Philips 42PFL5603D/27 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
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Philips 42PFL5603D/27 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV Reviews
In the meantime, if you're thinking about purchasing this item, I'd say yes. So there you go, if IT purchases this, then you should too. As well as the attachments necessary for other components in your audio/video fields. Eco-friendly and if I'm not mistaken most of the parts are from biodegradable materials. I haven't gotten the hand as of yet in programming the style of television viewing; whether I like widescreen ratios or regular ratios or zoom features, and color schematics, but that will come with time. Technicalities: I am pretty tech savvy, and the setup is extremely easy to use.
I am not the only one this year who has purchased this item, and a good friend of mine works in IT for a large corporation, and has purchased this item as well. The reason why I love this television is 1. It received great reviews on CNET.com 2. The only issue I may have is that I need to find the code for my cable remote control, so that I don't have to keep using the television remote for volume and on/off function.
So we give this television a 4 out of 5, the set having lost one star due to the passage of Proposition 8 in California. Not entirely the TV's fault - but it feels good to blame someone other than the urban homophobes who showed up to vote for Obama. This TV carries Al Gore's signature of approval, having been imported from a foreign country, to eventually be disposed of in the same foreign country - thereby restoring America's claim as the happiest shiniest beacon on the hill, the envy of eurotrash throughout the world.
However, we have had to explain (several times) to our neighbors that the U.S. They can cling to their guns and religion all they want - but hands off the HDTV.
is not YET a socialist country, and that the communal "borrowing" of the set for extended periods of time is not chillbilly. We bought this TV just so we could watch Obama's inauguration in HD while being as caring and compassionate as we can about Mother Earth. One other positive note - the TV appears to have a glitch when attempting to access FOX News - every 30 seconds or so it mysteriously flips back over to MSNBC.
(obviously) I think if you are going to have it in the open, the sound might suffer. The power saver mode seems to 'dim' the picture, making it less bright and vibrant. The edges do not glow, and the TV doesn't look light blue in my lighting conditions. When I'm watching the news or just flipping around, I tend to use this mode. I use comcast cable (Hunterdon County,NJ area) and this TV was ablt to pick up ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, My Network TV, and FOX's HD feeds from my regular cable connection. I also use it at night when my significant other is sleeping or going to sleep (or vice versa). The picture is outstanding and crisp using an HDMI cable and a PS3.
I have to set about 7 inches from a wall and the speakers are in the rear of the TV. I also get some others, like USA as well. Pretty much looks black to me. Which is nice at no extra charge. I really am pleased with this product and think that if you are in the market for a flat panel LCD TV, you should check this TV out. I purchased this TV from another retailer about half a year ago, and I have found it to be a great TV. The sound is pretty decent, if you aren't going to hook it up to anything.
I was actually mildly surprised by the quality of the sound.
Philips said a satellite repair agency would contact me within a couple days. I called Philips on Thursday, discussing my lack of trust in the satellite repair services ability to fix my tv, as it seemed they did not know what they were doing. They called me and made an appointment. Television began to have intermittent problems after seven months. A week later, after no reply, I called Phillips again on a friday. Contacted Philips customer care on August 10th, 2008.
I have waited 13 weeks for a resolution through Philips and don't think they will ever provide one. On Thursday, I turned the tv on, and the same intermittent problem was occurring. This was a lie. They called the repair agency while I was on hold and told me that the satellite repair agency would call me on Monday. I am clearly getting the run around.
They told me that the satellite repair agency said they called me, and I told them I had returned the television to the store, so I didn't need their services any longer. The television was experiencing the same problems, preventing him from running the service codes on the tv, as the tv would not stay on. Philips called the repair agency and reported to me that the repair center had had the tv working for two days in the shop. I had never heard from the repair agency. On Friday, October 31st, after not hearing anything from Philips, Costco called Philips customer care again.
The technician said that one of the other workers had some personal pictures on the flash drive, preventing it from automatically updating the firmware. Again, Philips told Costco that they would be contacting me within 48 business hours. I took off work, and was at my place between 1 and 5 pm, and no one showed up. Costco had told me that the Philips representative was surprised that Philips had not offered to buy back the tv at this point. They escalated the problem on their end. They showed up as scheduled, and had a flash drive for a firmware update.
One rep called me from there, stating they would be at my residence at 3pm. I called the repair center on Friday, and they told me they had the tv working since Thursday (discrepancy of two days), and would deliver it on Wednesday. The satellite repair center called me the next day, and told me Philips had no estimated time of arrival for the part. The satellite repair center came and installed the part in my home. Instead, he said that he would go ahead and order a replacement board for the tv from Philips.
On Friday, October 24th, Costco called me. They called Philips customer care, and Philips told Costco, they would contact me within 48 business hours. The following Friday, after no call from the repair agency, I called Philips again. The tv was still under warranty. It took 4 weeks for the satellite repair center to receive the part.
Philips called me back, and decided to set me up with a 3rd satellite repair center. On this same day, Costco had contacted me regarding how the progress of the tv was going. They delivered the television to me on Wednesday, and it worked. The technician decided to take the tv to check it out in their shop. The repair agency then called me and set up an appointment. I told them it still was not working. The power would come on, then the screen would go black. Philips then set me up with another satellite repair agency in my area.
Another called the same day and told me between 1 and 2 pm. When plugged in, the flash drive would not work. 48 business hours have passed, and I have heard nothing from Philips. I called Philips, and they said they would escalate the claim, and they would call me back, sending either an actual Philips technician out, or replace the tv. This was a Tuesday. 42" Philips TV purchased on October 20th, 2007 from Costco.
But I guess after having 2 built-in tuners in my 4 year old DLP Samsung, I just took this for granted. BUT. I just finished setting up my new TV a few minutes ago, and here are my findings:. Don't get me wrong. - The Source button scans ALL inputs, even those that have no signal, and there is no way to disable the unused sources. the same money I was getting 42" from Philips, and more recent model with very good reviews. I just sold my Samsung DLP 42" projection TV to buy this Philips 1080p HD LCD TV. However, since this is the TV set for my home theater, and considering its great picture quality, I believe I can live with these drawbacks.
Samsung Series 5 size offerings are 40" and 46", so for approx. Very good sound (despite what other reviewers say), with 25W it has enough power to fill the room when watching TV (typical is 10W). I don't feel misled, because this feature was not listed. GREAT PICTURE, with lots of buit-in software to make standard signal look great. In my opinion, Philips has been a well kept secret when it comes to value for money, so I felt very confident with my choice. This is one feature I will miss. I find this VERY annoying.
Setup was a breeze with the unit's Settings Assistant. I have been a Samsung TV guy for long. This is a VERY GOOD TV for the price, but probably I should have made the effort of spending the extra $300 for the 40" Series 6 Samsung. - This TV has no Picture-in-picture AT ALL. This TV has astonishing looks with its black/glass finish.
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