SmartMedia Card Digital Photo Frames

The Bottom Line: The Ceivalife digital photo frame and its complementary service push past simple picture viewing into the realm of Internet appliances--for better or worse.

Specs: Digital photo frame, 10 in x 3 in x 8.5 in, TFT 8 in - Color, 3.1 lbs

The Bottom Line: For fans of Ceiva's PicturePlan service, the company's fourth-generation 8-inch digital photo frame represents a nice upgrade. But with new, more user-friendly frames hitting the market, Ceiva's subscription-based service may be a harder sell to new customers.

Specs: Digital photo frame, 10 in x 3 in x 8.5 in, TFT 8 in - Color, 3.1 lbs

The Bottom Line: The Pandigital 8-inch digital photo frame may not have built-in Wi-Fi, but it does deliver a pretty sharp-looking picture, has a fairly straightforward interface, and support for video and audio playback, which makes it an all-around solid digital photo frame.

Specs: Digital photo frame, LCD 8 in - Color, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4

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.

Specs: Digital photo frame, LCD 8 in - Color, AVI, MPEG

The Bottom Line: The no-frills Royal PF56 makes for an acceptable digital photo frame for those on a tight budget--but it does have some design quirks.

Specs: Digital photo frame, LCD 5.6 in - Color, AVI, MPEG

Specs: Digital photo frame, 15 in x 2 in x 11.7 in, TFT 15 in - Color, MP3, MPEG, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, 5.7 lbs

Specs: Digital photo frame, LCD 9.2 in - Color, MP3, AVI, MPEG-1

Specs: Digital photo frame, LCD 7 in - Color, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4

Specs: Digital photo frame, 13 in x 1.8 in x 10.5 in, TFT 10.4 in - Color, MP3, WMA, AVI, DivX, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4

Specs: Digital photo frame, LCD 15 in - Color, MP3, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, 7.7 lbs