Epson calls its PictureMate Show a 2-in-1 product combining a digital picture frame and a compact photo printer (in that order). Our reviewer, David Stone, and most of the 10 or so people he showed the Show to, saw it as more of a compact photo printer with a large preview screen, as the printer is large enough that few people would be likely to use it as a picture frame as well.
Either way, having a 7-inch LCD with which to display or edit your shots is pretty cool. And the PictureMate Show produces prints of a quality more typical of a professional photo lab or a higher-end, non-dedicated photo printer than a portable photo printer. Better, it does so at a cost per page (25.3 cents) equal to the recent Editors’ Choice PictureMate Charm and lower than any other compact photo printer we’ve looked at. At 41 seconds for a 4-by-6, it’s very fast for its ilk (and once again equal to the Charm). The only real catch is the price. At $299 (direct), it costs twice as much as the Charm. For the Show’s jumbo LCD screen, that may (or may not) be worth it.
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