Philips 32PF7320A 32-Inch Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV
Love the Philips LCD HDTV but plagued with problems.
I also purchased a Philips LCD HDTV from Costco the day after Thanksgiving for $1299. It was totally an impulse purchase. The picture quality compared to all the other models was amazing. It was love at first sight. I couldn't leave without it.As a matter of fact, my mother also bought one the same day. Now please don't fall over laughing but neither my mother nor myself has cable or satellite. We still use rabbit ears. OK stop laughing!!!! We took the 2 LCD HDTV's home. I hooked mine up first. I was a beautiful thing! Even with rabbit ears the reception and picture quality was great (20 channels or so). I was thrilled with my purchase.  Next, I hooked up my mom's. We were watching at her house for about one hour when suddenly the TV went black. The green on indicator was flashing red. The remote did nothing. I unplugged the set and let it sit for a few minutes. I plugged it in and it started working fine. It worked for about 20 minutes and went black again. No matter what channel it was on , it continued this cycle- on off on off. At this point I decided this one needed to go back to Costco for a trade. We traded it in the next day for a new one. The new one has worked flawlessly until now. I thought it was just a dud. I continued to think that until last week (one month old) when my TV stopped working. My TV is in the bedroom so I hit the on from the remote. Nothing happened and yes the red warning light was flashing. You can image my frustration. I unplugged the TV. After a minute, I plugged it in and it started working fine--- for about 10 minutes. It suddenly clicked off and the red warning light came on. I repeated this cycle about 6 or 8 times. Yes-- you guessed it-- back to Costco with this set also. After 2 bad experiences in one month I wasn't about to try for three. I got my money back. I grieved over having to leave the set without a replacement. It felt like euthanizing a beloved pet. I really loved that TV. I'm very glad I didn't get rid of my 19\\" Walmart special. For now we hold our breath waiting for my mom's set to die. Maybe this was a bad \\"batch\\" but it sure does turn you against Philips products. Well that is my story and I'm sticking with it. By the way, I was in bed so I didn't see the ball fall in Time Square New Years Eve. Did those Philips light bulbs on the ball work??????????????/