Philips 42PF7421D 42-Inch LCD HDTV
Ticks like the bomb it is
After a month and a half after buying this TV, it is ticking.<br />It ticks when it warms up (for about a half a hour), very annoying! And it ticks when it cools off! Also It throws off a decent amount of heat, it will heat up a room. The picture is decent, but the corners of the screen are lighter than the center, I think it has backlight leakage. Color wise some of the reds tend to look blotchy, I dont think that is typical of LCD screens, my smaller LCDs dont seem to have that problem. Also the sound quality from the speakers is terrible, and very tinny. It is a must to hook it to some exterior amp and speakers to alleviate that problem. I can still hear it ticking over the speakers, it sounds like someone flicking their finger against the back of the TVs cabinet for about a half hour until I guess it gets warm enough. One HDMI input, that makes this unit very difficult to use as a computer monitor, when I bought the proper wire (not cheap either), the edges were cut off of the computer screen, and I could not see the start menu. I have owned alot of Philips products and this is not the quality I would expect from them. On the bright side, the cabinet is nice and shiny, it loves fingerprints, so make sure you have a soft cloth to wipe it with.<br />I dont think I would recommend this TV to anyone, there are way better choices out there, with the same kind of cabinet.<br />Update: Philips, after going back and forth for a week with customer service finally sent a service center tech, to check it out. I will post the outcome when it is solved or fixed. The bad news is they might have to take it for a week (or two) the service guy said, hes never heard a TV tick like that and he rarely looks at LCDs as much as plasma televisions...maybe i just got a lemon (who knows?)