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Abstract: Thanks to an excellent, bright tuner-picture, sensible features, and relatively rich sound, the Philips is a great everyday TV. On the other hand, the low contrast ratio and lack of 24p-playback make..
Abstract: Until we get our hands on Philips' new generation of Aurea TVs, with their unique light-frame design, the brand's PFL9703D models represent the pinnacle of the brand's current TV range. So not surprisingly we're pretty excited to have the 42in 42PFL9703D...
Full HD display; Excellent picture quality; Superb video processing; Plentiful range of inputs; Direct HD picture mapping; USB input and computer networking for multimedia support (music, video, photos)
Black levels not up to plasma levels; Sometimes too much video processing, adding artificial sheen; No basic 1080p24 support
A networked TV with super computers? Perhaps thats what we need today. And perfect? Well, not quite. The Philips Cineos 42PFL9703 TV does, however, succeed in delivering the best picture quality from an LCD TV that Ive yet experienced. RRP: $3299.00 ...
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
We had high hopes for the Philips 42PFL9703D, but a poorly performing 100Hz mode and some set-up quirks means the TV isnt the Bravia killer we first thought. ...
Pictures can become messy if youre not careful with some of the settings, Expensive by 42in standards
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Published: 2008-08-06, Author: Ian , review by: CNET.co.uk
Picture and sound quality; improved Ambilight; decent selection of inputs; attractive styling
Price; menus are a little ugly; remote control scroll wheel is a pain sometimes
This is the most impressive Philips TV we've seen for some time. The picture and sound quality are both excellent and the Ambilight is an improvement over the older two strip version. It does add to the movie experience, although perhaps not enough to...
Great design, Vibrant images, performance in all aspects good
Analog connection suffer in detail a bit
PerformanceThe first thing to be noted are the numerous options and element in the menu, which is only to be expected with such a high number of features. Calibrating this beast is not only fun, but also quite mentally engaging.First, the user preset w...
