Philips AJL700 Under-cabinet LCD TV/DVD Combo
Mixed Bag
My initial reaction up on receiving and unpacking it, was to write a glowing review. It looks nice, is packaged well, excellent installation instructions, and Philips was thoughtful enough to include things like the \\"L\\" shaped adaptor for the coaxial cable (which you'll need if you have shallow cabinets, as i do.) I remembered from reading other reviews of different units while comparison shopping that the other manufacturers did not include little niceties such as these, and people were complaining about having to run out to Radio Shack for them. I was still impressed once it was installed and i turned it on, immediately i inserted a DVD, and the picture quality is better than i was expecting after reading reviews of all of these type TVs. So, we're still at a 5 star review level - then i tried to turn it up - and wow. As pleasantly surprised as i was at the picture quality, i was equally surprised at the really awful sound quality. I mean, come on, look at those speakers - it even has bass ports on the back! I have a Philips CD/AM/FM/Alarm clock that sounds quite good, and can fill up an average size room with sound, i was expecting something at least close to that. I guess the best way to describe the sound is like an old AM radio. My only other complaint may seem like a minor gripe here in print, but in actual day-to-day use, it's really pretty annoying. The functionality of the controls and buttons is really s-l-o-w. For example, when you hit the button to change the radio station, it takes a second or 2. I know that doesn't sound like a long time, but i assure you that you will find your self repeatedly hitting the button, thinking that it didn't work the first time, only to discover that you actually went down 4 presets when you wanted 1. Not a huge complaint, but certainly annoying enough to mention. So, despite the anemic sound, and minor annoyances, I'm fairly pleased  with the overall performance. I'm not sure if i would buy this same model again, but i've enjoyed having it in my kitchen for the last few months.e enjoyed having it in my kitchen for the last few months.