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
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.
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
I’m doing this with Immich as the photo storage software, MagicMirror OS on a raspberry pi, and the MMM-ImmichSlideShow module to show the pictures on an old computer monitor.
If you’re new to self hosting stuff, this will be sort of difficult to get set up. If you’re comfortable with the command line, config files, docker, etc, then it’s worth the effort.
I already have a MagicMirror and Immich set up, and I’m debating trying to fix the tablet I have, or trying to get a new one like the chap who started this thread.
However, I had nearly literally the same plan in mind for it. I have a friend who does woodworking who is open to making a frame for it once I’m done. Throw MagicMirror and MMM-ImmichSlideShow on there and it’s a digital picture frame.
EDIT: Also, if the tablet is too underpowered (like my old one) you can always run MagicMirror on a different machine/vm and just run Electron to load the page from that machine remotely, reducing the overall load on the tablet itself. If I fix my old tablet, this will have to be the solution because it’s too underpowered for MM on it’s own.
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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.
I would take a normal Android device and this slideshow app:
https://slideshow.digital/doc
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.
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.
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.
Thanks a lot to all of you!
I remembered that I had an old android tablet and I’m using it now.
Will a wifi SD card or adapter work? And then you can get any digital photo frame
Budget?
Up to 200 EUR - but not really the time to build something from scratch (like Raspi)
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
Which display size? How much storage?
At least 10 inch / 64 GB (or extendable via SD card / USB stick)
I’m doing this with Immich as the photo storage software, MagicMirror OS on a raspberry pi, and the MMM-ImmichSlideShow module to show the pictures on an old computer monitor.
If you’re new to self hosting stuff, this will be sort of difficult to get set up. If you’re comfortable with the command line, config files, docker, etc, then it’s worth the effort.
I already have a MagicMirror and Immich set up, and I’m debating trying to fix the tablet I have, or trying to get a new one like the chap who started this thread.
However, I had nearly literally the same plan in mind for it. I have a friend who does woodworking who is open to making a frame for it once I’m done. Throw MagicMirror and MMM-ImmichSlideShow on there and it’s a digital picture frame.
EDIT: Also, if the tablet is too underpowered (like my old one) you can always run MagicMirror on a different machine/vm and just run Electron to load the page from that machine remotely, reducing the overall load on the tablet itself. If I fix my old tablet, this will have to be the solution because it’s too underpowered for MM on it’s own.
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.
@Mercury1337@lemmy.world I ended up using a Raspberry Pi Zero, HDMI to LVDS adaptor, and a disused laptop screen.