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| Image Quality | 7/10   |
|---|---|
| Sound Quality | 8/10 |
| Features | 6.5/10 |
| Value for Money | 5.3/10 |
| Overall rating | 5.1/10 |
Full review by
Jimzag
on 17th May 2006
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Good Points: It sometimes works as a television should.
Bad Points: See below.
General comments: I bought the Philips 32PW9617 television for $1100AUD. It worked for about eight months, and then it started taking longer and longer to turn on.
Now I wait five minutes for any picture. Just a black screen with sound.
Then, three months later the 'main board' blew up. It cost $500 to repair. The other problem still persists.
I rang Philips to complain and received no help or sympathy.
I am disgusted with the service and the product, and I will never buy a Philips product again. My 51cm Sony TV has been working without a hitch for six years. I know which brand I'll buy next!
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Review by
steve008
on 2nd Apr 2004
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Quite simply the shimmering on the Philips 32PW9617 Widescreen TV is really annoying. It really depends on what you are watching though as some programmes are worse than others. Has anyone else experienced this problem and found a solution. The buzz from the wireless speakers is worse when they are just switched on, but it does tend to die down after a period of time. Watching football is a nightmare, shadowing and shimmering is quite noticeable and very disappointing.
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Review by
mike s
on 20th Dec 2003
User Rating : 4
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As soon as the Philips 32PW9617 was switched on we noticed blothces on the blue set up screen - these also became evident on the any white background or when watching football. We had two different engineers who came and gave conflicting solutions - eventually told the set would have to go back to the Service Dept for several days. At this point we decided to return the set and get a refund.
It should also be noted that although pixel plus looks very impressive in the showroom it is incredi ...
mike s's full review | 126 words
Review by
F1 Mike
on 20th Sep 2003
User Rating : 10
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I'm a bit worried reading all the bad experiences, as I have had mine only a few months.
So far I have been extremely pleased with my set, in all circumstances of use.
Menus are simply laid out, and reminders are easy to set using the nextview function, although I've still yet to read up on when or if at all a full week listings nextview system will be available in the uk in the future.
Pro Logic sound on normal tv is surprisingly distinct, and DD 5.1 at night with the lights off is reall ...
F1 Mike's full review | 491 words
Review by
msp
on 6th Sep 2003
User Rating : 5
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I have had 3 9617 `s and all have shaded bands which are very visible whilst watching football during left to right camera movements. It has become very anoying and my eye tends to watch the bands instead of the football. Any one else have this. Otherwise very good. Speaker hum rectified by unclipping sender unit
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Review by
Pauliwallnuts
on 14th Aug 2003
User Rating : 5
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Purchased my Philips 32PW9617C in April this year.
The first set had to go back as a pixel had gone.
The second set has been OK except for the excessive buzzing and interference on surround speakers.
Now the colour and brightness chane on their own and the set has turned itself off twice.
An engineer is due to call to fix it.
Hope he does...
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Review by
les.
on 17th Jul 2003
User Rating : 1
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Philips 32 PW9617 - Purchased in Nov 2002, in Jun 2003 the set would not switch on, just a red flashing light at the front of the set, after two and a half weeks being repaired by the Philips repair contractors 'Endeva' they returned the set. Within one day it had gone again.... And we thought Philips was a reliable name. Not a good advert for Philips!
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Review by
Richard.
on 20th Jun 2003
User Rating : 8
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The picture quality with Pixel Plus is superb but it seems to have problems with fast panning shots and is definitely not suitable for watching football so I run it in 100Hz mode permanently now. Quality is still excellent.
I think I've fixed the interference with the speakers by moving them off the ground so don't let this put you off - after having dolby surround without cables I could never go back.
Richard.'s full review | 91 words
Review by
magoo.
on 9th May 2003
User Rating : 8
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The wireless speakers are particularly useless when a tv audience program with clapping or cheering is on. The interference that is caused makes the speakers reverberate as though there is feedback. But at an extra cost you are able stop using the wireless facility by purchasing the necessary cables and wiring them to the tv.
With pixel plus (which is otherwise flawless and the best picture i've ever seen) on moving objects or panning you get a silvery glimmer around the object (a bit like when ...
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