12 Megapixel Photoframe

In this first blog post I would like to state how the "12 megapixel digital photo frame" project started out.

Since the moment I've moved into my new home I was looking for a way to see the pictures I've made in the last couple of years. There are a lot of pictures, and I would like to switch them often to make sure I'm remembered of the good times...

With that in mind I found myself looking for a digital photo frame. At that time there were many different types with different sizes and prices. I didn't want to settle for a single frame so I started looking for the cheapest ones. I was frustrated that these still cost about EUR 80,- a piece and the screen size was small...

The idea then came to mind when I saw a second hand LCD monitor for about the same price of 15". With a couple of those things I could easily fill my wall and rotate the pictures. I didn't have any thought on how to display the pictures on the screens yet...

Searching through on of the most popular 2nd hand website in The Netherlands Marktplaats I stumbled upon the Eizo 630L "Windows Based Terminal". This nifty machine is basically a 15" LCD screen with a Windows CE computer attached to it.



The guy selling the machines upgraded it to Windows CE 4.1 .NET edition (the latest available) so that the specifications equal those of the 630L-N model.

I started reading on these machines and found out that these machines are capable of automatically logging into a server using the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP). If I could get these to login to a server and start showing pictures I was in business...

The seller could offer me a good deal for 4 units and then it all started...