Nixplay Edge 13-Inch Wi-Fi Cloud Digital Photo Frame, Full HD 1080p

Been looking to get this frame for a while, finally ordered and received it yesterday.Setup was super simple. Booted, updated, ready to go. Visit Web site, create account add frame, serial number was on the frame screen, enter on Web, linked. Linked to my Flickr account. Drag and drop a few Flickr Albums to Nixplay Playlists. Boom, started playing on the frame.What I love- Image quality, Image quality, Image quality. Best I've seen. Next to my plasma TV and 30" wide-gamut monitor, this has the best image quality of any flat panel I use. This is my 5th digital frame (2 earlier Nix, 2 others), and this is far and away the best. Off angle is good. Have to tilt so you aren't looking from too much below straight on and then contrast is wonderful.- Web integration is wonderful. Connects reliably to my home wireless. Easy to upload. Easy to map playlists to the frame. Easy to integrate with other services like Flickr. Easy to control frame features/config from Cloud.- 16:9 format. I take 35mm with D810, and since my other main display vehicle is flat screen plasma TV, I've decided to standardize on 16:9 for my display aspect ratio. So I was honestly looking for a 16:9 frame. I get the camera/format you use will determine if you are happy or not so happy with that, but for me the world is going in that direction and I've decided not to fight it.- Email to frame, my wife will love this so she can take pics on her phone and boom they will hit the frame. The feature to display recent before other photos I think will work, but when you add a Flickr album it treats those as recent so right now everything I have is recent. That will resolve I hope in a day or two.Remote control frame. This was my primary reason to get this frame. This first frame is for me. The next one will be for my mom. The ability to cast new photos to her frame from my computer will be invaluable. The ability to have different Playlists for each frame will be great.What can be better- 500 photo limit in a Playlist could be improved, but honestly it won't be an issue for me. You can map multiple playlists to each frame, and they will all play, so it's fine understanding that.- Viewing from angles below the frame the contrast goes away faster than I like, but I just tilted the frame forward a bit and now it looks great from across the room in a sitting position (which is below a straight on angle to the screen where I chose to put the frame). I just put a small spacer under the back of the frame foot and now it's great. In most locations it would be fine out of the box I think. Changing this would be a different flat panel, and this one looks so good when viewed from most angles I will live with this one.- Automatic sync to updates in linked albums, such as on Flickr, would be great. I think the linkage is static so if you add more images to Flickr it won't update on the frame. But honestly I have yet to test that it's just my impression given how the interface works. I think I saw a feature request about this so maybe it's being worked already.I did have the frame shut itself off after I made a change to its config from the Web, and I had to unplug it and plug it back in to get it to come back on. But after that, it worked properly including sleeping and waking up based on the IR sensor. I can deal with that and hopefully those kind of issues will get worked out. Other than that, everything has worked smoothly on the frame and on the Web so far.Overall, I'm very happy with this digital frame. It looks good. The displayed images are wonderful. It's easy to use. I believe it will solve the problem of displaying images for others, like family members, who are distant. The cost was very good for what you get. It's "almost" large enough, simply meaning bigger is always better but this is large enough to be usable from 10 to 15 feet away which is most locations.When they come out with an 18" or bigger version that will work in a wall-mount situation, I will get one immediately. Until then, I will likely end up with a few of these between my mom and my two or 3 locations where I want them. Great job, Nix, once again.

I recently purchased a Nixplay Edge 13 inch digital picture frame for my mother living in Italy (I am in the USA) so that I can share pictures of my newborn and our life more easily, and for her to enjoy them on a larger screen while she is at home. I needed something that was trivial to setup and that I could administer remotely to ensure there would be nothing stopping her from enjoying the picture frame.I am always a bit reluctant to buy hardware that depends on “the cloud” because I prefer to have total control on locally on my device and I do not trust companies to keep supporting the device as long as I want to use the device. I was pleasantly surprised to see that the frame has a full menu of settings locally that one can use to override the settings set through the cloud. If the cloud support were ever to be removed, one can administer all its features locally therefore extending its life.Creating an account on nixplay.com and linking the frame to it was very easy. This means one could likely purchase a frame for a less technically savvy family member and set it up for them remotely (the remote party will just have to use the remote/or buttons on the back, to link the frame to the wifi network, and finally to get to the serial number needed for pairing to the nixplay account). You, the more technically savvy one, can finish the setup and loading of pictures from anywhere in the world (assuming you have the pictures to load).I can’t say I am thrilled with the web interface as I find myself going around in circles looking for what I need. It was really easy to setup friends so that my sister and I can easily email pictures of our families to the frame but I just cannot figure out how to have pictures sent by my mother be shown on the default playlist I set up. The easiest work around is for her to use a different email address from the one on the account set up as if it were a friend to send the pictures… doing this enables the automatic addition to the frame’s playlist (I only set one up). I truly think the website can be significantly improved however mostly it does what it needs.The frame’s user interface is quite basic but after all you will not have to interact with it very much. The menu and text seems designed for a smaller screen and simply installed on the larger screen without any adjustments. This seems silly to me as it looks awkward, and will surely be harder to read for those with less than perfect eyesight.The Android app it quite basic as well… I was hoping it would give you full control over the pictures and settings but I think most users can do without unless you want an easier way to load your own pictures from your cell to the frame. Hopefully future revisions of the app will have more functionality.The hardware design of the frame looks pretty nice and well done. I would recommend they find a way to hide the IR sensor for the remote and the motion sensor as the two little squares on the bottom right do not add anything to the looks but that is just me. The bracket to hold the screen up is sturdy and can be slid into a thin slot to position the frame in portrait or landscape however I would not consider putting this frame in portrait position because the frame width is twice as wide where the sensors and logo are (on the bottom if in landscape). Had they not put the logo, and made the frame width equal on all four sides, the frame would look good in either orientation. Another frame I have from Sony has equal width sides and the logo can be switched off so if you put the frame in the portrait orientation, you can hide the now sideways logo by switching it off.The full HD resolution of this screen makes it a pleasure to look at pictures, something that most frames fail at if you are picky like me (photography has been my hobby for 2 decades). I have not had a need to adjust viewing settings on this screen but looked for them anyhow and was surprised to only find “brightness” already set at max. This troubles me quite a bit but the pictures look good so it might not be too bad after all. The colours look right, and none of the pictures looked washed out or too dark. Of course it will not do miracles on bad pictures so the above comment applies to average pictures with no huge visual defect. Pictures taken with my Samsung S6 Edge look just awesome on this frame without any adjustments… even the ratio of the picture is perfect so landscape picture fit perfectly.As other reviewers have posted, the slideshow settings are a bit minimal and nixplay should certainly beef them up. One reviewer had suggested to add a setting that would allow a scrolling picture to fully scroll before moving on to the next. The issue is that some pictures take longer than 10 or 15 seconds to fully scroll so they never fully show being too big. A fix here is to make those pictures smaller, prefer pictures in the same orientation as the frame, or use “fit to screen” as I did. You waste some screen real-estate (black bars) but you don’t have any scrolling issues.This product has great potential and most of the things that I am not too fond of can be addressed by software updates so I am hopeful they will do so in the near future. I have seen many terrible off-brand screens so this one was a good surprise (I purchased it without seeing it in person) and after all I got it for my mother so the most critical aspect was enabling my less critical mother’s enjoyment.I will likely purchase 2 or 3 more of these frames for our use at home and to give to other family members. Would be nice if the price were a bit lower though ;-) NOTE: I purchased my frame from another retailer as it was not in stock at Amazon just a few days ago andI needed it before my mother left to return to Italy.EDIT: I purchased an additional frame but this time from Amazon during a lightning deal at $90 off!! It came with the most up-to-date firmware (unlike the one from an online store in NY) which saved me a few weeks in troubleshooting via email/phone with Nixplay (thanks for resolving the issue by the way!!!). All of what I wrote above still applies with frame #2 however they have added a few more customizations compared to what was available a month ago when I was setting up frame #1.

I don't normally write reviews, but this product deserves one. Bought this for my wife because it was such a hassle to get pictures onto her old photo frame, make them display, etc. We had this out of the box and set up within 15 minutes. She uses Google Photos and had photos loaded and running on the frame in another 10 minutes. Very seamless. The web interface is quite user friendly and easy, and it enables the user to control all the features through the browser. Very easy to update and change photos, set and enable/disable multiple playlists and control how they display. "Fit to Frame" setting ensures that the whole photo will be displayed if you want to avoid cropping. A couple of things: (1) the frame will display and play videos, but only when they are supplied through a USB or SD card--it is not possible to send videos through wifi, although they say they may add this feature in the future. Not a big deal for us, but just be aware. (2) the display is good quality, but not as good as what you are probably used to on your iPad. The brightness at 250 nits could be higher (iPad is > 400), and the color saturation could be better. Their web site describes the frame as "vivid," but I don't quite see it that way. They probably made a cost trade-off, which is understandable to keep the price accessible for a broad audience. I think most people will be satisfied with the quality of display, but for me personally, I would be willing to pay more for a super good display. Anyway, this is a very easy way to display photos, and it is well designed and implemented.

Salio en un descuento relámpago y aunque su precio aun así fue elevado vale totalmente la pena, puedo importar fotografías de redes sociales, otros miembros de la familia pueden enviar fotos al marco (previa autorización) reproduce videos! tiene un tamaño excepcional que deja ver las fotos en toda la sala y tiene un sensor de movimiento para encenderse cuando detecta que hay alguien en el área.Tiene muchas configuraciones y puedes crear playlists de tus fotos favoritas y hacerlas "dinamicas" que conforme vayas agregando fotos vayan apareciendo también en el marco, aunque esta opción solo es compatible con Dropbox

I was torn between leaving 4 or 5 stars, but decided on 5 stars for a few reasons I will explain below.Firstly this item comes very well packaged as you'd expect. Within the box you'll find the screen, a screen stand, a remote control, a charger and the manuals. There is also a two page instructions sheet which makes it very easy to set up initially without having to read through pages and pages of instructions.The screen fits well on the stand, and once you plug it in, you can immediately see that it's good quality. It also looks good and has a nice finish to it, giving it value and weight. It's very easy to set up with cloud. You follow the instructions exactly as they are, log in to the website, enter your wifi code on the screen through the remote to connect the frame, link the frame to your cloud account (by typing on the website the long number that appears on the frame), and you're ready to go.The website lets you create playlists and albums easily, upload hundreds of photos a time, sort out the order of display or choose shuffle, delete edit etc... It's very user friendly for photos. One you've created those, all you have got to do on the frame is select which playlist you want to display and it will start playing on the frame. You have the option to choose the shuffle function or let them play as displayed in your playlist. I have not had problems so far with how the photos are displayed. A few reviews have mentioned that if the photos are in portrait mode, then by the time the transition got to the face it moved again and you couldn't see the face on the pictures. I found that the transition goes from top to bottom, so you'll always see the faces on the pictures. Also, if you choose the 'fit to frame' option for photo display then you shouldn't have any problems with how the photos look/fit. Finally, you don't have to select a fancy transition theme, such as transitioning up and down. I would rather the photos were displayed one after the other through the fade function, so without animation.You get 10GB of space on the website which is plenty, but can also purchase more if needed!So as fas as photos go and ease of use of frame, I cannot fault it!Also the sleep/wake up function is great! the motion sensor detects when you've entered the room and switches itself on, which is a lovely feature.As far as videos go... The display is good, as above, the videos play fully, you don't have the option for a shuffle function though. The main problem is you can't upload the videos to the website/cloud. It won't yet stream the videos that way. The only way to play videos on it is through a USB disk/SD card already preloaded with the clips you choose. Which means that you won't be able to play videos and photos at once. You'll have to switch functions. Also, you will need to reupload any new videos you want to add on the SD card/usb stick and reconnect it to the frame. I know this seems like a trivial matter, but it's actually a big deal in a frame with such good specs and quality. There are a few other frames on the market that allow you the option of playing both videos and photos, but are not wifi/cloud enabled and you will still need to include a usb/sd card. Having said that, customer service are currently working on improving this feature, so that videos can also be uploaded on the cloud. Also one last thing I've noticed, the sound on the videos is relatively low at its max. I haven't tested to see if there are ways to improve it yet but will update if any are found!So to sum up,Pros:Great display qualityGreat looking frameVery easy to set upWifi/Cloud feature user friendlyDisplays photos as chosen, many features to play around withMotion sensor activationGreat customer servicePlays Videos tooConsCan't stream videos through cloud, need a separate USB/SD cardCan't play videos and photos togetherSound is too quietAll in all, probably the best frame on the market. However, there is PLENTY of room for improvement!

I am very pleased with this frame, despite a few initial niggles.I chose this particular frame as I wanted a reasonably large display with high resolution. I also noted in feedback from other users that nixplay was very proactive in responding and so I felt confident of good support if I needed it.I have not been disappointed with the display, it is bright and clear when viewed from any reasonable angle. The ease of use of the frame via the web interface is good, with albums and playlists easy to set up as is accessing my pictures on Facebook.Some people have remarked on the aspect ratio, but this was one of the reasons I chose the frame. Whilst I shoot mainly in 4:3 I have a habit of sometimes cropping to various nonstandard sizes and therefore either loose part of the picture or it ending up very small on 4:3 frames. With this aspect ratio and screen size all of my pictures display well, the black borders not really being noticeable. (I haven't tried it but don't think I'd like the fill screen mode whereby the whole screen is filled but the picture pans.)As I mentioned, you can access your pictures on Facebook easily (they can be viewed in the webapp but appear only to be downloaded if you add them to play lists), but considering I had gone for a high resolution screen I was a bit apprehensive about the quality with which they would be displayed. However I did a test in which I uploaded the same picture three times to a playlist, (1) the original full definition jpeg, (2) a standard Facebook upload of the picture and (3) an HD Facebook upload of the picture. To be honest it was very hard to tell any difference between the three when displayed on the frame.The niggles where: (1) the battery in the remote seemed to be flat when I pulled out the plastic tab it was shipped with. I had a spare of the right size and so replaced it with that. However, as I had kept it, I put back in the original battery a couple of days later and it worked. Perhaps all I need to have done was take it in and out. (2) It took a lot of attempts to get my SD card from my previous frame to be read (I used this in the interim before I set up playlists), but reinserting it enough times it finally worked. (3) The sleep and motion detection do not appear to work well together. Everything is fine until the sleep timer kicks in, but then it won't wake up in the morning until you push the power button on the remote. For me using both was overkill and so I just use the motion detection now, but for people with pets it may be more of an issue. (4) Every now and again it seems to revert to the home screen. I am not entirely sure but think that this is if you open the frame on the webapp, even if you make not alterations to the settings. (5) It did not seem to download all of the frame setting from the webapp, but I just over-road them on the frame.However, despite these niggles am very pleased with the frame.

The primary advantage of this frame is that it addresses a major flaw experienced in most existing digital frames to date…easily syncing / adding new photos.The good…1. Picture quality (could be brighter with greater contrast, but overall, not bad)2. Able to email photos directly to frame3. Able to sync photos from Dropbox, Facebook, Instagram, Flickr, Picasa4. Light, thin frame5. Good, viewable size6. Permits you to categorize several playlists and play all at once at random, or one at a time7. Easy to useThe bad…1. Syncing does not take place on a continual / "live" basis. Live syncing option would be a significant improvement to permit seamless updates / integration with users photo libraries2. Pending picture size, not all photos will fill the screen. A) The “Fill Screen” feature attempts to correct this, but does not work well for all photos. - Specifically, it pans from top to bottom for nearly every photo in this setting. - The start/end position for the panning is not methodical and often misses focal areas of the photo. - In addition, it becomes monotonous to watch. B) Would be nice for the software to recognize how to accommodate all photo sizes for clean and meaningful viewing while taking full advantage of the frame size.3. Ideally, would offer more apps for syncing (Amazon Cloud Drive, Picturelife, Snapfish, iCloud, etc)…though you can still upload from your CPU to the frame via the Nixplay website platform4. Curved back design makes it difficult to attach / hang the frame from a wall if so desired5. Requires a cord hanging out the back (no big surprise here, but someday could be done away with)6. Plain black frame is relatively unattractive / uninterestingOverall, one of the better frames you’re likely to find in terms of picture quality and ease of use right now.I’m excited with the prospects of improvement, and remain optimistic that Nixplay will continuously deliver improved models addressing the minor inconveniences listed above.

DO NOT BUY! It looks good on paper but it's a total waste of money and time.The frame picture is good but the software inside is just worthless. None of the options work as intended, the most important ones are missing and this frame will just bring you more frustration and anger than anything else. For instance, if you set up a sleep schedule (time during which the frame shows a clock instead of pictures), it will just wake up several times and the only way to put it back in sleep mode is go to the app, turn off sleep mode and turn it back on! ridiculous!! Especially at the VERY HIGH PRICE these piece of junk are sold!