There comes a point in a digital photo frame's life in which it grows beyond being "just a simple digiframe." For Smartparts' SP3200WF, that time is now. This 32-inch monstrosity is easily the world's hugest WiFi
digital photo frame, packing a 1,366 x 768 resolution, natural wood frame with espresso finish, an SD / MS / CF multicard reader, RF remote support, and the ability to play back slideshows, videos, PDFs and even PowerPoint files. Furthermore, it's among the firm's first to integrate with Windows Live Photo Gallery, and the built-in RSS reader keeps your eyes occupied when the snaps grow stale. Too bad there aren't any video inputs (and a price to ponder).
posted Sep 23rd 2008 4:01PM
what are "PowerPower" files?
they are very similar to PointPoint files, but with extra power...
pow pow power wheels! pow pow power wheels! power wheels, power makes them go!
...and less Point
What? You guys haven't heard of the Windows 7 version of PowerPoint?
Thanks for the catch!
Now this is cool but can be still bettered with a self solar system or energy recycle system for the wifi and display system.
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OMG! I have one of these! It's called a TV.
That's nice, but I can see it being very, very expensive.
Agreed. might as well get a real 32 incher and runa cable to it from the computer and play slideshows on it.
BTW, the picture in that "picture" is NOT 32".
It's still cheaper than having a portrait of your boss next to his boss, next to his boss...
or a portrait of yourself next to a portrait of yourself next to a portrait of yourself beside a fireplace next to a portrait of youruself
Running cost would be worst
maybe they should put a motion sensor so it only displays when people are being detected.
E-ink?
Oh yes, I've been looking EVERYWHERE for something that will run my PowerPower files.... wait whats PowerPower?
I am not sure where the incentive is to buy this thing. Perhaps I'm missing something.
+1 At that size and price (unless there's a *real* surprise), why not display photos on your TV?
Well, you see, it's like your TV, you know the one with the SD card slot? Except you can't watch TV on it, but you can read PDF's from across the room, just like with a real picture frame. Except, not as sharp as on your computer monitor. Also, it completes your need to have every item in your house enabled with Wifi. You'll want to purchase this immediately after your Wifi Chair.
its big and expensive making you cooler if you own one.
and in this corner i've invented the fabulous Money Flusher 2000. it'll take any legal tender US bills and pneumatically transfer them to someone who actually fucking values the good fortune of disposable income.
We already have a money flusher...it is called the Bush Administration and the rest of the trickle down Corporate Socialists.
hey come on now, he's a "compassionate conservative", remember?
Well that's messed up. That was a reply to Longshot X, and it was made after all of Phanbouy's other replies.
@aholine
A normal LCD or plasma TV isn't designed to show still images like that. The picture frame also doesn't need as good response time, inputs, or any of the things you normally look for in a television. It can be disgustingly basic, keeping the price down bigtime. I think you can score an entry level 32" television for like... $550 now, can't you? If this thing is more than $300, they blew it.
@serial
howzit gonna be (insert less than symbol here) $300? even shitty featureless 24" panels are at least that much typically and have no on board storage or wares
You really have to wonder about a company who fakes all of their "photos". They pasted a picture of flowers into a frame in Photoshop and then pasted that frame into a photo of a room.
http://www.randjprfiles.com/Smartparts/SP3200Livingrm_HR2.jpg
http://www.randjprfiles.com/Smartparts/32FrameHR4.jpg
They really need to get someone better at Photoshop if they don't want to pony up the cash for a real photographer.
@phan
Look how cheap this is.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16889112023
And that's a normal monitor. This picture frame thing could have the absolute most shit specs ever outside of its ability to display a still image. So let's say $350.
ironically, the other frame in this picture doesnt look digital
if they had just put video inputs on this thing, or (even better) a wireless card to stream wireless video, they could have made a killing because for every guy out there who wants a 65" 1080p HDTV to watch the game on, theres a wife who doesnt want it. so if the tv looked like a picture frame and displayed family photos, it would at least be a compromise. i know my parents would love for our family room b/c it wouldnt be obtrusive.
Did anyone else read that as "Smartpants" the first time?
I still read it as that, after the umpteenth time %-)
Am I the only one that thinks these are tacky?
they're all made of ticky tacky and they all look just the same
No.
Digital photo frames are idiotic. Complete waste of energy for something that can be done with a stationary print (unless you change out your picture frames 10 times a day).
Just something else grandma can use to trick you into watching her slideshows.
@sissyfus
so you don't think it looks tacky then? i'm cornfused??!!
I think that they are not worth it right now. Too expensive and not the best quality.
Plus, it should be able to be viewed without a backlight (like an e-reader).
I wouldn't want wall art that glows all night long.
It is a good concept that will be in everyone's home eventually. I'm just waiting for nanotechnology wall paint that can display images so that we can be in a small apartment and get a high def view of mountains or whatever, like in Total Recall.
it's about time to retire the moving waterfall portrait
Yes, I'd spend whatever one of these costs. To hang it above the sofa. So when I sit on the sofa I'll be able to see it. Oh wait a minute. I won't be able to see it if it is behind me.
LAME.
apparently 8x10 family portraits aren't enough for the Jones'
they've moved to the Hollywood Hills already
Tip: Replace the garage sale sofa before going all digital with the photo frame.
It sells online for about $900. WHOA!!!
If I may quote myself, "That's fucking sweet!"
SWEET!! Now I can alternate between my velvet Elvis and velvet Kramer prints!
This thing must not be very good as they have an analog backup sitting on the table.
Okay, so its supposed to look like a painting, except that you can change it right? Or at least that's one of the obvious uses...
So its a 32" HDTV. Or about 28"W x 16"H. At 1366x768, that's about 48 pixels per inch in both directions. Does that seem like its anywhere near enough to make a still image look good?
I know HDTVs of this size with these sorts of resolutions look perfectly fine, but those have MOVING pictures on them. Movement hides a lot of sins. Just pause the picture on your DVR and look at it carefully for a minute. You'll see all sorts of compression artefacts that you don't see when the video is in motion.
Seems like this would have to be on the order of 200 or 300dpi to really look like a picture, no?
There's a big distinction between looking at a freeze-frame from a video vs. a compressed digital photograph.
I have a 40" 1080p television that I do some casual photo editing on. Believe me, the 6MP images from my DSLR look quite nice on that TV.
I think it'll look just fine, except for the glow of the backlight making it look very, um, TV-ee. That's pretty much the big drawback on all of these LCD picture frames: they don't look like a picture as, um, pictured, but like a bright monitor.
This would be great in hotels....
why?
wouldn't it be nice to walk into your room and have an ugly painting there like in many hotels? you could just take your laptop and load the files onto an SD card and insert it into the frame.
I could see hotels using three of them behind the desk. At least at upscale tourist type locations. They could have it look like a window since they are brighter than a picture and just have the same image. At other hotels, they could have various tourist pictures from the area to show the guests what there is to do around the city. Guests could give their pictures and have them put on the screen as well.
Didn't the book "1984" have wall size "TV" connectors in every house for info control and spying on the household?.....Hmmm.
This item is $749.99 at Costco Online store. This is the link:
http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.aspx?Prodid=11302775&whse=BC&Ne=4000000&eCat=BC|79|75482|54003&N=4024959&Mo=19&pos=0&No=0&Nr=P_CatalogName:BC&cat=54003&Ns=P_Price|1||P_SignDesc1&lang=en-US&Sp=C&ec=BC-EC18767-Cat2109&topnav=
What a rip. I bought my 37" HDTV for $850.
Foolish.
9.75" deep? Their product concept Photoshop job really took some liberties, there, with that flush-mounted look, eh?
Maybe having the rear of the TV sticking a few inches out into the adjoining room is considered the "easy maintenance" feature?
The Costco link is for the original SP3200 frame released earlier this year. It is the same as the new SP3200WF except without the WiFi. The WiFi frame has yet to be made available for sale - at least I don't see it anywhere. Even Smartparts' own site doesn't list any means with which to buy it.
hard to compare it to TV.
I would imagine shedding the TV hardware allows this to be thinner.
This has a unique frame and matting.
It is a shame that the built-in memory isn't greater, since flash mem is so cheap now-a-days.
I would have to see it in person to make a judgement, but this is a viable solution for our lobby, so we wouldn't have to have a computer hooked to the screen. Just turn it on and let it go. Also, we wouldn't need to build a custom frame and cut a custom matte.
...also a viable solution for getting rid of unwanted money
Um, anyone ever hear about Smart Parts, you know, the well established paintball products company that has a significant market share because of their inexpensive electros? Anyone? Knowing Smart Parts and their crazy lawyers who want to sue the heck out of anyone they can, I'm surprised that they haven't sued this company for trademark infringement.
Dear God, you've got to be kidding me.
This would be nice if it were no more than $350, but I highly doubt that'll happen for a while yet.
if only for $300.... -_-'
I can't be the only one who has absolutely no interest in these things...maybe if they make them dirt cheap, like I could walk in the store and have some spare change and say "Hey, let me try those things out", till then, nah.
They actually have a video of the product up on the actual site
http://www.smartpartsproducts.com/content/nhome/sp3200wf.php
Wow I must say DJpurpose and Phanbuoy are so clever!!! You DJprurpose with your in depth knowledge of Photoshop and even taking all that time to attach links on how you think the images were placed on the frames, you are so so clever!!! Phanbuoy, the way you can use vulgar language in your comments, that was so cool how you used the "F" word to put more emphasis on your statement you too are too too clever!!! Both Phanbuoy and DJpurpose are just two of the coolest people to be hanging on a blog about a picture frame. Wow I am going to keep my eye out for you too some more, maybe in the clock radio section I can find some more clever, over the edge statements from the both of you. I hope that some day I can be as cool and hip as the both of you. So So clever, really so original and fresh especially using the "F" word. So edgy Phanbuoy!!!!
I heard they bought this 32 inch photo frame from Yifang Digital, a very good facotry in Shenzhen.