Customer Reviews

Polaroid FCM-0700A 7-Inch Under-the-cabinet LCD TV

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Since I am the chief cook in the family, I use this TV in the kitchen. It is better than not being able to watch Iron Chef at all while I am chained to the stove, but not by much. I guess you get (at best) what you pay for. The first problem was the mounting template. It was inaccurate and didn't match the screw holes in the TV. To add insult to injury, the mounting screws are VERY fine thread; hard to start unless perfectly aligned, and easy to cross-thread. Once I finally got it mounted, the disappointment continued. It is impossible to set the brightness and contrast and forget it. If you set it so a given channel and program is watchable, odds are it will be washed out or too dark on the next channel, or even the next program on the same channel. By default, the TV comes on in the wide (16:9 aspect ratio) mode. Since 90% of programming is still in the 4:3 mode, you have to change it almost every time you turn it on. The remote requires that you press the "OK" button after entering the channnel number if it less than 100 - the TV is not smart enought to figure out that 027 means channel 27. The remote also uses an expensive and short-lived "button" battery, similar to a watch battery. Sound quality is on a par with a $9.95 portable radio, which pretty much makes the built-in AM/FM radio useless for listening to music. Bottom line: a big disappointment, even at a low price.

First off the AM/FM tuner is awful. I get better reception on a transistor radio. The speaker system was very tinny also. I could have lived with that since the LCD seemed to work very well at first. After one day, the TV would shut down after a few minutes of playing. It would require unplugging to get the system to start working again. Again after a few minutes it would shut down.
I traded it in for the SONY.

For the price this little t.v. does exactly what I need. Radio or t.v. while folding laundry. The picture is fine. The other thing that is great about this version of the under the cabinets is the depth. Most of the other versions are to deep and stick out past the upper cabinet. I just got it...I will redo my review if it doesn't hold up.

There are numerous reviews on this product where the picture goes out within 6 months. I got this as a xmas present and the picture has gone out, sound works fine, but no picture. I have seen the same issue reported time and again.

Polaroid will do nothing to replace or refund. $250-$300 is too much to spend on 6 months of use. Polaroid should be ashamed. Target, Walmart and Radio Shack should be ashamed to sell the product...

I've had this TV in my kitchen for over a year. It works great for what it is. The sound is comparable to a clock radio. You cannot expect 5.1 surround sound from a 2.5 watt speaker. The remote has a magnet on the back which is handy to keep it on the refrigerator. I'm still using the original battery in the remote. The LCD is bright and viewable throughout the room. If I were to buy one now I would consider a larger display.

When our Polaroid 7 in TV went out in July 2006, (purchased in December, 2005), we followed the trouble shooting per Polaroid and was told for $110 we could receive a refurbished model...Sleeping on that, the next day, my parents Polaroid 7 in TV went out in the same manner (also purchased December 2005)...Now 2 tv's in 2 days?? NO COININCIDENCE Polaroid...When my parents called they got the same song and dance, and inquired about a recall. Polaroid said there weren't enough reported problems to warrant a recall. This is a piece of junk..

I recieved this item for Christmas, was installed on Dec. 25 2005, today is the 6th of June '06. It quit working yesterday, not even 6 months old. The warranty is only for 90 days! they offered me another warranty for 90 more days for $110. So I'm not buying any Polaroid product.

I've had my tv for 9 months and I have to replace it. At first the powerpack was working intermitently, so I uninstalled the television, which took about an hour since the threads in the screws are so small, and if you loose or strip one, you'll never find it at a local hardware store. I tried. Once I got the power under control, the picture stopped working. They've offered to replace it for $110, but I'm going to spend my money on a Sony. Also, the speaker sound is terrible for CD or radio.

I purchased this unit for a replacement of a bulky 13" in my home office to have something on while working with the computer. Unlike other reviewers I think the sound is fine for the 5w speaker system. The resolution is just ok. There is little or no sheilding on the electronics so is will pick up interference from other appliances (the fridge, microwave, flourecent lights, etc.) however, the manual reads that it should be placed away from these appliances. I haven't used the radio so I can't spaek to it. It definitely serves the need I had for it and the price was 100 dollars less than next brand. So I'm content with the purchase overall.

This all in one machine is as I would expect. Working in the video world - the mandatory 16:9 is survivable - it is used for what it was intended - flip down in the kitchen while working or cooking. My machine has been feeding the kids Disney Channel off the cable - or the weather channel for us reliably for almost a year with no issues. Maybe the SONY is a better cheaper and better sounding machine... but next to the stove and under the microwave... who cares?