HDTV Reviews

Well here it is, the 42-inch Philips 42PFL9900D 1080p Ambilight LCD HDTV that has been long rumored on the internet. The 42PFL9900D has been a hoped for rumor for some time now, but has never been confirmed or announced officially, but now a specs sheet has been leaked from Philips showing the 42PFL9900D. Read more

The Philips 37PF5521D is a 37-inch LCD HDTV with a reasonable price tag. 37-inch HDTVs are becoming more and more popular as they sit right between the (maybe a little small for your room) 32-inch set and the giant room grabbing 42-inch. The 37-inch 37PF5521D is currently just over £650 ($1200), which is a great price for a brand named LCD this size. There are 2x HDMI inputs, component, scart, s-video, and audio out for a separate audio system. unfortunately there is no VGA input for PC connection, so you will have to use one of the HDMI inputs via a DVI-HDMI adapter Read more

The 50-inch plasma from Philips the 50PF9631D is now avaliable for under $3000. TrustedReviews take a look and say, before we get into the picture standards delivered by all the 50PF9631D’s promising technologies, we should look at its connections. For as well as ticking our favourite HD boxes by including two HDMIs and a set of component jacks, you also get a USB port for streaming in such digital media files as MP3s, MPEG 1 and 2 movies, plus JPEG stills; and digital audio inputs and outputs. Read more

Philips 32PF9641D is a midrange 32-inch LCD with a modern black high gloss finish. The 32PF9641D features philips Pixel Plus 2 HD image technology to improve image quality and colors, TrustedReviews have taken a look at the 32PF9641D and say, in the center of Philips’ range is its Ambilight technology. It comes in a ‘stereo’ flavor where different colored light can spill individually from each side of the TV. Two HDMIs and a USB port for JPEG, MP3/MPEG2 and slideshow files set a step-up tone, but the fact that a single component video input has to double up as a VGA PC port dints any high-end pretensions. Finally on the ‘defining features’ front, the 32PF9641D boasts a native resolution of 1,366 x 768, Read more

The Philips Cineos 32PF9731D is an extremely good looking HDTV which will look great in any room. The 32PF9731D is a 32-inch LCD with philips’ popular Ambilight technology and a 720p resolution of 1366×768 pixels. TrustedReviews take a look at the 32PF9731D and say, twin HDMIs lead the way, receiving solid support from, among other things, component video inputs, Scarts, a D-Sub PC input, digital audio input/output, a CI slot, two USB ports, an Ethernet port, and a multi-format card reader.
The Ethernet port, meanwhile, means the TV can ‘network’ with your PC, allowing you to stream video and music files from it directly into the TV. File formats accepted are wide-ranging, and include MP3, JPEG, MP3 Pro, LPCM, MPEG1, MPEG2, MPEG4, DivX and XviD. Read more

The 42″ Philips 42PF5521 plasma HDTV has great quality images and freeview channels from the internal freeview tuner. The 42PF5521 plasma has Digital Crystal clear technology and virtual dolby surround sound and features teletext and electronic program guide. The 42PF5521 has a contrast ratio of 10 000:1, with a fast response time on 3ms and a 852 x 480 resolution.

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.
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Philips today have announced that they have now produced and sent out it’s Millionth Ambilight HDTV from it’s production line. Philips Ambilight TVs emit ambient light from the surrounding of the LCD to enhance the viewing experience and help to reduce eye strain.

This big mile stone for Philips comes at the same time as it’s 10th year anniversary for it’s for flat panel LCD, the success of the Ambilight demonstrates that Ambilight has clearly become a hit with consumers – it not only enhances the overall viewing experience but it also makes watching TV easier on the eyes – says Philips CEO Rudy Provoost.
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PC World has a great review of the Philips 42PF9631D 42-inch plasma, where they say, Our test jurors found the 42PF9631D’s performance pleasing on DVD and standard-definition content, but we particularly liked its high-definition TV performance for its nice balance. This Philips model also stood out in our bright lights test, in which it led the pack for retaining its colour and contrast well under bright lights. We did not test this model with its Ambilight feature enabled.

The 42PF9631D’s array of inputs is one of the better ones I’ve seen on a 42-inch plasma lately. All inputs are well identified and easily reached. The left side offers inputs for USB, headphone jack, composite and S-Video, and audio inputs useful for connecting a camcorder or digital camera. Read more

Philips have extended their FlatTV line up by adding the 47PF9441D and the 63PF9631D, the first is a 47-inch LCD with has the full HD 1080p resolution and specifications and features Virtual Dolby Digital audio. The second, 63PF9631D is a larger 63-inch plasma which has the lesser 1080i resolution but some rather nice features such as a USB connection to stream images or mp3s. Read more