{"id":2881,"date":"2022-02-17T04:05:04","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T04:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/?p=2881"},"modified":"2022-02-17T04:05:06","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T04:05:06","slug":"reasons-why-you-shouldnt-buy-the-meural-wi-fi-photo-frame","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/pt\/comparacoes\/razoes-por-que-nao-comprar-o-meu-o-meu-e-foi-foi-foi-foi-foi-foi-foi\/","title":{"rendered":"Raz\u00f5es pelas quais voc\u00ea n\u00e3o deve comprar a moldura fotogr\u00e1fica Meural Wi-Fi!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1645070111800\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">A moldura Meural Wi-Fi pode funcionar offline?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">O Meural <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/pt\/fotografia\/the-wi-fi-digital-photo-frame-reviewed-explained-for-you\/\">moldura fotogr\u00e1fica Wi-Fi<\/a> n\u00e3o pode funcionar sem Wi-Fi. Estes quadros precisam de uma conex\u00e3o constante com os servidores da empresa para acessar, sincronizar e exibir suas fotos. \u00c9 uma grande preocupa\u00e7\u00e3o, pois voc\u00ea tem que armazenar todas as suas fotos na web antes que elas possam ser enviadas para suas molduras. <br\/><br\/>Muitas pessoas preocupam-se que \u00e9 apenas uma forma de a Meural obter as suas informa\u00e7\u00f5es pessoais. Voc\u00ea tem que criar uma conta para acessar este armazenamento web - e voc\u00ea s\u00f3 recebe os primeiros 4GB de gra\u00e7a. Depois disso, voc\u00ea precisa pagar uma taxa de servi\u00e7o para expandir o armazenamento em nuvem (mais 20GB).<br\/><br\/>Para que uma moldura fotogr\u00e1fica digital Wi-Fi funcione eficazmente offline, \u00e9 necess\u00e1rio ter capacidade de armazenamento interno e suporte para cart\u00f5es USB\/SD. Nenhuma destas funcionalidades \u00e9 oferecida pelas molduras Meural. Isto significa que se os servidores da empresa ficarem offline - ou se o produto for descontinuado (o que vemos frequentemente) - a moldura ficar\u00e1 inutilizada.<br\/><br\/>Para compara\u00e7\u00e3o, as molduras fotogr\u00e1ficas Wi-Fi da Pix-Star oferecem uma extensa funcionalidade offline. H\u00e1 8GB de armazenamento a bordo. As fotos e outras m\u00eddias s\u00e3o recebidas diretamente no armazenamento local da moldura. Voc\u00ea n\u00e3o precisa confiar na sincroniza\u00e7\u00e3o destas fotos a partir dos servidores web primeiro. <br\/><br\/>Os quadros Pix-Star suportam cart\u00f5es USB\/SD e n\u00e3o imp\u00f5em limites m\u00e1ximos de tamanho. Voc\u00ea pode iniciar apresenta\u00e7\u00f5es de slides diretamente do cart\u00e3o USB\/SD conectado. Alternativamente, voc\u00ea pode copiar seu conte\u00fado para o armazenamento interno do quadro.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1645070112620\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Como carregar fotos para a moldura Meural Wi-Fi?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A \u00fanica forma de carregar fotografias para a moldura fotogr\u00e1fica Meural Wi-Fi \u00e9 atrav\u00e9s da aplica\u00e7\u00e3o m\u00f3vel. Embora este pare\u00e7a ser um \u00f3ptimo m\u00e9todo, \u00e9 muito limitador. Todas as fotos enviadas atrav\u00e9s do aplicativo m\u00f3vel s\u00e3o carregadas para os servidores web da empresa. S\u00f3 ent\u00e3o podem ser sincronizadas com a moldura Meural. Este passo extra reduz seu controle sobre suas informa\u00e7\u00f5es (pois voc\u00ea precisa criar uma conta) e privacidade. Tamb\u00e9m \u00e9 arriscado, pois voc\u00ea depende dos servidores da empresa que ficam online.<br\/><br\/>O aplicativo m\u00f3vel \u00e9 alegadamente muito buggy e dif\u00edcil de usar. O envio de v\u00e1rias fotos para v\u00e1rias molduras pode ser complicado. Muitas vezes eles n\u00e3o conseguem carregar, com apenas um punhado de fotos sincronizadas com sucesso. O processo de compartilhamento de fotos \u00e9 significativamente retardado ao longo destas etapas de sincroniza\u00e7\u00e3o.<br\/><br\/>Para agravar o problema, voc\u00ea s\u00f3 recebe 4GB de armazenamento nestes servidores web. Depois de utilizar este lote gratuito (n\u00e3o vai demorar muito a preencher - especialmente para as fam\u00edlias), tem de pagar por mais. N\u00e3o recomendamos a obten\u00e7\u00e3o de frames digitais Wi-Fi com custos adicionais, uma vez que existem muitas outras alternativas melhores. <br\/><br\/>Por exemplo, as arma\u00e7\u00f5es Pix-Star oferecem <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/pt\/casas-inteligentes\/fotogramas-digitais-baseados-em-nuvens\/\">armazenamento em nuvem gr\u00e1tis para o resto da vida<\/a> e backups autom\u00e1ticos - e s\u00e3o muito mais baratos do que o pre\u00e7o base da moldura Meural Wi-Fi (antes dos custos adicionais).<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1645070114476\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">Como \u00e9 que a moldura Meural Wi-Fi se compara \u00e0 moldura Pix-Star?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">O <a href=\"https:\/\/shop.pix-star.com\/collections\/pix-star-products\">Moldura fotogr\u00e1fica Pix-Star Wi-Fi<\/a> \u00e9 um dos quadros mais populares de 2022. Eles atendem especificamente a usu\u00e1rios idosos e lares modernos atrav\u00e9s de recursos robustos e f\u00e1ceis de usar. Os quadros Pix-Star oferecem armazenamento em nuvem gratuito, suporte \u00e0 configura\u00e7\u00e3o remota e uma aplica\u00e7\u00e3o m\u00f3vel e uma interface web.<br\/><br\/>Gerencie e controle todas as suas estruturas Pix-Star de qualquer lugar do mundo atrav\u00e9s dos grupos de controle multi-frame da Pix-Star. Aqui voc\u00ea pode ajustar suas configura\u00e7\u00f5es, iniciar e gerenciar apresenta\u00e7\u00f5es de slides, gerenciar armazenamento, atualizar firmware, link e sincronizar \u00e1lbuns da web e muito mais.<br\/><br\/>Ao contr\u00e1rio da moldura Meural Wi-Fi, as molduras Pix-Star podem receber fotos diretamente em seu armazenamento interno. A Pix-Star n\u00e3o depende da sincroniza\u00e7\u00e3o de todas as fotos a partir de um servidor web central. Isso acelera o processo de compartilhamento de fotos e reduz o risco que voc\u00ea assume (no caso dos servidores em nuvem ficarem offline).<br\/><br\/>Os quadros Pix-Star suportam cart\u00f5es USB\/SD e t\u00eam uma fun\u00e7\u00e3o plug & play. Voc\u00ea pode iniciar apresenta\u00e7\u00f5es de slides diretamente do cart\u00e3o USB\/SD inserido, sem copiar nada para o armazenamento local primeiro. As molduras Pix-Star s\u00e3o \u00f3timas para compartilhamento de fotos offline. Voc\u00ea pode simplesmente dar \u00e0 av\u00f3 um cart\u00e3o USB\/SD cheio de fotos. Ela pode ent\u00e3o iniciar os slideshows com apenas um par de press\u00f5es de bot\u00e3o.<br\/><br\/>Em compara\u00e7\u00e3o com a moldura fotogr\u00e1fica Meural Wi-Fi, as molduras Pix-Star oferecem melhor suporte de v\u00eddeo e \u00e1udio. Pode reproduzir clips de 2 minutos (em compara\u00e7\u00e3o com as molduras Meural de 15 segundos) e inclu\u00ed-los em slideshows. Com Pix-Star, pode ouvir m\u00fasica e r\u00e1dio na Web, reproduzir ficheiros de \u00e1udio e esta\u00e7\u00f5es de r\u00e1dio atrav\u00e9s de apresenta\u00e7\u00f5es de diapositivos e at\u00e9 lig\u00e1-los a colunas\/auscultadores.<br\/><br\/>Os slideshows de Pix-Star e a rela\u00e7\u00e3o de aspecto tamb\u00e9m s\u00e3o melhores do que as molduras da Meural. A rela\u00e7\u00e3o de aspecto 4:3 da Pix-Star \u00e9 mais adequada para fotos enviadas por smartphones (como elas capturam em 4:3). As fotos n\u00e3o ser\u00e3o rodeadas por barras pretas - o que significa que os slideshows s\u00e3o mais imersivos. <br\/><br\/>Os controles do slideshow Pix-Star s\u00e3o muito mais abrangentes, permitindo controlar a ordem de reprodu\u00e7\u00e3o e a frequ\u00eancia das fotos. Crie belas colagens, gerencie apresenta\u00e7\u00f5es de slides de qualquer lugar do mundo e mude as configura\u00e7\u00f5es das apresenta\u00e7\u00f5es de slides sem sair do slideshow atual!<br\/><br\/>Os quadros Pix-Star s\u00e3o muito mais baratos, mais vers\u00e1teis, mais f\u00e1ceis de instalar e usar, e n\u00e3o cobram nenhuma taxa extra de assinatura ou servi\u00e7o. S\u00e3o provavelmente as molduras digitais Wi-Fi com melhor rela\u00e7\u00e3o qualidade\/pre\u00e7o do mercado para a casa moderna e a fam\u00edlia!<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1645070115058\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">A moldura fotogr\u00e1fica Meural Wi-Fi reproduz v\u00eddeos?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A Meural Wi-Fi <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/pt\/casas-inteligentes\/digital-photo-frame-video\/\">moldura fotogr\u00e1fica pode reproduzir v\u00eddeo<\/a> clipes - mas est\u00e3o limitados a apenas 15 segundos. Videoclipes mais longos ser\u00e3o reduzidos para 15 segundos ou n\u00e3o ser\u00e3o reproduzidos de todo. Esses v\u00eddeos precisam ser sincronizados no momento, diminuindo significativamente a velocidade do quadro. Este \u00e9 um dos maiores problemas com a necessidade de sincronizar a m\u00eddia conforme necess\u00e1rio a partir dos servidores Meural da Web.<br\/><br\/>Para compara\u00e7\u00e3o, os quadros do Pix-Star permitem-lhe reproduzir videoclipes de 2 minutos e inclu\u00ed-los em slideshows. Estes v\u00eddeos inclu\u00eddos podem ser definidos para serem reproduzidos em modo silencioso por defeito. Pode ligar-se a colunas externas para uma visualiza\u00e7\u00e3o e experi\u00eancia \u00e1udio mais envolventes. As molduras Pix-Star podem receber fotos do aplicativo m\u00f3vel Pix-Star Snap ou por cart\u00e3o USB\/SD.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1645070115728\"><h2 class=\"schema-faq-question\">A moldura Meural Wi-Fi cobra taxas extras?<\/h2> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A moldura fotogr\u00e1fica Meural Wi-Fi s\u00f3 lhe d\u00e1 os primeiros 4GB de armazenamento na nuvem gratuitamente. Infelizmente, este servidor web \u00e9 a \u00fanica forma de carregar fotos para a moldura - por isso, \u00e9 usado rapidamente. Depois de ter esgotado a sua parcela gratuita de 4 GB, ter\u00e1 de comprar mais 20 GB. N\u00e3o h\u00e1 outros tamanhos de pacotes dispon\u00edveis. <br\/><br\/>Sugerimos evitar molduras digitais que cobram taxas extras. Existem muitos outros quadros de topo como o Pix-Star ou o Dragon Touch que oferecem o mesmo recurso sem as taxas extras!<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veja como a moldura Meural Wi-Fi \u00e9 comparada com molduras superiores como a Pix-Star - e porque provavelmente n\u00e3o valem a pena compr\u00e1-las!<\/p>","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2882,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"We discuss what makes the Meural Wi-Fi photo frame a less than ideal choice for the modern home &amp; family. 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These frames need a constant connection to the company cloud servers to access, sync, and display your photos. It\\u2019s a major concern as you have to store all of your photos on the web before they can be sent to your frames. <br\/><br\/>Many people worry that it\\u2019s just a way for Meural to get your personal information. You have to create an account to access this web storage \\u2013 and you only get the first 4GB for free. After that, you need to pay a service fee to expand cloud storage (an additional 20GB).<br\/><br\/>For a Wi-Fi digital photo frame to work offline effectively, you need internal storage capacity and USB\/SD card support. Neither of these features is offered by Meural\\u2019s frames. This means that if the company servers go offline \\u2013 or the product is discontinued (which we see often) \\u2013 the frame will be rendered useless.<br\/><br\/>For comparison, Pix-Star\\u2019s Wi-Fi photo frames offer extensive offline functionality. There\\u2019s 8GB of onboard storage. Photos and other media are received directly to the frame\\u2019s local storage. You don\\u2019t have to rely on syncing these photos from the web servers first. <br\/><br\/>Pix-Star\\u2019s frames support USB\/SD cards and don\\u2019t impose maximum size limits. You can start slideshows directly off the connected USB\/SD card. Alternatively, you can copy its content to the frame\\u2019s internal storage.\",\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/vergleiche\/grunde-warum-sie-nicht-den-meural-wi-fi-photo-rahmen-kaufen-sollten\/#faq-question-1645070112620\",\"position\":2,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/vergleiche\/grunde-warum-sie-nicht-den-meural-wi-fi-photo-rahmen-kaufen-sollten\/#faq-question-1645070112620\",\"name\":\"How to load photos to the Meural Wi-Fi photo frame?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The only way to load photos to the Meural Wi-Fi photo frame is via the mobile app. While this seems like a great method, it\\u2019s very limiting. All photos sent via the mobile app are uploaded to the company web servers. Only then can they be synced to the Meural frame. This extra step reduces your control over your information (as you need to create an account) and privacy. It\\u2019s also risky as you are dependent on the company servers staying online.<br\/><br\/>The mobile app is reportedly very buggy and hard to use. Sending multiple photos to several frames can be tricky. They often fail to load, with only a handful of photos syncing successfully. The photo-sharing process is slowed significantly throughout these syncing steps.<br\/><br\/>To add to the problem, you only get 4GB of storage on these web servers. Once you\\u2019ve used this free allotment (it won\\u2019t take long to fill up \\u2013 particularly for families), you have to pay for more. We don\\u2019t recommend getting Wi-Fi digital frames with extra costs as there are many other better alternatives. <br\/><br\/>For example, Pix-Star\\u2019s frames offer <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/smart-homes\/cloud-based-digital-photo-frames\/\\\">free-for-life cloud storage<\/a> and automatic backups \\u2013 and they\\u2019re a lot cheaper than the Meural Wi-Fi photo frame\\u2019s base price (before the extra costs).\",\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/vergleiche\/grunde-warum-sie-nicht-den-meural-wi-fi-photo-rahmen-kaufen-sollten\/#faq-question-1645070114476\",\"position\":3,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/vergleiche\/grunde-warum-sie-nicht-den-meural-wi-fi-photo-rahmen-kaufen-sollten\/#faq-question-1645070114476\",\"name\":\"How does the Meural Wi-Fi photo frame compare with Pix-Star\\u2019s frame?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The <a href=\\\"https:\/\/shop.pix-star.com\/collections\/pix-star-products\\\">Pix-Star Wi-Fi photo frame<\/a> is one of the most popular frames of 2022. They cater specifically to elderly users and modern homes through robust and easy-to-use features. Pix-Star\\u2019s frames offer free-for-life cloud storage, remote configuration support, and both a mobile app and a web interface.<br\/><br\/>Manage and control all of your Pix-Star frames from anywhere in the world via Pix-Star\\u2019s multi-frame control groups. Here you can adjust their settings, start &amp; manage slideshows, manage storage, update firmware, link &amp; sync web albums, and much more.<br\/><br\/>Unlike the Meural Wi-Fi photo frame, Pix-Star\\u2019s frames can receive photos directly to its internal storage. Pix-Star doesn\\u2019t rely on syncing all photos from a central web server. This speeds up the photo-sharing process and reduces the risk you take on (in the case the cloud servers go offline).<br\/><br\/>Pix-Star\\u2019s frames support USB\/SD cards and have a plug &amp; play feature. You can start slideshows directly from the inserted USB\/SD card without copying anything to local storage first. Pix-Star\\u2019s frames a great for offline photo-sharing. You can simply give grandma a USB\/SD card full of photos. She can then start slideshows with only a couple of button presses.<br\/><br\/>Compared to the Meural Wi-Fi photo frame, Pix-Star\\u2019s frames offer better video &amp; audio support. You can play 2-minute clips (compared to 15-seconds with Meural\\u2019s frames) and include them in slideshows. With Pix-Star, you can listen to web music and radio, play audio files and radio stations over slideshows and even connect to speakers\/headphones.<br\/><br\/>Pix-Star\\u2019s slideshows and aspect ratio are also better than Meural\\u2019s frames. Pix-Star\\u2019s 4:3 aspect ratio is better suited to photos sent from smartphones (as they capture in 4:3). Photos won\\u2019t be surrounded by black bars \\u2013 meaning slideshows are more immersive. <br\/><br\/>Pix-Star\\u2019s slideshow controls are far more comprehensive, letting you control the play order and frequency of photos. Create beautiful collages, manage slideshows from anywhere in the world, and change slideshows settings without exiting the current slideshow!<br\/><br\/>Pix-Star\\u2019s frames are much cheaper, more versatile, easier to set up &amp; use, and don\\u2019t charge any extra subscription or service fees. They\\u2019re probably the best value for money Wi-Fi digital photo frames on the market for the modern home &amp; family!\",\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/vergleiche\/grunde-warum-sie-nicht-den-meural-wi-fi-photo-rahmen-kaufen-sollten\/#faq-question-1645070115058\",\"position\":4,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/vergleiche\/grunde-warum-sie-nicht-den-meural-wi-fi-photo-rahmen-kaufen-sollten\/#faq-question-1645070115058\",\"name\":\"Does the Meural Wi-Fi photo frame play videos?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The Meural Wi-Fi <a href=\\\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/smart-homes\/digital-photo-frame-video\/\\\">photo frame can play video<\/a> clips \\u2013 but they\\u2019re limited to only 15-seconds. Longer video clips will be cut down to 15-seconds or won\\u2019t play at all. These videos need to be synced at the moment, significantly slowing the frame down. This is one of the major issues with requiring media to be synced as needed from the Meural web servers.<br\/><br\/>For comparison, Pix-Star\\u2019s frames let you play 2-minute video clips and include them in slideshows. These included videos can be set to play muted by default. You can connect to external speakers for a more immersive viewing and audio experience. Pix-Star\\u2019s frames can receive photos from the Pix-Star Snap mobile app or by USB\/SD card.\",\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},\"inLanguage\":\"pt-PT\"},{\"@type\":\"Question\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/vergleiche\/grunde-warum-sie-nicht-den-meural-wi-fi-photo-rahmen-kaufen-sollten\/#faq-question-1645070115728\",\"position\":5,\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pix-star.com\/blog\/de\/vergleiche\/grunde-warum-sie-nicht-den-meural-wi-fi-photo-rahmen-kaufen-sollten\/#faq-question-1645070115728\",\"name\":\"Does the Meural Wi-Fi photo frame charge extra fees?\",\"answerCount\":1,\"acceptedAnswer\":{\"@type\":\"Answer\",\"text\":\"The Meural Wi-Fi photo frame only gives you the first 4GB of cloud storage for free. Unfortunately, this web server is the only way to load photos to the frame \\u2013 so it\\u2019s used up quickly. Once you\\u2019ve used up your free 4GB allotment, you will need to purchase an additional 20GB. There are no other package sizes available. <br\/><br\/>We suggest avoiding digital frames that charge extra fees. 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