Customer Reviews:
 Slideshow direction? December 3, 2008
3 out of 11 found this review helpful
I bought a HP DF800B2 8" 2 months ago, basically the same digital display and the same price, HP DF800 8-Inch High Resolution Digital Picture Frame with Remote
I want to know if this model has the same problem with playing the slideshow backwards? If it does have the same defect as the DF800 I definately wouldn't get it, but if it's been fixed, I'ld recomend it as the display is good quality itself, and if I knew if it was fixed would like to get one in exchange for the defective HP DF800. HP support is also painfully slow and nonrsponsive with these Digital Displays, they are almost absent from their support system. They are made in China and I think HP may just stick a HP label on them, and that's about it, I'm losing hope they have capability to upgrade malfunctioning firmware.
 Go for the newer DF820A4 for $175 less. November 22, 2008
22 out of 25 found this review helpful
This listing is ridiculous. First, the price is completely out of sight. Second, the revision level is--apparently thankfully--one level old. Third, the latest version (the A4) is not only a full $175 cheaper but works perfectly.
So do yourself a favor and seek out the HP model DF820A4 and you'll get the following--four replaceable double matte sets, a great mahogany frame, MP3 music playing facility, 512K of internal RAM, USB and memory stick sockets, an external power supply, automatic image rotation, extremely flexible setup, a clock and calendar with settable alarm, a usable remote control with a magnetic back, and terrific 800x600 resolution. The LCD looks perfect and there's plenty of brightness with a wide viewing angle--when placed horizontally, that is. The angle is sharper on the short dimension, so vertical positioning causes viewing problems, especially on the right side. In short, it's the best frame I've seen so far--Sony's products are classic examples of the company's formal, inflexible approach to standards, and are overpriced.
 What's up with the price???? November 21, 2008
3 out of 26 found this review helpful
OK, every other place on this planet the price is under $150. So why is it listed at $300+ here???????????????
 Excellent Gift October 28, 2008
43 out of 45 found this review helpful
Written by the Julius of ireneandjulius
An uncomplicated, clean, and easy to use product that will add plenty of great memories to my wife's desk.
Being a Mac user, I'm always looking for products that are simple to use and offer a clean design. The HP DF820A3 digital picture frame meets these requirements. Getting started was a matter of unpacking the product, supplying power, connecting the USB cable to our iMac, launching iPhoto, and exporting the images straight to the DF820A3. How much easier can it get?
Sure there are other products that allow for emailing pictures to your photo frame, or subscribing to a service but these cost extra. The DF820A3 can easily be refreshed by dropping in one of 6 different media cards (Compact Flash, SD Media, USB thumb drive, and others). My wife is able to copy/delete images from either of these sources (or her office computer) using the built-in thumbnail viewer. Want to make it even easier? Simply upload the pictures to our shared .Mac account's iDisk and she can connect the DF820A3 to her laptop using the supplied USB cable.
The DF820A3 offers some nice touches like additional mattes, a built in clock and the ability to display a "four-up", "three-up with clock", or "two-up" with clock and calendar" in it's native 800x600 resolution. What's more, it also supports MPEG video playback as well as MP3 audio playback which you can have playing in the background while the DF820A3 displays your images. Nice.
So, for under $150 bucks, the HP DF820A3 is everything I need in a digital picture frame. Clean design, easy to use features, and simple image uploading from both a Mac or PC.
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