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If it's just for displaying photos, why Linux? Digital picture frames are way cheap or scroungeable.
For a substitute tablet I've been interested in trying a Lenovo Yoga. It's really a laptop with a 360 degree screen hinge so you can get the keyboard out of the way. My use case of interest is reading arxiv.org pdf's in portrait mode.
I've seen digital picture frames without battery more expensive than a a basic tablet where I live :p
(Doesn't make sense, but happens)