The Portable Axion AXN-5328 TV

[Filip Norrgard]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.axiontv.com/www/ProductDetail.asp?did=132' target='_blank'>http://www.axiontv.com/www/ProductDetail.asp?did=132</a><br /><br /></div>Axion has introduced the AXN-5328 portable TV that features a 2.5 inch LCD TFT screen with a 480 x 234 pixel resolution. According to the manufacturer, the TV supports PAL and NTSC analog broadcasts on UHF and VHF frequencies. It also has a AV input for connecting a DVD player or other AV devices to it and the battery life can be expected to be about 400 hours. The price for this TV will be around $139.00 and available in Q2 2005. <br /><br /><img src="http://www.digitalmediathoughts.com/images/AxionTV.jpg" /><br /><br />I think it is quite strange to still see analog portable TV tuners being announced to the markets. Is there even a demand for portable analog TVs out-there? I though the trend was to go digital as of lately... ;)

[Chris Gohlke]

Actually, I bought a little casio like this last year specifically for the power outages that accompanied all of the hurricanes. Should have a generator by the time the season starts this year, so will not be so much of an issue.

[Phoenix]

Battery life of 400 hours??? 8O

How on earth could they get the batteries to last that long? That must be a typo.

Usually, you'll get around 3 hours or so with a pocket TV.


EDIT: I see it has a Lithium Ion battery, so maybe it can achieve longer life, but I can't see it getting too much more than double what alkalines would provide.