Ceiva share Digital Photo Frame

*Est. $130, plus subscription

Reviewed

November 2008

Pros

Easy to use
Remote photo imports through phone line
Includes timer
800-by-600-pixel resolution

Cons

Required ongoing subscription costs
No audio or video
Only for users in U.S. and Canada

Where to Buy

for $129.99

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If you want to buy a digital photo frame for relatives or friends and plan to send photos to the frame, you need to be mindful of the recipient's level of technical know-how. Wireless frames can be complicated to set up. No reviewer says Ceiva frames are the best overall, but they do have one big trick -- you can plug them into a regular phone line and send photos to the frame with no need for a wireless network or even a computer. The downside it that a subscription to Ceiva's PicturePlan service (*Est. $100 per year) is required.

Reviews for Ceiva frames are plentiful. CNET, Laptop Magazine and two newspapers offer thorough evaluations. ConsumerReports.org covers two Ceiva frames, and we found ratings at Amazon.com for a few models.

Where To Buy

CEIVAshare 8-Inch Digital Photo Frame (Black)

(13 reviews)
Buy new: $129.99 3 Used & new from $19.99

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Our Sources

1. ConsumerReports.orgDetails/Subscribe

ConsumerReports.org tests two Ceiva frames along with more than 30 other models, ranking each digital frame for picture quality and ease of use. Editors pick a few frames as the best buys.

Review: Digital Picture Frames, Editors of ConsumerReports.org, Dec. 2008

2. CNET

CNET gives the Ceiva 8-inch digital frame, the older version of the CeivaShare frame, an overall rating of 3.5 out of five stars. The review covers the frame's advantages and disadvantages in detail, recommending the Ceiva for anyone who likes the PicturePlan service.

Review: Ceiva 8-Inch Digital Photo Frame, David Carnoy, Feb. 13, 2007

3. The Washington Post

Testing four digital photo frames, Rob Pegoraro says the Ceiva 8-inch frame works fine with a memory card, but other features don't bowl him over. Unfortunately, he doesn't test Ceiva's PicturePlan service.

Review: Picture Imperfect, Rob Pegoraro, March 27, 2008

4. USA Today Magazine

USA Today's Edward C. Baig evaluates the older version of the Ceiva 8-inch frame along with the Kodak EX811 and the Pandigital 15-inch photo frames. He says the Ceiva works fine when photos are loaded by analog phone or memory card.

Review: Digital Photo Frames: Pleasing But Costly, Edward C. Baig, July 11, 2007

5. Laptop Magazine Details/Subscribe

In this short, four-frame comparison, this review praises the image quality on the 8-inch Ceiva (an older version of the CeivaShare), and says it looks good even in bright light.

Review: Digital Photo Frames, Anthony Losanno, May 2, 2007

6. Amazon.com

This frame gets just a few reviews at Amazon.com, most of which are positive. There are complaints about the monthly fees and the difficulty in renewing subscriptions. Others find the frame does not work as advertised.

Review: CeivaShare 8-Inch Digital Photo Frame (Black), Contributors to Amazon.com

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