Advantages: Picture, Sound, Design Disadvantages: None as of yet
...The television is a philips so thats one good thing, as philips are known for excellent picture technologies and actuall picture displays, this television for a start uses the technology "Crystal Clear III" which is a technology that is a combination of three diffrent features, Dynamic Contrast, 2D Comb Filter and SCAVEM...
Dynamic Contrast ensures that your TV picture always has the optimum contrast by analysing the picture 25 times a second and ... ...where it is necessary.
2D Comb Filter removes cross colour distortion, e.g. When a TV presenter wears a striped or checked jacket, resulting in a sharper and purer colour display.
SCAVEM stands for Scan Velocity Electronic Modulation and gives a
dramatic improvement in picture quality.
The sound is excellent also, producing virtual dolby surround, eliminating the need for seperate surround sound but of course buying seperates is always the better ...
oxygenuk 31.12.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Philips 28PW6517/18C
Advantages: Good feutures for the money Disadvantages: Bulky
Well this is my fifth Philips TV over the years. The Philips 28 PW 6517 may not be the prettiest on the market, but as all my previous Philips TV have been reliable and functional, after a long trail round the shops we finally came back to what we knew. I have to say for the features, not the cheapest, but also not the most expensive, like all in its class quite bulky, definitely meant for the corner of the room. The flat tube produces a high quality ... ...the feel after a while. I have to add the switch has never failed.
A good family telly which does not stand out from the crowd in looks, but if my previous TVs from Philips are anything to go by, I am sure will give some good honest service ...
SARLOZY 03.11.2005
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Philips 28PW6517/18C
Advantages: Good looking, good colour & sound Disadvantages: It's big.
...have to go to the set to do this. Secondly it had a fault from new. The picture pulses when changing to a view with a lot of white at the bottom. I was told it was a known fault. It was 'fixed' (a Philips mod). It's still faulty !!! ...
aderussell 07.07.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Philips 28PW6517/18C