Couple of Cool Portables

[Jeffhs]

I wonder what uses a teeny-tiny set like that Panasonic could be put to these days. Only thing I can think of is as a computer monitor or CCTV/video monitor. It could be used with an ATSC->NTSC DTV converter box, of course, but ... putting a box on a set like that, and tethering it to an antenna, defeats the purpose of its being battery operated and portable; after all, these sets were meant to be portable, not tied down by antenna cables or power cords. Until someone comes out with a digital TV that will actually work while being carried about (the 7" Haier, etc. portables I've seen in the ad flyers in my Sunday paper won't work worth a darn on their monopole antennas while being hand-carried, and even when stationary they often won't work well in many areas), I'm afraid DTV has pretty much killed the idea of truly portable television.