Smartparts SPDPF70EW 7-Inch Wood Digital Picture Frame

I have worked on this for over 4 days now and no pictures will load. I have had four other people try to load the pictures and no pictures show up the screen just keep the word "loading" on the screen for over 20 mins. I am not happy that I had to give a good friend of mine a malfunctioning gift and had to take it back to try again to see if it will work. If not I am going to send it back.

I purchased this frame for my parents' 40th wedding anniversary. I bought an SD card separately and loaded it with old family photos. My parents absolutely love it! And SD cards are easy to come by, so they can make separate interchangeable "albums" for their frame. The frame itself is well made and has an easel back that you can use either horizontally or vertically. I love that it automatically goes into slideshow mode when plugged in... no "figuring it out" for my parents. I did notice that there is no power switch... To turn it off you must unplug it. That wasn't a problem for us, though. There was also no brightness control, but the screen was quite large for a digital frame. Seemed a fair trade off. The frame came with a software download, but I used my own photo editing software. It worked out well. I would suggest making your photos a little darker to correct the super bright back lit screen. All in all a very good product for the price. If you want a large screened easy to use product this is perfect. (I also own a different frame by Smartparts and it is awesome as well. Good brand.)  Smartparts SPDPF70EW 7-Inch Wood Digital Picture Frame

A bit too small but, does the job.

I never got this thing to work. I just wanted a cheap frame that would cycle through pictures from a camera card. This somehow needs to be formatted but there's no information on how to do so. I don't have time for this.

I FINALLY did get this frame to work. I first tried with the SD card formatted in the default FAT format, and the screen would just say loading forever. FORMAT THE CARD IN FAT32. This got it to work for me. That said, I'd still recommend buying a different one. This is a pretty old frame with an unusual aspect ratio (16:9) for photos. The resolution is also pretty low by today's standards. I bought mine at Goodwill for $7 tho so I can't complain.

After researching many other brands, I purchased this frame as a gift for my elderly mother who resides in a nursing home. It's one of the few frames out there that does not require the user to be techno savvy. I wanted something simple that could be turned on and off easily and show pictures in a slide show format without having to select from several other options first. I like the wide screen format although Smartparts does offer similar without wide screen, and I liked the wood option instead of black. I consider this product an excellent buy; I simply insert my SD camera card into the frame and switch cards when new pictures are desired.

Did the leg work for you folks.* 7 inch TFT LCD screen - Resolution: 480x234 pixels* Supports Secure Digital (SD), Multimedia Card (MMC) Memory Stick(MS) and xD memory card formats* View the pictures from memory cards directly* Supports rotation of photos for proper display of vertical pictures.* Automatic start of slide show* Key holes for wall mounting* Removable stand allows frame to be displayed vertically or horizontallyBrightness 350 cd/m2Contrast 300Viewing Angle 60/60/50/40 (CR=10)Response Time 30msScreen Size Mode 16 : 9Picture Rotation 270 degreesFile Format Type JPEGMax. Photo Size 10 megapixelsPower Requirement 12V DCPower Consumption 6WOperating Temperature -20~65 degrees centigradeStorage Temperature -30~75 degrees centigradeSmartparts, Inc. warrants its products against defects in material and workmanship for a period of 90 days from the date of purchase.

NEVER worked! I only paid $22+ for it, but I see it is selling for >$40 now. I was never able to view a picture on this frame... not one! Will not purchase anything from this company again.