Philips PT902/37 9" Portable Digital HDTV with FM Tuner Product Description:
- 3 hours of built-in battery
- Easy installation and search
- 9" TFT color widescreen
- Detachable antenna design
- Free-to-air digital TV
Product Description
9" TFT Color WIDESCREEN LCD DISPLAY; FREE-TO-AIR DIGITAL TV CHANNEL RECEPTION; EASY INSTALLATION & AUTOMATIC CHANNEL SEARCH; FM DIGITAL TUNING; UP TO 3 HOURS PLAYBACK WITH BUILT-IN BATTERY; DETACHABLE ANTENNA DESIGN TO CONNECT TO OTHER ANTENNAS; FEW BUTTONS FOR SIMPLE & EASY CONTROL; INCLUDES REMOTE; DIM: 7.2"H X 9.4"W X 1.1"D
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89 of 93 people found the following review helpful.
By Traveler
Setting it up took a long time. Setup did not come on automatically the first time I turned it on. Just press options, then make sure it is set to AIR if you are not hooking it up to cable....otherwise it won't receive any channels. Then select channel installation and do an automatic scan. If you don't get enough channels you can try rabbit ears or a better antenna. I used rabbit ears, but the plug on the TV is so restricted that it's very difficult to screw on most antenna connections. Terrible design there. I had to modify a push-on antenna connection with a Dremel tool so it would fit. I couldn't get some of the local channels on the included antenna or rabbit ears (rural area). I finally put the rabbit ears about six feet above floor height in a window and got good reception of local channels with an excellent picture. The remote is poor, with no volume control or on/off button. It does have mute. Sound is what you would expect from a small TV, but acceptable. After all that I am very happy with the TV.
103 of 110 people found the following review helpful.
By Robert Leombruno
It does as advertised even though people make complaints about this product, they obviously didn't do the research first. This 9" DTV/FM unit is not supposed to act and be like your BIG WIDE SCREEN TELEVISION...so let's get that out of the way.But what this unit does do is replace a Radio Shack 5" AM/FM/VHF/UHF Black and White TV. I wanted it in the kitchen mostly for FM Stereo which this unit gives but also any local Air Channels. If you buy this to connect to a DISH, DirecTV, Charter Box, etc...then I can only ask one question: Why would you?...buy a bigger TV that lets you do this.Anyhow, some also complained the remote doesn't control volume. To this I say, connect a pair of amplified speakers with an On/Off Volume control. Sounds better anyway. Secondly, the antennae really works well within 50 miles of a major city. If you live in the country, don't expect this to do what your other tv's can't do. Enough said about that too.Another complaint: No DC power cord for vehicle use. My answer to that: Go buy one as you did for that $200 I=Phone and didn't complain. Besides, why would you use this in a car? DTV is finicky when the car moves and you do have FM on the dashboard, right?My only somewhat gripe is the FM antennae connection. It's a small pin like plug that easily bends if you get rough with it. I just wonder why they have two connections: One coaxial for TV and the pin plug for FM when they could have wired it inside the unit thus only the coaxial would be necessary.Other than that, I pick up over 40 channels in the Ft Worth Area and about 35 FM stations. And the picture is good for being an LCD screen. Easy to use and setup...another complaint by other users. Just need to realize that the new DTV scenario is in it's beginnings and time will make all DTV's standard in ease of use like the days of old analog tv. Enjoy!PS: Cost was $92 shipped FREE. Some local Walmarts also sell this but it's a hit and miss plus it ranges in price from $88 to as high as $200 so Amazon and Electronics Direct can beat them all.
93 of 101 people found the following review helpful.
By J. Davis
I bought this TV to use in the kitchen, intending to hook it into my DISH satellite system. Although the box indicates it will work with "cable", this is not exactly the case.After messing with this for about a week, I finally realized it had no pre-set channels on it. Therefore, I could not set it to channel 3 or 4 so it could receive the signal from my DISH box. I called Philips Customer Support and confirmed this.This TV will only work with systems that do not require a box to de-scramble the signal. If that is your intention you should be okay, and this little TV has an absolutely gorgeous picture.I also suggested to Philips that hardly anyone is familiar with a TV without channels and they really should do a better job of advertising this on the box. I expect we'll see lots of these showing up at a reduced price in the "opened box" category. Like the one I am returning.
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