Philips PW8520 Series HDTV (30",34")

Philips PW8520 Series HDTV (30",34")
alaAverage 2.6

5 reviews

May, 2013

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 5 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the image quality. The sound also gets good views.

sound, image quality

On average, users rate this product 52/100.

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Abysmal Concern for Customers

 

good picture, decent sound, good functionality

TV died; repair service awful, customer service worse

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Broken Down

 

none

mushey sound

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Amazon review summary for the Philips PW8520 Series HDTV (30",34")

 

alaTest has collected and analyzed 3 user reviews of the Philips PW8520 Series HDTV (30",34") from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 3.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

image quality, sound

67% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

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excellent picture quality without a progressive scan DVD

 

excellent picture quality without a progressive scan DVD

this is a response to the previous review about poor perfomance. 1. you got the wrong TV for 90% of your DVD in letterbox ratio. this TV is meant for widescreen, 16.9 or anamorphic movies. for letter box ratios, get a normal tv. 2. with normal non...

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Works well

 

Works well

I have been using this sytem for the last couple of months has great picture quality and works well. The Sound is good.

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Progressive Scan Is a Lie

 

Progressive Scan Is a Lie

The progressive scan input has no aspect ratio control and so MOST DVDs are incorrectly STRETCHED across the frame. Letterboxed DVDs will still have black bars and the image will be unacceptably distorted. Only ANAMORPHIC or "enhanced for 16:9" DVDs...

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Product Specifications

The Real Flat display gives today's best Home Cinema viewing experience, and it is ready for tomorrow's TV developments. The 30PW8520 offers a 30" High Definition picture, Active Control, Eye Fidelity, 3D Y/C Comb Filter and Double Window. The Real Flat picture tube is the future of television and it is here today!

Audio System

Sound Output Mode:Stereo
Surround Mode: Yes

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:21.5in
Height:23.5in
Weight:123lbs
Width:34.9in

DVD

Type: None

Header

Country Kits:North America
Manufacturer:Philips
Model:30PW8520
Product Line:Philips

Service & Support

Type:1 year warranty

Television

CRT Type:Black Matrix RealFlat
Diagonal Size:30in
Diagonal Size (cm):76cm
Digital Television Certification:HDTV monitor
Display Format:1080i
Flat CRT TV: Yes
HDTV Ready: Yes
Image Aspect Ratio:16:9
Parental Channel Lock: Yes
PC Interface:VGA (HD-15)
Progressive Scan:Progressive scanning (line doubling)
Technology:CRT
Type:CRT TV
Video Interface:Component / Composite / S-Video
Widescreen:Widescreen

TV Tuner

Multi-channel Preview:Picture-and-picture (PAP) / Picture-in-picture (PIP)
Secondary Audio Program (SAP): Yes
TV Tuner Presence: Yes
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