Haier HLT71 7 in. Portable TV

Pros: Good picture, fully featured, small size.
Cons: Erratic antenna reception, not portable when viewing, small remote buttons, 2-hour battery life.

THE SEARCHWhen television changed over to digital broadcasting in June 2009, most viewers were on cable and were not affected by the change as far as reception was concerned. That was until they picked up their portable television and ...

Pros: Great picture, station finding, remote control, friendly user interface to adjust features. Not room here
Cons: Really cannot think of one.

Once I located the antenna high enough I can receive 41 listed stations with about 8 of them with a good signal but, apparently, no broadcast at this time. Same thing with my Digital converter box and a digitial DVD Recorder, and those two use an ...

Pros: Works fine if plugged into a cable outlet.
Cons: Doesn't receive any channels with just the supplied antenna.
Can't use universal remote.

I bought this TV in anticipation of the digital switch-over to replace a battery powered analog set for use in emergencies and power outages.  From the day I got it, this TV has never received ANY stations using the built-in antenna.  I initially bought a separate antenna, but that didn't help so I returned that.  It did work fine as a kitchen TV when plugged into the cable outlet.   But then my cable company, Comcast, began requiring the use of a digital adapter which requires a universal remote.  And guess what -- Haier TV's can't be used with a universal remote, per their tech support!  When I asked why the TV doesn't receive any over-the-air channels, I was told that I should read the manual because it states that the TV may not receive any channels at all!  (What the manual actually says is that weak signals may not be received.)  I live in suburban Atlanta, and can't believe ALL the channels around here are that weak!

I have mailed and emailed their customer complaint department and received absolutely no response whatsoever.