Portable-TV Reviews

This little sucker is almost too good to be true. Specs don't do justice to the LP130's size; you have to see it in person to appreciate just how tiny it is. Until then, just trust me... it's so small, it's kinda ridiculous.

But you don't seem to sacrifice anything for the light weight. It's just as bright and sharp as the other InFocus projectors I've used (I believe LP435z is the model), which is to say, plenty good enough for anything but hard-core videophiles.

Alright, there is one thing; the LP130 isn't cheap. But it certainly isn't unreasonable compared to other native XGA, 1K lumen ultraportables. Sure, it has the same black-level limitations as all DLP projectors. And it runs pretty hot, almost too hot to touch sometimes.

Those are minor niggles. Overall, this is the best projector I've seen.

I have owned an LP130 for over two years and the performance is outstanding. It is very portable, very powerful and very easy to travel with. Remember that InFocus projectors ship with the brightness set to 50% and that's normally all you need. Turn up the brightness up and you can project really large images. I am impressed with the simplicity of operation. Turn it on, it starts, turn it off it stops. People are blown away by the compactness and brightness. The performance has been exceptional and it has traveled all over the country, to Europe and Asia without a flaw.

I wish I owned the LP130. I've seen it in action and must admit it makes a major impression. But I'm lucky because I have a good friend who allows me to borrow this expensive business essential. Its small, light (three pounds), simple to operate, easy to travel with and can throw one heck of an image. The zoom lens will knock your socks off and the remote control allows whoever is giving the pitch to move about without restrictions. Be careful with it...it gets hot but this baby is worth it...it doesn't get much better than this when it comes to a light weight quality projector for professionals. If you need an edge...this is it. It oozes confidence.

This TV has a sharper picture than my 32" Sony wega.

I bought this as a Christmas present for my wife 4 years ago because she likes to watch Oprah while getting supper ready and she likes to listen to National Public Radio on Saturday mornings. And this wonderful television comes with an FM tuner, so we had the best of both worlds. The picture is clear and sharp. The sound is crisp and clean. And my wife has used this TV practically every single day we have been home for the past four years and it still works great.

One thing we did notice, though, is that once in a while when you turn the TV on, it will take up to ten seconds for the volume and picture to come on. We're not sure why this is. It only started happening recently. Yet I still recommend this 9 inch TV if you are looking for something small that will fit on your kitchen counter or on a large bedroom/bathroom vanity, and especially if it is important for you to have the FM radio option, because many TVs do not have it.

I owned the prior model, which was a pretty good set but had some nagging flaws (buttons often broke, pushing the wrong button reset the picture to 'baseline', which was awful). This set has flush buttons that are water resistant, the picture is good every time, and even the automatic (when muted) closed-captioning is useful. The FM tuner is gone, but it wasn't that good anyway.

Perfect size! Especially for the bedroom!
I purchased this model due to the ratings, price range and size.
At first I purchased one and it didn't work as it should. I did an even exchange and it has worked wonderful! I have had it since Feb.'02 and it is still in good shape and working!
I noticed the price being lower than when I purchased it. So, if you decide to get this model, you will save more money than me! I do like this model and it is better than I thought it would be!

I wanted a small, cute, light TV set for my bedroom. My Sony 20" stereo TV is too heavy to move around, and now sits in the living room. This GE 13" TV comes with everything you need to start watching TV (BLACK remote control, user guide, antenna, antenna adapter, batteries, GE warranty). It comes with mono instead of stereo sound...personally I absolutely don't see a difference between the two sound systems for TVs these sizes. The sound is just as good as my stereo Sony. The picture is sharp, crisp and clear. More than enough features for such a small TV. The only complaint is this : it only comes with one F-input for plugging your cable wire. There are no audio/visual (white, red, yellow plugs) and so you need to dish out about $30 to get an RF Modulator. Using my GE RF Modulator, I can now connect a stereo VCR, a video game system such as my N64, or a DVD player. I chose the GE brand again, because my previous GE products have been very reliable. People who complain about GE products usually bought the older versions. Thomson Consumer Electronics makes both the GE (under license) and RCA brands...GE tends to be less expensive with less features. RCA is possibly the oldest name in home electronics.

Perfect size! Especially for the bedroom!
I purchased this model due to the ratings, price range and size.
At first I purchased one and it didn't work as it should. I did an even exchange and it has worked wonderful! I have had it since Feb.'02 and it is still in good shape and working!
I noticed the price being lower than when I purchased it. So, if you decide to get this model, you will save more money than me! I do like this model and it is better than I thought it would be!

I wanted a small, cute, light TV set for my bedroom. My Sony 20" stereo TV is too heavy to move around, and now sits in the living room. This GE 13" TV comes with everything you need to start watching TV (BLACK remote control, user guide, antenna, antenna adapter, batteries, GE warranty). It comes with mono instead of stereo sound...personally I absolutely don't see a difference between the two sound systems for TVs these sizes. The sound is just as good as my stereo Sony. The picture is sharp, crisp and clear. More than enough features for such a small TV. The only complaint is this : it only comes with one F-input for plugging your cable wire. There are no audio/visual (white, red, yellow plugs) and so you need to dish out about $30 to get an RF Modulator. Using my GE RF Modulator, I can now connect a stereo VCR, a video game system such as my N64, or a DVD player. I chose the GE brand again, because my previous GE products have been very reliable. People who complain about GE products usually bought the older versions. Thomson Consumer Electronics makes both the GE (under license) and RCA brands...GE tends to be less expensive with less features. RCA is possibly the oldest name in home electronics.

The sound quality is the best I've ever heard from any piece of audio equipment. That's saying alot since the unit weighs less than the AA battery that powers it. With half a gig of space, this thing stores about 16 hours of CD quality music or 32 hours of radio quality music, in something roughly the size of a lighter. Being flash memory based, it won't skip like a CD player or Ipod. It needs better earphones though and the armstrap, although of high quality, only fits women (I can't even get it over my forearm, let alone my bicep *flex* One thing not mentioned anywhere is the microphone is extremely good. The unit will record about 33 hours of high quality sound, making it perfect for students who like to record lectures (the unit has a mode specifically designed for this). Again, this is amazing, considering the size and cost of the unit.

I was willing to pay extra for extra features w/ this player and those extras are worthwhile. What the descriptions and iriver site doesn't tell you that this player has a clock and timer.

Joystick does not look like the picture on Amazon or iRiver's US site. It looks like the iRiver North European site: irivernordic.com You can also get a USB Mass Storage (UMS) firmware from that site but I haven't tried it yet.

Alarm function just plays the last played MP3. The timed radio recordings work great but I don't know how to stop it, yet. Look at the manual from iriver's website and see the features for your self as I'm limited to 1,000 words on this review. Sound quality is great and volume even greater. Can go up to 40 but plays loud enough at 20 setting. EQ settings and 3D settings sound really nice, even on the included headphones. The headphones don't have too much bass so I used different ones. Can also adjust battery display setting for alkaline or rechargeable. I hated how previous players displayed inaccurate battery life because they base it on alkaline batteries.

Line-in and radio recordings sound great because I am able to record up to 320bps compared to others like the Samsung that can only go up to 128bps. Recordings are in *.rec format that the included windows utility can convert. The windows utility shouldn't be taken lightly. You can enter,label,& save all your radio station presets from it to save time. The radio reception is alright but what do you expect from such a small device? PLL? I use my home stereo which gets great reception from a Cable TV adapter and use the line-in recording.

The supplied armband is very well made and looks nice. People w/ humangus muscles or just fat arms can't get it around their arms though.

The only cons I see are:
If hold is not in place it is easy to accidently delete radio station presets and other settings. Once you set it don't forget to lock it as there are many options to change.

Can't copy songs from player to computer w/ the included software since there is no official US UMS support. Their version of DRM?

WOW!! My home decorating style is modern contemporary and does this television work well in my kitchen! Easy to setup, nice picture, simple to use! This is a great way to brighten up any room!

Konka is the biggest TV manufactuer in China. China as the biggest TV market in the world is also the most competitive market with all the Japanese and domestic TV makers fighting over it. Konka made their name in China with quality and price, winning customers back from Sony and Panasonic and Toshiba and JVC, going from a tiny outfit ten years ago to one of the biggest company in China, and now they are in the US! It's a exciting fresh force in the US TV landscape. But because of its novelty, and lack of promotion, not much American people know it. But trust me, they sell tens of millions of TV sets in China every year, they are famous and big, and they can be trusted.

I never have to change the batteries regularily. This is the only portable TV with this built in feature. Even Casio does not have it. I like this unit!

I have used this TV only to play DVD's, but was astounded at the quality of the picture-crisp and true. It is the most affordable color TV I have seen on the market and I was so impressed I went out and bought another one. It is lightweight and therefore easy to move around, and the A/V inputs on the front make it a perfect DVD companion for any room in the house. The remote is designed well for use in the dark, especially volume and channel up/down. I cannot comment on the TV picture because I haven't connected it to my cable, but any degradation in the picture would, it seems, be the fault of the reception and not the TV. If you're broke as a joke or just looking for a really cheap little color set, you won't go wrong with this one.

This is a great little colored t.v. for watching/listening to the sports events while working at your desk. You can listen to the world series and then just look over to see an incredible replay. It is definately worth your money.

I love things like these especially this. I take it every where I just love it . I mean everyone should have one!