Best Portable TVs

What is a portable television
Today, a television is present in every house and almost in every room. Rapid technological development over the past century has made televisions extremely compact and extremely portable. Advanced portable TVs are now very popular with common users, especially with car and bus drivers. There are two types of small televisions: fixed and portable. This device always lets you watch your favorite TV show or sports match in the car while being convenient for long trips and outdoor events. Thus, we give below an overview of the 5 best portable TVs presenting their main characteristics to take into account when making your choice.

At the same time, if you are looking for a device to play DVDs or CDs, we recommend you check out our review of car DVD players.

What features to compare
When choosing a portable TV, the first thing to consider is the picture quality that depends on the size and resolution of the screen. Screen sizes from 7 "to 9" will be the best choice for cars and models with 800x480 pixel screen resolution are the optimal choice in terms of resolution. This screen resolution is perfect for such small screen sizes and will then allow you to pay attention to the proportions (standard and widescreen) .The standard aspect ratio (4: 3) is good for watching TV shows while widescreen format (16 Most of the time, portable TVs have active TFT panels that are characterized by high contrast, high brightness, and low response time. the screen will become darker or lighter anyway because there are no mobile TVs yet with an IPS panel.

The next important parameter for choosing a portable TV is Connection Options, allowing connection of different external devices. A decent portable TV must have a USB port to play various media files from external memory cards and an integrated card reader for SD, MS and MMC memory cards. You should choose models that can play popular formats such as AVI, DivX, MPEG 1/2/4, MP3 and JPEG. In addition, the availability of composite A / V inputs / outputs is essential for connecting external audio and video devices. Regarding TV signal reception, please pay attention to the built-in digital tuner for converting a detected TV signal into a high quality picture that you see on the screen. Almost all portable TVs have built-in antennas to receive a television signal from a television tower or retransmitter (usually in the city or surrounding area).

Supersonic SC499 9 LCD Digital Portable
IMAGE QUALITY

SuperSonic SC499 small TV has a 9 '' screen. So it's very practical and at the same time quite compact. The screen resolution of 640 x 234 pixels is enough to provide a clear picture for watching your favorite movies, TV shows, series or cartoons. The screen is based on a TFT panel that offers short response time, high contrast and excellent color rendering. The screen also has a built-in LED backlight.

CONNECTION OPTIONS

The connection options of this model have a USB port to play AVI, MP3 and JPEG files from flash drives. At the same time, there is an SD / MMC card reader to open files stored on memory cards. Among the other useful inputs and outputs of this TV, we must mention the following: 2 AV input jacks and a headphone jack. In addition, the SuperSonic SC 499 features a built-in PAL-ATSC-NTSC combo tuner, allowing you to watch digital and analog channels on this TV. The tuner also has an automatic tuning system with 90 preset stations.
POWER AND SOUND

The main power source for this model is a car socket to which this portable TV is connected by means of a 12V DC car adapter. In case you are not in the car, there is a simpler way to power your device - a rechargeable lithium battery. SuperSonic SC499 9 LCD has built-in speakers that give this little gadget a high quality sound. At the same time, if necessary, you can connect external low-power speakers with AV input jacks and enjoy even better sound.

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