Old photos for Digital Photo frame

geefer · 31-07-2007, 1:44 PM

Hi,
I'm looking to purchase a digital photo frame for a relative and want to set it up with some photos before giving it.

I have some on the pc and the memory card already

How do I go about getting old photos, 10yrs+ old that are not on CD or no negative on there? Do I need to go to a specialist photo shop and ask them to scan them in?

Any advice on a digital photo frame for less than £100 would also be welcomed.

Cheers all

davepuma · 31-07-2007, 1:57 PM

I was planning on buying a couple as gifts, particularly for my parents who don't have a computer but do have a digi P&S. I have struggled to find a decent selection in the shops so have looked for reviews online and the Philips one seems to come out tops. I haven't seen it below £100 though. I've seen some shockingly bad pictures on a couple though but they were cheap and cheerful so I suppose it should be expected. I'll probably be buying the Philips one in the next week or so.

**senu** · 31-07-2007, 2:15 PM

You can just as easily scan them yourself to digitise them..unless you dont have a scanner.. I would imagine someone around you does. I wouldnt pay to scan a few images to get them onto a digital frame.. They dont need to be any specially high resolution

geefer · 31-07-2007, 3:52 PM

cheers guys

davepuma · 03-08-2007, 3:47 PM

I picked up a Philips one from John Lewis' the other day. The box was damaged but they had reduced it to £116 from £129. My folks were very impressed with it anyway and it's relatively easy to upload photos to it (built in memory). It's only a 7" screen but it's got some good features like a timer and so on. I was so impressed I bought one for myself off ebay for £90.