Casio TV-1900 2.7 in. Handheld TV
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- Aspect Ratio: 4:3
- Display Type: Color
- Radio Tuner Built-in: Without Radio Tuner
- TV Type: Handheld
- Screen Size: 2.7 inch
- Headphone Jack: With Headphone Jack
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Who needs it?
Pros
Completely portable color TV, quite sensitive
Cons
A battery killer, poor sound quality, useless in bright light
Recommended it?
No
Here's the technical stuff:
Screen size: 2.7?
Reception: VHF/CH2-CH13, UHF/CH14-CH69
AC Input
Earphone Jack
Rod Antenna
AC Option or 4 ?AA? Batteries
Battery life: 2.5 hours
Mono Only Sound
This is one of those technical curiosities that belongs in the electric fork category. Just as certain as I am that there is no reason to buy one of these, I am equally certain there isn't a man who can't invent an excuse to own one. My excuse? I was possessed.
Caveat Emptor! It is a battery pig. I use batteries as a last resort. Instead I use a universal transformer I bought from C. Crane Company so I don't need yet another transformer. Radio Shack has them but they cost more. Decide what you want to watch in advance and have plenty of batteries handy.
"The reception isn't too good in the store" was what I was told by the salesperson. In fact the reception is remarkably sensitive, better for audio than video. If you are accustomed to digital, hdtv, cable or satellite and have forgotten why free TV is becoming a dinosaur than this will remind you. You get the general broadcasts, in my location about a dozen channels and about 70% of those have pictures ranging from excellent to fuzz. But I can hear all of them.
The screen is small and being liquid crystal, it has an optimal viewing angle. It really gives new meaning to "personal" TV viewing. Two can watch the set if they are close enough together. I don't know how Casio did it but it seems like a "big" little screen.
The tiny speaker is, well tiny, tinny and when cranked up to full volume I guess it's loud enough. It comes with an earphone. The color is ideal. Surprisingly, you can watch a football game on this without too much eye strain provided you are in subdued light. Anything like outdoor viewing on a bright day is not going to happen until you find shade. I decided I could get around this by wearing my sunglasses. That's when I learned that if you have polarized lenses it makes the screen look positively scorched. It's best used inside which begs the question, why have a hand held TV that would be all but useless at say a stadium event? I don't have an answer.
Tuning requires selecting your band with a slider switch and pressing a search button. It is not a particularly fast procedure and you must search up or down for your channel. It stops automatically on any channel strong enough for it to lock on. A nice feature would be a channel lock to keep you from accidentally changing your channel and so it would turn on at your last selected channel.
Remember Dick Tracy and his wrist communicator and when television was only black and white? I'm sure I bought this TV more for it's novelty than its utility. I'm a little embarrassed by this purchase and I don't know why.
It occurs to me that I don't watch TV as much as I listen to it while generally going about other business. For this kind of viewing, this Casio is just fine. If I wanted to watch a movie of course anything bigger would be better. In the car or in a waiting room it is a nice alternative to listening to elevator music. It's also handy for just breaking news items when you can't find a conventional TV. Camping? Why not? See, I'm making up excuses for owning this thing again. There are books!
Structurally, it is light weight even with the batteries and easy to operate. Casio has a reputation for delivering quality that holds up.
There is no adjustment like on a tube set for color, contrast etc. You get what Casio gives and Casio gives good picture quality albeit a bit too red for my liking. The picture is fast but like computer graphics it isn't as fast as a TV tube. The picture blurs slightly when there is quick motion, it's almost subliminal. There is a fold out plastic stand that lets it stand up at an angle. I suspect this will be the first thing to break.
It speaks to the little kid in me. I can recommend this TV, the quality is very good. You can easily buy a conventional TV for the price but it won't be the same experience. Whatever your reason (excuse) for opting for one of these things, I bet you won't be in any hurry to give it up.
I'm now dreaming of the day when they make this unit cable ready or devise a tiny satellite dish. It would be nice to be able to use this as an external monitor for a VCR for instance, but you can't. These luxuries are available on other more expensive models and/or from other manufacturers if you really need it.
Screen size: 2.7?
Reception: VHF/CH2-CH13, UHF/CH14-CH69
AC Input
Earphone Jack
Rod Antenna
AC Option or 4 ?AA? Batteries
Battery life: 2.5 hours
Mono Only Sound
This is one of those technical curiosities that belongs in the electric fork category. Just as certain as I am that there is no reason to buy one of these, I am equally certain there isn't a man who can't invent an excuse to own one. My excuse? I was possessed.
Caveat Emptor! It is a battery pig. I use batteries as a last resort. Instead I use a universal transformer I bought from C. Crane Company so I don't need yet another transformer. Radio Shack has them but they cost more. Decide what you want to watch in advance and have plenty of batteries handy.
"The reception isn't too good in the store" was what I was told by the salesperson. In fact the reception is remarkably sensitive, better for audio than video. If you are accustomed to digital, hdtv, cable or satellite and have forgotten why free TV is becoming a dinosaur than this will remind you. You get the general broadcasts, in my location about a dozen channels and about 70% of those have pictures ranging from excellent to fuzz. But I can hear all of them.
The screen is small and being liquid crystal, it has an optimal viewing angle. It really gives new meaning to "personal" TV viewing. Two can watch the set if they are close enough together. I don't know how Casio did it but it seems like a "big" little screen.
The tiny speaker is, well tiny, tinny and when cranked up to full volume I guess it's loud enough. It comes with an earphone. The color is ideal. Surprisingly, you can watch a football game on this without too much eye strain provided you are in subdued light. Anything like outdoor viewing on a bright day is not going to happen until you find shade. I decided I could get around this by wearing my sunglasses. That's when I learned that if you have polarized lenses it makes the screen look positively scorched. It's best used inside which begs the question, why have a hand held TV that would be all but useless at say a stadium event? I don't have an answer.
Tuning requires selecting your band with a slider switch and pressing a search button. It is not a particularly fast procedure and you must search up or down for your channel. It stops automatically on any channel strong enough for it to lock on. A nice feature would be a channel lock to keep you from accidentally changing your channel and so it would turn on at your last selected channel.
Remember Dick Tracy and his wrist communicator and when television was only black and white? I'm sure I bought this TV more for it's novelty than its utility. I'm a little embarrassed by this purchase and I don't know why.
It occurs to me that I don't watch TV as much as I listen to it while generally going about other business. For this kind of viewing, this Casio is just fine. If I wanted to watch a movie of course anything bigger would be better. In the car or in a waiting room it is a nice alternative to listening to elevator music. It's also handy for just breaking news items when you can't find a conventional TV. Camping? Why not? See, I'm making up excuses for owning this thing again. There are books!
Structurally, it is light weight even with the batteries and easy to operate. Casio has a reputation for delivering quality that holds up.
There is no adjustment like on a tube set for color, contrast etc. You get what Casio gives and Casio gives good picture quality albeit a bit too red for my liking. The picture is fast but like computer graphics it isn't as fast as a TV tube. The picture blurs slightly when there is quick motion, it's almost subliminal. There is a fold out plastic stand that lets it stand up at an angle. I suspect this will be the first thing to break.
It speaks to the little kid in me. I can recommend this TV, the quality is very good. You can easily buy a conventional TV for the price but it won't be the same experience. Whatever your reason (excuse) for opting for one of these things, I bet you won't be in any hurry to give it up.
I'm now dreaming of the day when they make this unit cable ready or devise a tiny satellite dish. It would be nice to be able to use this as an external monitor for a VCR for instance, but you can't. These luxuries are available on other more expensive models and/or from other manufacturers if you really need it.
