Philips 24PW6407

Although the colours look good, the image is grainier than on the old TV that the Philips 24PW6407 replaces. I have a good quality aerial but somehow this doesn't translate into picture quality with the new Widescreen TV. Similarly the radio's auto-tuning only picked up 2 FM stations.

I also think the manual could be more detailed, with more info to help people connecting multiple devices to it. The info on scarts, for example, was sketchy and didn't make it clear how to attach a DVD player (I know it should be easy but the manual only mentioned "certain types of DVD player" in connection with one socket, and didn't make clear how to connect up and use).

I Bought this Philips 24PW6407 as I wanted a widescreen tv to replace my defunct Panasonic 4:3 Nicam TV that would also fit inside my TV cabinet. Really wanted another Panasonic, but their set was a wee bit too big.

The Philips looks great and the pure flat tube gives excellent picture quality. However, the sound hasn't a patch on my old Panasonic set, which despite its small size delivered deep bass and sparkling treble. I have had to put the bass and treble settings to near max on the Philips and it still can't cut it.

Add to this an intermittent hissing sound from the tube and then an annoying drone which recently started to accompany the dialogue, especially when I play DVD's and videos and I thank God that my set came with a 5 year warranty thrown in.

No, on balance I wouldn't buy this set again, I'd just wait until Panasonic made one small enough to fit my TV cabinet! My old Panasonic set lasted 7 years with no trouble in that time. I rest my case.