NHJ Portable Television Watch Wearable 1.5" LCD TV Wristwatch

by NHJ

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• ASIN: B0002PSINY
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,658 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 28, 2004

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36 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Cool Gadget, December 23, 2004

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Mark (San Francisco, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NHJ Portable Television Watch Wearable 1.5" LCD TV Wristwatch (Electronics)

Just got this yesterday and it really is cool. Reception here where i'm vacationing isn't the greatest as the nearest station is 20 miles away but can get a 'decent' picture noneoftheless. The pixels are very small so the scrolling words on the bottom on the news stations are very clear and you could even read them most of the time and if they were too small you could get a magnifying glass and probably read them.

One hour battery life isn't the greatest but the docking station holds 4 AA batteries for 3 hours viewing.

You must use the headphones as no built in speaker and the headphones act as the antenna so if you lose them you will have to get another one (I emailed the company and asked them if they are easily replaced - they haven't responded yet).

I actually live in San Francisco so expect great reception there (I am in Michigan right now) so will do another review to let you know how it is there next week when I fly back.

The case isn't all that great looking as it could have had a nicer design but it does the job. This is probably the coolest gadget of 2004 - highly recommended if you live close to stations ; )

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely cool, but reception so-so, February 22, 2006

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Gadgester "No Time, No Money" (Mother Earth) - See all my reviews
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This TV wrist watch is more like a wrist TV with a rudimentary time/date piece at the top. The TFT active matrix color (that's right, color!) screen measures about 1.5" diagonal. There's no speaker on the "watch"; instead, you listen in via the included special earphones. The earphones are special because the cord also acts as the TV antenna, so in order to watch TV on this thing, you must use the included earphones.

I got mine from a website called shentech dot com. (I'm *not* affiliated with them in any way.) Just sixty nine bucks only! You should know that NHJ went bankrupt last year, that's why the TV watch is on clearance now. What a pity. It's so cool...

Yeah, it's really cool to be able to watch TV on a watch. The TV runs off a built-in LiIon rechargable battery which can last over an hour, probably close to two hours. Recharging the battery takes around 90 minutes when connected to the AC. You can also recharge the battery using four AA batteries; or you can power the TV using AC or four AA alkaline batteries.

The TV watch really comes in two pieces: the TV unit, and an ugly plastic base with wrist strap attached. But NHJ also includes a neckstrap, very thoughtful of them, as watching TV on your wrist can get tiring.

The problem is, reception is just not that good. No, you can't hook up cable or a DVD to this. You just have to live with over-the-air (OTA) broadcast signals. The earphone-antenna is rather weak in picking up the signals. It helps if you are situated close to the TV broadcast towers or live on high floors. The reception is also very direction-dependent, and sometimes if you hold the earphone cord in your hand it may help. Overall, the reception on the TV is quite disappointing, but works if you are willing to experiment with different positions.

The TV tuner can tune in to channels 1 to 64, but due to the reception limitation, you proably will just get a few channels to look acceptable. For me, the Jerry Springer channel appears the best, so I can watch 2 hours of Jerry Springer on my wrist every day. Not bad.

Anyway, this is absolutely the coolest gadget in the world, and the price is really great. Just don't expect warranty repairs if yours breaks.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars you'll be bumping into walls., June 19, 2006

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Karen Barton "ybkaren" (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NHJ Portable Television Watch Wearable 1.5" LCD TV Wristwatch (Electronics)

this is seriously one of the coolest gadgets ever! the image is really crisp, I live in LA and I could get almost all the local channels (depending on the location I'm in) Some channels are look better than others. The earphones work as an antenna which means I need to take care of them. There is no car charger which sucks for a portable device not to have. And the tv lasts only for an hour and a half, and with commercials it won't last through a movie.

Warning: You'll get addicted with it.