mrsly69 wrote:America.......
1st it was $4 gas
2nd sock market crashes
now we are told to buy frames that use electricity......Stop feeding the oil companies, it is time to remember if everyone get these the environment goes to hell. These things cost money and wear out. PICTURES last for many many years...... A nice frame cost much less. Yes, you only get one picture, but hell, why do you need to change a picture any way. Find your favorite and save energy while helping the environment.

Update: Screw the enviorment, I drive an SUV and love it! Long live EXXON MOBILE. I bought 2, one for Secret Santa, the other for Mom!!!!! I only have 60 years left on the planet and no kids. Let them worry about it!

hehe i didn't know the sock market crashed!!!

what do i do now??? all of my socks had loads of value, especially my favorite argyle ones.

ho hum!

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just got one.. hoping for the best
haha the crying kid in the picture.. hope that is not foreshadowing of myself with this product

Im in for 3!

2 as gifts and 1 for personal. I have been researching these nonstop and was about to consider buying a Kodak Easyshare S510.. Im just not too keen on the touchscreen border!

Bought 3! However, my receipt says "with standard shipping " and a disclaimer stating "Again, your order will typically ship within 5 business days."
The main page clearly says Shipped Two-day, so I hope that the receipt was just wrong and it comes BEFORE Christmas.

So should we have them by Christmas?

mrsly69 wrote:America.......
1st it was $4 gas
2nd sock market crashes
now we are told to buy frames that use electricity......Stop feeding the oil companies, it is time to remember if everyone get these the environment goes to hell. These things cost money and wear out. PICTURES last for many many years...... A nice frame cost much less. Yes, you only get one picture, but hell, why do you need to change a picture any way. Find your favorite and save energy while helping the environment.

Update: Screw the enviorment, I drive an SUV and love it! Long live EXXON MOBILE. I bought 2, one for Secret Santa, the other for Mom!!!!! I only have 60 years left on the planet and no kids. Let them worry about it!

Funny, I didn't know Exxon made "mobiles"? I've only seen ones with Looney Tunes and Disney Characters. I wonder if the Exxon "Mobile" comes with oil covered seals?

Great nightlight!

I'm in for 1 at 4:3, 800x600 is a lot better then those others for $35-$40 at NewEgg/Tigerdirect with like 480x260? resolution. Hope this thing is better, and it comes with a remote so my 60 year old mother can become more frustrated in life thanks to technology!!!

so which one do we get

groundzero wrote:I wish my computer was like yours and didn't burn electricity while wasting time blogging BS like that.

Now THAT'S funny!

djrome wrote:Bought 3! However, my receipt says "with standard shipping " and a disclaimer stating "Again, your order will typically ship within 5 business days."
The main page clearly says Shipped Two-day, so I hope that the receipt was just wrong and it comes BEFORE Christmas.

These are staged and ready to ship Friday and Saturday via FedEx 2 Day service and should arrive before Christmas.

Flippo1220 wrote:so which one do we get

The one you ask for.

Good price for the 800x600 resolution.

In for 2

Bought! Great gift.

PROCRASTINATION FTW!!!

i was gonna order a frame off newegg for 90$ shipped yesterday for my girlfriend for Christmas, but got distracted. this saved my ass and my wallet. best day ever

So . . . can you just leave these things on 24 hours a day, forever? I would like to give one of these to my 87 year old grandmother, BUT I dont want her to have to do anything to it (ie, turn it off, turn it on, unless it's SUPER easy - she has a hard enough time with the answering machine).

BigD wrote:These are staged and ready to ship Friday and Saturday via FedEx 2 Day service and should arrive before Christmas.

Thanks for the shipping clarification wooter staffer dude or dudettte.

In for 3 - wife, mom, mom-in-law

The PF800M seems like a better deal to me because it has 25% more pixels than the PF809M. Plus my camera shoots 4:3 pictures. This makes me wonder if the PF809M crops 4:3 images, stretches them out, or displays them at 4:3 without filling the entire screen? Either way I don't think I would like the 16:9 display.

hthrdwn wrote:So . . . can you just leave these things on 24 hours a day, forever?

Until the backlight bulb dies, but that should take a few years.

As far as which ratio to order, everybody keep in mind that point-and-shoot cameras generally shoot in 4:3, while digital SLRs generally shoot in 3:2 which doesn't match either frame exactly.

Also, ordering 16:9 is just another way of saying "I don't intend on showing vertical photos on this thing...ever."

toddnet wrote:The PF800M seems like a better deal to me because it has 25% more pixels than the PF809M. Plus my camera shoots 4:3 pictures. This makes me wonder if the PF809M crops 4:3 images, stretches them out, or displays them at 4:3 without filling the entire screen? Either way I don't think I would like the 16:9 display.

I hope it would be crop or fill, although with stretch, you could load up pictures of friends and gloat over how much thinner you look!

tcoles wrote:
In for 3 - wife, mom, mom-in-law

Ditto.

Only my wife, mom, and mom-in-law, not yours.

Unless it blows.

Then sis-in-law, mom, and mom-in-law.

Bought the 800 M last year as an X-mas gift. Paid around 3x this price after extensively shopping it around. Frame performs well, in for one for myself.

Even though the size and resolution on these things is fairly pitiful, I wonder when the day will come that there will be a "Picture Frame" that can also be used as, say, a VGA monitor or at least feed off of the USB cord in a manner rather than just storing images on a card (i.e. "real time"). To put it another way, either stand-alone or tethered.

Just a thought.

edit: Actually, I expect someone will point out such a device that already exists.

Umm...WoW. In for 2. Merry Christmas Mom and Grandma!

And First Woot!

Best woot in a while! Don't hesitate, you will not regret this one. Just for a comparison Wal-Mart's best black friday deal for a digital picture frame was $39. Ten bucks more and you get way better resolution, remote, support for audio and video, and interchangeable frames. I think that's worth $10 if you ask me. Go for the 4:3 model unless you plan on cropping every single image you display.

zozzles wrote:Even though the size and resolution on these things is fairly pitiful, I wonder when the day will come that there will be a "Picture Frame" that can also be used as, say, a VGA monitor or at least feed off of the USB cord in a manner rather than just storing images on a card (i.e. "real time"). To put it another way, either stand-alone or tethered.

Just a thought.

edit: Actually, I expect someone will point out such a device that already exists.

Here's a link to a 17" frame that takes DVI-D input. Idon't think they make them any smaller:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002402

nathanstl wrote:Best woot in a while! Don't hesitate, you will not regret this one. Just for a comparison Wal-Mart's best black friday deal for a digital picture frame was $39. Ten bucks more and you get way better resolution, remote, support for audio and video, and interchangeable frames. I think that's worth $10 if you ask me. Go for the 4:3 model unless you plan on cropping every single image you display.

Buy.com had a Westinghouse 8" 4:3 800x600 frame last week for $50 shipped, but this one has a few extras like a remote and speakers.

The 800M is definitely the way to go on this woot. Got one for myself--finally used my charter member reunion code too. Thanks woot!

With mpeg-4 support, the only use for the wide screen model would be using it as a tiny home theater.

Mmmmm maybe for like $34.99 or for two at the current price.

qwertyasd wrote:Here's a link to a 17" frame that takes DVI-D input. Idon't think they make them any smaller:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002402

I don't think you quite caught my meaning. What I was attempting to get across is a display that goes into "auto mode" (reading off of internal memory or a card) when the computer either has been turned off or is no longer feeding the display a signal. The device you mention, although nice, does not appear to do this.

How easy/difficult is this to use?

My Aunt doesn't understand a DVD player, and can barely work the cable box. Could I send her this with a filled SD card and she could simply plug it in and it will cycle through the photos? Or does it require some more setup that won't store after being unplugged and shipped?

Thanks in advance.

zozzles wrote:Even though the size and resolution on these things is fairly pitiful, I wonder when the day will come that there will be a "Picture Frame" that can also be used as, say, a VGA monitor or at least feed off of the USB cord in a manner rather than just storing images on a card (i.e. "real time"). To put it another way, either stand-alone or tethered.

When you think about how little a small LCD TV or monitor costs, like a 20-inch, you might as well make that your picture frame if you're going to hook up a computer to it since a low-grade LCD monitor or TV will cost less than some of the better "picture frames" It wouldn't be standalone, of course, but you won't get a standalone picture frame at monitor size for as low as a couple hundred.

any way to slow down the shipping? Won't be home until the 27th...don't want to leave the package out in the elements...

fdillich wrote:the kid is crying... did anyone else notice that?

Yeah, he's a HAPPY baby! :-D

zikzak wrote:When you think about how little a small LCD TV or monitor costs, like a 20-inch, you might as well make that your picture frame if you're going to hook up a computer to it since a low-grade LCD monitor or TV will cost less than some of the better "picture frames" It wouldn't be standalone, of course, but you won't get a standalone picture frame at monitor size for as low as a couple hundred.

Oh fiddlesticks! Now you've got me thinking. What is the brand of computer that uses only flash memory (and some version of Linux) and is also a laptop. Isn't hugely expensive either. Perhaps that is sort of what I'm thinking about.

Stupid me, I accidently chose the PF809 one and I really wanted the PF800... I was in a hurry.... Is there any way I can change it???? please help

zozzles wrote:Oh fiddlesticks! Now you've got me thinking. What is the brand of computer that uses only flash memory (and some version of Linux) and is also a laptop. Isn't hugely expensive either. Perhaps that is sort of what I'm thinking about.

Something like this?

http://www.woot.com/Blog/ViewEntry.aspx?Id=6375

swansonglfr wrote:Stupid me, I accidently chose the PF809 one and I really wanted the PF800... I was in a hurry.... Is there any way I can change it???? please help

Send email to to woot G*ds, offering them your first born male child and an extra fifty bucks (gosh, wouldn't that nearly cover the price of the other one?) and you might get some help.

Actually, I've seen people here advise that the woot folx actually WILL help you if you mail them.

swansonglfr wrote:Stupid me, I accidently chose the PF809 one and I really wanted the PF800... I was in a hurry.... Is there any way I can change it???? please help

From the "write us" link at the top of the page (which also has a form you can fill out to send a message directly to them):

To attempt to change an order-in-progress, or to resolve initial post-receipt issues (other than straight return requests): service@woot.com (This is where that form on the left also goes.)

Good price for the picture quality. Most average 8" frames don't have this good of resolution and aren't close in price. Unless you have some special 16:9 obsession, get the 4:3 aspect ratio. If you want a digital picture frame, this is as good as $50 dollars will get for the size.