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Also, you can't view slideshow when in clock mode. As a matter of fact, you can only view the first picture on your memory when in clock mode.]]>Jan 27th 2008 6:48AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 8:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 8:31AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/
You can't view the picture slide show in clock mode
No headphone jack
File names are limited to 6 characters
"random" play for pictures and mp3s isn't actually random
No effective way to scroll through mp3s or pics

Maybe Phillips' next iteration will address some of these concerns.]]>Nov 8th 2007 9:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 8:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 8:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Dec 16th 2007 2:53PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 8:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 9:04AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 8:43AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 9:09AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/
Anyway, Target often has these for $99 too -- I bought mine there a few weeks ago. It's OK; as Alex says, it's a good one-piece desk item. If I see it again before Christmas, it would make a good present for a couple of people who won't really notice the flaws.

Philips generally makes good stuff -- my Series 1 Tivo is still chugging away -- but I wish they'd included a little flash RAM in the thing or tossed in some minimal SD card so we could get started a little faster. If I do give any as gifts, I'll include a $25 1GB SD card.]]>Nov 8th 2007 10:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 12:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 1:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 10:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 10:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 8:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.p4c.philips.com/files/a/ajl308_12/ajl308_12_pss_aen.pdf
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no true random image?

no slideshow while clock is visible?

no picture navigation capability?

what's this world a coming to?]]>Nov 8th 2007 1:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 11:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/
I have upgraded the ROM once so perhaps this is hackable down the road?

Rick]]>Nov 8th 2007 2:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/
It could have had potential, but not when the manufacturer cheaps out on the components -- a weak 480x234 panel with 30ms refresh and 200 brightness. I guess Philips had to cut corners after adding all the clock radio, MP3 and calendar features when they priced it the same as their 7" photo frames.]]>Nov 8th 2007 1:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 6:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 8th 2007 6:40PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/I may gonna wait for next product line. ]]>Nov 11th 2007 10:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/
More details here: http://saunderslog.com/2007/11/14/philips-ajl308-wait-for-version-2/]]>Nov 14th 2007 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/Nov 14th 2007 4:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/
Main reason I bought it was to have an alarm clock (it is noisy enough to wake me up) and because it has 24-hour time - you have no idea how hard it is to find a half-decent clock with 24-hour time...]]>Nov 28th 2007 8:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/08/phillips-ajl308-clock-radio-digital-photo-frame-is-like-a-rea/
On the picture-quality issue: It depends on what mode it's in. In clock mode, you do get a jaggy/compressed picture. But one press of the "Picture/video" button fixes that.]]>Dec 22nd 2007 1:59PM