iPad as digital photo frame? (1 Viewer)

Ever since switching from film to digital cameras (circa 2004), I've dreamed of having good digital photo frames. I've had a few mainstream models, but they don't really scratch the itch. The screens are mediocre and I fussing with USB sticks is as bad as printing new photos for a traditional frame -- I'm still watching a loop on the living room frame from four years ago.

There was a period, sometime around 2005, when there were lots of promising high-quality photo frames coming soon, many with wireless. But they were either vapor or never materialized.

I haven't done a careful search in a few years, but my impression is that digital photo frames died a silent death. There aren't many good options.

Unless, maybe, I've got a spare iPad?

I'm soon to have a spare iPad 2. I'll get under $100 on ebay, but I don't know that I can could buy a better digital photo frame for twice that amount. It has a beautiful 10" screen, built-in photo gallery software, and live syncing via iCloud. This seems perfect. All I need to complete it is a frame facade to pretty it up and hide the power adapter.

Any suggestions? Googling has been unfruitful. I'm not excited to try and build my own; though if push comes to shove, I'll consider it.

You could go to a professional framer. Or you might go into michael's and see if they have something ready made that would work.