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5.0 out of 5 starsPurchased as a gift for grandparents; Quickly bought a second for the other side of the family.
Reviewed in Canada on December 11, 2020
This was suggested by my sister to get as a gift for my dad. I was skeptical that it would work as advertised with out a lot of hassle to get people connected and able to send their photos. I am a tech guy and had low expectations.
The item arrived and I set it up easily enough. I was able to send pictures with the frameo app over the local wifi network with ease, but was still skeptical of the internet functionality, etc. I provided the access code (good for 12 hours) to my other siblings (5 of us) across the country. Within minutes, I started seeing photos show up on the frame from all of them.
I was very impressed and we quickly ordered a second one for my wife's parents.
Both units have been set up in my house for a couple of weeks while we allow everyone to preload them with pictures so they are ready to go on Xmas morning. They have been running flawlessly and I am enjoying watching the pictures update as people add to them over time. It is interesting how much enjoyment you get when suddenly a good new picture shows up in the rotation. I know the receivers are going to love it.
I like the app functionality of being able to send a picture to multiple devices; this makes it east to quickly update multiple frames in one go.
I am going to be sorry to see these go and I am probably going to order another 1 (or maybe 2) for our own use if the price goes down after Xmas or if a good deal comes along.
I paid around $150 each for them and even at that price, I think they are a good deal for size and ease of use.
For those that are curious, the system itself is a customized android system so if you are used to playing with settings in Android, the interface for configuration will be familiar.
I suggest turning off the fit to frame function. (it can cut off parts of the picture if the picture orientation is different from how you have the frame orientated)
That issue can't be helped; if you have pictures of different orientations on the frame, you will have to decide which way to place it, or maybe change the orientation of the frame occasionally to get the most variety. The stand is easily converted between orientations and detects it's orientation without needing to access the settings.
When the frame adjusts the picture to fit fully, it uses a blurred out portion of the picture in the background to prevent just having black bars on the sides or top/bottom; I like that feature, it adds warmth to the display instead of stark contrast.
Way better product than I was expecting overall.