Philips 30PF9946D 30-Inch Widescreen HDTV-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV

by Philips

Product Details

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• Product Dimensions: 4.3 x 19.3 x 35.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 67 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00021ZX0E
• Item model number: 30PF9946D
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #210,538 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

True flat multimedia TV which can be mounted on the wall like a painting. This new generation LCD Active Matrix TFT Panel technology offers superior quality with higher contrast levels, more brightness and color, a faster response time and a wide viewing angle. This vibrant and sharp image will offer you the utmost viewing experience. A unique package of picture innovations including Combfilter, Dynamic Contrast, Color Enhancement and Luminance Transient Processing. Digital Crystal Clear, using 10 bit processing, offers 30% more contrast, natural colors and a high level of detail. Active Control Plus+ automatically analyses, 50 times per second, the incoming signal and adjusts the key picture settings on Sharpness, Digital Noise Reduction, Color and Contrast.The ambient light sensor adjusts the settings according to the viewing conditions in the room. Active Control Plus+ thus offers the best possible picture settings any time, any source. Full multichannel sound processing from DVD’s for an enhanced cinema surround sound effect without the need for rear speakers. Plug and Play, This ultimate ease-of-use feature for quick automatic searching, sorting and storing of all the available channels.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great 30" LCD for the price., April 2, 2005

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M. Askar "OrganicLife" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips 30PF9946D 30-Inch Widescreen HDTV-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV (Electronics)

I campared this TV's specs and look to others. This was the best 30" LCD for the price out there. The picture is bright and clean. The controls are intuitive. Plenty of inputs for all of your toys.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Horrible support, will never buy from Phillips because of this tv, December 27, 2005

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Brady J. Frey (San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips 30PF9946D 30-Inch Widescreen HDTV-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV (Electronics)

In August, my girlfriend and I purchased this 30". The tv since that date has dealt with the screen periodically blacking out, while the sound stays on -- it also has a cut on the screen from the inside of the glass (over .25" in length), obviously from the manufacturer.

Phillips, for the past four months, first sent us to an incompetent repair center to fix the blacking out issue. Their first attempt at fixing it did not work - but since Phillips could not find another repair service in a 50 mile radius to fix the problem (all other reps noted that Phillips will not reimburse for full travel and working time), they asked us to send it back to this rep -- their comments were that if it was not fixable by this time, we are viable for a replacement unit.

The service center attempted to fix it the second time (incidentally, this service repair center 'lost' our brand new flat screen tv for 2 days), but the problem persisted. Phillips refused to send a replacement, or issue a refund (after over two weeks of discussion), and offered a new, 3rd repair center that was more competent and now services san francisco.

This 3rd rep came out to preview the system, noticed the issues, and said they would return to pick up the TV unit for repair. However, in a week they called to tell me that Phillips will not support our warranty anymore, since it's past 90 days.

I contacted Phillips, spoke again to their Consumers Relations department, who noted this time that they do not issue refunds or replacements for any of their products, regardless if it is shipped faulty. They noted that the blacking out is repairable under warranty, but the Screen cut is not covered under any warranty -- regardless if it comes faulty from the manufacturer, it cannot be replaced other than by our expense. They have noted that the 3rd Repair service should be calling me, as they have authorized fixing the blacked out part of the screen. This final issue alone took one month, and 6 phone calls.

For 4 months I've had to deal with Phillips -- and I have been cordial, lenient, and understanding. I've agreed to 2 repairs, the second knowing that they were poor service reps. I've been on the phone with them over 20 times, with mixed information... and it's still not fixed.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best in class, June 11, 2005

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Christopher G. Sullivan (Jacksonville, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips 30PF9946D 30-Inch Widescreen HDTV-Ready Flat-Panel LCD TV (Electronics)

After thoroughly researching all LCD TV monitors in the 20-30" range and after after some disappointment with an LG monitor, I couldn't be happier with the Philips 30". The picture is clean and bright with far less pixelation than other monitors in its class. The settings controls are easy to navigate too. My only gripe is that when you buy a $1900 TV, the sticker on the speaker panel shouldn't leave nasty adhesive residue when you remove it...I'm still working at getting that stuff off! I would highly recommend this model to anyone looking to buy a 20-30" LCD TV monitor.