Citizen DS999 Portable Color TV with AM/FM Radio and 2.2" STN LCD Screen
Quality Unit - Average Performance
This truly pocket size tv is ruggedly costructed and stands up to being carried around quite well.  Its durability is almost in the class of the Sony Watchman, still the benchmark for miniature television.  Performance,  while certainly adequate for a portable TV has three major shortcomings. 1.  The color is often too rich and the tint is not totaly acurate and varies  too easily with reception.  2. The flourescent backlight is located such  that the brightness tends to be uneven leaving the top and bottom of the  picture slightly dark with respect to the center.  3. The AM band on the  radio is not quite sensitive enough to reliably receive weak local  stations.  I also noticed that the tuner is sometimes slow to lock onto the  nearest station when the set is first turned on.  This is not a defect but  rather a characteristic of the circuit design and certainly is no reason  not to buy this set.<br />If you are not too picky about an absolutely perfect  picture on a pocket TV then this set will serve you well for years.  The  built in radio is a real plus that more manufacturers should consider  offering.  This set is worth buying for the TV-radio combination alone.   The TV picture is bright with high contrast and reasonably sharp.  Unless  you are a perfectionist spoiled by the pure precision of Sony sets like I  am, you will be very happy with this set.