I saw people praising this LG Digital Frame (a few months ago) with built-in DVD player for being an original in the space. I know I’ve seen something similar before (like a year before this came out), though.

Either way, this product sports an elegant slim design that allows it to be both an extremely decorative photo frame and a very portable DVD player. Since everyone practically praised it to high heavens, can we assume that other manufacturers will start coming up with their own 2-in-1 photo frames?

By the way, this unit features an 8 inch LCD with built-in memory, 3-in-1 card slot and USB connectivity. It has A/V input-output for the DVD and remote control.

After a little more searching, I was able to find it. eMotion has an entire line of media player cum photo frame that have been winning awards since 2006. Their units not only play DVD but also music. The one in particular that I saw last year had a 7 inch screen with 480 x 234 resolution, 3-in-1 memory card and USB. Mostly same specs, except on the external design. Next to the elegance of LG’s unit, eMotion’s multimedia photo frame looks like a child’s clunky toy.

Seriously, though, with all the portable gadgets we already own that are able to play movies and music, do we really need another one to do practically the same thing? This might have been cool 2 years ago. Right now, it’s just a tad too late.