Philips 60PW9363 60" Widescreen HDTV-Ready Projection TV

Philips 60PW9363 60

Philips 60PW9363 60" Widescreen HDTV-Ready Projection 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".PRODUCT FEATURES: High-definition display - 1080i/480p; HD DVI and Component Inputs; Active Control; Eye Fidelity; APAC (Automatic Phosphor Aging Compensation); Multipoint digital convergence; Protective screen filter; Virtual Dolby Surround; Three-line digital comb filter; Two-tuner picture-in-picture; Slim, upscale styling; Home-cinema universal remote with backlighting.
Amazon.com Product Description
With a size that will put the "theater" back in your notion of home theater, this 60-inch, high-definition projection television is capable of producing massive, detailed HDTV signals in all their glory: full 1080i resolution via a digital set-top box (not included). Progressive-scan DVD players are also prime source components for this set, which performs a wealth of picture-enhancing technologies. Display format up-conversion ensures that you're seeing the best image possible, regardless of the source.

Designed to meet the demands of curved CRT faceplates, Philips' 35-point convergence brings with it the accuracy of digital technology for flawless convergence of red, green, and blue electron guns and a superb picture with no colored haloes.

If a video image remains stationary, it can eventually burn a permanent after-image into the screen. Automatic Phosphor Aging Compensation (APAC) periodically shifts your television picture in increments that are tiny but still large enough to blur image retention. Active Control performs continuous picture analysis and maintains control of Automatic Digital Noise Reduction and auto sharpness. A three-line digital comb filter gives you Improved chroma/luminance separation over standard two-line glass comb filters for a difference you can really see.

Eye Fidelity gives you a choice between two different scanning techniques: progressive and interlaced scanning. Progressive scanning doubles the number of visible picture lines per field by displaying all picture frame lines at once, eliminating line flicker. Interlaced mode reduces annoying motion artifacts and helps smooth jagged lines sometimes seen on images of curved and angled surfaces.

The set's dual-tuner picture-in-picture lets you monitor one TV channel while simultaneously watching another. Its 10-watts-per-channel sound system offers both Virtual Dolby Surround and Incredible Surround, processing circuitry that produces the sensation of surround sound without the hassle of installing additional rear speakers. The set uses large, 4-by-6-inch stereo speakers and also features an auto volume limiter to minimize drastic level changes between, say, a TV program and its commercials.

Connections include three each composite- and S-video inputs, two component-video inputs (one HD, one standard), and a DVI direct digital input for use with a compatible DTV set-top box or other DVI device. A set of audio/video outputs lets you integrate the set with your stereo or surround receiver, and a set of side-mounted AV inputs simplifies hookup of a camcorder, gaming console, or VCR.

The 60PW9363's protective screen filter helps prevent accidental damage to the delicate front lenticular screen.

What's in the Box
TV, remote control, remote batteries, user's manual, and warranty/registration information.

Average customer rating: 3.5

great while it worked
Great phone...
Good Phone, some annoyances.
Great phone; no complaints except for headphone plug...
Some design flaws; positive features not dicsussed here.

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Samsung t609 myFaves Phone (T-Mobile)

Manufacturer: T-Mobile
Product Group: Wireless
Binding: Wireless Phone
ASIN: B000FQ0TQ4

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Amazon.com Product Description

A full-featured, quad-band phone with a 1.3 megapixel VGA camera, advanced voice dialing and speech recognition, and much more, the Samsung t609 makes a powerful, yet affordable, mobile companion. The t609 also sports an MP3 player, so you can easily enjoy your music on the go. Add that to MMS messaging capabilities, Bluetooth, EDGE data, a speakerphone, and wireless Web capabilities, and you've got the perfect complement to T-Mobile service.

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Inside the t609's sleek clamshell you'll find a large, yet crisp and clear 176 x 220 color LCD display with support for 262,144 colors. The outside cover of the handset sports a supplementary monochrome (white on black) LCD display that can display time, call information, battery and signal strength, and more. Up and down buttons for volume control are placed on the left side and camera controls are included on the right side of the phone, while most of the phone's features and on-screen menus are controlled by a five-way center button on the handset's control pad. The phone includes 25 MB of internal memory and there's also a microSD/TransFlash memory-expansion card slot housed on the right side of the unit for additional memory capacity. And because the t609 has an internal antenna, there's nothing to snag or break off.

Calling Features
The t609's phone book can handle up to 1,000 of your contacts, and you can store up to five numbers per entry, plus an e-mail address, and a note. In addition to having a discreet vibrating alert, the t609 supports both 40-chord polyphonic ringtones, which means you can really jazz up your incoming calls with cool tunes. Custom ringtones in MP3 format are also supported. A number of ringtones come preloaded on the phone, and more ringtones can be downloaded from T-Mobile's t-zones service. You can also assign ringer IDs and picture IDs to your favorite callers, while the speaker-independent voice dialing feature allows for quick, voice activated calling of pre-programmed contacts. Like all T-Mobile phones, the t609 supports voice mail, caller ID, conference calling, call forwarding, call waiting, call hold, built-in paging, and access to T-Mobile's 411 service.

Additionally, the t609 is Bluetooth-enabled, allowing you to use a variety of headsets and hands-free kits for total wireless freedom when you're on the go.

Messaging, Internet and Tools
When it comes to messaging and Internet connectivity, the t609 has you covered. The phone features support for Yahoo! and AOL instant messaging applications (T-Mobile messaging charges apply). There's also a built-in WAP 2.0 Web browser for t-zones downloads and mobile Web browsing. T-Mobile's t-zones service lets you receive and send e-mails, read news headlines, get weather updates, download games and ringtones, and more. Traditional text messaging, as well as picture and sound messaging, are also supported by the phone. T9 text entry, which is a predictive text entry technology that makes it easier for people to enter words and text on handsets, is built into the unit-- a plus for mobile email and text messaging users.

A number of handy software tools are bundled with the t609, including a voice memo recorder that allows up to a minute of recording time per memo, a calculator with unit converter, a to-do list, a calendar, and an alarm clock. Support for SyncML-based PC synchronization of your contacts, calendars, and other data is also included.

Imaging and Entertainment
The t609 is easy to customize to suit your style. Screen savers, themes, and wallpapers can be set to your tastes, and you can even browse and download more wallpapers from the t-zones service. The t609 is Java-enabled, meaning it supports games and application downloads written on the Java platform. Games are available via the T-Mobile t-zones service.

As mentioned, the phone sports a powerful 1.3 megapixel camera. The camera also features support for video capture. You can capture 25-40 seconds of video at a time, and store as many videos as you like, as long as there is available memory.

Vital Statistics
The Samsung t609 weighs 2.93 ounces and measures 3.59 x 1.81 x 0.88 inches. Its lithium-ion battery is rated at up to 3 hours of digital talk time, and up to 6 days of digital standby time. It runs on the 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS frequencies. The phone comes with a one year limited warranty.

Customer Reviews:

great while it worked.......2007-03-02

i got this a month and a half ago and it has already died it started frezing up then won't work at all wont even power on.

Great phone..........2007-02-09

I got this phone after having a terrible experience with the Motorola RAZR. The day I got the RAZR it hummed! I mean it... it seriously hummed and it was ANNOYING!!! It just got worse and worse until it was finally untolerable. I decided to get this phone. Its cute, trendy and has all the features I want. So far(4 monthes) no problem. We'll see how things hold up.
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Good Phone, some annoyances........2007-01-17

Overall I am happy with this phone for the following reasons:
Compactness, bluetooth, and it works

The flaws:
Volume adjustment - top volume is not quite loud enough to hear when driving. I have good hearing!

Accidently hit button for camera (it on the outside of phone)when its in your pocket and you've taken 20 black photos and drains battery. This happens ALL the time.

Battery life: Obeyed all battery rules (fully charge before 1st use, don't recharge until battery drained) and it lasted 4 months before having to replace - only getting 4-5 hours of time - probably because of camera!

People I call complain of louder than normal background noise.

Overall it works, I am happy that it fits in a little clutch handbag.

Great phone; no complaints except for headphone plug..........2006-09-25

This is a very nice phone and does a lot of things. It is very small and easy to carry. It's a very practical phone for most people, although it does not sync to Outlook (I don't think anyway). The nice thing about this phone is that it's a good phone, first and foremost. Good reception, decent battery life. I like all the apps it can run, like Alarm Clock, and Calculator, Voice Memos. Have not used the voice recognition yet, but I just got a BT headset for use in the car, so I think I'll start using voice with that.

I got the Cardo BT headset (cheap) and it seems to work very well with this phone; very comfortable and has a range of at least 20ft which is better than I expected. Reviewers seem to like it better than the Moto sets..

Camera is OK. Lense is not great but I did not expect a lot; with a memory card, the phone can take a lot of pictures in one session and I just wanted something that would take quick pictures for those hard to predict Kodak moments as well as emergencies (fender bender, license plates, etc).

MP3 player works fine, but I won't buy special headphones for it; I really don't need or use a mp3 player anyway; I always have a car stereo or a computer or a stereo around most of the time. But if it took a simple mini 1/8" jack I would use it once in a while, but sadly, does not. If I did buy phones for this, I would probably cut the jack cable they come with and create an adapter for a good set of phones I already own. I can see why they might use a proprietary jack; it allows for voice/audio headsets to be plugged in, that double for communicating and music. I don't need that; I'll use bluetooth for that.

I was also looking at the new T629 from TMobile; they introduced this phone this month very quietly (very quietly) and it looks like about the same phone, in slider configuration, and it comes with stereo bluetooth which the 609 does not have but not sure I care; I won't spend $100 on some BT headphones that won't really have great fidelity anyway; no better than some cheap phones anyway. The other thing that does not motivate me to send back my new T609 and get the 629 instead is that I don't want a slider phone. It looks like all the new phones over at TMobile have exposed keys and screens. I don't want that; too easy to mess up the phone with car keys in the pocket, or dropping it, or kids playing with it, etc. I like the clamshell configuration to protect the screen and guard against unintended calls without having to lock the keys off.

The nice thing I figured out today is just about any normal mp3 file can be loaded on the memory card and transfered to the phone, and used as a ringtone. I am using Total Recorder to sample the ringtones off the TMobile web site and then use Audacity to edit them if I need to, then they go on the card and into the phone. Forget about paying for WAP service, forget about paying for ringtones... I really didn't want to buy both a bluetooth dongle, and a card, and a card reader, so I just got a cheap card (512mb, $29) and a cheap reader ($10) and I'm set. I can transfer files from my computer to the phone this way and I use the bluetooth for the headset in the car. I don't need the cable, I don't need the bluetooth comm with my computer and don't miss these things. Sneakernet with the card works fine.

Speakerphone works well enough; and I do use it sometimes. This phone simply has a lot of important features without being overpriced or trying to be an executive level phone, which I don't need. Wish it was possible or I knew how to sync with Outlook or Google calendar; that would be cool.. I would not use a phone for email except a few times a year; so it's really not worth paying for that kind of phone for me. Wish the D600 was available from TMobile; I would get it.. but it's not offered in the states.

Now all I need to do is figure out how to download games to the phone without needing WAP, with a card. Anybody know how to do this? They obviously try to discourage this and it is not easy; but there may be a way. If anyone knows, please post here.

Some design flaws; positive features not dicsussed here........2006-08-01

About the internal antenna. (This is an important point if you use the phone in areas with low signal levels.) The phone does not have a sticking-out antenna. In general, that's a bad sign: the signal reception may be worse. However, I compared the reception and signal levels to my older Motorola V66 (made in 2002) which has a sticking-out antenna, and Samsung was on par. After that, I decided not to return the phone.

About the complaints on battery life. It is known that lithium ion batteries reach full capacity after: (1) they have been initially charged for a long time, about 10 hours; (2) they have undergone 2-3 cycles of discharging-charging (for the phone, that would be several days); (3) they are not used in cold. My phone's battery has passed these steps, and the usage time is as advertised. I have no complaints about the battery life, for now.

However, Samsung's phone shows several engineering flaws. Probably because it was designed in a rush. I think some of the flaws can be corrected via software upgrades, but currently (August 2006) there are none available. Here is the list of the important ones, and I will omit the ones already described in reviews - I agree with them.

The vibration mode is actually a buzzing mode. The body of the phone hardly ever vibrates, and the vibration cannot always be felt if the phone is not in your hands. The buzz it emits during the vibration is quite audible. It would be more correct to describe the vibration mode as one of ringing tones. Evidently, a small motor with a small eccentric is not the right tool to induce vibration.

The photo button and two loudness buttons on the sides are too easy to depress unintentionally; a recess might have been helpful, but there should have been somebody to think about that.

The SIM card insertion mechanism (sliding in of the card) is prone to quick wearing out, which is true for the card as well. This may affect only users who replace SIM card often.

Most of the fonts don't allow configuration and may appear too small.

You cannot easily record a voice note for yourself. You cannot record a piece of conversation.

The placement of menu items always provokes you to invoke inadvertently an undesired usage of T-Mobile's paid Internet features. However, this is evidently not Samsung's fault.

The external display is a major design failure. After a couple of minutes after the phone is closed, what you see on the display is darkness. No information about signal level and about time can
be read unless you position the phone under a specific angle relative to light sources, or press a button for 2 seconds. Why such a punishment for users, I don't know. (Were the proprietary sockets for earphones, power connector and USB connector not enough punishment for buyers?) And there is no blinking LED to inform you about the reception of the network signal.

During charging, the internal display never goes off, even when the phone is closed. This may wear it out, reducing the brightness over years. It also leads to extra heating. This is of minor importance, but it shows the rush during the design stage, and lack of real-life testing. I personally think that to extend the lifetime of the battery, the phone shall be connected to charger 2-10 hours per day and especially during speaking. (However, once per several months the battery must be fully discharged.) I have checked this tactics on my two previous phones, and it worked, which I can assure since I compared the battery lifetime to that of my friends' batteries who didn't do this.

The phone cannot play mp3 files coded with bitrate 256 kilobits per second; can play 192 and lower. However, the majority of mp3 files are coded at lower than 256 rate. But there is nothing said about that in the manual.

The full capacity of the inserted microSD card - 512 MB - cannot be used in Bluetooh file transfers. Maximum 16 MB of internal memory is the limit. The inserted card is invisible to Bluetooth devices.

This is pretty much the complete list of drawbacks, combined with the reviews of other users. There are no other problems so far. And I haven't discussed the user-friendly aspects of the phone.

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