5.0 out of 5 stars excellent tv at a good price

P.C. · 12 July 2023

I bought this TV after looking at quite a few options on Bolo.It was to replace the Avtex TV I had when the van was new in 2009One of the main reasons I chose this was because it had an in built DVD player. I have a motorhome and carry some DVDs with me in case I cannot get a TV signal especially when abroad. I pick the DVDs up from charity shops and keep them in the van so they are ideal.I am going to France for 2 weeks at the end of July and so the TV will be fully tested then but this is my initial thoughts reviewThe in-built satellite receiver was also another main reason I chose this as I had replaced the automatic sat dome on the van last week. The cables trailing about the place were a real pain so this was another good feature as was the ability to Chromecast from my phone.This 19in was the same physical size as the 15in Avtex it is replacing but this screen is almost edge to edge whereas the Avtex had a massive 2in border all round the screen and it was not widescreen like the snipe.The snipe fitted directly to the current TV arm with no adjustments and plugging in the satellite F plug and cable and setting the satellite to find astra 2, I plugged in the TV and when it came on a few seconds later “”central news” was live and kicking on the TV. The picture was bright and clear and the one thing I did test was the viewing angle. When I am watching TV in the front of the motorhome sitting about 5m away there was no real issue with the Avtex but I can also watch TV in bed by swinging the TV 180 deg. With the Avtex the picture would be dark as my head was then a lot lower than the screen and when dark scenes are played the screen would be almost black and the characters and scene would be almost invisible. I’m happy to report that the snipe suffered none of these issue (I think being LED as opposed to LCD) and even with my head positioned very low down the picture did not change at all which I was very pleased about.The sound was I feel fine for a small TV as I do not have a soundbar or Dolby surround sound at home and so the sound to me seemed fine and I think people who notice the difference probably have a much better sound set up at home.After a day or 2 I thought I would look at the menus in the TV in a bit more detail. It was then I was please to see that the satellite receiver can be set up to receive lots of different satellites. This was great for me as I had just had an automatic satellite dish fitted which was ca;able of tuning to Astra 2 (the normal UK sat, and also astra 1, astra 3 and hotbird. Trying out hotbird I was chuffed to find I could tune into that as well. Not that there is a great choice of channels but there are some English speaking channels like BBC news.Not having cables trailing about is a real plus for me so there is just the mains (or 12v) lead and a sat cable. No scart connections or anything else and the Van looks a lot tidier.I was even more impressed that the digital TV was multi region and so if I was in France or Germany I could tune the French or German tv (or most other European countries come to that).I was in a large caravan accessories outlet recently and saw the AVtex units on sale at over £400 but they looked bulkier than the snipe so I am wondering what I would get for the extra moneySo first impressions are that this is an excellent TV for camping, caravanning etc as well as perhaps a small bedroom or kitchen in the house at an affordable cost.

5.0 out of 5 stars Good product

d. · 2 June 2025

Bought for our campervan, liked both the DVD and smart function

4.0 out of 5 stars Value for money

s.l. · 5 July 2019

Very quick to arrive, well boxedEasy to setup, picture quality is sharp,Freeview is easy to tune in and useSatallite is easy to tune in and useReads and plays from usb pendrive / passport drive as it shouldHandy having the DVD player built inOnly thing that lets it down for me is the sound is a tad tinny or else it would have got 5 starsBut for the price it's a good all rounder

5.0 out of 5 stars Top Quality and Easy to Set up and Use

M.R. · 30 April 2024

Great camper TV, has WIFi connectivity and Bluetooth for headphones or external speaker. Top quality with multi voltage ⚡️, has 12v for off grid which we use often with simple hot spot from phone data. It's a really super little camper TV and has all the apps like YouTube and Netflix etc..... highly recommend this, we are delighted to have bought it. Can be wall mounted or use stand, it's perfect really 👌

3.0 out of 5 stars Very poor sound

r. · 25 March 2021

We purchased this to replace a very similar Alba TV which wasn’t HD and had very average sound quality. This TV is £100 more expensive - it is HD and has a 12v option but the sound is EXTREMELY POOR. My phone has a better quality sound and is louder! You will definitely need to buy a Bluetooth speaker to make this TV useable.

5.0 out of 5 stars A GREAT LITTLE TELEVISION

L.N. · 2 March 2024

I am so pleased with this television. The picture is sharp and the colour is good. On reading the reviews before I purchased it I was pre warned about the poor sound due to its small size so I bought a second hand sound bar and now have good sound quality.The DVD is in full working order which was important to me as I like to watch one occasionally.It is lightweight so easy to move to put in attachments.I am completely satisfied with this purchase.

1.0 out of 5 stars Where on earth is the integrated dvd player?

A.C. · 30 May 2024

Bought this for our narrowboat . Tv works great. For first time went to play a DVD - no tv reception where we were - but we can’t see anywhere to put a dvd in. Have we been sent the wrong tv. No manual and can’t find one on line. Can anyone help ? We have tried to Google the company to contact g them direct and can’t find them and too late to just return to Bolo who don’t want to know

5.0 out of 5 stars Good picture, convenient unit, awkward design

A. · 5 November 2019

Bought for tent camping. Set up the satellite at home but I had to sort the channels manually. Tested it on Freeview outside Birmingham Airport, perfect reception, not at all good at Robin Hood's Bay but that's the terrain not the tv. The limited space to plug things in, aerial, hdmi, power lead etc is very awkward, had to buy angled plugs for aerial and satellite leads and short extension lead for Fire TV stick. I've only marked it down one star as this was just an inconvenience and the overall experience is good with Freeview, Satellite, DVD/CD built in to one unit and the ability to plug in Fire tv/Chromecast/etc and a USB stick for recording/playback making this a very convenient unit. No regrets buying this unit.