What is a Portable TV?
A portable TV contains many of the same features of its large screen cousins, but it can be carried easily out of the home and into the wilderness. Different consumers may have different ideas on what constitutes a ‘portable TV’, but in general it is a smaller television set (under 13″ screen) designed with handles or reinforced casings. Some portable TV models still use the bulky cathode ray tube technology of standard televisions, while newer models employ a liquid crystal display (LCD) on a flat screen. In the earliest days of portable TV technology, most of the models available were small black & white sets kept in children’s rooms or the kitchen. Power still had to come from a standard household outlet, limiting the actual portability factor. Battery-powered televisions became available in the late 1970s and early 80s, but their power requirements often limited viewing time. Multi-purpose ‘boom boxes’ occasionally offered a small television screen and a tuner capable of receiving
Introduction The term ‘portable TV’ brings to mind different pictures and different sizes to different consumers. What everyone will readily agree upon is that a portable TV has to be a smaller TV than the conventional size. Also, it has to come with handles or reinforced castings. Regular Features of portable TVs A portable TV set typically comes with a screen size less than 13″. Some of the models still use the CRT (cathode ray tube) technology. But the newer models increasingly go for the LCD (liquid crystal display) and flat screens, adding to compactness and convenience. The earliest models of portable TVs were small black and white models that still had to be connected to a household power outlet. These were typically used as additional sets to be kept in children’s rooms or kitchens. The necessity to connect with a power outlet actually limited the portability of these models. Battery-operated models came into the picture later. However the limited battery charge was a constrain
