Philips TV Reviews

We bought our 47-inch Philips LCD TV in 2008. It worked great for a little while. Then about 8 months ago, when watching the TV, the screen would go black but you could still hear the sound. We would shut our TV off and back on and the screen would come back on. Last week, my husband turned it on and it sounded like a bug zapper inside the TV. The screen went black and the house filled with the smell of burning electronics. I called a local repair place in our small town and he said this is the second one of these TVs that he has been asked to repair, but we were lucky because the other one had caught fire. I called Philips customer service and they acted like they had never had a problem reported, which with all these complaints, I know that's not true. We will never buy another Philips product again. They acted like they did not care that this had been happening. I just hope nobody gets hurt or killed by these products.

One week ago, the 47" Philips LCD TV that I purchased at Wal-Mart started making popping noises, and then it got caught on fire. Luckily, I was in the room at the time and was able to disconnect the power before any other damage was done. After researching this problem, I found that this has been going on for quite some time. I have not contacted Philips yet, but after reading several of the many complaints, it is obvious that Philips does not care that it's putting its customers and their families at risk. This is not just a simple picture quality issue and seems to be a very common problem. This needs to be investigated and consumers need to be made aware of the possible hazards with this product. Philips needs to take responsibility for this. “Sorry, your warranty has expired” just isn't good enough when the products you sell burst into flames.

In November 2011, my neighbor and I both bought Magnavox DVDRs. Mine stopped working (no power) and two weeks later, my neighbor's died as well. I called Magnavox warranty department (Stacy) for a refund or a credit to purchase a different Magnavox item. I was told all I can do is pay to have it shipped back and they will send me a new unit. I do not want another obviously defective product, which will only break down in another few months when the warranty is over and I shouldn't have to pay shipping costs for a defective product. Please advise if there is any way to get a refund or credit.

My Philips TV blacks out but I can still hear the sound. It started smoking and I smelt wires burning.

I bought a Magnavox DVD player for a back-up. When my other DVD player quit, I got out the Magnavox. It played one DVD and quit! I sent it to customer service, who habitually put me "on hold" for 17, 26 and 20 minutes, respectively. I was finally told the warranty was out and it just might be. I asked them to examine the unit for wear, which they apparently declined. Imagine paying either $29 or $39 to watch a single DVD. If the product is this sorry, I would imagine the warranty is about the same caliber. I tried to reach the company executives to complain, but they are apparently unreachable. That tells me a lot about what they think of their customers.

Philips 42 inch LED flat screen TV will not turn on and it is only about two years old. I tried to plug into a good working outlet. TV will not do anything. I see other people have a number of problems with their Philips TV.

I have been trying to turn on my Philips LCD TV but all it does is flash a few times and not turn on.

I got the feeling that the last person I spoke to did not really know much about the issue I had. I was not happy when we were finished. The remote that comes with model number 46PFL5706/F7 and serial number VM1A1143117738 (A17Q8UD) cannot be seen well - even when the lights are on. I am very disappointed with it. The person that talked to me said I could get an after-market controller with bigger numbers. The sizes of the numbers aren’t the problem, and why should I have to buy another controller after spending $800? The numbers are all dark, which makes no sense in my mind since the room you are watching a movie in will more than likely be dark.

Our 2-year-old 52" Phillips television is not working and requires a timer control panel. We have tried to find this part all over the country and it is nowhere to be found. Apparently, this is a big problem and everyone needs this particular part! Our television repairman was here for over 3 hours and he has been unable to find the part as well. I have contacted Phillips and you guessed it, there is nothing they can or will do. Their customer service agents just play dumb and said that they understand and they are so sorry. I am very disappointed and would never recommend this brand to anyone. The sad thing is, we have another Phillips television in a different room. Never again will we buy a Phillips anything.

I woke up one morning and my Philips 32" TV would not turn on. I called for repair and after two weeks, I was told they would either replace it with a $440 TV or a check for $250. The service contract cost us $159. They replaced the TV and it is in my estimation a cheaper model than we had. I feel your customer service is rude and not very helpful. And I will never buy a Philips product again nor will I recommend them to anyone.

I received a Phillips Norelco Senso Touch 3D electric shaver this past Christmas as a gift. It lasted 3 months and then wouldn't turn on at all. It just went completely dead. I contacted Phillips in April about a replacement. I was told that I would receive a replacement shaver at no cost via FedEx. I received a shipping notice with the same exact say, and delivery was expected by the end of the week.

This Philips PFL7403D LCD flat-panel TV is only 8 months old, and it imploded with a pixel damage and spider-like damage due to an internal electronic surge. I waited weeks to get a tech to my house with a full year warranty. The Philips people tried to blame me that I hit the TV screen and that plainly did not happen. They refused to do anything, and I'm stuck with a $1,000 TV that does not work. Philips customer service was not helpful, very rude, and disconcerted about my problem. I'm a 60-year-old man, and do not have $1,000 to replace this defective TV. This company stinks, and I would never buy anything from them again.

My Philips model 5DPF722DA/37 50" S/N YA1A0617047433 doesn't turn off. I called a repair TV specialist and when he opened, he showed me that the motherboard of the LCD TV was refurbished. I paid a lot of money for this TV and I was thinking that this TV has all pieces like new. Now I found this TV had a refurbished pieces. I don't think it's right selling new TVs with refurbished pieces.

I had purchased a Philips LED Net TV in March 2011 that wouldn't power off unless it was unplugged. I received a replacement TV that had liquid damage markings on the back of it but worked okay at the time. I contacted Kayla in consumer relations in September 2011. I sent them pictures of my damaged unit and they said they could not send me a new unit because mine was working okay. Now, we're in May 2012 (outside 1 year warranty), and I contacted customer service and they promised to send me a brand new TV even though I was outside warranty. I was given a reference number and a return ELA number to place on the outside of my TV box when I return my defective unit.

Horrible warranty: I bought a 32-inch Phillips TV in October 2011. Six months later, it just stopped working. When we called to have it replaced, they said all we can do is give you a reconditioned TV. We will never buy Phillips again.

I purchased a Philips TV, 40pfl3705d/F7, less than six months ago. The TV turns off by itself and doesn't want to turn back on. I called Philips and I found out that Wal-Mart has a contract with Philips and has sold me a TV that is more than a year old. Because I paid it in cash and I lost my receipt, they don't want to honor the warranty. This is the last Philips product I will purchase and ever recommend in my DirecTV installation business.

I am totally sick about these TVs. We built a new home 3 years ago and I bought 4, yes, 4 Philips TVs, 27", 42" and two 47" at once. I bought Philips because I thought it was a good brand name. I only had the old box TVs (still using two after 15 yrs, and they still work great). I have the exact same trouble as I have read over and over here. I have perfect sound, but the picture blacks out. I used to be able to turn on and off and the picture came back. Now all I can get is sound. Both the 47" are doing the exact same thing. I paid $1400.46 each for the 47" TVs. I am so disgusted and so mad. I called Philips and they said, "The warranty is for a year only, so sorry. Try a repair shop." Are you kidding me! I cannot afford these prices again, will never spend a penny on anything they make again.

I purchased this Philips 32-in TV, and because it is older than a year (but less than 2 years old) and not working, there is nothing that Philips will do. They basically said, "Too bad, so sad"! I will never purchase a Philips product again.

Philips 47" LCD TV 47PFL6704D - Like many others, we are very dissatisfied with our Philips TV. Two years later, this expensive TV now has no picture. It started with the picture flicking on the right side and now the picture freezes, it fades out and then we are left with a black screen and full sound. Philips only has a one year warranty. We were forced to go back to the store where it was purchased. We're still waiting to see what will happen. There will be no more Philips purchases from this household.

We have a 42-inch Philips that started turning off on its own. Then the picture would go black, but it still had sound and then it caught on fire. When you call Philips, they give you the run around. They are of no help! They want you to buy another TV from them, really. Your product is very dangerous and can burn your house down and they could care less! It’s pathetic that a company of this magnitude can just brush it under the rug like it’s not a problem that their product catches on fire!

Three years ago I purchased a Philips TV Model 47PFL7422D/37. While watching it the other day, the picture went out but I still had sound. This TV heats up bad. It looks like this has happened to a lot of people here. I think this company should be liable for their actions on building a bad product. Good thing my house did not burn down! Now I have to buy a new TV and I will never buy or recommend Philips to anyone and I have been in the cable business for 15 years!

Phillips TV model 40PFL3705DF7 - I bought this TV new less than 15 months ago. It is used very little. When turning it on, I have sound only but no picture. This seems to be an ongoing problem with this model and after calling Phillips, I learned that I have no recourse for any type of help. Also, there is an adjustment from the remote control that makes the picture much brighter and if used, the TV will overheat to the point that you can feel the heat off from it from a few feet away. I learned that I had to "settle" for a "cool" color look than a bright normal look.

My family is experiencing the same thing as all of you. No picture but sound, electrical burning smell, and black smoke. We paid good money for this TV about 3 and a half years ago. I have never had a TV go out on me so fast. I wonder what Philips is going to do when they find out they are going to be guilty of many murders if they don't do anything about this. I am sure others have had this issue and been asleep or gone and their homes have burned down. This irritates my husband and I as we cannot replace our TV right away and we have 3 kids. I am so irritated and displeased with this product. I will not buy another thing from Philips, that's for certain!

I have bought my husband two Phillips Norelco razor and they pulled his hair on his face and left red bumps on his face. The two razor I just bought for Christmas has already started to rust.

My LCD TV started smoking from the right corner, and there's no picture.

First, the Philips flat screen TV will not turn on and just turned off. The red light flashed and then the red light came on solid. I turned the TV on. Then, it went off again and the red light flashed. Now, it is completely off and I am unable to turn the TV on either remotely or manually.

After a 3-month runaround, I was able to get Philips to replace my 42" flat screen television that was less than one year old. However, now less than one year later, the replacement television has now had the same problem as the first. The TV simply goes out! This is ridiculous and now I am told that the television they sent me is not under warranty, even though it is less than 1 year old! 9 months to be exact. So now two TVs, $1400 later and less than 3 years, I have to spend money to purchase another television when Philips knows there is a problem with these television sets! Someone needs to do something!

I purchased a 47-inch Philips LCD TV and at two years old, the picture went black but still had sound.Turning off the TV worked for a while but now, the picture stays off. Several calls to Philips were met with "we're sorry, take it to a repair shop," just like the seemingly thousands of other people unfortunate enough to buy products from a deceptive, fraudulent and underhanded corporation like royal Philips. Shame on you. I would never buy another one of their products and never miss an opportunity to inform others to do the same.

Philips 47" TV had sound with no picture, then started to smoke and catch fire on the upper right corner. It lasted three years, I paid over $1400. After seeing the numerous complaints with the same problem, why is there no recall? I wonder how many houses have burned down because of this?

About four months ago, we bought a Magnavox TV (32-inch) through Sam's Club as it was a cheap special for $259. We thought it as a good deal so we bought it. After three and one week, the TV went black and silent as we were watching it. I checked the troubleshooting guide along with circuit breakers, plug and cable connections and all to no avail. The TV was non-functional. When I read the manual and saw only a three month guarantee and that it was made in China, I knew this was not good. I was right.

I purchased a Magnavox 55inch television, model 55PFL5706/F7, serial DS1A1117102524, in November 2011 which cost approximately $1,000. Unit requires numerous restarts each day. Screen just shuts off or there are multiple activities showing on the same screen necessitating re-starting. I contacted Philips about issue in January, still no resolution to problem. Now screen content is darker. I have yet to receive any correspondence, be it verbal or written through email.

I bought my 42-inch LCD TV (42PFL5432D/37) in May of 2008. It started to turn itself off and on while I was watching TV. This would happen every now and then for about 2 weeks. Tuesday morning, I turned it on and all I got was a chirping noise and no picture. I have talked to a couple of TV repairmen and they could only tell me it could be one of several things wrong and could cost up to $400.00 to fix, depending what the problem is. I paid $1200.00 for this TV plus $80.00 for the extended service plan. I am very angry that it only lasted me under 4 years. I will never buy Philips again. Times are tough and I do not have that kind of money to put out on a product that is worthless. After reading these complaints, I have unplugged the TV for fear of fire. I will not be putting any more money on this Philips TV or any Philips brand.

Our flat screen TV would lose its picture, still has sound. It just started doing this this week. The TV is only 3 1/2 years old! Since the TV was not working, I walked away to check my other 25 year old TV that still works fine. When I went back into the living room, I could smell something like an electrical burn. My husband quickly unplugged the TV to prevent any damage to our home. How can this happen? We paid good money for the 46-inch flat screen TV. I will contact Philips, update them and will never buy a Philips brand again.

Philips Energy Saver Reflector Flood CFL - The glass dome around the CFL just suddenly came off and the glass came crashing down, hit my dog in the head, and shattered all over the floor.

Our Philips TV has had a black out screen with audio only. We have downloaded the firmware, this helped but the problem didn't go away completely. Then today, my eleven year old was watching TV and smoke came billowing out of the back. Thankfully, we were home. My husband grabbed the fire extinguisher and shut the TV off. I saw in the reviews that this is common and has happened with zero response from customer service. Our TV is less than four years old. I would like to know what you are dong to rectify the situation and to keep homes from burning down because of the poor quality of TV that you produce.

I bought this Phillips flat screen TV only four years ago and paid over $750 for it. It has been acting up for three months. I think that is a lot to pay for less than four years of service. All things considered, I had a Zenith TV that lasted for over 25 years. I would like to know what we, the consumers, are supposed to do when all we get for our hard earned money is the run around.

I treated myself to a Philips 42'' LCD TV a couple of years ago. Unfortunately, shortly after a year of purchasing it, the sound stopped. I called Philips to find out what could be done. I was told that there was nothing they could do. I even went back to the store it was purchased at to find out they no longer sell Philips TVs. After that, I began to call TV repair places and was told that the sound card needs to be replaced. However, the part that needs to be changed is not easily accessible and I was told that it may even have been discontinued. I am so disappointed in this brand. The name Philips has lost its credibility.

I purchased a TV in early 2008. Like many others on this thread, picture would go off and on while sound still worked. Finally, it seems as though picture went black for good. It won't come back on but sound remains. From other posts, I read it sounds like it is worthless to try and fix.

I purchased a 32 “Philips TV in late November as a Christmas gift for our son. By the end of January, the TV would not power up. I called Philips and they took a credit card number to insure the old TV would be returned and sent me a new one. Guess what, it was damaged and didn’t work, the box was crushed and when powered on the screen was cracked. I called Philips immediately and was told a claim would be filed with the shipper and I would be contacted in two days. Five days went by and no response. I called to be told, "Oh, the claim was filed after hours and we were going to contact you tomorrow to let you know it will be replaced and you should receive it in 10 -12 days.” Fifteen minutes later, I got a call saying that I first had to ship the TV back to them.

I bought the TV 3 years ago and about a month ago, when you turn the TV off, it would not come back on right away. It did that for 3 weeks and since last week, it has not come back on at all. Paid $1,100.00 for the TV and now, they want a minimum of $300,00 to fix it. I can get a new one for $650.00. I have other flat screens (Zenith, Vizio, LG and Best Buy brand). I will never buy or recommend Philips ever.

I purchased a 55" Phillips (Model #55PFL5706) from Target in late November, 2011. Not long thereafter, it began to shut itself off and turn itself back on, the screen would turn red and/or green, and sometimes get wavy lines in the whole bottom half or right side of the TV. I contacted Phillips, who told me to contact the service provider in my area. I did, they came out and said they would have to contact Phillips because they didn't know what was wrong. Finally, on 2/25/12, the repairman was able to fix (we hope) the TV.

Naturally after the warranty expired, the TV started to exhibit a malfunction with the high voltage as the screen would go black with the sound being okay. Shutting the power switch to off, then to on again would bring the picture back. It would do this several times in an evening and some evenings it would continue to play without any malfunctions. But after several months of this, the TV was cutting out at least 6 or 7 times in a 5 hour period then it increasingly got worse till I heard some frying noise and smoke poured out of the back.

I have had a Phillips TV for 4 years. I called this department and they could not give me the address or the phone number of Phillips TV headquarters directly. They said it was not in warranty anymore and that they could not help as they could not offer their address for "security reasons" and they did not have the corporate phone number even though they worked for them? That was a huge red flag! My complaint was that when investigating this make and model many people had the same complaint and I am thinking it is a defective unit (no picture or sound). They were short and lacked the knowledge or enthusiasm of customer service. I had worked with other companies in the past, but Phillips is by far, the lowest on my list for referral. Do not buy Phillips products, they do not last and have poor customer service. They wanted to push me into buying a refurbished unit and not help with my television repairs.. never again, buyer beware!

Phillips flat TV (47pfl7403d/27) - Literally from date of purchase, TV cannot be turned on/off with remote control. I didn't exchange the set because the original box was inadvertently destroyed. I read on the internet a lot of consumers having the identical problem.

We bought a Philips 42" TV in February of 2009 at Sam's Club. We are having the same problem as a lot of other people. We first had a problem a year ago. When we turned the TV off, we had problems getting the TV to turn back on. Yesterday, the picture was on, but the sound was off. We turned the TV off and then on, and the sound returned. Later, in the afternoon, the TV turned itself off and will not come back on. We have unplugged it, installed the updates and tried to hold the power button on. The online technicians with Philips were of no help. Apparently, this is a common problem with this TV, a lot of them purchased about 3 years ago. Philips should do something to fix the problem.

We purchased this TV in late 2007. For several months, it has not been coming on, just ticking for long periods of time and then finally comes on. This week it died completely. We can't afford to keep buying TVs every few years and it certainly isn't affordable or even worthwhile to have them repaired. What has happened to our long-lasting, trustworthy electronics industry?

I bought a 32 in Philips LED TV from Wal-Mart on 12/14/10. The TV stopped turning on by 2/2/2012. I have the original receipt, but being out of warranty, I called customer service, and they asked me to unplug and re-plug the TV, which did nothing. The rep explained it was beyond the warranty, and gave me a number for a TV repair shop 45 minutes away, when I know one ten minutes. I paid almost $400, and the TV barely made it a year. I wasn't offered anything, but to have a good day.

I have had the same problems as everyone else. After 2.5 years, my 42" Philips LCD TV has no picture but sound. I also have a 47" Philips, and that one made a loud popping noise and started smoking from the right rear of the TV. It could have started a fire very easily. My son was home at the time, and luckily, he was able to unplug the TV before disaster struck.

I am completely disgusted after reading all the complaints. We, too, bought a Philips 42" model 42TA648BX from Sam's upon moving into our new home. It is just now 3 years old. We got home from work and turned on the TV with only a black picture and sound. I will never buy a Philips product again. I cannot believe that they are not being held responsible for the loss that all of the people have incurred. This was a big purchase for us and we cannot afford to just run out and buy another television.

I purchased an LCD 24-inch set on Jan 2003. The complaint I need to make is about the automatic change of channel. It is written in the TV box as user-friendly but I never thought the meaning of user-friendly would be in this manner. If I change a channel and watch a program for 5 minutes, the TV itself changes its channel. I had a good faith on Philips that's why I purchased the TV set, but now I regret about my action. I called up customer care for more than 5 times but still, no one has turned to fix my TV. Nice way to handle the customers. I'm planning to screw you guys soon in a legal way.

Bad. It is model number 50pfp5332d/37. Both the upper and lower buffer boards went out as well as the main unit. Y-main board lj92-01399a and buffer boards number lj41-04219a and lj41-04218a. If you can send this boards to me at no cost, fine I will install them. Thanks. Thomas **. Call me at ** or **. Thomas ** or Crystal.

I purchased a 42" Magnavox Plasma TV in the summer of 2007. I really had no issues with it until just recently. However, it did go a couple summers without any use since I used it only while away at school. I turned the TV on and it "clicked" and the screen shut down. There was no picture but there was sound. I did this twice then came back on in a few seconds. About 3 weeks ago, I turned the TV on and after about 5 minutes the screen went blank again. It has not returned at all. The sound still works but there’s no picture at all. It sounds very similar to a number of issues I’ve seen on the internet with this brand of TV. From what I've seen, it will cost for a repair I can purchase with a brand new TV!

I also bought a 47" Phillips flat screen from Sam’s about three years ago. Now out of the blue, the screen fades to black but the sound remains. I’m not able to get any help from anybody on what the problem is or how to fix it without spending an absurd amount of money. Why aren't things made like they used to be? For what they cost you would think that they would at least last more than a couple of years.

Bought 42" flat screen TV 2 years ago from Target. Two months ago, just like everyone else, after being on for a couple minutes, the screen fades to black and only the sound remains. It sounds like there is no point in contacting the company. I may go straight to the TV station and reference this website to see what happens. It is ridiculous that a product can have the same universal problem and the company not be held responsible.

Phillips 37PFL5322D purchased in 2008. Just after warranty ended problems started. Loud popping sound, heavy vertical distorted lines, no sound, double images, washed out picture. Cycling power and unplugging fixes the problem, but it may take 30 minutes or more. Then even after being good for several hours, the problems will start all over again. Phillips is of no help. They say call a repairman.

It seems like I'm like most people here. My Magnavox 42" flat screen is 3 years out and I have no picture but I do have sound. I had the power supply fixed about a year ago and everything was fine again until 3 days ago. I turned the TV on and the picture didn't come on and I could smell and see the smoke. With the price to fix the power supply cord and the TV, it cost more than a dollar a day for the TV. I will never buy another Magnavox or Phillips product. I'm just glad that it didn't cost me as much as I could have.

I purchased a 47-inch LCD Phillips from Walmart in 2008 and now, the picture just recently went out (still has sound but no picture). Phillips provided a name of a local TV repairmen (phone disconnected) or the option to purchase a refurbished one from them. Sounds like this is a recurring problem for Phillips and they should issue a recall on the specific products and replace TVs or offer vouchers towards another purchase. I registered my purchase with Phillips when I first purchased and often receive promotional emails from them so I know that they have not issued a recall on this TV but sounds like many others have the same problem.

I bought a 19 inch DVD/TV combo for my son's room. With him being a 2-year old, we chose this unit so it could be wall mounted to keep him from reaching it. The TV is one week out of warranty and Magnavox will not even let me ship it back to them to see what was wrong. I even told them I would pay for the shipping upfront and did not expect a new TV in return.

I bought a 22" LCD Magnavox TV in November 2010. It lasted about 7 to 8 months before the picture became very bright. I contacted Magnavox under warranty and was told I needed my receipt for repair. I asked about the warranty registration card and was told "the warranty card is not for warranty purposes, but in case my TV gets lost or stolen". Of course, I asked why is it called a warranty registration card. I was told "I don't know those cards, don't come to the warranty department so we cannot look one up anyways". I had to find the copy of my receipt because the original had to be sent in with a rebate. It took me a while, but I found the warranty and called back to Magnavox still with a few weeks left in my year warranty.

I have a 50" Philips flat screen purchased on 2008, on table stand. In 12/2009, it started getting real hot then shuts off and starts flashing red light in front. I had it repaired on my own because Philips said the warranty expired. The repairman said bad power board and I paid $928 for repair. Now, the TV is out again in 12/2011. I called a repairman, bad power supply again. I will like to see a class action suit against Philips.

Less than three years ago, my wife and I bought a 47" flat screen TV from Target with an extended warranty for $1200. It was 2.5 months out of warranty and Philips (after six calls) said "too bad." The TV was smoking like crazy and smelt like burning plastic for about two hours on Christmas. We unplugged it immediately and the two hours following was airing out the house. We have called four different numbers in a three-day period and no one will do anything. We and our extended family will never buy Philips again. Paying $1200 in this economy for a flat screen is bad enough. Having Philips not back their product is even worse. We read (after the incident) that there were many others in our same situation. I will not buy Philips again. What a waste.

I purchased 42" Magnavox plasma for $1000 4 years ago. For the last 18 months or so, the TV would occasionally turn off by itself. Several times had black screen but sound. We would turn it off for a while and then it would work fine. Now, only black screen with sound. I unplugged it after reading these reviews. Wow! What a waste of money! I thought it would last longer than 4 years. Sounds like we were lucky compared to a lot of the other stories posted here.

I bought a Magnavox DVD/VCR Recorder on Sept. 26, 2011. After two weeks, it ate a tape we were watching. Since it was still under warranty, I sent it into the company. They gave me a new one which I got on Dec. 21, 2011. I set the machine for a timer-recording and it lost all power. I can't turn it on or off. I want my money back. I have learned my lesson and will no longer buy any Magnavox/Phillips product.

I purchased a Phillips 42" plasma TV (42PF5321D/37) at Sam's in Feb 2007 for $1,400. Fortunately, I purchased an extended new warranty (to Feb 2010) from Sam's for $70 (best money I've ever spent). The TV worked great until Dec. 2008 when a bright blue color developed along one side and in the middle of the screen, and after consulting a local video shop, they diagnosed a bad buffer board. The new warranty (great product) quickly paid for it, but otherwise my cost would have been around $500.

I bought Phillips 47" flat screen from Walmart 3 years ago. Same problem as everyone else is complaining about, black screen with no picture, only sound. And then smoke came out. We also unplugged, thanking God that our house did not catch fire. Since the TV is now out of warranty, I purchased through Square Trade. I am out of luck and it's Christmas time! Hopefully, I can find a deal on a new TV after Christmas during the sales. Agree, I will not purchase another Phillips TV!

Our TV is 2 months old. One morning we went to turn it on and we got nothing. After contacting Magnavox and waiting 2 weeks, a tech came out to find that he needed to order a part. I wait another week and a half and the tech came with the ordered part. He opened the box to find the wrong part. I called customer support at Magnavox and they assured me that they would address this issue and contact me within 48 hours. It has now been 5 days. Terrible service! How long do I have to wait? It has now been almost a month with out our TV and Magnavox has not addressed this issue. I will never buy another Magnavox/Phillips item again.

Bought a model 46PFL3706/F7 as an early Christmas present to myself. Just one week later, I've got sound only and a black screen, no logo, menu, nothing. Thought it smelled a little funny from the start. Now reading the comments here, I'm putting a smoke detector right over this thing for the future.

My 50" would go off and a blinking red light would come on and no picture. Paid $3000 and only 3 years old. After getting the runaround from Phillips, I called our local news station NBC10. They sent a consumer reporter out and did a story on my problem. Got a call from executive from Phillips the next day and sent me a check to pay for my new TV, a Sony.

We also purchased a 42 inch flat screen from Walmart in 2008 (seems to be a trend here!) that also started turning itself on and off by itself and just hung up with Philips with no luck. When my husband told the girl, "You would think that an $800 TV would last more than three years," her response was "Yeah. You would think so!" I have unplugged the TV because of the numerous complaints about it catching fire but at what point does an investigation open and something get done about this?

Same issues. I have a 47-inch TV made by Philips. It was going black/no picture, but sound. I spent 80 dollars at a repair shop and they put in a new flux capacitor (yes, it sounds like something named out of the Back To The Future movie). With that replaced, it was good for 2 months. Now, the same issues and this morning, even worse with sizzling and cracking in the back of the TV, the smell of burning and the TV continuing to go out.

I have brought a Phillis Airfryer in South Africa. Why do I get an instruction book that pages from the back?!

We purchased a 47" LCD flat screen television 3 years ago at Wal-Mart for $800.00. I have been very happy with it until recently. About 3 months ago, the screen started going black while watching it, but the sound would stay on. You could turn it off and listen for it to reset and then turn it back on and it would work sometimes. Then, it got worse and would take several tries before it would stay on so you could watch it. We had it mounted on the wall in our sunroom for the family to watch. We just recently moved it to the bedroom because of the aggravation of trying to keep it on long enough to watch it.

I bought a Phillips 42" LCD TV from Sam's Club 3 years ago. I was watching it yesterday and it suddenly shut off and a red light started blinking. I unplugged it, waited a few seconds and plugged it back it. The green light came on and it started clicking like it was trying to turn on. All of a sudden, it started smoking. I quickly unplugged it and called Phillips. They told me that since my warrant was up, I had to call a local repair agent. They then offered to sell me a refurbished TV for $450.00. No thanks. Obviously, Phillips can't make quality products and I will never purchase their inferior products ever again.

I purchased 42" Philips LCD TV model 42PFL7422D/37 and the TV screen is now blank with no picture or sound. Called customer service and he offered to sell me a refurbished TV for $400 and told me to call a local repair center. I find it strange that so many people have reported the exact same problem and they are doing nothing to correct the issue and repair peoples TV's. I did not think I was buying a disposable product when I spent good money on a named brand product.

My 37 inch LCD TV from Magnavox just stopped working out of the blue. I called the customer service number and all I got was a machine telling me to go online. I am elderly and not that computer savvy, they have been no help at all. My TV is only 2 years old and I paid a lot of money for this product. It should last more than two years at the price I paid. I bought this product because of the name, I thought it would be top of the line quality. Something should be done to let people know this name no longer means quality.

Just like many people that have listed complaints here, I bought a Philips 42 inch from Sam's Club. After a year and a half we had no picture, but we did have sound. I took it to a TV repair guy and he said that the panel was shot and was not worth fixing. I called Philips and they said they would sell us a refurbished one for $450. I will never buy another product from them again!

It has been a month since my Philips LCD TV, currently under warranty period is not working. We have logged the complaint on 16 Oct 2011, service representative came after 4 days and notified us that some part of my LCD needs to be replaced. It has been a month and I haven't got my TV repaired and getting all the sort of funny response from Philips.

Well basically after two years of owning my 50inch Philips plasma, it decided to just go blank no picture just sound from time to time, very disappointed due to the price of $1600, was and is a lot of money to pay for great service. It used to be that you could buy television and it would last for years. Seems like technology and these corporations are learning how to get over on innocent trustworthy consumers that believes in certain companies and brand.

We bought a new 47 inch HD LCD model # 47pfl36030/27e from Wal-Mart! The TV stopped working a few days/weeks after warranty expired! Magnavox/Phillips sent us a refurbished TV that worked great for about a year, & then the picture started going off!! We would turn the set off to cool down, then it would play again! It started getting worse & worse! Now, the picture stays on for only a few minutes before it goes off! I called Magnavox/Philips, and they told me that they weren't aware of the problem, which was a lie, cause I read it on the computer, that there was lots more complaints on this same model! We haven't used the TV for over a year now, hoping that Phillips/Magnavox would have a recall. Thank you for any help on this situation, as we are senior citizens on a fixed income, paid over $1400 for this TV. God bless you.

I bought a 42" HDTC in 2009. A few months later, it started having problems with the sound and it was restarting itself. I called Philips and after a lot of hassle, they sent me a refurbished replacement in February 2011. It is now November 2011 and the replacement is also having problems with the sound and restarting repeatedly.

I bought a Phillips 40 inch TV from Walmart in early October 2011. The picture had lines through it. I called Phillips customer service, and they said that they could get a replacement to me in 5 to 7 days. It took over 2 weeks. They sent me a refurbished TV that worked for 2 days and then would not turn on. I again called Phillips after trying to return the TV to Walmart, and they would not take it because it was not the original TV. They apologized and said that they would send a new TV right away and for me to call in 3 to 5 days to get the tracking information. It has been 15 days and I call every day and they have no tracking information and are unwilling to connect me with anyone that will help me. I have been lied to on a regular basis. I don't know where to turn to or what to do.

I purchased a 42" Philips TV (model 42pfl3704d/fy) on February, 2010. It lasted 1 1/2 years only—no picture, unable to access menu, nothing. I called Philips’ customer service and all they could offer was to sell me a reman unit for $370. Sorry, but I can get a reman TV for that price all day long. I have purchased numerous TVs in my 50 years, but I never had one that lasted 1 1/2 years only. I will never purchase Philips or related TV in the future.

My 42MF52ID shut down and will not come back on. Before this, my TV was having trouble turning on. I've read all the complaints on this same problem from hundreds of people and you guys should be ashamed of yourselves for letting this go on as long as you have. I have no money to fix this problem and my TV is only a few years old.

I won a small Philips flat screen TV. I went through 3 of them in 3 months. They would never turn on unless I unplugged them for some time. They kept sending me defective TVs. Since they wouldn't fix the problem I kept 2 for 1. I guess I wanted ornamental electronic junk around. Don't buy from this firm.

Magnavox 47MF437B LCD TV worked Ok but in the third year, the sound quit working. Good picture but no more sound!

I bought an LCD TV model 42mf439b/F7 from Target on Feb 2010. The TV now has sound when turned on but no picture - just a black screen. I called Magnavox but the warranty expired so no help. My father bought a Magnavox in the early 1960's and was still working when we got new TV in late 1970's. Magnavox is now junk? A TV that lasts 2 years? I won't ever buy a Magnavox or Philips TV or other again.

Philips is focusing on selling new TV's, how about giving after sales service? Service in India is ridiculous. I purchased a 42" LCD Philips TV, LCD 43 PFL 7762D in April of 2009 and all of a sudden, in August of 2011 colorful vertical lines were displayed. Since August 2011, my TV is at your Lajpat Nager service center, New Delhi, India, and nothing has been done as of yet.

Philips is focusing on selling new TVs, how about giving after sales service? Service in India is ridiculous. I purchased a 42" LCD Philips TV, LCD 43 PFL 7762D in April 2009. In August 2011, all of a sudden, half of the display was distorted, and since then, my TV was at the Lajpat Nager Service Centre, New Delhi, India and nothing has been done yet. It has a work order number **. It's very sad.

I purchased a TV in July of 2007, a 63" plasma to be exact. The warranty has expired. I had a tech come out to fix it at a cost $435.00. The same day, the TV went out again. The tech returned; after diagnostic test, found out the the panel was defective and was the result of the parts replaced failing. The part needed is no longer available. The thing is that after 3 years of use, the TV actually broke in May of 2010 but I couldn't afford the repairs. Now I can't even if I could afford (be dumb enough to pay) the cost of the panel, considering that I could replace it these days for about $2000. My gripe is with no options to have it repaired, I feel it is a responsibility of Phillips to replace it at little cost with a like size TV. I'd even be willing to pay for a new TV of greater size if I could at least get a coupon, discount or some kind of credit for my TV. I feel as if I bought a lemon, seems like a day after the warranty expired, it broke and there's no way to repair it, so now I have a 300lb x 63" x 36" x 5" paper weight.

I purchased a 32 MF338B LCD two years ago. A couple of days ago, screen went dead and no voice. I contacted Magnavox and was told that it was out of warranty and there was nothing they could do. When I complained that a TV should last longer than two years, I was told again there was nothing they could do. I really think they are having some kind of problem with these TVs and they should have a recall of them!

I purchased a new 40" TV in late February 2011. From the start, the picture was really pixelated and there was a "roaring type of sound" that would fade in and out. I decided that I could make do with this to avoid the hassle of having to return and exchange. Then, just this past week (October 2011), the thing went haywire. The input channels started constantly changing, which made watching anything impossible. I thought maybe the TV was just hot or had a temporary spaz, so I got up and manually shut it off and turned it back on.

We purchased a Philips TV (model # 42PFL3704D/F7) at Sam's Club on December 31, 2009. As of today, we have a black screen and sound only. Apparently, we made a bad decision in trusting the Philips name. But we may consider ourselves lucky that our home did not burn down per the comments from other unhappy consumers.

I had the same experience as everybody else. Screw Philips. Avoid them at no cost. I bought the 47 LCD set in 2010. It's more than a year. Guess what? It freaking shut off on me about 5 minutes after I turned it on. Sometimes it would not even turn on at all, no matter how many times I push or unplug and plug it back in again. It only lasted more than a year. I had other set, Samsung and Sony. They are both more than three years now. They are still working excellent, no problem whatsoever.

We started having trouble with our Phillips 42" only a few months after we bought it. The sound would go out and not come back until we unplugged it. Then the TV would just go black and come back to what we were watching. We again unplugged and waited then plugged back in. This seem to happen every few months. It has already been a couple of nights now that we haven't been able to watch a program through without it constantly going out. I am trying to watch the World Series and the blacking out has gotten so bad that as soon as the screen comes to - it blacks out and keeps doing so! I had to turn it off!

I purchased a flat screen 32 inch less than three years ago, and it now has no picture, just sound! I paid about $800.00 years ago. When you spend that kind of money, it should last for several years! Is there any recall?

I bought a Philips Surge Protector which model no. begins with E11. During a storm, we lost power and after it came back on, my computer was history. I contacted Philips who refused to do anything about it because I didn't have a 2-year old receipt. As long as their name and product information is on the back of the product, that should be all the proof they need. Once I said I didn't have the receipt, they refused to discuss it further and were very sarcastic and unprofessional.

I bought one of these TVs (Model 37MF437B/37) new in 2008 and put it together to find it had no sound. I went back to Sam's Club, and they replaced it. Now yesterday, it just stopped working and made a cheeping sound inside. And that's it. I paid 900 dollars for a TV that only lasted 3 and a half years. When I was a kid, we had one that lasted 20 years. And that's why I paid more for a set with that brand. What a disappointment it is, and I'll never buy another from them.

We purchased a Magnavox 50' floor model TV, model number 51MP392H/17, back in 2004 for $1000.00 (brand new). We just replaced the 3-color modules in Sept. 2011 for $325.00. As soon as we did that, the power supply dies. Thirty days later, we tracked down the power supply unit that will cost me an additional $400.00 for the parts alone.

I bought a 47" Philips TV back in 2008. It started to black out and I have to power off then on to get the picture back. Now on October 12, 20011, had a TV technician come in and found that the whole board was burnt right through, like a fire has caused it.

On Jan 28, 2010, I purchased a Philips LCD TV Model 42PFL3704D/F7. Now, the screen is black and it has no sound. Customer service noted that the TV is out of warranty and a refurbished unit will cost me $400.00.

My 47" Philips Magnavox LCD TV which was bought less than 3 years ago has the picture going black but the sound remains on. We turn the power off and on to get the picture to come back on, but it keeps going off. This is sad, it was a nice TV when it was working right. This Philips was bought from Walmart for $1300. What a waste!

I purchased a Phillips 42" LCD television, MODEL # 42PFL5603D/27 in May 2008,

The 47' Flat Screen Philips TV (Model 47PFL7403D-27) I bought barely three years ago started going blank in the midst of a program. We turned it off and turned it back on a few minutes later, and it would work for a while and happens again. This went on for about a week or so. On Sept 30th, smoke spewed out from behind the TV that filled the whole room while emitting a plastic burning smell. I quickly turned of and unplugged the TV. I was totally shaken as I've never heard nor encountered such a scary thing, realizing this could have easily caught fire. I called Philips customer care center who ironically, was not willing nor able to give any service or care. Instead they gave me a service center around my neighborhood to contact informing me that I'll have to pay for the onsite diagnostic visit. I had no choice but to do that just to find out what the problem was and paid $85 for that onsite service.

Two years after purchasing a 42" Philips, the screen went black. The repairman said that it would cost more than a new TV to fix. I wish I would have logged on to this site before I wasted $900.

In early 2010, I purchased a 47" Philips LCD Model 47PFL6704D. Just 3 months ago, my screen started to go black when I turn it on after only a few seconds. I paid nearly $900.00 for this television and I can not afford to purchase a new one or even get it repaired.

Two weeks after my warranty ran out, the 47" LCD, which they told me was a new tech, was caught on fire. I paid $1300 for mine but it almost cost me my family. Pleas pull them.

It looks like I am not alone with this issue! I own a Philips (Model: 42PFL3704D/F7) flat screen TV, the sound is intact but there is no picture (screen is black). If anyone knows how to correct the problem, please respond. Also, if you know where to make contact for any ongoing lawsuits on this product, please let me know. I will never buy a Philips again!

I've purchased a 50" Philips 50PFP5332D/37 appliance two-three years ago, brand new. Today, without any picture warning, the TV went black but was kind to leave the sound on. Occasionally, popping sounds and delayed image appearance occurred, but no idea why the TV the would go out. I haven't made any calls yet, but I know I don't want to go out and purchase another TV right now. No more Philips for me.

I bought a Magnavox TV (Model: 47MF437B/37). I have had it for two years now and the power pack went out. I had it replaced for $300. Then, one year later, the sound started going out and the picture went black. This TV is a lemon. Don't buy Phillips Magnavox.

Like many others, after 2 years, the TV has black screen. Philips will accept no responsibility. The customer service said that they have no record of this happening, unless it's a cable box. That is obviously untrue as a class action lawsuit just occurred in NJ. Is there one happening in PA? They said I must use an outside service provider as the warranty is up.

I have the same problem with my Philips 47" Plasma TV. It will not turn on, it takes 45 minutes now. Surely, Philips should get up off their behind and do something about this. I will never buy Philips again.

I purchased a Philips 42" flat screen LCD from Walmart and I never had any issues. I just went to turn it on today and it no longer works. This TV is just two years old now. With all these complaints, you can't tell this isn't a faulty issue on these TVs.

I have the same problem, like many people out here, with my 47" Philips LCD TV (Model: 47PFL3603D/27). It is not even three years old and the TV has started smoking. Please be careful in buying Philips TV. They know about this problem and do absolutely nothing about it. The problem is with the power board, and from what I am reading here, many people have the same problem.

I bought a Magnavox VCR/DVD player/recorder back in May of 2010. About 6 months later, the VCR wasn't working. It would eat the tape. Every time we took the tape out, it would be wrapped around something in the VCR. Then about 3 months after, the VCR would only play the tapes for about 10 minutes then pops the tape out, plus the tape would be wrapped around something. So in about March of 2011, I called Magnavox to see if they could do anything about this situation and the gentleman said there was nothing they could do. He refused to even suggest a place to take it for repairs.

I purchased a Philips 47” LCD TV at Costco approximately 5 years ago. I have had problems with the audio and visual performance of the television for the past two years.

Looks like I am like many other folks that have filed a complaint about Philips TVs that have screens going black. I purchased a Philips 47-inch TV, model 47PFL3603D/27 and serial number YA1C0817011535, from Walmart just over 2 years ago (no longer under warranty). For just over a year now, occasionally the screen goes black. I quickly learned that by turning the TV off and back on again, the problem would correct itself, sometimes for weeks, sometimes for seconds.

I purchased a 42" Phillips flat screen TV eight months ago and now the volume goes up and down on its own. It is very aggravating when watching anything. I have to have the volume control in my hand to constantly readjust to hear it. And when the baby is in the room, there is always a possibility of her waking up if the volume suddenly comes up on its own!

I purchased a 42" HDTV from Sam's Club. I paid $1400 and not in one year it started showing issues (white and black lines). After several attempts and a few phone numbers, I called the CS line and they said it is my cable. After calling several times, I gave up until my TV stopped working. After going through a new set of numbers and the online troubleshooting form, I was informed that they ran my serial number and I was not under warranty any longer. After reaching a CS manager named Karen (not liberty of giving last name), I was given the option of using their technical person for $250. After paying and seeing the repair guy leave, 30 minutes later my TV was snowy.

Power supply board failed on my 42pfl5432/37. Two diodes on the board are burnt. The TV failed less than one month after the extended warranty expired.

I had to have my Phillips TV fixed because it wouldn't turn on. The company had the TV for four months before I got it back. I had it home five months now and the sound just went out. My warranty is over, so now what?

I have a complaint with Philips India Ltd. regarding its after sales-service in respect of faulty 42" LCD TV set. The details of the case as below:

I, too, purchased a Philips 42" LCD flat screen. I turned it on and the home screen appeared but it just turned into a black screen. It won't even turn off unless you unplug it. I unplugged it all day and tried it again and still the same thing. I have this TV for 17 months. I still have my original store receipt.

When I purchased the 32” Philip LCD, the dealer, "Big Bajar", had given me the offer that the Videocon d2h was free with the LCD.

We purchased a 32" TV from Target in August 2010. A couple of weeks later, the audio ceased working. I called Philips and they sent us a "new unit". Now one year later, although we are within our one year warranty period, when the TV will not power on, Philips will not honor the warranty and repair/replace the unit.

I purchased two 32-inch LCD Phillip/Magnovox televisions from Walmart on 02/12/10. Now it's 06/29/11, a little over a year and one of my televisions won't come on. The power light comes on for about five seconds then the TV shuts off. I have unplugged and re-plugged the television and nothing happened. There was no warning. I just woke up one day and it won't come on.

After owning our 42" Phillips flat screen bought at Walmart, for two years, the screen has gone black. I have to replace the television.

I purchased a 42" Philips HDTV in April 2010 from Walmart. In early June 2011, the TV makes a buzzing noise, the screen grew dim, then went out completely. I find it too much of a coincidence that the TV died right as my one year warranty expired. This seriously needs to be investigated because that's $700 stolen out my pocket for an inferior, rigged to fail product.

I bought a brand-new Phillips 42-inch flat screen TV two and a half years ago. And now, my TV does not work. I get a black screen. My friend has a TV that is over 60 + years old, and it still works. What is the deal here? You should replace my TV or fix it. People do not want to buy TV sets that only last 2 years!

I purchased a 47" flat screen Phillips LCD TV from Wal-Mart along with the two year extended service/warranty plan. These two items cost over $1400.00. The purchase was made in June 2008. While still under the extended warranty plan, the television screen is now going black every five minutes. The TV seems to shift modes and make popping noises when I turn it off and back on again. I called the number provided 877-968-6391, and Wal-Mart informed me that I was still under their extended plan for one month and they scheduled an appointment for me with Sartor TV.

I purchased a 42" Philips TV online through Walmart.com. One month after the purchase date, I had an issue with the TV that resulted in Walmart sending me a TV that was supposed to be new. It turned out that the TV was manufacturer refurbished although I was left to believe that the TV was new. 1 year after I received the refurbished TV from Walmart the TV will no longer turn on. I called Walmart to have it replaced for a second time and they stated that they do not have a record of replacing the TV the first time in March 2010. I contacted the manufacturer (Philips) and they told me that they are unable to replace the television because it was refurbished. I was never aware that I was sent a refurbished TV from Walmart, and now Walmart is saying that they will not replace the TV for the problem that they caused, and Philips is stating that the warranty is expired and they cannot replace it as well. The TV was also on a surge protector when it stopped working.

My television was blacking out occasionally. When we would turn if off and then back on, it would work for a while. We bought it in December of 2007 and the black-outs began 6 months after our 1 year warranty had expired. This happened quite often until recently. Last week it caught fire! I emailed the company to let them know of the problem (we could have lost our home or our lives) and received a generic response:

I bought a new Phillips Home Theater System from Walmart in May of 2010. In February of 2011, the DVD player began to malfunction. When I called Phillips, they told me that they would send me a replacement system but I had to fax all necessary information and give them my credit card number.

Our Philips LCD sent out fire sparks and smoke! We purchased a Philips LCD 47" TV, model number 47PFL7403D/F7, two years ago at Sam's Club. It started having the screen black out problems a couple of months ago. This week, we turned on the TV and we heard many popping sounds (like small fireworks), and we saw fire sparks shooting out of the bottom of the TV. Smoke was billowing out of the top. We immediately disconnected the TV from the power source and cable box. We called the Customer Service number located on the website. The two reps I spoke with offered a repair on our current TV or a refurbished TV if a repair would not work. I do not want to keep a TV in my home that has previously shot out fire sparks and smoke, as they cannot guarantee that the problem will not happen again. Also, without knowing the history of the refurbished TV, there is no way to guarantee that it would not catch fire either.

This is my second email. The first one was over 10 days ago. They even sent me a replacement unit on Jan 10, 2011 which I was told by Kayla when she received my necessary $1.00 to a credit card, so she could expedite sending out the replacement 8100 Philips sound bar. I had recently found out it had a production date of 2008. Now Philips is saying that they don't even have to honor the 1-year warranty attached to the equipment because I purchased it from a different merchant, which is amazon.com who I have done business with for the last 2 years and always had great customer service in every aspect.

Two years ago, I bought a 42'' LCD Philips TV, and now, it does not turn on. I called Philips and they advised me to take it to a repair shop. It only comes with a one year warranty so I have to pay for the repair charges which could be well over $250, if not much more. I searched my TV problem online and found that it is a common problem, so many consumers have complained about the same issue with Philips TV.

We purchased a Philips LCD 47" TV - Model 47PFL3603D/27 and after 1 1/2 years, it started going dimmer and then completely went black. If we shut the television off and back on, it would be okay but the amount of times we had to do it got to be crazy. Finally we called in a TV repairman and he said it was a known issue, a loose connection. He tapped the back of the TV and it would happen. All he had to do was solder the part and now the television works fine. The best part was he only charged $69.

I purchased a Sound Bar Model 8100 for just under $300.0. Within the one-year warranty, six months after working, the DVD player stopped working altogether. I called and left many messages, but got no return call. I had gotten ill and have been in and out of Quakertown St. Lukes Hospital for chronic disease problems so I could not keep giving attention to this. Two months after the DVD stopped working, the place that you plug in your cable to connect to the television for the sound would not hold cable anymore, and I had to tape it to work, but the tape kept falling off and lost its connection.

My $2000 42" plasma TV, less than 5 years old, developed horizontal bars approximately 4" wide with alternating snow over the picture in the background. I called the CS number from the manual and they tried to sell me a "reconditioned TV at a discount". I got the name of the closest "authorized" repair shop and took it 45 miles for estimate for repair. He called back a couple of days with an estimate of almost $400 for a couple drives out. I declined repair, picked up the unit and then tried to get repair schematic but Philips does not have it available. I think their "service group" is a private party contracted to intercept their complaints as they seem totally unaware of any Philips connections. The online "certified repairmen online" will take your question and answer it for a fee if you provide your credit card info in advance. So basically, I have a $2000 piece of junk that cost me over $400 per year to use and no way of accessing info from Philips to try and fix it myself.

I purchased a 50" Plasma TV in 2007. In the beginning of 2010, it started losing one half of the screen or the other. Just the top half would be visible and the bottom was black or vice versa. Philips suggested I could get it repaired by a local vendor at a cost of approximately $1500. What? For a TV that was about 3 years old. Unbelievable!

I purchased a Phillips 42 inches LCD TV (model number: 42PFL7422D/37), and it failed resulting in no picture with sound. As common to this particular problem, Phillips provided no help. However, I was able to use online forums to diagnose and repair the unit myself with $75 in costs and less than two hours of overall effort. For more information on how to possibly fix the TV, check out: http://www.**.

I bought a 42" Plasma Philips TV in 2008. Just last week it stopped working. We are very technologically savvy, but there is absolutely nothing that can be done to solve the problem. The LED light blinks 6 times in a row and the TV will not turn on. We have been told by Philips customer representatives that there is a problem with the capacitor and service board. This will be more than $300 to fix, not including the cost of us renting a car (we live in Manhattan and do not have a car). They also offered us a used Philips TV for $400, which is hysterical. New flat screens are only about $400 with companies that have better reputations. Why would we buy a used Philips TV if ours only lasted 3 years?

I have a two- or three-year-old Philips Plasma TV that now makes a click as it tries to turn on. From my research, there are crazy amount of complaints about this problem. It's an obvious defect that they will not take responsibility for.

I have two Philips TVs, 19 inch plasma model 15pf5120/28b and a 50 in plasma model 50pf9431d/37 and both do the same thing. They went off a week apart. They won't turn on. The power lights just blink and they say, "Oh well, sorry."

We purchased a 42" Philips flat screen almost exactly two years ago. A few months ago, the picture started to dim and brighten randomly. It didn't usually last long. Then a few weeks ago, we turned it on and had sound but no picture. We turned it on and off a few times and it started working again. Now, the picture will not come back on no matter what we do. We called Philips to see if they would back their product and they said no. If it's past the one year warranty, there was nothing they could do. They said it was probably "wear and tear".

So the TV is only 1 year and 4 months old, but of course out of warranty, too bad. No more Philips for me.

I have a 3 year old 37" LCD Magnavox I purchased from Sam's Club. Model#37MF331D. It was turning itself off and then back on occasionally but now will not turn on at all. It was taking a long time (5 minutes) to turn on, but has stopped coming on. I called the 800 number for support and was told it was out of warranty so they would only tell me where to take it to get it fixed at my cost.

This is regarding a Phillips 32-inch flat screen. The TV is just about a month and a half old and already the power cuts out on it. And sometimes it won't even turn on.

I have bought an 47'' LCD TV (47PFL7404H/12) with serial number: T93802612. I have discovered a fabrication error on CI module after 10 months, but Turkish Philips organization do not accept changing of product with a new one.

I bought a 42" Philips Plasma flat screen TV. After only one year, it kept taking longer and longer to turn on. Until finally, it shut off all together. I tried to get it fixed under warranty, but no one would help. I hope all these TVs get recalled. We deserve to have our monies worth.

The TV started to smell like something was getting hot and would shutdown for a minute or so and then power back up. The other night, I was watching the news and went to bed, and the next morning, my TV was clicking. I turned the power off and on was still clicking, and now it will not turn on. I paid over $1,000.00 for this TV and it only lasted about 2 years.