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E-ink art frames are a scam (2021)

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Re: E-ink art frames are a scam (2021)

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Post by api »

rasse wrote: post #5
donatj wrote: post #2

I'd love an e-ink frame, regardless of the contrast issues.

I bought one from Clemens at https://framelabs.eu/en/ I've been extremely happy with mine. There are contrast limitations, of course, but you quickly develop an eye for what works on it and what doesn't. But sure, you can't just throw any picture on there and expect to get away with it. Note that it's made in and ships from Germany.

Is it locked to someone’s cloud where it will stop working randomly when they decide to shut down the service?

Re: E-ink art frames are a scam (2021)

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Post by Hellion »

api wrote: post #11
rasse wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I bought one from Clemens at https://framelabs.eu/en/ I've been extremely happy with mine. There are contrast limitations, of course, but you quickly develop an eye for what works on it and what doesn't. But sure, you can't just throw any picture on there and expect to get away with it. Note that it's made in and ships from Germany.

Is it locked to someone’s cloud where it will stop working randomly when they decide to shut down the service?

The page linked doesn’t say a lot, but it does say “local web interface”

Re: E-ink art frames are a scam (2021)

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Post by api »

Hellion wrote: post #12
api wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is it locked to someone’s cloud where it will stop working randomly when they decide to shut down the service?

The page linked doesn’t say a lot, but it does say “local web interface”

That’s a good sign.

Re: E-ink art frames are a scam (2021)

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Post by asciimov »

I'm sorry that this guy feels that these devices are a scam. E-ink frames have their own aesthetic and do a decent job of displaying black and white photos. Sure they have some limitations, but they are good enough and solve a particular problem if you have a large amount of b&w photos to display.

Re: E-ink art frames are a scam (2021)

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Post by seba_dos1 »

> Unclear business model, subscription based, phone app dependant, making you bound to their service.

Get an Inkplate[0] and easily display whatever you want however you want. My one serves as an automated calendar and trash collection schedule, decorated with inkpen drawings that look great on e-ink[1].

[0] https://inkplate.io/

[1] https://mastodon.social/@holypangolin/108698546628218087 / https://mastodon.social/@holypangolin/109291506657105213

Re: E-ink art frames are a scam (2021)

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Post by jrm4 »

Honestly, this is as close to an objectively wrong "opinion" as I've seen on here. I think a scam is best defined as something where there's a huge disjoint between what is sold/marketed, and what the person actually receives or experiences.

They may not look AMAZING, but so what? They do what they say on the tin.

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