I purchased this little TV as a gift for my wife. It was easy to set up. Directions were good. Exercise a little caution when extending and retracting the antenna. It's a little tricky and you could easily break it if you force it the wrong way. I live outside of Philadelhia, PA so there are a several local stations which the TV setup program found. The picture clarity is excelent, and especially so on HD channels. The sound is like listening to an old fashiond cheap ear bud. If you can live with the sound it seems to be a great little TV. It has been plugged in since a few days after Christmas and my wife is happy with it except for the sound. VIZIO VMB070 7 - Inch Edge Lit Razor LED LCD Portable TV
This Vizio 7" TV has a fabulous picture, is easy to set up, is big enough for the big game, but small enough for sneaking it into work without attracting too much attention. It comes with an adapter cable for hooking it to cable TV or an outside antenna, AC adapter, slip case, full feature remote, and a cable to allow hook up to an external video source like a DVD player. Two faults, however. One - forget about watching broadcast TV while in a moving vehicle (that one is the fault of the new Digital TV broadcasting standards, not the fault of the Vizio). Two, the audio leaves room for improvement. No doubt, compromises must be made to shove so much TV into such a small package, and connecting a cheap pair of multimedia speakers will make the audio A-1. Also, I wish the slip case had pouches for the remote control and the power adapter, but the positives of this unit make my complaints seem petty. In a word, you'll love this little set!
My first thought after opening the box was WOW. Excellent design, the unit looks impressive, sleek design and definitely nicer than any other 7 inch TV on the market.
Then I turned the TV on ....
The picture looks GREAT ... BUT it has red pixels on the screen that won't change colors. Though the red pixels get lost sometimes if the program is colorful, they are still there. I looked on the quick start guide only to find the following disclaimer:
" Your TV is precision -manufactured .... However, sometimes individual pixels may not display. This is common in this type of product and DOES NOT mean your TV is defective" I am a Manufacturing Engineer for a touch sensor company... this product would never have shipped !
The other drawback are the tinny sounding speakers.... they sound like the designer forgot to incorporate any of the bass frequencies...
The unit looks great ... picture is awesome, but quality issues and sound quality need to be addressed !!!
The only other two models that should even be considered purchasing [AS OF 02/2011] are the Eviant brand or the Haire brand. After looking CLOSELY at the Eviant and Haire brand 7 inch lcd models. I decided upon this Vizio model and I'm thrilled with it's quality. This is the only model on the market that is LED back lit which makes the picture very bright with a rich black level and amazing color.. Unlike alot of reviews about other models only receiving 1-2 channels with the units built in antenna.. I was able to pick up at least 12 channels right out of the box with the built in antenna while at my residence which is 30 miles south of a major city where "cable" is still not available.. [Have Dish Network}. The unit has a sleek look to it and feels durable. The remote control is slim and loaded with features of a full size piece. The sound could be a little better,but it does NOT detract in any way from your ability to enjoy watching a program. There is a flip out kick-stand on back of unit that works terrific at positioning the tv at an appropriate viewing angle.A soft neoprene slip cover is included which works nicely to store the tv and should reasonably protect the item. The set up is quick and easy and the instruction book is very user friendly for those of you afraid of electronics.It has most of the conventional connectors[SORRY,NO HDMI INPUT]to hook up dvd,video game systems and a USB input so you can use it as a digital photo frame as well. Resolution is 800x480 which is much better than other portables of this size.. This Vizio model may be a few dollars more than some other brands out there,but you get what you pay for.. Mine was only $98.00 at time of purchase. First saw this unit at Sam's Club for $129.00 and decided to wait and saved some money. Overall.. Try to imagine a full size lcd/led television.. shrunk down to fit in the palm of your hand. Thank you to Vizio for doing it right.I do wish that Vizio would have included a car charger.. Now I hope SONY will get into the compact/portable line[crosses fingers]..If you are looking for a portable 7 inch lcd.. your search is over.
I gave this as a gift to someone this Christmas, and have to say I was very impressed with this product. It truly is only about 1" thick, it is perfectly sized for a miniature television, and user friendly right out of the box, in my opinion. I was blown away by the picture quality, and its ability to pick up HD channels. This mini tv blows all the other mini tvs out of the water, and no doubt represents the style and compactness of future products - vizio is simply 8 steps ahead of everyone else. I personally don't think the sound is all that bad. To me, the vizio's sound is far better than laptop speakers (as long as you're not talking about a special entertainment laptop etc), but of course not as great as you'd get on a 'real' tv. But I find no problem with that, and neither did the person receiving this gift. The tv comes with a user-friendly user guide, as well as a neat kind of 'wetsuit' type of cover for it, that zips closed around the entire unit. It also comes with the standard cables/plugs etc. Its remote is nice and easy to use, and overall the entire tv just has a very high quality feel to it.
A few tips... Definitely don't skip reading the directions in the startup guide on this one. They are very short, but very particular. From what I understand (based on watching the person who received my gift start it up) in order to turn on the tv for the first time, you first must locate the 'official' on-off switch which is located BENEATH the antenna paddle located on the side of the unit. You have to swing out the antenna paddle (which is easy to do), as if you're accessing the antenna, and then under that is a switch that has to be put to On. Then, you have to press the secondary power button located at the top of the unit. Then, you have to power on the television *using the remote*. Odd startup, but that's what seemed to be required for first time use. After that, all you need is to press the 'secondary' power button or power it on with the remote. But during first use, all three power buttons have to be activated.
The person I gave this to hasn't stopped raving about the TV, and it's been several weeks. They love being able to watch tv on their lunchbreak, etc., or at the airport, what have you. It's light but not cheap-feeling, and has a very sleek looking exterior.
A note to Toy Fuzz, whom I bought the product from via Amazon, although I got the item quickly and appreciated the fast shipping time, they need to pack the item better. The item was sent in a box bigger than the Vizio box, which would have been ok if there had been some packaging filler used, to secure the item in the box - but there was not. As shipped, the item rattled around in the bigger shipping box its entire trip - not a great way to send out electronics in my humble opinion. Some shredded paper, plastic bags of air, anything could do the trick. - Emergency Tv - Portable Digital Tv - Portable Tv - Portable Digital Lcd Tv'
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