Stay away from Philipps, I have spoken with 3 different TV repair guys in the last 6 months and they all agree that Philipps are very poor quality. In fact I called the guy who fixes TV's in Dundrum and by just expaining the problem of intermittent sound he was able to tell me the make of the television, yes you guessed it a Philpps. He reckons 50% of his work is to fix Philipps TV's. Also had a TV repair guy in Sligo tell me the same thing about their LCD TV's, had a 17 inch for 12.5 monthsand the picture went, out of warranty, cost to fix matched the cost of the TV. You have been warned.