Philips 37PF7320A 37-Inch Widescreen LCD HDtv
Philips  37" LCD flat TV a dissapointment
I bought the Phillips 37pf7320A/37.  Installing it was a bit tricky.  I bought a Sanus wall mount for sets up to 50\\".  It would not fit the Philips because the mounting holes were too far apart.  I had to return that and but a wall mount for a 60\\" TV for about $100 more.  That worked. <br /> <br />But that was only the beginning.  I mounted the set and everything seemed to work great.  Great picture!  However, had a great deal of difficulity getting the cable card to work on all channels.  Had Cablevision in about 5 times to get it to work. <br /> <br />Then, I found that when you turn the set off with the remote, ocassionally you cannot turn the set back on without unplugging it from the wall for a few seconds.  Then the set clicks and after about 15 seconds, it starts normally with the remote on the switch on the set.  However, this causes the cable card to reininitilize which takes about a minute or two.  This problem happens once or twice a day.  I called Philips but they have no answer.  I return the set to the store and enchanged it for a new one.  To my disbelief, the new one did the same thing.  Now I think there is a design error in the set and I will probably return it for a different brand. <br /> <br />It is a shame that such a great TV with a beautiful picture has this problem.   <br /> <br />One final note.  Don't buy this set if you are putting it in a bedroom and expect to use the sleep switch.  Unlike many sets which have a sleep switch button on the remote that you can tap a few times to set your desired time, this set requires you to plow through multiple layers of menus until you finally reach the timer.  It is especially hard to do in the dark in a bedroom since the remote is not lighted.  Finally, after going through all this, should you still be awake when the time has expired, the set gives you no warning it is going to shut off.  Most other sets I had display a one or two minute warning and a means to cancel if you want.  If you link this problem with the power problem I outlined above, I have had to get up and unplug the set a few times after the sleep switch shut it off.  Then I was so awake I needed to set the dam thing again. <br /> <br />It is ashame that Philips did not do much in the way of consumer testing to see what consumers would want in an expensive set like this. <br />