Portable-TV Reviews

What's so great about this CD player for me is that it is by far one of the most sturdy, rugged players in the market. I'm a klutz, and I've dropped the thing upwards of 20 times from some pretty high heights over the past year that I've owned it and it still works as well as it did when I first bought it. The thing is like a friggin' rock.

The fact that it has BOTH and FM and AM band is great, given that most players offer only FM. For a news/talk radio fan like me, that's important. Other features, like the G-Protection that ensures that the CD will never, ever skip because its jostled, or the fact that it's designed so that the entire player can be operated with your right hand make it one of the best CD players I've ever owned.

This is the ultimate portable CD player. Genius design.

For CD play, this gadget uses G-Protection anti-skip technology. I have yet to hear a skip while doing any activity. There are two settings: Low for better sound and high for better skip protection. Personally, I cannot detect a difference.

This thing even has FM and AM! And it works as well as I anticipated it should. Presets galore.

Going beyond radio, Sony stuffed in weather band. Just hit the WB button and you have 7 channels of weather band. This is great for traveling.

Going beyond weather band, TV signals can be picked up with this thing! Just hit the TV button and you can hear 12 channels (2-13) of television! Now you can hear the audio of your favorite show from anywhere.

Sony combines a CD player, AM FM receiver, weather band, and television audio receiver all in one. If you were to purchase all these devices separately, you would pay hundreds!

Included is the usual features such as the hold switch, volume, headphone jack, etc...
No line-out port, but those are unnecessary anyway.

But Sony didn't stop there. This bad boy is water resistant - having a rubber seal going all around. Combined with the metal latch, this is perfect for jogging. The lid is not going to open accidentally like with other players. All the openings (phone jack and power) have rubber coverings, making it completely sealed.

This thing kicks out major bass. With 3 settings, it's more intense than with other players I've owned.

Probably the best thing I like about this is the hand strap on the back. You can slip your hand in and go for a walk without worrying about it falling out of your pocket.

While it's on your hand, your thumb is right next to the joystick, which can be easily moved to change tracks or turn on/off the unit.

Now you may notice the absence of a "resume" setting. This unit has an automatic resume feature. Turn it off and it starts right where you ended when turned on, unless, of course, you open it.

Included are small headphones that fit right in the ear. I don't like them. I don't know why Sony put them in. They have ok sound, and they don't stay on the head very well. But you will never buy a CD player that comes with decent headphones. It's like the law of electronics. Buy the S2 headphones that go behind your head. The style matches the player and they sound great.

This is also great for the kids for those long trips. With so many features and receiving capabilities, it will keep them occupied for hours. Battery life is very long and the unit is built with sturdy construction.

It may be a bit pricey, but who cares. Buy it. I love it, you will too.

This is the best Cd player I've own! You can listen to the Radio, PLay cds,
Even listen to TV Stations! The "Sony D-FS601 S2 Sports CD Walkman Portable Disc Player" is the best birthday present!

I picked one of these up cheap on Ebay. I live in North County San Diego and the only station I can pick up really well on both UHF and VHF is Telemundo--which comes in *great*. Too bad english is my only language.

Anyway, I don't know if this is a fault of the TV or the technology--but I can't imagine traveling with this if I can only pick up 1 station so near a major metropolitan area. Can't imagine what might happen in the middle of nowhere.

This is an awesome tv with great reception. I have never had such a good picture on my home tv...but this little tv really delivers the great picture. It is extremely portable and easy to use I would recommend this tv to anyone who is a tv fanatic. A word to the wise though....buy some rechargeable batteries and a battery charger because you will need it.

I just love this product! I don't have a TV in my bedroom, so I love being able to watch the Late Show while in bed! 5 stars, definately! I have experienced some slight problems with it when the battery runs low (the sound cuts off for a few seconds), but once you replace the batteries, it works fine again. The TV gets great reception (it certainly is not cable, however!). I definately recommend this product to anyone who wants to buy a portable TV! Just be sure to bring some extra batteries along so that you don't have to listen to a silent soap opera!

This is the latest version of a radio Sony has been producing for years (I own the original version). The radio performs like a champ, with great sensitivity, selectivity, and clean audio. Use it virtually anywhere. Although you have to get an a.c. adapter separately for it, the unit gets great mileage and plenty of sound out of 3 AA batteries. The controls are precise and convenient. Put this radio up against any other in its price and size range, and I guarantee you'll go with this one! Every so often, Sony produces a product with great design, perfomance, durability, size, and value: a "Sony classic". This radio is one of those products. If it is the type of portable radio you are looking for, look no further.

Buy this radio-- but buy the plug along with it!!!
I love these Radios w/TV sound reception!! (great for the office, kitchen, bathroom, BLACKOUTS!!) I've owned others- a Sony, a GE and a hand held portable/transistor - so I've got a lot to compare.
This radio is VERY nicely designed--compact and portable; easy to read and set. Sound quality is VERY clear and it's nice to have the sleep timer and push button tuning (MUCH better than to fish for the stations on a dial).
The color: "putty" is a bit outdated. (Black would have been better), but it'll do.
All and all it's a GREAT little radio!!!
But....here's the disappointing news....There's NO adaptor included!! NO way to plug it in.
WHY??
You'd think those adaptors would be the easiest thing to include. (how many old ones have I thrown out??!)
Anyway, it says that you HAVE to use a 4.5v adaptor (and of course what's left in my junk drawer are a 3, a 9 and a 5.5v).
So now I have to figure out where to pick up this adaptor!
And that's why it only received 4 stars!
Also--I don't remember being prompted by Amazon to make this additonal purchase when I added this item to my shopping cart. (...Hint to Amazon...)

Anyway, just be sure to purchase the adaptor when you buy this radio and you'll be a happy camper (these TV/radios are GREAT for camping, too...)

I needed a radio with great AM sensitivity and portability. I checked out a number of radios and found the GE 7-2887 Superadio III to be the best, but the size was just too big.

The AM sensitivity of this Sony unit is great! I live in a mountainous region of Arizona and use the unit mainly to listen to talk radio. The daytime AM station is almost 100 miles away and most radios have difficulty even picking it up. This one shines! I attribute this mainly to the larger than normal internal ferrite bar antenna and decent circuitry.

The speaker is large enough to listen at volume, without distortion, and with very good tonal quality for a 3" speaker. I did not notice distortion at "normal" listening levels, nor did I expect to have stereo sound in a radio of this price range.

When listening to AM I use rechargeable batteries. They last 60 hours on average.

FM sensitivity is also very good when compared to other units I tested. The digital frequency readout also appears to be accurate, a problem that often plagues cheaper units. Due to my remote location I could not verify the selectivity of the unit (ability to separate strong radio signals that are close to each other in frequency).

The radio seems to pick up weather stations that have at least a moderate signal. Weak signals simply will not be heard. The unit also has problems with selectivity on this band as even a moderate signal (mine is 30 miles away) washes over onto all the weather frequencies. This is not a problem for most folks, but would be a concern if you live mid-point between two transmitting weather stations.

As "over the air" TV reception is not possible in my area this feature could not be evaluated.

The shuttle style tuner, clock, sleep and activation timer is a great plus!

Bottom line... this is the best portable radio you can buy in this price range!

Great picture until it went black after 2 years. Looked inside and found it cheaply manufactured. The tag inside read Made in Tijuana, Mexico. That old sucking sound coming back to haunt us.
That's all I have to say

the picture on this tv is fabulous, especially if you use it for air reception rather than cable. the color is perfect too, i use it as a standard for judging the color on my other sets.

HOWEVER--as mentioned by other reviewers, the sound volume is not as great. i think the problem is that the sound is not stereo. STILL GREAT for kitchen or bedside use.

This is one of the finest 'nine-inch' TVs from Sony. All Sony's 9inch TV sets have very sharp and crisp images. Sony's Dynamic Picture Processor and Automatic White Balance increases picture fidelity. However, the fact alone that this is a 9" inch set means that the electron gun has a very short distance to aim and deliver a precise image against the phosphor screen. The closer the electron gun is to the back of the tube's screen almost always guarantees a good picture. This picture is exceptionally crisp and sharp resulting in incredible fidelity.

As a longtime user of the Sangean DT-300VW radio, I needed to
purchase another radio and didn't need the weather band. I have
been extremely satisfied with the DT-300VW except that the coating
on the metal faceplate wears off very quickly (the radio does not
age gracefully).

I received the DT-210V only eight days ago and had similarly high
expectations. I am extremely disappointed and am planning
to return this radio as I write this review.

My disappointment concerns the method of using the memory presets.
Incredibly, the memory presets are not the default method of tuning
for this radio. The user must depress the recall button on the side
of the radio in order to place the radio in memory preset selection
mode. An "M" on the display begins to flash allowing you to select
the presets for a short period of time. The radio then returns to
manual tuning mode automatically. On my radio, the recall button
is also very imprecise making it difficult to ensure you are in memory
preset tuning mode without holding the button down for an extended
period of time.

This is an incredible engineering error by Sangean! How many
car radios (or any radios) do you know that do not have memory
preset tuning as the default or allow you to select that default.
I even wonder if Sangean only found this error at the last minute
and didn't want to recall the radios in the distribution pipeline. I
mention this because the photo on the back of the DT-210V's box
shows the graphic "SEL" adjacent to the button instead on
the term "RECALL" that is on the actual radio. A select function
would make more sense allowing the user to select either
manual tuning or memory preset tuning.

In my opinion, this is a grievous engineering error and I would
not recommend this radio in any circumstance (at least
until Sangean corrects the problem).

I've had a Sangean DT-110 radio for the past year (under the Radio Shack brand) which I thought was very good, except I wanted one w/a speaker, and wanted to try and get better AM reception (since I'd heard so much about the DT200). I ended up getting the DT210 which I'm quite happy with. I love listening to distant AM stations and in actuality this one isn't that much different on AM than the 110 is (but is still far better than any other pocket radio). I also wanted better FM reception, b/c the 110 has TERRIBLE station separation and bleed-through (strong stations are picked up on weaker frequencies all over the dial). Well, the DT210 is only SLIGHTLY better with that.

What should be noted, is regarding the presets. You can preset 10 (count `em.. 10) AM - FM and TV stations. The box says 15 for FM, but that's NOT for THIS model!!!! (go figure) I like the quality of the radio, it's slim design and it's speaker. It has the same features as the DT110 and the belt clip is great too.

Overall, a very good unit.

I walk a lot in an urban setting, and like to spend the time listening to the radio, including some weak FM stations. All of the radios I've tried had difficulty getting the weak stations. Setting the DX/Local switch to local helped, but there were parts of my walk where I just couldn't get the stations I want.

This radio has solved that problem. The reception is rock-solid on both AM and FM (even without a DX/local switch). It's much better than the four or five other radios that I've tried. (I can actually get some AM stations inside a public bus in an underground station! Beat that!)

I took away one star because the controls could be better designed. The volume control knob is too small, making it overly sensitive and hard to work with gloves on. And to use preset stations, you have to push a button before you can browse through the presets. After a short time, it resets to manual, so you have to push the button again to change stations again. It's annoying for station-flippers.

Despite these minor annoyances, I heartily recommend this radio to anyone looking for really good reception in an urban area. I haven't used it to get weak signals out in the boondocks, but I bet it would be good at that too.

I bought this so I can watch football at work. Its small and easy to hide from supervisors. Its light weight so its easy to secretly transport it around. Has a good picture, colors are nice, and also has good sound as well. While other people are moping around missing the game, I'm cheering on my team! Take that stupid bosses, AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!

I just bought one and what a great little TV it is. It's very well made and its reception is wonderful. The screen is a bit grainy, even when on a station that comes in clearly, but still very viewable. The single speaker on top sounds very good and is capable of very high volume; I usually have my volume set at around 3 which is plenty loud. I'm able to get stations from other cities easily, and even a few stations that are too far away to get a perfect reception, the sound generally comes in clearly enough to listen to comfortably. And when I'm tuning my way through static, the sound of it is very diminished and not as annoying as one might expect. I really like the tuning line that appears on the screen; it makes tuning in stations a sinch. Add a quality set of walkman-like headphones and you'll be set. The only downside I can think of is probably comon to all handhelds like this: it's a battery hog! My solution is quite simple, I use rechargable batteries which last about 3 hours, whereas normal batteries will probably get you 5 hours. I highly recommend this TV!

This TV is the best non-cable TV I have ever used!!
I was at some bodies house in Boynton Beach, FL and it pulled up TV Channels 100% great all the way 2 Miami.
This is an excellent TV!

This states that there are FRONT and BACK AV inputs, there are NONE in the front, only in the back.

I bought this TV specifically because it would be easy for the child I purchased it for to hook up his Nintendo systems and such right from the front.

This is simply not possible, there are no inputs in the front, so they are simply stating an untruth here.

Extraordinary picture. Sharper image, precise color without needing adjustment...and I have a small RCA 13" and a Panasonic. This picture is better. The autochannel setup directions were a bit confusing...and in fact I set it up by playing around. But, I can't believe the picture quality. I'm getting another set. Really great.

EXCELLENT!!! My wife laughed at me, but after setting up the color TV I'm getting the last laugh...

At just 2 years after purchase this TV stopped responding to the remote control. An authorized Philips service center informed me that the computer chips were cracked and would cost more to replace than the TV was worth; Philips said it was out of the 90 day warranty, so I would have to pay all costs. The TV is useless without the remote. Since this TV has never been dropped or damaged, the defective chips must have been there since the beginning and deteriorated with use over time. I would not buy another Philips product.

I'd been eyeing this TV as a bedroom TV because of it's great looks. The light up "feet" and clock are eye catching but once I brought it home, I found that the clock didn't work. This item is now out of production so I couldn't find a replacement for it.

Attractive and classy television with a clear picture and easy operation. The lighted feet and clock face are a nice touch. Has the neat feature of allowing you to set the alarm to wake up to any tv channel you set or to three different programmed sounds. Good sound quality with the speakers located on the front sides of the TV, it projects the sound around the room and towards the viewers unlike tvs that have the poorly designed speakers just on the sides. If looks matter to you buy this tv -it looks great. Not compromising performance for them here. Great for bedrooms.

A decent starter tv at a good price. Speaker is below par and picture isn't as good as the RCA Colortrac which it replaced. Still, I bought mine on line at Sears during a one day sale for 69.99 so I can't complain too much as the RCA cost twice as much.

Great picture and features, but the one drawback is the owner's manual. It's good that there is a 800 help phone number, because the manual is about useless.

We gave this particular TV as a gift. The recipient thoroughly enjoys it and all the features. Hope... gets more in stock. We want to give another one as a gift. Can't beat the price and we checked all over online and in the stores.

I purchased this in April. It is now mid-June and already the FM & TV signals have failed. Can only pull in AM ...which I never listen to! Have tried twice to contact the company (e- and snail-mail), but they don't seem to be listening and/or responding. Hoping to be able to submit a more positive review of their customer service and this product soon ...

Let me start out by saying I don't own a t.v..I do have 12 pocket sized radio's of assorted descriptions,,,,
I bought this one because c.crane said that it had the best am reception of any small radio ,it had a speaker,and it was digital, all of this looked appealing,,,
I live on the fringes of the Seattle radio market, AM is flakey here at best this little gem gets stations I dident even know about before and the FM is as good as any of my sonys.The other realy nice thing is that the battery life is much better than my other digital {a sony that ate two AA'S every three days}this one seems to go two weeks or so,maby because it only runs an hour if I forget to lock out the buttons and it gets bumped on in my bag ,the little speaker works well although it's size lets it get over run by any background noise, it sounds good and I was amazed that a 1"speaker could make that much sound
Now for the downers ,,, the offset earbuds: sounded good but I tye a knot in my cords so that the earpieces stay together then just ware one side so I can still hear whats going on around me, silly cords wouldent lay right,also the buttons are defenitly layed out for a right hander ,I'm a lefty so my thumb covers the readout when im serfing,,, now the only real complaint ,, the memery only changes foward, it can auto scan in reverse but there is no bouncing back and forth, to go back you have to set it to autoscan,then reverse the direction, then stop it when your selection comes around ,,,its quicker to just use the tuner ,I was realy bummed over that because that was why I wanted a digital
All in all I give it 4 stars,, its a realy nice little radio , sounds great,recieves everything,eats like a bird , and dont weigh much,,this is the most cash ive ever droped on a radio and after two months it still seems like it is worth it ,,,,, now if I could just get them to ask me about the buttons ,,,,,,,,,:),,,,<:3O~~~

This is my second of this model I have owned. I bought the first one at radio shack many years ago. I was afraid that I wasn't going to be able to replace it and was glad to see Amazon was carrying it.
It performs all functions well. The first one I had lasted for years and was put thru a lot of abuse. I even had the on/off control repaired at radio shack. The earbud connector is worn out on the first one from thousands times of removing the buds.

Besides function and size the most important feature to me is that it uses AA batteries. This size battery will last for may hours vs. another radio I had that used AAA batteries. I stay away from any electronic that uses AAA batteries, thay just don't last.