Rating: 
Summary: For the Money this is a Great Set.
Review: I bought a 32" Philips Magnavox (TS3260C - see review) and found the TV to excel in everything that matters: Picture, Sound and Ease of Use. However, It was just to darn big for my townhouse. But I was sold on Philips Magnavox. I bought this 27" unit and found the size to be just right for a small living room and the quality of picture and ease of use about the same - very good. The sound is good but not up to the 32" level but then the price was about [price]less. I have had NO problems with the set. Recommended.
Rating:
Summary: For the Money this is a Great Set.
Review: I bought a 32" Philips Magnavox (TS3260C - see review) and found the TV to excel in everything that matters: Picture, Sound and Ease of Use. However, It was just to darn big for my townhouse. But I was sold on Philips Magnavox. I bought this 27" unit and found the size to be just right for a small living room and the quality of picture and ease of use about the same - very good. The sound is good but not up to the 32" level but then the price was about [price]less. I have had NO problems with the set. Recommended.
Rating: 
Summary: Okay after repair
Review: I was disappointed when I first turned it on and heard a buzzing sound coming out of the back. It comes with 90 day labor so I called the local Philips repair center. The repairman said the rear deflectors vibrate on all Philips TVs, especially this model. His fix was to glue them in place---which worked!As for the picture quality, I can't tell since I don't have a DVD player. TV and VCR signals are pretty noisy to begin with. I tried hooking my computer up to it via the svideo port, but the picture quality was awful and gave me a headache after a few minutes of use. If you are a quality fanatic, note that this is a "Comb Filter" model, which supports 600 lines of resolution, not a "Digital Comb Filter" which supports 800 lines. The universal remote can control my cable box, but, as others have noted, the Philips remote is awkward so I use the cable remote. PIP and other channel features are useless because the TV channel is always on channel 3 for the cable box. The sound leveler is not very useful---it just reduces the dynamic range of the sound. No settings beyond on or off. Doesn't do anything fancy like detect commercials.
Rating:
Summary: Okay after repair
Review: I was disappointed when I first turned it on and heard a buzzing sound coming out of the back. It comes with 90 day labor so I called the local Philips repair center. The repairman said the rear deflectors vibrate on all Philips TVs, especially this model. His fix was to glue them in place---which worked! As for the picture quality, I can't tell since I don't have a DVD player. TV and VCR signals are pretty noisy to begin with. I tried hooking my computer up to it via the svideo port, but the picture quality was awful and gave me a headache after a few minutes of use. If you are a quality fanatic, note that this is a "Comb Filter" model, which supports 600 lines of resolution, not a "Digital Comb Filter" which supports 800 lines. The universal remote can control my cable box, but, as others have noted, the Philips remote is awkward so I use the cable remote. PIP and other channel features are useless because the TV channel is always on channel 3 for the cable box. The sound leveler is not very useful---it just reduces the dynamic range of the sound. No settings beyond on or off. Doesn't do anything fancy like detect commercials.
Rating: 
Summary: Outstanding TV for the Price
Review: I went looking for a 27" TV at a good price. I brought home a Sanyo and hated it as soon as turned it on. The picture was ok and it had all the bells and whistles as this P.M., however, it had an annoying buzz whenever there was text on the screen or if the scene was bright. I took it back and spent the extra [money] for the TP2785C. All I can say is that you get what you pay for! The P.M. has both excellent picture and sound. The picture gets even better when I play DVDs thru the S-jack. I would rate this TV's picture second only to a Sony Trintron in the category home personal tv's, (my mother has a Trinitron). The only thing I dislike is the remote. The channel and volume buttons are too small and out-of-position, and all remotes now should employ the "lighted" style. Otherwise, I highly recommend this TV.
Rating: 
Summary: Bad Sound
Review: OK, bought this model to replace a Zenith that recently died (ll years old) The picture is AMAZING, but . . . the first one we got had a crooked picture. That is, the picture was off the left side of the screen, and the right side of the picture was higher (by about an inch) than the left side. Consequently, if you were watching something with text, some of the text would be cut off in certain areas of the picture. We exchanged it and the second one had the same problem. (right side of picture higher than left side of picture) But this one wasn't as bad, and didn't cut off any text, so we decided we could live with it. Other than that, it's by far the best picture I've seen on any TV. One thing that's kind of annoying is that the universal remote doesn't seem to work with anything but this one particular TV. It will not control either of our VCRs (one is 4 years old, the other is about six months old, both major brands). Most troubling is that the Philips remote will not control a *current model Philips DVD player* (DVD 711), even though a specific code for controlling Phillips DVD players is listed in the owners manual for the TP2785C. So I guess it's not surprising that it won't control JVC or Sony VCRs, if it can't even control equipment made by the same company! Another nasty surpise is that it does not have variable audio outputs, even though the owner's manual clearly suggests that it does. That is, according to the owner's manual, you can control the volume level of the audio output jacks with the TV remote control. They even have a pretty picture demonstrating how to do this. According to philips, it is a "typo". (some typo!) A real contrast control would be a nice touch. Their idea of contrast control is "on or off", not variable. So you either like the contrast that they choose for you, or you learn to live with it. Luckily, they didn't do too bad in adjusting the contrast at the factory. Before someone gets the wrong idea, I'm pretty happy with this TV. The picture quality alone is worth every penny I paid for it. Hook it up to a DVD player through the S-Video input. Properly adjusted, the picture is simply awesome. If you buy one though, check the picture CAREFULLY to make sure you didn't get a crooked one. Apparently, quality control at Philips could use some improvement.
Rating:
Summary: Good, but needs improvement (especially in quality)
Review: OK, bought this model to replace a Zenith that recently died (ll years old) The picture is AMAZING, but . . . the first one we got had a crooked picture. That is, the picture was off the left side of the screen, and the right side of the picture was higher (by about an inch) than the left side. Consequently, if you were watching something with text, some of the text would be cut off in certain areas of the picture. We exchanged it and the second one had the same problem. (right side of picture higher than left side of picture) But this one wasn't as bad, and didn't cut off any text, so we decided we could live with it. Other than that, it's by far the best picture I've seen on any TV. One thing that's kind of annoying is that the universal remote doesn't seem to work with anything but this one particular TV. It will not control either of our VCRs (one is 4 years old, the other is about six months old, both major brands). Most troubling is that the Philips remote will not control a *current model Philips DVD player* (DVD 711), even though a specific code for controlling Phillips DVD players is listed in the owners manual for the TP2785C. So I guess it's not surprising that it won't control JVC or Sony VCRs, if it can't even control equipment made by the same company! Another nasty surpise is that it does not have variable audio outputs, even though the owner's manual clearly suggests that it does. That is, according to the owner's manual, you can control the volume level of the audio output jacks with the TV remote control. They even have a pretty picture demonstrating how to do this. According to philips, it is a "typo". (some typo!) A real contrast control would be a nice touch. Their idea of contrast control is "on or off", not variable. So you either like the contrast that they choose for you, or you learn to live with it. Luckily, they didn't do too bad in adjusting the contrast at the factory. Before someone gets the wrong idea, I'm pretty happy with this TV. The picture quality alone is worth every penny I paid for it. Hook it up to a DVD player through the S-Video input. Properly adjusted, the picture is simply awesome. If you buy one though, check the picture CAREFULLY to make sure you didn't get a crooked one. Apparently, quality control at Philips could use some improvement.
Rating:
Summary: Bad Sound
Review: The picture was great, the remote was was ok to use, the hook-up was ok, but the sound was real bad. We could not hear the voices for the back ground noise. It was not worth keeping. On some of the programs the sound system was wonderful, but with talking it made it terrible to try to hear what they were saying. So we took it back to where we bought it for our refund.
Rating:
Summary: Big disappointment
Review: This product looked good on paper. The unit received isn't. The problems are two: the flat screen produces a great deal of glare. Second problem is the remote. The overall size is large, but the buttons are much too small. Further, the button placement is illogical. We have to fetch our glasses to "read" the buttons. Worse is the response time from the remote to station change.Always slow, often not correct. Had we seen this in action in an electronics store, we'd never even consider it. This is a kitchen-located set now; soon it will be relegated to a seldom-used guest room. A disappointment.
Rating:
Summary: Great Television for Movies & DVD's
Review: This television also replaced a Zenith 27" color television that was put to rest after a houseguest watered my hanging plant over the back of the television-you can guess what happened. Anyway this Philips television plays dvd movies and cable tv movies with a great picture and sound. But it seems the reds are more like pinks, and the color does not stay the same from channel to channel. But I can live with it.
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