Digital Photo Frame Suppliers Unfazed by Weak Demand
Digital Photo Frame Suppliers Unfazed by Weak Demand
Posted 10/14/2008 at 7:24am
| by Paul Lilly
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Perhaps consumers remain skittish at the presence of malware that cropped up on frames sold from popular retailers like Sam's Club, Target, and Costco. Or maybe everyone's saving up for Kodak's 7.6" OLED display. Whatever the reason, so far it's turned out to be a disappointing year for digital photo frame suppliers, who watched as demand failed to keep up with expectations.
Despite sagging sales, suppliers are hoping for a strong finish in the fourth quarter and continue to launch new products in anticipation of the holiday shopping season when demand tends to peak. But don't be surprised to find bigger frames this year. Price competition for the 7-inch frame market is cutthroat with the Free On Board (FOB) price hovering at just $30, causing some manufacturers to not even take orders for the smaller frames. Instead, look for a sales push in the 10.4-inch and 12-inch segments, which in addition to costing more also typically come with some multimedia functionality.
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atomaweapon
October 14, 2008 at 3:35pm
I bought a no-name brand one for my mom and it's done cool. Personally, I think if a company can overcome the biggest hurdle to these things, which is updating the pictures. It's kind of a pain to unhang wherever you have the frame, take out the card, and then proceed to pic and choose a variety of pictures. If they could make one that monitors a specific folder on your pc for pics and streams them or something, that be neat. Or even make a compatible camera that streams to the frame when detected.
lunchbox73
October 14, 2008 at 10:42am
A week or two ago I had a brainstorm that I would buy one these for the Mrs for xmas and load it up with pictures of the family for her desk at work. I headed off to newegg and quickly became frustrated by the dozens and dozens of brands, models, and sizes to choose from. Even newegg's trusty user ratings didn't help much because as the article points out, not too many people are buying these things. I didn't have very many reviews to go on. I think the only way I'll buy one now is if I can find a display at a store where I can see the picture quality with my own eyes.
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