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Revamp Your Home Décor with a Large Electronic Picture Frame

Brice Delmotte — Tue, 03 Jan 2023 09:21:31 +0000

The large electronic picture frame offers a convenient and modern way to display your favorite photos, with features like high-resolution displays, Wi-Fi and cloud connectivity and features, video playback, photo-sharing from anywhere in the world, and much more. We explore the benefits of using a large electronic picture frame in your home, what features they offer, and how you can find the perfect frame today!

What is the best large electronic picture frame?

Pix-Star’s large electronic picture frame is one of the best value-for-money frames on the market. Wi-Fi and cloud connectivity are among the main standout features of the Pix-Star. You can send photos directly to any of your Pix-Star frames from your phone or computer – from anywhere in the world.

Each frame has a built-in email address and offers access to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app and web interface (once registered) without charging any extra subscription fees – making it easy for families and seniors to share and view photos and videos from anywhere.

Pix-Star’s 15-inch electronic picture frame has a high-resolution display with manually adjustable brightness and color settings and versatile slideshow settings. The screen also has excellent viewing angles, making it easy to see photos from anywhere in the room and even in bright rooms. Pix-Star’s frames have a motion sensor and auto-on/off schedules to make sure your photos show whenever someone is nearby.

Pix-Star’s frames are user-friendly, with an intuitive interface and a variety of customizable options such as slideshow order and frequency, display effects, including videos, play & play slideshows from a connected USB or SD card, and more. Setting up and using the frame is quick and simple, even for seniors and anyone that isn’t tech-savvy – taking no more than a couple of minutes.

With a modern and sleek design, the Pix-Star picture frame is a stylish décor addition for the modern home and family. It has a neutral-color and lightweight design that makes it easy to place on a shelf or tabletop, with a thin border that enhances immersion and lets photos take center stage. Pix-Star’s frames can mount on the wall as they support using a standard VESA mount and have dedicated hanging holes built into the frame’s rear.

Overall, with Pix-Star’s robust feature set, excellent value for money, wall-mount support, motion sensor, free-for-life cloud storage, and immersive display, Pix-Star’s frames are a top pick for the modern home & family. They’re more affordable than most premium frames and offer arguably the most versatile feature set in today’s large electronic picture frame market!

How do I set up and use a large electronic picture frame?

Setting up the Pix-Star digital frame is a simple process that takes no more than a few minutes. First, make sure you have the power adapter and the manual. Next, find a nearby electrical outlet and plug in the power adapter. Pix-Star’s frames – like most premium large electronic frames are not battery-powered and need to be plugged in to function. Your frame will turn on automatically once connected to an outlet.

Follow Pix-Star’s on-screen instructions to connect to Wi-Fi and complete the on-frame setup process. Once the frame is connected to the internet, you can start sending photos to the frame via email or using Pix-Star mobile app (Pix-Star Snap) and web dashboard (as web albums). You can also customize the frame’s settings, adjust the brightness and color settings, change slideshow customizations, and much more.

Finally, make sure to add your Pix-Star’s dedicated email address to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app to start sharing photos from anywhere in the world. Register your new frame(s) via the Pix-Star web dashboard to gain access to cloud storage, remote configuration support, remote storage management, and web album (photo albums imported and synced from social media, photo-sharing sites, and cloud storage platforms).

Do large electronic picture frames need Wi-Fi?

Pix-Star’s digital frames rely on a Wi-Fi connection to access many of its best features, including the mobile app, cloud storage, remote configuration, and more. You can send photos to the frame from your phone or computer from anywhere in the world, remotely control and configure your frames, and much more.

It’s worth noting that Pix-Star’s frames can also work offline by using a connected USB or SD card. This means you can load the frame with photos and it will display them even if it is not connected to the internet. Pix-Star’s plug & play support lets you play slideshows directly from the connected USB or SD card.

This is a convenient way to display a specific set of photos without the need to constantly update the frame over the internet – which is great for seniors or homes that don’t have consistent internet access. To use a USB or SD card with your Pix-Star frame, simply insert the card or drive into the appropriate slot on the frame and follow the on-screen instructions to select the photos you want to display.

Do large electronic picture frames have touchscreen displays?

Most large digital frames do not use touchscreens as their cost can be prohibitively high, leading to important features being sacrificed. While touchscreen electronic frames can be convenient for navigating menus and making selections on the frame, they’re often slow and unresponsive – and complex for seniors.

Large electronic picture frames like the Pix-Star physical buttons and a remote controller for navigation. Pix-Star also has a remote configuration feature that lets you adjust the frame’s settings, start slideshows, manage cloud storage, and more – from anywhere in the world.

With most modern digital frames, Wi-Fi and cloud features are among the most important. These let you share photos with all the frames in the family, control their frames to start slideshows, import photos automatically from connected social media albums, and much more. With remote configuration support, touchscreens are becoming increasingly unnecessary, particularly for seniors.

What is the best large electronic picture frame size?

15-inch electronic picture frames are arguably the best large frame to buy for the money. Many premium digital frames offer both a standard 10-inch digital frame and a larger 15-inch – or even 17-inch – digital frame. The wider pool of options leads to more competitive pricing and features, with frames like the Pix-Star offering great viewing angles, a 4:3 aspect ratio, versatile slideshow features, and several advanced Wi-Fi and cloud features.

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Are Digital Frames with Email for Your Home a Good Choice?

Brice Delmotte — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 03:19:38 +0000

Getting digital frames with email can help you share special moments and memories with your loved ones – no matter where they are in the world. The unique offering of digital frames with email is its simplicity. You don’t need to worry about complicated apps and connections. Simply send photos to your family frames via email, mobile app, web albums, and more. These photos will automatically display in the current slideshow and make sure nobody misses an important moment!

How do digital frames with email work?

Digital frames with email have a unique and dedicated email address for sending and receiving photos. In some cases, you can send other media such as short video clips, but sending photos by email is the standard offering. Each frame’s unique email can be used to receive photos from anywhere in the world and from any device. Note that you can add frames to the supported mobile app via their email address.

As photos are received on the frame via its email address, they’re saved to both the frame’s local storage and the cloud. Note that not all digital frames have both internal storage and/or cloud storage. For example, Aura and Skylight frames don’t have internal storage space. Nixplay and Skylight frames lock much of their cloud storage feature behind their subscription paywall.

Once photos are saved to the frame’s internal storage, you can include them in slideshows – whether or not the frame is connected to Wi-Fi (with digital frames that are not Wi-Fi-only). With some popular digital frames, you can set incoming photo mail to automatically display in the current slideshows the moment they arrive.

Manage your frame’s local and cloud storage via the frame’s web dashboard. Not all digital frames have a web dashboard for remotely managing and controlling your frames (or importing photos). Here you can manage each frame’s storage, make changes, move files around, delete pictures, and even remotely adjust each of your frame’s slideshow and general settings.

Can I send pictures to my digital frames by email?

You can send several pictures to any of your digital frames by email at the same time. The process is quick and easy, letting you share pictures with any of your frames, no matter where they are in the world.

To send pictures to your digital frames with email, make sure to add the photos as attachments. Don’t drag & drop them into the body of the email or they can load as HTML and won’t save to the target frame’s internal storage.

With some digital frames with email such as the Pix-Star, the email address is used to add each of your frames to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app. Here you can send up to 250 photos to several of your Pix-Star frames at the same time. It’s quick and doesn’t have the same hard limits as sending pictures via email – despite also using the frame’s dedicated email address.

What are the best digital frames with email?

Pix-Star’s digital frames with email are versatile, easy-to-use, and value-for-money premium frames made for both families and elderly users. Pix-Star’s frames include Wi-Fi and cloud connectivity, letting you share photos from anywhere in the world in several different ways.

Pix-Star saves all incoming photo mail to the frame’s 8GB internal storage and the cloud. Each Pix-Star digital email comes with free-for-life cloud storage, access to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app & web interface, and a host of advanced features such as remote configuration and web album support.

The Pix-Star Snap mobile app uses each frame’s unique email address to let you send up to 250 photos to multiple frames at the same time. You can also send 2-minute video clips and audio recordings from your phone to any of your frames with the mobile app.

A versatile web interface lets you manage up to 25 Pix-Star frames from a single user account – from anywhere in the world. Add frames to your control groups easily once they’re registered and connected to Wi-Fi. Use Pix-Star’s remote configuration feature to adjust each frame’s settings, start and change slideshows, manage cloud and local storage, and import web albums (photo albums imported directly from social media and photo-sharing sites).

Unlike many competing frames, Pix-Star offers extensive offline functionality. You can play slideshows offline, manage settings and storage, and there’s a helpful internal file explorer. Pix-Star doesn’t charge any recurring subscription fees and all features & functionality come free to use when you buy a Pix-Star frame. They can mount on the wall in either orientation, feature a motion sensor, auto-on/off schedules, and much more!

Do digital frames with email need Wi-Fi?

Most digital frames with email do not need Wi-Fi to play slideshows from the frame’s internal storage. Note that some digital frames like the Skylight frame and the Aura frame do not have internal storage. All photos are streamed from the cloud as slideshows are started. As such, cloud digital frames need Wi-Fi at all times to function.

Can digital frames with email play videos?

Pix-Star’s digital frames with email lets you send 2-minute video clips to any of your frames. Add your frame’s unique Pix-Star email address to the mobile app. Here you can send 2-minute video clips from your phone’s gallery to any of your Pix-Star frames. These video clips are automatically saved to both the cloud and the receiving frame’s internal storage.

Pix-Star supports including video clips in slideshows alongside your photos. You can choose whether to set videos to include in slideshows and if they do, set them to play muted by default. Pix-Star also lets you play audio files from a connected USB/SD card over slideshows. You can also send 2-minute audio messages to any of your Pix-Star frames using the Pix-Star Snap mobile app.

Our Final Thoughts

A digital frame with email is a great addition to modern homes and families – without excluding seniors and any family members that aren’t tech-savvy. We’ve looked at some of the best digital frames with email such as the Pix-Star frames, what features you should look for, and how to get great value for money on a frame that can effortlessly connect you and your loved ones – no matter where they are in the world.

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What Makes the Digital Photo Frame with Wi-Fi So Good?

Brice Delmotte — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 03:26:51 +0000

With the digital photo frame with Wi-Fi becoming so popular – especially for elderly users – it’s getting hard to pick the right frame for your home and family. There are several important features to look for and each brand has its versions of these features.

We explore how the digital photo frame with Wi-Fi works, what features are the most important, how to get value for money, and how to easily connect and share with your loved ones – no matter where they are in the world!

What is the best digital photo frame with Wi-Fi?

The Pix-Star digital photo frame with Wi-Fi has one of the most complete feature sets at its price point on the market. You get important family-centric features like free-for-life cloud storage, cloud-enabled features like web albums, full Wi-Fi connectivity, and much more.

Pix-Star’s frames are made to be elderly-friendly while offering features for the modern home and family. You can send pictures to any of your Pix-Star digital photo frames with Wi-Fi from anywhere in the world.

With Pix-Star’s mobile app, send up to 250 photos to several frames at the same time. Send short 2-minute video clips and audio recordings and even send entire folders/collections of photos with just a few clicks.

Pix-Star’s web interface holds a lot of Pix-Star’s most important features. Key features include a web album importer that lets you link, sync, and automatically update photo albums from a dozen external sources. These sources include social media like Facebook and Instagram, photo-sharing sites like Google Photos and Flickr, and even cloud storage platforms like Google Drive.

The web interface also hosts each Pix-Star frame’s remote configuration feature. Here you can manage up to 25 Pix-Star frames from a single user account, manage their settings, start slideshows, manage their cloud storage, and much more.

Pix-Star includes extensive USB and SD card support. Insert a USB or SD card of any size as Pix-Star doesn’t restrict maximum storage space for connected USB/SD cards. Pix-Star supports a plug & play feature that lets you play slideshows directly from an inserted USB or SD card – giving you virtually unlimited storage space.

From versatile slideshows to extensive remote configuration and photo-sharing options, Pix-Star’s frames are more affordable and capable than most premium frames on the market. There are no recurring subscription fees and Pix-Star’s frames are durable, easy to use, and quick to set up!

Does a digital photo frame need Wi-Fi?

Not all digital photo frames need Wi-Fi to perform some functions. Even among the top digital photo frames, some frames are Wi-Fi-only and won’t work without a constant Wi-Fi connection; whereas others offer extensive offline functionality.

Premium digital photo frames with Wi-Fi that cannot work offline include Aura’s frames and the Skylight frame. Neither of these digital photo frames has internal storage or USB or SD card support. The result is that there is no way to share photos to the frame without Wi-Fi (usually via the mobile app – though there are some photo-email features).

On the other hand, Pix-Star and Dragon Touch frames are an example of digital photo frames with Wi-Fi that can work offline. They have internal storage space, USB and SD card support, and a plug & play feature that lets you play slideshows directly from the USB/SD card.

Offline functionality is an important feature to have in a digital photo frame with Wi-Fi. Make sure that the frame supports using USBs and SD cards, offers internal storage space, and has an internal file explorer/manager.

How to send pictures to a digital photo frame with Wi-Fi?

The best way to send pictures to a Pix-Star digital photo frame with Wi-Fi is by using the Pix-Star Snap mobile app. You can send up to 250 photos to several Pix-Star frames at the same time. Unlike other competing frames, you don’t need to create an account to use the mobile app and anyone in the family can start sharing right away.

To use the Pix-Star Snap mobile app, you simply need to download it and add your frames by their unique email address. You can also send 2-minute video and audio recordings to any of your Pix-Star frames. Pix-Star does not charge any subscription fees to unlock access or features of the Pix-Star Snap mobile app.

How do digital photo frames with Wi-Fi work?

Digital photo frames with Wi-Fi work by using Wi-Fi and/or the cloud to send, receive and manage photos and other media. Most popular digital photo frames have Wi-Fi and cloud connectivity. These digital frames typically have internal storage space to store all incoming media, with usually between 4GB and 16GB of storage.

Once saved to the frame’s internal storage, you can access files and folders to choose which to include in slideshows. Slideshow settings can be managed from inside the slideshow or through the frame’s settings page. Here you can manage most of the frame’s settings, local storage, imported albums, motion sensor, auto-on/off schedule, and much more.

Are digital photo frames with Wi-Fi easy to set up?

Pix-Star’s digital photo frames with Wi-Fi are quick and simple to set up. When initially setting up the digital frame, you connect it to your Wi-Fi network. Once connected, you need to register the Pix-Star frame via its web dashboard. This takes only a few short moments and unlocks features like remote configuration and web album support.

Once registered via the web interface, you need to add your frame to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app. Download Pix-Star Snap to your Android or iOS device. Add your digital photo frame’s unique email address to the app and start sending pictures, videos, and audio recordings.

Note that you can add several Pix-Star frames to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app and start sending photos to several frames at the same time.

Can I remotely update a digital photo frame with Wi-Fi?

Pix-Star digital photo frames with Wi-Fi have a remote configuration feature that lets you manage your frames remotely. Here you can manage up to 25 Pix-Star frames from anywhere in the world using the Pix-Star web interface. You can adjust each frame’s settings, manage cloud storage, start and change slideshows, update the frame’s settings, and much more.

Note that not all digital photo frames with Wi-Fi have a remote configuration feature. Pix-Star arguably offers the most robust remote update feature and doesn’t charge any subscription fees to unlock. Pix-Star is currently adding remote configuration to the Pix-Star mobile app at the time of this writing.

Our Final Thoughts

The digital photo frame with Wi-Fi offers great features for the modern home and family while still catering to the needs of elderly users and family members that aren’t tech-savvy.

Getting a digital photo frame with Wi-Fi is an affordable and meaningful way to connect and share important moments with your loved ones – without all of the tech-related frustrations. They’re simple to set up and easy to use, with frames like the Pix-Star offering modern and capable features!

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Is a White Digital Picture Frame the Best Choice for You?

Brice Delmotte — Mon, 17 Oct 2022 04:00:13 +0000

Is a white digital picture frame worth buying?

While you probably won’t come across a white digital picture frame very often, it might seem like a tempting choice – especially since many of them are budget digital frames. There are several reasons why white digital frames are not very popular at the moment, including being hard to clean, distracting, and more.

The main reason that white digital picture frames are not common is that they are hard to keep clean. The frame’s material is usually either a glossy or a matte finish. Glossy finishes are easier to clean but show dirt very easily. Glossy frames scratch very easily and this will show early on with white digital frames.

Matte-finish displays are much harder to clean – especially when they are white. The dirt and oil from your fingers build up quickly and can lead to discoloration and buildup that’s tough to remove. Matte finishes are more immune to scratching and less reflective, thus less distracting – though white digital frames are brighter and draw attention away from the display.

If you are going to buy a digital picture frame, we usually recommend getting a neutral or darker color like black or dark grey. Make sure the frame uses a matte finish to avoid issues with scratching and fingerprints. The darker matte-finish material doesn’t show dirt buildup easily and doesn’t draw attention away from the display.

It’s for these reasons that most popular brands like the Pix-Star don’t sell white digital picture frames. They sell darker, matte-finish digital frames that tend to last longer and enhance the viewing experience – particularly if you are going to mount the digital frame on the wall!

What is the best size for a white digital picture frame?

Most white digital picture frames are 10-inches and smaller, with 7-inch and 8-inch frames being the most popular. Using white on a larger digital picture frame such as a 10-inch to 15-inch frame is often too distracting. Attention is pulled away from the frame’s display due to the bright, and often dirty white frame.

Most brands that sell digital frames with 10-inch and large displays almost always use neutral or dark colors and a matte-finish material. This makes the screen appear more immersive and avoids unnecessary distractions. Most viewers will look at the photos far more than they look at the frame’s color or finish.

Does Pix-Star sell a white digital picture frame?

Pix-Star does not sell a white digital picture frame. Instead, they sell a dark matte finish digital frame with either 10-inch or 15-inch displays and a 4:3 aspect ratio. The darker color of Pix-Star’s digital picture frame pulls attention to the display. With adjustable brightness and color setting, you can set Pix-Star’s frame to your liking.

White digital frames are not popular among the top digital picture frame brands. The white frame gets dirty easily, show scratches early on, and isn’t the best in terms of durability. These issues are often made worse on glossy white digital frames, which are unfortunately more common than matte white digital picture frames.

What is the best color for a digital picture frame?

The best color for a digital picture frame varies depending on the space where the frame rests or is mounted. That being said, we generally recommend dark or neutral colors such as black, dark grey, and dark brown. These colors match most colors without being distracting, while simultaneously maximizing durability and keeping maintenance effortless.

White digital picture frames get dirty easily through normal use, especially touchscreen digital frames. This dirt is hard to clean, particularly on a white matte finish digital frame. Oil buildup from your fingers leads to discoloration over time and uneven white color. Glossy white digital picture frames tend to scratch more easily and show these scratches after a couple of weeks or months.

We recommend getting a black, grey, or brown digital picture frame to get the best immersion and durability. This is why popular digital picture frame brands like Pix-Star only sell dark and neutral color digital picture frames with matte finishes.

Are white digital picture frames easy to clean?

White digital picture frames are not easy to clean, especially matte white frames. The dirt and oil from your fingers build up on the frame and often lead to discoloration and buildup that’s tough to remove without damaging the frame’s finish.

Glossy white digital picture frames are a little easier to clean, but you have to be careful. Through normal use and cleaning, scratches quickly build up and show easily. This detracts from the display’s viewing experience and reduces the longevity of the frame.

Can I mount a white digital picture frame on the wall?

Wall-mounting white digital picture frames are not as common as wall-mounting frames with darker and neutral colors. Since most white digital picture frames are found in the cheap, budget end of the market, they rarely include wall-mounting features such as support for using a standard VESA mount or with dedicated hanging holes.

For example, Pix-Star’s digital picture frames are black and have a matte finish display. These digital frames can mount on the wall as they support using a standard VESA mount and include several dedicated hanging holes. You can mount the frame in either landscape or portrait, both when using the standard VESA mount, and the frame’s dedicated hanging holes.

How long does a white digital picture frame last?

How long a white digital picture frame lasts depends on how you care for the frame. You have to clean white digital frames very frequently and very gently – especially if they have a glossy white finish. Even with good care and maintenance, you’ll likely find that scratches build up easily and show early on, an issue that’s even worse with touchscreen digital frames.

You can expect a white digital frame to start showing some discoloration after at least 3 to 4 months of regular use. This period can vary greatly and shouldn’t be taken as a universal truth. Factors such as build quality, frame material, use frequency, maintenance routine, the frame’s location, and more, all play a role in a white digital frame’s long-term durability.

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Send Pictures to a Digital Frame and Relive Great Moments!

Brice Delmotte — Wed, 28 Sep 2022 03:46:21 +0000

How to send pictures to a digital frame?

There are four main ways to send pictures to a digital frame; using a supported mobile app, emailing photos, importing pictures from social media, and via USB or SD card. While there are other photo-sharing methods, these four represent the most commonly used and versatile.

Sending pictures to a digital frame using its mobile app is the most versatile and accessible feature. Several of the most popular frames offer a mobile app for sending pictures to any of your frames no matter where you are in the world. Some frames like the Pix-Star also let you send video clips and audio messages using the mobile app.

Importing photos from social media and photo-sharing sites is another great way to automate the photo-sharing process. This feature is often called “Web album support” and isn’t widely offered outside of a handful of the best digital frames. Pix-Star’s frames let you import photos from a dozen external sources such as Facebook, Instagram, and Google Photos. They’re saved to the frame’s internal storage and you can include them in slideshows from anywhere in the world.

Email pictures to a digital frame is an elderly-friendly and widely usable photo-sharing feature. It’s offered by more frames than other features (web albums and mobile apps) and can be used on more devices. Emailing pictures is simple and familiar, though not quite as versatile as sending photos via a supported mobile app or as web albums.

Finally, sending photos to a digital frame by USB or SD card is the only offline method here. Some digital frames have a plug & play feature that lets you play slideshows directly from the connected USB or SD card without having to copy anything to the frame’s internal storage first. This is the ideal setup for families, elderly users, and bulk photo-sharing as internal storage is kept free.

Can I send pictures to a digital frame by SD card?

With Pix-Star, you can send pictures to your digital frame by SD card and USB. Pix-Star’s frames have 8GB of internal storage for holding photos locally on the frame. You can transfer photos from a connected USB or SD card to this internal storage and then remove the USB/SD card.

Unlike many other popular digital frames, Pix-Star has a plug & play feature. This lets you play slideshows from a connected USB or SD card directly on your Pix-Star frame without having to copy its content to the frame’s local storage first. Since Pix-Star doesn’t limit the maximum size of connected USBs or SD cards, you can use a USB/SD card as unlimited – yet highly accessible – external storage.

Note that many digital frames still require you to copy the USB or SD card’s content to the frame’s internal storage first. Additionally, you have to make sure the connected USB/SD card is formatted correctly and doesn’t exceed the frame’s maximum capacity restriction (often 32GB or 64GB, but can go as low as 4GB on budget digital frames).

How many pictures can I send to a digital frame at once?

Using the Pix-Star Snap mobile app, you can send up to 250 photos to several Pix-Star digital frames at the same time. These photos save automatically to each receiving frame’s internal storage. You can include these photos in slideshows and manage them via Pix-Star’s media gallery.

Pix-Star supports a USB/SD card plug & play feature that lets you play slideshows directly from a connected USB or SD card. As Pix-Star doesn’t restrict their maximum size, you can use a USB or SD card to view unlimited photos on any of your Pix-Star frames.

You can also use Pix-Star’s web album feature to bulk import photo albums from a dozen external sources. These include social media like Facebook and Instagram, photo-sharing sites like Flickr and Google Photos, and cloud storage platforms like Dropbox and Google Drive. Here you can automate photo-sharing for several Pix-Star frames and set linked web albums to automatically sync any new photos that you add.

Do I have to pay monthly fees to send pictures to a digital frame?

Nixplay and Skylight digital frames charge a monthly fee to unlock their full feature set. To send pictures to their digital frames using the mobile app, you have to play for Nixplay and Skylight “Plus” recurring subscriptions. This premium plan unlocks other features like cloud storage, multi-frame control groups, video and audio support, custom playlists, and more.

The main issue with subscription-based digital frames is that competing frames offer the same – and better – features without charging extra. For instance, Pix-Star’s frames offer free-for-life cloud storage, full access to their web and mobile apps, video and audio support, multi-frame control groups, remote configuration support, web albums, and more – without charging any extra fees or subscriptions.

Can I save pictures I sent to my digital frame to the cloud?

Pix-Star frames automatically save incoming photo mail to the cloud. Photo-mail includes any photos shared to your frames via the mobile app and email. Web albums are also saved to the frame’s internal storage.

Pix-Star’s web dashboard offers a remote configuration and management feature. Here you can manage each of your frame’s cloud storage, change their settings, start slideshows, and more. You can delete photos from the cloud, delete their local copy, move files and folders around, and more.

Make sure that the digital frame you are looking at includes free cloud storage. You don’t want to have to pay a recurring subscription fee for a feature that’s offered for free – at a similar or lower price point. Popular subscription-based digital frames include Skylight and Nixplay frames.

Can you send videos to a digital frame?

You can send 2-minute video clips to any of your Pix-Star digital frames using the Pix-Star Snap mobile app. Here you can also send 2-minute voice messages recorded directly inside the app. Pix-Star’s frame let you include video clips in slideshows alongside photos, set them to play muted by default, and even play audio files over slideshows (from a connected USB or SD card).

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Why You Need an Email Digital Picture Frame in Your Home!

Brice Delmotte — Fri, 16 Sep 2022 10:23:13 +0000

How does an email digital picture frame work?

The email digital picture frame has a dedicated email address that lets you share photos to your frames as attachments. These photos save to the frame’s internal storage, usually requiring Wi-Fi to receive and download emailed pictures. Once saved to the frame’s internal storage, these emailed photos can play in slideshows.

Digital picture frames with email offer a familiar and simple way to share photos. While this method is not quite as versatile as a digital frame mobile app, it’s elderly-friendly and works with almost all devices (that support email).

In some cases, as with Pix-Star’s frames, you can send pictures using both a mobile app and via email – giving you the best of both worlds. Some of these email-supportive digital frames also save photo-mail to the cloud, which you can manage using a web dashboard.

Does Pix-Star’s digital picture frame work with email?

Pix-Star’s email digital picture frames are one of the most popular choices for families and elderly users. Not only does Pix-Star let you send photos to any of your frames over email, but you can also use the Pix-Star Snap mobile app, and even import photos from your social media using Pix-Star’s web dashboard.

Each Pix-Star frame comes with a dedicated and unique email address. Any photos and other media sent to any of your Pix-Star frames as photo-mail as automatically saved locally on the frame’s 8GB internal storage and to the cloud. Pix-Star offers free-for-life cloud storage that you can manage using your frame’s web dashboard.

Like most other premium frames, Pix-Star’s frames require a Wi-Fi connection to download photo-mail. Once saved to Pix-Star’s internal storage, you can browse all saved photos using the frame’s media library, start slideshows from selected files and folders, and much more.

What is the best large email digital picture frame?

Pix-Star’s 15-inch email digital picture frame is one of the best deals on the market at the moment. At its price point, there is nearly no other 15-inch frame that can compete with Pix-Star’s feature set and is easy to use.

Send pictures to your 15-inch Pix-Star frame using email, mobile app, web interface, as photo album imports from your social media, and via USB or SD card. The large display is better suited to large rooms like the living room or a master bedroom. Pix-Star’s 15-inch frames can mount on the wall as they support a standard VESA mount and have in-built hanging holes.

With features like a comprehensive remote configuration dashboard and a versatile mobile app, Pix-Star’s frames are great for families and elderly users. You can start slideshows remotely, each frame comes with free-for-life cloud storage, and much more. In terms of value for money, Pix-Star’s 15-inch frames are among the best you’ll find.

Can I email photos to a digital picture frame?

Many of the best digital picture frames let you send photos via email, usually saving it as photo-mail on the frame’s internal storage. In some cases, incoming photo mail is also saved to the cloud, where it can be remotely managed using a web dashboard. Note that these features are almost exclusively found at the higher end of the market.

With that said, even among the top frame, many only let you share photos using a supported mobile app. These frames often charge recurring subscriptions to unlock most features and functions, though this isn’t always the case, e.g., Aura frames.

Do email digital picture frames charge monthly fees?

Some of the top digital picture frames charge monthly fees to unlock their feature set. We don’t usually recommend buying subscription-based digital frames as they rarely offer features that are sufficiently versatile or unique to justify their high long-term cost.

For example, Nixplay and Skylight frames are some of the most popular subscription-based frames on the market. Their “Plus” subscription locks most of their important features behind a paywall, including access to the mobile app, expanded cloud storage, video support (>15 seconds), multi-frame control groups, custom playlists, etc.

For comparison, Pix-Star – a non-subscription-based digital frame – doesn’t charge anything extra, yet offers all of the above features and more. You get free-for-life cloud storage, a mobile app and web interface, remote configuration support, a feature to import photo albums from social media, video and audio support, and much more.

When you consider that Pix-Star’s frames have a similar – and often lower – upfront cost as subscription-based frames like Nixplay and Skylight, value for money is better. You don’t have to pay recurring fees over the frame’s lifespan and don’t need to worry about ever losing access to important features and functions.

Does Pix-Star’s email digital picture frame have cloud storage?

Pix-Star’s email digital picture frame includes free-for-life cloud storage. Both Pix-Star’s 10-inch and larger 15-inch frames offer free-for-life cloud storage without having to pay any extra subscription fees to hidden costs.

Pix-Star’s frames and multi-frame groups have a web dashboard that lets you remotely manage, access, and control any of your frames. Here you can start slideshows, manage cloud storage, adjust each frame’s settings, set auto-on/off schedules, and more.

Pix-Star also saves all incoming photo mail to the frame’s 8GB internal storage. Using the frame’s media library, you can browse through all of the saved photos, make changes, and deletions, and start slideshows from specific files and folders.

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Why Get the Pix-Star Digital Picture Frame with Wi-Fi?

Brice Delmotte — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 09:05:23 +0000

Is the Pix-Star digital picture frame with Wi-Fi worth buying?

The Pix-Star digital picture frame with Wi-Fi offers great value for money and is one of the most robust feature sets on the market. With features like free-for-life cloud storage, highly customizable slideshows, web album imports, access to a mobile app and web interface, and remote configuration support, Pix-Star’s frames are arguably the most versatile choices for families, modern homes, and grandparents.

Compared to subscription-based competing frames such as Nixplay and Skylight, Pix-Star offers excellent value for money. There are no hidden costs or recurring fees required to unlock Pix-Star’s full feature set. Priced very similarly to Skylight, and a bit cheaper than Nixplay, Pix-Star’s frames are affordable and balance price and performance exceptionally well.

Pix-Star offers more features than Nixplay and Skylight, granting full access to their mobile app and web interface, video and audio support, remote configuration, free-for-life cloud storage, importing photo albums from social media, and much more – all without charging a cent extra.

While there is no perfect digital picture frame, Pix-Star’s frames are great for families and grandparents. Its remote configuration feature, automated photo-sharing through web albums, and multi-frame control groups (manage up to 25 frames from one user account) make Pix-Star arguably the most versatile frame in its price range.

Is the Pix-Star digital picture frame with Wi-Fi good for grandparents?

The Pix-Star digital picture frame with Wi-Fi is one of the only high-end frames that cater to both families and elderly users. For grandparents, Pix-Star’s remote configuration feature is one of the most impactful features, letting you manage and control up to 25 Pix-Star frames remotely using the Pix-Star web dashboard (coming soon to the mobile app too). Here you can adjust each Pix-Star frame’s settings, start and change slideshows, manage local and cloud storage, and import photo albums from social media and photo-sharing sites.

Pix-Star backs up incoming photos to the cloud automatically, so your grandparents don’t need to do much. Incoming photos can be set to display automatically in the currently playing slideshows, making sure your grandparents don’t miss another important moment. You can start slideshows for them, adjust their play order, change stylistic elements, control the motion sensor and auto-on/off schedule, and much more.

No matter where you are in the world, using the Pix-Star Snap mobile app, you can share up to 250 to several Pix-Star frames at the same time. It’s quick, simple, and great for anyone in the family to share photos to grandma’s frame from anywhere!

Which Pix-Star digital Wi-Fi picture frame size is best?

Pix-Star’s digital Wi-Fi picture frame is available with either a 10-inch display or a larger 15-inch display. Pix-Star’s 10-inch digital frame is one of the most popular frames on the market, with a 4:3 aspect ratio, and a 1024×768 display. Its immersive slideshows and highly customizable settings make the Pix-Star 10-inch Wi-Fi frame ideal for bedrooms and small-medium size living rooms.

Pix-Star’s 15-inch digital frame also has a 4:3 aspect ratio and is a bit brighter than Pix-Star’s 10-inch picture frame. This 15-inch frame is ideal for wall mounting in large and well-lit rooms like big living rooms, foyers, master bedrooms, and open-plan kitchens.

Both Pix-Star’s 10-inch and 15-inch frames can mount on the wall by using a standard VESA mount (purchased separately) or the built-in hanging holes on the frame’s back. They support both landscape and portrait orientations and come with an attachable stand (which also supports both orientations) to rest the frame on flat surfaces. Pix-Star’s frames have manually adjustable brightness and color settings, with a broad viewing angle to make sure the display looks great from all angles!

Can the Pix-Star digital picture frame with Wi-Fi play videos?

Pix-Star digital picture frames with Wi-Fi support 2-minute video clips and audio recordings sent via the Pix-Star Snap mobile app. While 2-minute clips might not seem like much, it’s more than almost all other similarly priced digital Wi-Fi picture frames. For example, Skylight and Nixplay require subscriptions to unlock and extend video and audio support, Dragon Touch frames only support 30-second video clips, and Aura’s frames don’t offer any video and audio support whatsoever.

Pix-Star’s frames let you include video clips in slideshows alongside photos, let you set videos to play muted by default, play music over slideshows, and even connect to speakers or headphones. Videos are backed up to the cloud as they’re received. Note that Pix-Star’s frames can only play music over slideshows from a connected USB or SD card.

Does the Pix-Star Wi-Fi digital picture frame charge monthly fees?

Pix-Star’s Wi-Fi digital picture frames do not charge any extra fees or recurring subscriptions. All features and functionality are accessible when you buy one or more Pix-Star frames. We don’t generally recommend buying a digital picture frame with monthly fees as they rarely offer enough unique features to justify the extra cost of the subscription.

For comparison, both Nixplay and Skylight digital picture frames charge monthly fees to unlock and grant access to features including cloud storage, the mobile app, and web dashboard, custom playlists, remote configuration support, video, and audio playback, and more. Pix-Star offers all of these features, along with several others (e.g., web album imports from social media, multi-frame control groups, etc.) without charging a cent extra.

Can I remotely update my Pix-Star digital picture frame over Wi-Fi?

Pix-Star digital picture frames come with a Wi-Fi-enabled remote configuration feature that lets you manage and control up to 25 Pix-Star frames from a single user account from anywhere in the world. Using your frame’s (or multi-frame control group’s) web dashboard, you can adjust each frame’s settings, start and change slideshows, manage cloud storage, import new web albums, update linked web albums, adjust how the motion sensor works, set auto-on/off schedules, and more.

Currently, Pix-Star’s remote configuration feature is only available using the Pix-Star Snap web interface – but it coming soon to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app. Pix-Star doesn’t lock its remote configuration feature behind a subscription paywall either.

To use Pix-Star’s remote configuration feature, make sure your Pix-Star frame is powered on, connected to Wi-Fi, and registered via the Pix-Star web interface. Once registered, you can access your frame’s web dashboard, whereby you can remotely control/manage it, import web albums, manage local and cloud storage, and more.

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Don’t Miss Out on the Digital Photo Frame with App!

Brice Delmotte — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 04:39:07 +0000

Is a digital photo frame with an app worth buying?

A digital photo frame with an app is a great choice for both families and elderly users, thanks to wireless photo sharing, remote configuration, and a hard-to-beat level of accessibility and convenience. A handful of the best digital frames come with a mobile app, with Pix-Star’s frames being one of the most popular choices on the market at the moment.

A digital photo frame with an app lets you send photos directly from your phone’s gallery to one or more receiving frame(s). Some premium frames even let you share video and audio clips, bulk share photos as folders and collections and even remotely configure your frames.

If you’re going to buy a digital photo frame with a mobile app, make sure there are no hidden recurring or extra fees. For example, some popular digital frames like Skylight and Nixplay have “Plus” subscription packages that are required to unlock features including access to the mobile app, cloud storage, and multi-frame control groups.

Do digital photo frames with mobile apps charge monthly fees?

Some of the most popular digital photo frames with mobile apps charge subscription fees, namely Nixplay and Skylight digital frames. These frames lock access to their mobile app – along with several other features – behind their “Plus” subscription paywall. We don’t usually recommend buying digital frames with extra recurring fees as they often fail to offer anything sufficiently unique to justify their far higher long-term cost (when you factor in the cost of the subscription over the frame’s life).

For comparison, Pix-Star grants full, free access to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app when you buy a Pix-Star frame. There are no extra recurring or subscription fees required to unlock any feature. Despite being free to use, Pix-Star Snap is still highly versatile, letting you send up to 250 photos to several Pix-Star frames at the same time – making them one of the best value for money frames on the market at the moment.

How to send photos to a digital photo frame with an app?

Make sure you install the Pix-Star Snap mobile app on your iOS or Android device. Once installed, add your Pix-Star frame’s unique and dedicated email address to the app. Note that you only need to add the frame once. In the future, you’ll simply need to select the desired frame from the list of added Pix-Star frames.

Select all of the photos from your phone’s gallery (via the Pix-Star Snap mobile app). You can also select entire folders and collections to make bulk photo-sharing more efficient. With Pix-Star Snap, you can send up to 250 photos to several receiving Pix-Star frames at the same time – no matter where you are in the world.

Once a photo has been sent, it’ll be marked in the photo selection stage to ensure you don’t send the photo more than once to the same frame.

Can a digital photo frame with an app play video?

Pix-Star’s digital photo frame lets you send 2-minute video clips to any of your Pix-Star frames from anywhere in the world. Additionally, you can send 2-minute audio recordings from within the app. While 2-minute video clips might not seem like much, it’s more than what most competing frames offer.

For comparison, Nixplay and Skylight frames charge a subscription fee to unlock access to the mobile app and grant the user permission to send video clips. While you can send very short (15-second) video clips, you still need to pay for Nixplay or Skylight “Plus” to share video clips up to 60-seconds long.

Other top digital frames including Aura don’t support video or audio playback; whereas Pix-Star’s frames let you play videos in slideshows alongside photos, set them to play muted, and play music over slideshows (from a connected USB or SD card).

How do digital photo frames with mobile apps work?

Some popular digital photo frames offer a mobile app that lets you send photos to any connected frames from anywhere in the world. In Pix-Star’s case, the Pix-Star Snap mobile app sends the photos to the frame’s unique and dedicated email address. As these photos are received, they can be set to display in the current slideshow. Additionally, all incoming photo mail is saved locally to the frame’s 8GB internal storage and is backed up to the cloud.

Pix-Star’s frames offer free-for-life cloud storage, which can be remotely managed via the Pix-Star web dashboard. Here you can delete photos, start a slideshow remotely, and much more. This remote configuration feature is coming soon to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app and is currently under development.

How to set up a digital photo frame with an app?

Download and install the Pix-Star Snap mobile app on your iOS or Android device, getting the app from either the Play Store or the App Store. Once installed, simply add your Pix-Star frame’s unique and dedicated email address to the app. Note that this only needs to be done for the first time – the app will remember your frame. You can select all receiving frames from the list of previously added frames.

Once your frame is added, make sure it’s connected to Wi-Fi and is powered on. Select the option to send photos from the app’s home screen. Select the photos from your phone’s gallery and hit send. Additionally, you can share entire folders and collections from your phone to make bulk photo-sharing more efficient.

Note that with Pix-Star’s frames, you don’t need to pay any extra or recurring fees to gain access to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app. This isn’t the case for some competing subscription-based digital frames including popular choices such as Skylight and Nixplay digital photo frames with an app.

Can I remotely update a digital photo frame with its app?

Remote configuration is a feature that lets you manage and control all of your Pix-Star frames from anywhere in the world. Currently, Pix-Star’s remote configuration feature is available using your frame’s web dashboard – or your multi-frame control group’s web dashboard.

Remote configuration is coming soon to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app and is under development. Soon you will be able to remotely manage your frame’s settings, cloud storage, and more – all directly from your phone (via the Pix-Star Snap mobile app).

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Wi-Fi Picture Frame Reviews You Don’t Want to Miss!

Brice Delmotte — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 03:49:22 +0000

Are Wi-Fi picture frame reviews any good?

Wi-Fi picture frame reviews can often be hit or miss. While there are tons of low-quality product review sites all over Google, this doesn’t necessarily mean that they’re all wrong. A simple search for “best digital picture frame” in Google shows a Tom’s Guide review in the top position, placing the Pix-Star Wi-Fi picture frame as its choice for the best Wi-Fi picture frame on the market in 2022.

It’s important to look for reviews that do hands-on testing for all the Wi-Fi picture frames they review. It’s also important to note that not all features are created equal. For example, having a touchscreen digital frame might be a modern addition, but should take precedence over features like cloud storage, wireless photo-sharing, offline functionality, remote configuration support, etc.

Knowing the right balance of features is always one of the hardest parts of picking a digital picture frame. This is why Wi-Fi picture frames like the Pix-Star often get given a lower rating that more aesthetic frames like Nixplay, Aura, and Skylight.

When reviewing a digital picture frame, make sure they don’t charge monthly fees. Top Wi-Fi frames that charge subscription fees include both Skylight and Nixplay. Consider that competing frames like the Pix-Star have the same – and usually, more – features while charging the same upfront price and no extra fees.

We also suggest avoiding 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios when reviewing a Wi-Fi picture frame. Most smartphones capture pictures in 4:3 by default. Any other aspect ratio simply results in cropping. With 4:3 aspect ratio digital frames, photos don’t require editing and don’t need to be surrounded by black bars when played in slideshows on the frame.

When reviewing a Wi-Fi picture frame, make sure to look around a little. You want to have a basic understanding of what features matter most. For us, features like remote configuration, importing photos from social media, sending photos via mobile app, and an elderly-friendly design are important for the modern home and family!

Which Wi-Fi picture frame has the best reviews?

The Pix-Star Wi-Fi picture frame is one of the best-reviewed frames on the market at the moment. With its rich feature set, elderly and family-focus design, and immersive slideshows, Pix-Star’s frames offer great value for money.

While not the best in terms of aesthetics or a modern interface, Pix-Star’s frames cater effortlessly to families through versatile photo-sharing options, remote configuration support, and the ability to create/manage multi-frame control groups.

Pix-Star’s web album feature is unique among the top frame, supporting photo album imports from a dozen external sources including Facebook, Instagram, Google Drive, Google Photos, Dropbox, Flickr, etc. Web albums are saved internally, to the cloud, and can be remotely managed (and started as slideshows from anywhere in the world).

Pix-Star’s web interface is where much of its advanced functionality originated. Here you can create and manage multi-frame control groups with up to 25 Pix-Star frames from a single user account. You can import web albums, adjust any of your frame’s settings, start slideshows, manage local and cloud storage, and much more – from anywhere.

Finally, Pix-Star’s mobile app lets you share up to 250 photos to several Pix-Star frames at the same time. It’s quick, simple, and easy to use. Pix-Star Snap is great for bulk photo-sharing as you can send entire collections and folders to several frames at the same time. Pix-Star is currently adding remote configuration to its mobile app. Currently, remote configuration is only available via the Pix-Star web interface.

How to review pictures before sending them to a Wi-Fi picture frame?

Using the Pix-Star Snap mobile app, you can review all of your selected photos before sending them to your Pix-Star frame. Pictures that you’ve previously sent from your gallery to your frame are marked with a checkmark to ensure you don’t double send.

Once you’ve selected all of the pictures you want to send to your Pix-Star frames, you can review them all before finishing up the transfer. Here you can remove the photos you don’t want to send, check what’s been sent in the past, and hit “Send” once you’re happy with the selection.

Note that not all Wi-Fi picture frames let you review which photos to send to the frame. Additionally, several mobile apps like the Frameo photo-sharing app only let you send up to 10 photos at the same time.

Can I review my Wi-Fi picture frame’s settings remotely?

Pix-Star fully supports remote configuration, whereby you can review your Wi-Fi picture frame’s settings, motion sensor, auto-on/off schedule, cloud storage, and much more – no matter where you are in the world.

Pix-Star’s remote configuration feature lets you manage and control up to 25 Pix-Star frames from one user account using the frame’s web dashboard. This feature is currently being worked into the Pix-Star Snap mobile app at the time of this writing.

Pix-Star lets you review settings such as slideshow customizations, how the motion sensor works, the play order for photos, which web album to play in slideshows, change the currently playing slideshows, as well and manage your cloud storage (and local storage by extension).

How to find buyer reviews for a Wi-Fi picture frame?

We always recommend looking up the Wi-Fi picture frame on Amazon. Since Amazon has the largest selection of Wi-Fi picture frames and has arguably the most users looking at – and buying – these frames, there are almost always more Wi-Fi picture frame reviews to read through.

With many of the most popular Wi-Fi frames on the market such as Nixplay, Pix-Star, Skylight, and Aura, there are hundreds and even thousands of reviews to read. You can find Wi-Fi picture frames from verified buyers across each star rating, painting quite an accurate picture of the frame’s real-world performance and functionality.

We recommend going through as many reviews as you can handle, but make sure to filter by “Verified Purchase” only to ensure you aren’t swayed by fake reviews.

Bear in mind that all digital frames – and almost every product – have quality control lapses once in a while. Don’t disregard a frame just because one or two negative reviewers had Wi-Fi picture frames arrive broken. With that said, if there are a disproportionate number of negative reviews, it may be a sign that the frame has severe quality control issues.

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The Digital Picture Frame That You Can Send Pictures To!

Brice Delmotte — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 02:11:38 +0000

How does a digital picture frame that you can send pictures to work?

The digital picture frame that you can send pictures to has been around for a long time. They take the traditional idea of hanging or resting a picture frame with your favorite photo mounted inside – and make it digital. With this change comes heaps of features like photo slideshows, sending pictures to your frames from your phone, remotely controlling several frames, saving photos to the cloud, and much more.

Dealing first with photo-sharing, many of the higher-end digital picture frames that you can send photos to have several sharing options. You can send pictures to any of your frames using the mobile app, selecting photos from your phone’s gallery, and choosing all the frames to share them with.

Sharing pictures over an email makes digital picture frames more elderly and family-friendly. It’s quick and simple, and top frames like the Pix-Star even let you automatically display the incoming photos as they’re received.

Digital picture frames in the upper end of the market go far beyond just offering photo sharing. For instance, Pix-Star’s frames offer free-for-life cloud storage, versatile and highly customizable slideshows, and the ability to control/manage all of your Pix-Star frames using the web interface – no matter where you are in the world.

It’s worth noting that some of the top digital picture frame that you can send pictures to rely on recurring subscriptions to unlock and enable most of their features. For example, Nixplay and Skylight are both premia, subscription-based digital picture frames. If you don’t pay for their “Plus” plan, you won’t have access to features like their mobile app, cloud storage, video/audio support, etc.

Competing frames like the Pix-Star offer the same features – and more – without charging extra fees. We recommend getting digital picture frames that you can send pictures to that don’t require a subscription. There are several frames in the upper end of the market that don’t rely on subscription-based models, yet cost almost the same.

What is the best digital picture frame that you can send pictures to for grandparents?

The Pix-Star digital picture frame is one of the only higher-end frames designed for both families and grandparents. Pix-Star’s frames are easy to use, quick to set up, and offer simple, yet easy-to-customize slideshows. No matter where you are in the world, or where your grandparents are, Pix-Star gives you options.

Each Pix-Star frame comes with full remote configuration support. Here you can manage and control multi-frame groups with up to 25 Pix-Star frames using the Pix-Star web interface. The remote configuration section lets you adjust each frame’s settings, start and change slideshow, manage local and cloud storage, adjust how the motion sensor functions, and more.

Remote configuration is the perfect feature for grandparents as they don’t need to do anything manually on the frame to see all of the latest features. It only takes you a couple of short moments to set up.

When combined with Pix-Star’s web album feature, these frames become arguably the most versatile digital picture frames that you can send pictures to families and grandparents. Web albums refer to photo albums imported from external sources like social media, photo-sharing sites, and more.

Pix-Star’s web album feature is supported across a dozen external sources including Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, Google Drive, Google Photos, Dropbox, your computer, and more. Once linked and synced, you can set web albums to automatically update when you add new photos to the album.

To share photos with everyone in the family – particularly grandparents – simply link a photo album to all the desired receiving frames. Once linked, set it to automatically update and sync. Now, drag & drop the photos into the linked album and Pix-Star will share them to all connected frames. You can then use the remote configuration feature to start slideshows on any of the receiving frames!

How to send pictures to a digital picture frame from my phone?

Using the Pix-Star Snap mobile app, you can send pictures to any of your Pix-Star digital picture frames from anywhere in the world. All it takes is a couple of seconds and you can share up to 250 photos with several Pix-Star frames at the same time.

Pix-Star’s mobile app supports sharing entire folders and collections for easily bulk-sharing. This is a greatly versatile feature, especially when you consider that mobile apps like the Frameo app only let you share 10 pictures at a time. Pix-Star’s mobile app lets you send 2-minute video clips and audio recordings to any of your Pix-Star frames.

Finally, Pix-Star is currently adding its remote configuration feature to the Pix-Star Snap mobile app. When it’s complete, you will be able to remotely manage your frames, adjust their settings, start slideshows, etc. – just as you can with the Pix-Star web interface.

Do digital picture frames that you can send photos to have cloud storage?

Not all digital picture frames that you can send pictures to offer cloud storage; it’s typically a feature offered by a handful of the best digital frames on the market. In some cases, there are recurring subscription fees required to unlock the frame’s cloud storage and cloud-related functionality.

Pix-Star’s digital picture frames offer free-for-life cloud storage with each of their frames. All incoming photos (not including photos from a connected USB/SD card) are saved both locally to the frame and the cloud.

For comparison, both Nixplay and Skylight digital picture frames lock most of their cloud storage feature behind their “Plus” paywall. If you want to unlock or expand your cloud storage, you have to pay for their premium subscription package.

When you consider that Pix-Star’s frames have a similar upfront cost, but don’t charge a subscription, it’s easy to see why they’re so popular. You get premium features like cloud storage, a mobile app & web interface, and much more – all without having to pay a cent extra in recurring fees!

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