Transcend keeps pushing genres with the PF730. Like the earlier Transcend 720, the PF730 ($100, as of 11/25/09) is not only a digital photo frame, but also a video player, an alarm clock, a calendar, and an MP3 player.
The PF730's 800-by-600 pixel screen looked crisp and displayed natural-looking photos, albeit with a slightly cool color cast. You can, however, punch things up with the effective "vivid" mode (the frame offers standard, vivid, and natural modes). If you rotate the frame, the PF730 rotates the photo, almost instantaneously. You may also appreciate, as I did, the unusual and sometimes goofy slideshow transitions (a thumbnail that bounces in to fill the screen, or a photo emerging in the middle of another photo).
This latest frame is another playful offering from Transcend, and at about $100, it's affordable for a broad audience.