Philips 19” LCD HDTV

A bit too small for my taste.

-Jehremy

Horrible reviews on this one.
http://www.buzzillions.com/x/s?Ntt=19PFL3403D&N=0&D=x&os=1

the manufacturer’s site.

85/100 on average from Alatest.
http://alatest.com/reviews/tv-reviews/philips-pfl3403-series-lcd-tv-19-20-22-26-32-37-42/po3-61065285,33/

but only 2.8 stars from Buzzillions on average.
http://www.buzzillions.com/reviews/philips-19-class-lcd-hdtv-digital-tuner-19pfl3403d-27-reviews

… good tv for a kitchen or garage or kids room.

here it is at amazon

Can I use it as a monitor for my computer?

manufacturer’s link

If it could take advantage of my Mac Book Pro’s ability to display in 1080p, I might be tempted. However, since a 19" is unlikely to come in 1080p, I’ll wait for something bigger.

Is HD even necessary on a 19" tv?

Yes, but it will look like garbage probably.

Would this make a good second monitor so that you can procrastinate your homework with some TV

I think this is the correct TV at the website, actually.

I’d say yes you can easily use it as a monitor for your computer as it appears to have a VGA input.

What exactly are the standards for a TV to be “HD”? I mean, this has HDMI input, but it doesn’t reach 1920x1080, which I always thought was the standard for HD.

Any thoughts?

anyone know how good the speaker quality is?

Here is the Cnet review

It’s square! I didn’t think they made square HD displays with HDMI ports.

Still doesn’t make me want one.

Working link

@thisandthis, your link is appending an extra slash on the end, throws a nice 404 error.

“We have not reviewed this product but here is CNET’s buying advice on Flat-panel TVs. This content was chosen based on the features included with this model of flat-panel tv.”

not quite.