{"id":2469,"date":"2022-01-31T07:15:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-31T07:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/?p=2469"},"modified":"2022-01-31T07:15:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-31T07:15:02","slug":"is-the-aura-frame-at-costco-worth-the-steep-payout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/fr\/idees-cadeaux\/le-cadre-de-laurore-a-costco-vaut-il-la-peine-detre-paye\/","title":{"rendered":"Le cadre Aura de Costco vaut-il la peine d'\u00eatre pay\u00e9 cher ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612773070\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Comment fonctionne le cadre Aura chez Costco ?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Le cadre Aura chez Costco est une prime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/fr\/guide-achat\/cadre-numerique\/\">cadre num\u00e9rique<\/a> sans stockage interne et sans support pour les cartes USB\/SD. Pour charger des photos sur le cadre Aura, vous devez utiliser l'application mobile d'Aura. Malheureusement, les cadres Aura ne fonctionnent pas sans Wi-Fi. <br\/><br\/>Les photos sont synchronis\u00e9es sur le cadre en cours de route, directement \u00e0 partir des serveurs d'Aura. Cela vous laisse peu de contr\u00f4le sur l'ordre de lecture et la fr\u00e9quence des diaporamas. Cela signifie \u00e9galement que si votre cadre perd sa connexion Wi-Fi (ou si les serveurs d'Aura se d\u00e9connectent pour une raison quelconque), vous ne pourrez pas utiliser le cadre.<br\/><br\/>Les cadres photo num\u00e9riques d'Aura utilisent des \u00e9crans haute r\u00e9solution, qui occupent une grande partie du \"budget\" du cadre. Cela se fait au prix de la perte de nombreuses fonctionnalit\u00e9s telles que les groupes de contr\u00f4le multi-cadres, l'importation de photos directement \u00e0 partir de m\u00e9dias sociaux et de sites de partage de photos, la configuration \u00e0 distance, l'acc\u00e8s \u00e0 une interface Web intuitive, etc. <br\/><br\/>Si l'on consid\u00e8re le prix \u00e9lev\u00e9 d'Aura - \u00e0 comparer aux fonctionnalit\u00e9s qu'il offre - il existe plusieurs options d'un meilleur rapport qualit\u00e9-prix sur le march\u00e9. Parmi les meilleures alternatives, citons le cadre Pix-Star, le Dragon Touch, et m\u00eame les cadres \u00e0 abonnement comme Nixplay et Skylight (bien que nous ne recommandions pas l'achat de cadres \u00e0 abonnement sans une recherche approfondie).<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612774355\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Le cadre Aura de Costco peut-il lire la vid\u00e9o et l'audio ?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Le cadre Aura de Costco est l'un des seuls cadres num\u00e9riques haut de gamme \u00e0 ne pas pouvoir lire les fichiers audio et vid\u00e9o. La plupart des autres cadres haut de gamme comme le Pix-Star, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/fr\/comparaisons\/pix-star-or-dragon-touch\/\">Dragon Touch<\/a>Skylight, Nixplay et Skylight offrent la lecture vid\u00e9o et audio - Skylight et Nixplay demandent un abonnement pour le faire. Compte tenu du prix \u00e9lev\u00e9 d'Aura, on s'attend \u00e0 ce qu'il y ait au moins un support vid\u00e9o et audio.<br\/><br\/>Les cadres de Pix-Star vous permettent de lire des clips vid\u00e9o de 2 minutes (contre seulement 30 secondes avec Dragon Touch), de les inclure dans des diaporamas, de les mettre en sourdine, de diffuser de la musique et des radios sur les diaporamas, de les connecter \u00e0 des haut-parleurs et des \u00e9couteurs externes, etc. <br\/><br\/>Les vid\u00e9os peuvent \u00eatre envoy\u00e9es au cadre Pix-Star via l'application mobile Pix-Star, directement depuis la galerie de votre t\u00e9l\u00e9phone, ou transf\u00e9r\u00e9es au cadre par carte USB\/SD. Les messages audio peuvent \u00eatre envoy\u00e9s via l'application mobile Pix-Star Snap, et les fichiers musicaux doivent \u00eatre lus \u00e0 partir d'une carte USB\/SD connect\u00e9e (ne les copiez pas sur le stockage interne).<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612774821\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Comment le cadre Aura de Costco se compare-t-il au Pix-Star ?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Le cadre Aura de Costco et <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pix-star.com\/\">Les cadres de Pix-Star<\/a> sont des cadres photo num\u00e9riques haut de gamme et bien construits. En termes de r\u00e9solution d'\u00e9cran et de densit\u00e9 de pixels, le cadre Aura est meilleur que le Pix-Star. Le Pix-Star minimise cette perte en utilisant un format d'image 4:3 (par rapport au 16:9 d'Aura). Il est courant de trouver des plaintes selon lesquelles les images provenant de smartphones et d'appareils photo sont entour\u00e9es de barres noires sur les cadres d'Aura, mais pas sur le Pix-Star. Cela est d\u00fb au rapport hauteur\/largeur.<br\/><br\/>En termes de partage de photos et d'interconnexion, les cadres Pix-Star sont bien meilleurs que ceux d'Aura. Les cadres Pix-Star offrent un stockage en nuage gratuit \u00e0 vie, des groupes de contr\u00f4le multi-cadres pouvant compter jusqu'\u00e0 25 cadres connect\u00e9s, une lecture vid\u00e9o et audio, une excellente application mobile qui vous permet d'envoyer jusqu'\u00e0 250 photos en m\u00eame temps \u00e0 plusieurs cadres, et bien plus encore.<br\/><br\/>Pix-Star offre un ensemble de fonctionnalit\u00e9s solides avec lesquelles Aura ne peut pas rivaliser. Cela s'explique en grande partie par le fait qu'une grande partie du co\u00fbt de la monture Aura est consacr\u00e9e \u00e0 l'\u00e9cran, ce qui laisse peu de place au partage de photos et \u00e0 d'autres fonctions. Les cadres Pix-Star offrent des fonctions que les cadres Aura n'offrent pas (carte USB\/SD, vid\u00e9o et audio, travail hors ligne, etc.) tout en co\u00fbtant beaucoup moins cher.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612775342\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Le cadre Aura de Costco peut-il fonctionner sans Wi-Fi ?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Le cadre Aura de Costco est l'un des rares cadres num\u00e9riques haut de gamme qui ne peuvent pas fonctionner hors ligne. Ils n'ont pas de stockage interne ni de support pour les cartes USB\/SD, mais s'appuient sur une connexion constante aux serveurs Aura pour synchroniser et afficher les photos. Nous vous d\u00e9conseillons d'acheter des cadres qui fonctionnent de cette mani\u00e8re, car les risques sont beaucoup plus \u00e9lev\u00e9s.<br\/><br\/>Si le Wi-Fi tombe en panne, ou si les serveurs d'Aura sont d\u00e9connect\u00e9s pour une raison quelconque (nous avons vu cela se produire avec certains serveurs d'Aura), vous pouvez utiliser les services d'Aura. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/fr\/maisons-intelligentes\/cadres-dart-numerique\/\">cadres d'art num\u00e9rique<\/a> dans le pass\u00e9, lorsque la soci\u00e9t\u00e9 a fait faillite), vous ne pourrez pas utiliser le cadre. Cela signifie \u00e9galement que vous devez \u00eatre un peu plus dou\u00e9 pour la technologie et qu'il est un peu difficile de faire participer les personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es.<br\/><br\/>\u00c0 titre de comparaison, le cadre num\u00e9rique de Pix-Star - l'un des plus populaires du march\u00e9 - offre des fonctionnalit\u00e9s hors ligne \u00e9tendues. Ils disposent de 8 Go de stockage interne, ne d\u00e9pendent pas d'une connexion constante avec le cloud et prennent en charge les cartes USB\/SD. La carte USB\/SD connect\u00e9e n'est pas limit\u00e9e par sa taille maximale, ce qui vous donne un espace de stockage pratiquement illimit\u00e9. La fonction Plug & Play de Pix-Star vous permet de lire des diaporamas directement \u00e0 partir de la carte USB\/SD sans avoir \u00e0 copier quoi que ce soit sur le stockage interne au pr\u00e9alable. Ils sont parfaits pour les familles et les personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es qui ne sont pas constamment connect\u00e9es au Wi-Fi - ou que vous ne voyez pas tr\u00e8s souvent !<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612775967\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Le cadre Aura chez Costco est-il un bon choix pour les familles ?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Si le cadre Aura de Costco est un cadre haut de gamme, cela ne veut pas dire qu'il est automatiquement id\u00e9al pour les familles ou les personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es. La r\u00e9solution de l'\u00e9cran n'est pas le seul crit\u00e8re \u00e0 prendre en compte pour qu'un cadre num\u00e9rique soit suffisamment polyvalent pour la famille et le foyer modernes. La r\u00e9solution de l'\u00e9cran n'est m\u00eame pas la caract\u00e9ristique la plus importante \u00e0 rechercher car, vu de l'autre c\u00f4t\u00e9 de la pi\u00e8ce, il ressemblera souvent \u00e0 un \u00e9cran de plus faible r\u00e9solution.<br\/><br\/>Le cadre num\u00e9rique d'Aura (Aura Gallerie en l'occurrence) est d\u00e9pourvu de plusieurs fonctionnalit\u00e9s essentielles pour les familles, telles que les groupes de contr\u00f4le multi-cadres, la configuration robuste de la t\u00e9l\u00e9commande, l'utilisation d'un format d'image 16:9 (par opposition \u00e0 4:3), l'absence de support vid\u00e9o et audio et l'impossibilit\u00e9 de fonctionner sans Wi-Fi. <br\/><br\/>Ces fonctionnalit\u00e9s manquantes, combin\u00e9es au prix tr\u00e8s \u00e9lev\u00e9 de l'Aura, font de ce cadre un produit peu rentable, surtout par rapport \u00e0 ce que proposent les cadres concurrents comme le Pix-Star (stockage gratuit \u00e0 vie dans le nuage, importation \u00e0 partir de m\u00e9dias sociaux et de sites de partage de photos), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/fr\/guides-pratiques\/comment-controler-a-distance-un-cadre-photo-numerique\/\">fonctionnalit\u00e9 de la t\u00e9l\u00e9commande<\/a>les groupes de contr\u00f4le multi-cadres, le fonctionnement hors ligne, et bien plus encore).<br\/><br\/>Pour r\u00e9sumer, les cadres Aura de Costco ne sont pas un bon choix pour les familles ou les personnes \u00e2g\u00e9es. Bien que ces cadres aient de bonnes r\u00e9solutions d'affichage, ils sont d\u00e9\u00e7us par l'absence de fonctions cl\u00e9s pour les familles, un rapport d'aspect maladroit et un cadre qui ne \" joue \" pas bien avec les autres. Il existe de nombreux autres cadres num\u00e9riques destin\u00e9s aux familles, comme le Pix-Star, le Nixplay et le Dragon Touch, qui offrent un meilleur rapport qualit\u00e9-prix tout en offrant une exp\u00e9rience visuelle immersive et m\u00e9morable !<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devriez-vous acheter le cadre Aura chez Costco ? Vaut-il son prix \u00e9lev\u00e9 ? Comment se compare-t-il aux meilleurs cadres ? 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Most other top frames like the Pix-Star, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/comparisons\/pix-star-or-dragon-touch\/\\\">Dragon Touch<\/a>, Nixplay, and Skylight offer video and audio playback \\u2013both Skylight and Nixplay charge a subscription fee to do so. Considering Aura\\u2019s high price tag, you\\u2019d expect at least some video &amp; audio support.<br\/><br\/>Pix-Star\\u2019s frames let you play 2-minute video clips (compared to only 30-seconds with Dragon Touch), include them in slideshows, set them to play muted, play music and radio over slideshows, connect to external speakers &amp; headphones, and more. <br\/><br\/>Videos can be sent to the Pix-Star frame via the Pix-Star mobile app directly from your phone\\u2019s gallery, or transferred to the frame by USB\/SD card. Audio messages can be sent via the Pix-Star Snap mobile app, and music files need to be played from a connected USB\/SD card (don\\u2019t copy them to internal storage).\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/geschenk-ideen\/ist-der-aura-rahmen-bei-costco-den-steilen-aufwand-wert\/#faq-question-1643612774821\",\"position\":3,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/geschenk-ideen\/ist-der-aura-rahmen-bei-costco-den-steilen-aufwand-wert\/#faq-question-1643612774821\",\"name\":\"How does the Aura frame at Costco compare with the Pix-Star?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Both the Aura frame from Costco and <a href=\\\"https:\/\/shop.pix-star.com\/\\\">Pix-Star\\u2019s frames<\/a> are high-end, well-built digital picture frames. In terms of screen resolution and pixel density, Aura\\u2019s frame is better than the Pix-Star. Pix-Star minimizes this loss by using a 4:3 aspect ratio (compared to Aura\\u2019s 16:9). It\\u2019s common to find complaints that pictures from smartphones and cameras are surrounded by black bars on Aura\\u2019s frames, but not on the Pix-Star. This is due to the aspect ratio.<br\/><br\/>In terms of photo-sharing and interconnectedness, Pix-Star\\u2019s frames are far better than Aura\\u2019s. Pix-Star\\u2019s frames offer free-for-life cloud storage, multi-frame control groups with up to 25 connected frames, video &amp; audio playback, a great mobile app that lets you send up to 250 photos at the same time to multiple frames, and much more.<br\/><br\/>Pix-Star offers a robust feature set that Aura can\\u2019t compete with. Much of this is due to how much of the Aura frame\\u2019s cost goes into the display \\u2013 leaving little room for photo-sharing and other features. Pix-Star\\u2019s frames offer features that Aura\\u2019s frames don\\u2019t (USB\/SD card, video &amp; audio, working while offline, etc.) while costing a lot less.\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/geschenk-ideen\/ist-der-aura-rahmen-bei-costco-den-steilen-aufwand-wert\/#faq-question-1643612775342\",\"position\":4,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/geschenk-ideen\/ist-der-aura-rahmen-bei-costco-den-steilen-aufwand-wert\/#faq-question-1643612775342\",\"name\":\"Can Costco\\u2019s Aura frame work without Wi-Fi?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"Costco\\u2019s Aura frame is one of the few premium digital frames that cannot work offline. They don\\u2019t have internal storage or USB\/SD card support, instead of relying on a constant connection to the Aura servers to sync and display photos. We don\\u2019t recommend buying frames that operate like this as there is far more risk involved.<br\/><br\/>If Wi-Fi goes down, or Aura\\u2019s servers are taken offline for some reason (we\\u2019ve seen this happen with some <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/smart-homes\/digital-art-frames\/\\\">digital art frames<\/a> in the past when the company tanked), you won\\u2019t be able to use the frame. It also means you need to be a little more tech-savvy and makes it a bit hard to get elderly users involved.<br\/><br\/>For comparison, Pix-Star\\u2019s digital frame \\u2013 one of the most popular on the market \\u2013 offers extensive offline functionality. They have 8GB of internal storage, don\\u2019t rely on a constant connection with the cloud, and support USB\/SD cards. The connected USB\/SD card isn\\u2019t restricted by maximum size \\u2013 giving you virtually unlimited storage space. Pix-Star\\u2019s plug &amp; play feature lets you play slideshows directly from the USB\/SD card without having to copy anything to internal storage first. They\\u2019re great for families and elderly users that aren\\u2019t constantly connected to Wi-Fi \\u2013 or that you don\\u2019t see too often!\",\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},\"inLanguage\":\"fr-FR\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/geschenk-ideen\/ist-der-aura-rahmen-bei-costco-den-steilen-aufwand-wert\/#faq-question-1643612775967\",\"position\":5,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/geschenk-ideen\/ist-der-aura-rahmen-bei-costco-den-steilen-aufwand-wert\/#faq-question-1643612775967\",\"name\":\"Is the Aura frame at Costco a good choice for families?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"While the Aura frame at Costco is a premium frame, this doesn\\u2019t mean that it\\u2019s automatically great for families or elderly users. There is a lot more that goes into a digital frame beyond screen resolution to make it versatile enough for the modern home &amp; family. Display resolution isn\\u2019t even the most important feature to look for as it will often look just like a lower resolution display when viewed from across the room.<br\/><br\/>Aura\\u2019s digital frame (Aura Gallerie in this case) is missing several key family-focused features such as multi-frame control groups, robust remote configuration, they use a 16:9 aspect ratio (as opposed to 4:3), offer no video and audio support, and cannot work without Wi-Fi. <br\/><br\/>These missing features combine with Aura\\u2019s very high price tag to deliver a frame that offers little value for money \\u2013 especially when compared to what competing frames like the Pix-Star offer (free-for-life cloud storage, importing from social media &amp; photo-sharing sites, <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/how-to-guides\/how-to-remotely-control-a-digital-photo-frame\/\\\">remote control functionality<\/a>, multi-frame control groups, works great offline, and much more).<br\/><br\/>To summarize, Aura\\u2019s frames from Costco are not great choices for family or elderly users. While these frames have great display resolutions, that\\u2019s let down by missing key features for families, an awkward aspect ratio, and a frame that doesn\\u2019t \\u201cplay\\u201d well with others. 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