Portable-TV Reviews

Teerible tv. It has a terrible picture. I bought this tv a couple of weeks ago and I dislike it. The day I got it I happy because I have very little to do in my small college room, it was ok the first day, then the next day the tv did not respond. I changed the channal and it took 5 seconds before it respond, the 20 seconds before the sound came out. The voulme it took 10 seconds before the volume changed. I had to unplug it for it to work again. I am not the only one 3 of my friends bought this same tv and they have the same problems I was the only one who bought it online the rest in a retail store. I think it is ok it is only for college but if I had bought it for my home then I would have return it, the other person to rate this pruduct says this tv is a good one i think it is terrible, I did not gave this tv a one becuase it was sufficiently good to keep.
But don't buy if you are planning to get a tv. I wish now that some one would have advice me this.

So of course I love this TV. I put it in the kitchen but I think I'll get another for my bedroom. The front jacks make it easy to hook up my game systems. I also like the earphone jack so I can crank up the volume and not bother anyone.

This is a great looking television! The blue finish is sort of metallic which gives it a different look than ordinary black TVs. I put it in my bedroom and it is the best picture in my house. It has a remote that is easy to use and a lot of automatic features that I love! Great gift for someone!

Teerible tv. It has a terrible picture. I bought this tv a couple of weeks ago and I dislike it. The day I got it I happy because I have very little to do in my small college room, it was ok the first day, then the next day the tv did not respond. I changed the channal and it took 5 seconds before it respond, the 20 seconds before the sound came out. The voulme it took 10 seconds before the volume changed. I had to unplug it for it to work again. I am not the only one 3 of my friends bought this same tv and they have the same problems I was the only one who bought it online the rest in a retail store. I think it is ok it is only for college but if I had bought it for my home then I would have return it, the other person to rate this pruduct says this tv is a good one i think it is terrible, I did not gave this tv a one becuase it was sufficiently good to keep.
But don't buy if you are planning to get a tv. I wish now that some one would have advice me this.

So of course I love this TV. I put it in the kitchen but I think I'll get another for my bedroom. The front jacks make it easy to hook up my game systems. I also like the earphone jack so I can crank up the volume and not bother anyone.

This is a great looking television! The blue finish is sort of metallic which gives it a different look than ordinary black TVs. I put it in my bedroom and it is the best picture in my house. It has a remote that is easy to use and a lot of automatic features that I love! Great gift for someone!

Teerible tv. It has a terrible picture. I bought this tv a couple of weeks ago and I dislike it. The day I got it I happy because I have very little to do in my small college room, it was ok the first day, then the next day the tv did not respond. I changed the channal and it took 5 seconds before it respond, the 20 seconds before the sound came out. The voulme it took 10 seconds before the volume changed. I had to unplug it for it to work again. I am not the only one 3 of my friends bought this same tv and they have the same problems I was the only one who bought it online the rest in a retail store. I think it is ok it is only for college but if I had bought it for my home then I would have return it, the other person to rate this pruduct says this tv is a good one i think it is terrible, I did not gave this tv a one becuase it was sufficiently good to keep.
But don't buy if you are planning to get a tv. I wish now that some one would have advice me this.

So of course I love this TV. I put it in the kitchen but I think I'll get another for my bedroom. The front jacks make it easy to hook up my game systems. I also like the earphone jack so I can crank up the volume and not bother anyone.

This is a great looking television! The blue finish is sort of metallic which gives it a different look than ordinary black TVs. I put it in my bedroom and it is the best picture in my house. It has a remote that is easy to use and a lot of automatic features that I love! Great gift for someone!

Before I go on and on about how wonderful this product is, I'd like to take a moment to thank the creator of the first watchman, and to congratulate him on a job well done. Okay, I'm finished.

I first got an idea of buying one of these portable tvs when I had to go to my three-year-old sister's gymnastic birthday party. I found myself sitting in the waiting room, bored to death, with dead batteries in my gameboy advance. Then another unfortunate guy came in and turned on a small casio portable tv. I walked over and checked out his little gadget, and was surprised at how good the picture was for the olympic USA vs. Canada hockey match. He noticed me looking over his shoulder, and asked me if I wanted to borrow it while he ran over to the bakery to grab himself something to eat. I said sure and found myself actually enjoying my time at the party.

I immediately started pestering my dad to take me to circuit city to let me buy my own portable tv, and used every last penny in leftover Christmas/birthday money. I was originally planning on buying a sony stereo system, but this seemed more like a neccessity than loud music.

I chose this sony model (I'm such a loyal sony fan) and took it home. When I popped in the batteries and flipped the switch to on, I was immediately stunned! The first thing I saw was Star Wars, on channel 11, and the picture and sound quality was perfect. I couldn't even tell the difference between it and a regular tv (okay, I admit it wasn't completely like our living room television). I scrolled through and found fourteen channels already available including NBC, CBS, WB11, Fox, ABC, etc. Plus the ability to upgrade to more channels! Wow. What a perfect item when going to Disney World and having nothing to entertain yourself while waiting in two hour long lines. Plus the little flip up visor is a big plus by blocking out unwanted sunlight and making it more of a theatre like experience.

Buy yourself this little tv and have some fun with it. ust don't show it to your friends. They'll get to jealous and not like you as much.

I saw nothing but positive things with this little handheld. The picture is great and so is the reception with the long cord antenna. I love the visor because it will keep out most of the unwanted sunlight on the screen. Go buy yourself one and have fun with it, I do!

I don't know what that other guy is talking about. I just bought it and I love it. The reception and image are great.

"When your system is more toward the cutting edge TiVo falls a little short."

Note that there is little written about how TiVo works or doesn't work when your AV system is more complex than television-vcr-straight cable. We bought the Series2 140 hour DVR thinking it would be perfect for our new plasma tv supported by it's hd digital cable box and cinema surround sound system. What we've found after approximately five hours of moving wires and cables from here to there with three different TiVo representatives is that TiVo doesn't seem to be compatable with systems like ours. It seems that if TiVo is not hooked up directly through the television (BOTH audio and video), there are profound delays between the picture and the sound - - if you get both the picture and the sound. In other words, you cannot watch live television through TiVo where the picture and sound match each other if your entertainment system is complicated, and, although we could get it to record, we have not been able to get the recording to play back with any sound whatsoever. We've tried every wiring configuration with every type of wires the representatives at TiVo could come up with without a desired result (I'm pretty good with wiring myself, too). I suspect it would work if we were willing to eliminate the AV Cinema sound system, but we've already spent a tidy sum on extra equipment with the intention of using it.

The concept is wonderful! The telephone service center at TiVo did have a rather long waiting time (about 1/2 hour on hold), and the reps were helpful, all things considered. But I believe that when your system is more toward the cutting edge TiVo falls a little short. One of the customer service reps I spoke with confessed, when asked, that most of their customers did not have equipment comparable to ours and therefore did not have difficulties in getting their TiVo into working order.

With the remote, the newer equipment (HD cable boxes, HD televisions) come with a 24-pin, not 9-pin port, so the remote control system leaves a lot to be desired. We found that it began to change our channels in a seemingly random fashion and at its own will so it needed to be disabled.

Overall, the experience has not been favorable in this household and the equipment will have to be returned. We're very sorry it won't work out for us.

TiVO has totally enhanced our watching experience. From features like being able to start to watch a show 10 minutes into it's beinr recorded (try that with a VCR), to fast skipping the ads (watch a 1 hour show in only 40 mins) its great. I now have two. You should also get one.

I purchased my first TiVo about five years ago but was so impressed that, when I outgrew it, I didn't think twice about buying a larger size. I gave my old TiVo to a friend who has nothing but rave reviews about it. I have purchased TiVo's as gifts for friends who give it nothing but rave reviews and talk about how easy it is to set up and how it has changed the way they view television.

I enjoy this device because I can set up Wishlists, pre-select shows and just forget the machine. When I finish things I need to get done (working, shopping, cleaning, etc.), I can sit down at the television and watch things that I've selected. If I'm interrupted, I can stop the TiVo and go back later to pick up where I left off. I also enjoy this device because I no longer have to decide whether to watch the educational channels or an entertaining movie. I watch the one I'm in the mood for right now and record the one that I know I'll want to see later. What a wonderful feeling of freedom to know that I can watch something I want to watch when I want to watch it!

This tv is a nice feature for your kitchen or where ever else you need a small tv. You could even bring it on a trip/vacation with you if you wanted because it only weighs about 20 lbs.

Having two young children and family out of state-travelling by vehicle is a must for my family. We received this item and a gift and could not be more thrilled! It is easy to set up and operate. With the headphone jack you can allow your children to play their video games and not hear a thing! I could not be more pleased. YOU HAVE TO GET ONE!

This is greate item and nice palying for children.

Can't say enough about how handy and convenient this little box is! I was recently transplanted to Georgia...where even a "dusting" of snow makes everyday life grind to a halt. This past winter (99-00), northern Georgia (and much of the rest of the NE coast) got hit by a severe ice-storm. In the suburban Atlanta are where I live, downed power-lines left more than 500,000 homes without power for as long as 3 days! Mine was out for about 36 hrs. My little GPX 5" portable became the focus point of my house for the next day and a half! Loaded up with batteries, it let my son and I keep abreast of how the repairs were going and have tv entertainment in the evening. Now, my son uses it when he wants to sleep out in his backyard tent. Picture was sharp and clear with good contrast and little interference considering that it was receiving on it's internal telescoping antenna. Battery life was surprisingly long...I think we ran it for about 6 1/2 hours all togethter and we didn't run out of juice. And the thing is so lightweight that you can prop it on your tummy in bed and forget that it's there. Very happy with this little unit...and I'd recommend that everyone should have one stashed in a closet "just in case!"

I have one of these at home, and it is a pretty good little TV for the price. I recommend it for secondary uses around the home. And like I said in my title- the reception is pretty nice.

Where to begin? It's a nice set, don't get me wrong, but I had problems with it. Good for gaming, but not great.

It has an aspect ratio of 4:3, but the rounded screen defeats the purpose of this (most annoying in games where information can be displayed there). It has two sets of Stereo AV jacks, but the AV channels can only be accessed by remote (unless you want to fiddle with the menu).

The screen is not very bright (only corrected if you plan on cracking the thing open and fiddling with the insides, thereby voiding the warrenty). My biggest peeve, if you shut the TV down on a AV channel, when you turn it back on, it will start on a TV channel (especially annoying considering I bought this set just for games).

The unit I received also had the screen itself off-center (from the opening in the case), obscuring part of the picture (I corrected this myself, but I don't reccommend anyone else do so).

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.

Picture quality of this 13" Panasonic TV is good, not great. If you want great, get a Sony or Toshiba. From what I have seen at the stores, the Panasonic's picture quality is approximately equivalent to an RCA, and is better than several other brands, including GE, Philips, Sharp, and Sylvania.

The audio on this TV could be better. The single small speaker positioned at the lower right on the front of the chassis does not sound as good as my previous 10" Panasonic TV. However, it does sound better than other small TVs which have their speakers on the sides.

The menu system for set-up is laid out nicely but is somewhat confusing to use due to inconsistencies in the keying for the "enter" command. Other TV brands I own (Sony, Mitsubishi) do this a lot better.

On the positive side, the Panasonic has the necessary controls for adjusting video quality, is straightforward to use (after set-up), looks attractive in a kitchen setting, and has a reasonably small foot-print. If you are looking for a small TV with a good picture, this might be the one for you.

We have this TV in the kitchen. The white color fits in well with our all white room. The set has a good picture, and the price is right. The only negative on this TV is the sound. The audio is mono, (one speaker) so one has to crank-up the volume
if there are other sounds in the room.If the audio on this TV was in stereo, I'd give it 5 stars. Even with that said, it is a good value. It even comes with a second, smaller remote that has a magnet, so you can stick it to the fridge.

Picture quality of this 13" Panasonic TV is good, not great. If you want great, get a Sony or Toshiba. From what I have seen at the stores, the Panasonic's picture quality is approximately equivalent to an RCA, and is better than several other brands, including GE, Philips, Sharp, and Sylvania.

The audio on this TV could be better. The single small speaker positioned at the lower right on the front of the chassis does not sound as good as my previous 10" Panasonic TV. However, it does sound better than other small TVs which have their speakers on the sides.

The menu system for set-up is laid out nicely but is somewhat confusing to use due to inconsistencies in the keying for the "enter" command. Other TV brands I own (Sony, Mitsubishi) do this a lot better.

On the positive side, the Panasonic has the necessary controls for adjusting video quality, is straightforward to use (after set-up), looks attractive in a kitchen setting, and has a reasonably small foot-print. If you are looking for a small TV with a good picture, this might be the one for you.

We have this TV in the kitchen. The white color fits in well with our all white room. The set has a good picture, and the price is right. The only negative on this TV is the sound. The audio is mono, (one speaker) so one has to crank-up the volume
if there are other sounds in the room.If the audio on this TV was in stereo, I'd give it 5 stars. Even with that said, it is a good value. It even comes with a second, smaller remote that has a magnet, so you can stick it to the fridge.