Televisions.com publishes review of Philips 42 PFL 9803 H

PRLog (Press Release) - Jan 05, 2010 -
In a review published today, Televisions.com, a new TV-reviews platform, evaluates the picture quality, features, operation, and built-in speakers of the Philips 42 PFL 9803 H. The reviewers combine sophisticated measurement technology with subjective testing to give devices an overall rating; the Philips scored 6.8 out of 10 points. Positive features listed by the review include a high contrast ratio and low power consumption, which the testers attribute to the screen’s local-dimming technology and LED backlight. The reviewers also liked the TV’s “Ambilight” technology, which casts a soft glow behind the TV using the current picture’s colours in order to reduce eye strain for those viewing in dark environments. But criticism goes to the artefacts that the automatic LED adjustment produces in the picture, as well as to the lack of format-switching for HD signals. Test sequences revealed that Blu-ray 24p signals show judder — this represents a major down-side of the 42 PFL 9803 H. Televisions.com’s head tester and editor in chief, Florian Friedrich, said: “Home-theatre fans will grimace at the inaccurate 24p playback, which many other devices handle perfectly.”

The review goes on to consider the TV’s operation, with the team praising the Philips’ “attractive on-screen menu” and slim remote control, which, they say, provides “convenient, direct access to functions such as the Ambilight or the Electronic Program Guide (EPG)”. Multimedia also impressed the testers on the 42 PFL 9803 H, which offers playback of music and photos via both USB and a PC network using the DLNA standard. The Philip’s built-in speakers receive praise for their rich bass and balanced music playback, but one reviewer said: “We evaluate a flat-panel TV’s speakers in relation to what the market currently has to offer. Since the flat-panel revolution, it’s rare to find truly powerful speakers in a TV — there simply isn’t enough space within the devices’ casings. No TV’s speakers can properly match the performance of a full home-cinema audio system.”

At its test lab in Munich, Germany, Televisions.com reviews TVs, Blu-ray players, and projectors for the UK and European markets using advanced measurement devices. Thanks to an in-house team of consumer-electronics experts and technicians, it provides in-depth analysis of all aspects of a device’s performance. The company presents these findings at its homepage http://www.televisions.com to help consumers make informed buying decisions.

Press contact:
Mr. Gunakesh Parmar,
Televisions.com,
Tel.: +91 2040 712 414,
eMail: lukeallentv@gmail.com

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