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I have previously owned a portable Audivox DVD player for my car, which gave me all sorts of problems and Audiovox stopped supporting after only 3 years (in other words, they wouldn't repair at any price). Thus, I entered into this purchase with hesitation. However, I wanted an under-the-cabinet small screen TV, and there are only a few options in this market sector.
I should have learned, but same as my last Audiovox purchase, this one was problem-laden. While it worked (all of 6 weeks) it was adequate. Decent picture, average sound (I didn't expect more for the size and price), and installation was fairly easy.
However, about 5 weeks into ownership, the screen went black. No warning, no power. It happened once, and I thought perhaps a fluke event. However a week or so later it went black again, same thing, no power, no picture. And it never came on again.
I've called Audiovox again, and again their service has been non-existent. They actually recommend "buying a new one" and told me they "can't always get parts for these".
It makes me think they don't actually make any products but pay someone else to make items for them.
I wish I had just tried the more-expensive Sony.
PROS:
* Decent video quality
* Screen can be turned 270 degrees
* Remote is user-friendly
* Includes radio; decent sound.
CONS:
* Audiovox products seem prone to failure and Audiovox doesn't stand behind them. Warranty is virtually worthless
It might be a little soon to know for sure, but so far it is just what we wanted. It works very well under our cabinet where we wanted to have it.
The Ultra Slim was the only product we found that worked so well, in that area.
The television screen and clarity is quite good, but this product has significant drawbacks.
1. The depth of the unit means that if mounted flush with the front of standard-depth cabinets, you may have problems getting the various cable and audio plugs connected. All these connections are at the rear and there is inadequate space.
2. The sound quality is extremely poor.
3. Personal opinion but the styling looks clumsy and very dated.
So far, I love this product. Clear radio signal, DVD works great, and the TV signal (via antenna) is decent. As well as can be expected, at least. I'll be running cable to it in a few weeks, but all in allm very happy. Color is OK, a bit off at times, but acceptable, but the 9" sized screen is as small as I'd recommend. The set-up directions are easy to read and follow. No complaints. Would recommend it for a nice little under cabinet TV to cook or eat dinner to!
I bought this for my wife. She watches it everytime she's in the kitchen cooking. So far, so good, works perfectly. The picture and sound quality are good. She doesn't really use radio feature. I did have a couple minor problems but not with the unit. I had to make a wooden spacer to get it to come to the bottom of the cabinet. I was able to use the provided template on space rather than inside cabinet, worked great. There was so little space between wall and back of TV for cable hook up. Found a 90 degree adapter that made hooking up coax cable a lot easier. All in all I would recommend this unit. We've had it a couple months with no problems. She loves it. Thanks
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