Battery powered gadgets and gizmos have come along way in the past few decades. Think back to the time when your walkman took four AA batteries and ran out of power half way through forward-winding track three of an album. In fact the advancement of battery technology has gone hand in hand with the advancement of mobile technology.
What about your TV?
Well Toshiba have come up with a battery powered TV. The Toshiba REGZA 19P2 can run on both battery power and be plugged into the mains but with a 19” screen it’s hardly what you would call portable. According to Toshiba’s own research the removable battery pack (roughly the size of a chunky laptop battery) of the REGZA 19P2 can keep it running for up to five hours, more than enough time to watch a football match in the afternoon sun, or host a midnight matinee in your garden. The set could also prove very handy if you have a blackout and really can’t miss the end of the programme you’re watching.
The 19” screen has a resolution of 1366×768 pixels, so while it’s not quite full HD it’s still a very sharp image. Like most new TV’s it has a built in TV tuner and a HDMI port and additional batteries can be bought for 85 USD.
The only question that needs to be answered is, is there a market for it? It’s size means it’s not truly portable (fellow passenger may complain if you were sat next to them watching it on a train for example) and therefore it could really only ever be used at home. But why would people pay out for a non HD battery powered TV for use at home when they could simply buy an extension cable and move the TV they already have? We might not have an answer to this question in the near future as the TV is only being aimed only at the Japanese market at it’s launch.
Price: Toshiba REGZA 19P2 is priced around 500 USD
Toshiba REGZA 19P2 - Battery Powered TV,Ian writes for Audiorent.co.uk and AVRent.co.uk, PA hire and AV Hire London websites
Atish
Jul 19. 2011
Battery powered TV. its Good for the place where power goes frequently. Nice to know about the TV.
Thanks salman for the nice share.
TechCrates
Jul 19. 2011
Thanks to the guest author Ian for this post 🙂
Aamir
Jul 19. 2011
if i understood correct, then it can 5 hrs once full charged..
but i wonder how much time will it take to get full charged
TechCrates
Jul 19. 2011
This TV is aimed only at the Japanese market at it’s launch…. so I don’t have any idea on the exact charging time but sources say that it varies from 5-6hrs for 2-3hrs playback 🙂
karan
Jul 19. 2011
“watch films on the train without having to carry a car battery”. Lol. Looks cool:D
Freeware Tips
Jul 21. 2011
nice gadgets
I love toshiba’s products
TechCrates
Jul 21. 2011
Good to know that … Anyways thanks for stopping by my blog
Olawale Daniel
Jul 22. 2011
Thanks for the review 🙂
It helps.
Priyangshu
Aug 06. 2011
Wow !!! That’s a nice one !!!
Blogger
Dec 27. 2011
Thanks for this Nice article, keep it up.
carl anderson
Sep 04. 2012
japan market only? u s a just got hit with issach huricane,many people that flooded out and now without power.going home to a place without power flooded or not .some tv intertainment on 19 inches instead of 7 inches or tiny phone screen.would most welcome.inverter on car or truck several more days of intertainment.ther was also multi state blackouts also.
TechCrates
Oct 11. 2012
Thank Carl for your thoughts! There are a lot of very useful ideas to use battery powered TVs and you named already a few. Looking forward to more especially when battery capacity and life time increases
Tony
Jul 14. 2014
I can’t imagine there being much of a market for this. It’s hard to believe that TV would be such a high priority in the midst of a power outage and it’s certainly not very portable.
goo.gl
Jan 23. 2017
Informative article, totally what I was looking for.