 | Philips 19PFL3504D/F7 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTVAvailability: Usually ships in 2 to 3 days Ships from and sold by Amazon.com 32 new or used available from $140.24  Average customer review:  |
Product Description
The Philips 19PFL3504D 19 inch 720p LCD HDTV is designed for ease of use. This flat TV features modern design, 2 HDMI connections with EasyLink, a powerful 720p, 60Hz display and brilliant Digital Crystal Clear engine. You can connect multiple HD sources such as an HD settop box, a Blu-ray player, and game console or digital camcorder. The new settings assistant personalization wizard guides you to personalized settings with unparalleled ease. Making the smart choice in total picture quality has never been easier.Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #11997 in Consumer Electronics
- Size: 19 inch
- Color: Black
- Brand: Philips
- Model: 19PFL3504D/F7
- Released on: 2009-05-12
- Format: CD
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 14.70" h x 19.00" w x 7.10" l, 9.10 pounds
- Display size: 19
Features
- 720p resolution; ATSC / QAM / NTSC
- 4000:1 dynamic; 1000:1 native contrast ratio
- 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio
- 5ms response time
- Digital crystal clear engine
Customer Reviews
After Firmware Upgrade - A Fine Small LCD TV for the Price
After my previous 13 inch Sharp LCD TV died recently, I was in the
market for a new small LCD TV for the kitchen. After shopping around I
purchased the Philips 19PFL3504D/F7 19 inch LCD HDTV from a B&M
Target store; this is the same TV available here either from Amazon
itself or sold through Amazon by target.com/ITC. IMHO this set competes
with other 19 inch sets such as the Toshiba 19AV600U 19-Inch 720p
Portable LCD HDTV, Black and Samsung LN19B360 19-Inch 720p LCD HDTV,
Black, which cost $45 to $80 more than the price I paid for the Philips.
(Due to reliability / customer service concerns I did not consider any
of the numerous no-name or store brand TVs available.)
First things first, at present the Philips requires a firmware
upgrade (available at the Philips website) to eliminate an annoying
high-pitched hum that occurs when the TV is powered off. If you have a
computer and a USB flash drive this is an easy fix. Hopefully this will
not be required on future shipment of the TV.
Setup of the Philips was very straightforward, and includes a guided
setup which displays several test images and has the user select their
brightness / sharpness / color preferences. This appears to be a faster
way to get a decent picture than having to manually guess what
backlight / sharpness / brightness / color / tint settings are needed.
Of course these manual adjustments are available if needed. After 20
minutes to initially scan analog / digital channels, the TV was ready to
go. The QAM tuner was able to pick up all of the digital cable
channels (SD and HD) present; due to the distance from broadcast towers I
could not check OTA performance. Unwanted channels can be "skipped"
via the Setup menu.
The HD picture was excellent, with a bright picture, saturated
colors, and good contrast. The SD picture was obviously a step down,
but analog and digital SD channels were reasonably good. There are
several options to present SD content stretched to fill the screen, but I
preferred to stay in Normal mode and leave black bars on the side for
SD content. The sound of the unit is fine, even though I was surprised
to see that the speakers are located on the bottom of the TV (the
pictures on Amazon make it look like these are front facing speakers). I
had no issue getting adequate volume out of the speakers, and the sound
quality is good considering the small size of this TV.
The Philips tilts forward a bit and tilts backwards a bit more,
which is useful if viewing the TV from above or slightly below. The
horizontal viewing angles are very good, no real degradation of the
image when standing to the left or right of the TV. Viewing from above
is OK up to about 45 degrees. Viewing from way below can become a
problem, so if mounting this TV high up (say on a wall mount) make sure
you can tilt it down towards the viewer. (Note: most TVs I looked at
locally exhibit the same issue when viewing from below - some at a much
smaller angle than the Philips.)
The Philips includes 2 HDMI inputs, component input, S-video /
composite input, and VGA input. There is both a digital audio jack
(coax) and headphone jack. Other standard features include sleep timer,
parental controls, and sound equalizer. The two features I wish this
TV had was a channel label feature (particularly useful to label the
myriad digital channels this TV now picks up) and some type of Favorites
feature to quickly tune to certain channels; the Toshiba mentioned
above has these features at a higher price. I also have some concern
over the long term reliability of this TV, as older 19 inch Philips
models have some reliability complaints on here. I'll update this
review if needed (hopefully not).
In summary, after using this set for a while I would say that this
is a fine TV for the price, particularly if you are able to get the unit
on sale. It is missing a few features from higher priced Toshiba and
Samsung offerings, but has fine picture and sound at a price competitive
with the no-name brands.
Great TV, but i'll never buy another Philips
product.
I'll keep this short and sweet.
This TV is really great. It's worth every penny. If it works.
After having mine for about 8 months, I started having issues very
suddenly. There was no power surge, no thunder storm, no dropping it or
kicking it or anything of the sort. It just started not turning on. I
called tech support and they told me how to fix it: hold down the power
button for 15 seconds. Worked great...the first time. After that, I
spent 20 minutes figuring out that I had to unplug the power cord for at
least 20 seconds and then plug it back in before it would turn on
again. I called Philips tech support again, and they told me they would
send me a "new or refurbished" replacement. 8 days later, I received
it, and opened it to find a horribly beat up, scratched and wobbly
replacement. I immediately called Philips again and told them that it
was absurd for them to send me a beat up replacement for my
nearly-mint-condition TV (aside from THEIR manufacturing error with the
power supply). I was told I would have to just live with it because
Philips considered "cosmetic issues" unworthy of consideration, begging
environmental conservation as their excuse. Why they can't just sell
these crappy refurbished models to knowing consumers is beyond me.
Long story short, after 8 months of treating my property with care
and consideration, Philips gave me the shaft and despite the issue being
their own fault as a manufacturer, repaid my patronage with a shrug of
apathy.
cheap, but to cheap
Being a college student I am always searching for great deals on
electronics, recently I have been looking for a small TV for my bedroom
and I came across this philips 19' refurb for $134. I was a bit
skeptical and read the reviews, most reviews were negative especially on
the refurbished models. I went and purchased the TV anyway since I have
had success with refurbished electronics in the past. Well this was my
first bad experience, the reviews were true to their word. The power for
the TV stopped working and i was no longer able to turn the TV on or
off with the remote and this was the third day i had it, the only way i
could get it to come on was to unplug the TV from the wall for a while. I
called philips and they offered me the same model refurbished i said no
thanks, I returned it and purchased a samsung 19' for $170, this TV had
the best ratings and the fewest problems it is a little more expensive
and the TV must be sitting at eye level to see the best picture, but i
would rather have a TV with a little bit of an obscure viewing angle
then a TV that doesn't turn on.
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