 | Philips 42PFL5704D/F7 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV
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Product Description
The Philips 42PFL570D 42 inch 1080p LCD HDTV combines a full HD display, Pixel Plus 3 HD engine and incredible surround sound from invisible speakers. The HD Natural Motion feature estimates motion in the picture and corrects the juddering movements in both broadcast and recorded movie material such as DVD and Blu-ray disc. This TV is easy to connect and enjoy with four HDMI inputs with Easylink for a full HD connection. This flat TV ensures brilliant design and powerful performance for years to come.Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #53744 in Consumer Electronics
- Size: 42 Inch
- Color: Black
- Brand: Philips
- Model: 42PFL5704D/F7
- Released on: 2009-04-01
- Format: CD
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 28.20" h x 41.20" w x 10.31" l, 54.00 pounds
- Display size: 42
Features
- 1080p resolution; ATSC / QAM / NTSC
- 29000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
- 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio
- 2ms response time
- Pixel Plus 3 HD engine
Customer Reviews
spend more on a better brand, or less on a Vizio
Had this tv for about a week, and kept trying to give it the benefit
of the doubt, but from what I have read Philips just cannot make good
tv's. The picture was not up to par with other tv's in the same
price/size range.
More importantly, there seems to be a major issue with their HDMI
inputs. When hooked up to my cable box via HDMI, the tv took around 45
seconds to display the picture after powering on, and the sound would
never come on; the only solution was to unplug the HDMI and plug it back
in. Now, most people would say "it must be a problem with your cable
box", but the same box worked fine on my 2006 Dell brand LCD tv, and
works perfectly fine on the new Sony LCD that I purchased to replace
this pile. Furthermore, a friend of mine purchased this tv at the same
time as me. Using a different cable box had the same problem, and he
ended up returning his as well.
Avoid this tv, and don't be taken in by the price point. Purchase a
better brand for slightly more, or if money is the deciding factor, go
with a Vizio instead. You'll save even more, and maybe it will work.
The only upside to buying this tv for me was that I had no hassles in
returning it.
Amazing picture, but needs some setup to have
it
Amazing picture, but only if you setup certain things:
turn off "Active control"
turn off "Dynamic contrast" and you will have a perfect picture.
More updates(3 months later)...Excellent
picture w/ so-so sound(1 wk after delivery)...
3 months later:
Did not regret a bit on my purchase. Excellent HD LCD TV! More I
use it, the more I love it.
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1 week after delivery:
Watch the Olympic opening ceremony on a Phillip 47" wall-mounted LCD
@ a local restaurant and was amazed by the sharp and beautiful picture
of it. When a 1-day special of $699 from amazon.com listed on "[...]"
comes up, jumped @ the opportunity to get one myself. Also, purchased
an extended 2-yr warranty w/ it for $99 just in case. So far, no
problem, and very happy w/ it.
Ordered it on a Thurs, got it delivered the following Friday (from
Dallas, TX to S.F., CA). Very easy to setup. Took me less than 10
mins. Pictures is as beautiful & sharp as ever. No disappointment
or surprises there. Sound-wise, a little disappointing at first. Based
on some of the older dvd movie soundtrack, at times I've to turn the
volume way up to get decent sound. But when I go out and bought a brand
new "Madonna Italy concert" dvd, the sound was excellent. So, I
guessed, it all depends on the soundtrack that comes w/ the dvd. TV
reception is good and clear. I used an external antenna. No cable, at
least not yet. Remote work well. All controls easy to follow. Haven't
read the user guide yet. 4 HDMI ports are plenty. So far, using 1 hdmi
port for my vcd+dvd recorder/player combo deck, and AV port for my
karoake deck. USB port works well w/ my digital video camera. Still
got plenty ports left for other hookups.
With average sound, plan on getting a Bose 5.1 surround sound home
theater system in the near future to go w/ it. With Bose sound and
Phillip excellent picture, that should complete my new home
entertainment center.
Wrap up:
1. Great price. 2. Easy setup. 3. Excellent picture. 4. Easy to
use. 5. So-so sound...but w/ getting a Bose theater surrond sound
system in the near future, it should be fantastic.
I'm very happy and it's a great buy.
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