The frame's file support is limited to JPG and BMP files. There is no music for slideshows or the capability to watch movies of any kind. You can browse pictures one at a time, view them as thumbnails, or let them play as a slide show. Editing options are limited to copy, delete, and rotate, and you can make photos black and white. You can also display a calendar and the time and there's an alarm clock feature, too. It can also be set to turn itself off and on.
Using the frame is straightforward because the menu system is basic and logically arranged. Pop in a card and it will read it and start playing the photos back as a slideshow. Slideshow options include sequence (random or in order), a handful of transition effects, length of time a slide is displayed, and the background color for slides. Copying images to the frame's 1GB of memory takes little effort and needs to be done in order to store up to 8,000 images to the frame. Once a card is inserted or storage device attached, you can enter thumbnail view and select what you want to transfer over or you can just copy all. And you can quickly create individual folders for different slide shows.
Jobo includes a 1-year parts-and-labor warranty on its products. Product information and support is nearly nonexistent on its Web site, but there is service contact information should you need assistance. But again, the frame is so basic that almost all your questions would be answered by the included setup guide.
While not everyone needs the ability to roam cordlessly with a digital photo frame with thousands of images, we definitely see a place in the market for the Jobo PDJ801--for consumers and commercial use. Its features may be limited, but what it does, it does well.
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