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Review SuperSonic SC-499D Portable 9″ TV with Digital ATSC / NTSC Dual Tuner, AC/DC Adapter, Remote and Rechargeable Battery
9 inch TFT color LCD display * Multi System: NTSC / ATSC tuner * Built-in rechargeable lithium battery * Tuning System * 90 presets * On screen display * AC adapter Car Power * Built-in speakers * Full Control of Remote operation * Earphone jack * External antenna jack / AV-in jack * TV stand included.Read more…
Customer Reviews
By R. Hardy (Texas)
I was looking for a TV battery specifically for use in case of power failure AA. After reading reviews on different brands of portable TV from different places, I decided to give this a try. The battery is fully charged when received.
The first channel scan with the antenna provided does not take anything, (I live about 20 miles from the nearest transmission tower). I connected an old set of rabbit ears that came with a TV that I bought many years ago, rescanned and picked up 3 channels, a weather station, the local NBC affiliate, and something else. The weather and local news is what is important to me when the power is off, so that is good. I connected the cable, rescanned and received all of my regular cable channels. For emergencies, this work. I am purchasing a 12 volt power supply that runs on 8 D batteries as a backup internal battery that lasted about 2 hours.
Has a very well when connected to rabbit ears and perhaps even better when hooked to cable.
Another note: I have repositioned the rabbit ears and now get 6 channels.
The power supply I bought is not available here. [...].
The only negative: coaxial antenna provided and the connection is close to screw the cable to it. (I solved this with a push on connector, which raises sufficient connection for easy attachment of the cable or antenna).
The image of this unit posted on Amazon and elsewhere, is not the SC-499d. Watch images sent to the customer to see the picture I sent from the web site of the factory.
Update: Amazon has changed the image on their website since I added the website from the producers.
By weatherguy
The TV setup process was simple. Great little picture and sound appropriate for a small package. The antenna supplied with the TV is useless unless it is called within 1 mile of the transmitter, standing on the roof of your house. I connected the TV up to my rooftop antenna and scanned in 20 channels. I tried 4 different indoor digital antenna and had to spend another $ 36 Terk model listed here on Amazon. You must use an amplified antenna. The $ 36 Terk was equally good as a $ 65 Radio Shack antenna. Short version is, be prepared to buy another antenna to use this TV and only then, you’re only gonna get ‘some’ of channels with a rooftop antenna will get.
By Hortensia G. Delatorre (MIAMI, FL USA)
Unless you are authorized to use the Empire State Building or the Eiffel Tower, like your basic TV antenna that captures more than a couple of channels. Amazon sells a Terk HD antenna that must be plugged into an electrical outlet to function. Imagine a portable TV antenna connected to an AC worked! Besides catches only a religious channel. Anyway, I returned the antenna and bought an antenna RCA HDTV flat with no better results, I returned the second antenna and bought rabbit ears antenna with the same disappointing results. I live in South Miami, Channel 4, CBS, is less than eight miles away, I see myself in the middle, sometimes I do, sometimes I do not. Enfatically I do not recommend this TV. The audio is terrible.
Greetings, good post.