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Digital Picture Frames? 14
EuroBryce asks: "What is the current state of digital picture frames? I've found the Digi-Frame ($600 for the 5.6" model), the Sony Cyberframe ($800), and the Ceiva ($250 + $79/year service). The Ceiva unit is the right price to give to Grandma, but the frame is useless if Ceiva ever goes under. Is anyone working on a hack? Is anyone else shipping similar devices?" Interesting! How well do these things work? If I upload an image into one of these things, will it still be working in 5-10 years (assuming they have been properly powered that whole time). This is one of those areas where I still believe that paper is more robust and permanent than anything digital.
Ask Bill Gates (Score:1)
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They suck for still images, but videos rock (Score:2)
very useful technology.. (Score:2)
Problems with this plan:
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Re:very useful technology.. (Score:2)
I don't let my girlfriends speak. Uppity wenches.
How about this? (Score:1)
Re:very useful technology..[OT] (Score:1)
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CompactFlash? (Score:1)
Do any of the units take CompactFlash cards for image storage?
I like the idea of the electronic picture frames, but all of them I've seen use smart media cards. I use CompactFlash in both my digital cameras. Maby I'll have to investigate making one using an embedded PC controller and flat pannel display. For awhile I was displaying pictures on my backup server's moniter (tube style), but I shut it off awhile back to keep heat generation down. It can go back on this winter.
One thing I'll note is that most laptops use back light sources that only have 2000 hour life expectancies. I wonder what they are using in their display.
Re:I-Opener 2001 == $320.95 picture frame (Score:1)
I-Opener 2001 == $320.95 picture frame (Score:3)
Take the I-Opener off it's stand and build a light plastic stand for it, and you've got a nice 10" dual-scan LCD, for less than the Ceiva with a year of service.
Now, you'll apparently need to buy a new BIOS chip from a place like BadFlash [badflash.com] before you can hack it and install Jailbait [sourceforge.net], the 16mb distro for the onboard flash disk, but you can gut Netscape off it and save yourself 8mb, write a custom image displayer, and have the unit either dial out to any one of the myriad free ISPs, or plug in a USB ethernet adapter to download images off of Grandma's DSL or cable connection.
--Vito
Re:very useful technology.. (Score:1)
For the 17 Slashdotters for whom this might be an actual use/problem, I like it. For the rest of us who:
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Re:Cancer Risks (Score:1)
Roll you own (Score:1)
Or, you could just grab an old 486-based laptop, rip it apart and mount the LCD in a picture frame. Easy.
Re:Cancer Risks (Score:1)