digital frame usb connection

Some digital photo frames have the ability to connect to a wireless (Wi-Fi) network so you can stream pictures direct from your computer, or send them directly to the frame via the internet or email.

Check which speed standard the wireless digital photo frame is capable of communicating at – for example 802.11b or the faster 802.11g. Read our reviews of wireless routers to make sure you get the best out of a wireless broadband connection.

Some Wi-Fi frames come with a built-in web browser, enabling connection to the internet via your wireless network. Some can even automatically update with new photos from photo-sharing sites such as Flickr or Picasa via RSS feeds. Alternatively, the frame comes with a unique email address so friends and family can email their chosen photos directly to your wireless digital photo frame.

A TV Out connection on a digital photo frame allows you to display your photos on your TV – great for when you have friends and family visiting.

An HDMI socket on a digital photo frame enables connection to a compatible HDTV so that your photos display on the larger screen of the TV in full high-definition resolution.

This enables you to send or copy photos from a Bluetooth compatible device, such as a mobile phone, straight to the digital photo frame.

A USB connection socket means that the digital photo frame can be connected directly to a PC for file transfer, and can also mean that the frame will function as a useful extra memory card reader.