Can digital photo frames with music also play videos?
Not all digital photo frames with music can also play videos – the two features are mutually exclusive. Only a handful of the best digital frames like the Pix-Star can play both types of files. Bear in mind that digital “photo” frames are designed to show your favorite photos and moments in slideshows – not to become a media hub replacement for your TV or computer.
Digital frames help you share intuitively with your loved ones, connect your frames into multi-frame control groups, and bring old memories back to life. Features like video & audio playback are simply bonus features – the cherry on the proverbial cake.
It’s worth noting that digital photo frames limit the size and/or length of supported video clips. For example, Pix-Star’s frames let you play 2-minute video clips (which is more than almost any other frame on the market. For reference, Dragon Touch frames only let you play 30-second clips, Skylight and Nixplay frames require an annual subscription plan to unlock or extend video support, and Aura’s frames don’t support video and audio at all.
How to load music to digital photo frames?
Music usually needs to be loaded into digital photo frames by USB/SD card. In almost all cases, these music and audio files need to be left on the USB/SD card. They’ll be read and played on the frame via a plug-and-play feature. This is how you’ll include audio files over slideshows or listen to them individually.
Some frames like the Pix-Star let you send audio messages (recording directly through the Pix-Star Snap mobile app) to your Pix-Star frames. These audio messages are saved to the frame’s photo-mail folder (as are all other media sent via the mobile app) and can be accessed through the media gallery.
Pix-Star’s digital picture frames can play audio files like music, but they need to be loaded and kept on a compatible USB/SD card. You don’t need to copy them to the frame’s internal storage – saving you both time and storage space. Pix-Star’s plug & play feature lets you play these audio files without having to copy them to the frame’s internal storage.
What are the best digital photo frames with music?
Pix-Star’s digital photo frames with music are an excellent choice for families, elderly users, and 2022. They have all the features you’d expect from a versatile and capable premium frame such as free-for-life cloud storage, video & audio support, the ability to connect to external speakers, headphones, and earphones, importing photos directly from social media, and access to both a mobile app and web interface for sending media wirelessly.
Pix-Star’s frames can send & receive photos via the Pix-Star Snap mobile app (up to 250 photos to several frames at the same time), the web dashboard (importing photos from social media or your computer), through email as attachments, and by USB/SD card. All incoming photos and videos are automatically saved to your frame’s internal storage and backed up to the cloud.
All Pix-Star’s frames support remote-control functionality, whereby you can manage and control up to 25 connected Pix-Star frames from anywhere in the world. This only takes a couple of moments to get set up and gives you almost complete control of the frame – as if you were there in person. You can start slideshows and change their sources, manage the frame’s settings, update firmware, manage local & cloud storage, link & update web albums, and even adjust the screen brightness.
Pix-Star’s frames are surprisingly affordable when you consider what they’re capable of. They’re cheaper than most other premium digital frames, don’t charge any recurring subscription or hidden fees. They’re easy to use, offer immersive slideshows, and are some of the only premium frames that cater specifically to elderly users and families – all while giving the individual user plenty of features & functions to work with.
Are digital photo frames with music good for families?
Digital photo frames with music are great for families as they enhance immersion, let you send audio messages to your loved ones, and play audio files like songs, radio stations, and/or web music over slideshows. The main issue is that digital photo frames that support these functions and features aren’t all that common.
Pix-Star’s digital frames are probably the best choice on today’s market for families that want audio capabilities. You can play tons of radio stations (and sort them by genre or country), listen to web music, play music and other audio files via a connected USB/SD card, and even send voice messages to your loved ones via the Pix-Star Snap mobile app.
Pix-Star’s frames are great for families thanks to their robust feature set and immersive slideshows. You can play videos in slideshows (which is a very unique feature even in the premium range), set them to play muted or with sound, and easily control settings like play order, sources, photo frequency, and color & brightness settings.
Can digital photo frames with music connect to speakers?
Digital photo frames with music usually have inbuilt speakers – but they’re typically not the greatest quality and often aren’t loud enough to hear from across the room. This is a necessary evil as you don’t want too much money spent on audio quality on a “picture” frame, especially at the expense of other relevant functionality.
Some premium digital photo frames can connect to external speakers, headphones, and earphones. This is usually a feature that’s only found in some of the best digital frames like the Pix-Star. With Pix-Star’s frames, you can connect to speakers, headphones, and earphones via the frame’s USB port or the dedicated 3.5mm audio input port.
Connecting to speakers significantly increases the audio quality, volume, and immersion. If you’re going to mount your frame in a large or high-traffic room like the living or dining room, we suggest setting up external speakers. That being said, if you don’t plan on consuming a lot of video (usually short sub-2-minute clips) or audio (music, audio messages, radio & web music, etc.) content – it’s probably not worth the trouble and the internal speakers should get the job done okay.
