Televisions/Tube - Product Reviews

earnshiskeep - (July 22, 2004) I purchased this televison from Best Buy-while returning a 27" Toshiba that had a faint shadow in the upper left corner that I had bought a week earlier. They had been out of this Model when I made my initial purchase or I would have gotten it in the first place. No hassle with the return. And by waiting a week it was even on sale for only $494. Making them the least expensive retailer for this item (I imagine it's that way ALL the time, if you are patient enough to wait until they mark it down). That out of the way, I can't praise this television enough. The color is fantastic. The picture is sharp and clear. And it comes with as many video inputs (5) as you could possibly need--inc

lingardi - (July 20, 2004) I was going to replace my bedroom tv after 13 years of service with another regular cheap TV. At the store I realized that HDTV is getting closer to an everyday reality ,so I decieded to get an HD ready set to stay current with ever changing technology. The Sony had a three dimensional look about it even without an HD signal I was sold. Got it home set it up and to my surprise my wife said wow what a beautiful picture. For once we agreed on my purchase of higher end electronics. Thank You SONY.

BobBolan - (August 28, 2004) This TV has one glaring design flaw. When it is turned on it always comes on in 16:9 mode regardless of whether the signal is HDTV or conventional format. That means you always have horizontal black bars on the top and bottom. To fill the screen with a picture you must always ZOOM. There is no provision in the setup routine to configure it to start in the zoomed condition. That means you will burn the tube if you are not vigilant about zooming. Only solution I can think of is to purchase a $200 programmable remote and have it zoom on every startup. The other problem is that when zoomed the picture clarity is compromised. The cable TV technician tells me other HDTV sets have what's missing on

tacopilot - (05/28/2009) Walmart would not take it back because it had been a couple of weeks before I made it back in to the store. I didn't have the $700 to waste on this thing...My family has been without a tv for 2 years now....Thanks Walmart and Phillips. Wish I had the option to give negative stars.

charlesdorrwin - (01/02/2009) I got this thing from Walmart two years ago and it didn't work from the day I took it out of the box. It turns itself off every few seconds until it warms up and then randomly from then on. Unfortunately it was so heavy I couldn't lift it myself so I postponed returning it until it was too late. Waste of $600 bucks. I hope one day I will get around to having it serviced but until then I waste my money on Dish Network year after year and never get around to fixing this worthless tv.

angeloarc - (08/13/2008) this tv has a great picture and great sound. it has rear audio and video inputs that make it easier to hook up your dvd player and computer. it also has a very attractive price. this tv would cost much more if they were not phasing out crt tvs so get one while you still can or you will have to pay much more for plasma or lcd.