{"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\/pt\/ideias-para-prendas\/is-theaura-frame-at-costco-worth-the-steep-payout\/","title":{"rendered":"A moldura Aura na Costco vale o pagamento \u00edngreme?"},"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\">Como funciona a estrutura da Aura na Costco?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A moldura Aura na Costco \u00e9 um pr\u00e9mio <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/pt\/guias-de-compras\/quadro-digital-2\/\">moldura digital<\/a> sem armazenamento interno e sem suporte para cart\u00f5es USB\/SD. Para carregar fotos para a moldura Aura, voc\u00ea precisa usar o aplicativo m\u00f3vel da Aura. Infelizmente, as molduras da Aura n\u00e3o funcionam sem Wi-Fi. <br\/><br\/>As fotos s\u00e3o sincronizadas com o quadro em movimento, diretamente dos servidores da Aura. Isto deixa-lhe pouco controlo sobre a ordem de reprodu\u00e7\u00e3o e a frequ\u00eancia dos slideshows. Isso tamb\u00e9m significa que se o seu frame perder a conex\u00e3o Wi-Fi (ou os servidores da Aura ficarem offline por algum motivo), voc\u00ea n\u00e3o ser\u00e1 capaz de usar o frame.<br\/><br\/>As molduras digitais da Aura usam ecr\u00e3s de alta resolu\u00e7\u00e3o, que absorvem muito do \"or\u00e7amento\" da moldura. Isto tem o custo de perder muitas funcionalidades como grupos de controlo multi-fotogramas, importa\u00e7\u00e3o de fotos directamente das redes sociais e sites de partilha de fotos, configura\u00e7\u00e3o remota, acesso a uma interface web intuitiva, e muito mais. <br\/><br\/>Quando se considera a etiqueta de pre\u00e7o elevado da Aura - compare com as caracter\u00edsticas que ela oferece - existem v\u00e1rias op\u00e7\u00f5es de melhor rela\u00e7\u00e3o qualidade\/pre\u00e7o no mercado. Grandes alternativas incluem o frame Pix-Star, o Dragon Touch, e at\u00e9 mesmo frames baseados em assinatura como Nixplay e Skylight (embora n\u00e3o recomendamos comprar frames baseados em assinatura sem uma pesquisa cuidadosa).<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612774355\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">O quadro da Aura na Costco pode reproduzir v\u00eddeo e \u00e1udio?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">O frame Aura na Costco \u00e9 um dos \u00fanicos frames digitais premium que n\u00e3o pode reproduzir ficheiros de \u00e1udio e v\u00eddeo. A maioria dos outros quadros de topo como o Pix-Star, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/pt\/comparacoes\/pix-star-or-dragon-touch\/\">Toque de Drag\u00e3o<\/a>Nixplay e Skylight oferecem reprodu\u00e7\u00e3o de v\u00eddeo e \u00e1udio - ambos Skylight e Nixplay cobram uma taxa de assinatura para fazer isso. Considerando o pre\u00e7o elevado da Aura, voc\u00ea esperaria pelo menos algum suporte de v\u00eddeo e \u00e1udio.<br\/><br\/>Os quadros da Pix-Star permitem-lhe reproduzir videoclips de 2 minutos (em compara\u00e7\u00e3o com apenas 30 segundos com o Dragon Touch), inclu\u00ed-los em slideshows, configur\u00e1-los para reproduzir emudecidos, reproduzir m\u00fasica e r\u00e1dio em slideshows, lig\u00e1-los a colunas externas e auscultadores, e muito mais. <br\/><br\/>Os v\u00eddeos podem ser enviados para o quadro Pix-Star atrav\u00e9s do aplicativo m\u00f3vel Pix-Star diretamente da galeria do seu telefone, ou transferidos para o quadro por USB\/SD card. As mensagens de \u00e1udio podem ser enviadas atrav\u00e9s do aplicativo m\u00f3vel Pix-Star Snap, e os arquivos de m\u00fasica precisam ser reproduzidos a partir de um cart\u00e3o USB\/SD conectado (n\u00e3o os copie para o armazenamento interno).<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612774821\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Como a estrutura da Aura na Costco se compara com a Pix-Star?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Tanto a moldura Aura da Costco como a <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pix-star.com\/\">Molduras Pix-Star<\/a> s\u00e3o molduras digitais topo de gama e bem constru\u00eddas. Em termos de resolu\u00e7\u00e3o de tela e densidade de pixels, a moldura da Aura \u00e9 melhor do que a Pix-Star. O Pix-Star minimiza essa perda usando uma rela\u00e7\u00e3o de aspecto 4:3 (em compara\u00e7\u00e3o com o 16:9 da Aura). \u00c9 comum encontrar reclama\u00e7\u00f5es de que imagens de smartphones e c\u00e2meras est\u00e3o rodeadas por barras pretas nos quadros da Aura, mas n\u00e3o no Pix-Star. Isto \u00e9 devido \u00e0 rela\u00e7\u00e3o de aspecto.<br\/><br\/>Em termos de partilha de fotos e interliga\u00e7\u00e3o, as molduras Pix-Star s\u00e3o muito melhores do que as da Aura. As molduras Pix-Star oferecem armazenamento gratuito em nuvem, grupos de controlo multi-fotogramas com at\u00e9 25 molduras ligadas, reprodu\u00e7\u00e3o de v\u00eddeo e \u00e1udio, uma excelente aplica\u00e7\u00e3o m\u00f3vel que lhe permite enviar at\u00e9 250 fotografias ao mesmo tempo para v\u00e1rias molduras e muito mais.<br\/><br\/>Pix-Star oferece um conjunto robusto de funcionalidades com as quais a Aura n\u00e3o consegue competir. Grande parte disto deve-se ao custo da moldura Aura que vai para o expositor - deixando pouco espa\u00e7o para a partilha de fotos e outras funcionalidades. As molduras Pix-Star oferecem funcionalidades que as molduras da Aura n\u00e3o oferecem (cart\u00e3o USB\/SD, v\u00eddeo & \u00e1udio, trabalhar enquanto est\u00e1 offline, etc.) e custam muito menos.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612775342\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">A estrutura da Aura da Costco pode funcionar sem Wi-Fi?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">O quadro Aura da Costco \u00e9 um dos poucos quadros digitais premium que n\u00e3o podem funcionar offline. N\u00e3o t\u00eam armazenamento interno nem suporte para cart\u00f5es USB\/SD, em vez de dependerem de uma liga\u00e7\u00e3o constante aos servidores Aura para sincronizar e apresentar fotografias. N\u00e3o recomendamos a compra de molduras que funcionem desta forma, pois h\u00e1 muito mais riscos envolvidos.<br\/><br\/>Se o Wi-Fi cair, ou os servidores da Aura forem desligados por algum motivo (j\u00e1 vimos isso acontecer com alguns <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/pt\/casas-inteligentes\/quadros-de-arte-digital\/\">molduras de arte digitais<\/a> no passado, quando a empresa afundou), voc\u00ea n\u00e3o poder\u00e1 usar a moldura. Isso tamb\u00e9m significa que voc\u00ea precisa ser um pouco mais experiente em tecnologia e torna um pouco dif\u00edcil envolver usu\u00e1rios idosos.<br\/><br\/>Para compara\u00e7\u00e3o, o quadro digital Pix-Star - um dos mais populares do mercado - oferece uma extensa funcionalidade offline. Eles t\u00eam 8GB de armazenamento interno, n\u00e3o dependem de uma conex\u00e3o constante com a nuvem, e suportam cart\u00f5es USB\/SD. O cart\u00e3o USB\/SD conectado n\u00e3o \u00e9 restrito pelo tamanho m\u00e1ximo - dando-lhe espa\u00e7o de armazenamento virtualmente ilimitado. O recurso plug & play da Pix-Star permite que voc\u00ea reproduza slideshows diretamente do cart\u00e3o USB\/SD sem ter que copiar nada para o armazenamento interno primeiro. Eles s\u00e3o \u00f3timos para fam\u00edlias e usu\u00e1rios idosos que n\u00e3o est\u00e3o constantemente conectados a Wi-Fi - ou que voc\u00ea n\u00e3o v\u00ea com muita frequ\u00eancia!<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1643612775967\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">A estrutura da Aura na Costco \u00e9 uma boa escolha para as fam\u00edlias?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Embora a moldura Aura na Costco seja uma moldura premium, isto n\u00e3o significa que seja automaticamente \u00f3ptima para fam\u00edlias ou utilizadores idosos. H\u00e1 muito mais que vai para uma moldura digital al\u00e9m da resolu\u00e7\u00e3o da tela para torn\u00e1-la vers\u00e1til o suficiente para a casa moderna e para a fam\u00edlia. A resolu\u00e7\u00e3o do ecr\u00e3 nem sequer \u00e9 a caracter\u00edstica mais importante a procurar, uma vez que muitas vezes se assemelha a um ecr\u00e3 de menor resolu\u00e7\u00e3o quando visto do outro lado da sala.<br\/><br\/>O quadro digital da Aura (Aura Gallerie, neste caso) n\u00e3o tem v\u00e1rias funcionalidades-chave centradas na fam\u00edlia, tais como grupos de controlo multi-fotogramas, configura\u00e7\u00e3o remota robusta, utilizam uma rela\u00e7\u00e3o de aspecto 16:9 (em oposi\u00e7\u00e3o a 4:3), n\u00e3o oferecem suporte de v\u00eddeo e \u00e1udio e n\u00e3o podem funcionar sem Wi-Fi. <br\/><br\/>Estas caracter\u00edsticas em falta combinam-se com a etiqueta de pre\u00e7o muito elevado da Aura para fornecer uma moldura que oferece pouca rela\u00e7\u00e3o qualidade\/pre\u00e7o - especialmente quando comparada com as molduras concorrentes como a Pix-Star (armazenamento em nuvem gratuito, importa\u00e7\u00e3o de sites de redes sociais e de partilha de fotos, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/pt\/como-guiar\/how-to-remotely-control-a-digital-photo-frame\/\">funcionalidade de controlo remoto<\/a>(o sistema de controle de grupos de controle de m\u00faltiplos quadros, funciona muito bem off-line, e muito mais).<br\/><br\/>Em resumo, os quadros da Aura da Costco n\u00e3o s\u00e3o grandes escolhas para usu\u00e1rios familiares ou idosos. Embora esses quadros tenham grandes resolu\u00e7\u00f5es de exibi\u00e7\u00e3o, isso \u00e9 decepcionado pela falta de caracter\u00edsticas-chave para as fam\u00edlias, uma rela\u00e7\u00e3o de aspecto estranho e um quadro que n\u00e3o \"brinca\" bem com os outros. Existem muitos outros excelentes frames digitais focados na fam\u00edlia, como o Pix-Star, Nixplay e Dragon Touch, que oferecem uma melhor rela\u00e7\u00e3o custo-benef\u00edcio enquanto ainda proporcionam uma experi\u00eancia de visualiza\u00e7\u00e3o imersiva e memor\u00e1vel!<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voc\u00ea deve comprar a moldura Aura na Costco? Vale a pena o pre\u00e7o elevado? Como \u00e9 que se compara com os melhores quadros? 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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\":\"pt-PT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},{\"@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\":\"pt-PT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},{\"@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\":\"pt-PT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},{\"@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\":\"pt-PT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},{\"@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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