December 24th, 2007Review Of The PHILIPS 47PFL 7422 LCD TV
It’s concerning time we reviewed a large screen high-end LCD TV, for two causes: it’s festival shopping season, and it’s been a while since we saw some real 1080p action… And what better choice than Philips, who seem to have at large a diamond-studded Ambilight or something of the sort? No, we did not get that for review, and anyway I don’t see the point of having diamonds on a TV – as far as I be familiar with, Philips TVs seem rather good since they are thank you.
We did get the Philips 47PFL 7422 LCD for review though. It costs Rs 1,24,990, raising our hopes that it might establish to be exceptional. Of course, not all expensive things are good… so let’s see for ourselves what this vast flat screen has to present.
 Performance
After deliberately cutting the surplus content out of the design and features, and present a direct come up to, we planned to review the TV for all its exquisite detail and features. Yes, the time had arrived to see whether aesthetic appeal is all the TV has, or if it actually might be a pillar in your future high-def activity rig.
We associated the PS3 and a Philips DVD player to the unit, the latter to play our PAL test DVD. The picture was indeed great. Our gamers were wrenching away at the controllers on top of a game called Heavenly Sword, and we were viewing it in 1080p, with all the detail and movement on tender. There were a few relic here and there, such as some jaggie lines and noise created by the screen itself.
We played our test DVD next in upscale 720p, which was handled quite well. In constituent, however, we saw an obvious setback, something that cannot be repaired; essentially it’s is not HDCP acquiescent for HD images through constituent, so we were back to 576p images.
But who requires that when HDMI terminal is present? (Not that analog component HD is bad, more on that later in an upcoming feature.) So we got back to the up scaled 720p from side to side HDMI from our DVD and ran the examination as customary.
The brightness we found unspectacular, but definitely not bad. Most of the other artifacts arose from the DVD player, so overall the TV does perform well. Detail is awesome, difference is great, and color is also up to the mark. The tint settings ideally need to be turned off though.
Design and Features
This TV looks great, just like other models from Philips. The 47-inch screen is embedded in a glossy black bezel, which is held in place by a silver frame. This frame make bigger into a speaker saloon at the bottom, achieving a innovative black-and-silver look.
I for myself prefer black in entirety, but this black-and-silver combo nevertheless hits the spot. The swivel stand provided along with the unit is also shiny metallic, complementing the sleek look.
The connections are at the back, facing downwards, while a single side AV unit is present on the discolored back panel. The left side contains the power switch and channel/volume direction-finding buttons, which are slim and inconspicuous – this adds to the overall aesthetic appeal.
As far as relatives go, the unit contains two HDMI-in, two component-in, plus the older S-video and composite connections. PC input and SCART are present too.
The tech specs do impress: Pixel Plus HD supported (Philips’ proprietary algorithm that’s said to enhance detail), HD Ready W-UXGA display – 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution, 1080p progressive processing, 8ms reply time, brightness of 500cd/m2, Dynamic Screen difference Ratio of 3000:1, Active Control, 2×10 W RMS sound output, Nicam Stereo, Incredible encircle Anti Reflex Coated monitor, progressive scan, 3D comb filter, six widescreen modes… and whatnot!
All said, this is a good TV, to say the least. It performs like a pro, and full HD is good thing. This device can be measured if budget is not a problem, though it carry out best only in its native 1080 mode.
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