Polaroid 19in 1440x900 HDTV LCD

by Polaroid

Product Details

• Item Weight: 14.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 pounds
• ASIN: B000PY9SLS
• Item model number: 1911
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #8,393 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 30, 2007

Product Description

19" LCD Television' Super clear 720p/1080i high definition picture; Cable-ready HD ATSC tuner; PC compatibility

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars So bad you would think they'd recall them., September 27, 2007

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Autumn May (MI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polaroid 19in 1440x900 HDTV LCD (Electronics)

I am shocked that the few reviews for this TV have been positive. A quick check on the internet for this Polaroid model will show endless counts of nothing but misery dealing with tech support, warranty service and refunding.

After six months of owning one, it suddenly would not turn on for me. Apparently the 19 inch widescreens are experiencing lots of power board failures. I had to complain to customer service for over an hour, including hold time, before speaking with someone higher up about how I wanted nothing to do with their company.

While they absolutely refused to authorize a refund (because the store I bought it from said that it was out of their hands after 30 days) she finally agreed to send a pre-paid label out so I could ship it via FedEx for replacement or repair. Otherwise I would be out thirty dollars just to send it out.

It has been received at the repair center in CA, USA and customer service informed me that they do not even try to fix any tv "that small" and want to send a replacement - the only problem is that "there are none in stock". The TV came from the factory in March but they don't have any more? Sounds suspicious to me. I was told to call back in another two weeks for an update.

A lot of internet reviews sound like the story I'm going through - many customers end up waiting months on dead-end updates from customer service until they DEMAND to have their money refunded. If I don't see a new TV soon (which is very likely to malfunction again) I am going to have do the same thing.

Before you decide on this "money saver", research this model and what consumers have to say - most of it is pretty ugly.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars DO NOT PURCHASE POLAROID PRODUCTS!!!, December 11, 2007

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Michael Cooper - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Polaroid 19in 1440x900 HDTV LCD (Electronics)

I purchased a Polaroid flat-panel television over three months ago. After owning it for less than two weeks, it stopped working. I spoke to Polaroid's service department, and received a return authorization number. I shipped the unit back to them and kept a record of the tracking number. I made repeated calls to their customer support center. Each time I called, they informed me that they had no record of my television being returned. I reminded them each time that I had a tracking number and signature proving that it had been received. When this was understood, I was told "We show plenty of these televisions in stock. I'm not sure why your replacement hasn't been shipped out. I will do everything I can to get your replacement out today. Call back in a couple of days, and we'll give you a tracking number so that you can know when to expect it." Over a dozen calls and two months later, I am STILL calling back daily trying to get the replacement shipped to me. Each time I call, the same conversation occurs. I have spoken with several managers, and many service techs. But, NOTHING EVER HAPPENS!!! If I can help one person not make the same mistake, it will be worth the $320 that I wasted. Save yourself a LOT of headache. Purchase another brand.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best small HD TV I've seen, June 18, 2007

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Jorge Noyola (Minneapolis MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Polaroid 19in 1440x900 HDTV LCD (Electronics)

Before embarking in buying a large HDTV I decided to experiment a little and see what kind of HDTV availability I had in my community without spending much money. I found this excellent TV at Walmart for $277 (they were $267 just one week before but they seem to be in very high demand, I had to visit 4 stores before finding one!). I did my research before deciding to get this one, and I chose it because it has dual tuners - It receives current TV signals from an aerial antenna, cable or satellite system as well as the HDTV signal from my basic (yes, basic!) cable connection without any external box (well except for the satellite system). It does double as a high res computer monitor (has a VGA input) and has composite, S-Video, RGB and HDMI inputs as well. The quality of the image is just short of being perfect. At home I hooked it up to my standard DVD player using the S-Video input, and mixed the output from my satellite box and the basic cabe in a single coax (you can get a $3 coax splitter to do this) and connected it to the coax input. I also connect my laptop ocassionally to it. I don't have any other HD equipment yet so I can't comment on the reliability of the HDMI interface or the other RGB inputs but I have no reason to think they won't work appropriately. The sound is also impressive, it has several preprogrammed sound modes and the simulated surround is amazing, you could almost swear you have real surround. And it does have a digital coax sound output.

I compared this TV with a 19" Sanyo (uglier, bulkier, and limited video inputs) and with 19" Phillips, Samusungs and LG's (all of them also quite good, but at least $350). At this price, it can't get any better - Best price to quality ratio (any cheaper than this will get you some unknown Chinese owned and made brand). The TV is made in China but has excellent quality.