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Beautifully designed, this TV is a great buy! This set is HD ready, with the HD tuner built in. Off-air HD digital reception is fantanstic. We have the TV in our dinette, so not hooked up to our cable in the den. I cannot comment on how the reception would be on digital cable. However, I can say our off-air is great. We have four stations broadcasting 16:9 HD, and another 14 broadcasting digital 4:3, with several analog broadcasts thrown in, so lots of choices. Colors are saturated, details crisp.

The DVD player is slick. At first, when you unpack the TV, you think you've gotten the wrong unit without the DVD player. Low and behold, though, the DVD slit to receive the disk is disguised in the front of the thin stand. Way cool. Unbelievable movies, and DivX to boot! Remote control is easily navigated.

Sound is good with adjustable EQ. We leave the EQ on movie, as this is more robust, even for voice. EQ settings are presets that cannot be adjusted, which could be a notch down for some, but should not be major because the sound quality (in this size TV) is very satisfying out of the box. Numerous inputs will allow many types of devices to input into the TV, if needed, including your computer. The one minor letdown was that the sound out is digital only. So, if you wanted to enhance the sound, like for movies and games, and all you've got on your stereo system are RCA-type aux inputs, such as with many shelftop stereos and iPod-type sound systems, you're out of luck. However, if you have digital input for sound on your sound system, then the sound quality will be pure digital, so I'm sure will be great on your system.

We've only had the set a few weeks, so cannot comment on durability or quality of the build. Hopefully, if we have problems, Philips will be good about service. We've never had a problem before.

In any case, your own eyes and ears, as well as your purposes for purchase and use, will be the final decision, of course. However, you ought to give this unit serious consideration. We are now planted in our dinette, preferring to watch this little beauty rather than the big screen in the den!

Best TV/Monitor I've owned. Great picture, adjustable settings and some preset setting modes to make it easy, good sound, sleek design. People are always amazed when they find out theres a dvd player built in. Adjustable base and lightweight/easy to move makes it viewable from almost any direction/level.

The inputs on this thing are crazy! I currently have it hooked up to cable, my computer, an X box 360, a Wii, a speaker system, and I still have ports left over to attach things too!

If you want a quality monitor/tv to perform well in a variety of rolls, this is it. If you want a large TV for the living room of anything other then a small apartment, get bigger then 19". For personal use in a variety of rolls and in smaller apartments/rooms (viewing withing about 10 feet), I can't recommend it enough, I use it for everything.

Purchased this make and model Philips LCD TV 19PFL5622D/37 as a Christmas gift in 2007. Television worked fine until August 2009, less than 2 years after purchase.

The problems we are experiencing are:
1) intermittent sound with popping and then complete loss of sound requiring
turning TV off/on to reestablish sound. Occasionally there will be a loud
screeching before the loss of sound.

2) TV turns off on its own in the middle of use then turns back on.

The TV is still usable but requires multiple on/off attempts before the sound stays on and the picture is watchable.

After looking on the Web for the opinions of other with the same model we quickly found many complaints about Philips/Magnavox products in general. There were a few complaints about this specific model.

The positive reviews listed here for this TV are accurate insomuch as they are from owners who have had the TV for a short time. Had we written a review shortly after purchase we would have made essentially the same positive comments. It would interesting to see what the positive reviewers have to say about the product in a year or two.

I wish I would have known the level of discontent of former Philips/Magnavox LCD TV owners as that would have steered me away from purchasing one.
I trusted in the longevity of the brand name to mean good quality. It may have been at one time but that apparently is no longer the case.

I can not recommend the current line of Philips/Magnavox LCD TVs for purchase by anyone. Spend your money on a better quality LCD TV.

This TV is an excellant product, easy to set up and use. Very good for the small den we have it in.