[Hankmeister]

Hi -

Any suggestions for making a substitute for a digital picture frame?

I bought two Aluratek 15 inch digital pictures and both were assembled improperly and had to be returned. The company indicated a bad batch had gotten out.

My needs are to display several dozen images in rotation. Size of display needs to be at least 12 inches, preferably 15 inches. Ability to set time to start and time to turn off would be a great plus. Budget is $350. Security needs are minimal since the environment will be on a shelf in an office.

A friend suggested considering an old Mac Mini with an old display. Makes sense, but would need manual start up in the morning, and shut down in the evening, I expect...

Many thanks for any suggestions!

[roscoe]

could I suggest a flat screen TV? the prices are quite reasonable now and if you get one with USB input you just need to plug in a memory stick with your pics on it. no reason why it can't be set with a wall timer plug

[Letitia25]

Hi, as i know, there is a Substitute for digital picture frames. It's gallery wrap. This is for canvas art, photo prints on canvas or oil paintings.

[Hankmeister]

Thanks to you both!

I will check out the tv idea with some friends I just found out are technology savvy and have a bunch of older Mac stuff they will go through...

Apologies for not being clearer: my need is for presenting jpeg images, not actual images on canvas or other physical media.

Hank

[Hankmeister]

methely, on 31 August 2012 - 04:47 AM, said:

you can send “postcards to your friends and family.A “postal service” would physically carry said card from the sender’s location to the addressee’s.you can easily get them and enjoy the postcard in any how.

Thanks for the thought...the venue for the showing of the images is in an office...the intention is to allow visitors to see the images rotating through a given set. While serving as a "backdrop" or "decoration", their job is to show off the material, without drawing direct attention to it with sound, etc. Hence the relatively small size of the display, say 12 to 15 inches, rather than "movie poster" sized display.

Thanks again...

[smax013]

Hankmeister, on 25 July 2012 - 07:43 AM, said:

Hi -

Any suggestions for making a substitute for a digital picture frame?

I bought two Aluratek 15 inch digital pictures and both were assembled improperly and had to be returned. The company indicated a bad batch had gotten out.

My needs are to display several dozen images in rotation. Size of display needs to be at least 12 inches, preferably 15 inches. Ability to set time to start and time to turn off would be a great plus. Budget is $350. Security needs are minimal since the environment will be on a shelf in an office.

A friend suggested considering an old Mac Mini with an old display. Makes sense, but would need manual start up in the morning, and shut down in the evening, I expect...

Many thanks for any suggestions!

Since your post was quite a while ago, I am assuming you found a solution.

In case you have not for some reason, you can set a Mac to boot up/start up and shutdown on a schedule (in the Energy Saver preferences there is a "schedule" button for setting it up). And you can then set the screen saver to use the pictures you want and set the screen saver to come on as soon as possible. Thus, an old Mac Mini should work fine.