Phillips 42 HD Plasma TV

My husband and I purchased this Phillips HD Plasma T.V. about a month ago. The T.V. we were replacing was ancient and tiny. We decided the best place to go was Sams Club as they are known for having good bargains on electronics and we were unlikely to get ripped off. We only had about $1000 dollars to spend and we were sure we would end up with a 32 inch T.V; my husband was dead set on Plasma. I had read quite a few reviews on Visiosthose seemed to be the best lower priced Plasmashowever I had heard that they had some sound quality problems as well as some other problems to watch for. I am not very educated when it comes to electronics and all of the technical language used, it all sounds like blah, blah, blah to me.

When we were looking at TVs one of the things I made sure I checked was the sound quality. The TVs we could afford DID have issues as far as sound quality went, they were kind of muffled sounding and I dont know how to explain it in technical termsjust lacking and sound was similar to what you would expect coming out of small speakers. Even after we tried adjusting with tuning devices they had. The pictures quality we looked at were beautiful on all of them but the sound was a huge factor for me

After walking around awhile, we stumbled upon the bigger TVs (that we couldnt afford) and accidentally found a Phillips.

We could not believe the price on this T.V. Regular price for this Phillips HD Plasma (42inch) is $994 (at Sam's Club) dollars. We just happened to get the very last one at our Sams Club and so it was priced at $808 dollars. We checked the sound and it was perfect, clear, and in stereo. The adjustments are EASY! We bought it and with tax and everything it ended up being $876 dollars.

Set up/Installation was a snapmy husband took care of everything.

There is a 10 second delay when you hit the ON button, but thats no big dealIm not that impatient. The picture is crisp clear and bright. Adjusting the picture quality/color etc is easy...even I figured it out!

Theres an assistant in the menu that shows you a series of pictures that you choose which one you like best and it uses that info to set your preferencesyou can adjust sound the same way ( it plays music and you select which series sounds the best to you). You can manually set things but we kept ending up with off coloring and green outlines on people so the assistant thing was perfect.

I know that it can be set to automatically adjust signals so that your picture stays clear and crisp. Here are a few things I found on the website (Sam Clubs Website) about the TV features

There is a built in HDTV tuner, Picture Plus 3 HD which gives you the most vivid and sharp HDTV images, andVirtual Dolby surround, apparently this enhances surround sound effects and creates the cinema like sound experience. (No wonder I liked it!)

Im sure there are more features I could/should listI dont understand half of what I listed above meansI just know that we are VERY pleased with this TV all around! The price was awesome, the picture is perfect, adjustments are easy, and the sound is phenomenal. I believe it does come with a warrantybut I cant find the paperwork so I cant tell you much more about that. It does come with a well laid out manual that we havent really used to much!

If you are shopping for a Plasma TV I would definitely check this one! I think it is a DEAL!I have seen this TV in other ONLINE stores for MORE than $994 however, if you look at Sams Club (even their online store) they are UNDER $1000.The Model number is 42PFP5332D/37.