Philips 27PT543S 27" TV
truth about philips
philips tv's have the best picture in the world-period!!although there have been these reported problems with this tv if you look at reviews of even the much more expensive sony's you will see similiar problems reported.What should really happen is manufacturers should keep track of the percentage of returned-or defective products and then release that to the public.reading anecdotal reports online really hurts their business(at least with me).Since I've read of problems with alot of tv's(even ones 10 times the price of this one)I have determined that it may be risky to buy an expensive tv-and even more risky by mail.If manufacturers included free in home repair(or inexpensive for a cheap set like this)I would have much more confidence and would buy this tv and possibly even much more expensive ones in a MINUTE!!!.As to this tv it has the best color,best contrast,and has perfect focus(not blurry)even on the edges,unlike toshiba etc.(I'm refering to NON flat screen tv's).I have researched tv's for 20 years and philips has always had the best picture(the original sony trinitrons were good but philips has been the most consistent).unfortunately they may have had production problems as described here(as most manufacturers have if you read reviews).If the reviews indicate more of a problem it is probably only 5% max more than any other manufacturer,and therefore may be worth the risk considering this tv is far better than any other non flat screen(and even many flat screen)tv's.without any large # of verifiable complaints it is basically impossible to really determine whether one brand is any worse than any other.If you want to be safer buy from a local dealer--smaller local dealers are usually better than larger dealers like best buy,cc etc in helping you if you have a problem.