LCD photoframe

rscheller · 2007-02-23, 01:17 AM

and a USB connection used as a GBPVR status and mini-monitor?

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Possible? Perhaps?

I manually created this picture by doing a screen capture of GBPVR then saving it in JPG format and sent it to the photoframe via the USB port to display. I then took a digital photo of the frame display for this forum.

Basically, I'm thinking if I can do this process using my computer, my computer should be able to do the same on it's own. Right?

rscheller · 2007-02-23, 11:46 AM

Quote:Use it as a superbly enhanced 'Color LCD Smartie'?

Yea, that's what I was thinking.

BTW, this photoframe will play MPG files too but as you've said mvandere, there's better options if it's to be a video monitor.

McBainUK · 2007-02-23, 11:55 AM

How are images 'sent' to the frame? If it has autorefresh you could use a auto-screen capture program (if there is such a thing) which can output to jpg or whatever.

ccsnet · 2007-02-23, 12:14 PM

If you want to do this use a touch screen.... they dont cost the earth.

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Terran

rscheller · 2007-02-24, 12:40 AM

Quote:How are images 'sent' to the frame?

When the frame is connected via USB, it looks just like a flashdrive to the PC and it's a simple drag and drop the screen capture jpg or perhaps a program that'll 'send' the screen capture jpgs to it.

Quote:If it has autorefresh you could use a auto-screen capture program (if there is such a thing) which can output to jpg or whatever.

It's not so much autorefresh as it is either select or scroll through a list of jpgs to display via remote such as select 'pending_recordings.jpg' or 'recording_conflicts.jpg' to view on the screen or it can via remote cycle through all the available screen shot jpg files.

Quote:If you want to do this use a touch screen.... they dont cost the earth.

This isn't a touchscreen and it's priced at about $100.00US.

Heck, this thing has a little speaker and can play MP3 and WMAs so it could also have various audio cues when a recording starts or ends or other possible actions.

McBainUK · 2007-02-24, 09:39 AM

Quote:it's priced at about $100.00US.

Have you got a link? Wonder if its available in the UK.

Oh, and if someone wants to be me one I promise to make a GBPVR plugin for it Big Grin

ccsnet · 2007-02-24, 02:17 PM

Theres loads on Ebay... no the reason I suggested a touch screen is because you can look at creating interactive apps so rather than just been a display it can be a 'controler'.

Still you can get some cheeper screens that are not VGA.... having said that picture frames are dead usful and simpley very cheap for good displays.

Terran

rscheller · 2007-02-24, 08:06 PM

Perhaps I was a bit optimistic on the price. I got mine at Sam's Club for $125.00 just befor Christmas, so I assumed they'd be down in price by now but the cheapest I can find on the net right now is $140.00 here or here.

PTW96 · 2008-05-02, 01:22 AM

There is a free program called "Wingrab" that looks like it will take a screenshot every second and save it using the same filename etc.

Has anybody tried this with a photoframe?

Could be the solution your looking for.

http://www.brothersoft.com/wingrab-download-6192.html

stu8080 · (This post was last modified: 2008-05-02, 05:38 PM by stu8080.)

McBain, thats identical to one i bought my grandparents at xmas (they didnt really get the idea, so i imagine its back in its box!)
Cost me about Â£45 from Tesco's believe it or not.

EDIT: Just found it cheaper on Amazon: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pixmania-PF-A701...33&sr=1-11