Philips PF5421 Series LCD TV (42")

Good value, Impressive contrast

No digital TV tuner

Sonically the 42PF5421 is respectable. It doesn't have the bass handling of its Loewe and Panny rivals, reviewed elsewhere, but it's got plenty of power and a sufficiently expansive mid-range to make casual viewing a pleasant experience. Provided...

To figure out how worthwhile considering this TV is, you need to ask yourself these two questions: 1) do you need a digital tuner and 2) do you consider standard definition performance to be at least as important as HD performance. If the answer to...

Excellent value, good HD pictures, nice looks, twin HDMIs

No digital tuner, average standard definition performer, PC only connectable via HDMI

easy to use nice and light and battery last 4 hours

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nothing to say all was good

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the tv looks fantastic and the picture quality is imense

unable to remove a blue box from the corner of the screen but this is down to my own non techinal self :) although no one else seems to know how to do it either

Good picture quality, nice sleek design

Hard to manage changing channels etc, takes a long time to switch inputs

HD picture quality very good (even though only 720i)

Large speakers located on each side renders the TV extremely wide ; HD only 720i ; TV cabinet vibrates at certain sound frequencies

Very good value for money, excellent picture quality, sounds great through surround speakers as well as through its own speakers, takes no time to set up

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Design of TV is great, looks really good

Picture quality could be better