Philips 17PF9936 17" LCD Flat Panel HDTV-Ready TV

Philips 17PF9936 17

Philips 17PF9936 17" LCD Flat Panel HDTV-Ready TV
Manufacturer: Philips
Product Type: CE

Editorial Review:
Product Description
Whether in homes, factories, offices, airports, or on the street, it's hard to imagine a place where Philips is absent. What Philips wants is to make your life and work easier - and more fun! And Philips continuously explores new ways to improve products and to offer innovative products to its consumers. Philips. "Let's Make Things Better".PRODUCTS FEATURES: DCDi by Faroudja with 3: 2 Reverse Pulldown;Active Control; High Definition Monitor (1080i, 720p) displayed as 720p;3 Line Digital Comb Filter;Digital Crystal Clear III;NTSC Tuner;Built in speakers with 6 watts RMS;Flexible inputs: HD Component and VGA (WXGA Resolution);Built in FM Radio with 40 presets.
Amazon Product Description
Delivering high performance with a depth of less than 3 inches, Philips' widescreen, HD-ready 17PF9936 is stylish enough and small enough to be used in any room of the house. The 17-inch TV offers high brightness (450 cd/m2) and high contrast (350:1), as well as an integrated TV tuner for cable or broadcast reception of all your favorite programs. Hook it up to an optional DTV receiver or progressive-scan DVD player and you'll enjoy vivid, detailed images from 1080i, 720p, and 480p sources, which render at up to 720p resolution on the set's native 1,024 x 768 screen. LCD technology allows screens to be thinner and televisions to be lighter and more energy-efficient than ever before. The result is television that not only fits on a wall, but fits in places conventional televisions cannot.

Philips' Dynamic Contrast technology optimizes the contrast of the picture by stretching the white, gray, and black levels.

The 17PF9936 comes outfitted with Digital Crystal Clear III technology, a suite of picture innovations including Dynamic Contrast and advanced, 10-bit processing. Further, the DCDi chip by Faroudja enhances resolution by eliminating the stair-step jagged edges often seen on progressive-scan displays.

The 17PF9936's three-line digital comb filter further enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt).

A feature called Active Control continually adjusts picture settings at over 60 times per second for all inputs, correcting both sharpness and noise reduction. AutoChron automatically sets the right time of day and maintains it with digital precision through brownouts, power failures, and even Daylight Savings Time adjustments. AutoPicture lets you change--at the touch of a button--the picture settings (color, tint, contrast, etc.) for various types of programming, including sports, movies, multimedia (games), or weak signals. AutoSound allows you to select from three factory-set controls and a personal control that you set according to your preferences.

The three factory-set controls (Voice, Music, and Theatre) let you enhance the particular program you are watching. Incredible Surround simulates enveloping surround sound from any two speakers, while the audio volume leveler (AVL) keeps the TV sound at an even level for a more consistent, comfortable sound.

Auto Color, one of the features of Active Control, measures the color content of the incoming signal and adjusts it to predefined ideal values.

Inputs include two component-video (one HD and one standard-definition), two S-video, and two composite-video connections, as well as a VGA computer input, which accepts signals up to XGA (1,280 x 768, from 60 to 75 Hz). A composite-video-based audio/video output facilitates hookup with a surround receiver or integrated amplifier.The supplied infrared remote control works your TV and other remote-controlled devices such as VCRs, DVD players, cable converters, and satellite receivers.

What's in the Box
TV, stand, remote control, remote batteries, and user's manual.

Average customer rating: 5.0

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Just The Ticket
Great upgrade from a desktop!

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HP Pavilion dv8210us 17" Notebook PC (AMD Turion 64 Mobile Processor ML-32, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-R/RW and CD-RW Combo Drive)

Manufacturer: Hewlett Packard Office
Product Group: Personal Computer
Binding: Personal Computers
ASIN: B000F1X2MW

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Amazon.com Product Description

Balance your need for productivity with great multimedia performance with the HP Pavilion dv8210us notebook PC, which features an amazingly bright, widescreen 17-inch BrightView display--perfect for multitasking between document windows and watching movies in their native aspect ratio. And you can easily burn your home video productions to DVD for friends and family with the dual-layer, multi-format DVD/CD burner, which enables you to store up to 8.5 GB of data on a DL disc. Enjoy movies or music in seconds with the external DVD or music buttons to launch HP QuickPlay (which bypasses the boot process). Easily share digital photos with the included HP Image Zone Plus software.

It's powered by the 1.8 GHz AMD Turion 64 ML-32 processor, which is ready to tackle tomorrow's powerful 64-bit applications. Enjoy smooth video processing with the ATI Radeon Xpress 200M with 128 MB of dedicated video RAM. Other hardware features include an 80 GB hard drive, 512 MB of installed RAM (2 GB max), 54g wi-fi LAN with 125HSM/SpeedBooster support, wide variety of connectivity options, and Windows XP Home edition.

The Basics
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Hard Drive: A welcome size for road warriors, the 80 GB hard drive is average in size for notebook PCs--great for storing a digital medial library or graphics-intensive presentations--and faster than average at 5400 RPM. This Serial ATA (SATA) hard drive also quickens the pace with a higher speed transfer of data--akin to FireWire and USB 2.0.

Processor: Combining strong performance with efficient usage of power, the 1.8 GHz AMD Turion 64 ML-32 is uniquely optimized to power today's thinnest notebooks. It's also built for tomorrow's 64-bit applications, which will require a processor with significant power. It includes such AMD technology features as HyperTransport (which increases the communication between integrated circuits), PowerNow! (which enables longer battery life and reduced heat generation), and Enhanced Virus Protection (which works with Windows XP Service Pack 2 to better withstand attacks from certain classes of viruses). It also features a 512 KB L2 cache. (An L2, or secondary, cache temporarily stores data; and a larger L2 cache can help speed up your system's performance.)

Memory: The 512 MB of installed RAM (PC2700, 333 MHz) is enough to get you started, but you'll want to add more RAM to handle today's demanding multimedia and productivity suites. This notebook has a 2 GB maximum RAM capacity.

CD/DVD Drive: Offering the latest in DVD writing technology, the dv8210's multiformat DVD/CD drive is compatible with writing both DVD+ and DVD- disc formats as well as dual-layer (DL) DVD+/-R discs, which can store up to 8.5 GB of data. It features 4x DVD-R DL Write Once, 2.4x DVD+R DL Write Once, 8x DVD+R, 4x DVD+RW, 8x DVD-R, 4x DVD-RW, 16x DVD-ROM, 40x CD-R, 24x CD-RW, and 40x CD-ROM speeds. It also comes with a second DVD-ROM optical drive, with 16x read speed. It also comes with an extra DVD-ROM drive for disc playback only.

Keyboard & Mouse: This notebook has a 101-key keyboard and a touchpad with on/off button and dedicated vertical/horizontal Scroll Up/Down pad. It also includes two quick-launch buttons (HP QuickPlay Music and DVD). </ul> Screen, Graphics and Sound
The 17-inch WXGA+ high-definition BrightView widescreen (1440 x 900 resolution) provides a 45 percent larger picture for DVD movies than a 15-inch screen. Video is powered by the ATI Radeon XPress 200M IGP video/graphics card, which delivers good, though not high-end, 3D graphics. It delivers 128 MB of dedicated video RAM (separate with the system memory). ATI's HyperMemory technology allows the chipset to run in either Unified Memory Architecture (UMA) mode or with dedicated frame buffer memory to enhance graphics performance. It also features an integrated audio card with microphone and headphone jacks.

Connectivity and Expansion Slots
The dv8210us has an integrated 54g wireless LAN that's fully compatible with 802.11b/g wireless networks. The 125 HSM/SpeedBooster support will enable it to be ready for tomorrow's 125 Mbps wireless LANs. You get a very good offering of connectivity options, which does include super-fast USB 2.0 and FireWire: <ul>

4 USB 2.0 ports for connecting a wide range of peripherals--from digital cameras to MP3 players

1 FireWire (also known as IEEE 1394 or i.Link) port for connecting digital video camcorders and other peripherals

1 VGA monitor port

1 S-Video port for connecting to a TV

1 PCMCIA (or PC Card) slot (Type I/II, 32-bit)

1 ExpressCard/54 Slot (also supports ExpressCard/34)

1 headphone jack

1 microphone jack

1 Expansion Port 2 connector

1 IR receiver <ul> It also has an integrated 56K modem (V.90) and an RJ-45 LAN network port (for a 10/100 Ethernet connection to networks and DSL/cable modems).

Preloaded System and Software
This system comes with the Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 operating system with Advanced Security Technologies, which helps to reduce unwanted downloads and pop-ups while surfing the Web. It also comes preloaded with Microsoft Works 8.0 (for working with word processing and spreadsheet documents), HP Image Zone Plus, Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005 AntiSpyware Edition (with 60 days of LiveUpdate), Encarta Encyclopedia 2005, Quicken New User Edition 2005, Microsoft Money 2005, Sonic DigitalMedia Plus, Sonic MyDVD Plus, Muvee AutoProducer, and PC Recovery.

The included HP Image Zone Plus photo and imaging software makes it easy to organize, edit, share, print, protect, and store your photos and video clips. Organize and find your photos easily by timeline, keywords, and/or location using the unique photo-globe mapping tool. Remove red eye and fix other common problems. Share your photos quickly via e-mails that include thumbnails with links to the full-sized images--without downloading time-consuming attachments.

Dimensions and Weight
This notebook measures 15.62 x 11.1 x 1.82 inches and weighs 8.1 pounds.

Power
It's powered by a 8-cell rechargeable lithium-ion battery, which has a battery life of up to 3 hours (depending on usage). You'll get up to 6 hours of battery life with the optional 12-cell lithium-ion battery.

What's in the Box
This package contains the dv8210us notebook PC, rechargeable lithium-ion battery, AC adapter, IR remote control, earphones, and operating instructions. It is backed by a limited warranty for parts and labor for one year from date of purchase as well as technical telephone assistance for one year. Software is also covered for 90 days from date of purchase.

Customer Reviews:

GREAT L:APTOP with the piece of mind of AAAA Support.......2007-05-20

I buy just HP for the past 7 years. I bought this Laptop and after 11 months into the Warrenty, it started acting up... Hp.com support was great and fast getting back to me on the fixes. I was hoping it was easy. For the heck of it, I alerted the store where I bought it and they told me they would return it for refund or exchange ( I do buy signif from Amazon too). But since the tech support was so fast and great I wanted to try the next step. I was told HP would need to get in back for repair. HEy sent me a Fedex box prelabeled and prepaid. I sent it back. In 2 days they got it, and told me they are sending a New HD with Recovery discs. SO easy. I put in the new HD and ran the DVDs and it is fixed. I think, the Office who repaired it added my RAM up to 1 GB for free. I was needing to do that..........woooooooow wow wow.

I never really have the HP PCs go bad but this was no trouble at all. TE CEO and Top Exec will learn of this. WOW Fantastic service and I love the large screen.

Just The Ticket.......2006-10-21

Ok -- so these 17" Widescreen notebooks are big -- to say the least, but if you want something that you can move around the house with -- like I do, while still having all the power of a desktop, then this is the puppy.

I've got an older HP ze1230 that has performed admirably, but this is one giant step above that one. The screen is fantastic --- right up there with my Samsung 19" LCD, and actually has more brightness than you'd think possible.

I don't know what else I need short of some saucy thing feeding me grapes while I work my fingers to the bone.

My associate --- he has one of those Alien notebooks --- you know the $5,000 game machines, and now I feel I can keep up with him --- for less than 1/3 the price. Doesn't have that slime green color -- but I'm ok with that.

Hey --- life's a beach!

Great upgrade from a desktop!.......2006-07-06

After always owning a desktop since the beginning of time, I finally decided I wanted to trade in my computer desk, clunky CPU and everything else for a compact machine that can still meet all my needs.

After much research I went with this HP and have not been disappointed. It has every feature and port needed to meet all your entertainment needs whether it's downloading music or playing videos and the widescreen HD monitor looks as good as my Samsung HDTV.

The only negative is with getting a 17-inch widescreen you also are getting 8 pounds of weight. This is why I say this laptop should be a desktop upgrade. You're most likely not going to enjoy lugging this thing around but on your table or while lying in bed, using this HP will leave you delighted.

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