Dynaframe or the Pro version on Patreon. I've been using the Pro version for about 8 months and really like it. I have it setup with an RPi4 and a 15.6" portable monitor. I pointed it to my NAS pictures folder. It doesn't rely on any services beyond a local network. I'd recommend using Ethernet instead of wifi for stability. Only issue I've run into is the web UI to configure folders and settings can fail to load for some reason. I think this is a bug though, and I should grab the latest version to see if it's fixed.
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I've been using a NixPlay frame for the last five-ish years. They're doing fine, and their frames have an SD card slot.
I recommend it.
I have a nixplay and like it a lot. It syncs with Google Photos. As much as I love getting away from Google when I can, it's the easiest way to put baby pictures in an album that gets shared with family, and then they get displayed on the nixplay.
I forgot it has an SD card slot. That's good because I have the same concern as OP that one day it'll stop working.
I know you said no proprietary, but frameo is a digital frame app/service that is leveraged by various manufacturers. I recently gifted my parents some no name picture frames that use frameo, and they're extremely happy with them. I can add pictures from anywhere in the world, and multiple people can be added as contributors. It cost me around $50
Forc Digital Picture Frame WiFi 10.1 Inch Digital Photo Frame, Electronic Picture Frame, 16GB Storage, Auto-Rotate, IPS Touch Screen, Easy Setup and Share Photos and Videos via Free App from Anywhere https://a.co/d/9LJYELQ
This is the one I bought. Searching for frameo on Amazon will show a wide variety.
This brings up a good point. I think as long as I can default to using the SD card storage in case whatever service stops working it should be fine. Anything with an SD card slot like this one should work.
You can! We sell them and that is one of the selling points well tell people who donβt want to use the service.
Get an old tablet and put a frame around it?
depends on the viewing angle ; some displays are garbage and spew rainbows if your view is misaligned
You can probably slap something together with a Raspberry Pi and connect it to a low-ish power TV
Chromecast has a digital picture frame built in that uses Google Photos, if you trust that to stick around. You can plug it into any HDMI display.
I'm guessing something like Roku, Amazon, or Apple has a similar feature.