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But for our purposes it was just fine. After reading many reviews I bought this unit without expecting too much. (having read other reviews that complain about the same thing, you would think the company would have fixed that by now). It's made out of light weight plastic, but it seems sturdy enough.
I purchased this unit to replace another undercounter TV,DVD,CD and computer ("Icebox")console which was very expensive. The picture quality is good and the unit itself is relatively easy to set up. The other downside is the speakers are weak and don't produce very good sound clarity. That unit broke down within two years.
My only two problems are that the screws they give you for the installation under the cabinet are too short. I would recommend this product, it is a good under the cabinet unit for a relatively inexpensive price. So, in looking for a replacement I didn't want to spend too much but I wanted a lot of features. But to my surprise it does a great job for the price.
Note that the DVD drawer only works when in DVD mode, which may have been the problem some reviewers mentioned about getting the DVD to work. This small, under the counter TV is just fine for the purpose--a small TV that can fit in the kitchen and provide a bit of news or entertainment while doing chores or cooking. And it should be hooked up to cable to avoid a somewhat fuzzy picture. This does not have the quality that a large screen TV with better speakers would have, but it suits its purpose quite nicely. It was relatively easy to install, though we did need to get longer screws as several other reviewers noted. And you have to get used to pushing the "mode" button every time you want to go from radio to TV to DVD.
It didn't take too long though. I couldn't figure out yet if it has a playlist capability either. The audio speakers and volume could have been much better. It does remember whether we were listening to radio or watchding the DVD.User Interface:Is not all that great.
The unit came with a mounting guide that helped. I just wish that the volume was higher.DVD features:It does not remember the place where we last left the DVD when you switch off the unit. Contact me if you need any help or have questions. The screen is bright and great. I would have liked it of a better build quality but it works.mp3 capabilities:It played all the CDs that I had but does not have a random play capability.
The display is really small and absolutely basic. I didn't care for the TV but bought it anyways. The remote control is OK. I found this one that can play mp3 CDs. the resolution is also very good.
I wanted a music CD player for kitchen under the cabinet that could play mp3 CDs since I have a large collection of mp3 songs. When the player is switched on, it always starts the music CD or the DVD at the beginning. That is surprising for kitchen usage and confuses us. I haven't hooked it as a TV but use it as a DVD Player. I hate this. I did connect the FM antenna but not the AM antenna since I don't listen to AM radio stations.
But most players only have Radio and CD capabilities but no mp3. Radio:Plays pretty well. Only clock and one other symbol. Not all the time as a kitchen clock. The clock is available only if the unit is turned on in radio/dvd mode. Not rich.
I had to buy longer screws and get spacers since the screws that came with the unit were not long enough because of the way our kitchen cabinets are.
I had to spend a few minutes to find the stations that I like and store their frequencies.Installation:I installed the unit in the kitchen myself.
The sound quality is just OK.
The seek feature doesn't work very well.
I was pleasantly surprised.
And it shows seconds.
The subtle tones are often lost but I couldn't care that much in the kitchen.
Though the volume is not all that great.
I doubt it does.
I'VE TRIED CALLING THEM SINCE DECEMBER 26TH WITH NO SUCCESS. AFTER 5 OR SO MINS. THEN THE RECORDING TELLS YOU ALL AGENTS ARE BUSY AND CALL BACK. AFTER HOLDING SOME MORE, THE RECORDING TELLS YOU THAT YOU ARE 11TH IN QUE AND WAIT TIME.
I BOUGHT THE "KTF-DVD 1093" UNDER THE COUNTER TV. AMAZON NEEDS TO LOOK INTO COBY IF THEY ARE GOING TO CONTINUE SELLING THEIR PRODUCTS. I'VE DONE THIS DOZENS OF TIMES,GETTING DOWN TO 2ND IN QUE, THE THE REORDING SAYS ALL ARE BUSY, PLEASE CALL BACK. WHEN NOT IN USE, THE TIME DOES NOT APPEAR, ONLY"----------".
THEN IT TELLS YOU ARE 4TH IN QUE AND WAIT TIME. EMAILING THEM(COBY)IS FRUITLESS ALSO. I'VE TRIED TO CALL THE 800# MANY,MANY TIMES ONLY TO GET THE FOLLOWING: ALL AGENTS ARE BUSY PLEASE HOLD. A RECORDING STATES THAT YOU ARE 15TH IN QUE AND WAIT TIME IS APPROX.15MINS.
This is HUGE and a very welcome surprise as it was able to find almost 100 digital channels when I plugged in my coax cable line from Comcast. Probably can't :( but for me is ok since I got it mostly for tv. Wouldn't power up. Mounting was a little bit a problem b/c I took the quick route and drilled up from under the cabinet which reminded me of playing a game of Twister, but it took only 5 minutes or so. The radio is pretty good, but once again, the sound is tinny. But I guess that's the chance you take when going with a name like Coby. The template made locating the holes easy to drill, but my cabinets have an overhang, so you may need to make your own spacers to secure it properly. (do a search if you don't know what this means)As for the sound, it's ok, kind of cheap and tinny sounding, but you can adjust the trebble and bass.
It is more than loud enough for a small to medium sized kitchen although at low levels there is a bit of a jump in level.The DVD quality is excellent. I bought this unit for my wife for Christmas to replace a dying AudioVox under-cabinet unit I bought for her 2 years ago. This tv will be fine when things go digital come February. I just bumped the bass up and the trebble way down. The CSR from EA was excellent though and even paid for yhe return shipping. But it's perfect for Clear QAM. I even get all the local channels in HIGH DEF. The first Coby I received was defective.
But the problem here is I haven't found a way to adjust the trebble/bass. Or if you plan on using this mainly as a radio, I'd go with a quality radio instead. Almost as good as the HD channels, and much better than 480i stretched cable. Now the sound is decent for a unit this size. This unit works great with cable providers and over the air antenna, but you won't be able to get HD from a satellite provider as it doesn't have any HD inputs (i.e.
Overall, I'd give this product 5 stars if it weren't for the first one being defective. Much better than the audiovox, but you're going to need a decent antenna to pull them in strong. ;) It does to a pretty good job picking up channels. I think it was a product defect as appeared to be shipped well from Electronics Express double boxed with lots of peanuts.
The DVD and TV take about 8-10 seconds to "warm up", so keep this in mind if things like this bother you. RGB component or HDMI), but only coax. Too bad Coby didn't think of this as many cabinets overhang, but I had an easy fix using the old AudioVox ones.Anyway, I was surprised to find this unit is capable of displaying both QAM and NTSC "digital" signals. OK, so the picture quality isn't that great out of the box, but if you tweak the settings, you can get a pretty decent HD picture all things considered.
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