View Your Google Photos Albums Like Never Before

[@TechWithBrett]

I've been waiting all year to check this out and it was worth the wait! What you prefer to have this dedicated digital frame, or a TV that turns into a digital frame?

[@seapanda-117]

@ $300, this is definitely not the preferred choice. Lenovo really overestimated the desire for this haha.

[@andreamitchell4758]

man they did a really shitty job at hiding that ambient light sensor i am not even a fan of adaptive brightness either , the google home 7" smart display has a less noticeable sensor the least they could have done is make the light sensors and the motion sensors not at all visible for that kind of money it should look like a real framed photo with a nice matte not like a cheap Chinese tablet still waiting on Google to release photos app for android TV for the money this thing costs i would just put it toward a Samsung frame TV instead but what i would really like to see is an electronic ink frame of this size ,there have been amazing breakthroughs in color e ink displays as of late ,better to wait for something like that instead , also low power consumption of e ink displays means you could have it run on a battery and have it last for years between charges so you could hang it wherever you want and have to worry about being near a plug

[@buddywesley5532]

First I like to say thank you very much for your videos they teach me a lot I really like this frame I went to Best buy they had no idea what I was talking about where would I order one from thank you for your time once again I appreciate all you do

[@bluezul75]

great video! wondering what the dimensions are of the actual image display?

[@MarkSpurrell]

Hey that looks pretty slick. I'd have to do the in wall wiring though. That cable hanging down would drive me crazy.

[@TechWithBrett]

It's interesting because cables bother me that can be seen behind the TV, but this really didn't. Maybe we just have a lot of junk in the way that hides it.

[@tophat802]

When you first turned the frame, my heart totally dropped because my brain was still thinking "that's a picture frame and it is tilted too much and it is falling!" LOL Great video as always!

[@TechWithBrett]

Haha! I did do it pretty aggressive, it is on their pretty firm!

[@myutube6422]

Would you be able to use a TV with a Chromecast to display your photos? If you could, you could control/determine the best size for your "space" and if you already had a spare TV, cheaper.

[@DefterNiko]

Watching Brett's videos is like window shopping for me. Just adding this to the list of smart home tech I need to buy :P

[@leon198818]

Hi Brett ! Great video can you tell me after 9 months how is it working for you and if you would recommend it!

[@Franklyn7895]

I love looking at your videos man. I appreciate you going over the tech that I actually have and like as well (Google) You did make one comment about electrical wires in the wall and you are correct. The only thing is that the electrical that cannot go behind the wall is line voltage (120v) in a plug style. What you have is low voltage, that is okay to go into a wall. I work as an electrician, so that is the only reason I am bringing this up. Otherwise, this makes me want to strongly consider getting this frame, because we have so many digital pics that I would prefer to show other than just static ones.. Thanks again.

[@Weltfrieden_5]

I think it would be nice to show security camera events on

[@GodsChild145]

Yeah and those security cameras give access to the government and hackers to watch everything you do!!!

[@berndadam8703]

Thanks, that was what I am searching for.

[@BuddyPride87]

As always, great video, Brett!!

[@xm9g]

This is way better than those TVs that look like a painting when its off

[@ThomasMurphy]

Great review as usual Brett! Looks like a quality piece of tech but $300 seems a little steep given it's limited functionality at the time of making this. If they make some more useful channels and make this like quick smart home view and security cameras that would be awesome! On another note my Lenovo smart display got a new update a few weeks back the UI was totally overhauled and it is AMAZING! You should do a software review on that update!

[@RodelCasio]

Thanks Brett! I've been looking at purchasing this and was wondering when in dark mode, if it showed the time in full screen like the Google Nest Hub Max.

[@lany_07gaming]

Nice review as always.👍🔥

[@andrewjohnson1486]

Digital photo frames are obviously common but this mediatek powered smart frame from Lenovo is definitely interesting with wi-fi and Bluetooth connectivity as well.

[@robincobb8611]

This was announced to come out in August. I thought it was cancelled. I’m glad it wasn’t because I’m purchasing one. My niece also wants one. Thanks for the review, Brett.

[@klaaskoster4240]

Nice video and i'm really enthusiastic about it ! Can't wait to get it available in Belgium ;)

[@Tony-videobrochure]

nice , sounds great ! do you want NFT frames ?

[@farzadjahanfard]

Hi mate thanks for the video also how it works when room is dark ??? Does it turn off does is dim??? Sleep time???

[@TechWithBrett]

If sleep mode is off and the room is completely dark, it will dim to it's lowest brightness but still stay on.

[@farzadjahanfard]

@@TechWithBrett cheers for the reply unfortunately it's not available in UK yet how ever 300 is A BIT pricy I love it but I think around 180 200 would be more reasonable.

[@rickhanson241]

Just FYI-rather than bunch the power cord down by the power brick, the wall mounting hub is designed so excess cord can be wrapped around it hidden behind the frame. Great review!

[@TechWithBrett]

Totally forgot about that, thanks!

[@1125-CD]

@@TechWithBrettdoes this frame auto turn off when it’s dark at night or have a motion sensor to turn off when no one is in room

[@TechWithBrett]

Yes it does. You can set a schedule for it as well.

[@1125-CD]

@@TechWithBrett Thanks. Sorry I needed to watch the rest of the video.

[@1125-CD]

@@TechWithBrett actually. Looks like it’s not available anywhere to buy.

[@televisi]

Thanks for the comprehensive video, I really enjoy watching it. Subscribing your channel now :)

[@TechWithBrett]

Welcome aboard!

[@kasteh]

Always a good job 👏👏👏👏👏

[@crono3]

Have they added video functionality yet? I noticed on the screenshots in the App Store it shows the channel screen with the option to add a video channel. I haven’t been able to confirm this anywhere. Or have they added any other interesting features over the month since you did this amazing review? Thanks!

[@jeremyk9400]

I want to know this too. Meural Canvas II apparently does.

[@PatHiggins-Mayo]

Looks great.... Nice review 👌

[@lucasbrown7338]

This is truly an amazing and quite fascinating device in my opinion. This mediatek powered gadget is one of the best options for any smart home. The hand gesture feature is my favorite.

[@mattrobloxyt2]

Nice video Brett

[@zorino5065]

Hi thank you for the great review! I was wondering, is it possible for the frame to read .heic photos? Thank you :-)

[@Mrmuneeshkumar]

Its pretty cool. Thanks Brett

[@capttanhowdy]

Does it play video clips?

[@jlaguila32]

Hey Man. Thanks for your video. Does the Frame has internal memory to add some files direct to the frame instead by the App?

[@AdDeRidder]

No internal memory or SD card slot. Just Google photos plus pre-stored art in the frame OS.

[@birdnest16]

FFS just make it wireless and i was sold! 🤣👍🏼

[@cameranmanner4701]

low voltage not an exemption for putting cables behind a wall? Here is a thought why don't they include a mountable tube ready for painting to hide the wires inside it?

[@Q8Patriot]

Great review,, considering buying one Thanks alot

[@exfolios]

Now if it can just have a motor to automatically swivel depending on whether it is landscape or portrait. Or, or, wait a minute, how about a big square frame to accommodate both landscape and portrait or any format even - panoramic, round, videos, etc. And that white mat would also be digital so it automatically changes shape depending on the format. And when the doorbell rings, you can see who it is. I know, asking too much, but, get the idea?

[@cameranmanner4701]

that sounds insanely complicate. I would just buy 2 frames. portrait and landscape. Then have photos upload to which orientation suits best. The other option is to have a zoom fill feature so there are no black bars visible when picture is displayed.

[@ProdBySule]

Netgear has already released a digital frame JUST like this & has bigger versions. It's called the Meural Canvas 2. Check it out for yourself

[@glennaa11]

I've seen lots of poor reviews of the Meural's software experience. Has it been improved?

[@AdDeRidder]

SO similar, it appears to be a rebrand of the same product.

[@wzk921109]

Thanks for this review. I’m keeping my eyes on it. I need some art solutions, been looking at Samsung tv, however it doesn’t fully address my concerns. Next thing to do right away, hide the sensor much better; look into the power solutions; USB C and HDMI input; more sizes. This can be a much better product.

[@oliversmith7354]

This is a lot more affordable that other options and I was surprised to know it's powered by Mediatek

[@jennifervoss9019]

Hi thanks for this! I just got one for good discount using Lenovo rewards points I had saved up. I’m having trouble though. When I go to the select photos channel I don’t see my google albums. Do you know why?

[@sulmanshah]

How long is the power cord? I wanted to mount it high.

[@jlaguila32]

Hi Brett, Im curious how much the resolution of a Original picture from your phone or a camera low, when you share it to the frame thru Google Photos. Thanks in advance.

[@rod1082]

Is it true it shows only the 1st one hundred photos in a google photos album and it will only display from 5 albums at any one time? thanks

[@v2vinwil1]

Thanks for sharing the information ..

[@seapanda-117]

@ $300 this is a solid nope. Can get a cheap tv and a chromecast that will do the same thing, be bigger, and leave room in the budget to mod it to look even better while still not approaching that cost.

[@TechWithBrett]

That certainly is an option. It would be interesting to see how long this holds up being turned on all the time vs a TV with similar use.

[@xxmyspac]

exactly what i did !

[@wirelessdj]

against code to put power through wall? even low voltage?

[@caudillioski]

Great review! They have this half off for labor day on their site!

[@kevinpope7323]

I just got one of these and love the display. I have found you can only have 100 photos in an album and can combine up to 5 albums in one channel, BUT, I can't figure out how to combine 5 albums in one channel... Can you tell me how?

[@mariodamiani7374]

Do you know when will it be available outside Canada and US?

[@pianoman4979]

If they release a larger version, perhaps cheaper, THEN I would be interested.

[@joyweber4659]

The extra cord can be wrapped around base.

[@romank8603]

I got this for my wife after watching this review right around Christmas, and its worked great up until about a week ago. Now the app and smart Frame wont connect, its just and endless cycle of trying to log in and connect and then the app telling me there is a registration issue. Wondering if you are you having the same issue with the smart frame as myself a bunch of other smart frame owners? Maybe you can hit up your Lenovo rep and let them know the app is bricking the smart frame for people.

[@Torontolover2013]

I like the Lenovo Smart Frame

[@noelcamilleri9860]

Hi - I have one of these units and it will not hook up to a network - how do I rest this ??

[@akirathearchibald7958]

You should use it as a driveway/front door external monitor

[@paulgrice6766]

Would it not be neat if it could rotate with vocie control

[@zinzeta]

Can it playback video clips?

[@TechWithBrett]

With a recent update it can now play videos you upload from your phone or have stored in Google Photos.

[@zinzeta]

@@TechWithBrett Thank you!!!

[@sulmanshah]

Also does it only have Google cloud integration? Can you not get it to show photos off of your local network storage etc?

[@cameranmanner4701]

I don't think that is the intention of this device. It only works on a cloud base platform. Warts and all. Ideally a built in storage and a wireless BT connectivity would be a good feature for people who do not like cloud base storage.

[@BeardedTechGuy]

Kind of want to just cut a hole in my wall and put my Lenovo Smart Display in the hole now lol

[@TechWithBrett]

Let me know how it goes. There is an in-wall mount available for the Nest Hub. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIW2gXyhoLF1i6s

[@BeardedTechGuy]

@@TechWithBrett I would probably need to find a new home to live in if I did that 🤣

[@Hali2001]

Would be great to stream movies on that, like Netflix and KZbin!

[@bigredwag]

Where's the video link that you referenced for the in-wall wiring?

[@TechWithBrett]

Here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d3epm4SeqamorLs

[@PeterBreitfuss]

hi, this frame sounds awesome. Do you know if this device is also useable for EU countries? Is there also a EU plug in the package?

[@pianoman4979]

Just get a US to EU plug adapter if they don’t have an EU plug version.

[@dgattenb]

it's like a more up to date version of my old sony picture frame ...

[@capttanhowdy]

Which one. I’d like to check it out. Also looking time that would loop short video clips.

[@dgattenb]

​@@capttanhowdyhave to find it .. moved house and it was put away ... :(

[@RemGb10]

Thank you for the super detailed review. I am a Google fan. But 21 inch seems too small to justify $300. How is the picture quality does it have matte finish and more realistic like a picture frame or is just like a 21 inch TV on the wall ? Thanks in advance

[@TechWithBrett]

I am very impressed with the screen quality. It does have a matte finish. I would say it does look better than just a TV but not quite as good as the Nest Hubs ability to adapt the picture to the rooms environment.

[@kingrajiv1]

Hi Brett... I am in a bit of a trouble. I moved homes and now the smartframe wont connect to the new wifi network. I am reading that pressing the star and the minus sign together resets the frame but it is not doing it. Do you have any suggestions?

[@TechWithBrett]

Is your new wifi the same name as the old one? That will allow everything to connect again if it is. If not, I did have this issue once. If you hold down on the star and volume down for 5 seconds it should factory reset and then you can set it up again and connect it to wifi.

[@kingrajiv1]

@@TechWithBrett ​ - Hi Brett... Thanks for the quick response. The new network has a different name and pressing down the star and volume down key for 5 seconds or longer is doing nothing. The smartframe powers itself down after giving the message network not detected or something like that

[@IrfanKhan-ze4yx]

Lots of info on the setup but minimal discussion regarding the actual picture quality of the device. Brightness, viewing angles, color settings, white balance, etc. all of that needs way more detail than the app functions.

[@nomargat77]

Looks nice, but a little pricey for me. Maybe Black Friday 2021.

[@RossCanpolat]

If that frame came with built in google assistant I would buy a bunch of them to control my house. That's how I think the Google Nest Hub should be because it's speakers too bulky to properly wall mount

[@ATHIESHKUMAR]

Does this have internal storage?

[@odunzesamason-mk3yv]

Please what is your company's name and where is situated

[@glennaa11]

I've been waiting for a review of this thing. It's interesting, but mounting that enormous mount on the wall to attach it to isn't going to work for me.

[@wric01]

does it play videos on google photo?

[@TechWithBrett]

There is sort of a way to have it do this from the Lenovo Frame app.

[@asharbaig6713]

Does it have a internal battery?

[@TechWithBrett]

It does not.

[@joeythiele663]

i would like to have a tv digital frame

[@andrewbyers1555]

Can it be a tv?

[@malofquist]

Can I send a frame like this to my parents’ house and write to it from afar?

[@deealap2092]

How can we unmount this?

[@jamesharrill2416]

can photos be displayed in random/shuffle order?

[@williamc7436]

I have the same question. Thanks in advance.

[@mattlovestech]

Nice video

[@neklamp2431]

Can we use photos from our cell phone, or only from google photos?

[@TechWithBrett]

It currently is only photos from Google Photos.

[@basdfgwe]

Wouldve been great device if 1) had a different power delivery (USB C?), That cable feels like a killer. 2) offered more than google photos (especially since google killed the unlimited photos). Overall I was looking to purchase the Samsung frame tv to do something like this.

[@Golu2116]

Where to get it? I cant find it anymore😢

[@Pierceb2]

It is on Amazon for $399. Supply chain pricing. Home Depot also has it. There is a link in the description below his KZbin video.

[@Vector_Ze]

Maybe you can explain why a 21.5" photo frame costs as much as a 32" FHD smart TV. EDIT: 7:12 that can't be right, I hope! You can't use this frame without going through Google Photos? No, I don't accept that deal breaker (as if the price wasn't already a deal breaker). I personally avoid Google products like the plague. The thing MUST have USB flash drive capability. That's insane. Garbage. The necessity to use a smartphone for full functionality is another deal breaker. That's three deal breakers for a single product. Your review is excellent. It really shows how absurd this device is, beginning with the price. But, exorbitant pricing for large photo frames is the norm.

[@veryboringname.]

You are in the minority. Few people will bother with a photo frame that requires you to update the photos manually with a usb drive. Those photo frames came out over 15 years ago and failed because they were a hassle. Nowadays people take photos on their phones and back them up to the cloud, so smart photo frames and displays make a lot of sense. You're totally within your rights to avoid Google products, just bear in mind that there's a huge world out there filled with people who are not like you and appreciate the convenience of Google Photos. That is who this product is for.

[@JimmyHACK]

The fact that you can't just "Hey Google, show me Christmas photos from last year." is a huge bummer.

[@TechWithBrett]

Yes it is. It has mics built in and has the potential to do this one day but a Nest Hub will be best for that for now.

[@JimmyHACK]

@@TechWithBrett I was completely expecting it to run through a google hub/home. It is an early stage of development product I guess, but great to see it at least has Google Photos to start. I missed the 50% off sale in June, now the recent $100 off. I will still bite the bullet and get one. Love that wall mount.

[@mcyhanick]

Pretty sure you could run the low voltage blue plastic conduit (smurf tube) in the wall and run the wire through that. Then simply use a brush plate at the bottom and have it plug in below. I believe as long as the wire is in conduit it is according to code.

[@FounderofGoogle]

Can I display NFT's on these?

[@b00573d]

Sucks that it can only sync with Google Photos. Great review though!

[@TechWithBrett]

They have mentioned they may add more selections in the future.

[@tb693ny6]

can it play videos?

[@TechWithBrett]

There is now an option where you can upload video files from the app and it can play them, it also has a small speaker as well.

[@Exfiltrator]

Great video. It annoys me that this requires a Lenovo account when their smart displays work fine without one and I didn't see anything that couldn't be done with a Google account, which is required anyway when linking to Google Photos. Thanks for the video, very informative.

[@kaycanfield1484]

How much is the smart frame ?

[@TechWithBrett]

Currently it is on sale for $299.

[@kaycanfield1484]

@@TechWithBrett thnx

[@br10019]

Now $199 on the Lenovo website. 50% off...pretty sweeet

[@realblokemedia]

Seems not large enough and kinda pricey. Nice video, thank you.

[@galaxywalker2976]

Is it touch screen?

[@DexarJaydenOne]

Bring For Amazon Alexa To Lenovo Smart Frame Or Google Assistant

[@rustislove]

not available in our country so bad luck

[@awesmdiver]

The power brick design to prevent from using an embedded wall plug is a huge miss as the cord just ruins the whole product as a picture frame on the wall. Also, only HD and not UHD is a miss at $399.00. My money goes to the company who makes a smart UHD OLED with proper power cable photo frame.

[@taitai5462]

They should have added google assistant in the smart frame

[@TechWithBrett]

It has microphones built in so this is something they could add in the future, but no word if they will yet.

[@joeythiele663]

why is the smart frame called lenovo then called google in the name?

[@Literature-ft8ru]

NO WORKING APP. THE TRASH IS BRICKED. ANY SOLUTIONS?

[@SpaceStrike]

Google photos now isn’t free soon sad 😞

[@xxmyspac]

i think id rather buy a 32inch tv put it on the wall and just use a firestick way cheaper

[@settlece]

how about poe