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Philips 30PF9946 30-Inch WideScreen HDTV-Ready LCD Flat-Panel TV
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$3,299.99
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Sales Rank: 71924
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Philips 30PF9946 30-Inch WideScreen HDTV-Ready LCD Flat-Panel TV
- 30-inch widescreen HD-ready LCD television with stereo speakers and 1,280 x 768 native pixel resolution
- Active Control Plus adjusts picture settings at over 60 times per second for all inputs, even adjusting for changes in ambient viewing light
- Digital Crystal Clear technology and antireflective coating ensure high (400:1) contrast, high (450 cd/m3) brightness
- Virtual Dolby simulates surround sound from any 2 speakers; offers FM radio tuning
- Includes wall mount and table stand
Product Description
An elegant TV Design mounted on the wall is now reality. This Flat TV delivers the best picture quality for your home entertainment setup.
Amazon.com Product Description
Philips' 30-inch widescreen, high-definition-ready 30PF9946 offers a stunning blend of style, convenience, and quality. Its high brightness (450 cd/m3) and high contrast (400:1) ensure vivid, detailed images from any source, while integrated TV and FM radio tuners offer cable or broadcast reception of all your favorite programs. Hook the 30PF9946 up to an optional DTV receiver or progressive-scan DVD player and you'll enjoy vivid, detailed images from 1080i, 720p, and 480p sources, which render at up to 720p resolution on the set's native 1,024 x 768-pixel screen. LCD technology allows screens to be thinner and televisions to be lighter and more energy-efficient than ever before. The result is television that not only fits on a wall, but fits in places conventional televisions cannot. The 30PF9946's comes outfitted with Digital Crystal Clear technology, a suite of picture innovations including Dynamic Contrast, a comb filter, and advanced, 10-bit processing. A feature called Active Control Plus continually adjusts picture settings at over 60 times per second for all inputs, correcting both sharpness and noise reduction, even adjusting for changes in ambient viewing light. Audio/video inputs include a direct-digital DVI input and a VGA computer input. Onboard Dolby Virtual Surround simulates enveloping surround sound from any 2 speakers. What's in the Box
TV, stand, wall mount, remote control, remote batteries, and a user's manual.
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Philips 30PF9946 30-Inch WideScreen HDTV-Ready LCD Flat-Panel TV
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- Publisher: Philips
- Label: Philips
- Studio: Philips
- Average Customer Review: based on 7 reviews
- Sales Rank in Electronics: #71924
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0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Total Garbage! 2007-02-15
Comment: I rated this at 1 star because there was no zero option. The manual is ridiculous, the supplied cables were defective and their customer service line is absolute torture to get through.You have to sit directly in front of the set to view a decent picture. I had numerous problems with the set not starting properly and finally...when the set was just out of warranty, a circuit board attached to the LCD screen blew. Guess what, the board is not available as a separate item. Philip's wants to charge $4500.00 for the part alone! I paid $1800.00 for this piece of junk. I look at this as tuition for the education I received dealing with this substandard company. Do yourself a favor, buy a SONY. I did and now I'm happy.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Nothing but problems 2006-06-13
Comment: I would never buy another Philips LCD again. The HD blacks out occaisionally. You can't upgrade the mounting hardware, you can't use a normal component cable, when you use the HDMI, the audio has to be sent with the cable(the turn off all other audio connections). So if you use a provider like comcast that doesn't send audio over DVI, you can't hear anything. This LCD has been a nightmare. for $1500
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Customer Rating: 
Summary: Not so Good, Not so Bad 2006-01-04
Comment: I bought this TV in philips outlet for 750$. Used it for less than month now.
Pros
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1. Cheap, inexpensive, TV for bedrooms or kitchen.
2. Picture quality seemed ok with HD , so far.
3. Look and Feel of the TV is good.
Cons
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1. Only one HD-Analog connection (Component to VGA)
* Beware of this, though the TV has component input, its not HD Capable unlike all other TVs. Philips gave a special Component to VGA cord, which can be used for regular dvd player progressive scan(480p).
2. Only one HD-Digital connection (HDMI)
3. Though the TV says 16:9, I can only see 15:9 in wide screen format.
4. Black levels are not as dark, it may be scenario with all LCD TVs. Plasmas has dark black levels.
5. Poor and long waiting on customer service. I think philips should consider outsourcing customer service, instead of torturing customers with long waits.
6. Very badly packaged, so open the package cautiously.
7. Wall mountable is included, but it is not tiltable.
8. Very very annoyingly poorly written manual, dont expect anything from it.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Great deal while it lasted! 2005-08-30
Comment: I ordered and received the model off the Philips outlet store $999 - $200 discount which I consider a very good deal. The set arrived quickly and in good condition.
None of the accessories other than a stand were included (ac cord, remote control, cables and wall mount) with the original shipment. A call to Phillips customer support got a quick response that they will send the items as the become available. The ac cord arrived in two days with a packing slip stating stand and remote are back-ordered. The wall mount is not available, but I would want a tilting one if I were to wall mount.
The stand they shipped originally was for a much bigger tv.
If Philips comes thru with their promise I will remain happy.
I will echo the statements by other customers. This is not the ideal hdtv (picture, connections, etc.) but an excellent set for $800.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
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Summary: Not true 16x9: it's 15x9!!! Beware black bars 2005-08-21
Comment: A true widescreen TV has an aspect ratio of 16:9. For most widescreen LCD TVs, this means a WXGA resolution that is 1366 pixels wide by 768 pixels high. But this Philips TV is NOT a true widescreen, despite the false claim in Philips specifications; its aspect ratio is 15:9 and its resolution is 1280 pixels wide by 768 pixels high. So what does this mean in practical terms? HDTV broadcasts (such as Law and Order on NBC and this year's Superbowl) are in 16:9 ratio; they fill the entire screen in a true widescreen 16:9 TV. But since the Philips is 15:9, the HDTV broadcast will appear with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen (unless you choose to artificially stretch the picture to fill the screen, making it look distorted, with people in the picture too tall and too skinny)! Can you endure black bars at the top and bottom of your screen every time you watch an HDTV broadcast? Can you accept the fact that the true usable area of the screen when HDTV is employed is less than the claimed 30" diagonal--that there will always be wasted area at the top and bottom of your TV? Do not make the same mistake that I did. Do not be fooled by the false claim of 16:9 screen ratio. Buy another TV--even a more recent Philips model--even if it costs you a few hundred dollars more.
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Philips 30PF9946 30-Inch WideScreen HDTV-Ready LCD Flat-Panel TV
