 Excellent TV and Excellent Value |
| Review Date: August 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. T. Clark, Texas |
I have owned this TV for about a year now. Initially, I was a little concerned about buying and shipping a TV but there were no issues.
After research and viewing, this TV was simply the best bang for the buck available. I am still not aware of a better value for a 32" LCD. The picture is flawless and the sound is just fine. This TV is used in a study, but have it connected to a Bose sound dock that I use for my iPod. Movies sound great. I didn't buy this TV for the sound quality, but without any external speakers, it is certainly within the norm on quality. There is no better picture in this price range. |
Satisfied
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| Review Date: April 19, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Mohammad M. Mamun, |
I thought of buying Samsung 32" 120Hz TV. But considering the price, I decided to try this one. I thought, in the worst case, I could have returned it (With my past experience, I have full faith on Amazon).
My only complain with this TV is, I could not figure it out, using it as a computer monitor. I tried with a VGA to HDMI cable but it didn't work. My computer doesn't have any DVI or HDMI port, only VGA output.
I am impressed with the picture quality. It is so sharp and vivid that there is no doubt that buying this TV was a very good decision. Sound quality is ok.
Pros:
*Amazing picture quality, extremely sharp and smooth, Vivid color.
*4 HDMI Inputs
*USB input.
Cons:
*It has 4 HDMI inputs but doesn't have any VGA/PC input. Though I had a VGA to VGA cable but I had to buy a VGA to HDMI cable, but it didn't work.
* It doesn't have any optical digital audio output. It has coaxial digital audio out.
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Perfect TV for a bedroom
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| Review Date: April 11, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Donna Fornadley, |
| Great picture, a little weak on the sound. Light weight and fits perfectly in the entertainment cabinet in our bedroom. |
A great upgrade!!
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| Review Date: April 1, 2010 |
| Reviewer: E. Amos, Indiana |
I purchased this tv as a first HD tv for my wife and I. Taking it out of the box and setting it on its swivel base was very lightweight and I love the thin trim around the screen. It has a setup assistant to help choose which picture type looks the best with whatever cable/satalite signal you recieve at home. When I first set up the tv (which was very easy by the way), I noticed right away the comment someone else had made about faces looking "shiny" or glowing. That is due to the 48000:1 Dynamic Contrast Ratio on a smaller set. Once I turned the Dynamic Contrast and Active Control (automatic room lighting control) functions off and set the regular contrast(85) and brightness(60) way up, the picture was very bright and colorful without the glow (I found out that is due to stage and camera lighting) and the dark color and black didnt looked washed out. The 120Hz makes the movement so fluid and smooth its almost like your watching through the cameramans lense live! The sound isnt bad either! It has rear firing speakers to reduce that tinny flat panel sound, a five band EQ and an Incredible Sound function that makes lows low and highs high!(not just bass boost) This has been a great tv so far and I plan on getting a bigger one next tax season! What a great upgrade from a box set!!
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Good TV with a few flaws
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| Review Date: March 31, 2010 |
| Reviewer: K. Haldiman, |
If Philips paid more attention to the firmware on this TV, it would be a must buy. The extra picture enhancement features they offer on this TV are a big fat joke. Nearly every corrective or enhancing option causes skin tones to become red. The picture setup assistant lets you choose the picture much like the optometrist determines your prescription, but the end result is always horrible. You're better off googling the optimal settings for picture quality. The only "extra" feature I use is the 120hz option, which makes movement seem very life-like.
When you fiddle with the settings enough to get a good picture, it actually does a very good job. Colors are vibrant and everything is very sharp in HD. However, I run into two consistent issues, the black levels are not great and there is a very slight delay in the signal reaching the TV. The first issue wasn't such a huge deal to me because my last TV wasn't really that great with black levels either. The second issue isn't an issue unless you play video games, which I do. The delay is a problem in rhythm games where timing must be precise. Fortunately most games have options to compensate for this, and most games you don't even notice the delay, but it's something to be aware of. On the other hand, first person shooter games don't suffer too badly.
Not much to say about the sound as I don't use the internal speakers. They're not mind blowing, but not bad either. The most irritating part about sound on this TV is the fact that the mute button is disabled if you use the headphone jack for your speakers.
A couple miscellaneous notes: the info button on the remote is pathetic. Again, if Philips invested more in the software this could be a great TV. My tiny 22" LG TV provides more information about a TV program (like the start and end times, progress of the program, etc.) than this 32" TV does. I also upgraded my firmware as soon as I unpacked the TV. I am using 1.08 I believe.
I'm still satisfied with this TV because I didn't have to pay tax or shipping, but you might not be if you're really picky about your TVs. |
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