My father was recently hospitalized and is now spending much more time in bed than before. Moving the large TV into his bedroom was not an option, so I purchased this from a local retailer. The following notes are after a couple of days usage.

Pros: A TV that is very compact and lightweight to carry. It fits on a hospital bed table (like this one: Hospital Overbed/Over Bed Top Table Computer Tray ). This allows his caregivers to move the Sharp LC19SB27UT to easy viewing distance and is a real plus. I was concerned that the unit would be unbalanced, but the weighted base is more stable than I originally imagined. Looks like it took that long to find all the channels on cable systems during the initial setup, although I have not done this often enough with other TV in to rate. Finally, the basic controls are on the left side of the unit, and the LC19SB27UT can be operated without the remote.

Cons: The remote is not designed for use by an older person with declining eyesight. The controls on the side have no contrasting labels, only labels molded into the black plastic, and unless you have good lighting, it is difficult to use them. In my fathers case, the caregivers will probably be the only ones who can operate the LC19SB27UT 19-Inch.

One additional point, which makes me love. The plug is polarized two pin, which works with my father’s very old electrical wiring. I felt there was a slight problem with A Three-Prong Plug.

In our case, I placed the unit near the riser for the over bed table. This left a lot of space for other things if needed.

For those of you who want a decent quality of this TV is perfect especially with a small footprint TV.