There are a few nice features buried in the menu system. One irritating quirk is that the up/down button doesn't actually control the volume level as you think it might instead, there's a separate wheel controller hidden on the right side that lowers and raises volume. The AJ元08 doesn't have the most easy-to-use interface, and it took a little tinkering to figure how to navigate and make adjustments to settings. We read of a couple of users complaining that the unit's dimmer doesn't dim the backlight enough, but the dimmer at its lowest setting wasn't too bright for our tastes. That said, the Philips does play louder than your typical photo frame, so overall the sound quality is a slight notch up-but again, keep your expectations low, and you won't be too disappointed. We've reviewed several photo frames with built-in speakers and the sound is always really tinny with scant bass, and the same holds true for the AJ元08. Also, images, especially those with larger file sizes, tend to load slowly, which is annoying. This is typical of budget photo frames, so we weren't surprised, but if you're expecting great image quality, look elsewhere. The frame is fairly low resolution (just 480x234), so images and video aren't exactly sharp-to put it kindly. Unfortunately, the video and photos displayed on the device just don't look all that good. It's also worth noting that the frame is compatible with the DivX VOD service, which means it can be registered and used to play back DivX files you'd rent or buy (download) from an online DivX VOD service. The "One: Space Odyssey" short we downloaded from the Stage6 Web site played fine, and DivX aficionados should be quite pleased with this feature. You're supposed to be able to play back MPEG4 files, but the frame didn't recognize a CNET TV video that was an MPEG4, so we assume it plays back only certain flavors of MPEG4. By select we mean limited-we didn't have any luck with videos that we'd shot with a handful of cameras from leading manufacturers (Canon, Nikon, Olympus) and the one video that did start playing (from a Samsung camera) didn't have any sound. On the clock radio front, there's an FM radio with 20 presets (the presets are a little bit of a pain to set, but 20 is a lot), plus two alarms, a sleep timer with interval options between 15 and 60 minutes, and a dimmer/snooze bar conveniently placed at the top of the frame.īeyond its photo capabilities, the AJ元08 also plays back MP3 and WMA files and select video files from your SD/MMC card or thumbdrive.
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