QAM tuner, beware that you still need a cable box to receive on demand, pay per view programming. Even if you decide not use on demand or pay per view programming, there is no cable card slot in this model such that the channel lineup for digital channels using the built in QAM tuner will be different than what your cable provider advertises.

The only options available in HDMI mode are Automatic, Widescreen, and Unscaled and none of them help to remove the black bars so there is no way of removing the black bars when playing blu-ray discs. The only work around is to buy blu-ray discs formatted for full screen which are very rare for films produced today. Although you are not supposed to remove the black bars from the screen when playing blu-ray discs because image quality is lower than what the director intended, people should be given the choice to display the movie on the full screen they paid for.

Didn't call Philips tech support yet but I suspect that this box is not a supported HDMI device. Once I did get it working with component, I noticed too many picture adjustments while viewing. I think this may be partially my fault with the particular settings I have configured but I have tried to minimize all auto-adjusting features of the tv and I still notice some brightness and contrast levels fluctuations.

BUT if you ship through EAGLE beware! They do not have their act together, they sent me the wrong tv and I had to go crazy to resolve the problem.

It's a bit toyish and shows the lack of commitment to the overall design of the tv. The good news is that I have 90 days to return it. Hopefully by then I can work out all these nuances.

The 768p set had terrible response time, and anything that moved quickly looked pixelated. We returned the first one, and came home with this one. Wow.

I reported this to Philips tech support and they said to use the component video connections. I told the guy I already am, that is how I can see any kind of picture at all... just wanted them to be aware this is more widespread problem than they think (their FAQ's page for this TV indicates it is for a particular DirectTV receiver - not the case).

I don't know if this is a flaw of my particular t.v., but it won't let me select from all of the choices offered for screen format, it only allows me to pick form 3 on the list (i.e., automatic, wide screen, and unscaled). Also, I went throught the automatic setup when I first turned on the t.v. and now I can't select any of the other standard settings for viewing and listening, it is like it is stuck or something.

Third thing I noticed is the overly-long response time switching between a normal to a HD channel and vice versa. Again could be something to do with the cable provider or the cable box, but I literally need to wait like 20-30secs for channel to come up when I switch. Like some other people, I would have thought the remote would be better designed.

for about 3 weeks now and I am a little disappointed with the product. I expected a lot from a t.v. that costs me $1,300 but I don't see that much of a step up from my old flat screen t.v.

If I had gone larger, poor video sources would produce a less-desirable image. Image Quality:

this particular product does work fairly well. Although there are a lot of programs that don't transmit in digital and the automatic size adjustment is a little irritating when the picture constantly upsizes to fill the screen and then when commercials come on the picture is smaller again, then upsizes again. This goes on over and over again...

Philips is a good company and had donated medical technology to hospials in the third world so not only is the TV good, but you can feel good buying it.

3 HDMI inputs, side inputs, USB for viewing photos and MP3s, and updatable firmware make this unit mean its will not be outdated next year. Lots of RCA style A/V inputs in the rear as well (3 of them)..

in a large living room/dining room combination room with high ceilings and the sound is terrible. I can't understand dialog at times. Other sounds on the t.v.

There are audio outputs that allow you to pipe your TV audio into external speakers. That said, the TV audio output cannot be linked to the volume setting on the TV. So, if you lower the volume on the TV, the audio output to my speakers stays constant (I have to walk to the stereo and manually adjust the volume, since my stereo remote is missing).

Bummer. However, a simple conversion box from PC to HDMI takes care of this, and since there are 3 HDMI inputs, its not that big of a deal. You can buy PCs now with HDMI outputs on them, thus, I feel this is not a major issue as I foresee more PCs with HDMI as an output.

The HDMI connection issue isn't limited to DirectTV receivers. I just got the top of the line Dish Network HD receiver and I get the same "unsupported video format" problem and the cyclical picture drops (.5 second picture then black screen - repeats over and over).

TV's on display at wholesellers are probably not at all optimized (that's why some of them look so bad). My Setup:

1 - The HDMI inputs are a little hard to get to... but it does make for a "Cleaner" and thinner wall mount VS other TVs.

The only options available in hdmi mode are Automatic, Widescreen, and Unscaled and none of them help to remove the black bars so there is no way of removing the black bars when playing blu-ray discs. The only work around is to buy blu-ray discs formatted for full screen which are very rare for films produced today. Although you are not supposed to remove the black bars from the screen when playing blu-ray discs because image quality is lower than what the director intended, people should be given the choice to display the movie on the full screen they paid for.

Didn't call Philips tech support yet but I suspect that this box is not a supported hdmi device. Once I did get it working with component, I noticed too many picture adjustments while viewing. I think this may be partially my fault with the particular settings I have configured but I have tried to minimize all auto-adjusting features of the tv and I still notice some brightness and contrast levels fluctuations.

3 hdmi inputs, side inputs, USB for viewing photos and MP3s, and updatable firmware make this unit mean its will not be outdated next year. Lots of RCA style A/V inputs in the rear as well (3 of them)..

Bummer. However, a simple conversion box from PC to hdmi takes care of this, and since there are 3 hdmi inputs, its not that big of a deal. You can buy PCs now with hdmi outputs on them, thus, I feel this is not a major issue as I foresee more PCs with hdmi as an output.

The hdmi connection issue isn't limited to DirectTV receivers. I just got the top of the line Dish Network HD receiver and I get the same "unsupported video format" problem and the cyclical picture drops (.5 second picture then black screen - repeats over and over).

1 - The hdmi inputs are a little hard to get to... but it does make for a "Cleaner" and thinner wall mount VS other TVs.

The only options available in HDMI mode are Automatic, Widescreen, and Unscaled and none of them help to remove the black bars so there is no way of removing the black bars when playing blu-ray discs. The only work around is to buy blu-ray discs formatted for full screen which are very rare for films produced today. Although you are not supposed to remove the black bars from the screen when playing blu-ray discs because image quality is lower than what the director intended, people should be given the choice to display the movie on the full screen they paid for.

I don't know if this is a flaw of my particular t.v., but it won't let me select from all of the choices offered for screen format, it only allows me to pick form 3 on the list (i.e., automatic, wide screen, and unscaled). Also, I went throught the automatic setup when I first turned on the t.v. and now I can't select any of the other standard settings for viewing and listening, it is like it is stuck or something.

for about 3 weeks now and I am a little disappointed with the product. I expected a lot from a t.v. that costs me $1,300 but I don't see that much of a step up from my old flat screen t.v.

this particular product does work fairly well. Although there are a lot of programs that don't transmit in digital and the automatic size adjustment is a little irritating when the picture constantly upsizes to fill the screen and then when commercials come on the picture is smaller again, then upsizes again. This goes on over and over again...

The HDMI connection issue isn't limited to DirectTV receivers. I just got the top of the line Dish Network HD receiver and I get the same "unsupported video format" problem and the cyclical picture drops (.5 second picture then black screen - repeats over and over).

QAM tuner, beware that you still need a cable box to receive on demand, pay per view programming. Even if you decide not use on demand or pay per view programming, there is no cable card slot in this model such that the channel lineup for digital channels using the built in QAM tuner will be different than what your cable provider advertises.

Third thing I noticed is the overly-long response time switching between a normal to a HD channel and vice versa. Again could be something to do with the cable provider or the cable box, but I literally need to wait like 20-30secs for channel to come up when I switch. Like some other people, I would have thought the remote would be better designed.

Didn't call Philips tech support yet but I suspect that this box is not a supported HDMI device. Once I did get it working with component, I noticed too many picture adjustments while viewing. I think this may be partially my fault with the particular settings I have configured but I have tried to minimize all auto-adjusting features of the tv and I still notice some brightness and contrast levels fluctuations.

I reported this to Philips tech support and they said to use the component video connections. I told the guy I already am, that is how I can see any kind of picture at all... just wanted them to be aware this is more widespread problem than they think (their FAQ's page for this TV indicates it is for a particular DirectTV receiver - not the case).

this particular product does work fairly well. Although there are a lot of programs that don't transmit in digital and the automatic size adjustment is a little irritating when the picture constantly upsizes to fill the screen and then when commercials come on the picture is smaller again, then upsizes again. This goes on over and over again...

The HDMI connection issue isn't limited to DirectTV receivers. I just got the top of the line Dish Network HD receiver and I get the same "unsupported video format" problem and the cyclical picture drops (.5 second picture then black screen - repeats over and over).

I reported this to Philips tech support and they said to use the component video connections. I told the guy I already am, that is how I can see any kind of picture at all... just wanted them to be aware this is more widespread problem than they think (their FAQ's page for this TV indicates it is for a particular directtv receiver - not the case).

The HDMI connection issue isn't limited to directtv receivers. I just got the top of the line Dish Network HD receiver and I get the same "unsupported video format" problem and the cyclical picture drops (.5 second picture then black screen - repeats over and over).

3 HDMI inputs, side inputs, usb for viewing photos and MP3s, and updatable firmware make this unit mean its will not be outdated next year. Lots of RCA style A/V inputs in the rear as well (3 of them)..

The only options available in HDMI mode are Automatic, Widescreen, and Unscaled and none of them help to remove the black bars so there is no way of removing the black bars when playing blu-ray discs. The only work around is to buy blu-ray discs formatted for full screen which are very rare for films produced today. Although you are not supposed to remove the black bars from the screen when playing blu-ray discs because image quality is lower than what the director intended, people should be given the choice to display the movie on the full screen they paid for.

The HDMI connection issue isn't limited to DirectTV receivers. I just got the top of the line Dish Network HD receiver and I get the same "unsupported video format" problem and the cyclical picture drops (.5 second picture then black screen - repeats over and over).

Didn't call Philips tech support yet but I suspect that this box is not a supported HDMI device. Once I did get it working with component, I noticed too many picture adjustments while viewing. I think this may be partially my fault with the particular settings I have configured but I have tried to minimize all auto-adjusting features of the tv and I still notice some brightness and contrast levels fluctuations.

I reported this to Philips tech support and they said to use the component video connections. I told the guy I already am, that is how I can see any kind of picture at all... just wanted them to be aware this is more widespread problem than they think (their FAQ's page for this TV indicates it is for a particular DirectTV receiver - not the case).

The only options available in HDMI mode are automatic, Widescreen, and Unscaled and none of them help to remove the black bars so there is no way of removing the black bars when playing blu-ray discs. The only work around is to buy blu-ray discs formatted for full screen which are very rare for films produced today. Although you are not supposed to remove the black bars from the screen when playing blu-ray discs because image quality is lower than what the director intended, people should be given the choice to display the movie on the full screen they paid for.

I don't know if this is a flaw of my particular t.v., but it won't let me select from all of the choices offered for screen format, it only allows me to pick form 3 on the list (i.e., automatic, wide screen, and unscaled). Also, I went throught the automatic setup when I first turned on the t.v. and now I can't select any of the other standard settings for viewing and listening, it is like it is stuck or something.

this particular product does work fairly well. Although there are a lot of programs that don't transmit in digital and the automatic size adjustment is a little irritating when the picture constantly upsizes to fill the screen and then when commercials come on the picture is smaller again, then upsizes again. This goes on over and over again...