| Hey everyone | | | | and detailed but the occasional picture lags and flickers |
| Today's choice of review on best LCD TVs...The | | | | do just enough to spoil the experience and ruin its |
| Philips 42PFL8404 LCD HDTV. | | | | chance of gaining the tag of best 42 LCD TV! |
| The Philips 42PFL8404 is a stunning piece of kit. It | | | | Now maybe I am being a little harsh when comparing |
| possesses a bezel that is less than one inch thick that | | | | the Philips 42PFL8404 to its more expensive brothers, |
| pretends to placing all the emphasis on the picture but | | | | because they are more expensive. A lot more |
| is really saying look at me....I'm beautiful! We have been | | | | expensive! The Philips 42PFL8404 was released at |
| so used to thick picture frame designs that it is | | | | £1,100 which is a least half the price of an LCD |
| certainly refreshing to see a minimalistic approach | | | | in the 9000 series. |
| when designing an LCD TV. | | | | How about its connections? One word..comprehensive! |
| So it looks great off, but whats it like when you turn it | | | | What ever you need the Philips 42PFL8404 has! 4 |
| on?! | | | | HDMI's, 2 RGB Scarts, USB slot that plays virtually all |
| Unfortunately, for reasons unbeknown to me but | | | | multimedia file formats and even an Ethernet port to |
| probably as always based on price, the processing | | | | access Philips unique full Internet access. The only |
| system is not the renowned "Perfect Pixel HD | | | | problem with all this option is they all had to be |
| system" that has blown away all competition on the | | | | incorporated into the menu which means unfortunately |
| 9000 series. Instead we are given the "Pixel Precise | | | | the menu is a nightmare to navigate and change the |
| HD". Now being able to speak English, I am immediately | | | | specs to your suiting. |
| given the impression that what I am about to see is | | | | So what do I think of the Philips 42PFL8404? Best 42 |
| not going to be as good as the picture with the | | | | LCD TV? Not quite....Its impressive....but only in some |
| "Prefect Pixel HD system"...why....because in my world | | | | areas! It looks great, it has tonnes of features and |
| precise is never as good as perfect!!! Maybe | | | | connections and the picture is incredibly detailed. But at |
| something for the marketing bods at Philips to think | | | | £1,100 I cant help feeling there should be |
| about next time they are naming their products. | | | | something more...there just isn't that star quality that |
| But all joking aside, the "precise" is not as good as the | | | | makes it stand out I'm afraid. |
| "perfect", it just can not quite deal with motion as its | | | | My recommendation...save up and buy a 9000 series |
| perfect brother! Dont get me wrong, its good, its very | | | | with the "perfect" processing system! |
| good..but its not perfect! The picture is incredibly sharp | | | | |