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- OVERVIEW
- EXPERT REVIEWS (32)
- USER REVIEWS (15)
- REVIEW ANALYSIS
- PRICES
- DETAILS
What people think about the Philips 42PFL9803 LCD HDTV: (BETA!)
We compute this summary by analyzing 47 reviews from across the web.
image quality
1.5
- Picture isn't as good as it could be
- Not exactly cheap / Perfect Pixel settings need regular tweaks for optimum picture quality
- Pic Quality
- Lovely design / Ground-breaking picture quality / Terrific colours / Excellent connections and features / Much wider viewing angle than most
- Outstanding picture quality
- Outstanding picture quality, gorgeous design, excellent connectivity and massive feature count
price
0.5
- Far from cheap
- Comparatively expensive
- The price tag is also very high by LCD standards - but we suppose that's to be expected given the cutting-edge nature of the backlight
- expensive for a 42in TV
- Only Cums In Single Col & Price Far Too Ex
- Pic Quality,Only Cums In Single Col & Price Far Too Ex
color
5
- broad colour palette
connectivity
5
- excellent connectivity and massive feature count
remote control
0.5
- The remote control is a bit of a clunker
- erratic click wheel on remote control
- Must be set-up carefully, erratic click wheel on remote control
sound
5
- sound quality
- good sound quality
- Powerful sound
- Sound Quality & Ambilight
- Sleek,Stylish,Modern,Sound Quality & Ambilight
black level
4.5
- While the LED tech delivers excellent black levels
- While the LED tech delivers excellent black levels, it also seems to result in some smearing during fast motion, which is particularly noticeable during games - and the last thing we want when we're pwning some annoying Ameircan kid's behind is judder
- detailed black levels
- solid, detailed black levels
tuner
5
- impressive Freeview tuner
design
5
- Styling
- fine styling
- Slick design
- gorgeous design
- Unusual silver design
- Unusual silver design, deep blacks, lively and blur-free images, detail, Ambilight lightshow
- Stylish
contrast
5
- Exceptional contrast and black levels
appearance
5
- Sleek
LCD
5
- the Philips is able to simultaneously deliver bottomless blacks in some parts of the screen and searing bright whites in others
- Equipped with spanking new LED backlighting technology, the Philips is able to simultaneously deliver bottomless blacks in some parts of the screen and searing bright whites in others
product quality
5
- quality brushed-metal finish
performance
0.5
- it also seems to result in some smearing during fast motion
usability
0.5
- which is particularly noticeable during games - and the last thing we want when we're pwning some annoying Ameircan kid's behind is judder
- Complicated to use if you want to keep pictures are their best
- Complicated to use if you want to keep pictures are their best, expensive for a 42in TV
