Anyone ever bought a Phillips TV

Home Theatre
Home Theatre Posts: 469
edited November 2006 in Electronics
How was your experience?
Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited November 2006
    Home Theatre wrote:
    How was your experience?

    Would Magnavox count? Have a really old Magnavox 19"....survived the years of usage, being moved from house to house, and being used in a garage. Still providing wonderful images when I am on the treadmill.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited November 2006
    Philips makes very good TVs. Philips is one of the largest CE companies in the world. Their US CE division used to be located in our town until they consolidated in Atlanta. Several of their execs were clients of mine. I got to see how they opperated and was impressed with the co. I've owned a couple and currently have one in my living room. It is a very good TV with no problems and the others were given away when we upgraded (technology) and to my knowledge are still working fine.
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited November 2006
    I don't really want to be the downer guy, but I'd rank them as one of the poorer quality tv's around from a PQ standpoint.
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  • beardog03
    beardog03 Posts: 5,550
    edited November 2006
    I have a 27" Flatscreen in my bedroom for about 2-3+ yrs..

    Never a problem...outstanding PQ, sound and features..

    I am very happy with it...it is catching up on the Toshiba in age and will probably outlast it...I`m sure it will as the toshiba is starting to F up
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited November 2006
    beardog03 wrote:
    I have a 27" Flatscreen in my bedroom for about 2-3+ yrs..

    Never a problem...outstanding PQ, sound and features..

    Mine is a 2-3 year old 27" flatscreen as well. I agree with bear on the PQ. At the time we compared it to Sonys, Pannys and Toshibas and it was the equal of all of them.
    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited November 2006
    Like the Bear and Tony the T say, There Great!

    RT1
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    Here is what I want:

    1080i or 1080 p(still not sure what the deal is with this)
    2 hdmi connections(most tv's have one)(cable box/dvd player)
    Wife wants to put it on the wall.(how tough is this)
    at least 50 inches





    Here are some i have started looking at.


    http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4926755

    http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4698011

    http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4926755


    here is the one I will probably end up getting

    http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Mitsubishi-52-DLP-HDTV-WD-52631/sem/rps m/oid/156667/catOid/-12870/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • ND13
    ND13 Posts: 7,601
    edited November 2006
    Well, I don't know about what some of our "experts" have experienced with their's or should I say their showroom's Philips tvs, but I've had nothing but great luck with my 30" WS HD tube tv. It's going on it's fourth year and does a tremendous job with SD broadcasts and an outstanding job when fed an HD signal or a progressive signal from a dvdp. If they made a 38" or larger HD WS tube, I'd consider another one, but they don't so I bought a Westinghouse 37" flat panel HDTV.

    For the money, they are hard to beat, but as always...YMMV.
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  • univera
    univera Posts: 848
    edited November 2006
    HT, get one with 1080p. Period. Why buy a set that can't produce the best possible picture? 1080p performance isn't readily available, nothing is currently broadcast in 1080p, and I don't fully understand all this stuff myself, but it is the next coming standard. I do know that it will be most useful once the whole HD-DVD player deals become more affordable and more commonplace.
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    univera wrote:
    HT, get one with 1080p. Period. Why buy a set that can't produce the best possible picture? 1080p performance isn't readily available, nothing is currently broadcast in 1080p, and I don't fully understand all this stuff myself, but it is the next coming standard. I do know that it will be most useful once the whole HD-DVD player deals become more affordable and more commonplace.


    My cable box does 1080i right now.
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • Home Theatre
    Home Theatre Posts: 469
    edited November 2006
    I am not sure if that 52 mitsubishi can go on the wall.
    Everything I own burned in the fire!!!!!!!!!!
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  • jhw59
    jhw59 Posts: 348
    edited November 2006
    if you buy a phillips be sure to check buy dot com for low price as they are always featuring phillips tvs with free shipping, etc
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  • Midnite Mick
    Midnite Mick Posts: 1,591
    edited November 2006
    Real stupid question......but hey I ain't that smart.

    Does anyone know what's up with Phillips...or....Philips. Seem to see it either way, is there a difference

    Thanks,
    Mike
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited November 2006
    If by "bought a Phillips tv" you mean "found myself in bed the next morning with several Peruvian dwarves, not all of whom could lay claim to the full spectrum of human appendages -- all while reeking of Breyer's Natural Vanilla Bean ice cream"

    then yes...

    yes I have
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited November 2006
    Home Theatre wrote:
    Here is what I want:

    1080i or 1080 p(still not sure what the deal is with this)
    2 hdmi connections(most tv's have one)(cable box/dvd player)
    Wife wants to put it on the wall.(how tough is this)
    at least 50 inches





    Here are some i have started looking at.


    http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4926755

    http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4698011

    http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=4926755


    here is the one I will probably end up getting

    http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Mitsubishi-52-DLP-HDTV-WD-52631/sem/rps m/oid/156667/catOid/-12870/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

    The Mits has a nice picture. I haven't seen any of the Panasonic LCD PJ's for a couple of models years. The older ones had terrible motion lag. DLP usually has better black levels.
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited November 2006
    Midnite Mick wrote:
    Real stupid question......but hey I ain't that smart.

    Does anyone know what's up with Phillips...or....Philips. Seem to see it either way, is there a difference

    Thanks,
    Mike


    There is only one L....

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    "Just because you’re offended doesn’t mean you’re right." - Ricky Gervais

    "For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible." - Stuart Chase

    "Consistency requires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago." - Bernard Berenson
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