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. . . . .You all set for your great outdoor camping or hiking adventure. What should you bring? You'll likely want to bring some entertainment along with you. A portable radio or cd player is great. But a video player beats them all. The quality of today's Handheld or portable TV sets are simply astonishing. New display technology like TFT active matrix LCD screen brings vivid colours , higher levels of brightness and clarity. Wide viewing angle allows several people sitting on the left and right to share the programs. It is surprisingly good. Out in the open ground or field, you can easily get excellent antenna reception.
Out in the open blue sky in the mid day sun, the screen looks good and doesn't even wash out. These wonders can be powered by AC power outlet or by 4 ordinary AA batteries. These batteries are good for 2-3 hours of viewing pleasure. The screen sizes range from 2 to 4 inches. Ideally you should pick a wider screen as the smaller screens will give you a headache from watching those tiny moving images. These gizmos feature inputs which allow it to double up as monitor too for other video sources such as video camera, video cassette recorder or even game console
These portable TVs are inexpensive. Casio 4 inch portable lcd tv cost less than $ 200. For those worried about weather or prefer to a beach setting , a weather resistant model is available too.