Video Asylum

Posted by BQ (A) on December 31, 2002 at 09:09:30

In Reply to: Philips 55PP9701 RPTV screen glare posted by SKORPIO on December 07, 2002 at 09:46:38:

When this set was reviewed in Stereophile Guide to Home Theater, Michael Fremer said in his review:

"Everything I saw at the line show was corroborated and then some, thanks to the calibration, focusing, and the easy-to-remove, protective, but quite reflective plastic screen. (A Philips engineer with whom I spoke encouraged me to remove it. Too bad the instructions don't give consumers that tip.)"

Shortly after I bought this set, I gave serious consideration to removing that screen. When you pull off the picture-frame trim around the screen, what I found was a series of clips spaced around the edge holding both the protective screen and the screen onto which the image is projected, i.e., it looks like removing the protective screen would leave the other screen in a precarious position. Also it looked to me like the presences of the protective screen helped keep the other screen flat. Rather than risk screwing up my set, I chickened out. The SGHT article implied but never explicitly stated that Mr. Fremer removed the screen from his set.

Other than that, the only options I see are better window treatments. Maybe I'll get around to that in the new year.

Good luck with your set. If you try removing the screen, I'd love to hear how it turns out.