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Royal PF80 Digital Picture Album
Reviewed by
David Carnoy
on 09/15/2006
Royal PF80 Digital Picture Album

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  • Device type: Digital photo frame
  • Display type: LCD 8 in - Color
  • Video playback formats: AVI MPEG
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The good: This inexpensive digital photo frame offers a large 8-inch display, is easy to set up, and can display JPEG images and certain AVI video files stored on various types of memory cards. It's also wall-mountable and comes with a remote that allows you to control the frame from across the room.

The bad: The frame appears to have speakers, but it isn't capable of producing sound. While the outer frame is removable, no extra frames ship with the product. We had trouble playing some AVI video files, and there's no internal memory.

The bottom line: Not a bad digital photo frame for those on a tight budget, but by failing to include sound, Royal missed an opportunity to take the PF80 to the next level.

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  • Reviewed by:
    David Carnoy
  • Reviewed on: 09/15/2006
  • Released on: 07/25/2006

You may know the Royal brand from typewriters and paper shredders, but you probably didn't realize the company is now making digital photo frames. Yes, Royal's serving up several "budget" models, including the PF80, which sports an 8-inch screen (measured diagonally) and can be had online for less than $130.

Like a lot of digital photo frames, the Royal PF80's two-tone, silver-and-black frame is significantly bigger than the display itself. Technically, this model measures 11.0 wide by 8.5 high by 2.1 inches deep, but the display's real dimensions are approximately 6.5 inches wide by 5 inches tall. A support arm around back swivels to allow you to set the stand vertically, as well as horizontally. And on the bottom of the frame, you'll find a threaded hole for a tripod-like stand (not included). Unlike the less expensive Royal PF56, this frame is wall-mountable, with two key-hole slots on either side of the back of the frame. You'd think that wall-mounting the frame would muffle any sounds emitted by what appear to be two built-in speakers on the back of the frame, but the frame doesn't actually offer any audio capabilities. A 12-volt AC adapter powers the unit.

The PF80's outer, silver-colored frame is removable. We assume this means you can swap in another frame, but it's unclear whether any frames will be available as optional accessories, and no extra frames shipped in the box. The one accessory the frame does include is a credit-card sized remote, which allows you to control the display from across the room.

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