Gloria S—June 13, 2015
NOTE: The model I purchased with the "curved" base is the Supersonic 9" model SC499. I noticed some customers seem to be complaining that the TV they get is not as pictured. There is a Supersonic 9" model SC499C with a "circular" base also being sold by Amazon. From what I've read, the model SC499 is the better TV. Amazon has more than one add but is advertising both TVs as SC499C. You need to clear this up. Supersonic's website only shows SC499 with "curved"base. I had to search around Amazon until I found the add for the model I wanted. Had it for about 6 weeks and so far, so good. TV works fine and picture is great. Perfect size for our bathroom; takes up very little space on the counter. Instructions that came with it are sketchy and not very helpful. If someone is not at least a little tech savvy, getting set up can be a bit problematic. Antenna that comes with the TV will only pick up a couple stations, and was difficult to attach to the TV as it had to be inserted through a very small opening making it nearly impossible to screw on to the television. We purchased a FlatWave Amplified Razor-Thin HDTV Indoor Antenna with 50-mile range for $59.00 from Walmart, and a quick-connect GQ BV-65 push on "F" adapter with a male/female connection for less than $2.00 from Fry's Electronics. You just screw on the female end of the adapter to the antenna cable, and then just push the male end onto the TV. We now get 22 stations. Waiting a little longer to make sure all continues to go well before buying another TV for second bathroom. But to date, very satisfied overall. Read more
Elmer Fudd—December 12, 2022
The picture and colors are vivid and clear. 1080 in a 14" it will be. I set picture mode to Soft or Standard and audio mode to Movie as the best options imo. Viewing distance 36" straight on. Side to side view is good. Vertical not so good. Works perfect next to the computer monitor and why I purchased. Small TVs are expensive but this one has a good price in the small TV range. Did not get it for the battery feature. Overall satisfied with picture and sound in those modes. Edit: 7 months later July it's hot. The original 12 Volt 1.5 Amp output power adapter overheats and quits indicated by the red light on the TV. Ordered a 12 Volt 3.0 Amp output power adapter that does not heat up after hours of TV viewing unlike the original adapter did. Otherwise still satisfied with the TV. Here is a link to the adapter used to replace the original. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYVK222Q?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details Edit: Almost 11 months the remote quit luckily at volume level 10. Can't find a replacement remote for this SC-2814 model. If you have Dish with an old remote go to settings>remote control. Select TV under Devices. Select TV Pairing Wizard. Use the menu on the left to find then select Supersonic. From there it will prompt through a list of 12 codes. Once to code 12 volume up becomes power on/off. Volume down becomes mute. No it won't do volume up/down or menu for the TV. Hope this helps. *** Final Review*** Purchased Nov 2022. Worked until Jan 2024. The smallest 120v only TV I could find is Insignia 19" for cheap at Best Buy. No batteries, no converters and Dish remote works with it. Read more
Scott Meister—February 18, 2016
I agree with others that say you cannot pick up many stations without some kind of powered or directional external antenna, preferably not the ones that came with the unit. The telescoping antenna is absolutely worthless for picking up any stations while scanning. I'm only a 15 minute drive from one local station here & it cannot receive that channel. It also cannot receive the stronger network stations (NBC, CBS, FOX & others..they broadcast 30 to 50 thousand watts of power here) that are about 20 minutes away. And that's also trying to receive them while upstairs here, about 15 feet off the ground. But... when I attach my powered flat wall antenna (it looks like a rectangular plastic dinner table place mat), it can now receive those elusive stations that the telescoping antenna & magnetic based antenna just couldn't. I now receive 19 channels with the wall antenna. Zero with the telescoping & magnetic antenna. And yes, I tried walking around the room with the telescoping antenna attached, but it just wouldn't see the stations that the wall antenna found & set in memory. Oh, yes...the stations stay in memory after you power it off, too. That's a big plus there! On other good news with this device... it has a pretty good picture for a small unit. Nice & bright without the colors being washed out. The sound is quite loud & understandable (surprisingly) when you crank up the volume, even though the speakers are on the backside, not front-facing like a normal TV has. The remote, on the other hand, is something else. It has the plastic bubble type buttons that you have to press HARD for it to work. I mean, pretty hard! And you have to have small fingers or else you end up pressing two buttons at once. Using your fingernail at an angle doesn't work because you can't press down hard enough for it to respond. I can't say about the USB feature because I don't have any movies or pictures to show on it. What I CAN say, is that it supplies 5 volts to supply juice for the powered antenna (it's a USB powered wall antenna) so it's got that going for it. Battery life is okay. It lasted me about an hour before showing that the battery is low. Maybe I didn't charge it long enough, but an hour is okay by me. Just plug it in & watch forever. It does work while charging, so it's got that going for it too! This'll be a nice addition while I'm out camping. Since I have a solar generator I take along for primitive camping (no hookups), I can watch TV for a few hours after dark, instead of using up my data on the cellphone to pass the time before crawling into the sleeping bag for the night. I'm sure the powered wall antenna will pull those stations in out there in the middle of nowhere. If it's that good inside, I'll bet it'll be even better outside! Read more
