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Philips PFL9703 Series LCD TV (32",37",42",47",52") Reviews Analysis

Philips PFL9703 Series LCD TV (32",37",42",47",52")
alaSCORE 95

142 reviews

November, 2009

76 / 100

30 Experts

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What people think about the Philips PFL9703 Series LCD TV (32",37",42",47",52"): (BETA!)

We compute this summary by analyzing 142 reviews from across the web.

image quality

5

  • Are all the picture enhancers necessary
  • in that mode isnt able access Picture settings
  • Decent picture quality
  • Set-up wizard can make picture worse
  • Decent picture quality, Good blacks and off-axis viewing, Great design, Four HDMI inputs, High price, Set-up wizard can make picture worse, 100Hz mode is poor, Minimum of non-HDMI inputs
  • Picture and sound quality
  • Good picture quality
 
  • Good picture quality, four HDMI inputs
  • Sport looks fantastic and I used to hate adds but now love them due to the picture quality :)
  • very good picture quality
  • very good picture quality, sometimes its fantastic
  • Amazing picture quality in HD broadcasts and blu-ray
  • close to perfect SD picture quality(depends on channel
  • close to perfect SD picture quality(depends on channel, but much better than any other brand
  • gd pic quality than samsung comparable to Sony X series
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price

1.5

  • High price, Set-up wizard can make picture worse, 100Hz mode is poor, Minimum of non-HDMI inputs
  • Price
  • seems pricey
  • High price, 100Hz mode flickers, not many legacy inputs
  • Price is a little higher
  • High price
  • Nice design and value for money
  • Good value for its money (if you can get a discount on it)
  • and maybe that is a reason why Philips panels are more expensive than other brands
 
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color

5

  • colour red sometimes blurs and pixelates
  • 17-bit colour processing
  • Full HD 1920x1080, 2ms response time, 17-bit colour processing, great depth of field, blacks, 30w audio dual subwoofer speakers, Ethernet Port, 4x HDMI, 3 year warranty
  • Colour
  • (just only miss some option which able make some color gamma corection in case wall isnt white
  • natural colour
 
  • nice design, natural colour , gd respone time, gd pic quality than samsung comparable to Sony X series
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zoom

0.5

  • miss manual zoom option
 

connectivity

5

  • media files from USB
  • coaxial digital audio output
  • four HDMI ports, coaxial digital audio output
  • 30w audio dual subwoofer speakers
  • usb
  • Firmware upgrade trough USB
 

glare

5

  • Fantastic Brilliant Picture
 

screen

0.5

  • debating whether to replace the entire unit
  • our model has a minor fault with the plastic surround, I know it is there, debating whether to replace the entire unit , but I know it is there, and at nearly 4k, it should be perfect :-)
  • our model has a minor fault with the plastic surround, I know it is there, debating whether to replace the entire unit , but I know it is there, and at nearly 4k, it should be perfect :-)
  • isnt as black as my Philips 220XW pc-monitor which has glossy LCD panel type
 

remote control

0.5

  • remote control scroll wheel is a pain sometimes
  • basic remote
  • OSD Menu / Remote Control
 

menu

1.5

  • two yers older models have conectors from down side what is much better for wall mount case
  • menu comes ower picture
  • network files from home pc trough menu
 

sound

5

  • superior sound
  • sound
  • Colour, clarity, sound
 

black level

0.5

  • Grayish black
  • Black level
 

appearance

5

  • Wasn't sure about the look at first but it has grown on me
 

LCD

4.5

  • Blacks could be darker (but thats LCD for you
  • Fastest LCD in world 2ms
 

video

3

  • No video streaming
  • No video streaming, I dont see why it couldn't if Philips wanted
  • (would like some more video files type support
  • (would like some more video files type support, two year older model line 9*31 able also avi
 

lens

5

  • great depth of field
 

performance

0.5

  • even for this level of performance
  • seems pricey, even for this level of performance
 

usability

3

  • wernt easy to get it
  • Set up was easy unlike what some reviews say
 

design

5

  • aesthetically not as good as the last series
  • Great design
  • attractive styling
  • sleek design
  • Fantastic styling
  • nice design
 

size

0.5

  • menus are a little ugly
  • If I was to faulter anything about this TV would be the lack of Composite ports and having to buy a scart splitter to compensate but its no big deal really as I'm moving most devices over to HDMI
 

interface

5

  • two year older model line 9*31 able also avi
 
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"...decent picture quality, good blacks and off-axis viewing..."

No rating

 
cnet.com.au
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"... high price, set-up wizard can make picture worse, 100hz mode is poor..."

No rating

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...decent picture quality, good blacks and off-axis viewing, great design, four hdmi inputs, high price, set-up wizard can make picture worse, 100hz mode is poor, minimum of non-hdmi inputs..."

No rating

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.co.uk

"...picture and sound quality ; improved ambilight ..."

85

 
cnet.co.uk
Quote by goodgearguide.com.au

"...good picture quality, four..."

70

 
goodgearguide.com.au
Quote by goodgearguide.com.au

"...good picture quality, four hdmi inputs..."

70

 
goodgearguide.com.au
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"...sd. sport looks fantastic and i used to hate adds but now love them due to the picture quality :)..."

100

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...-very good picture quality, sometimes..."

70

 
cnet.com.au
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"...-very good picture quality, sometimes its fantastic..."

70

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... blacks could be darker (but thats lcd for you) ; are all the picture enhancers necessary ; no video streaming..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...amazing picture quality in hd broadcasts and blu-ray. plenty of features..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... (just only miss some option which able make some color gamma corection in case wall isnt white) ; close to perfect sd picture quality(depends on channel, but much better than any other brand) ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... (just only miss some option which able make some color gamma corection in case wall isnt white) ; close to perfect sd picture quality(depends on channel, but much better than any other brand) ; network files from home pc trough menu ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
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"... minus ***** files play mode ; in that mode isnt able access picture settings ; files play mode: photos ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"... gd respone time, gd pic quality than samsung comparable to sony x series..."

90

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... four hdmi inputs, high price, set-up wizard can make picture worse..."

No rating

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...high price, set-up wizard can make picture worse, 100hz mode is poor, minimum of non-hdmi inputs..."

No rating

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.co.uk

"...price ; menus are a little ugly ..."

85

 
cnet.co.uk
Quote by whathifi.com

"...; seems pricey, even..."

80

 
whathifi.com
Quote by goodgearguide.com.au

"...high price, 100hz mode flickers, not many legacy inputs..."

70

 
goodgearguide.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...supports. price is a little higher..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... wernt easy to get it ; and maybe that is a reason why philips panels are more expensive than other brands ; black level ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"... nice design and value for money..."

90

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"...good value for its money (if you can get a discount on it)..."

80

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... 2ms response time, 17-bit colour processing, great depth of field..."

60

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...full hd 1920x1080, 2ms response time, 17-bit colour processing, great depth of field, blacks, 30w audio dual subwoofer speakers, ethernet port, 4x hdmi, 3 year warranty..."

60

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...colour, clarity..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... poor 100hz & motion ; colour red sometimes blurs and pixelates ; not enough set up options ..."

70

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...; (just only miss some option which able make some color gamma corection in case wall isnt white) ; close to perfect sd picture quality(depends on channel, but much better than any other brand) ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"...design, natural colour , gd respone time..."

90

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"...nice design, natural colour , gd respone time, gd pic quality than samsung comparable to sony x series..."

90

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... 5% owerscan ; miss manual zoom option ; minus ***** files play mode ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"... four hdmi ports, coaxial digital audio output ; sleek..."

76

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"... comprehensive multimedia playback ; four hdmi ports, coaxial digital audio output ; sleek..."

76

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... blacks, 30w audio dual subwoofer speakers, ethernet port..."

60

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... 100hz ; usb ; ethernet ..."

100

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... (would like some more video files type support, two year older model line 9*31 able also avi) ; firmware upgrade trough usb..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... (just only a problem report that dirrectly to developers) ; media files from usb ; cant access files in folders, only from root ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"... fantastic brilliant picture!! fastest..."

100

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... i know it is there, debating whether to replace the entire unit , but i know it is there..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...our model has a minor fault with the plastic surround, i know it is there, debating whether to replace the entire unit , but i know it is there, and at nearly 4k, it should be perfect :-)..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...our model has a minor fault with the plastic surround, i know it is there, debating whether to replace the entire unit , but i know it is there, and at nearly 4k, it should be perfect :-)..."

80

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... black level ; isnt as black as my philips 220xw pc-monitor which has glossy lcd panel type ; connectors from back side (now same as other brands) ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.co.uk

"... menus are a little ugly ; remote control scroll wheel is a pain sometimes..."

85

 
cnet.co.uk
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"... occasional mild motion artifacts ; basic remote ; xga-capped..."

76

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... cant access files in folders, only from root ; osd menu / remote control ; menu comes ower picture ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... close to perfect sd picture quality(depends on channel, but much better than any other brand) ; network files from home pc trough menu ; (would like some more video files type support, two year older model line 9*31 able also avi) ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... connectors from back side (now same as other brands) ; two yers older models have conectors from down side what is much better for wall mount case ; things which can be impruved just by firmware upgrade ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... osd menu / remote control ; menu comes ower picture ; by press {up} cant go to the end of list ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by whathifi.com

"... superbly detailed images ; superior sound..."

80

 
whathifi.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... clarity, sound..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...colour, clarity, sound..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"...grayish black ; occasional mild motion artifacts ..."

76

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... and maybe that is a reason why philips panels are more expensive than other brands ; black level ; isnt as black as my philips 220xw pc-monitor which has glossy lcd panel type ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... tv and dvd ; wasn't sure about the look at first but it has grown on me ; can be greatly rewarded after spending some time tweaking the settings ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...; blacks could be darker (but thats lcd for you) ; are all the picture enhancers necessary ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"...picture!! fastest lcd in world 2ms!..."

100

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... are all the picture enhancers necessary ; no video streaming, i..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... are all the picture enhancers necessary ; no video streaming, i dont see why it couldn't if philips wanted..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... network files from home pc trough menu ; (would like some more video files type support, two year older model line 9*31 able also avi) ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... network files from home pc trough menu ; (would like some more video files type support, two year older model line 9*31 able also avi) ;..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... 17-bit colour processing, great depth of field, blacks..."

60

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by whathifi.com

"... seems pricey, even for this level of performance..."

80

 
whathifi.com
Quote by whathifi.com

"...; seems pricey, even for this level of performance..."

80

 
whathifi.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... plenty of features. set up was easy unlike what some reviews say. fantastic styling..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...; wernt easy to get it ; and maybe that is a reason why philips panels are more expensive than other brands ..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... good blacks and off-axis viewing, great design, four hdmi inputs..."

No rating

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.co.uk

"... decent selection of inputs ; attractive styling..."

85

 
cnet.co.uk
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"... four hdmi ports, coaxial digital audio output ; sleek design..."

76

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...; aesthetically not as good as the last series ; no..."

100

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... set up was easy unlike what some reviews say. fantastic styling. great blacks..."

90

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by asia.cnet.com

"...nice design, natural colour ..."

90

 
asia.cnet.com
Quote by cnet.co.uk

"...; menus are a little ugly ; remote..."

85

 
cnet.co.uk
Quote by cnet.com.au

"...if i was to faulter anything about this tv would be the lack of composite ports and having to buy a scart splitter to compensate but its no big deal really as i'm moving most devices over to hdmi..."

100

 
cnet.com.au
Quote by cnet.com.au

"... (would like some more video files type support, two year older model line 9*31 able also avi) ;..."

90

 
cnet.com.au

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