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Date: 2004-08-13 New Purchase I just bought the tv this afternoon at COSTCO on promotion for $599. Obviously the price is unbeatable but the tv is cumbersome taking three people to get it up two flights of stairs. Also, the instructions do NOT make it clear on how to attach it to a DVD player. It has multiple component video connections, and you do need to use the correct one for the optimum picture quality. It does NOT come with cables but once I had everything hooked up, the picture is pretty amazing. I hope that my experience is better then some of the other reviewers. This is my first HDTV so I do not have anything to compare it to. It is certainly a much better picture than my 27 inch JVC. Date: 2004-06-29 trying to sell it extrememly dissapointed. bought the 30" phillips widescreen hdtv because it sounded like a good price. I won't buy for price vs. quality again. The whites are very yellow and it actually reminds me of an old tv where the tube is getting worn out. my old sony flat screen has better color actually and the phillips is very hard to adjust the tints. I'm selling it for a loss and will buy another hdtv from a different manufacturer. Date: 2004-06-28 product decent, but pray you don't need customer service In an almost identical manner to another reviewer, 6 months after purchase the color went out on all inputs except the hdtv. Customer service (people in India pretending to be in the US by giving you an American name) were totally clueless. After several calls, they refer me to a local authorized repair center. Since it was out of warranty for labor, that meant $200 for me. The part, cost $700 but was covered under warranty. $65 so that I didn't have to haul the set to the repar place. It has taken 3 service visits and 1 month and the set isn't fixed yet. Adecent (not great) set when its working, but this experience will keep me from buying another Philips / Magnavox product again. Date: 2004-06-26 Good but some questionable options i like this tv. It looks really nice and is awesome when watching dvds. The only problem is that it has some questionable viewing options left out. Unless you watch a widescreen movie in 4:3, there is no way to have the movie fill the whole screen without part of the sides being cut off. This is just Ludacris. IT should show the image to the end of the dvd on each side and then fill the screen as much as it can, with no sretching just showing the original aspect ratio. Doesn't that bug others that u are always losing video. The widescreen option on that tv is like watching widescreen on a 4:3. The only somewhat exceptable mode is subtitle zoom. Date: 2004-05-30 Great buy, stunning HDTV! When my old 27" bit the dust, I wanted something that would not be obsolete in 2006..7 whenever we get rid of the analog signal. I figured the HDTV is the way to go. After looking at the SONY and Panasonic (I'm a big fan of Panasonic), I went with this Phillips really because it was not as deep as the others, and it had to go in a rather shallow armoire. Despite the fact I do not have digital cable where I live, the reception is better than average for regular tv. The screen comes to life though when you throw in a DVD, you get to really see what it can do, the sound from the tv is excellent, you can set it to a psuedo-surround sound if you want. Remote is simple to use, and I really like the wide screen format (it has a variety of settings to cope with the standard 3:4 signal). The only drawbacks are that some of the connectors are difficult to access which is further compounded by the fact that the thing weighs a ton. I also prefer the black cases over the "shinny" silver cases common today - movies are better viewed against a black frame. But the shear number of features, crisp picture, and really reasonable price make this set a great buy. * Price is subject to change. |
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