PhotoVu puts digital images on the wall

Digital picture frames have been around for a while. But a new version from PhotoVu, the PV1910, taps into your wireless network for pictures to display on its 19-inch LCD screen.

Once you have configured the frame within your network, you can direct it to specific files in your computer and it will draw the pictures in those files through the wireless connection and display them. No more memory limitations: If a picture is on your computer, it can be on the wall.

The PV1910 can be controlled by any computer running Windows, Macintosh, Linux or Unix. No special software is needed, but the computer has to be turned on for the frame to work.

The software that controls the frame is reached through your Internet browser. The PhotoVu software lets you schedule show times for the frame and determine the order in which the photos are shown, the delay between pictures, the background colors and so on.

The PV1910 is compatible with virtually all digital cameras and can display images up to 12 megapixels in size. It is available for $1,299 at www.photovu.com.

The frame can be customized with various styles of wood molding and matting at the PhotoVu site.