ktg said:Widescreen frame---bad news for vertically oriented photos, especially on a small, 7" frame. Good price though. Thanks OP.
Flip the frame...

that ain't too bad.. could probably cut out a new template from something and fit it over so there's no logo on the frame. The big quesiton is what kind of backlight it has..... CFL backlights use more power and die quicker. Newer frames are starting to come with LED backlights instead.

In Philadelphia aria stores this "price cut" was in effect for almost 2 month now. Good frames for the price. Last week price was back to $79.99. Not sure why but got I lot of "red" when I post this info back then.

deanjott said:at about 69 pixels/inch I'll pass. The store didn't have one on display that you could see working. I'm sure the picture quality is no good given the screen specs. (available here )

69 pixels/inch is about what a 19" LCD monitor is.................

I just bought one of these in Virginia. I knew that the resolution wouldn't be fantastic, but hey it was $30. There are two removable borders -- one already inside the frame, another shrink wrapped. If you want to use the frame outside of a kid's room, you can flip the border and use the plain white reverse side.

Update:

After playing with it for a short while, it's quick to see the shortcomings. The resolution is the first thing you'll notice. The second is the scaling capabilities. If the image doesn't fit perfectly, you will see bars on the sides (or top/bottom). To their credit they provide rotation and stretch functions, but they don't help much. Cropping and resizing images to match the 480x234 resolution doesn't help either.

Update 2:
The best way to maximize the image quality and pixel usage is to crop out a rectangular 16:9 area of your image and save that (full resolution and all) to the SD. Then put the frame in stretch-to-screen mode. If all goes well, your images stay in proportion and the image will be as nice as it will ever look on the LCD's limited resolution. From at a couple feet away, it really doesn't look all that bad for a $30 frame.