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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

141 reviews

November, 2009

76 / 100

29 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 141 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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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
 

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