Portable, battery-powered analog TVs may be able to receive over-the-air programming after February 17, 2009 if they have the necessary plugs to allow them to be connected to a digital-to-analog converter box. Because it is not anticipated that battery powered digital-to-analog converter boxes will be produced, an external power source would also be required.
I looked up some specs for these boxes, the chipsets and other parts all run on +5 volts, I don't see why one couldn't be modified to accept batteries instead of converting from household current with a cord (similar to a computer tower...) After all, laptops are capable of running on batteries! Also, expect, for big bucks, DVD players to come out which are capable of using the new USB digital tuners. Now, why can't someone come up with a DVD player screen with a built in tuner INSTEAD of the soon-to-be-extinct HD DVD player? (there might be one already, but I'm unaware of it) Oh wait, then you'd get your Over the Air television FREE instead of having to buy discs...
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Gored Bushed @ Dec 20th 2007 10:34AM
When are they going to make an unit small enough for my small NTSC portable TV. Where are any ATSC portable/pocket TVs?
Janitor Mann @ Feb 28th 2008 1:42PM
from: http://www.dtv.gov/consumercorner.html#faq18
What about my portable, battery-powered analog TV? Will I be able to use it to watch broadcast TV after February 17, 2009?
Portable, battery-powered analog TVs may be able to receive over-the-air programming after February 17, 2009 if they have the necessary plugs to allow them to be connected to a digital-to-analog converter box. Because it is not anticipated that battery powered digital-to-analog converter boxes will be produced, an external power source would also be required.
Janitor Mann @ Feb 28th 2008 2:23PM
I looked up some specs for these boxes, the chipsets and other parts all run on +5 volts, I don't see why one couldn't be modified to accept batteries instead of converting from household current with a cord (similar to a computer tower...) After all, laptops are capable of running on batteries!
Also, expect, for big bucks, DVD players to come out which are capable of using the new USB digital tuners. Now, why can't someone come up with a DVD player screen with a built in tuner INSTEAD of the soon-to-be-extinct HD DVD player? (there might be one already, but I'm unaware of it) Oh wait, then you'd get your Over the Air television FREE instead of having to buy discs...