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RE: philips 28pw9617 flat screen edges

Thanks for the reply.

I`ve read that you can alter geometry via the service menu but I suppose this will just straighten the edges optically as you can see when the TV is off that the actual tube curves slightly in at the corners.

At least an optical improvement would be better. I`m tempted to just live with it as I think I will forget about it eventually and actually watch the images rather than the edge of the screen ! My wife thinks I`m barking mad.

philips 28pw9617 flat screen edges

Yesterday I noticed that the corners of my screen display (the actual tube) appear to slightly bend in. i.e. I expected the sides to be perfectly straight up and down but they actually curve slightly (maybe by 1 - 2 mm) in at the top and bottom on both sides, from about a couple of centimetres in. This is easier to see when I select an AV channel on my TV, that has the device was turned off as a bright blue picture is displayed.

Can anyone tell me if this is normal. i.e. typical of flat screens or am I not normal in being bothered about this ? I thought I might go into a shop tomorrow to compare.

Any comments appreciated.

RE: philips 28pw9617 dolby digital 5.1 decoding

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately my wife doesn`t like the look of it. The cosmetic appearance is her number one consideration.

Pioneer DV656A or Philips DVD763SA / DVD963SA

I`m looking at buying a good dvd player that plays all formats and is also v.good at just being a cd player.

I`ve looked at the Pioneer 656A, which seems favourite at the moment but has anyone looked at or reviewed either the Philips DVD763SA or DVD963SA. If so how do they compare to the Pioneer.

My TV is a Philips pixel plus, so if one of the Philips players is as good it may be a better choice for integration.

Thanks

Andy

RE: philips 28pw9617 dolby digital 5.1 decoding

Thanks for the reply. That`s exactly what I needed to know. I`m in two minds whether to buy a cheaper DVD player e.g. the pioneer 350S or not. It`s just that I`d like to have a one unit box for DVD`s and CD`s (the SACD does not interest me too much).

philips 28pw9617 dolby digital 5.1 decoding

I`ve just bought a philips 28pw9617 pixel plus television that has an in-built dolby digital 5.1 decoder.

I`m looking at buying a pioneer dvd player (probably the DVD656A) that also does the decoding.

As I`m new to this stuff, will the above items work together and if so where does the decoding happen in reality. I`d imagine that the dvd player will decode and send a decoded signal to the TV which SHOULD realise that the signal has already been decoded.

Can someone shed some light on this ?

Thanks

Andy