Philips Magnavox PR0930X 9" TV

Other convenient features include a programmable sleep timer, a front headphone jack for privacy, and a full- function remote control (batteries included). You can access all menu commands (including last channel and mute) with the remote as well.

Philips provides a warranty of one year on parts and 90 days on labor.

I had been frustrated at the local retailers who only seemed to offer an RCA TV that I had misgivings about. I also didn't feel like spending big dollars for a TV that gets 5 hours of use per week. I had seen the Phillips 9" TV at the local Best Buy, but the only unit they had left was an open box unit that was missing it's power cord and was priced at $.... I took a chance on ordering a reconditioned unit thorough Amazon. I figured if it didn't work out, I could always return it. When it arrived, it looked new. There were no physical flaws. Setup took less than ten minutes. The picture tube is nice and bright, with excellent resolution. The only drawback with the set is that the it's signal sensitivity is only fair. If you are connecting to cable or an outdoor antenna this will present no problem to you. My home has aluminum siding, making indoor reception a little challenging. I found that the included monopole antenna was adequate but not as good as I would have liked. I am a TV broadcast engineer by profession, so I tend to be a little more critical than most. In any case, I was able to improve reception dramatically by substituting a pair of rabbit ear antennas (you know , the old type with two rods that stick up) that I had lying around. You can buy a cheap pair of rabbit ears at any Radio Shack. Now I get very good reception and an excellent picture. Even my cynical 16 year old son was impressed. With shipping, the whole TV cost around $.... I think this an excellent value.


GREAT!!   December 16, 2002
 9 out of 27 found this review helpful

This is by far the BEST toaster that I have ever owned....Image watching TV on your toaster - What a great idea!!! I mean, did someone get an award for this? I usually bring this up to bed with me at night along with two slices of bread, two slices of cheese and a tomato (already cut) so I can watch TV and have breakfast in bed as soon as I wake up. My wife just left me and this toaster is also great to snuggle with. I have to clean my hat.


A decent TV   November 18, 2002
 7 out of 7 found this review helpful

Does what a TV should do, has a good picture and good sound also. Only thing it is a little wide from front to back. But form side to side it is a nice shape and size.


An Adequate to Mediocre Kitchen TV Fairly Priced   August 22, 2002
 9 out of 10 found this review helpful

I bought a refurbished unit, but it looked new to me. Five minutes after hooking up to the cable, we had an extremely bright, sharp picture -- so bright and sharp that it almost hurt the eyes. It has a control to automatically search for all the tunable (cable) channels. Forty-five minutes later, while I was making supper, there was a small explosive sound and the picture was all fuzzy and washed out.

I was hopping mad and ready to send it back, but I let it run all night to see what would happen. It looked the same the next morning, so I used the controls to dial a perfectly adequate picture.

I think what happened was that it was factory-set for an extremely high color temperature, say 9000+, but the tube couldn't hold that. BTW it has a normal range of picture tuning controls that you access through the remote. Also, I don't like the high-color temperature setting so many TVs come with now -- nor do I like the excessive red bias that many models have as their default color.

Now it looks like a fairly normal picture -- not nearly as bright and sharp as it was initially, but perfectly adequate for a kitchen TV. It's been used every day for the past five weeks and it's OK -- not great, but not bad -- a perfectly average, or maybe even mediocre but functional, screen. Its not as sharp as the 14 year old GE five inch set it replaces (small text is extremely fuzzy), but the color fidelity and contrast are better.

The sound is average too -- monophonic coming out of the right side of the set. The FM radio works just fine but it's a nuisance to dial stations if you like to hop around. The frequency of the station to which you are listening is shown on the screen constantly, but it hops up and down every few seconds or so to avoid burning the screen -- I don't know if that's necessary nowadays, and its slightly annoying to look at -- but why would anyone stare at an otherwise blank screen?

The [$$$] I paid for the set is just about right -- it's that kind of set, not great, not bad. I'm thinking about getting another one.

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