Aluratek 17.3″ WiFi Digital Photo Frame with Touchscreen IPS LCD Display & 16GB Built-in Memory, Photo/Music/Video (AWS17F), Black

The Aluratek 17.3″ photo frame is designed with built-in WiFi, a feature that many will use, except for myself. However, using just the USB input with a 32GB USB stick with about 11,000 photos of various sizes and origin (scanned, iPhone, and Lumix or Nikon digital cameras) works just fine.

However, I nearly would deduct at least 1/2 star, because of the ‘spotty’ instruction manual, which devoted to setting up a smart phone to pair with the digital frame, but leaves out all other information as to how to get a simple USB stick to function. The menus are not self-explanatory, so I had to fiddle with them at length, while still wondering how to have the device recognize the USB stick. Then it dawned on me to simply think of it as a computer; power it up and insert the USB. Voila! The photos were there! After nearly 40 minutes of puttying around, it finally was operational.

A hidden and unmentioned feature: Because it has a touch screen, one can swipe backward and forward on screen to review the photos that have been shown. To pause a photo, simply touch it on the screen. These features should be documented in the instructions. A small criticism.

All in all, the screen itself is very high quality with bright and sharp reproduction of all photos from those aforementioned sources. And if a photo does not fit the screen, there is an opaque vignette on the sides that compliment the photo being viewed. That is a very nice touch by the hardware programmers. I am very pleased with this purchase. Recommended for serious digital photo viewing in a variety of random transitions from one to the next randomized photo. Really nice!

Utilisation pour photos de famille, meilleur qualité que le précédent, plus facile d’utilisation

We have 3 of these – given them away for gifts after we of course loaded them up with pictures
Really like that you can send pictures through your phone and have joint accounts so others can send pictures via wifi

Dislike – could turn some people off –
After loading the pictures and assorting them on the photo frame they will randomly show up upside down – no rhyme or reason it just does it

Also the photo frame will repeat several of the same picture several times before seeing others
We have tried different settings – still does it

Not sure if its a product issue as we have three (3)) of the same brand

I bought this frame brand new for my husband for Christmas and paid close to $250.00 with tax. Probably the largest and most expensive frame available on Amazon. My first clue there was a problem was when in setting it up there was already a USER registered on the frame which meant it was owned by someone else at some point in time, in other words it was USED, I should have returned it then! The Aluratek HELP desk was very helpful resetting the frame which removed the prior OWNER / USER. I then got it set up, loaded my photos onto a flash drive and was so excited becuase the frame showed my collection of photos beautifully! The second problem arrived when the frame shut down after running for about 2 days. I tried different wall outlets and got a new USB drive, it would run for about 48 hours and then shut down again! I called the Aluratek help desk again and they recommended I try different wall outlets and a new USB, I mentioned I had done that but did it again. They agreed to take it back and asked I email a copy of the original receipt to with an explanation of the problem and they would send me a new on, I accepted their offer. The next day I got a reply email asking me to check the power cord and a new USB, been there done that and I had explained that to them in my original email. Their response was I should take it to a electronics repair shop and have them check the cord etc. I said they had already agreed to replace it, they said to send it to them at my expense and they would try to fix it and if they could not would then send me a new one. I told them after 6 phone calls starting on Dec. 28th and 3 emails I found this unacceptable. I then opted to call Amazon ( I was now 14 days past the 30 day return window, 45 days after I ordered it). I spoke to a delightful person at Amazon and explained the entire process with Aluratek and they agreed to take it back, less the restocking fee, but gave me a $45.00 credit on a future puchase to cover that, I broke even!
Thank you Amazon for your support, I will forever be a customer of yours but never buy another Aluratek product!!!!