Product Description

Philips SE7451B/37 High Perrformance Dect 6.0 Cordless Phone. Conversations have never been so life like and voices so natural than with the outstanding sound clarity of the SE7 series. The sparkling color screen reflects the purity of the voice enhancement for the pleasure of your eyes and your ears. Enjoy high quality conversation, with a level of clarity rarely heard before. Thanks to a high quality speaker, sophisticated technology and to a real acoustic chamber, the audio spectrum reaches far beyond what's normally heard on a telephone

Product Details

• Color: black
• Brand: Philips
• Model: SE7451B/37
• Dimensions: 3.40" h x 6.60" w x 8.90" l, 2.00 pounds

Features

• Cordless system uses DECT 6.0 for enhanced range and clarity
• Digital answering machine with 30 minutes recording time
• Speakerphone uses unique acoustic design for higher fidelity sound
• SIM-card copier to transfer contents of mobile phonebook
• Up to 12 hours talk time and 150 hours standby

Amazon.com Product Description
The Philips SE7451B/37 DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone with Single Handset and Digital Answering Machine uses the 1.9 GHz frequency range, which does not interfere with wireless networks, microwaves, cordless phones, and other household items. The upshot is outstanding voice clarity and range, and enhanced security from would-be eavesdroppers. The phone features a digital answering machine that has a recording capacity of up to 30 minutes. Combining a high-quality speaker with signal processing and a real acoustic chamber, the speakerphone function offers clarity as though you were in a face-to-face conversation.

The SE7451B has a color screen that is customizable via wallpapers. It features a phonebook that can hold 250 entries--and thanks to a SIM-card copying facility, you can easily copy your entire mobile phonebook onto the phone in just seconds. The phone supports caller ID, call waiting, and caller ID on call waiting. The rechargeable batteries have a talk time of up to 12 hours and a standby time of up to 150 hours. Each base can support up to five handsets, letting you add them when you need them and without the need to bother with wires or difficult setup processes.

What's in the Box
Handset, base station, battery door, base support, two batteries, power supply, line cord, user's manual, guarantee, and quick start guide.

Customer Reviews

Best Cordless
I am using an SE7451B as well as an SE7450B (bought later). The SE7450B is an additional handset with a charging base but no base station - it uses the same base station as the SE7451B for communication and therefore is just another phone on the same phone line. Registering the second handset with the base is easy and quick but you do have to read the manual because you have to follow the steps in the right sequence and you have to hold down buttons that would behave differently if you just pressed them. You can also buy the two handsets and one base together as a package in SE7452B, if you need two handsets right away.

For my home phone, I have a traditional line from AT&T, and for my home office I use Vonage because of the addtional features I can get for a low price (my favorite is the Simulring feature). I am using these Philips phones with the Vonage line.

Positives:
1. No interference. Dect 6.0 is great. I got rid of a set of Panasonic 2.4GHz and got this phone - and all interference with the WiFi and the wireless video baby monitor are gone.

2. HiDef really works. The sound quality is just simply amazing for a telephone - unlike any other phone I have ever used, you get a very broad dyanamic range of the human voice.

3. Works well with Vonage. I make a lot of international calls and with some other phones there would be a 2 second delay between when I spoke and when the person at the other end hears it. When I started using this phone, that delay seems to be gone - now it is as good as a domestic phone call (All this on Vonage).

4. The speaker phone is the best yet. It is comparable in quality to a polycom star-shaped speaker phones one uses in offices (except that you can't talk across a large room - you still need to be near the phone which is ok for a home office.

5. Mute works. I considered the Siemens S450/S455 and E450/E455 but the lack of a mute button turned me away. Yes, the hold works on the Siemens, and you can turn off the hold music, but the idea of a mute is so that you can still listen in on a call which the hold function does not do.

6. Ability to copy phone book entries from a SIM card is very handy - you don't have to key in hundreds of phone numbers. I usally keep all my contact information in outlook which syncs with my windows mobile smartphone. Then I use the copy to SIM feature of the phone to copy the numbers to the SIM. Then pop the SIM card into the base station. Make sure to read the instruction manual.

7. The two handsets and the base station are always in sync. For example, I just need to set the clock one one handset. Also, if I enter a phone number in the phonebook of one handset, it immediately shows in the other.

8. The intercom and the baby monitor features are very nice to have and they work well. With the intercom, you can actually forward a call from one handset to another.

9. I like having a battery life indicator. The signal strength is also a nice to have for those days when I venture out too far in the back yard.

10. I am going to repeat this because it is that good: the speaker phone is just outstanding!

Deltas:
1. This is a nitpicky thing, but since main color display turns off to save battery life, you can't tell if you are on mute or not (during a conference call for example) without pushing a button to turn on the display. It would have been nice to have the "missed call" led indicator do double duty as a mute indicator during a call, may be in a different color.

I will post an update if I find anything new.

High quality cordless phone
This Philips DECT 6.0 phone is the best cordless I have ever used. It took a little longer to familiarize myself with its features, especially the answering machine, but the simple interface provides the usability most individuals demand. The voice clarity that this phone provides is excellent, and after owning this phone for a few weeks I have yet to hear any interference whatsoever, inside or outside of the home. The only tangible drawback to this phone is the size - it is quite small when compared to older cordless phones, although it is bigger than the typical cell phone. The one intangible drawback that may concern some comes from marketplace criticism that DECT (2.4 GHz) and DECT 6.0 cordless phones may be harmful due to the electromagnetic fields (EMFs) continuously emitted from them even during periods of inactivity. Like cell phones, recommendations to limit use have been provided to the public by various organizations. Although installing multiple receiver units throughout the home sounds appealing, it might be a good idea to read these recommendations prior to doing so. From a functional standpoint, this Philips phone is excellent. If you are looking to buy a new cordless phone, skip your local brick-and-mortar store - most outlets simply have a far-too-limited selection that includes mostly older models. When shopping for a new cordless phone, I also took a look at the Siemens product lineup, such as the S455 which is slightly more expensive but provides greater expandability.

Pretty good but not stellar--poor speakerphone
Good things:
The sound quality of the handset is excellent. No distortion, very clear.

The phone's software is well worked out, with sensible menus and navigation. Very usable.

Not so good:
Compared to many other phones, the buttons are easy to make mistakes on. I find that many times I think I've hit the button but the phone doesn't. It is very difficult to dial quickly with success.

I bought this phone because as a speakerphone it operates full duplex. It also has claims to excellent sound quality. This is all true, but not very useful due to the positioning of the speaker. On speakerphone, the speaker used is on the *back* of the handset. I think this is what their marketing means by "a real acoustic chamber" (snide remarks about marketing suppressed). If you turn the handset around, the speaker is ok, but the microphone is now pointing away from you. A bad design decision. The base station does have a speaker in it, but this is only used by the answering machine.