Insignia™ - 8" Digital Photo Frame with Apple® iPod® Dock - Black
Model: NS-DPF8IP
SKU: 1037339
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Customers highly value the 8" Digital Photo Frame with Apple® iPod® Dock for its budget-friendly price and good picture quality. They appreciate the convenience of the iPod dock and the ease of use, with many mentioning that the remote control is particularly handy. While most customers are pleased with the product, a few have expressed concerns about compatibility issues, specifically with the iPhone 4 and 4th generation iPod.
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I felt the need to write a review to combat some of the recent negative reviews. I feel like I stole this thing, since the price (on sale) was amazing for the quality of the product. I'm not sure why some people wrote that it wouldn't work with the iPod Touch 4G - as mine is working perfectly. I did upgrade the firmware, but it was working fine before I upgraded. For those who complain that it won't play video for Netflix and some other 3rd party apps - that is controlled by those companies. For instance, many companies will not allow their video to be viewed outside the iPod as it could be outputted to a computer/DVR and recorded. I have a WD TV Live Plus - and you need to get the Plus version to show Netflix because it has macrovision encoding - thus deterring would be pirates. Some YouTube videos won't show on the WDTV because it says that the owner will not allow the media to be shown on an external display. What this device does beautifully is: show stunning pictures, act as a clock and an alarm clock with multiple alarms, and even stunningly plays back HD media without an iPod (provided you transcode it into the format it likes (and with caveats - see below)). It has great features like playing back music during a slideshow and the SRS sound is actually quite stunning from a little device like this. It auto-dims depending on room light - even having an option for it to enter standby mode when the light in the room goes down to 1 lumen. Practically the design is smart, with a place in the base to store the remote so you won't lose it, and the iPod dock stores away when not in use (and is adjustable so it will work with your case on your device). What the device doesn't do so well: SD cards must be formatted to FAT32, not NFTS - so if you want to include a video over 4GB, you will have to split it up into two separate files. Also, it doesn't seem to like large HD videos - I've locked the machine up twice trying to play a 2GB HD MOV that I ripped to test, and never got it to successfully play (it will, however, play on smaller file sizes). Also when the device is in "Direct iPod Control" (for instance listening to Pandora or shoutcast), the screen on the device stays on the message that you are in that mode, and doesn't let you look at your photos - a big bummer, as I listen to a lot of internet radio through my iPod and wanted to view my photos while outputting the sound. In addition, you cannot set the alarm to wake you up to iPod music - but only 8 included sounds or a custom MP3 file that you have to have in internal memory or attached memory (SD, etc). You cannot adjust the color of the Time/Date, and the white doesn't show well or at all when placed on top of many of my photos (I would prefer a yellow with a black outline). It also seems to stop power to the iPod and restart it when you go through certain menu items - this is really annoying as the iPod "beeps" loudly several times while navigating some menus. But with all of this said, I purchased this device to charge my iPod and use it as an alarm clock/ photo frame. And I got a device capable of so much more - it is truly more a portable media player (providing you have the media in it's particular format). I told my wife that she can take it to school and have her students watch a video on it when she splits into small groups (always been a problem since the TV in class is big and distracting to other students when in small groups). In all, I'm very pleased and it is truly worth double what I paid for it.
Posted by Foxer
After having a rather poor experience with Sony's version of a DPF with an iPod/iPhone dock (which I subsequently returned), I've been in the market for a DPF that will also playback the content from my iPhone and charge it as well. I purchased this Insignia model and I must say I am very impressed! In addition to having a relatively easy to use interface, it can playback all the stored content (pictures, videos, music, podcasts et..) on my iPhone while it charges away on the dock. I can also run a slideshow of my pictures while working which is nice. It's become a permanent fixture on my desk. It's got some nice alarm features as well and allows you to set your own music to wake up to. Might have to get another one for the bedroom! They even included a remote that slides into a compartment on the base of the unit. Congratulations to the folks at Insignia for putting alot of thought and consideration into your product design...Nice job!
Posted by socal67
Overall it is a excellent digital frame. I purchased it to be able to view mvi movies that are 720 hd from my Canon digital camera SX30 IS. The box states that it does read that format but it DOES NOT! It says FILE FORMAT FOR THESE MOVIES NOT SUPPORTED! My Sony handycam camcorder also uses this format. So my purpose of purcahsing this frame went out the window. It does support all other formats from other digital camera movies and the jpeg pictures are sharp and clear. My ipods play well on the frame also and I can control the songs and playlists with the remote provided. Also, my flashdrives with mp2 music on them is well received also and can play while viewing a sd card with just jpeg pictures on it. So far I have purchased 3 digital frames that said that they support the mvi format 720 and none of them do that. So I guess we will just have to wait for the digital frames to catch up to the newer technology.
Posted by babci