Customer Reviews

Polaroid 42" LCD HDTV - 4226-TLMB

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I too purchased my tv on black friday and about 2 months later of minimal use the picture went out and only the sound worked, I did the whole faxing/ emailing thing and I am only on my first control box. I find this very disturbing because it was only by chance that I even had my reciept due to the fact that we were moving and did not even bother to open the box on the tv to use it until feb2008. I was informed by polaroid that they only "fix" if you have the reciecpt or a copy of it. Not to mention that they will only cover it for 1yr from date of purchase. Unfourtunatly the exended warrenty wasnt even offered and this was from a local reatail store. Like wise I dont think that i will be supporting any more products from polaroid due to the inconsistant quality and service. !!!BUYER BEWARE!!!

My wife purchased the tv on Black Friday and we hung it on our bed room ceiling ( a- frame style ). After two months the picture faded out so we called customer service. After faxing our receipt to them they mailed a new control box. When it arrived we had to call them back to schedule a repairmen to come out and install it. Total time 12 days. Not 3 weeks later the picture faded again. After the same deal we decide to place it on a stand but that didn't help. Another month later it faded again. When it worked it was great but their lack of service sites and mailing the parts to us seems quite stupid when the repair man could already have them. I won't purchase another of their products.

I bought this television Black Friday and have been absolutely thrilled w/ it. The only thing that upset me w/ this tv is getting it out of the back of the car. The picture is ok on standard definition television, but then again it is built for hi def quality. I also purchased an HDMI cable for the use of my Xbox 360 and would say that this picture is as bright and sharp as any other tv I have seen. I was considering two other brands; Sharp Aquous and Samsung. I found both to be much more expensive for about the same picture qaulity. The stand is sturdy and the settings for adjustment are easy. Polaroid may have been a little shy on settings, but then again who wants to spend 45 minutes looking for the brightness controls. I have many comments on the use of my 360. Such as is that a real football game? Movies look wonderful and the blocking that you get in the screen w/ other brands is non-existent in this model. I have yet to have a problem w/ anything. I may be speaking to soon, but I would pick this television up if you are in the market for a good, inexpensive qaulity television.

From about 2 weeks after i got this TV the remote did not work, and never has since. The control module for the LCD portion was replaced 2 times as the TV came on but either no picture or just lines. Now after 18 months it is completely dead. For the $1000 price tag i paid for it, it is a now on the curb waiting for next weeks trash pickup.

I like several other people here purchased this on black friday. Set it up the next day and it did not work at all. The half of the screen that did work was shetchy and discolored. Terrible product! Talked to people at the store and they said they have had many returns on these because of problems! Polaroid should stick to making cameras!!

This is was a great purchase for our family. I was hesitant to move to the LCD Tv's mostly because of the price. I received a great deal and am so happy that I made the leap. What a difference in the quailty of the screen. My daughter has commented on the number of times I have said "Don't you just love this TV?". I would suggest based on this models reviews that you purchase the extended warranty. Actually with any electronic purchase that is really the way to go. Anyway we love this TV and would highly recommend it to anyone!

We bought this TV the day after Black Friday of 2007 from a local retail store. It was simple and easy to set up and use right away. It has been over 2 years now and the TV has not had one single problem at all. The picture quality is fantastic, especially in HD, and the sound isn't bad either. It has all the connections I will ever need, and they are fairly easy to access. I have a Yamaha home theater system, Dish network DVR receiver and a Wii connected to the TV and all work flawlessly! The remote works great and functions exactly as it should. We did not wall mount it and it looks great on the stand that we bought for it. I also like the fact that the TV is very easy to clean and dust does not cling to it like the other LCD TV we own.

I don't know...maybe this TV will break someday like the other reviewers have stated. For what I paid for this TV, I have absolutely no complaints! It has been a fantastic TV up until this point and I hope it stays that way for a long time!

One last note - I have all of my electronic devices plugged into a high quality surge protecter. Mine is a Monster one designed for home theater. A friend told me about these a few years back and I think it does make a difference when there are spikes in the power. The cheaper surge protectors just do not protect your devices as well...

Hope this review helps someone!

Poloroid televisions are now fairly well known by now as being lemons. I thought I would post this review anyway just to make sure that know one else uses there hard earned money to buy one of these stinkers. When I called the customer service line they almost seemed like they were waiting for my call, the fact that my TV is DOA after just 13 months was no surprise to them, in fact I got them to basically admit that these TV's are lemons. MY tv died after 13 months, my brother with the same one died after 17 months. You will notice that some reviews are good, they are also posted by owners who have had there tv for less than 2 years. The fact is, and I have researched them well, your poloroid tv will break.