Philips 32PF7320A 32-Inch Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
A Solid Performer
I've had this LCD tv for about 6 months now. My goal is to slowly put together a modestly priced but solid home theater system and this TV fits the bill. It's a solid performer with good picture quality and a wealth of input options. Best of all I really appreciate that Philips has been putting out a steady stream of firmware updates that improve the performance of the TV and address some user interface complaints (more on that below). <br /> <br />Here's my take on some issues you might be considering: <br /> <br />Is 32in big enough? - in this era of 50\\"+ behemoths, is a 32\\" TV big enough? That's a matter of personal preference of course but here's my take.  I wanted to get a TV that would be fun to watch movies/sports on but wouldn't take over the room.  32\\" suits me well, though I could possibly go 37\\" given the space I have. For me the 32\\" sets are currently in the price/performance sweet spot.  I'm putting the ~$300 difference vs the 37\\" towards a great set of speakers from Ascend Acoustics. YMMV. <br /> <br />Picture Quality - The picture quality is very good under progressive scan DVD playback (480p) and is outstanding for HD broadcasts. I got this TV shortly before superbowl sunday 2006 and my friends who came over were raving about the HD picture. The NBA finals started last night and as I watched the HD broadcast I couldn't help but marvel at every little bead of sweat and the level of detail on the players faces and uniforms. <br /> <br />Sound - the output from the 2 x 15w side speakers is OK for normal TV listening but you'll want to hook this thing up to a good receiver/speaker combo to get the most out of movies. But who puts together a HT using the TV speakers anyhow? Again, take the 300 bucks you saved over a 37\\" set and put it towards the rest of your system. <br /> <br />Remote - the remote that comes with this set is simple and intuitive to use. Nothing fancy. It does support other Philips components but since the TV is my only piece of Philipseqpt that doesn't do me much good. I'll eventually get a Harmony remote from logitech that will handle every component of my system. <br /> <br />Customer service - I haven't had any need to contact Philips directly about this product, but their website is relatively accessible and well laid out. Best of all Philips has been issuing periodic firmware updates for this and other sets. These updates sometimes address performance issues but also address user interface issues. For example, one previous reviewer wrote \\"-No progress meter when changing volumes.\\".  Actually you could have the progress meter but it was previously coupled to the On Screen Display so that you had to have both the channel and volume info showing all the time to get this.  Firmware upgrades have since addressed this issue. See the Philips support page for more examples. <br /> <br /> <br />Note to one of the other reviewers - you mention that the picture size/ratio keeps changing. It sounds like you've got it on automatic mode.  You might want to change it the widescreen mode in the menus.