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This is a great TV to have. I had a Sony HDTV W-L series. It was my first TV and I was happy with it, but once I saw this TV in a retail store I had to get one.

TV comes with 4 HDMI ports and a USB port. The picture is great, but the sound is okay. I would recommend a AV theater system, albeit Denon AVR-1909. I'm very impressed with the Perfect Pixel HD engine (motion flow), because the characters on screen looks so real.

I like the fact the TV comes with a USB port. I recently updated the TV with the latest firmware upgrade. Though, I was not experiencing any problems with TV, but you will never know the recent firmware will fix any problems you may occur with your TV in the adjacent future.

Bottom line, it's a great TV to have and it will make a great addition to anyone's living room or Den.

Here's a link for customer support or download the latest firmware(software & drivers): http://www.p4c.philips.com/cgi-bin/dcbint/cpindex.pl?ctn=47PFL7403D/27&scy=US&slg=AEN&grp=TV_GR&cat=FLAT_TV_CA&sct=LCD_EXTRA_LARGE_GT40_SU#

I bought this TV today and this is what I got:
The tv
Magnavox Blu-Ray dvd player
2 HDMI cables
Wii Component Cable
Time Warner Digital Cable w/free HD channels and 2 way streaming DVR.
All for $1750.00 with a 3 yr extended warranty on the TV and the Blu-Ray.

My Dad has a Bravia W series 46" and let me tell you, this TV is just as good as the Bravia. I got the TV at Sams Club for $1190.00. It is NOT the same one as the 47" at Wal-Mart so don't go to Wally world for it!

I hooked up the cable, Blu-Ray and a Wii with component cables in under 30 minutes and it looks phenominal!

Two thmbs up and I will revise this update if anything changes. Thanks Philips!

WOW did we make the right decision in getting this TV! We considered the 42" and decided to just go ahead and get what we really wanted- the big one!

The picture and sound was pretty good when we installed it while awaiting Dish Network's coming out to switch us over to HDTV, but once we switched, it was truly breathtaking. Beautiful clarity, rich colors and very good sound.

I say go for the biggest you can handle, get the HDMI cable for your hookup (NOT INCLUDED) and sit back and enjoy theatre quality broadcasts. Be sure to get this model and not the older one which isn't 120hz. I saw a difference. And as for what irritated other reviewers- the remote- I see it as streamlined- not chintzy. Besides, who uses that remote on a regular basis?

Just can't say enough about the quality of Philips TV's. We now have three in the house. But this one is definitely the best!

I bought this TV as a floor model from Costco for [...] (with a 2 year warrany included!) and on Black Friday I bought the Sony Blue-Ray BDP-BX1 [...]. Yah, I made out! Look around, besides Amazon's current pricing, I would have paid double. The picture is incredible. The sound if fine, but good for the speakers being in the back for asthetics. Besides, you want a Yahama sound system to go with something like this anyhow. The framing is gorgeous with a glass look to it. The base swivels. The TV sits higher on the base than most. The Auto picture feature bounces back and forth a lot, but you get use to that. They could improve with a newer firmware update than 1.15 to lock in the auto feature. All-in-all, you would waste you money on anything else, unless the deal is better. I have owned it for 90 days now and was debating on returning it at Cosco before the 90 days are up if I had problems or there was something better out there or the reviews from others were bad due to problems they were experiencing. I have been all over the web and I think we are unanymous in saying it is an amazing TV!!! I struck gold on this deal and am keeping for years to come. I am just as amazed watching today as the day I first turned it on. It's actually fun to watch TV again. Like being a kid!

This TV is a good deal for the budget minded consumer. It has a slightly above average picture compared to other HDTVs in the price range once you get the settings correct but the factory sound is sub-par (not that I use the factory speakers).

The amount of inputs is very nice, especially the 4 HDMI ports, although I only use 1 because I run my other components through my Onkyo receiver.

When I first received the TV I went through the set up wizard and selected what I thought was best to include the HD Natural Motion option. When I first started watching shows there was an aweful yellow tint to the flesh tones and the TV kept automatically chaning ratio and flickering between bright and dark. I contacted support and they said it was because of the HDMI cables (I did skimp on the cables) so I went and bought the $120 Monster cables rated for 120hz, that was $360 wasted because it kept doing it, although the tint problem did correct a little bit. I went back through and redid the settings wizard this time I took off the natural motion, and went for the less vibrant settings.

The picture is a lot better now, it doesn't change ratio, the tint is only there a little when I watch blu-rays and it only flashes between dark and light on the darkest scenes.