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Julie Administrator Posts: 2752 |
posted 11-07-2002 07:55 PM
   
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Tuttle unregistered |
posted 11-08-2002 06:58 AM
Seems like a pretty good unit for the price, but for the high-pitched whine. One Q; is the tuner cable-capable? It doesn't sound like it has cable-input, but I suppose you could get an RF adapter, but the question remains whether the tuner is capable of 50+ channels or more... Thanks, nice review. |
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Julie Administrator Posts: 2752 |
posted 11-08-2002 07:47 AM
Tuttle: Supposedly it is cable ready. I don't have cable in my area, so I can't test it. Julie |
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Meshac Member Posts: 28 |
posted 11-08-2002 01:13 PM
NO CABLE?!?!?!?! Man, and I thought I lived in the middle of nowhere.<From Star Wars..."If there's a bright spot in the universe, you're in the town it's farthest from."> This device seems pretty cool, except for the high pitched whine. Were you able to find a source of the whine...maybe the power supply? This looks like a cool unit, something I might just buy. |
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10basetom Member Posts: 30 |
posted 11-08-2002 01:57 PM
a remote without a power button??? ummm, that's like a solar flashlight or screen door for submarines. these guys definitely need to take some basic design classes. |
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Julie Administrator Posts: 2752 |
posted 11-08-2002 02:26 PM
Meshac: It could be the power supply... I'm not sure. I actually just found another review that also mentioned that their unit hummed. So it's not just a fluke with mine. Julie |
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JeffT unregistered |
posted 11-10-2002 08:48 AM
I have 2 GMX 6" TV's One does have an on/off button on the remote the other doesn't. The second TV I bought had a high pitched whine so I sent it back for replacement. Both now do not have this whine. Very good value TV/monitors. I use mine for DVD play back in the car. Excellent picture with adequate viewing angle and good sound quality for such a small speaker. JeffT |
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icruise unregistered |
posted 11-11-2002 12:38 PM
Looks like they ripped off Sharp's line of Aquos LCD TVs. |
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Peter from Australia unregistered |
posted 12-01-2002 08:47 PM
Just bought the 7" model recently on the net. Although I lived in Australia and mention that to their representative. I received one with "PAL I" tuner shipped to me from UK. (I have their email reply telling me it can accept Australian TV broadcast before I place an order, which is "PAL B/G"). And they don't want to answer my email anymore. I lost confident in Internet Shopping after this one. Now I have to use it as a Monitor, lucky it has AV input. Although it looks like it has two speakers, It got only one Audio input, so it is Mono anyway. One thing that strikes me most is the poor picture quality in PAL. It looks perfect with NTSC signal. But PAL image looked jagged edge. May be this unit is basically a NTSC monitor with PAL as a second thought. Besides all the negative comments, it does have some nice touches. Like the full functions remote. Vivid color reproduction, Enough pixel for a decent picture. There is no product like this in Australia. I wonder why? After this I believe I will not buy from the net again. |
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JeffT unregistered |
posted 12-24-2002 11:20 AM
I have also bought the 7" widescreen model. I live in the UK and mine is PAL I. The picture quality is not as good as the 6" but the larger size and better (widescreen) format makes up for it. The first one I received failed but was replaced fairly quickly. Build quality is not inspiring but they are cheap compared to some. Jeff |
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Peter from Australia unregistered |
posted 12-25-2002 10:36 PM
Ask for a replacement, but I was told to pay postage both way and custom clearance again. That is at least another US$100 for a mistake the seller made. It is BAD. Anyway, the off-air TV broadcast will cease in a few years. (2008 if no change) A TV tuner will be useless by then. So I think I will stick with it for a while. I like to add that the viewing angle is narrow up and down. (It is better side by side). This is annoying since I use it on bedside and I have to maintain my post all the time. Whenever I want to sit up or lie down I have to adjust the TV's angle again and again. I have a Panasonic DVD player with 7" lcd screen that I bought oversea, which has a better picture and viewing angle. But too bad it is NTSC only. Just found out the 6" model available in Australia's shop for AUD$499. That is about US$250, by the brand Lenoxx. |
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Reza unregistered |
posted 01-02-2003 02:50 PM
I have had the little TV for a month now, and Im very happy with it. I have it wired to by Satellite Receiver using the RF adapter that comes with it. Its good value piece if kit.
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matros@telia.com unregistered |
posted 01-07-2003 01:33 PM
I bought a similar TV like this, on the outside looking exactly the same but another brand on the front, Silvan. I bought it in Canary Island in a local shop. I got home to Sweden and started to use it, and after some 10 hours of use the TV broke down. All black, no sign of life. I have read in some webpages that it is extreemly sesitive for the voltage it´s supplied with. It should not exceed 12 V DC. My powersupply gives 12.5 V DC. I don´t know if that´s the reson or not. If there is someone who knows where I can find a schematic diagram over the electronics so I can find the broken components and have it repaired, I should be very happy /Mats |
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Peter from Australia unregistered |
posted 03-26-2003 10:21 PM
My GMX had developed a problem. The backlight does not work at the moment I switched it on. Sometimes I wait a few minutes and it turn on itself. I don't think it can last long. |
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ratbird unregistered |
posted 05-02-2003 05:52 AM
Check this out, another SILVANO! NO GMX! Check out the link of this page i made! |
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ratbird unregistered |
posted 05-02-2003 03:35 PM
Your not the only one with pictures check out the link above!!!! This is good little tv with style!!! But i would gt an external antanae or tuner!! Worth every dollar! |
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ratbird unregistered |
posted 05-02-2003 03:36 PM
Its time for you guys to post or email me about the page i made and tat tv that i got! Cause i made it for a reason!!!! |
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SILvAN0? unregistered |
posted 05-02-2003 03:39 PM
Wow nice ratbird! Your good you did a great job, more pictures says more words than that other review page above yours! Yours really tells a story! The first page has to many words! GREAT JOB! |
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Anthony Roberts unregistered |
posted 07-15-2003 09:41 AM
Hi Jeff T I just need to know where do you buy your GMX 6" monitor from? Thanks quote: |
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JeffT unregistered |
posted 07-15-2003 01:23 PM
Anthony One of the units stopped working the other day. First I only had the backlight at turn on. I turned it off and back on. Nothing. It was a poor soldered joint on the power connector. It was resoldered and is now fine. JeffT |
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