Smartparts SP35P 3.5-Inch Digital Picture Frame
Wednesday, 13. January 2010. 08:41
- Beautiful, sleek, and powerful 3.5-inch display
- Built-in rechargeable battery
- Protective Case that also cleans the digital screen
- SD/ MMC memory card compatibility
- Frame fits in the palm of your hands
Product Description
Hold thousands of pictures in the palm of your hands with this ultra portable digital photo album and frame. The sleek, thin SP35P displays photos directly from SD and SDHC memory cards. With its mirror finished bezel and flat-back rubberized casing, this stylish unit looks great on the desk, and is small enough to carry everywhere. It includes advanced features like variable speed slide show, transition effects, power-saving settings, and the ability to connect to … More >>
Smartparts SP35P 3.5-Inch Digital Picture Frame
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January 13th, 2010 at 10:28 am
This is exactly what I was looking for, but I cannot get the software to work with it or to get a full charge. I downloaded the software, but it freezes my PC and cannot download anything. Not very promising.
Rating: 1 / 5
January 13th, 2010 at 1:02 pm
I got this for my husbands grandmother. She is in a nursing home so I needed something small. I did think it would come with a charger and I was wrong. Maybe I just didnt read well enough. It has to be charged from a computer with a usb cord. I used my old razor phone charger to plug it in to the wall and it works. So Grandma loves she was able to work it her self and it has a great picture to it. So it is cheap has a great picture and it is easy to use. We got what we wanted for Grandma to have a slide show of all her family.
Rating: 4 / 5
January 13th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
I was given this frame as a Christmas present, and really liked the picture quality. Although, recently the On button just quit working, rendering it useless. Also, the battery life is 2 short. But if the thing didn’t break I would still be happily using it.
Rating: 3 / 5
January 13th, 2010 at 4:24 pm
I liked the product because it can be charged via a USB. This is something i need to just put on my office desk.
The Good:
- pictures are bright and clear (depends on what resolution your uploaded pictures are of course)
- Connects to your PC or laptop via USB, which you can use to upload and manage your memory card pictures. The USB connection also charges up your battery
- You can orient the frame horizontally or vertically – though vertically the USB cord is at the top of the frame if connected
- Small and portable
- Cheap
The Bad:
- the internal memory cannot be accessed. I get a non-formatted memory error. Trying to format it is not possible either. So you cannot use the internal memory. Would’ve been nice to have 2 different picture albums
- Battery doesn’t last that long but if just used for your desktop, like I do, I keep it connected via USB.
- Uploaded pictures have to be oriented horzontally, meaning your vertical pics have to be rotated coutner-clockwise first then uplaoded. You can rotate the pictures using the control panel on the picture frame but it’s much easier to pre-rotate them. Otherwise the pictures are cropped when shown.
- With the limited number of buttons, you have to push some 2x or do a combination of button pushes to get to some menus. It took me a little while to figure out how to change the transition effects and time.
- Some glare on the screen, so you need to orient your frame facing away from windows or harsh light.
- The finish on the front is also a thumbprint magnet
- Unless I haven’t figured it out yet, you cannot have album folders to switch between for slide shows. I think it just plays ALL pictures in the SD card regardless of album. Would’ve been nice to have pictures oriented vertically in one album and another album with horizontal pictures.
Conclusion: All in all I really like this item. Even with the negatives mentioned above, the picture clarity and brightness, the portability and USB connection sold me to this product. If you want something for your office desk that doesn’t require an AC adapter – this is for you.
Rating: 4 / 5
January 13th, 2010 at 5:30 pm
I bought two of these and think they’re great. I carry one my purse so I can show my pictures off whenever I want. I didn’t need to download anything – just loaded pictures on my SD card, inserted it in the slot and I was ready to go! I plan to buy a few as Christmas gifts. The battery life may not be as long as I’d like, but it’s nothing I can’t live with.
Rating: 5 / 5