Philips PFL9632 Series LCD TV (32",37",42",47",52") Expert Reviews

alaTest has collected and analyzed 492 reviews from magazines and websites. Reviewers really like the zoom. The remote control also impresses, but many are less positive about the price.

Zoom, Remote control, Tuner, Screen

Price, Sound

Reviewers rate this product 88/100. We analyzed these ratings, the product age and more factors. Compared to other TVs, the Philips PFL9632 Series LCD TV (32",37",42",47",52") is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 95/100 = Excellent quality.

Using image processing and Philips' Ambilight technologies, the picture quality on the 47PFL9632D is extraordinary. This TV produces levels of sharpness, purity, motion clarity and fluidity that, for its price range, are unprecedented in the LCD world ...

Picture quality is generally outstanding ; great looks ; Ambilight ; good connectivity ; immense feature count

Requires care at setup stage ; occasional processing artefacts

Philips appears to have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at producing better pictures from the 47PFL9632D -- and its efforts have paid off handsomely in the form of some of the best big screen LCD pictures to date. Add this to the TV's great ...

You could see the light with Philips' Cineos 42PFL9632D. With Ambilight technology improving blacks and colours on the screen, you'll get a refined and detailed picture with this flat panel TV. Plus, you'll hear decent quality sound for day-to-day ...

Picture quality ; sound quality, styling ; Ambilight

Price ; lack of PC input ; picture processing looks bad at times

The Philips Cineos 42PFL9632D is a great TV with superb picture quality and the addition of Ambilight -- if you like that sort of thing. Our only major complaint is that some of the picture processing distorts the otherwise excellent image quality

The 52-inch Philips Cineos 52PFL9632D models impresses, and not just with its Ambilight technology. It boasts plenty of connectivity and its 'Full HD' resolution means that every pixel of HD DVD and Blu-ray movies is on display. Feed it a diet of hi ...

Excellent motion handling and black levels ; hi-def connectivity

No PC input ; 4:3 material often has to be stretched out

If big, beautiful hi-def pictures are what you're after, this 52-incher delivers the goods. Bold but realistic colours, strong black levels and the smoothest motion we've seen on an LCD, married with good connectivity and design, make this one of the ...

The Philips 32PFL9632D is a 32-inch LCD TV that produces excellent high-definition picture quality, clear and smooth motion and great colour reproduction. It has plenty of connections, is easy to use and is very well designed. This could possibly be ...

Excellent motion, colour reproduction and noise reduction ; brilliantly clear hi-def pictures ; good connectivity ; easy to use

Not a full 1080p screen ; pricey

Yes, the Philips 32PFL9632D is one of the pricier 32-inch models around, but if you want your hi-def images to look as clean, clear and crisp as possible then this is currently the best TV in its class. The addition of Ambilight and a wide range of ...

Is this the best Philips TV yet?

Superb performance, dramatic impact from the ambilight, available dirt cheap (if you're lucky)

Lacks some important connectivity, absence of preset environment modes

The 47-inch screen from Philips? new Ambilight range is a superb display, leaving much of its competition in the LCD market in the shade

What does the Philips 37PFL9632D have to offer? Well, one thing I can tell you, is that it offers a lot. The 37PFL9632D is fully loaded with their proprietary picture-enhancing wizardries including Ambilight, Perfect Pixel HD, HD Natural Motion and ...

The Philips 37PFL9632D connection options are okay to say the least. All three HDMI inputs for the 37PFL9632D is located at the back. There is no VGA input and the dual RCA/ phono connectors are replaced with a 3.5mm mini jack socket for component ...

The set's most immediately obvious trick is Ambilight, whereby pools of coloured light sympathetic to the content of the picture spill from the TV's sides. As well as giving the 47PFL9632D a striking after-dinner talking point, Ambilight genuinely ...

Superb picture quality, features galore, Ambilight design

Care needs to be taken with picture settings, occasional processing glitches

Bigger really is better when it comes to Philips' Cineos 52PFL9632D/10 LCD TV.

The bigger Philips' PFL9632D TVs get, the more we like them. So given that the 52PFL9632D is the largest set in the range, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that we like it a lot. A very lot. Try one for yourself and see if you don ...

Philips' Ambilight-gone-wild Aurea HDTV may be getting the lion's share of attention right now, but it's worth sparing a thought for the other models in the company's range, like the Philips 52PFL9632D - a largely wonderful 52-incher, that actually ...

Stunning pictures, Great value for money, Excellent connectivity

Basic audio, Trimmed-down Ambilight

Big on screen and big on price, but the HD picture quality is to die for