Digital Photo Frames

WINNER
AG Neovo V-10 7" Frame
£150

The most expensive but most stylish looking
frame of the test by far, the AG Neovo V-10 is slinkily designed in black plastic and features
easy-to-use touch screen controls. With a high screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixel and good colour. Images displayed are high quality, and with 128Mb of built in memory, you can store images direct to the device for ease of playback. Additionally, the frame can be powered on battery, meaning you can view images whenever and wherever you want to. Other features include a built in calendar and built in clock. The V-10 is compatible with SD, MMC, MS, CF and MD memory cards and wins this month's buyers guide based on quality of image, style of frame and ease of use.

Reddmango Libra QS700 7"
£49.99

At £49.99, the Libra QS700 is Reddmango's most basic frame and the lowest priced frame of the range tested here, and is a basic frame.

With 480 x 234 pixel resolution the frame accepts a wide variety of memory cards including CF, SD, MS Pro MMC and XD, and images can also be downloaded from a camera or PC via USB cable. The frame can also be rotated for either landscape or portrait orientation. Image quality is good as is the colour and the frame will support images of up to 11Mp with a choice of nine different transition modes.

Can be controlled via remote control or control panel on side of frame.

With its own unique design, the Kodak Easyshare SV811 boasts 800 x 480 pixel resolution, plus 128Mb of internal memory, allowing a lot of images to be stored without the use of a memory card or USB connection. The quality and colour of the images were high. While the frame is quite stylishly designed, I couldn't help but feel that the size of it was a bit unnecessary for the 8in image displayed, which becomes slightly drowned in the mass of black plastic, and that it may have looked better with a slightly smaller surround. Accepts a variety of cards including CF, MS, MS Pro, MMC, SD, and also has a built in music player allowing a soundtrack to your slideshow.

Strawberry multimedia 8" Deco
£99.99

The 8" Deco from Strawberry Multimedia is a traditional looking frame with a high screen resolution of 800 x 480 pixels. It is easy to use and is compatible with a wide range of cards including SD, MMC, MS, MS DUO, CF and XD. On the down side, there is an unsightly screw hole down the right hand side of the display which could have easily been concealed, and the frame itself seems rather exaggerated in size considering the size of the actual image displayed. Maximum image size is 10Mp, and with 800 x 480 pixel resolution, image quality is good. There is also the addition of a music playing function which can be used alongside the same time as viewing a slideshow.

Edge Technology 7" Picture Frame
£89.99
The Edge frame is a modern-looking compact
frame with a white plastic edging and a
reasonably high resolution of 640 x 480 pixels.
It is capable of displaying images of up to 12mp
and has various transition modes that can be
selected, as well as an option to play music
alongside the slide show. Menus are easy
to use and and there are lots of options to
allow personlisation of preferences here.
As well as supporting various different card
formats including SD, IBM, CF, MMC, CF,
MS, MSPro,  the Edge frame also supports the new
mobile phone video format 3gp, the only
frame of the test that supports the format.
The only factor that it fails on is that it
has no built  in memory, but at £89.99,
it is a good  value frame nevertheless.

800 x 480

SD, MMC, MS, xD, CF, MD.

CF, SD, MS Pro MMC and XD