Customers are enthusiastic about the Home 2TB Photo and Video Manager's large storage capacity, ease of use, and the ability to display photos. Many appreciate its simple setup and the convenience of consolidating photos and videos from multiple devices into one location. The attractive design is also a plus for some users. However, some customers note that the initial backup process can be slow, particularly for large collections of files.
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Display, Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Performs as advertised AND looks good
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I've used a lot of in-home and cloud based storage devices. This Lyve Home is a great way to maintain an archive of your photos from multiple sources (phone, desktop, tablet) and from multiple individuals.
What I really like is that you can set different source repositories to grab the photos from. Meaning, even though Lyve would prefer you to use their photo app on your mobile device, you don't have to.
The scrolling display of your own photos is nice too.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Display, Storage
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Awesome picture toy!!
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Love this little guy! You can set it anywhere in your house and watch pictures float by on its screen. It works off the wifi in your home and pics can come from your phone and your computer, it's puts all my pics together in one place, like a pic cloud! Exactly what I needed! I can delete from my phone and it will forever be saved on this little guys drive. It's decorative too! And if I ever need another one I can stack it on to this one. Occasionally I just open my phone and new pics wirelessly upload! Love it! Saves room on my phone!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Storage
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Backup speed
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Good size but slow
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As i have plenty photos and videos needed something like this to save all of them in one place (I was using an old seagate drive before) but now that I loaded 1T of photos it is processing the photos to sort them right and after one day goes only bt 10% of them.... I do not know how many days needs after I load the videos. Good for store but slow to sort and organize
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Display
Cons mentioned:
Backup speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Fits its purpose
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This product allows you to view your pictures from any device and is a good way to backup your photos. The backup process takes time especially if you're doing it through wifi. There are better solutions if you just want backup solutions but given the feature of being able to view your pictures from any device and have it to randomly displayed, it works for me. It's a functional display piece in my living room
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
ok storage and picture organizer
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disappointed with use on a mac not compatible with the new photos software for apple. been promising update for over 5 weeks now and nothing.........
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good Storage Device
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Functional as a large storage device. Not thrilled with lack of instructions.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Backup speed
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great storage device for photos and videos
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The Lyve stores photos and videos from your devices (phones, tablets, laptop, etc). If you have a lot of files, the first time it backs up will take quite a while. Once all your archived images/videos are backed up into Lyve, it goes much faster.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
not bad
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My wives iphone was constantly getting clogged with tons of photos. This device made moving the photos over to a secondary storage device much simpler.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great storage and digital photo frame all in one
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This is an amazing brilliant product. Stores all your photos in one place and allows you to access them on any mobile device. Displays your photos at home like a photo frame as well. Easy to transfer photos and videos.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great photo storage device
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I would recommend this product to anyone that wants to keep their photos in a safe place.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
What a product!
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This is a unique one of a kind purchase. I loved it! It might my needs and exceeding my expectations. Its a great buy and will last me through the years! Highly recommended
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Storage
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Awesome concept
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The Lyve is a great concept and has a little updates that I would prefer, like filtering pictures and remembering not to upload duplicates. I have it sitting on my chest of drawers by a lamp and aesthetically it is fluid and isn't an eye sore like most digital picture frames.
I like that I can upload photos from multiple devices and that I can choose tags so that certain themes only come up on my Lyve if I want it to.
The only thing I wish worked better was the application itself but I am sure for a rare product like this the company will do it at one point or another.
Nice little gift idea for newly weds or new parents who will have a lot of memories to store and don't want to have to manage multiple drives, memory cards or other forms of media capturing options.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Easy to upload photos
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I like this product is very easy to use. My wife is a little intimidated by though.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Easy to set up Looks beautiful
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Great product, easy to use and looks great in my home. Make sure to update to the latest version.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great photo organizer
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Takes all the pictures you have on any device and combines them in a single place. Backed up on the device, stored on the cloud, and available from anywhere. This is a great solution to a problem that I have had for a long time. Namely, not knowing whether my pictures were all safe and accessible. Now I know they are. What peace of mind with very little effort by me.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great tool for storage of pictures
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This product was simple to install and when I added new devices it again seemed very friendly. I am just starting to use this however so far so good.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Photo storage and display features
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The options to manage your photos to display cannot be manipulated directly on the device. Also not sure if the pictures are secure on the device or in the cloud.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wonderful, we are enjoying old digital photo's.
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Very easy to download photo's and view on multiple devices.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Really nice, and compact for my small table.
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It's really nice, and that I can see all the pictures.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent
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Product works extemely well in organizing media. I wish this existed 10 years ago!