If you are looking for a top shelf digital photo frame to give as a gift this holiday season, you want to check out the HP 10.4 digital picture frame. The df1010b3 is a little pricey at just under a hundred dollars, but with all the features you get, it’s worth the money. Whether you keep it yourself or use it as a gift – preloaded with photos of course – you’re going to love the simplicity and picture quality of this digital picture frame.

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Portable USA PU-10W

In the age of digital photography, family historians can easily collect several thousand images. One of the best ways to show off these snapshots is the digital picture frame, an easy, compact alternative to the photo album. The new Portable USA PU-10W 10.4 Inch Digital Picture Frame is a great product on the digital market, offering easy to use features and a great resolution to make those treasured family moments really shine.

With a solid build and a bright, wide screen for viewing, this product stands out among the increasingly crowded market of digital picture frames. The classic black matting next to the cherry finish makes for a simple design that fits in with almost any decor.

Check out these other Portable USA PU-10W stand out features:

• A high density 640×480 screen assures brilliant colors and crisp, clear photos
• 128 of on board memory allows for quick access to all of your favorite shots. Space for two more memory cards allow for almost endless expansion, and a USB slot allows you to transfer photos straight from your computer
• In addition to photo support, this frame can play MP3 and WAV files for a full sensory experience
• A variety of viewing modes allow for personalized usage. Watch your photos one at a time, in thumbnail form, or create a slideshow of all your favorites
• The included remote control offers even more access, pausing on a specific snapshot or allowing you to rotate a picture for better viewing

Although a few customers had trouble with buggy software, the year long warranty assures that Portable USA customers can experience some peace of mind about the security of their investment. Offered for a relatively low price, this digital picture frame seems to be one of the better options on the market.

Samsung SPF-107H-10-Inch

A beautiful, eye catching modern design makes the Samsung SPF-107H 10-Inch Touch of Color Digital Photo Frame a stand out option for customers looking for a digital photo frame that will fit in with their ultra sleek decor.

Beyond being slim and attractive, the Touch of Color designers focused on quality over quantity, putting a lot of thought into the few features they included in their product to create a stellar overall experience.

The Samsung SPF-107H Touch of Color’s highlights include:

• A sky high resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels, a 500:1 contrast ratio, and brightness controls to make sure that your photos look better than you ever thought they could
• An anti-glare screen that decreases the annoying fuzz from an inconveniently placed light fixture
• 1 GB of built-in memory to easily store over 3,000 photos on the actual frame, plus the ability to easily connect the frame to a computer or memory card for even more usage options
• Energy saving technology that offers a great auto turn off./on function for lower electric bills
• The unexpected bonus of being able to use this frame as a second PC monitor

The use of actual physical buttons for most of the controls mean that operating this frame is intuitive and easy even for the casual technology user, and a few easy to use display modes allow you enough variety to never feel stifled.

Of course, it’s a good thing this frame is so easy to use, as the manual is completely useless and not worth wasting your time trying to decipher. What’s more, a flimsy stand is a bit of a sour note in an otherwise sweet deal.

If you’re the sort of customer who appreciates things being done right over things being too complicated, the X Samsung SPF-107H Touch of Color digital photo frame is a great, no frills option that might be right for you.

If you have one, leave a comment below and let us know what you think.

Philips 10.2 Inch Digital Frame

The eye-catching metal finish of this tabletop picture frame from Philips offers an attractive addition to any interior design montage. Once people are looking, they’ll be entranced by the slideshow of pictures you can customize yourself, turning one deceptively simple frame into a conversational piece more akin to a whole photo album.

But simply displaying your digital photos is just the beginning of the features offered by this frame. The included program PhotoEffect Wizard allows editing of your images color tones or size and orientation to provide the best possible presentation. Slideshow options allow you to create viewing experiences for any occasion. This frame even includes a convenient AC-DC adapter, allowing you to show off your digital talents without burning through batteries.

While customers around the Internet were impressed with the color and picture quality offered by this frame, a few reviewers mentioned programming quirks that made the overall experience irksome. Several people had issues with the way the frame stored photos, and on many displays claimed that pictures would often get cropped whether they wanted them to or not. However, even with these complaints, many remarked that this 10 inch digital frame from Philips was a fun and beautiful way to show off their photos in one easy location.

iMate Momento

Gone are the days of trying to cram every picture you can onto your walls, counter tops and desk only to find that your entire home doesn’t have enough space to show off your favorite photos.

With the iMate Momento 100 10.2″ Widescreen LCD Wireless Digital Photo Frame you are not going to have to cull your photos for the best because it’s got plenty of room to display your favorite images and cycle through them on slideshow so you can show off the best parts of your life.

Just check out these features:

• 10.2″ WVGA TFT-LCD display featuring 800 x 480 resolution; 16:9 aspect ratio and 400:1 contrast ratio means you aren’t going to have to squint to enjoy your photos
• 140 horizontal and 110 vertical viewing angles means you can customize image display to your own tastes
• Not only does this frame support MP3 and WMA audio format, it also displays JPEG, PNG, GIF and BMP image formats
• 20MB internal memory; supports Secure Digital, MultiMediaCard, Memory Stick and xD-Picture Card memory card              formats means you will never run out of storage space
• USB 2.0 interface for quick and simple connection with your own computer
• Its built-in wireless networking (802.11b/g) allows you to transfer your images without unsightly cables
• Slideshow setting features 8 different styles of transitionsYou get a range of customizable settings, and updates are available through the MomentoLive service (You’ll need an internet connection and certain fees may apply)
• The clear acrylic frame and its white mat won’t clash with your home or office decor
• Includes an AC adapter and a remote so you can customize it from across the room

iMate has certainly scored a hit with the Momento 100 because the screen is super easy to view, even from a distance, and the image quality couldn’t be better at this price range.

Sony 10-inch

Sony is known more for their audio equipment and cameras perhaps, but when it comes to digital picture frames, they know what they’re doing. The Sony DPF-V1000 10-Inch Digital Photo Frame is testament to this statement.

This photo frame features Auto Correction to help enhance image quality, while an HDMI connection and HD output lets you share your photos in Full HD 1080 quality on your compatible HDTV. You can even navigate through your photos from a distance with the supplied remote control.

Here are just a few of the features of this 10-inch digital photo frame:

• Panel Type – LCD Panel size – 10.2 (panel diagonal); Clear Photo LCD 1024 x 600
• Aspect Ratio – 15 – 9
• Remote Control – Power; Up, Down, Left and Right arrows; Enter, Menu, Back, Clock, Slideshow, View Mode, Add to Album
• Media Supported – Memory Stick; Memory Stick(R) Duo; Memory Stick(R) PRO; Memory Stick(R) PRO Duo; HighSpeed Memory Stick
• Bluetooth wireless ready (requires optional DPPA-BT1)

• 10.2-inch Super Clear Photo LCD
• HDMI output to HDTV
• Auto Image Correction/Auto Dimmer/Auto Image Rotation
• Auto Image correction includes auto dodging and auto white balance correction
• 1 GB memory (2000 photos) with search function
• Bluetooth wireless ready (requires optional Sony DPPA-BT1 Bluetooth USB adaptor)
• Alarm function
• Search function