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Philips 47" Full HD 1080p LCD TV with Pixel Plus HD
$879.99 + $5 Shipping
Condition: Refurbished

Product List:
- 1 Philips 47PFL3603D/F7B 47" Full HD 1080p LCD TV Pixel Plus HD

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Does it come with said ugly duck?

I would worry about Philips customer support on a refurb.

4.5 stars from the Amazon reviewers...
http://www.amazon.com/Philips-47PFL3603D-F7-47-Inch-1080p/dp/B0018MANWE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1247461244&sr=8-1

Well, it's got some good reviews over at Amazon where a new one is $1049.99.

They're loving the Philips LCD's lately. Unfortunately, not many other people seem to...

I've heard lot of scary things about Philips, especially their Refurb dept.. risky buy.

HDMI correction a tad too late!

Is it just me or are all of the TVs sold here relatively expensive if you buy a TV such as Hitachi? I got a 52" Widescreen for 500$ at BestBuy (Overprice City, IMO). Yeah it was a good deal, but I thought that woot was supposed to have the best? :P

Anyways; without my prior experience, it looks like a good deal. :P

Froogled

I bought one of these new in February for $1000 on sale. It is a great TV for a budget price. I have never had any issues with it, but I do know it isn't top of the line. Highly recommend if you don't mind refurbished.
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I would worry about Philips customer support on a refurb.

its a refurb people. i dont think its fair to compare this to new ones. probably no warranty, so buyer beware. pass.

Will never buy another Philips tv again!! Goodnight.

HDTV? I was hoping for some type of grocery item. Guess
I'll have to go to the store after all. Somebody wake me when the Dow Jones closes.

I have one.

I've been really happy with it, not much to complain about. Great picture.

My only dislike was the speakers, it sounds alot better with simple surround sound systems
(which I noticed on sellout today, thinking about hooking that to my xbox )

I'm going to Froogle too! That makes 4?

Same tv at Tiger Direct for $899.99, pretty good reviews

Philips Product Support

Cant bring myself to do the Refurb thing. Now if it was 50% of the new price, Id be willing to risk it. But to save 200 dollars? No thanks Ill stick with new.

fluffhead13 wrote:its a refurb people. i dont think its fair to compare this to new ones. probably no warranty, so buyer beware. pass.

90 day warranty. Or at least that's what the product description says if you read it.

I would have preferred a 120 hz since I like to watch fast things on the tube... errrrr???? I mean the screen

My opinion...

This is way too much money for a refurbished electronics item. 90 day warranty?? not nearly long enuf. And if you spring for the $99 to get a year warranty... the price is about $70 less than a brand new one.

Thanks anyway, woot.

uhhhh a 47inch tv for 900 bucks??? and its a referb????? come one woot u can do better than that!!!

TapatioUSA wrote:Same tv at Tiger Direct for $899.99, pretty good reviews

tigerdirect shipping (for me) is $99 + state tax on the TV! no thx

What is the refresh rate on this model? 120hz or 60hz?

Seems to be conflicting reports.

60 hz = bad for Blu-ray?

Let the 60 hz vs 120 hz debate begin.

http://www.cnet.com/hdtv-resolution/?tag=hdtv;hdtvfd_l

is this the same one that was on here last week?

nevermind, this one has five more inches of pleasure

I am still waiting for the Philips 42 inch I bought 10 days ago I wonder if they will ship those before this sets?

Just bought a Samsung 52" 1080p 240Hz yesterday because of the picture quality.

We went to some new electronics store intown to compare (then bought online ofcourse!) and these tv's didnt look very nice at all compared to pretty much anything else. We spent a good 2 hours sitting and watching different lcd's and there is no comparison with the Sharps and the Samsungs. A TV is a pretty important gadget that you will probably look at for a long time. Why buy a subpar unit that you know embrangles?

rag15 wrote:I've heard lot of scary things about Philips, especially their Refurb dept.. risky buy.

Agreed, tread carefully, I'm still working out the bad-in-the-box refurb Philips upconverting DVD player Woot purchased quite some time ago (maybe May?). That was $20. This is not.

Crab wrote:60 hz = bad for Blu-ray?

Let the 60 hz vs 120 hz debate begin.

http://www.cnet.com/hdtv-resolution/?tag=hdtv;hdtvfd_l

Don't forget that now there are 240Hz too

I've had the misfortune to deal with Philip's customer support and it was the worst CS experience I've ever had. Pass...

2k1Toaster wrote:Just bought a Samsung 52" 1080p 240Hz yesterday because of the picture quality.

We went to some new electronics store intown to compare (then bought online ofcourse!) and these tv's didnt look very nice at all compared to pretty much anything else. We spent a good 2 hours sitting and watching different lcd's and there is no comparison with the Sharps and the Samsungs. A TV is a pretty important gadget that you will probably look at for a long time. Why buy a subpar unit that you know embrangles?

I agree that people should spend as much as they can on a good TV. But the Samsung 52" is over twice this price online.
Wouldn't you think a $900 47" would make a decent bedroom or secondary TV?

BoredStiff wrote:What is the refresh rate on this model? 120hz or 60hz?

Seems to be conflicting reports.

Computer Supported Display Resolution

* 640×480 60Hz
* 800×600 60Hz
* 1024×768 60Hz
* 1280×768 60Hz
* 1280×1024 60Hz
* 1360×768 60Hz
* 1920×1080i 60Hz
* 1920×1080p 60Hz

Video Formats

* 480i 60Hz
* 480p 60Hz
* 720p 60Hz
* 1080i 60Hz
* 1080p 60Hz

I would think this means 60Hz.

BoredStiff wrote:What is the refresh rate on this model? 120hz or 60hz?

Seems to be conflicting reports.

60

This is a nice TV at a great price...but in my opinion, I would go with a Samsung instead. I just took my Philips T.V. back to the store and picked up a Samsung in it's place. The picture and sound quality are just far superior on the Samsung. I thought I could live without the advantages...but I soon realized that the picture and sound quality were worth the extra Benjamins. Samsung trumps the rest in my book as far as LCD TVs anyday.

how is this a good deal....90 day warranty, re-furb....??? target sales have 47 inch, different brands for under 1000, sometimes under 900....one year warranty...can get a three year extended warranty for $59....oh, yes, they are new, not refried.....what makes this a better deal? just wondering....

mattmsstate wrote:Cant bring myself to do the Refurb thing. Now if it was 50% of the new price, Id be willing to risk it. But to save 200 dollars? No thanks Ill stick with new.

I couldn't agree more. Especially as it's a philips.