Do any digital photo frames play slideshows directly from large USB drives and nested folders?
Asked 1/22/2012
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I'm looking for a digital photo frame that can run a slideshow directly from external USB storage, without requiring me to copy files into internal memory first. Ideally it would:
- read photos straight from USB storage
- work with large-capacity media, preferably a powered external USB hard drive or at least very large USB flash drives
- recurse through folders and subfolders rather than requiring all images in the root folder
- handle arbitrary folder structures, not just a camera-style DCIM layout
Has anyone used a frame that can do some or all of this?
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I'm unaware of any digital photo frames which do the above. Although I do know that Kodak made one which would be able to display a user's Flickr photostream or Set of photos. I doubt you'd find a digital photo frame capable of powering a USB hard disk though because it would act as a USB hub and those almost always need an AC adapter for high power devices like HDDs.
Doing a bit more Googling on that Kodak photo frame, it also has SD/SDHC, CF and USB ports for adding photos and it's described as "Plug and Play" so it doesn't sound like (but I can't be sure) there's any file manager involved. It's called the Easyshare W1020 and can also display photos from an RSS feed too. Not sure how much that helps you, but hope if you don't find something which can solve all your problems that it helps you at least partly.
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Community feedback suggests this is uncommon in dedicated digital photo frames. The main limitation is USB power and storage support: many frames can read photos from USB or memory cards, but they may not power or properly support an external hard drive unless it has its own power supply.
One model mentioned was the Kodak EasyShare W1020, which reportedly supports SD/SDHC, CompactFlash, USB, and also online sources such as Flickr/RSS. Its “plug and play” description suggests it may display images directly from attached media rather than forcing a copy to internal storage, but the answers do not confirm support for recursive folder scanning or arbitrary folder structures.
So the safest conclusion is: some frames may handle direct playback from USB flash media, but support for large USB hard drives and nested folders is not something you can assume. Check the manual for terms like slideshow from USB, folder/subfolder support, and supported filesystem/media types before buying.
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