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What's cool about this particular GiiNii digital picture frame: This 8 inch digital frame has a solid cherry wood frame. Want a different look? Simply remove the cherry wood frame for a completely different look
The unit itself is multimedia enabled meaning it plays all types of photographs, music (mp3, WMA), and videos (.avi, .mov). A key selling feature is the very high screen resolution 800x600 so your pictures are sharp and vivid. And, the 4:3 screen ratio is perfect for standard photos with little or no cropping on the display screen so you see your photos as you took them. This unit is absolutely gorgeous with this unique ultra thin design. In fact, it is 54% thinner than typical picture frames (see the side profile below).
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Perhaps the quality is hit or miss?
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I bought several frames from different manufacturers (whoever had a deal) of this size for the holiday season, and I actually thought the image quality was the best on this one. I see that some of the other reviews indicate that the image quality was very poor on theirs. I can only suggest that the quality on these is not uniform. Mine really looks like I'm looking at a print of the picture - couldn't be better. Perhaps the difference lies in the picture sources? I resize all of mine to 1024x768 resolution to save space - perhaps this frame has a problem if the resolution is too high on the original picture? I'm just guessing - I've given the frame as a gift, so I can't test it out.
Rating: 
(5
out of 5) @ 2009-01-08
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Nice frame for the money!
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I found the frame on Tiger but used Amazon since the shipping was cheaper by $2. Yes, I'm that cheap. The colors were very good, I'm not sure what others are expecting for the money (this isn't 1080p man). There are better frames but you will spend over $100. The setup was easy, I thought the frame was defective, I could not turn off the music when only the sample pictures were on the internal memory. Once I loaded my own pictures, the samples were not showing up anymore and then I could turn the music off. I called tech support before I loaded my pics and they were fast and knew exactly what I was asking about. I would recommend this to others. The frame itself is very nice construction and was free from any scratches or blemishes. I used a batch resize program to resize to 800x600 to save space and I had well over 100 pictures and wasn't using a fraction of the internal memory. (Visualizer Photo Resize, and it's free)
Rating: 
(4
out of 5) @ 2009-01-06
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Excellent Product
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I don't understand many of the comments I have read about this product. I bought 2 from TigerDirect through Amazon for Christmas presents. I set them up with pictures before giving them and after seeing how easy it was and how great the quality was, I bought 2 more directly from Amazon for additional presents. All of the recipients are thrilled. I recommend this product highly.
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2009-01-04
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Love it....
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I think it's gorgeous, easy to set up, easy to use. Pictures look great. The price is right. What's not to like? I just love it and plan to get another one soon.
Rating:
(5
out of 5) @ 2008-12-19
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Easy to use. Poor colors
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I bought two of these frames for my grandparents. For this reason I wanted a frame that was very easy to just get pictures to display. In this regard I'm pretty happy. Simply insert a memory card and it starts showing the pictures. No need to resize the images or rotate them. (Putting the card in the slot was a little tricky though). The menu to change the frame's configuration doesn't look like it would be that easy for someone who isn't technically inclined, but the default configuration is already pretty good.
However, as other reviewers have pointed out, the colors are very bad. The screen appears to use 6-bit color, so subtle color differences aren't visible. This is especially egregious with skin tones. Almost all the shots of my kids look like they're wearing heavy base makeup. When I first saw the results, I felt like sending the frames back. However, after looking at reviews of this frame in comparison to others, it wasn't obvious to me that another frame would be any better. I don't have any personal experience with other digital picture frames so I can't say how the colors compare to other frames.
The advertised viewing angle was supposed to be...
Horizontal:140° (Left to Right)
Vertical: 120° (Up to Down)
I'd say the usable viewing angle was more like...
Horizontal:90° (Left to Right)
Vertical: 70° (Up to Down)
As far as the frame's physical appearance goes, it is very thin, and I'd be happy to display it on a table or mount it on a wall. While the frame does appear to be wood, the finish applied to the wood makes it almost look like plastic. However if you don't look too closely, it's not too bad.
I'm rating the frame as three stars mostly for the ease of use. It's really more like 2 1/2 stars.
Rating: 
(3
out of 5) @ 2008-12-19
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