Kodak EasyShare SV811 8-inch Digital Picture Frame

The color and clarity on the frame are great. I love that you can use either a flash card or a flash drive. The only aspect I did not like was that it takes a while for you to learn how the controls work. They menu is not too user friendly and the instructions really do not help, so be ready to spend a good 15 minutes getting to know your frame. After that it works great.

I purchased this for my husband to take with him when he is out to sea. I spent many, many hours researching digital frames and trying to find just the right one to fit in my budget and that would work with a Mac. I finally settled on this one because it had what I wanted without too many extras that would have increased the cost.

I installed Kodak EasyShare on my iMac and imported my pictures into it from iPhoto. I then spent many frustrating minutes trying to get EasyShare to export the pictures to the frame or to even recognize the frame. After about an hour of this, I went back to iPhoto and tried to export the pictures from there. I was able to successfully export the photos to the frame (in three batches to three different folders). It was actually a very simple procedure once I bypassed EasyShare.

My husband loves the frame and the quality of the pictures and now that I can transfer them easily, I like it too!

This is a very nice digital frame. The price is pretty competitive with the others on the market. Do note that a memory card is NOT included. The quality of the pictures is not spectacular when looking closely, but are just fine when you stand a couple feet back. It is very easy to load the pictures into the frame. A remote contol is included as well.

A friend of mine bought this for me while visiting New York. We live in South Africa. Unfortunately the frame does not work that well. We are using a 12v adapter to run the frame and it does not connect well to the actual digital photo frame. Therefore it constantly switches on and off. We are trying to chat with Kodak in South Africa to see if they can help us with this faulty frame. Otherwise I think it is a great product and when it works it is does exactly what is says on the box.

It doesn't work. That's the short version.
Here is the story - Since this was bought in the US for me and i intended to use it in India, i thought it wouldn't hurt to be absolutely sure on the do's & don'ts of this 'not-so-cheap' electronic item.
So, before i set this up in my house, I first took this product to Kodak's authorized service center here in bombay (30 minute drive, 1 way) since i was aware of the difference in voltage/plug/adapter and thought it would be best to get the company guys to show me how to operate this before i take the plunge. They weren't able to figure it out and made me call the Kodak head office, which then directed me to another of their service centers only this time it was a 2 hour drive (1 way).
Paid them a visit and it was concluded that the LCD was spoilt and would need to be replaced. Since (as i later learnt) this product didnt come with an international warranty they said they could not replace it. They may be able to fix it though but the cost involved in replacing the LCD would mean as good as buying a new product.
I'm now stuck with this product and am left writing customer reviews/feedback in the hope that amazon/kodak can help me out.
The irony of this whole deal is that i purchased kodak since it was well-known brand name and i figured it may be a 'safe' purchase given their presence in this part of the world also. So much for that theory!
Moral of the story...be sure of the warranty, don't get adventurous with electronic products, by them 'locally' and brand names don't mean much.