Philips 55PW9363 55" Widescreen HD-Ready TV

by Philips

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• Shipping Weight: 188 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• ASIN: B0000ABPHZ
• Item model number: 55PW9363
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #370,713 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Lower the lights, then fire up the 55-inch Philips 55PW9363 rear-projection TV for a full cinematic experience in your own home. This HD-ready set produces 1080i display conversion, regardless of source, and offers a variety of Philips' advanced video features, including APAC (automatic phosphor aging compensation) and Eye Fidelity. It also features a dual-tuner picture-in-picture, color temperature control, DVI input for optimized high-definition video, and Dolby Virtual surround sound capability.

Stationary images, particularly black bars that outline 4:3 programming on a widescreen TV, can eventually leave an after-image on the screen. The 55PW9363's APAC feature automatically shifts the image, just enough to blur after-image retention, thereby reducing the effect of stationary images. The Active Control Plus function continually adjusts picture settings over 60 times per second, compensating for changes in ambient light and ensuring that the viewing experience is always optimal.

Philips' Eye Fidelity line-doubling feature gives you the choice between progressive-scan (480p) or a line-doubled (1080i) picture when viewing non-HD broadcasts. The interlaced mode provides a doubled-line interlaced display of progressive, which helps smooth out jagged lines seen on curved and angled edges.

With the dual-tuner picture-in-picture, you can tune to a program in the main window, and scan other channels in the PIP window. From a single antenna or cable input, signals are separated into two signals within the television, so no external splitter is required. Other features include a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio, a three-line digital comb filter, three color temperature settings (warm, normal, cool), a digital histogram, and 7-inch liquid picture tubes (red, green, and blue). The protective screen filter helps prevent accidental damage to the delicate front lenticular screen. This filter has been formulated for HD displays to give the best picture and still protect your investment.

This set has a built-in 181-channel tuner, though you will need an HDTV tuner to receive high-definition broadcasts. The two 10-watt RMS speakers feature Dolby processing circuitry for enhanced surround sound effect that creates the sensation of Dolby Pro Logic without the hassle of additional rear speakers. Other audio features include a sound leveler system and adjustments for volume, bass, treble, balance, AVL, headphone, and bass boost.

The 55PW9363 has HD DVI and component inputs, 3 S-video inputs (1 side), 3 composite A/V inputs (1 side), 1 A/V output, 1 standard component input, and a headphone jack.

What's in the Box
55PW9363 55-inch TV, remote control, 2 AA batteries, and printed operating instructions.

From the Manufacturer

This 55-inch TV is capable of producing a full 1080i signal via a digital set-top box. Philips offers display format conversion to ensure that users are seeing the image the way that they want to, regardless of source. It also comes with multipoint digital convergence, APAC, Active Control Plus, and Eye Fidelity.

Features include:

• Active Control Plus: By continually adjusting picture settings over 60 times per second, Active Control Plus ensures that the viewing experience is always optimal. The TV even automatically compensates for changes in ambient light.
• Automatic Phosphor Aging Compensation (APAC): Stationary images, particularly black bars that outline 4:3 programming on a widescreen TV, could eventually leave an after-image on the screen. APAC automatically shifts the image just enough to blur after-image retention, which reduces the effect of stationary images.
• Eye Fidelity: Gives the user the choice of progressive or interlaced line doubling options. Both techniques are designed to enhance the quality of the picture by doubling the number of lines--interlaced for fast-moving images and progressive for slower-moving images.
• Dual tuner picture-in-picture (PIP): You can tune to a program in the main window, and scan other channels in the PIP window. From a single antenna or cable input, signals are separated into two signals within the television, so no external splitter is required.
• Protective screen: The protective screen filter helps prevent accidental damage to the delicate front lenticular screen. This filter has been formulated for HD displays to give the best picture and still protect your investment.
• Multipoint digital convergence: The 35-point convergence brings the accuracy of digital technology for flawless convergence of red, green, and blue tubes. This allows the viewer to adjust as preferred to create a superb picture with minimized colored haloes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Deal!!, January 28, 2004

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Matt (Boston, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips 55PW9363 55" Widescreen HD-Ready TV (Electronics)

I purchased this TV from Amazon about a month ago. Delivery and setup was flawless. The TV itself has a great display, viewable from most angles (much better than the 52" RCA I was looking at). The sound is good and should be adequate for most rooms - I have a 600 Watt Surround system, so I haven't done much with the TV audio. Great price, Great picture and tax free to boot!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars NIGHTMARE COMPANY TO DEAL WITH!, December 16, 2004

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twinzmama - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips 55PW9363 55" Widescreen HD-Ready TV (Electronics)

My husband and I purchased this TV in February and although we like the TV itself, Philips has awful customer service! We have not had a TV for about 4 months now and just today, after calling everyday and talking to everyone Philips ever employed, we are finally getting a refund. We even had an attorney try to contact someone to help us and he couldn't even speak to anyone who knew what they were talking about. I don't fault Philips for the product not working, that was Electronics Expo's fault for selling us a damaged product and then blowing us off, but Philips should be more organized and take care of their customers in a more orderly fashion.
Needless to say, we are going to purchase another TV, but not a Philips or from the Electronics Expo!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Utter Garbage, January 7, 2005

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E. Armstrong (Ashburn, Va.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips 55PW9363 55" Widescreen HD-Ready TV (Electronics)

I bought this TV 2 years ago (December 2002) for $2300 from BB. I did a lot of research and found this to have the best value for my needs. Well, 6 months into ownership I started having a lot of problems with the TV. I was getting color bleed (not just a little, a lot!) I was getting image ghosting from any input and any resolution, so it was not device related. I called Philips and they sent out one of their "approved" HDTV repair contractors. They came out in July, ordered a part from Philips then returned in August. Philips sent the wrong part. Re-ordered the part, it came late August. We tried to put the part in but it did not fit tight enough to make the connection work AND the part was a "refurbished" part. Re-ordered a new part. The part finally came in September, but the repair contractors could not come out until October because they were so busy. They come out and install the new part. Voila! No change. Repair man leaves cause they are so busy and we have to reschedule. He comes back out later that month, decides to order a new part. Part comes in November and we replace it in November, still no change. Keep in mind also, that every part that was sent to the repairman was a "Refurbished Part". The repairman is confused, and Im very pissed. Ive taken over 8 days of vacation and dealt with this issue for over 5 months. I call Philips customer service and get connected to someone over in India/Pakistan. I can hardly understand them. In any case, they refuse to replace the TV under teh Lemon Law because I did not have the service done at each interval with a minimum of 30 days between each repair.....!!!!! WTH? So Philips not only does not honor their warranty, their TVs are garbage (BTW, I also bought a Philips progressive scan DVD player at the same time and I have had to replace that within a year as well), and their repair folks can not even repair their own equipment. I strongly recommend avoiding any Philips product. Luckily I had an extended warranty on that TV and was able to get a very nice 55" Mitsubishi as a replacement via the Ext. Warranty company. I could not be happier with that Mitsu set. It is like night and day vs. the Philips. If you buy any Philips product, beware the product and customer service. Its so much headache dealing with them. It makes you wonder how companies can stay in business doing things like this.