Last month Artmu announced a digital picture frame with MP3 playback and I wondered why we don't see more digital picture frames with advanced features like video playback. Well, the tech gods have heard my plea and at least two companies are releasing digital photo frames with support for MP4 video.Matsunichi's latest frame sports a 10-inch LCD screen, support for MP3 and MP4 audio and video, 128MB of onboard memory and two memory slots for CompactFlash, xD, Memory Stick, and Secure Digital cards. There's a USB 2.0 port, internal speakers, A/V outputs, and a remote control.
Pandigital's got a new frame featuring a 10.4-inch LCD handling 1024 x 768 resolution with a 500:1 contrast ratio and 178 degree viewing angle. It can handle MPEG1/4 and AVI video as well as MP3 audio. And it's got 256MB or memory, in addition to a card reader that handles all the same formats as the Matsunichi. There's also a wireless remote control. The Pandigital frame should hit shelves in mid-February for about $250.
1. Thank you for detailed article.
Posted at 8:19PM on Jan 7th 2007 by janet