Philips 28PW9616

Newest Review: ... bigger and better manuals for vcrs and portables than this one. The tv then offers an autoset up. Standard these days. My ... more

... s-vhs jvc 7600 and toshiba 711 vcrs both have auto set up and both did it perfectly first time. The philips tv took a while and then unlike either video did NOT sort into bbc1,2,itv,4,5 order. In fact it called c5 bbc2! So I had two of them. And while reshuffling is not hard, the instructions do not explain how to manually replace a second bbc2 for c5 (I didn?t know it was already c5 with the wrong name. You can rename things easily) somehow I replaced itv. Still eventually I was in? into the tv, it skipped the r...more

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Philips 28PW9616: the stand is more ikea than mfi. great tv on top (971 words)
by - written on 26/01/02 (Very useful, 439 readings)
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The one thing this TV is not, is rubbish. It arrives in an absolutely huge box which had to enter the house via the patio doors and only with an inch or two to spare (I don?t know what inches are in euros!). The stand is more Ikea than MFI (as in earlier review) and while it is easy to assemble and does look good, you do feel it could still be better. A third shelf would be an obvious addition - especially as the TV has 4 scarts. The box has to be ripped open to get the TV out unless you have one of the cranes the factory put it in with. And you need 2 people to carefully place it onto the stand (it is shaped with a lip due to the centre speaker, and if you ... Read the complete review

a 1k Harrods tv with a MFI stand (147 words)
by - written on 07/01/02
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initially difficult to get in 28" from any source. but found one, arrived eventually. high spec, high quality tv. stand silver sprayed MDF! great prologic cordless surround sound. the two rear speakers are cordless and are broadcast on an FM signal, the sound is completly clear. You can of course use cordes speaker for front and rear (if you wish). 4 scarts 1000 text page memory. 100 htz only as good as any good 50. bought it from "thing of oakwood" for 997 +20 delivery. big box! the advertising blurb all over the net says 6 speakers plus sub woofer, i can only find 6 inclusive. i knew the spec i ... Read the complete review