Las Vegas, NV – Consumers looking to jump start their New Year with fresh resolutions should consider the new lineup of digital photo frames from Westinghouse Digital Electronics. Westinghouse Digital introduces several powerful new models including its largest frame to date, the 15.6” DPF-1561 that features the highest resolution of any 15” unit on the market today. With the ability to play video and built-in speakers, Westinghouse Digital brings digital photo frames to life like never before. Armed with a LED backlight, the new digital photo frames offer a wider color range, brighter images and lower power consumption than traditional frames.
Westinghouse’s new array of digital photo frames will be showcased at Booth #21707 at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show, January 7-10 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and include the 15.6” DPF-1561 14.1” DPF-1412, 10.2” DPF-1022, 9” DPF-0903 8” DPF-0803 and 7” DPF-0703.
Westinghouse Digital’s new lineup of digital photo frames are perfect for consumers looking for the coolest way to showcase and share their digital photos and videos and are the ideal accompaniment for the home, office or dorm room. They make great gifts and are terrific to show images and videos of any special occasion such as birthdays, holidays, parties, family gatherings or sports events.
“The digital photo frame market is exploding and as an LCD technology leader, Westinghouse Digital is expanding our product offering, giving consumers larger sized screens with more advanced and powerful features,” said Rey Roque, Vice President of Marketing at Westinghouse Digital Electronics. “As the number one manufacturer of digital photo frames, we are able to use our market expertise to provide consumers with top-notch units at affordable price points.”
Westinghouse’s new family of digital photo frames are offered in an elegant black or wood frame, incorporate high-resolution digital panels for improved picture viewing, expanded memory and give users the ability to play video with support for JPEG, AVI Motion and JPEG. Users simply insert their memory card with pre-loaded video into the frame to play the video or can download video from a PC to the frame using the built-in USB port. The frames offer 1 mini USB 2.0 high speed for file transfer from the PC and 1 USB 1.1 host for a thumb drive. The frames also come with new built-in speakers for a complete multimedia experience.
In addition, the new digital photo frames and the company’s proprietary MosaicView? technology. MosaicView allows users to highlight a complete digital story with the capability to display multiple images simultaneously. For example, one frame can showcase several images from a birthday party: One of guests arriving with gifts, another cutting the cake and singing, one opening gifts and so on. Users also have the ability to run a complete MosaicView slideshow.
Perfect for wall mounting with built-in stereo speakers, the new large screen 15.6” DPF-1562, 14.1” DPF-1412 and 10.2” DPF-1022 digital photo frames are complete pieces of artwork in their own right. They are ideal to show photos and videos of life’s most memorable events and feature 128MB of built-in memory. The DPF-1562 has a 1366 x 768 resolution, the highest of any 15” digital photo frame on the market today and features a 16:9 aspect radio. The DPF-1412 sports a 1280 x 800 resolution and has a 16:10 aspect ratio and the DPF-1022 has a 1024 x 600 resolution with a 15:9 aspect ratio. All come in a beautiful wood frame gray matte and include a random picture shuffle and picture rotation for portrait mode functions.
The 9” DPF-0903, 8” DPF-0803 and 7” DPF-0703 are great for consumers who want a large screen digital photo frame that perfectly compliment desks, dressers and other furniture. The units come is a sleek black curved frame for design elegance. The DPF-0903 features a 640 x 234 resolution with a 16:9 aspect ration resolution, the DPF-0803 has a high 800 x 600 resolution with a 4:3 aspect ratio and the DPF-0703 has a 480 x 234 resolution with a 16:9 aspect ratio. All feature MosaicView technology, include save and delete functions on the frames, the ability to set favorite photos, have a random picture shuffle feature and incorporate an LED backlight.
Westinghouse’s new digital photo frames offer users the latest capabilities including: Individual slideshow or picture viewing, a variety of transitions for slideshows, variable speeds for slideshows and support for JPEG, AVI Motion and JPEG. The units auto detect and display multiple picture orientation with MosaicView? and offer random picture shuffle. Users can also set their favorite picture, and include save and delete functions. The lineup of frames also offers comprehensive memory card compatibility including CF I/II, MD, SD, SDHC, MMC, MS, MS PRO, MS Duo, MS PRO Duo and XD.
The new series of Westinghouse digital include the 15.6” DPF-1561 (Estimated Retail Price $329; Available June 2008); 14.1” DPF-1412 (ERP $279; Available June 2008); 10.2” DPF-1022 (ERP $199; Available April 2008); 9” DPF-0903 (ERP $179; Available April 2008); 8” DPF-0803 (ERP $159; Available April 2008); and 7” DPF-0703 (ERP $99; Available April 2008).
About Westinghouse Digital Electronics
Westinghouse Digital Electronics is one of the top five LCD TV manufacturers in the U.S. 2007 year to date*. The company provides a full line of innovative LCD displays as well as other consumer electronic products that deliver the latest digital content for the ultimate entertainment experience. Westinghouse Digital’s innovative and easy-to-use LCD-based line up includes a complete family of 720p and 1080p LCD HDTVs and HD 1080p monitors in a wide range of sizes and formats, HD Grade™ computer standard and widescreen monitors, digital photo frames and its new notebook/HDTV bundle. Westinghouse Digital is dedicated to providing consumers with stylish, feature-rich and high-quality entertainment devices that meet the needs of every household member. For more information, please visit www.westinghousedigital.com.
* The NPD Group/Retail Tracking Service, based on unit sales, from January through November 2007.
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