Philips 7800 Series 55-inch 4K TV Reviews

We knew that the price of 4K TVs would continue to drop, but the Philips 55PUS7089 makes it look like the market has crashed in through the roof. A 55-inch Ultra-HD telly for under £1,500 sounds like a right bargain - one that's perhaps too good to be...

Big screen for a fair price, quality for upscaling and 3D playback, lots of picture/audio settings (inc ISF presets), default sound is great

No HEVC decoding and therefore future 4K streaming issues, not the blackest blacks, two-sided Ambilight only, subtle clouding visible

The last top-end Philips TV that we saw (the PFL9708, which includes the architecture to upgrade at a later date) we loved. But that was then, and this is now. In the case of the PUS7809 we are less enamoured for one main reason: the 4K world is moving...