You can also transfer images to the frame via USB, as well as copy them from a card to the frame's 16MB of internal memory. Some transition effects are available for slide shows, but the real distinguishing feature is indeed MosiacView. Having multiple images on the screen at once--they change out one at time--is an interesting effect, but it's worth mentioning that, since your images are usually displayed at one-quarter their usual size in this mode, you can't always tell exactly what's in the photo if it's not well composed. Also, in order to display four images within the confines of the screen's aspect ratio, the frame automatically crops your photos to what it determines to be the optimal size to fit them all in. You can adjust a setting to leave your images as-is (4:3 is the standard ratio), but when four "original" images are on the screen with large spaces around each one, it doesn't look too good.
A few words about playing video on the frame: This is an intriguing feature and comes in handy if you have digital camera that offers video-capture. AVI, MPEG-1, and MPEG-4 file types are supported, though we noticed that, when we played back a 320x144 MPEG-4 file, the display squeezed the picture, and we couldn't find a way to display the video in its correct aspect ratio. And in case you're wondering about sound, there is none.
What's this all add up to? Well, we could be more forgiving of its flaws if the Westinghouse Digital Photo Display DPF-0701's price was closer to $100 than $200. But as it stands, while the MosiacView has its appeal, we recommend taking a look at competing options, such as the Philips frame, before making a purchase.
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