Philips
Philips is a very common as well as renowned name in the field of electronics. The company was established in the year of 1891 in Eindhoven. The founder of Philips was Mr. Gerald Philips. The head-quarter of the company is located at Amsterdam in Netherlands. Philips generates yearly revenue worth €26.976 billion. There are 128,615 employees working in this company who are based in about 60 countries of the world. Apart from consumer electronics, Phillips deals in other businesses like medical equipments, home appliances, lighting fixtures.

How did Philips start?

The first products by Philips were electric bulbs and other equipments. They manufactured the vacuum tubes in 1920 and also acquired two companies Mullard and Valvo in the years of 1927 and 1932 respectively. The first factory that used to manufacturer Philips products has become a museum now. Their audio cassette playing tapes were introduced in the market after the World War II. Philips and Sony produced Compact discs in 1982 with a joint collaboration. The company underwent a name change in the year of 1991. Now they have research laboratories, semiconductors and design units along with the healthcare services. The brand name of Philips is also associated with the popular sports events like "FIFA World Cup", "Philips Championship" and they were the official sponsor of "The Balmain Tigers" which is an Australian rugby team.

Philips - Transition

The 115 years old company made a successful transition from electrical equipments manufacturing to electronics. They started manufacturing semiconductors in 1953 and gradually they entered the list of top 20 semiconductor manufacturers of the world. In 1978 they came up with the "laserdisc players". Then the products like Video-2000, CD-I in 1991, Super audio CD in 1999, Senseo coffeemaker, Mirror TV in 2004 and Blu-ray disc in the year 2006. Now they have introduced the flat screen televisions and the products which are highly acclaimed all across the globe. The WOW VX technology implemented by Philips in the flat screen televisions make the product a perfect one. Now Philips has its operating units in Australia, India, China, Mexico, Brazil, UK and US.

Philips LCD TVs

Quality is always assured with all sorts of Philips products. The same is depicted in their high definition LCD televisions available in various sizes with the HDTV input options. The Philips LCD TVs are available with interchangeable frames to complement the interior of your home. The latest range of LCD TV from Philips is called Flavors. The available screen sizes are 22, 32 and 42 inches. The resolution is powered with 1080p panels along with the 30000:1 contrast ratio and the response time is minimized to 5 milliseconds. The brightness is 500 Cd/m2 and the sets are equipped with two HDMI ports. The price is quite affordable.
If you have been a user of Philips products for a long time then there is nothing new to be explained. But the new users can be rest assured about the quality as each and every product is tested to yield the best performance.