Philips 27PS55S 27" TV
Happy so far!
I bought the Philips 27PS55S...The TV has a great picture and sound. The preset sound and picture controls are nice. The \\"personal\\" setting for each is adjustable with the on-screen menu (I adjusted the picture with a color bar generator- looks great). The TV offers many connections. S-video and two sets of composite-in and one set of composite-out. The location of one set of composite-in plugs is one the side (I like that better than in the front) along with a headphone jack. I am connected to cable and find the picture quality varies, depending on the channel as transmitted by Comcast. You can set the TV from the menu manually for the type signal or automatically to detect the type signal. I have mine set for automatic so when the cable goes out the TV automatically switches to receiving broadcast format using the cable line as an antenna. Of course not all local stations are picked up with this method. I should use an A_B switch for a real antenna until the cable comes back on but that is usually 5 minutes. The picture from this method is good for the stations this makeshift antenna provides and OK for 5 minutes. The DVD and VCR pictures are great. The composite sound outputs are nice but are not controlled by the volume control of the set. I have them connected to powered speakers which allows me to control the volume with a knob. Althought the speakers with the TV are just fine by themselves. I also keep the TV well ventilated as hot electronics breakdown quicker. I hope not to have the problems as some of these other people have had. I will revise my review if I do. The reason I didn't give this TV 5 stars is that is the best and nothing is the best. But for the features, the price and the screen size it is mighty close.