Digital Framing

[Brian Peck]

I have been seeing all the digital photo frames over the past couple of years become very popular. Most are 4"-10" frames but I have been seeing larger ones offered. That got me thinking find one the size of a modern comic art page, hang it up and have the scans placed on a memory stick. This way you can display more art even if you don't have the wall space (I live in a small cottage).

I looked around and Found a 19" with a black frame, image size it 16 x 10, (19.3 x 13.3 with frame), 1440x 900. It does mount right on the wall looks like it can be mounted either way. Made more for advertising and video and the price is a bit high. But figure in the number of pieces you can show off and its easy to change them

 

Plazmax 19" Black Digital Frame

 

I am really thinking of getting one, I will still frame my favorite pieces but think its a great way to display the others I don't have space or don't want to fame or other pieces I like more.Has anyone gotten one of the digital frames to display art?

 

 

 

[Claudio]

That is a very interesting idea.....

 

$450 is a lot but it would be kinda cool to have.

 

16x10 works pretty well too but it isn't perfect.

[mtlevy]

Really neat idea, for sure!

 

Don't some TVs let you do something like this?

[Brian Peck]

I figure the price it the cost of 2-3 framings. So if you have limited space and want to have more than just your top end pieces on display might be a good option. Yes some tvs let you show images but this hangs on the wall and looks like a traditional framed piece of art. You just don't have to worry about UV light effecting the art.

 

 

[AvengersFan]

It sounds like a cool idea at first. I bought my wife a digital frame to show pictures like alot of people have done but she ended up not using it too much because it was somehow distracting after awhile. I think the art would lose some of its appeal being reprsented digitally instead of framed and not flashing/rotating thru different pictures. It would be too "busy" I think. Just my initial reaction today to the idea.

[Brian Peck]

I am not looking to do a slide show, more of have one image up at a time. Maybe for a few days, or weeks.

[comix4fun]

I am not looking to do a slide show, more of have one image up at a time. Maybe for a few days, or weeks.

 

That's a good idea. It would be hard to have it rotating through too many image. to fit a 13x19 digital frame and be clear it would have to be a hi-res scan to the point that I am not sure how many image you could fit on the sd card comfortably.

 

C

[Claudio]

I would think that an EXTREMELY high res scan would be 100 megs. You can get an 8 gig memory card relatively cheap and that would support 80 images. Keep in mind that 100 megs is probably waaaaay waaaay overkill. I would think 10 megs would be great and 1 meg would be sufficient.

 

I saw this one on ebay and I kind of liked it. This one accepts sd memory cards. I would just really like to see one in person.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120416940676&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT&salenotsupported

 

 

[Brian Peck]

You won't need hires scans as the resolution of the display is 1400x900 and files saved at the size is under 1MB

[Claudio]

Well, sure. If you want to get technical about it.

 

I was just trying to show that you can get a lot of images on there. However, 1400x900 is almost exactly 1 meg. With even a measly 2 gig memory card, that is a TON of images (2k).

 

I would set it to change daily so that it isn't too bizzy. I still really want to see what it looks like in person but I am so impulsive, I might just buy it soon anyhow.

[AvengersFan]

If I read the auction description correctly it says the rated life of the frame is only 2.25 years if on 24/7. Would you be turning your artwork on and off all the time? Just playing devils advocate...still might be a cool idea.

[comix4fun]

If I read the auction description correctly it says the rated life of the frame is only 2.25 years if on 24/7. Would you be turning your artwork on and off all the time? Just playing devils advocate...still might be a cool idea.

 

 

No reason to have it running at night or when you are not home.

 

So you can probably triple that life span taking out sleeping and work hours.

 

C

[mrpunch0]

When I got into OA I decided I was only going to buy what I could frame and enjoy every day.

 

Yeah, that didn't work.

 

But for me - putting up a digital frame is the same as framing a xerox. If I wanted to do that, I could have saved myself a LOT of money.

 

I'll stick with the real thing up on the walls and enjoy my digital copies on CAF.

[Claudio]

 

But for me - putting up a digital frame is the same as framing a xerox. If I wanted to do that, I could have saved myself a LOT of money.

 

I'll stick with the real thing up on the walls and enjoy my digital copies on CAF.

 

I have a Salvador Dali litho that I have framed. It isn't an original but it looks spectacular. I just wonder how the art will present digitally. I get what you are saying though. I was worried about displaying one of my covers because it is done in pencils and I thought about making a copy. I went with displaying the original because it will lose some luster to me if it was just a copy.

[Brian Peck]

I don't frame zeroxes and I don't look at this as the same thing. More like a frame into my CAF GAllery. The digital frame I showed does let you get times that it will turn itself off. I don't want to replace what original art I have framed but to add to it. I have been collecting for over 20 years. I don't have the wall space or $$ to frame it all. Many of the pages I wouldn't spend the $$ on to frame anyways, Just those special pieces to I frame. For me its just something to let me see my art while I sit in my living room or den.

[NelsonAI]

I think it's a good idea. If you do proceed, I'll be interested in a follow up report from you.

 

Cheers!

N