All of this review applies to the 15" Pixstar digital frame. We originally purchased the 10" and found it unimpressive. The 15" inch is phenomenal, though.
Very functional, easy to set up, easy to use or even have non-tech grandparents use. Beautiful display.
We bought this for:
1) Grown son who moved across the country, and we weren't hearing from him often enough. After he received the frame which we had loaded with 24,000+ awesome photos, we were top of the mind and are still getting frequent phone calls from him. Really great for helping us stay connected.
2) For our own family to help our kids form identity (preteens and teens) with perspective of so much of the good they've had in life. Teens tend to have a narrow focus and can get stuck in "Woe is Me" and feel isolated. We and our kids adore watching this frame and will just stand in front of it, watching the slideshow. The siblings' closeness to each other increased from recalling happy memories they've shared.
3) For *not* tech-savvy grandparents in their 70's who have wifi access but prefer not to have devices running on it. We at first got the Nix 8" Digital Frame ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VCCK198/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 ), but we were so unimpressed. Upgraded and spent the extra money for this one because the viewing experience is so superior, it's easier to see from across the room, and it has the options for (any memory amount of) SD card or USB, downloads around 32,000 photos (varies depending on quality/how many mb your photos are) and stores them in the frame, so the user doesn't have to use the internet to see photos. It also connects via the internet to online albums such as Google Photos and other photo share apps. That feature is really neat and works well. Our grandparents/parents really liked the frame.
4) Recently bought another one for our grown daughter who moved out, to help her feel connected to her family.
Each frame gets registered when you plug it in with it's own email address and account. You can sync all the accounts you have for various frames in one group account and control all of the frames from the one account - changing which album plays, which kind of slideshow, etc. We use both the individual accounts and the group account to control a frame, depending on our what we want.
If you want it to really play ALL the photos stored in the frame, make sure you select under "My Frame Configuration" then "Slide show configuration" then under "Playing Mode" select "NORMAL" then "Sorting Mode" select "RANDOM."
If you do it with the other configurations, it tends to seem stuck on certain scenes/photos in your library and not play all of them. The above configurations seemed to work and let us see a constantly changing selections of photos.
We hope they keep updating the frame and making them because we'll be buying more for other family members. Highly recommend!
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| Price | $179.00 | $129.99 | $109.99 | -29% $119.99 List: $169.99 | -13% $129.99 Typical: $149.99 | -35% $129.99 List: $199.99 |
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| Sold By | BH Deals Express (SERIAL NUMBER RECORDED) | HONG KONG WH TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED | BsimbDirect | QOCEN | NexFoto Official | Canupdog Official |
| display size | 15 inches | 15.6 inches | 15 inches | 15 inches | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| resolution | 1080p | 1080p | 1024×768 | 1080p | 1080p | WXGA |
| memory capacity | 8 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 32 GB | 64 GB | 32 GB |
| connectivity tech | Wi-Fi | — | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| power source | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric | Corded Electric |
| control method | application | touch | touch | touch | touch | application |
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Product Description
Let's keep it simple
Big or small, we purposely manufacture our screens in 4:3 format because that is the best ratio for viewing smart phone pictures. No black bars on the top and bottom or sides. The smart resizing and orientation technology automatically displays your photos in full screen.
10 inch frames have been the standard for many years and while they are conveniently sized for small spaces, the 15 inch frame really stands out in a room and provides the wow effect your best photos deserve.
Let's be honest
Pix-Star frames offer no-glare viewing on IPS displays. IPS means you can view the image from the side angle, it doesn’t go dark. Touchscreens may seem good in theory, but we are not a fan of fingerprints. Pix-Star provides a simple remote to navigate the menu. Lost remote? Don't fret. There are buttons on the back of the frame that allow you to navigate the menu or better still, login to your online account and handle all your frame settings from there.
From the internal hardware to the user interface, building a smart, functional, and friendly product is the goal. Customize your frame’s sleep and wake hours or simply let the motion sensor do the work for you.
Let's connect!
What’s the point of ALL these photos if we can’t easily view them? Not to worry, use the very highly-rated Pix-Star Snap app on your phone, or sync your online albums and photo feeds with the most sophisticated photo streaming technology available on any frame.
Supported photo services:
- Google Photos
- Dropbox
- OneDrive
- flikr
- SmugMug
- Zenfolio
- RSS Feeds
Online streaming is a great way to see current photos but if WiFi goes down your frame will still display photos from its 8G internal storage.
Let's rejoice!
We said it and we meant it, we will never charge you for online storage of your photos. A private and secure back up is always available from your online account, along with many other tools such as:
- Remote management of up to 25 frames
- Custom mypixstar email address
- Album creation
- Slide show configuration
- Sync & import pictures from online providers
- View photo-mails sent to your frame
- Manage contacts and create groups
- Remove old photos
Many of our customers value the online account tools because it makes it easy to manage a frame for elderly loved ones anywhere in the world.
Let's get down to details
It does way more than display photos, there’s a little extra goodness baked into these frames. Useful tools for the silver population who don't normally use smartphones or computers.
- Check the weather in specific zip codes
- Listen to web radio stations or load mp3 files (option to use external speaker via aux input for more volume)
- Add appointments and birthdays to the calendar
- Play brain games to improve cognition
We provide these services for the small amount of our customers who enjoy them because, why not? The more happiness our frame brings the better.
Let's seize the day
In the market of Wi-Fi Digital Photo Frames, Pix-Star was the first of its kind and will continue to evolve and innovate to be the best of its kind. Your photos do not have to stay stuck on your phone, viewing and sharing does not have to be complicated, and helping elderly loved ones feel connected has never been easier.
Pix-Star's mission is to unite loved ones near and far through photos of travel, adventure, fun, and every day life. We've created this tool to help you stay in touch even when you don't have time to make that phone call. After all, what's the old saying? "A picture is worth a thousand words!"
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When we set out to create a tool to spread happiness and togetherness we never imaged the positivity that would come full circle. Sparked from the desire to help an elderly loved one feel less lonely, the WiFi digital photo frame was designed, manufactured, and sold around the world. Hundreds of thousands of customers and thousands of reviews later, we are still delighted to hear from you.
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Solid option compared to underwhelming competitors
I ordered this Pix-star 10" frame after being gifted (and then returning) a less expensive competitors frame that just plain didn't work. Before ordering I did some research to try to make sure I wouldn't be returning a second frame, and I believe I made the right choice. This frame was easy to setup, easy to connect to WI-FI, easy to load pictures onto using an SD card or from their webpage. I especially appreciate the SD card support as I'm an avid photographer and its easy for me to copy photos from my computer to the SD card and then plugin the card. The competing frames I looked at either don't support SD cards, or in the case of a competitors frame that I returned, claimed to support an SD card but wouldn't actually read it when I put it into the frame. On the Pix-star I put the SD card in (make sure to push it until it springs) and it immediately offered to start a slide-show with the photos... simple, easy.I was also able to connect the frame to my Flickr account using the pix-star webpage, and it seamlessly copied my photostream to the frames internal memory.The included remote control is a appreciated, and I think superior to touchscreens for this purpose... I've got touchscreens in my car and my wife and kids have ipads.... the one thing they all have in common: fingerprints. Who would want fingerprints all over a picture frame? Remote is a definite winner.There are some drawbacks, but I think they're easier to deal with than the shortcomings of their competitors:The screen resolution is just o.k.. I get the argument that a 10" screen doesn't need to be ultra-high resolution, but this is clearly just an average screen. I would've bought the 15" except that appears to also be 1024x768 which is just laughable for a screen that size in 2024.... for the 10" its o.k.The interface in the frame could use some fine tuning... why is "brightness control" (which adjusts screen brightness) under "auto on/off"? Also, I much preferred the dashboard menu (accessed by clicking the "back" button while in the slideshow) to the side menu. It would also be nice on the section where you can enable/disable transitions if it would preview what those transitions are so I know what I'm turning on or off. The webpage is a bit dated as well.The include a few sample images on the frame when you buy it, I assume for demo purposes, but for a brief moment I wondered if I was seeing someone elses photos. I would not include these when the user clicks the regular "play slideshow" button... hide them in a demo feature or something.As of the writing of this review, integration with Facebook is not working (per above, Flickr works fine). I got an error saying the "app is not active" and "the developer is aware". This wasn't a big deal since since I just downloaded my albums to the SD card (I could have also copied them from the computer back to the dashboard after downloading)... but I do hope they fix it nonetheless.Despite these drawbacks, I do recommend this picture frame. It's easy to use, the display is good enough, and the features are good! If they fix some of the shortcomings in a future version I'd happily buy a second one for my house and have them in two rooms.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2023
Very functional, easy to set up, easy to use or even have non-tech grandparents use. Beautiful display.
We bought this for:
1) Grown son who moved across the country, and we weren't hearing from him often enough. After he received the frame which we had loaded with 24,000+ awesome photos, we were top of the mind and are still getting frequent phone calls from him. Really great for helping us stay connected.
2) For our own family to help our kids form identity (preteens and teens) with perspective of so much of the good they've had in life. Teens tend to have a narrow focus and can get stuck in "Woe is Me" and feel isolated. We and our kids adore watching this frame and will just stand in front of it, watching the slideshow. The siblings' closeness to each other increased from recalling happy memories they've shared.
3) For *not* tech-savvy grandparents in their 70's who have wifi access but prefer not to have devices running on it. We at first got the Nix 8" Digital Frame ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VCCK198/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 ), but we were so unimpressed. Upgraded and spent the extra money for this one because the viewing experience is so superior, it's easier to see from across the room, and it has the options for (any memory amount of) SD card or USB, downloads around 32,000 photos (varies depending on quality/how many mb your photos are) and stores them in the frame, so the user doesn't have to use the internet to see photos. It also connects via the internet to online albums such as Google Photos and other photo share apps. That feature is really neat and works well. Our grandparents/parents really liked the frame.
4) Recently bought another one for our grown daughter who moved out, to help her feel connected to her family.
Each frame gets registered when you plug it in with it's own email address and account. You can sync all the accounts you have for various frames in one group account and control all of the frames from the one account - changing which album plays, which kind of slideshow, etc. We use both the individual accounts and the group account to control a frame, depending on our what we want.
If you want it to really play ALL the photos stored in the frame, make sure you select under "My Frame Configuration" then "Slide show configuration" then under "Playing Mode" select "NORMAL" then "Sorting Mode" select "RANDOM."
If you do it with the other configurations, it tends to seem stuck on certain scenes/photos in your library and not play all of them. The above configurations seemed to work and let us see a constantly changing selections of photos.
We hope they keep updating the frame and making them because we'll be buying more for other family members. Highly recommend!
Size: 15 inchVerified Purchase
Amazing! Best Digital Frame...We've Bought 4 So Far...
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2023
All of this review applies to the 15" Pixstar digital frame. We originally purchased the 10" and found it unimpressive. The 15" inch is phenomenal, though.Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2023
Very functional, easy to set up, easy to use or even have non-tech grandparents use. Beautiful display.
We bought this for:
1) Grown son who moved across the country, and we weren't hearing from him often enough. After he received the frame which we had loaded with 24,000+ awesome photos, we were top of the mind and are still getting frequent phone calls from him. Really great for helping us stay connected.
2) For our own family to help our kids form identity (preteens and teens) with perspective of so much of the good they've had in life. Teens tend to have a narrow focus and can get stuck in "Woe is Me" and feel isolated. We and our kids adore watching this frame and will just stand in front of it, watching the slideshow. The siblings' closeness to each other increased from recalling happy memories they've shared.
3) For *not* tech-savvy grandparents in their 70's who have wifi access but prefer not to have devices running on it. We at first got the Nix 8" Digital Frame ( https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VCCK198/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&th=1 ), but we were so unimpressed. Upgraded and spent the extra money for this one because the viewing experience is so superior, it's easier to see from across the room, and it has the options for (any memory amount of) SD card or USB, downloads around 32,000 photos (varies depending on quality/how many mb your photos are) and stores them in the frame, so the user doesn't have to use the internet to see photos. It also connects via the internet to online albums such as Google Photos and other photo share apps. That feature is really neat and works well. Our grandparents/parents really liked the frame.
4) Recently bought another one for our grown daughter who moved out, to help her feel connected to her family.
Each frame gets registered when you plug it in with it's own email address and account. You can sync all the accounts you have for various frames in one group account and control all of the frames from the one account - changing which album plays, which kind of slideshow, etc. We use both the individual accounts and the group account to control a frame, depending on our what we want.
If you want it to really play ALL the photos stored in the frame, make sure you select under "My Frame Configuration" then "Slide show configuration" then under "Playing Mode" select "NORMAL" then "Sorting Mode" select "RANDOM."
If you do it with the other configurations, it tends to seem stuck on certain scenes/photos in your library and not play all of them. The above configurations seemed to work and let us see a constantly changing selections of photos.
We hope they keep updating the frame and making them because we'll be buying more for other family members. Highly recommend!
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