http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/ Engadget Comments for Samsung ships $129 SPF-87H 8-inch digiframe / secondary monitor http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 7:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 9:23AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 25th 2009 1:28AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 7:32AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 1:19PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 7:45AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/
Honestly Samsung, if you are going to be so gung ho about ToC, then at least offer other colors such as charcoal on ALL your products rather than one or two here or there. You are guaranteed to increase sales. Also, get new focus groups.]]>May 24th 2009 3:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 8:05AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 8:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 8:22AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 8:39AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 8:54AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 9:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/
This would make for an amazing recession antidote!]]>May 24th 2009 9:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/
I'd consider it for a USB monitor though]]>May 24th 2009 9:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/

Is it still going to suck?

Although pretty, the controls are unresponsive, its flaky FrameManager software pretends to detect it when it isn't even there and can't when it is.

Will it have a refresh rate of more that 15fps?
Will it be able to be managed by my video card control software so I can use it to clone another display?
Will it support 3D acceleration, so I don't have to kill Aero in Vista and all accelerated features like video in Media Center?


If so, count me in, if not, it's just another Sammy destined for the garbage heap. ]]>May 24th 2009 10:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 1:36PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/
These things really aren't usable as second monitors, as you've seen with the SPF-75H.

If you want to get a mini-monitor, get a Nanovision monitor, Samsung U70, or some other DisplayLink-powered monitor. It won't have picture frame capability but it will be WAY better as a mini-monitor.]]>May 24th 2009 3:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://atxelectronics.com/store/comersus_viewItem.asp?idProduct=172.]]>May 24th 2009 10:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/that big on them. ]]>May 24th 2009 11:38AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 11:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 12:31PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 1:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 24th 2009 7:55PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/
But by your response, I now assume you've never developed anything like programs, and never written anything like web pages, nor perhaps used a computer as a primary tool in the workplace. So for the two examples I just mentioned, you can effectively use the second monitor to visualize the results of writing/fine-tuning a program, the look and feel of a web site after a change to html (or other), perhaps even at a different resolution.

There are huge numbers of scenarios where two monitors work far better than one and I'd suggest that you're in an extreme minority if you never cross-reference or corelate data, processes, result sets or anything else... worse given you've never heard of other doing this if you in the workforce. For another common usage, I can pretty well guarantee you won't find a stock broker or other financial analyst ('cept perhaps a few one man shows or the tiniest of not-well-off companies) that doesn't run dual or quad monitors. Same with CAD/CAM and lots more. Just for ATI's 2D graphics solutions, try Googling 'FireMV' (or FireGL for 3D, I gather).]]>May 24th 2009 9:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/24/samsung-ships-129-spf-87h-8-inch-digiframe-secondary-monitor/May 25th 2009 6:17PM