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User Submitted Philips 30PW850H 30" Widescreen HDTV-Ready TV Reviews Date: 2008-05-31 This is my main TV, love it. OK first let me say an awesome TV experience isn't the most important thing in my life. This is the main TV in my house. It fits the room well and I really like the picture. The HDTV looks great and as I compare it to the flat screens in the big box retailers, I haven't seen anything that impresses me enough to make a change. I'll use it till it dies! Sound is good but I have a full system so only use it as a monitor. It's Big, It's Heavy, It's silver rather than black, but I like it and will miss it when it's gone. Date: 2007-06-14 Stay tuned I have had my tv since September 04 and paid about $900. Fortunately, I have only had one problem - the S-Video connection is no longer working. Not good for an HDTV. I bought an extended warranty, so I'll have to see what happens. Everything else works ok, but I agree with the others on the slow start up time and time lapse when switching inputs. Date: 2007-04-16 Not worth the money TV started malfunctioning after 2 years of ownership. I now have faint horizontal and vertial wide green lines showing up on TV. Though not a malfunction, the TV start up very slowly as well as when changing channels. Most likely last time I will buy Philips... Date: 2007-01-03 18 Months of Happiness and Still Going 3 Year Update: Still going strong. While it's falling behind on the HD resolution compared to new TVs, it is fine for watching TV programs and standard DVDs. Great for Comcast OnDemand programs, too. No breakdowns of any kind. Highly reliable and built like a tank. Will probably end up in a bedroom soon for many more years of service. Prior Review: I've seen a lot of bad reviews here. I may have been fortunate, or others just got part of a bad batch. Not a single problem in over 18 months. Works like a dream. And I paid 350.00 including shipping in '05. Not a refurb, either. The only significant complaint I have is that it is a 15:9 aspect ratio. The top and botton are slightly cropped. It's only a problem when a sports event displays stats very high or very low on the picture, such as with some football games. It can get cut off a bit then. Another minor complaint is that it has a 1-second pause when switching inputs. If I need to go from the input 1 source to the input 4 source, it seems to take a long time to get through the inputs. Positives: Outstanding for DVD movies. Great picture with analog cable. You just can't beat a tube. No artifacts like you get with a plasma or LCD. Remote is very good, and the set works automatically with my cable remote. It is very heavy, but it's a welcome change from some of the paper thin plastic electronics gear I'm seeing a lot of lately. Everything in electronics seems so flimsy now, it's nice to have a tank sometimes. Once you put it in place, why would you need to move it? Date: 2007-01-02 The Worst TV with the worst service from Philips EVER! Three in-home repair attempts from two different repair companies without success. Finally, they took it out of my home to get it repaired...and the HD now won't work. Philips won't help. I think they hope that if they ignore customers long enough that they will go away. I'll never buy a Philips electronics device again. * Price is subject to change. |
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