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( 19 of 19 found this review helpful ) Posted: 01-07-2007
I was skeptical about buying a TV online, but was very pleased when my product was delivered in excellent condition by a pleasant delivery service who helped me unpack and then remove the packaging materials. Now to the TV itself. Philips is known for making very attractive products, and this 50 inch plasma TV is no exception. In addition to good looks, the set also has a decent list of features with a built in HD tuner, HDMI input, and twin Component HD inputs. Another neat feature is a USB input with the ability to download software updates for the TV. I have not tried it yet, but a good idea if it works properly. The picture quality is not the best I have seen in shopping plasmas (Panasonic and Pioneer come to mind) but for the price, you will not be disappointed. I have watched over the air HD and played Xbox 360 and both looked great with proper adjustments. That leads me to the most frustrating thing, the lack of independent memory for each input. In other words, your personal settings apply to all inputs, and if you adjust one, all are changed. The presets are way off from a picture quality standpoint so be prepared to access the picture menu often. This would not be so annoying if the menu system was easy, but it is not! Many commands are counterintuitive (pressing OK on the remote moves you back a menu, not forward) and frustrating. The remote also lacks an input button, so you must change channels to arrive at the HDMI and component inputs, again annoying. In the end, I am happy with my purchase when factoring in price and picture size were my primary considerations. Buy with confidence. Enjoy!
