Review of Digital Frame Samsung SPF-85P

Supplied

• Frame
• Power Adapter
• USB-cable
• CD with software
• Quick Installation Guide

Positioning

Digital frames are gradually becoming familiar household items. This contributes to lowering the prices for themselves the scope and growing "tsifrizatsiya" home interior design (smiley face). Agree that connect the flash drive and run your shots much more convenient than storing paper photos in an album or a vignette. Moreover, and most "paper" is becoming smaller - with an analog to digital switched almost all the leading manufacturer of cameras. Hence the popularity of digital cameras set and photo frames are constantly rising. In a previous review we have described digital photo frame Samsung SPF-86V. The information presented in this review model SPF-85P applies to the cheaper class. And its main difference from the SPF-86V is the inability to view the video. Accordingly, substantially less than the price. Therefore, the potential audience of this product is any user who wants to see the pictures on the screen regardless of the computer. In the business segment Frame can be used to show pictures of other products in a constant display.

Appearance and Design

Determining parameter in the appearance of the gadget is a TFT-screen with a diagonal of 8 inches. Supports 800x600 pixels with a maximum contrast ratio 400 / 1. Internal memory is 1 GB. Dimensions of the frame are 228x187.5x45.5 mm, so the boundary between the screen and frame on all sides is a plastic strip width of 33 mm. Housing frame is made of black plastic with embossed decorative elements. In the right bounding strip is touch panel, which when activated illuminated with white LEDs. The back of the frame is attached plastic same leg on the hinge bracket. On the back side there is also a connector for power connector under lock Kensington, on the right side rear panel power button device.

On both side faces are ventilation holes on the left side witnessing ports for SD / MS-memory cards, mini-USB-port for connecting the frame to a PC and USB-connector for the flash-cards. On the opposite face is 3.5 mm headphone jack.

As a result, we have a small, compact and lightweight (830 g), which can be placed on any flat surface.

Features

Actually, the main features of the framework defined by its name. It is designed to showcase photographs and excellent to deal with it. You can view pictures from the internal memory, memory card or flash drive connected. Selecting the source for the slide show is on the menu. When the slide show frame showed the correct colors and good contrast.Have arisen as problems with scaling the size of photos. They are exactly fitted to the screen size.

Because the frame can play and music, the slideshow can be accompanied by a musical composition. Accordingly, in severe cases (with no other source of music playback) frame can be used as a music player. In this mode, just come in handy headphone output.

Another nice feature of the framework is the availability of time settings with the ability to set the alarm. Here everything is quite simple: to set an alarm for a certain time, you can be sure that the signal will sound in time, if at this time is a slide show, during an alarm clock, he will fail.

Working as an additional monitor

A curious feature of the framework is the ability to use it to enhance your desktop. This requires the original install on PC related software and connect the box to a PC via USB-port. Then in the program mode is selected as Samsung FrameManager Mini-Monitor or Mass Storage. C last mode everything is clear - the frame is defined as an additional drive on which you can copy the information. But in the Mini-Monitor mode on a frame, you can drag a window open on your PC applications (eg, ICQ). And then your conversations will not interfere with the main screen. But the drag on the extra screen player for playback did not work - overlay graphics mode does not support frames.

Settings

All settings are performed from the menu using the touch panel. Configures the slide show, music mode, the main screen features - brightness, contrast. It also sets the parameters for alarm. Any difficulties in using the settings there, you just get used to the treatment of sensory panel.

In any mode, once invited to select the source photo / music. Then you need to go to the selected folder and run the slide show, or listening. Incidentally, the slide show can be accompanied by a melody or a list of tunes that should first be copied to main memory frame.

In general, the settings are simple and clear, do not cause trouble.

Impressions

Digital photo frame is exactly what its purpose.With a large number of photos you can use it as a digital album, with pictures on the screen look great. Small permit allows you to play with decent quality, even photos taken with mobile phone. At the same time frame is not overloaded with extra features (no video playback) that the beneficial effect on the price of the device. Digital frames are increasingly becoming the subject of the gift. And if while they are still not very frequent home furnishings, with time, this class of devices has the potential to become as commonplace as the ordinary DECT-phone.