Tivax HiRez7-DS Docking Station for HiRez7 Widescreen 7-Inch Digital LCD TV (Black)

The Tivax HiRez7 Docking Station is a great choice for consumers who need long-lasting AA battery power for their Tivax HiRez7 DTV. This was "the answer" for powering my 7" DTV during long-term power outages! Using the car charger is the only other option. The supplied Lion batteries in the Tivax DTV deplete after about 2 hours of usage, but with this useful docking station, the user can keep on watching DTV, using replaceable AA batteries!The docking station also works well as a support stand, and also has the option of enhancing the DTV sound. Since the docking station takes 8 AA replaceable batteries, be sure to keep a lot of batteries on-hand! But, at least you will have a nice 7" TV to watch, during long-term power outages.Hey, it worked for me, hope it does for you too! Most of the other portable 7" DTVs on the market do not have this option to use AA batteries, so this purchase was definitely worth it!

As others have pointed out, this "technically" is not a "docking station". It's basically an "accessory".First, "The Good": My primary reason for buying it was to power my TV using standard AA batteries (8 of them) rather than replace the (expensive) custom flat rectangular battery packs that snap into the back of the unit (mine are so dead, they only provide 4 minutes of viewing time.) The "improved speakers" would be a bonus.The Bad: Problem #1, "Poor design". To connect the "dock" to your TV, they provide two short cables, one to connect the speakers via the headphone jack, and the other for power. For some inexplicable reason, the "dock" uses a smaller power jack than the TV. So you must still connect your power cord to the TV and then the TV Power Out to the dock. I use rechargeable AA batteries, so I was hoping this arrangement would recharge my AA's whenever I plugged in my TV. No such luck. The dock can not recharge your batteries. I guess this makes sense since trying to recharge standard batteries could cause them to explode. But this leads to problem #2...Problem #2, the battery door cover has a single thin plastic tab to snap the door in place, and if you aren't incredibly careful, you'll bend it backwards trying to close the cover after inserting the AA batteries. I carefully bent the tab back into place and tried again, only to bend it backwards once again. I nearly broke off the thin plastic tab just minutes after receiving my dock. The metal base-contacts for the batteries are on the cover, so if you break/lose the cover, you're SOL. And b/c I use rechargeables, I'm going to be removing this door a lot, so I need to be extra careful.Problem #3, the "improved speakers" really aren't. Not only did they sound about the same to my ears, but they "crackle" if anything bumps/moves/touches the plug on its speaker jack, which is entirely too easy to do.Problem #4, The unit still drains your batteries quickly... even when not in use. Last night, I was awakened by a strange "farting" sound from the next room. About one "fart" a minute made it difficult to locate, but I finally tracked it down to the "dock". Apparently when the batteries get low, the speakers will emit this "burp" or crackling "fart" noise. I had to remove the battery door to get it to stop... which I really did not want to do (see Problem #2.)Problem #5, the "dock" is not very deep. Your TV basically just rests in a shallow indention with nothing to hold it in place and can dump out easily. Short of wrapping a fat rubber band around the TV and over the "backrest" of the dock, don't plan on going mobile with this "dock".Okay, #5 is a bit of a nitpick, but I wanted the list to come out even. :) The biggest drawback is the difficult-to-close battery compartment door held in place with only a single thin-and-imminently-breakable tab. Second is the odd "farting" noise when the batteries get low. The only thing draining the batteries when not in use is a red power LED on the unit that stays on as long as the batteries have power. I can't imagine the LED draws that much power, but apparently the battery power does not need to get that low before the unit starts making noises.Knowing what I know now, I probably would have just built my own "12v power pack" for a few bucks less rather than rely on this unit. And if that tab breaks off the door, that's what I'll do before buying a new one.

We have had the Tivax HiRez7 TV for 4 years. The original Docking Station worked great until we broke one of the springs in the battery compartment. Was happy to see that the Docking Station was still available since we always use it during power outages. The price was reasonable and as usual, Amazon came through in partnership with a good company. Would highly recommend this product.

Recently purchased the TiVax HiRez7 Portable TV, the optional Antenna, Docking Station (herein), and even the TiVax Carrying Case to protect the TV while using it away from home. This review is about the Docking Station only, I have other things to say regarding the TV itself for another Review. This Docking Station is a "must have" item. Primarily because it is the ONLY way you can Power Your TiVax TV from a source OTHER than the TV's internal Batteries, external AC120/12vdc adapter, or a Vehicle 12vdc adapter. This Docking Station holds (8) eight AA Batteries to provide that extra source of power if all your other means of power are either gone, or not available. This Docking Station unit also "charges" the large squared NiMh Batteries that come with the TiVax TV when plugged into an AC adapter, or 12vdc Vehicle outlet.So, now you have (8) AA Batteries, the (2) NiMh TV Batteries, and an Audio Cable that goes from the TV to the Docking Station which incorporates two (2) small Speakers on the front face L/R sides for an additional Stereo effect. When the TV is placed in the Docking Station, and you are getting power from the (8) AA Bateries, or the charging Squared NiMH Batteries inside the Docking Station, power is sent to the TV via another small cable that comes out of the Docking Station, and into the TV itself. All in all it is very versatile. Only one drawback... it is made rather cheaply. The "tabs/flanges" that lock the covers/doors for both types of Battery compartments are "paper thin". They do not allow the covers/doors to fit very tight, and they are so cheap that I ultimately expect them to break at some point. BOTTOM LINE - this device has many positive features of utilization - however, the quality of the Plastic Materials used, and their fitting is so poor that even the Chinese must be embarassed. Also hope that the (2) LiIon Batteries that come with, and power, the TiVax TV can hold their CHARGE. These Batteries are made of POOR quality even though they physically appear substantial.

Perfect accessory for an extra (and easily replaceable) power source for the small portable TV that it is intended for, all self contained. The TV comes with its own batteries that have to be re-charged with electrical power. This dock allows you to use it with AA batteries. During a long power outage, camping trip etc, where re-charging is not an option, all you need is a good supply of AA batteries.