I bought this to replace my analog Sony Watchman that will be useless after the digital conversion in February. The owner's manual is pretty sketchy, but I figured out most of the functions within 5 minutes. It comes with a lithium battery pack similar to a cordless telephone, I wish it took replaceable AA batteries, but it seems to hold a charge OK for emergencies. I was surprised that the tiny remote included with it is pretty full function. The included rod antenna screws on the side to a coaxial connection. I wish it were on the back of the unit and out of the way a little more. Right now, I am guessing some of the local channels I am receiving are analog, because the picture is grainy; I have heard digital pictures will be all or nothing; clear or non-existant. Some of the other channels further away from me are bright and crystal clear. I know some of my local stations aren't broadcasting digital at full strength yet, so I will wait until February to pass judgement on the picture/tuner quality. I bought it as an emergency back-up, so I am cautiously optimistic it will function better next month in that capacity.
Amended review on 6/15. Well, it failed the test. I had autoscanned channels on the Haier last Friday during the 6/12 digital conversion, and picked up about 15 stations with the supplied rod antenna. However, it only worked in an upstairs bedroom near the window. Well, this weekend was the first test of the set. We had severe thunderstorms knock out the power for several hours yesterday, so I pulled out the Haier to watch. I couldn't pick up a single channel that I had previously scanned. So , I rescannned it 4 different times, in 4 different locations, indoors and outdoors. All I could pick up were 4 Christian stations broadcasting from Dayton. I live closer to Cincinnati, and picked up zip. To say I am disappointed is an understatement. My little analog Sony Watchman used to pickup 6 Cincy stations and 4 Dayton stations. Who calls the digital conversion progress besides the cable and satellite companies selling their services?Get more detail about Haier HLT71 7-Inch Handheld LCD TV.
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