Back before the digital conversion I had a few battery powered small tv's that were great during a power outage but now they don't pick up anything. I would love to get a new one but every make and model I look at the reviews are works perfect and the next says complete POS. I'd like to spend under 100.00 and be able to use an external antenna.

I use an Insignia... don't really know how good it is, as haven't lost power since it's purchase... I fire it up at the beginning of the storm season, and charge its batteries, though I have a dedicated deep discharge 12v that will power it... it sits in my hurricane electronics box... added a rabbit ear antenna, and section of cable to get it to the recliner... a double male adapter to connect it to the regular cable port




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Some of the smaller (13" or so) LCD TVs will run off of 12v.  That would require you to have a jump-start or some type of battery backup but they do work well.  Might blow your $100 budget, though.

I have owned a Haier for a few years (I like it), was forced to replace my old handheld tv after the Digital Transition....now it is a paper weight.

http://www.amazon.com/Haier-HLT71-7-Inch-Handheld-Model/dp/B001E78UQY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1409087417&sr=8-1&keywords=haier+battery+operated+tv