Philips PF9731 Series LCD TV (32",37",42",50") Reviews Analysis

"... user-friendly features ; amazing image quality..."

91

 

"...excellent picture quality ; 1080-line resolution ..."

88

 

"...style, picture, full..."

80

 

"...style, picture, full hd capabilities..."

80

 

"...performance, peerless picture quality..."

80

 

"...fantastic hd performance, peerless picture quality..."

80

 

"...; advanced image processing ; all-inclusive connectivity ..."

100

 

"...nice picture with some hd channels..."

20

 

"... first , the picture seems look pixelated with tv broadcast and blu ray. theres always this blury pixelated look in the background especially in darkish areas..."

20

 

"... they look terrible and philips dont seem to give a damn. first , the picture seems look pixelated with tv broadcast and blu ray. theres always this blury pixelated look in the background especially in darkish areas..."

20

 

"...picture quality can be below average at times..."

50

 

"...beautiful image, good..."

100

 

"...beautiful image, good colours..."

100

 

"...good picture quality. 6000:1 contrast ratio..."

80

 

"... 6000:1 contrast ratio. tons of picture enhancers (digital natural motion, pixel plus, artifact reduction, etc..."

80

 

"... 6000:1 contrast ratio. tons of picture enhancers (digital natural motion, pixel plus, artifact reduction, etc.). 3 year warranty!!!! 2 hdmi inputs..."

80

 

"...; picture quality can be great ; amber..."

50

 

"...superb picture quality, 1920x1080 resolution..."

100

 

"...picture is awesome, ambient..."

60

 

"...the picture quality..."

93

 

"...picture, picture and picture - let's be honest why else do you buy a tv?..."

100

 

"...picture, picture and picture - let's be honest why else do you buy a tv?..."

100

 

"...outstanding picture quality, even in standard display..."

100

 

"...outstanding picture quality, even in standard display. colors are vivid, blacks are black..."

100

 

"...dark picture, loud popping sound from back of unit..."

60

 

"...excellent picture quality, sound and design..."

100

 

"...no picture in picture / dual screen feature..."

100

 

"...picture quality, soun..."

100

 

"...picture quality, sound..."

100

 

"...great hd picture. great design..."

40

 

"...when brand new the picture is ok..."

20

 

"...picture quality at the beginning..."

40

 

"... i suppose it is because the clear lcd technology is new for philips ; when i use the hdmi input with a hd set top box (mediasat max) or playing with the xbox 360 on the component input, dark bands appear horizontally then a dark spot in the middle which affect any picture i see (these picture parts are darker than what they should be). it's like a black & white filter with darker areas applied on all pictures ; this black & white filter can be seen it on a blue screen when there is no input signal..."

40

 

"... i suppose it is because the clear lcd technology is new for philips ; when i use the hdmi input with a hd set top box (mediasat max) or playing with the xbox 360 on the component input, dark bands appear horizontally then a dark spot in the middle which affect any picture i see (these picture parts are darker than what they should be). it's like a black & white filter with darker areas applied on all pictures ; this black & white filter can be seen it on a blue screen when there is no input signal..."

40

 

"...btilliant picture pixel plus 3. fantastic..."

40

 

"...high price ; image..."

91

 

"... mousy audio, pricey..."

83

 

"...no 1080p support, high price..."

100

 

"...1:1 pixel mapping problems, pricey..."

80

 

"...comparably expensive ; stuttered..."

100

 

"...noise. price..."

100

 

"...pricey, no 1080p input..."

100

 

"... ive spent alot of time viewing both and theres no doubt about this. dont waste ur money dont buy philips..."

20

 

"...expensive..."

100

 

"...ambilight - price - lots of av options..."

100

 

"...cares). viewing angle and color depth not as good as plasma..."

80

 

"...great color, ambilight..."

20

 

"...great color, ambilight cool..."

20

 

"... fuzzy pc text, mousy audio, price..."

83

 

"... fuzzy pc text ; mousey audio ; price..."

83

 

"... advanced image processing ; all-inclusive connectivity ; ease of use ..."

100

 

"...connectivity..."

100

 

"... sound not all that good ; unreliable construction ( backlight..."

40

 

"...080 lcd panel, brilliant 3d-like pictures, strong onboard multimedia playback, soothing ambilight function, eye-catching design, dual hdmi..."

83

 

"...1,920 x 1,080 lcd panel, brilliant 3d-like pictures, strong onboard multimedia playback, soothing ambilight function, eye-catching design, dual hdmi..."

83

 

"...brilliant picture. easy set-up..."

100

 

"...1:1 pixel mapping..."

80

 

"...1:1 pixel mapping problems, price..."

80

 

"...quality, even in standard display. colors are vivid, blacks are black..."

100

 

"...remote, speakers..."

100

 

"...remote, speakers, setup interface..."

100

 

"... great design. nice remote ; ambilight..."

40

 

"... unintuitive menus, merely adequate sound..."

40

 

"...pixelation, screen defects, can't keep up with fast motion (sports), unintuitive menus, merely adequate sound..."

40

 

"...this tv has really great features, picture, sound, and connectivity..."

20

 

"...impressive sound & ; great..."

100

 

"...quality, sound and design..."

100

 

"...quality, sound..."

100

 

"... tuner is not the best ; sound not all that good ; unreliable..."

40

 

"... colors are vivid, blacks are black. it can be viewed from every angle..."

100

 

"... even in standard display. colors are vivid, blacks are black. it can be viewed from every angle..."

100

 

"... i suppose it is because the clear lcd technology is new for philips ; when i use the hdmi input with a hd set top box (mediasat max) or playing with the xbox 360 on the component input, dark bands appear horizontally then a dark spot in the middle which affect any picture i see (these picture parts are darker than what they should be). it's like a black & white filter with darker areas applied on all pictures ; this black & white filter can be seen it on a blue screen when there is no input signal..."

40

 

"... it's like a black & white filter with darker areas applied on all pictures ; this black & white filter can be seen it on a blue screen when there is no input signal. that's a backlighting problem ; when i switch on the tv set, the whole screen is darker then after a several hours use ; why i don't send it for repair..."

40

 

"...translated. no built in hd tuner. u cant seem to load hd channels from the tuner to remote so if u want to change channels u have to get up and walk to the tuner to change them..."

20

 

"... no built in hd tuner. u cant seem to load hd channels from the tuner to remote so if u want to change channels u have to get up and walk to the tuner to change them. just like 20 yrs ago..."

20

 

"... the stand is far too big ; tuner is not the best ; sound not all that good ..."

40

 

"... that's a backlighting problem ; when i switch on the tv set, the whole screen is darker then after a several hours use ; why i don't send it for repair..."

40

 

"... that's a backlighting problem ; when i switch on the tv set, the whole screen is darker then after a several hours use ; why i don't send it for repair..."

40

 

"...; the stand is far too big ; tuner is not the best ..."

40

 

"...; image can stutter on slow movement..."

91

 

"...peerless hd performance, excellent..."

100

 

"...peerless hd performance, excellent range of features..."

100

 

"...fantastic hd performance, peerless..."

80

 

"... ease of use ; class-leading picture performance..."

100

 

"...; stuttered slow movement..."

100

 

"...slow when powered on..."

100

 

"... screen defects, can't keep up with fast motion (sports), unintuitive menus..."

40

 

"...rubbish video streaming ; green line in 1:1 pixel mapping ..."

88

 

"...capability, one component-video sockets, fuzzy pc text..."

83

 

"...no 1080p input capability, one component-video sockets, fuzzy pc text, mousy audio, pricey..."

83

 

"...picture. easy set-up. effective..."

100

 

"... all-inclusive connectivity ; ease of use ; class-leading..."

100

 

"...manual badly translated. no built in hd tuner..."

20

 

"... i suppose it is because the clear lcd technology is new for philips ; when i use the hdmi input with a hd set top box (mediasat max) or playing with the xbox 360 on the component input, dark bands appear horizontally then a dark spot in the middle which affect any picture i see (these picture parts are darker than what they should be)..."

40

 

"...flashy design ; lots of connections ..."

91

 

"... 1080-line resolution ; stylish design ; features..."

88

 

"...stunning ambilight design ; advanced image processing ..."

100

 

"...picture. great design. nice remote ..."

40

 

"...standard def picture looks weird ; the stand is far too big ..."

40

 

"... lots of connections ; user-friendly features ; amazing..."

91

 

"...; green line in 1:1 pixel mapping ; doesn't..."

88

 

"...; could be more user friendly..."

50

 

"... speakers, setup interface..."

100

 

"...tv repeatedly turns itself off, then back on while trying to view...anything..."

60

 

"...quality. 6000:1 contrast ratio. tons of picture enhancers (digital natural motion, pixel plus, artifact reduction, etc..."

80

 

"... we currently have two of these tvs. they look terrible and philips dont seem to give a damn. first , the picture seems look pixelated with tv broadcast and blu ray..."

20

 

"... first , the picture seems look pixelated with tv broadcast and blu ray. theres always this blury pixelated look in the background especially in darkish areas..."

20

 

"... theres always this blury pixelated look in the background especially in darkish areas ; its not a tv fault , its just what philips tvs look like.all my research has proven to me theres no solution to this other than never buying a philips product again ; samsung and sony have amazing lcd/tvs , far superior to philips..."

20

 

"... theres always this blury pixelated look in the background especially in darkish areas ; its not a tv fault , its just what philips tvs look like.all my research has proven to me theres no solution to this other than never buying a philips product again ; samsung and sony have amazing lcd/tvs , far superior to philips..."

20

 

"... lcd back light failure usaully after about 6 weeks horizontal black bands appear on screen plus a large black patch in middle can be seen in the picture when it is a pale picture or on a blue screen. philips no about this and are not commenting look on all the forums and you will see..."

40

 

"...good size screen..."

50

 

"...all my research has proven to me theres no solution to this other than never buying a philips product again ; samsung and sony have amazing lcd/tvs , far superior to philips..."

20

 

"...all my research has proven to me theres no solution to this other than never buying a philips product again ; samsung and sony have amazing lcd/tvs , far superior to philips. ive spent alot of time viewing both and theres no doubt about this..."

20

 

"...pixelation, screen defects, can't keep up with fast motion (sports)..."

40

 

"...fail. this creates bands of light and dark horizontally across the screen plus a large dark area in the middle of the screen. these sets should be recalled by philips..."

20

 

"...reliable. i suppose it is because the clear lcd technology is new for philips ; when i use the hdmi input with a hd set top box (mediasat max) or playing with the xbox 360 on the component input, dark bands appear horizontally then a dark spot in the middle which affect any picture i see (these picture parts are darker than what they should be)..."

40

 

"...the best picture on lcd tv (at the beggining)!..."

40

 

".... lcd back light failure usaully after about 6 weeks horizontal black bands appear on screen plus a large black patch in middle can be seen in the picture when it is a pale picture or on a blue screen. philips no about this and are not commenting look on all the forums and you will see..."

40

 

"... soothing ambilight function, eye-catching design, dual hdmi..."

83

 

"...920 x 1,080 lcd panel, brilliant 3d-like pictures, strong onboard multimedia playback, soothing ambilight function, eye-catching design, dual hdmi..."

83

 

"...1,920 x 1,080 lcd panel ; brilliant 3d-like pictures ..."

83

 

"... picture quality can be great ; amber light is good idea so all other lights in the room can be turned off..."

50

 

"...awesome, ambient light feature is really cool..."

60

 

"...picture is awesome, ambient light feature is really cool..."

60

 

"... loud popping sound from back of unit, weight..."

60

 

"...after a month or two the back light will fail. this creates bands of light and dark horizontally across the screen plus a large dark area in the middle of the screen..."

20

 

"...; 1080-line resolution ; stylish design ..."

88

 

"...quality, 1920x1080 resolution, wide..."

100

 

"...superb picture quality, 1920x1080 resolution, wide range of connections..."

100