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WIFI Digital Photo Frame without cloud

Hi all!

I am looking for aWIFI Digital Photo Frame which is not dependent on a cloud storage that I don’t know and don’t trust. So the device would either have lots of internal storage (at least 64GB)or storage can be added via SD cards or USB Sticks.

Ideally there would be an app that I can use to upload pictures to the device in my home WIFI but SFTP/Samba would also be ok.

Any recommendations?

edit: up to 200 EUR budget edit: at least 10 inch in size

Thanks a lot!

Mercury1337 OP ,
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Thanks a lot to all of you!

I remembered that I had an old android tablet and I’m using it now.

tjoa ,

I saw esp32 picture frames That fetch images via WiFi, but this would be a lot of DIY.

My personal favorite is using all already always on devices such as a wall mounted tablet and let them have a screensaver that rotates through is set of images that change regularly.

possiblylinux127 ,

This is a easy thing to setup. All you need is a 10in monitor and a display output.

You could even use a old Chromebook with Linux but keep in mind Linux support from Chromebook varies heavily.

customley ,

Maybe just a cheap android tablet? I know it would be an overkill but you can get one for less than 200 euro and it works well for that purpose.

NeoNachtwaechter ,

I would take a normal Android device and this slideshow app:

slideshow.digital/doc

SergeantSushi ,

I’m using Synology Photos + Syno Photo Frame & a custom bash script to rotate photo albums on a Raspberry Pi 5.

The above is connected to a 4k monitor with USB C power delivery so it can all be toggled on/off by a standard switched outlet.

kyle ,

@Mercury1337 I ended up using a Raspberry Pi Zero, HDMI to LVDS adaptor, and a disused laptop screen.

incompetentboob ,

Will a wifi SD card or adapter work? And then you can get any digital photo frame

MangoPenguin ,
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I looked around awhile ago and didn’t really find anything good.

I think the best option is a raspberrypi and one of those 12-15" portable HDMI monitors.

JASN_DE ,

Budget?

Mercury1337 OP ,
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Up to 200 EUR - but not really the time to build something from scratch (like Raspi)

JASN_DE ,

Which display size? How much storage?

Mercury1337 OP ,
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At least 10 inch / 64 GB (or extendable via SD card / USB stick)

cm0002 ,

Do you have time to build something partially from scratch? I could see repurposing an old laptop, disassemble it and make the screen face outwards with the board affixed to the back of the screen lid.

Might take some creative routing with the internal display cable, but I’ve taken apart tons of laptops where this would be doable, especially after you’ve discarded the plastic chassis

Though you’ll still need a frame of some kind, unless you like the “raw-tech” look

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