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Philips 17PF9945

April 23rd, 2004 | by Douglas MacLean

Installation

There are three sets of access panels to connect the plethora of cables and wires required for the typical operation. One set is at the bottom of the unit while the other two are located behind removable panels on the right and left sides of the television. The bottom input panel has the following connectors for the primary AV channel (AV1):

• AC Input
• Coaxial Cable Input
• Coaxial Radio Input
• HD Component Audio/Video Inputs
• Component Audio/Video Inputs
• Composite Audio/Video Inputs
• Computer Monitor Connector

The Left Panel provides the second AV channel (AV2):

• Data Jack (Service Personnel Use Only)
• Sub Woofer Output
• Headset Output
• Composite AV Input
• Composite AV Output
• S-Video Input

The Right Panel provides the third AV channel (AV3):

• S-Video
• Composite Video

With all the options noted above this set can handle just about any source you can throw at it. It takes only a few minutes to get oriented and correctly install all your devices. Since the main television inputs share AV1 with the computer input you cannot watch TV while actively on the computer. Unlike other TV/Monitor LCD displays we have seen from other manufacturers, there is no picture in picture option available in this unit.