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Tivax HiRez7 Portable 7-Inch Digital Widescreen TV
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Technical Details
- 7" Widescreen LCD Digital TV
- Can use both antenna and cable
- Includes two rechargeable Li-ion batteries up to 1.5-hour usage
- Built in stereo speakers
- Will work with alkaline batteries when used in docking station sold separately
Product Details
Product Weight: 1.00 pounds
Shipping Weight: 2.65 pounds
Model: HiRez7
Manufacturer: Tivax
Sales Rank: 2008
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Customer Reviews
Sharon,
by S. Myles, 2010-03-03
This little item actually picked up channels faster than my 15". It is good in a pinch but could do better when you are mobile.
Not very good at anything,
by Jim, 2010-02-11
This TV disappointed me. It delivers mediocre picture quality and sound. It is very confusing to operate and adjust. The lack of "arrow" buttons to navigate the menus is a constant annoyance. I usually just have to try pressing one button after the other to move in a menu and hope to hit the right one. If not, then try again. The instructions are so poor, it is hard to understand what you are supposed to do to operate the thing. It can't receive any of the VHF digital stations in my area: the tiny little included antenna isn't sensitive enough. I could connect it to my attic antenna, but that defeats the purpose of a "portable" TV. I also purchased the dock and it turned out to be a very poor investment. It adds nothing to the sound but it does provide a way to use AA batteries. I should have stayed with my original plan and chosen to power this TV off a 12V storage battery in a rig I could have home-made. After owning this for several months, I now wish I'd returned it. My little analog Casio color TV (now essentially useless) delivered a much better picture and sound quality and took AA batteries to operate. It does not seem like any manufacturers are willing to invest in making a quality, truly "hi-res" little TV. If you buy this one, I suggest you be ready to return it and try something else. I wish I'd done so! (P.S. One nice touch: The little antenna's base is magnetic, so that is helpful in placing it where it might get better reception.)
Tivax,
by J. JohnsonLittrell, 2010-02-10
Because my cable service is analog for channels 2 through 85, and I have only Basic Cable with channels 2 thru 13, I had to return this item. The people at Tivax were extremely helpful, courteous, and professional. The televison was nice and I would have kept it if I could have used it.
It was a Tivax person who informed me that not all cable services are digital. When I call my cable company they informed me that all the hype about digital was for broadcaters and not local cable companys.
Amazon was fast and courteous with the refunds for the tv and the docking station for the tv.
I appreciate all that both Tivax and Amazon did to assist me in this matter.
Poor quality portable TV, terrible media player. The HiRez in its name is as gross overstatement,
by A. Dent, 2010-02-08
I will be very gentle and I will not let my disappointment show but I will state that, in my view, paying for this item is a bad idea. It is so because what you get is a bad portable TV with a dual personality, its second being that of an absolutely terrible, awful media player. This product should not have been made or sold.
I will first list the good things about this item, because not everything is bad, followed by the more disappointing aspects concerning the Tivax experience.
THE GOOD
- Nice packaging. The TV comes surrounded by a very substantial air-filled, cushion sleeve or pocket. It should be next to impossible for it to get scratched or in any way damaged during transportation.
- Good looks. From a distance, the Tivax looks quite okay.
- Many accessories included: rechargeable batteries, antenna, headphones, AV cables, power adapter, remote control. A docking station and a carrying case can be purchased as 'extras' if needed.
- Good I/O. Besides the antenna port, it comes with USB, SD card interface, headphones, audio in and video in ports.
- Stereo speakers, not bad for such a small TV.
THE BAD
- The resolution is terrible. For a TV that has HiRez7 in its name, the very low resolution is a big disappointment. I couldn't find anyplace in the manual a reference to the actual screen resolution but I suspect it's less than 200 lines.
- The antenna port does not allow for a 'regular' antenna to plug in. The coax connectors tend to be wider that the orifice provided and it's not easy to find something that fits.
- The supplied antenna - the size of my index finger is useless. I got about the same signal strength on this TV with or without it.
- The menu system - sequence of buttons to press to get things done is not always intuitive. After some practice one learns it but... is it really worth it?
- The TV's ability to play music is a joke. The speakers quality is terrible.
- The supplied headphones are probably the cheapest you would ever use.
- The TV's ability to play movies off an SD card or USB drive is, again a joke - see my comments on low resolution and poor speakers quality.
- The TV's ability to display pictures is another joke. There is very little control over what plays, the resolution is low and, incredibly, when set to a 16*9 mode it will stretch all pictures - the only way to display them correctly is in a 4*3 mode which begs the 'why' question, as in 'why bother with a wide screen TV if it can't display properly?'.
In practice, I was able to put together an antenna with a connector that actually plugs into the TV's port and was able to get a couple of channels. The experience was underwhelming, to say the list. Did I mention low resolution and cheap little speakers already? I purchased this items on one of Amazon's lightning deals so I didn't pay a lot but, knowing what I know now, I would not buy this TV for half the price. The only practical use we found for it was as a cheap, feature-poor photo frame, endlessly cycling through a couple thousand photos stored on an SD card, sitting on the kitchen counter. You can get a lot better for a lot less if you buy a dedicated picture frame.
2 great ideas, bad execution,
by uncletony, 2010-02-07
a great idea here is the card slot that effortlessly plays mpeg movies from the sd card slot, no other portable tv can really do that. the removable batteries, and the capability to dock with AA batteries is the second good idea here. everything else needs work. i sent it back mainly because i couldn't hook up the cable (no adapter) and was not able to compare it to its closest rival, the Coby, which lacked a card slot. But the Coby has a non-glare screen and fascia, while this one shines back. the Coby also has more refined software, but the usb slot here gives one hope that updates could improve that. finally, these should not be called portable, they are miniTVs, but digital signals aren't strong enough to penetrate buildings or follow a moving tuner, so every slightest movement of the TV means a reprogram could be necessary; buying a powered antenna is an absurd solution. but for a small, battery powered screen that u can hang in the kitchen for watching cooking shows off the sd card, or doing the same with kids shows, this is a great idea i would love to see developed further, but not bigger, it's big enough already. because it's not truly portable, it won't work in a hurricane emergency, which is what we needed it most for. it is also not loud enough when playing movies from the sd slot. put me on the list for the new improved model, but hurry - if sony gets into this game...