A few weeks ago I was going on a camping trip (camp site has electricity but provides no appliances) with the family so I decided to buy a portable tv for the kids. Who would of thunk it that searching for a good portable television would be harder than you think. I guess with all the huge LCD and plasma flatscreen tv;s controlling the market, small portable tv’s are the thing of the past.
Luckily for me I found one and it was the Haier 10.2 inch hand held TV, and it was both portable and easy to set up.
What I Liked Haier 10.2 inch Handheld Portable TV
An [ReviewAZON_Tooltip asin=”integrated” titlewordcount=”3″]inbuilt digital ready tuner [/ReviewAZON_Tooltip]means that this TV can be used out of the box-as long as it is connected to a good antenna, or is used in a good signal area. It takes only a short time to scan through the channels the first time, and beyond that the channels can be navigated using the small remote control.
An AC adapter allows you to power and to charge the TV from a wall socket, after which it will run on battery for around two and a half hours. There is an in-car adapter that is also included that lets you run the TV in the car, which is useful for long journeys when hooked up to a DVD player for the kids to watch.
There are a number of features on this TV that are particularly nice. The first is the channel memory. Once you have scanned your channels into the set for over the air use with an antenna, you can switch to a cable connection without losing the previous settings. You just need to switch to cable in the menu before scanning again, and it allows you to switch as often as you need without having to scan again when using the TV in those same areas.
The screen on this is matte, which is somewhat unusual compared to many mobile LCD screens today. This helps to reduce the glare when used in brighter light, and made the screen a little more usable outside because reflections don’t obliterate the picture. The slightly rubbery case is also nice as it makes the TV feel secure when you are holding it.
What I Didn’t Like About Haier 10.2 inch Handheld Portable TV
On the downside, the antenna that ships with the TV fails in most situations, with the signal it brings in being poor and unwatchable. However connecting it to an amplified indoors antenna is enough to bring good signal strength-enough that the pixelation and picture breakdown was minimal. Using the set as a TV in the car didn’t work out well because the car moves in and out of good signal, and this leads to frequent loss of picture. But in a tent or an RV that is stationary this wouldn’t be a problem.
Picture controls are lacking, with the only available settings being ‘cool’, ‘normal’, or ‘warm’. This means that you cannot control the color balance more finely, and have to accept whatever fits best. It isn’t always a realistic color, but the picture is otherwise sharp and of good quality.
My Final Thoughts on the Haier 10.2 inch Handheld Portable TV
This is a very small TV and will never be the quality of a larger TV. Nor does it try to. But for an incredibly portable TV this is the ideal set, having a sharp picture that is very watchable, and easy and fast to set up and use. So if you’re looking for a handheld portable tv with quality then I would recommend the Haier Handheld portable tv as a good choice.
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