Phillips HDTV
Update: Philips launched new HDTVs at CES in January 2005. Click the link for Phillips HDTV 2005 range.  You may be disappointed to learn that at the time of writing, Phillips doesn't make an integrated high definition TV. That means that none of its televisions come with an ATSC tuner built in.All Philips HDTV capable televisions are designated as HDTV monitors or 'HDTV ready'. This means that they can be connected to an HDTV receiver, such as a DIrectV receiver or a Dish Network HDTV satellite receiver, by DVI or HDMI. However, if you want to use a Phillips HDTV to view over the air HDTV broadcasts, you'll need to get an HDTV tuner that can pick up over the air broadcasts. With that in mind, Phillips does offer a range of HDTV monitors including LCD, plasma, and rear-projection sets. The range includes progressive and interlaced TVs and units with support for various Phillips technologies including Pixel Plus, which according to Phillips makes picture detail more vivid. Other technologies present on Phillips HDTV monitors are Virtual Dolby Surround - which uses a digital signal processor to simulate surround sound from two speakers; Digital Natural Motion - which smoothes motion and reduces the juddering sometimes visible on-screen; and picture-in-picture - which allows you to inset another TV channel into the one your watching, so you can check what;s on one while watching another. Phillips may be playing it conservative by not including an HDTV tuner in its televisions, it keeps costs down and allows you to choose how you receive HDTV broadcasts without having to pay for a tuner you may never use. But it adds an extra level of complexity for people who only intend to watch over-the-air HDTV and who would benefit from having a built-in HDTV receiver.
Phillips HDTV sets can be bought from a variety of on- and offline retailers. And if you want to know what people who've already bought one think, you can read reviews on Amazon.
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