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CJUnited States

Amazing! Best Digital Frame...We've Bought 4 So Far...

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!

RichAUnited States

SUPERIOR CUSTOMER SERVICE

This is an update/addition to my review of November 2022. As I mentioned in my initial review I did a large amount of research prior to purchasing the Pix-Star 10 inch frame. The frame not only answered all of my requirements, it worked perfectly for almost the entire 1st year. I could not have been more satisfied (I also purchased a 2nd unit as a gift). Recently, a problem developed regarding the motion sensor. I contacted Pix-Star's Customer Support and they recommended a couple of actions which initially corrected the issue but ultimately the problem continued. After about four weeks of trying I advised Pix-Star that none of the fixes worked and the motion detector remained inoperable. They immediately advised me they were sending a new, replacement frame and I received it within a few days. They responded quickly, efficiently, and totally to my satisfaction. They provided a level of Superior Customer Service seldom displayed today. I am providing this added review because they not only deserve it but also for peace of mind for those of you who may be hesitant in making this purchase. Here's my bottom line. It is a great product with all of the bells and whistles I required backed up by a reputable firm providing outstanding customer service. I did a lot of research on a good amount of photo frames from various firms. Assuming similar quality my primary needs were: 1. motion detector 2. ability to use a usb stick 3.load photos via internet 4. auto resizing of photos I decided to go with Pix-Star and what a good decision! The frame itself is basic and looks fine. The most important feature for me (along with those listed above) is how do my photos look when displayed. Let me tell you - in one word FANTASTIC. They look great. For those of you shopping for one of these for the first time (like me) here are some suggestions. When you first get it you will want to load it with current photos. That's why I wanted the ability to use a USB stick. I loaded almost 225 photos immediately. I don't know how long that would have taken via the internet. All I did was go to my PC , down loaded the photos to a USB, and then uploaded from the USB to the frame. Uploading took about 1 minute. The internet is fine for uploading a few photos when you like, but starting off with a large amount may be time consuming. Doing it this way also allowed me to "polish" my selections using Photoshop so they looked exactly the way I wanted. I also was able to resize most of my photos to 8 X 6 (frame display size) so there was no distortion or cropping. I am particular with my photos. This frame provides a lot of flexibility, it is fairly easy to understand, and overall does a great job. It isn't cheap - but it is worth the dollars it cost.

James LeeUnited States

Perfect for non-tech/computer/internet/mobile device users

2015.07.22 Update -- still loving these frames. And, one of them stopped working. Grey screen. I emailed Pixstar and they sent me a new one immediately...6 days from email to receipt of a new frame! I still have to contact them to go through the transfer of the broken frame's info to the new one but, WOW! Now that is what I call excellent customer service! Thanks Pixstar! Please stay in business and if you offer an even larger frame you can count on me as a customer. These frames are perfect for people who are not addicted to their mobile phones. My sister in-law likes to just sit and watch the photo slide show to relax any time she is feeling stressed and she doesn't have to know any techno-wizardry to enjoy. I can manage the frame from the online account. Anyone can email photos directly to the frame. It's the perfect bridge technology...bridging those who are taking photos all the time with their phones and their folks, family, friends who may not be so glued to a mobile device. My first was the smaller size that I got for my parents back in April. I've been setting up the second one today and am going to send it to my sister-in-law as a gift. I love the fact that I can manage the accounts so my elderly folks and my sister-in-law only have to learn the most basic things...like how to turn on internet radio if they want. I'm probably going to buy more for the rest of my family and myself. I really like the larger size and would pay more for an even larger frame. Would also love it even more if it had a rechargeable battery and an HDMI out so I could connect it to a large TV. I know it probably doesn't make sense for younger people who view everything on their smart phones but for that crowd they can now email photos to their older relatives who are not glued to a mobile device and everyone gets to stay photo connected. Great product. Well designed and easy to use website. Haven't been so satisfied with a device in a long, long time! 10/18/2014 update: still loving it but have discovered some things that I would design differently...the on-screen menu is a bit clunky and though it is possible to setup a radio playlist there is no instructions on how to actually use a playlist.

SerchUnited States

Tried several frames and this the best by far...

I had a very old digital frame that stopped working a few months ago, since then we have been trying several frames to replace it. I can't believe that most of them are such low quality. The first one we purchased had a horrible interface, useless manual and did not take the configuration, I set it to turn on at 8am and off at 10pm and did not work. It stayed on until manually turned off and stayed off until manually turned on. We purchased another one that seemed to work but after a month the touch screen (only way to configure it) went bad and started changing the configuration by itself, could not apply warranty because I lost the receipt (should have bought it from Amazon). I purchased a third one that seemed flimsy and cheap and also came with useless instructions so I returned it. All these 3 frames on the lower rage of the price (between $60 and $80). I was about to quit when I found this frame that seemed better, some bad reviews but In my opinion not about major issues. Was not sure because price was significantly higher than most digital frames but at the end I decided to try it...I'm glad I did it!!! This frame seems solid and good quality, instructions are clear and cover all options on the menu. Remote control is one of the best I ever seen for a device like this and works like a charm. Configuration is easy (even without the manual) and works as expected. I tested it with pictures from my DLNA server, from the SD card and from internal memory and everything worked fine. It turns on and off according to the configuration and has several options for picture display, I'm currently using collage of 5 photos which looks really nice (may look better on the 15 inch frame). It also has some features I will probably never use like games, alerts, and online radio stations but they are good to have in case ever needed. I highly recommend this frame if you have the budget, it is totally worth the price, I will just need to test the longevity, I just hope it does not break in a month.