Now This Sounds Like A Fun Project

As I was in the middle of the my prior project (Don's HTPC), I came across an article about some geeky nerd types who had salvaged parts from an older laptop computer and re-assembled those parts into a standard picture frame. A minimal OS and a Slideshow application were installed. A set of digital photos were added and voila -- a digital photo slideshow in a picture frame running continuously.

I had previously seen a few commercial versions of this concept (DigiFrame and others) but all had obvious draw-backs, primarily small screen size and high cost. The above project was the first DIY project that I had seen and it quickly got my interest. I put it on the back burner with the intent to drag the idea back out and study it further when time allowed.

A lot has changed during the time that has elapsed. You can now purchase commercial digital picture frames up to 19" size, but the cost is excessive IMHO ($1500+)

The initial project that I had read about was done for significantly under $100. After finishing the HTPC, I was really in no rush to start this project -- If fact, I was some afraid to start it as I really thought it was over my head. That may yet prove to be the case, but I'll never know as long as I just sit here thinking about it.