2.5" TFT handheld screen

MSE_Martin · 11 November 2005 at 7:05PM

A great toy, this, if you're looking for a gadgety christmas present.

Details:

Electronics catalogue shop Maplin's selling a 2.5" TFT screen handheld TV online at £39.99 including delivery.

That's currently cheaper than anything on the shopping comparison sites. (If you're reading this some time after it was posted though do use the comparison site links at the top of this page to check if it's cheaper anywhere else)

Not only that but sign up to Maplins newsletter and you get some discount vouchers to make it even cheaper

Specifications:

• Handheld TV with TFT 2.5-inch screen with super high definition
• Autoscanning for easy TV channel setup
• An A/V input jack allows the connection to a Camcorder or VCR/DVD
• Headphone jack for private listening
• Full menu On Screen Display
• Telescopic antenna that folds down or by using an external antenna
• Internal full range speaker

Link:

Maplin website

Click reply to discuss or if you've found one cheaper.

thepearce · 11 November 2005 at 7:22PM

IIRC Maplin give you some free discount voucher codes when you subscribe to their newsletter.

No idea what they are at the moment - if any...... but don't forget you can buy resistors for 1p if you need to make the value of an order up (say to £50)

I should imagine you can get 3, 4 or 5 quid off this.......will have to check it out.

EDIT: £3 it is then - thanks m_will.

m_will · 11 November 2005 at 7:34PM

thepearce wrote:

IIRC Maplin give you some free discount voucher codes when you subscribe to their newsletter.

No idea what they are at the moment - if any...... but don;t forget you can buy resistors for 1p if you need to make the value of an order up (say to £50)

I should imagine you can get 3, 4 or 5 quid off this.......will have to check it out.

Cheers,

Just signed up for the newsletter and got the following vouchers:-

£3 off £50 order
£7 off £100 order
£15 off £200 order
£30 off £400 order

Now do I really need a handheld TV? :rolleyes:

scoobysnaks · 11 November 2005 at 7:49PM

5% off if you use quidco.

thepearce · 11 November 2005 at 8:05PM

m_will wrote:

Cheers,

Just signed up for the newsletter and got the following vouchers:-
£3 off £50 order
£7 off £100 order
£15 off £200 order
£30 off £400 order

Now do I really need a handheld TV? :rolleyes:

Probably more than you need some of product code : G8R2 (resistors at 1p)

Bubba_Shaboo · 11 November 2005 at 8:09PM

There's a Casio TV-980 on the Casio Extra site here:
http://www.casioextra.co.uk/products.asp?action=ShowProduct&category=15&subcategory=&subsubcategory=53&ProductID=1882

£49.98 + £2.50 p&p but slightly smaller screen.

EDIT: Just found it on ebuyer for £35 + p&p http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/products/index.html?action=c2hvd19wcm9kdWN0X292ZXJ2aWV3&product_uid=95775&_LOC=UK

Must admit though, Bubba Junior© got a similar one a couple of Xmasses ago and frankly the reception is pants, especially if you move around. I've since spoken with other parents who had bought similar and it seems this is a common thing with most of these mini-portable TVs.

HTH

Bubba©

Derek_Duval · 11 November 2005 at 9:00PM

Only problem with these TV's is they won't be much use (except for the AV input) when analogue is finally turned off, which the government want to start doing in 2008. OK, I can't see them doing it this soon, but it's something worth bearing in mind.

gromituk · 22 November 2005 at 7:43PM

Bubba_Shaboo wrote:

Must admit though, Bubba Junior© got a similar one a couple of Xmasses ago and frankly the reception is pants, especially if you move around. I've since spoken with other parents who had bought similar and it seems this is a common thing with most of these mini-portable TVs.

It's inevitable, because the aerial is somewhat inferior to the roof-mounted directional job a television normally expects! Analogue TV was never expected to be received this way.

jakemuk · 22 November 2005 at 8:06PM

i got one of these of ebay for 15 quids week ago

zincoxide · 22 November 2005 at 8:19PM

Just a little reminder to you all, it's the world cup next year and one of these little beauties comes in handy!! Means you can be at *ahem...work and have this on in the erm, background!!

Or you know, at weddings, BBQ's and everything else you are bound to get dragged to when you should be watching the football!!

andybk · 22 November 2005 at 9:41PM

have to agree with #7 all these tvs are going to be obsolete in a few years , i still find it incredible that manufacture's are still selling them , just look through the argos cat and very few are digital , going to be a hell of a rush on new sets soon . andy

2.5" TFT handheld screen

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