Forget Frame TVs, this e-ink digital art frame is cheaper and nicer to look at
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(Image credit: InkPoster / Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter If you love art, the chances are you've considered getting a frame TV so you can rotate your favourite pieces on display in your living room. But the best Frame TVs are relatively expensive, and there's only really one position where it makes sense to hang one: opposite your sofa, where it's going to dominate the room.An e-ink digital frame is more versatile since you can hang it anywhere, it looks more attractive, and there are battery-powered ones that don't leave any cables trailing. One of our favourite ranges is from Switzerland's InkPoster, whose Affresco screen starts at just $499 (for more options, see our guide to the best e-ink art frames around).Browse e-ink frames at AmazonInkPoster Affresco: $499 at AmazonInkPoster uses colour ePaper and Spectra 6 e-ink, which reflects ambient light instead of emitting it. That means the rechargeable battery can last up to a year on a charge because the screen only uses power when changing images. Best of all, it behaves how wall art should: no glow or hum; just quiet and beautifully framed art. And unlike with a non-digital canvas, you have the advantage of being able to change the image when you want, or to have several on rotation.View DealWhy use an e-ink picture frame rather than a frame TV? Image 1 of 4 The InkPoster Tela (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: Future) (Image credit: InkPoster) (Image credit: INKPOSTER) Image 1 of 4 View Original Image 2 of 4 View Original Image 3 of 4 View Original Image 4 of 4 View Original TVs demand attention, even if they're designed to display art when they're not in use for watching movies or series. An e-ink picture frame is more understated, more versatile in where you might place it, and it doesn't emit a glow.We were impressed when we reviewed the 28.5-inch InkPoster Tela model. It has the heft of a real frame and flex of a real canvas rather than the rigidity of a TV display. The matte surface and e-ink make the artwork feel more like a printed canvas than a digital reproduction.You need to plug the screen in for the first install, but then you can unplug and rely on the battery. You choose your art via an accompanying app, which lets you select from a collection of famous paintings or upload your own files, which you can crop and resize on the app before sending to the frame.Each image loads through a slow, deliberate transition as the display’s pigment microcapsules shift into place. It's almost as if the frame were physically printing the image, which our reviewer found oddly satisfying.InkPoster makes three sizes of frame: the 31.5-inch and 13.3-inch Affresco models and the mid-sized Tela. The latter is available in premium variations with high-end design accents like Alcantara passepartouts by Italian design house Pininfarina. Get the Creative Bloq NewsletterSign up to Creative Bloq's daily newsletter, which brings you the latest news and inspiration from the worlds of art, design and technology. Joe Foley Freelance journalist and editor Joe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango. View More You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. Logout LATEST ARTICLES 1 "Everyone has a hundred bad games in them, and we did them really quickly": Adam Vian on the creation and evolution of Detective Grimoire 2 Forget Frame TVs, this e-ink digital art frame is cheaper and nicer to look at 3 "Failure isn’t the biggest thing to fear" :5 questions with Jessica Davey 4 A creative studio built an "AI slop monster" sculpture as a promise never to make one again 5 New Clayface poster gets creepier the more you look at itSource: Creative Bloq AI Art — Published — Category: Image AI