrum MemoryView MV-1500, 15" TFT Digital Gold Photo Frame, Video & Music Player

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port.



Basically this means that the frame supports certain types of memory cards, but you cannot gather all of your photos in one central place, like say, on a removable drive and then have all the photos play from that drive by simply plugging it in. This is the case in most smaller versions. It is fine if you want to randomly put memory cards in there, but really, not many of us have an abundance of extra memory cards lying around and we mostly dump our photos onto our computers. I do happen to own a 2GB card, but trying to consolidate photos from different cameras, people, computers and formats onto my card is proving a very arduous task. Even cheaper, smaller versions have a usb port.



3.) You cannot select a random slide show.



You can play the slide show of the exact order of the photos on your memory card, but you cannot randomly show them. Half the fun of a digital frame is that it displays all of your photos randomly and it can capture your attention for hours. This frame always starts from the beginning with the same order as the card, and with 1000 photos to go through, it is a bit of a bore.



4.) The instruction manual is horrible.



The instruction manual is poorly written and very difficult to understand. It is possible that I am not as tech savvy as I should be, but I should be able to get through the basics easily. It is not user friendly, very poorly executed.



5.) There is no instruction on how to change the frame to fit the decor.



This frame touts "Changeable frame matches your décor (black frame included)" There are NO instructions on how to do this. There are also no explanations of this anywhere in the box. It should be plain and simple and should be in the instruction booklet. There is a link on the website if that helps anyone out there, but the fact that it is not even mentioned is so completely ridiculous.



http://www.dsicentral.com/support/ChangingMV1040frame.pdf



Other than that, the photo quality is truly amazing. Nothing is distorted when enlarged to fit the screen. It played movies from a memory card with sound and I think it could be really wonderful. But, at $400 + to buy it, this thing should be of solid workmanship, easy to use and should have more features than it's many mini cousins out there. I will be returning my frame because of a pin-sized flaw in the center of the display that was easily noticed as soon as I turned it on for the first time.



What is really annoying is that I am having a very hard time finding another company who makes a frame this size. I liked the wall mounted ability because I thought it would be safer to be hung out of the reach of little hands, but the mounting ability of this frame doesn't give me any confidence. And, it is a heavy frame. I am not sure I want this hanging over my nephews' heads.



The frame is good, but not great. There are a lot of bugs to be worked out on this one. You will buy it and someone else will build a better mousetrap, with all the features you truly want in something that is so expensive.



I would wait on this one.

Digital Spectrum MemoryView MV-1500, 15" TFT Digital Gold Photo Frame, Video & Music Player

...

port.





Basically this means that the frame supports certain types of memory cards, but you cannot gather all of your photos in one central place, like say, on a removable drive and then have all the photos play from that drive by simply plugging it in. This is the case in most smaller versions. It is fine if you want to randomly put memory cards in there, but really, not many of us have an abundance of extra memory cards lying around and we mostly dump our photos onto our computers. I do happen to own a 2GB card, but trying to consolidate photos from different cameras, people, computers and formats onto my card is proving a very arduous task. Even cheaper, smaller versions have a usb port.





3.) You cannot select a random slide show.





You can play the slide show of the exact order of the photos on your memory card, but you cannot randomly show them. Half the fun of a digital frame is that it displays all of your photos randomly and it can capture your attention for hours. This frame always starts from the beginning with the same order as the card, and with 1000 photos to go through, it is a bit of a bore.





4.) The instruction manual is horrible.





The instruction manual is poorly written and very difficult to understand. It is possible that I am not as tech savvy as I should be, but I should be able to get through the basics easily. It is not user friendly, very poorly executed.





5.) There is no instruction on how to change the frame to fit the decor.





This frame touts "Changeable frame matches your décor (black frame included)" There are NO instructions on how to do this. There are also no explanations of this anywhere in the box. It should be plain and simple and should be in the instruction booklet. There is a link on the website if that helps anyone out there, but the fact that it is not even mentioned is so completely ridiculous.





http://www.dsicentral.com/support/ChangingMV1040frame.pdf





Other than that, the photo quality is truly amazing. Nothing is distorted when enlarged to fit the screen. It played movies from a memory card with sound and I think it could be really wonderful. But, at $400 + to buy it, this thing should be of solid workmanship, easy to use and should have more features than it's many mini cousins out there. I will be returning my frame because of a pin-sized flaw in the center of the display that was easily noticed as soon as I turned it on for the first time.





What is really annoying is that I am having a very hard time finding another company who makes a frame this size. I liked the wall mounted ability because I thought it would be safer to be hung out of the reach of little hands, but the mounting ability of this frame doesn't give me any confidence. And, it is a heavy frame. I am not sure I want this hanging over my nephews' heads.





The frame is good, but not great. There are a lot of bugs to be worked out on this one. You will buy it and someone else will build a better mousetrap, with all the features you truly want in something that is so expensive.





I would wait on this one.