Philips 20″ 20PT9007D/17
This Philips model should be perfect for those purchasing televisions just to kill time. This low cost TV may be perfect for apartments or dormitories where you really won’t be spending the rest of your life from, but still you need to spice up these places so you won’t be killed by boredom whenever you stay there.
The 20PT9007D/17 has a 4:3 aspect ratio and 5 auto-picture modes that results to better picture quality. It has 2 built-in stereo speakers. For parents, it has the V-Chip parental control letting you choose only desired channels that your children could watch. Its display menu could be shown in English, French, or Spanish for added convenience.
It measures 18.5″ high and 21″ wide weighing at 55 pounds. And for those who always fall asleep when watching, sleep timer is available so you could set automatic shutdown of the TV.
Philips to fix 12,000 plasma TVs for fire risk
If you own a Philips flat-panel plasma television set, you might want to contact your local service center and check whether your set is one of the models affected by the fire risk.
Reuters reports that the electronics company is set to repair 12,000 of its 42-inch and 50-inch sets. The problem is said to be restricted to the US because the faulty capacitors involved were used only in assembly for US-bound sets.
Dutch company Philips Electronics will make house calls to repair almost 12,000 flat panel plasma TV sets in the United States because they are liable to overheating, it said on Friday.
Several incidents of overheating have been reported in the United States but Philips said materials used in the television sets were all flame retardant and there was no risk that they would catch fire.
At any rate, it would be wise to have fire extinguishers on hand at home, plasma TV notwithstanding.
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