Action ACN-5318 1.8" LCD Color Portable TV

Rating:
Summary: Nice TV for the price
Review: I've had this TV for about six months now, and have had a very good experience with it. I bought it on impulse during the 2nd gulf war to replace the 5" B&W I have at work (another Action model that I've had & abused for about 15 years now and is still going strong). The screen is about half normal TV resolution which makes text and graphics hard to read, but you can still make out a weather map and most text, and the portability makes up for it. The tuner seems good and the antenna coupling is steady enough to position it unsupported for the best signal. The speaker is at a good spot to project sound towards you (unlike some other similar handheld LCD TVs) and is easily audible in most situations. Battery life is excellent, too- I'm still on my original set of batteries! All-in-all, this makes for a great emergency TV, or just one to leave at work for tracking hurricanes or other big news stories or to bring out over lunch break, as it's small enough to lock in my desk drawer or in my car. (Speaking of which, broiling in my car in the virginia summer doesn't seem to bother it one bit.) But the screen is just too small and I wouldn't use it all the time for day-to-day viewing. Also, leave it indoors; the LCD is bright even in a well-lit room, but next to impossible to watch in full sunlight.

Rating:
Summary: Great Buy!
Review: PROS: Low price, LCD, AC/DC, AV inputs, headphone jack, auto mutes built-in peaker when headphones are used, decent battery life and overall ease of use.

CONS: No supplied AV cables or AC adapter, mono output, and it doesn't fit in my shirt pocket.

BOTTOM LINE: This was the least expensive TV I could find for our annual IL to AL car trip with two kids. I paid $28+ at Sam's Club in November 2003. The unit worked wonderfully as a TV; but, reception was glitchy at times on the highway; but then so was my cellphone. We bought a second one when we returned home.
RECOMMEND: Yes

Rating:
Summary: TERRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This little TV was great for the first couple of days, then it just stopped working. Tried different batteries, tried an adapter, nothing, it just quit and refuses to work.
DO NOT BUY! I wish I hadn't!

Rating:
Summary: save your money
Review: This TV seemed fine the first few times we tried it (though we could not get all the local stations that we can on a full size TV with rabbit ears)but now after a couple of months we are receiving no picture. I don't know what goes wrong with them but I would not recommend it.