Philips PFL3603 Series LCD TV (42",47",52")

79 reviews

May, 2013

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Value for money (43)
Usability (21)
Connectivity (14)
Color (14)
Design (12)

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Remote control (6)

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 79 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the design and connectivity. The color and usability are also appreciated. Some have doubts about the remote control, and opinions are divided on the energy efficiency.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other TVs the Philips PFL3603 Series LCD TV (42",47",52") is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Consumer review by: rbourbon (cnet.com)

Great uniform picture. Good picture from Dish Network

This is the first LCD HDTV I own and I am not disapointed. It is a great value. My old TV is a Panasonic 27" CRT that after 12 years is still going strong with beautiful picture. I like the auto sizing of the picture option, but it can get annoying...

Excellent color rendition after your personal adjustments ; Sound is OK ; Plenty of inputs ; Lightweight ; Excellent value for the price

Sound could be improved ; Color and Tint varies from channel to channel ; Greenish Yellows sometimes that don't respond to tint tune - may be my unit only - Waiting to get response from Philips Support

Feb, 2009

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Great uniform picture. Good picture from Dish Network

Excellent color rendition after your personal adjustments ; Sound is OK ; Plenty of inputs ; Lightweight ; Excellent value for the price

Feb, 2009

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Consumer review by: jjtanwar (cnet.com)

Good value for the price, excellent performance

For the pice of it, its an excellent product, though compared to other high end TV's i did not find any difference in visual quality or color. Images are not as sharp as high end TV's but more than 5 feet and i did not see any difference.

True Colors in daylight ; Power saving mode ; multiple HDMI ports ; Good sound quality

Remote is awkward, multi steps required to do simple things ; No VGA port to connect to a pc/laptop but there is the S-Video port

Jan, 2009

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Consumer review by: paradigmwg (cnet.com)

Excellent Picture .... so-so sound

After checking numerous models, I chose this one for several reasons. The set is in a very brightly lit room. There is no picture impact at all from this - no glare whatsoever. The quality of the picture is excellent - bright and vivid colors - I watch...

Extremely easy to set up. Excellent picture quality. Very good looking framing

Sound is so-so. No VGA input. No optical digital sound output. A "little bit odd" when turning off, the screen goes to bright blue for about 3 seconds before shutting down. Scary the first time it happens

Dec, 2008

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Amazon review summary for the Philips PFL3603 Series LCD TV (42",47",52")

alaTest has collected and analyzed 35 user reviews of the Philips PFL3603 Series LCD TV (42",47",52") from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.0/5 for other products on Amazon.com.

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74% of reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

May, 2013

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Consumer review by: James Li (amazon.com)

Worst TV ever!

purchased a 47" Philips LCD TV (Model: 47PFL3603D/27) for 22 months (Sept. 2008). From Feb. 2010, the TV picture turned to black occasionally, so we had to turn the TV off and on to get the picture back. The horrible happed yesterday, my wife left the...

Jul, 2010

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Consumer review by: San (buy.com)

Great TV and at Lower Price

Just got this TV at Walmart for $498. Incredible price and incredible value. I have been watching the new Life series on National Geographic in High Definition. Absolutely amazing colors and clarity. Easy to set up. I added a speaker bar for...

Apr, 2010

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Consumer review by: evolutionary backwards (amazon.com)

YES YES and NO

After 12 months with out any problems, its been worth every penny! Fantastic picture. Sound is OK for a TV. BIG BIG Issue.... there are no standard audio outputs!!! My $399 Sony surround system is useless. Phillips has a single RCA output port that is...

Jan, 2010

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Consumer review by: vanshaus (overstock.com)

Great TV

Great TV. Looked like new on arrival. Easy to set up and use. Highly recommend buying an HDMI cable.

Oct, 2009

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Consumer review by: Kiet Pham (amazon.com)

Broken after 6-month and Philips refures the service. Do NOT touch !!!

We bought this 42" LCD Philips TV at Target 6-month ago. The model number is 42PFL3603D/27. The TV was working fine. It delivers good HD pictures and sound, but it broke down after 6-month of usage. The TV could not display the picture, but sound is...

Oct, 2009

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