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Digital picture frame components
Digital photo frame components
Cable
The Universal Serial Bus (USB) is the almost-universal standard for connecting consumer electronics, computers and computer peripherals. USB allows you to plug-n-play your digital frame to your computer or camera and download photo files. Be sure your digital frame has a USB jack.
CPU
The central processing units are small and slow compared to laptops or desktops, but digital frames don't work very hard, by comparison. These CPUs are similar to those in PDAs or electronic games.
Display
Since one number is easier than two, monitor screen sizes are measured diagonally, in inches. A 7-inch to 9-inch digital picture frame closely matches standard film print sizes, 4 inches x 6 inches or 5 inches x 7 inches. The smallest digital frames fit on a keychain (down around 1 inch), the largest make eye-catching wall hangings (22 inches, with larger sizes probably just around the corner).
Plastic digital photo frame
Frame
Frames come in plastic, metal and wood. Real wood can be oak, walnut or any other species. Plastic and metal can be any color, in theory, though the neutrals -- black, gray and white -- still predominate because they match any dιcor (this makes gift buying so much easier). Some digital frames feature interchangeable faceplates; if you can't decide what you want, you can change it as often as the mood strikes you.
Memory
Digital picture frames have two memories: The CPU memory stores the operating system. The flash memory stores pictures, audio and video. Today's digital frames range from 256MB to 10GB flash memory. Even with the biggest photo files, that means a lot of digital pictures!
Memory cards
If you take a lot of pictures, your digital picture frame/s internal memory may not be big enough. If so, memory cards are the perfect accessory. They range up to 32GB, depending on model. There are many different memory card brands, ands life is a little easier if your digital camera and digital picture frame use the same type. Fortunately, many frames have a built-in memory card reader with multiple memory card slots to fit different models.
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| This article was published on Thursday 23 October, 2008. |
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