Philips 42PF5421 Review
The 42PF5421 is one of Philips cheaper LCDs aimed at the “budget” market. With it’s cheaper price tag we hope it can stand up to the competition, which at first look appears promising, offering a great design and robust build.
Trusted Reviews take a look at the 42PF5421 and say, the key specs claimed by Philips for the 42PF5421 show an HD-friendly native resolution of 1,366 x 768, an actually slightly higher than average brightness output of 550cd/m2, but a worryingly low contrast figure of 800:1. Let’s hope this doesn’t indicate any severe black level deficiencies.
To figure out how worthwhile considering this TV is, you need to ask yourself these two questions: 1) do you need a digital tuner and 2) do you consider standard definition performance to be at least as important as HD performance. If the answer to either of these questions is yes, than reluctantly we should probably direct your attention elsewhere. If you could answer no to both, however, the 42PF5421 is an absolute bargain that you ignore at your peril.
