Digital photo frames

[npmommie]

I bought one back during the holidays at BJ's, it is still in the box........so a couple weeks ago hubby brings me an article about the virus found in these frames sold over the holidays at sams, costco, best buy etc..........
so now I am paranoid to use it. it does say made in china on the box.
its a pandigital brand. i didn't see that brand mentioned anywhere, but of course my mind is saying don't take the chance, but I really want the darn thing, I don't know if I should return it and get a different one. or skip it all together and just return it.

 

[ukcatfan]

It was only a problem when you actually connect the frame to a computer. If you do what most people do and place pics on a card to transfer them, then you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

Kevin

 

[Furgus]

I got it on my PC. Sent out an email to everyone in my contact list. It stunk, but I got rid of it pretty quickly from the PC and the Frame. Interesting that it could come on a frame. O well, not to much damage done, just a pain.

 

[npmommie]

It was only a problem when you actually connect the frame to a computer. If you do what most people do and place pics on a card to transfer them, then you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

Kevin

are you talking about the SD card? my computer doesn't have a slot for cards, so how to get them back out of the computer and into the frame?
and can the virus get into the sd card, or am I conjuring up things that cant happen?

 

[MICKEY88]

It was only a problem when you actually connect the frame to a computer. If you do what most people do and place pics on a card to transfer them, then you have absolutely nothing to worry about.

Kevin

is there any risk if you then take the card from the frame and connect it to a pc to add new pics...

 

[ukcatfan]

are you talking about the SD card? my computer doesn't have a slot for cards, so how to get them back out of the computer and into the frame?
and can the virus get into the sd card, or am I conjuring up things that cant happen?

Get a card reader. They are probably less than $10. Sometimes you can get them with a card for even less. If your camera uses SD, then you should get one anyway.

is there any risk if you then take the card from the frame and connect it to a pc to add new pics...

The things I read said that it could not transfer that way.

 

[wdwmom2]

I got a Pandigital frame for Christmas. I hook it up to my computer and the computer will not recognize it. I bought a card reader and downloaded the pics I wanted onto a memory card. Stuck the card in the frame and it works just fine!!!

 

[npmommie]

Get a card reader. They are probably less than $10. Sometimes you can get them with a card for even less. If your camera uses SD, then you should get one anyway.

Why is this something I should have? I just looked online because i wasn't sure what you are talking about. so you mean those flash drives? you can copy the pics from the puter onto that then that to the frame?
I have been meaning to get one of those usb flash drives, to switch info from one computer to another sometimes, thats what you are talking about right?
Thanks for the help.

 

[ukcatfan]

I do not know what your camera uses, but if it uses SD, then you would be better off using a card reader to transfer your images from camera to computer. Why waste battery power transferring photos. That is just a waste of battery power and offers no benefits IMO.

Kevin

 

[MICKEY88]

Why is this something I should have? I just looked online because i wasn't sure what you are talking about. so you mean those flash drives? you can copy the pics from the puter onto that then that to the frame?
I have been meaning to get one of those usb flash drives, to switch info from one computer to another sometimes, thats what you are talking about right?
Thanks for the help.

no not a flash drive.. a card reader is a device that connects to your pc via usb cable, you then stick your card in the reader and your pc recognizes it as an external drive, you then copy your pics to the pc...

you can also copy pics from your pc to the card, then insert the card in the frame..

 

[npmommie]

I do not know what your camera uses, but if it uses SD, then you would be better off using a card reader to transfer your images from camera to computer. Why waste battery power transferring photos. That is just a waste of battery power and offers no benefits IMO.

Kevin

yes my cameras use SD cards,ok i see now..........thanks for the tip!!

 

[npmommie]

no not a flash drive.. a card reader is a device that connects to your pc via usb cable, you then stick your card in the reader and your pc recognizes it as an external drive, you then copy your pics to the pc...

you can also copy pics from your pc to the card, then insert the card in the frame..

ohhhhhh.........ok, i will have to get one of these......thanks for all the info!