Philips digital tv, too much bass / distorted bass

Hiya,

I currently rent a Philips 32" digital tv, ever since I've had it installed
there seems to have been a problem with the bass on it.

I do like my bass, but with even the slightest amount of bass, it's very
distorted and the tv really vibrates!

Looking at the Philips website, the tv is similar to, if not the same as
this one...

http://tinyurl.com/654jd

The trouble-shooting on their website just suggest lowering the bass level
in the sound menu, been there, done that. Either I have next to no bass, or
it just vibrates badly on most tv programmes/ dvds I watch.

Faulty tv?

Cheers,

Andy

"andy" wrote in message
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Hiya,

I currently rent a Philips 32" digital tv, ever since I've had it
installed there seems to have been a problem with the bass on it.

I do like my bass, but with even the slightest amount of bass, it's very
distorted and the tv really vibrates!

Looking at the Philips website, the tv is similar to, if not the same as
this one...

http://tinyurl.com/654jd

The trouble-shooting on their website just suggest lowering the bass level
in the sound menu, been there, done that. Either I have next to no bass,
or it just vibrates badly on most tv programmes/ dvds I watch.

Faulty tv?

Cheers,

Andy




Definitely a faulty TV! My brother had the same model, and his had exactly
the same symptoms, if not worse. The man who installed it tried to convince
him that he had the bass up too high, but when my brother showed him he had
it turned right down he had to admit it was a fault. The replacement was/is
perfect, no distortion whatsoever.

Ray Martin

Hi,
Do not know about your Tv.

But
OT
Did not realise that the rental market was still alive. One no longer see
the rental shops in the high street, nor have I seen adverts.

Back to topic
In the old days they came out the same day and fixed faults or replaced the
set.
Do they not do that now?
The reason one paid more than buying was for this samr day servicing.
If you are not getting this buy a set, and think twice about that
model/make.
--
Regards,
David

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"Ray Martin" wrote in message
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Definitely a faulty TV! My brother had the same model, and his had exactly
the same symptoms, if not worse. The man who installed it tried to
convince him that he had the bass up too high, but when my brother showed
him he had it turned right down he had to admit it was a fault. The
replacement was/is perfect, no distortion whatsoever.


Cheers for that Ray, glad it's not just me!

No way anyone could convince me the bass is up too high, if I have it any
lower it'd be turned off!

I'll get in touch with Boxclever and book a call.

Cheers,

Andy

"David" wrote in message
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Did not realise that the rental market was still alive. One no longer see
the rental shops in the high street, nor have I seen adverts.

Hi David,

Yep, my local branch of BoxClever has closed down, used to be Radio Rentals,
still in business though!. They have a website, http://www.boxclever.co.uk/.

I'll give them a call and get them to send an engineer out, they still fix
things free, or replace as needed.

I'll buy a set one day, just not got the money up front at the moment, could
look around for a good interest free credit deal, I suppose!

Cheers,

Andy

Just called Box Clever, got an engineer coming to have a look on Monday.

Lady on the phone tried to get to to adjust the settings (I'm at work!), so
told her I've tried all the settings and it's made no difference, so she
quickly agreed to an engineer visit.

Will post back results of what the outcome is...

Andy

TV is being swapped with another Philips on Thursday.

Engineer spent 10 minutes looking at it yesterday, heard the problem, said
there was nothing he could do, agreed it would be replaced.

Quick call for the engineer, but he wasn't happy as the job goes against him
as he didn't fix it!

He said there's not much he can fix onsite these days, most stuff gets
replaced or repaired in a workshop.

If the replacement has distorted sound, I'll ask for another make or cancel
the rental and look for a good deal on a purchase.

Andy

"andy" wrote in message
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TV is being swapped with another Philips on Thursday.

Engineer spent 10 minutes looking at it yesterday, heard the problem, said
there was nothing he could do, agreed it would be replaced.

Quick call for the engineer, but he wasn't happy as the job goes against
him
as he didn't fix it!

He said there's not much he can fix onsite these days, most stuff gets
replaced or repaired in a workshop.

If the replacement has distorted sound, I'll ask for another make or
cancel
the rental and look for a good deal on a purchase.

Andy


Whatever Philips, their agent, or your insurance company tells you, this is
a common problem on several models.

The current official modification is to stick adhesive felt strips
strategically between the back cover and the cabinet to try and dampen the
resonance. The fault is purely acoustic, the affected sets don't have a
separate sub-woofer, all the sound is produced by the narrow front speakers.

I suspect you will be dissatisfied with the replacment.


--
Graham.



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The current official modification is to stick adhesive felt strips
strategically between the back cover and the cabinet to try and dampen
the
resonance. The fault is purely acoustic, the affected sets don't have
a
separate sub-woofer, all the sound is produced by the narrow front
speakers.


I suspect you will be dissatisfied with the replacment.


If you like the telly otherwise, you could buy a small audio amp and a
pair of speakers. That would be an enhancement as well as solving the
problem.

Bill

The current official modification is to stick adhesive felt strips
strategically between the back cover and the cabinet to try and dampen
the
resonance. The fault is purely acoustic, the affected sets don't have
a
separate sub-woofer, all the sound is produced by the narrow front
speakers.


I suspect you will be dissatisfied with the replacment.


If you like the telly otherwise, you could buy a small audio amp and a
pair of speakers. That would be an enhancement as well as solving the
problem.

Bill