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Author: Puppetmaster
Rating: 5
Review: Given its size and cost, this is a great little television which is incredibly easy to set up and offers a decent range of built in smart TV options - the remote even has dedicated buttons for Netflix, Rakuten TV and Freeplay. Mine connected to my wi-fi straight away and I was up and running in a few minutes, even without an instruction manual. Picture quality is very good for the price, and sound is acceptable without being outstanding (I've hooked mine up to external speakers). It can be used as a monitor, but I find that the image (through HDMI) leaves a little to be desired. However, it's sold as a TV, not a monitor, so I can forgive that. If you're in the market for a (relatively) small screen television, this is worth a look. It holds its own fairly well against my larger, older but considerably more expensive Samsung.
Author: CambridgeshireMummy
Rating: 2
Review: UPDATE AT BOTTOM: Impressed by the visuals and sound is decent (good bass response for a relatively small TV). Looks good and I like the fact it's Philips. BUT I spent literally hours trying to get it connected to the internet. After doing things like reinstalling the software from the website and contacting Amazon technical support, I figured out it had to be the router (a last resort). I had to go onto the router settings and set up a different WiFi signal for 2.4ghz as it appeared to only receive this frequency (even though the router was originally sending both 2.4 and 5). Anyway, most of you won't know what I'm talking about, but that's why it's a 4 - I pity the people who wouldn't know to check this! May not be a problem for all, but for me it was. The other issue was that I wanted to hang it on the wall, but the power cable and coaxial cable stick out too much - what a silly design! Why would a company make a TV these days that doesn't take this into account? This has meant I've had to purchase a right angle C7 power lead and a right angle coaxial adaptor. Apart from these silly things, it's great. UPDATE: so, after a couple of weeks, it turns out it was just all too much for the tv! It randomly lost its channels and the apps wouldn't work properly. I had to factory reset the TV (massive pain already), but then whilst it did reinstall the channels, none of the apps wanted to work - I was spending too much time on it again and just gave up - want worth my time. Overall, this is not okay, and once the channels do work, it is sooo laggy it's ridiculous. Anyway, whilst the image and sound are pretty decent, I am NOT recommending anyone buy this TV!
