With its large 1.9-inch screen and sizable tactile buttons, the Philips XL495 appears to be designed with ease of use in mind. But what about the sound quality? And how does it fare in terms of call blocking? We put this cordless phone and its...

" Easy to set up, choice of ring tones and is compact. "

" I wanted to purchase a straight forward, easy to use phone which also looked nice. I have not been disappointed! "

" Sound Quality is Excellent on Speaker Phone* Plus it goes up quite a few Decibels, on both Speaker & Earpiece. I spent 5 Hours researching Home Phones, but it was worth it in the end! When I looked at the Specifications on the Company's Website, this...

" Very happy with this handset it's so easy to use and not complicated at all to set up. It's light to hold and looks very snazzy. It has many different tones on it. Overall very happy with this product. "

" Good design long, slim with big dialing buttons. The base is an answering machine which you can turn on or off. Options to change ringtones, sound quality is really clear even when on loud speaker, it is compatable with hearing aids for clear hearing...

" so many good features, sound is clear,overall a really good home phone. Easy to use and program in numbers, screen is easy to see would suit anyone "

" This phone is good for poor sighted people. Also can be used with hearing aids. Can set different volumes on it big numbers to see better. Answering machine too which is easy to use also. Instructions easy to follow. Can even set it to flash when...

" this phone is percent nice and modern works well. "

" Very easy to use. Loud and clear ringing tones and sounds are good. Volume boost is very loud on speaker phone, I haven't used it yet on normal as the volume is loud enough to the ear. I'm not sure if its because we have caller ID but it comes up as...