Viva Collection HD4928/01 2100-Watt Induction Cooktop (Black)

Excellent product though a bit costlier as compared to competition. Still a value buy as we get great quality product. Works perfectly and easy to use product. Also looks great adding to kitchen aesthetics.

Happy with the Philips induction cooker. Works great, heats quickly, and is easy to use. Good quality overall.

This is my 3rd purchase of this Induction cooktop by Philips. I got 2 of these in Oct 2017 and both are working good so far, without a single issue. Earlier it was for my relatives but this time requirement came from my own kitchen. So without any second thought, I ordered this one, owing to wonderful past experience with the same product. ••••••••••••••••••• 🎁 INSIDE BOX ••••••••••••••••••• → Induction cooktop → Safety leaflet → User Manual Cord length: 1.5 m approx Max power: 2100 watts Warranty: 1 Year •••••••••••• ➕ PROS •••••••••••• 1. Stylish & durable cooktop for the kitchen. 2. Works great with lots of preset options for cooking. 3. Works with a good range of iron/magnetic base cookware, bottom diameter 12-20cm. 4. Every mode has an accompanying led indicator above the button. 5. Manual mode in any induction is kind of a blessing to have full control over the cooking process. 6. Many preset modes can also be adjusted as per the required temperature and cooking time. 7. +/- can be used to adjust both temperature and timer. •••••••••••• ➖ CONS •••••••••••• 1. The only thing I miss here is a startup kit, which Philips if it includes, will be a fantastic addon. Still it's a 5-star ★★★★★ device for the price point. ••••••••••••••••••••••••• PANEL & BUTTONS ••••••••••••••••••••••••• Upper Row L-R 1. Manual button 2. Roti/Dosa button 3. Gravy button 4. Residual heat indicator 5. Digital numbered display 6. Stir fry button 7. Slow cook button 8. Pressure cook button Lower Row L-R 1. Temperature button 2. Timer button 3. Decrease button 4. Temperature and power indicator 5. Increase button 6. Pause button 7. On/Off button ••••••••••••••• USAGE TIPS ••••••••••••••• → Use utensils with induction base only. Normal steel utensils also work but are very less efficient. Aluminium ones won't work here. → The glass plate gets hot during usage. Handle it with caution. The residual heat indicator remains on to show the status of heat. → The plastic body surrounds the glass and even the control panel is plastic made. So make sure to handle hot utensils carefully avoiding contact with the plastic body. I had my induction's control panel zone deformed due to this. → Keep vents clean and have sufficient space around induction, for it to have proper forced air circulation. It's an important process to keep the internals cool as its all electronics inside. ••••••••••••••••••••• IMPORTANT ADVICE ••••••••••••••••••••• ▶ Never ever let liquid spill on the induction. It's the major cause of failures in these cooktops. Water or liquid seeps in through the joint of the glass and control panel and damages the electronic circuit there. •••••••••••••••• 🏆 VERDICT •••••••••••••••• Philips goes by the name and never disappoints wrt quality and performance of the product. That's my experience so far with a range of Philips products. ▶ In 2k+ range, this one is recommended without any second thought. Philips also has another model with further attractive looks and touch interface, but that costs 1k more for nothing extra in terms of core features. ▶ Getting a cheaper one is not recommended as you face a lot of issues and generally these devices are not easily serviceable. So to avoid trouble, get a good one. I have tried many different brands like Havells, Prestige, Pigeon, etc but the experience was not good. I even got them repaired 4-5 times but now all are lying in the scrapyard.

Good product, durable, and worth the price. It performs well overall and offers good value for money. The only drawback is that it is not very convenient for frying eggs, as it frequently switches to the warm mode and then back to the heating induction mode. Other than that, I am satisfied with its performance.

I bought this 2 times in amazon. I was impressed on speed of heat on my first purchase. Hence went for this second one. Thought of purchasing the next model which have capacitive touch which is 250 more than this price. But just ignored that because of capacitive touch may not work well with wet hand which is very common in kitchen. Compared previous 1600watts vguard induction stove purchased 7 years back, its heating ultra fast just in 1000watts setting compared to 1600 watts setting in old induction. Price is 50-80% higher for this compared to other brands with similar wattage and features. But i believe its worth for the efficiency. For durability, time has to tell how it withstands high heat in long term Its not just this packaging is not good, most of the packaging is getting worse day by day. Though product is very good, delivered without damage, packaging is getting worse day by day. It is not even packaged. Just delivered with the same OEM box not even without seal or tape the box open. Edit #1 There will be a lamination on top of control buttons. For my second purchase found lamination on the button section had lot of bubbles. Thought that is a manufacturing defect and returned the items since replacement was not available at that time, placed third order. It was a great disappointment. this also Delivered in OEM box, Full of scratches and dents on box, (was like used and returned package), Inside carton box, Cushion cartons was also damaged. It was completely like a returned item and minor scratches on the button panel. I dont mind using the returned product as long as it is good, but the same lamination defect i mentioned is exist in this piece as well. It looks like this defect is pre existing in the pieces manufactured in a specific batch Philips quality is getting degrade day by day for this model

Works well. Not too finicky about the vessels used, which is what I was afraid of. For most cooking though, I use the manual mode. Selecting temperature and time. It's a little irritating that time starts at 30mins and I end up pressing the button so many times to reduce the time for cooking. For many things like making tea, boiling water or milk, only need 4 to 10 mins. Even cooking rice in a pressure cooker doesn't usually need 30mins. Having to press the buttons too many times is a concern for long time durability but, otherwise it's a good stove. After thoughts: It seems I didn't need a stove of 2100w, a lower watt, more power efficient one might have also worked. But this is not criticism of this stove.

This product is mader perfectly. The price at which they are selling it is totally justified. The product is designed for heavy duty. I am using this for quite some time now and I have found zero operational issues. The dimension and weight (weighs a bit heavy for obvious reasons) of the product is also very reasonable with a low power consumption. I will highly recommend Amazon users to invest money in this product. IT WILL NOT FAIL YOUR EXPECTATIONS.

Premium quality induction fron Philips, cooking very faster than thinking. All feature options are available and very safe to using, good durability material are using, completely glass finish but touchscreen buttons hasn't it.