From the Manufacturer
Share your most precious memories with a Samsung digital photo frame. Our photo frames deliver crystal clear, quality images. You can even use the Samsung 85H as a second mini monitor. Bring memories to life. You've never seen your photos displayed like this before.
Samsung SPF-85H Highlights
High resolution images
With a high resolution of 800 x 600, your pictures appear crystal-clear.
Simple and convenient connections
With a conveniently placed memory card slot and USB port, connectivity is easy.
Auto on/off function
Your photo frame’s power will last longer with Samsung's exclusive auto-turn off/on function.
UbiSync PC mini monitor
The SPF-85H does much more than display your photos. You can use it as a second PC monitor with a simple USB connection. (UbiSync Technology)
Starlight control
SAMSUNG Starlight touch keys are located in the front bezel of the photo frame and provide easy usage and navigation.
1 GB memory
Save up to 10,000 photos in the photo frame with 1 GB memory.
Customer Reviews
Great digital frame, very easy to use!
I searched websites trying to find an easy to use photo frame with 4:3 ratio and good resolution. I found this one at a store and thought I'd try it out. I was worried it would be difficult to set up given that I have a Mac computer. This wasn't the case at all. I hooked it up to the computer with the USB cable, highlighted the photos I wanted on the frame and drug them to the frame's icon on my desktop. So easy.
The only thing I didn't like (and it could just be my camera, 5 megapixel) is that the pictures that are vertical were not as clear as the horizontal pictures. Overall, I think it is a good frame and easy to use.
Excellent Frame - 8" Non-wireless Version
The 8" versions are the only ones with a 4:3 aspect ratio. This is the ideal and native ratio for 99+% of digital cameras. Only very few take photos in 16:9 widescreen, and taking the time to convert and crop your 4:3 photos into 16:9 would no doubt be tedious. Generally the 16:9 models are more expensive but LESS expensive for manufacturers to make because may other consumer electronic devices require 7-10" widescreen/16:9 LCDs while not many use 4:3 anymore. Don't be fooled by the 16:9 unless you know for sure you need it!
The resolution is a very sharp 800x600, and the contrast ratio is a very respectable 400:1. I researched several different brands and models before finding this great frame. It has a nice smooth exterior case that doesn't look cheap, isn't too flimsy and isn't too thick.
The images are nice and sharp, and like I said before, the native 4:3 resolution is a plus. It has 1GB of memory built-in, which is enough for plenty of pictures, but it is also expandable via a multitude of flash card slots. SD is extremely cheap, and Amazon sells a 16GB one for about $25-30 (probably way more than most need :))
File transfers are easy, and like another reviewer said, the frame works equally well on Windows and Mac machines. I'm not sure about Linux, but I'm sure it wouldn't be too hard.
My ideal frame would be thinner, higher resolution and contrast ratio, and larger diagonal screen size for less money... but that is not likely to happen for another few years. However, at the price, this is one of the best, if not the best, digital photo frame you can buy
Samsung SPF-85H 8" non-wireless version
This is a very decent digital photo frame, but it has its quirks.
The manual is inadequate. It tells you only how to connect the power and basic control, and that's it. The rest is on CD, which has a terrible setup program (doesn't work too well on Vista). The software is not very good. I thought the program froze on me when I try to install it. You're better off using a SD memory to port your photos into the frame rather than use the USB transfer.
Hardware, fortunately, is better. The LCD screen is very sharp and not one of those frames with lots of black grids. There are lots of options to choose. The light-up control on the right side of the frame (a la newer HP notebook design) sometimes can be a little over-reacting, however.
When I got the frame, I thought my frame was dead on arrival.... But it turned out I had to plug the power cord in a little more and wait a little bit for the photo frame to turn on. The manual does not mention this. The power button is somewhat well hidden (it blends in with the design, which is nice looking). You may have to press and hold it for 3-second before you'd see the light-up button to turn on.
There is a brightness control. The difference is very subtle, but noticeable. It has a built-in clock, which you can turn it on, but it's hideously huge and can block away about 1/3 of the photo. I do like the scheduled on-off thing, as I do put it in my bedroom, so I can program it to shut off right around I went to bed and auto turned on around the time I wake up.
The frame not only can resize your pictures' physical dimention (i.e., resolution) to better fit the screen for you, but it also resize the file size. The frame comes with 1 GB of internal memory, which I think is very generous.
One can choose from a dozen transition modes, three slideshow speed and shuffle modes. The last is very nice as you can organize your photos in folder and shuffle pictures in particular folder or randomize all photos in memory. This allows adequate control over how you want to playback your photos.
Pro:
1. Excellent price
2. Sharp, detailed image
3. Schedule on/off
4. 4:3 aspect ratio
5. Beautiful frame design
6. Lots of features
Con:
1. Awful documentation
2. Quality issue
3. Over-reactive control
4. Clock feature is inconsiderate
