{"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\/it\/idee-regalo\/is-the-aura-frame-at-costco-worth-the-steep-payout\/","title":{"rendered":"Il telaio Aura di Costco vale il prezzo elevato?"},"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\">Come funziona la cornice Aura al Costco?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Il telaio Aura a Costco \u00e8 un premio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/buying-guides\/digital-frame\/\">cornice digitale<\/a> senza memoria interna e senza supporto per schede USB\/SD. Per caricare le foto sulla cornice Aura, \u00e8 necessario utilizzare l'app mobile di Aura. Sfortunatamente, le cornici di Aura non funzionano senza Wi-Fi. <br\/><br\/>Le foto sono sincronizzate sulla cornice in movimento, direttamente dai server di Aura. Questo ti lascia poco controllo sull'ordine di riproduzione e sulla frequenza degli slideshow. Significa anche che se la tua cornice perde la connessione Wi-Fi (o i server di Aura vanno offline per qualche motivo), non sarai in grado di usare la cornice.<br\/><br\/>Le cornici digitali di Aura utilizzano schermi ad alta risoluzione, che occupano molto del \"budget\" della cornice. Questo viene al costo di perdere molte caratteristiche come i gruppi di controllo multi-frame, l'importazione di foto direttamente dai social media e dai siti di condivisione delle foto, la configurazione remota, l'accesso a un'interfaccia web intuitiva e altro ancora. <br\/><br\/>Quando consideri il prezzo elevato di Aura - confronta questo con le caratteristiche che offre - ci sono diverse opzioni pi\u00f9 convenienti sul mercato. Ottime alternative includono il telaio di Pix-Star, il Dragon Touch, e anche telai in abbonamento come Nixplay e Skylight (anche se non raccomandiamo di comprare telai in abbonamento senza un'attenta ricerca).<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612774355\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">La cornice Aura di Costco pu\u00f2 riprodurre video e audio?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">La cornice Aura di Costco \u00e8 una delle uniche cornici digitali di qualit\u00e0 superiore che non pu\u00f2 riprodurre file audio e video. La maggior parte delle altre cornici top come la Pix-Star, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/confronti\/pix-star-or-dragon-touch\/\">Tocco del drago<\/a>Nixplay e Skylight offrono la riproduzione di video e audio - sia Skylight che Nixplay fanno pagare un abbonamento per farlo. Considerando il prezzo elevato di Aura, ci si aspetterebbe almeno un po' di supporto video e audio.<br\/><br\/>I fotogrammi di Pix-Star permettono di riprodurre video clip di 2 minuti (rispetto ai soli 30 secondi di Dragon Touch), di includerli nelle presentazioni, di impostarli per la riproduzione silenziosa, di riprodurre musica e radio sulle presentazioni, di collegarsi ad altoparlanti esterni e cuffie, e altro ancora. <br\/><br\/>I video possono essere inviati alla cornice Pix-Star tramite l'app mobile Pix-Star direttamente dalla galleria del tuo telefono, o trasferiti alla cornice tramite USB\/scheda SD. I messaggi audio possono essere inviati tramite l'app mobile Pix-Star Snap, e i file musicali devono essere riprodotti da una scheda USB\/SD collegata (non copiarli nella memoria interna).<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612774821\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Come si confronta il telaio Aura di Costco con il Pix-Star?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Sia il telaio Aura di Costco che <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pix-star.com\/\">Cornici di Pix-Star<\/a> sono cornici digitali di fascia alta e ben costruite. In termini di risoluzione dello schermo e densit\u00e0 di pixel, la cornice di Aura \u00e8 migliore della Pix-Star. Pix-Star minimizza questa perdita usando un rapporto di aspetto 4:3 (rispetto al 16:9 di Aura). \u00c8 comune trovare lamentele sul fatto che le immagini da smartphone e fotocamere sono circondate da barre nere sulle cornici di Aura, ma non sul Pix-Star. Questo \u00e8 dovuto al rapporto d'aspetto.<br\/><br\/>In termini di condivisione delle foto e interconnessione, le cornici Pix-Star sono molto meglio di quelle di Aura. Le cornici Pix-Star offrono un'archiviazione cloud gratuita per tutta la vita, gruppi di controllo multi-frame con fino a 25 cornici collegate, riproduzione video e audio, una grande app mobile che ti permette di inviare fino a 250 foto allo stesso tempo a pi\u00f9 cornici, e molto altro.<br\/><br\/>Pix-Star offre un robusto set di funzioni con cui Aura non pu\u00f2 competere. Molto di questo \u00e8 dovuto al fatto che gran parte del costo della cornice Aura va nel display - lasciando poco spazio per la condivisione delle foto e altre caratteristiche. Le cornici Pix-Star offrono caratteristiche che le cornici di Aura non hanno (USB\/SD card, video & audio, lavorare mentre si \u00e8 offline, etc.) pur costando molto meno.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612775342\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Il telaio Aura di Costco pu\u00f2 funzionare senza Wi-Fi?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">La cornice Aura di Costco \u00e8 una delle poche cornici digitali premium che non possono funzionare offline. Non hanno archiviazione interna o supporto USB\/SD card, invece si affidano a una connessione costante ai server Aura per sincronizzare e visualizzare le foto. Non raccomandiamo l'acquisto di cornici che funzionano in questo modo perch\u00e9 c'\u00e8 molto pi\u00f9 rischio.<br\/><br\/>Se il Wi-Fi va gi\u00f9, o i server di Aura vengono messi offline per qualche motivo (lo abbiamo visto accadere con alcuni <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/case-intelligenti\/digital-art-frames\/\">cornici arte digitale<\/a> in passato, quando l'azienda \u00e8 fallita), non sarete in grado di utilizzare il telaio. Significa anche che devi essere un po' pi\u00f9 esperto di tecnologia e rende un po' difficile coinvolgere gli utenti anziani.<br\/><br\/>Per fare un confronto, la cornice digitale Pix-Star - una delle pi\u00f9 popolari sul mercato - offre ampie funzionalit\u00e0 offline. Hanno 8GB di memoria interna, non si basano su una connessione costante con il cloud e supportano le schede USB\/SD. La scheda USB\/SD collegata non \u00e8 limitata dalla dimensione massima, dandoti uno spazio di archiviazione virtualmente illimitato. La funzione plug & play di Pix-Star ti permette di riprodurre gli slideshow direttamente dalla scheda USB\/SD senza dover prima copiare nulla sulla memoria interna. Sono ottime per le famiglie e gli utenti anziani che non sono costantemente connessi al Wi-Fi - o che non si vedono troppo spesso!<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612775967\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Il telaio Aura di Costco \u00e8 una buona scelta per le famiglie?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Mentre la cornice Aura di Costco \u00e8 una cornice premium, questo non significa che sia automaticamente ottima per famiglie o utenti anziani. C'\u00e8 molto di pi\u00f9 che va in una cornice digitale oltre la risoluzione dello schermo per renderla abbastanza versatile per la casa e la famiglia moderna. La risoluzione dello schermo non \u00e8 nemmeno la caratteristica pi\u00f9 importante da cercare, perch\u00e9 spesso sembrer\u00e0 proprio un display a risoluzione inferiore quando viene visto dall'altra parte della stanza.<br\/><br\/>La cornice digitale di Aura (Aura Gallerie in questo caso) manca di diverse caratteristiche chiave per la famiglia, come i gruppi di controllo multi-frame, una robusta configurazione remota, usano un rapporto di aspetto 16:9 (al contrario di 4:3), non offrono supporto video e audio, e non possono funzionare senza Wi-Fi. <br\/><br\/>Queste caratteristiche mancanti si combinano con il prezzo molto alto di Aura per consegnare una cornice che offre poco valore per i soldi - soprattutto se paragonata a ci\u00f2 che offrono le cornici concorrenti come la Pix-Star (archiviazione cloud gratuita per tutta la vita, importazione da social media e siti di condivisione foto, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/come-guide\/come-controllare-a-distanza-una-foto-digitale\/\">funzionalit\u00e0 di controllo remoto<\/a>, gruppi di controllo multi-frame, funziona benissimo offline, e molto di pi\u00f9).<br\/><br\/>Per riassumere, le cornici di Aura da Costco non sono grandi scelte per la famiglia o gli utenti anziani. Mentre queste cornici hanno grandi risoluzioni del display, questo \u00e8 deluso dalla mancanza di caratteristiche chiave per le famiglie, un rapporto di aspetto imbarazzante, e una cornice che non \"gioca\" bene con gli altri. Ci sono molte altre ottime cornici digitali focalizzate sulla famiglia, come Pix-Star, Nixplay e Dragon Touch, che offrono un miglior rapporto qualit\u00e0-prezzo, pur offrendo un'esperienza visiva coinvolgente e memorabile!<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dovreste comprare il telaio Aura da Costco? Vale il prezzo elevato? Come si confronta con i migliori telai? 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To load photos to the Aura frame, you need to use Aura\\u2019s mobile app. Unfortunately, Aura\\u2019s frames don\\u2019t work without Wi-Fi. <br\/><br\/>Photos are synced to the frame on the go, directly from Aura\\u2019s servers. This leaves you little control over the play order and frequency of slideshows. It also means that if your frame loses its Wi-Fi connection (or Aura\\u2019s servers go offline for some reason), you won\\u2019t be able to use the frame.<br\/><br\/>Aura\\u2019s digital picture frames use high-resolution screens, which take up a lot of the frame\\u2019s \\u201cbudget\\u201d. This comes at the cost of losing a lot of features like multi-frame control groups, importing photos directly from social media and photo-sharing sites, remote configuration, access to an intuitive web interface, and more. <br\/><br\/>When you consider Aura\\u2019s high price tag \\u2013 compare this is the features it offers \\u2013 there are several better value for money options on the market. Great alternatives include Pix-Star\\u2019s frame, the Dragon Touch, and even subscription-based frames like Nixplay and Skylight (though we don\\u2019t recommend buying subscription-based frames without careful research).\",\"inLanguage\":\"it-IT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"it-IT\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/geschenk-ideen\/ist-der-aura-rahmen-bei-costco-den-steilen-aufwand-wert\/#faq-question-1643612774355\",\"position\":2,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/geschenk-ideen\/ist-der-aura-rahmen-bei-costco-den-steilen-aufwand-wert\/#faq-question-1643612774355\",\"name\":\"Can the Aura frame at Costco play video and audio?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The Aura frame at Costco is one of the only premium digital frames that can\\u2019t play audio and video files. 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\":\"it-IT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"it-IT\"},{\"@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\":\"it-IT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"it-IT\"},{\"@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\":\"it-IT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"it-IT\"},{\"@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. There are many other great family-focused digital frames like the Pix-Star, Nixplay, and Dragon Touch that offer better value for money while still delivering an immersive and memorable viewing experience!\",\"inLanguage\":\"it-IT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"it-IT\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2469"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2471,"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2469\/revisions\/2471"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2470"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/it\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}