5 comments about Philips 42PFL7432D 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV with Ambilight.

1. Does anyone know if this TV has the same HDMI compatability problem when connecting a Dierctv HD receiver as the Philips 42PFL7422D 42" 1080p LCD HDTV? Several of the reviewers of that TV said they had to use the composite video connection to work with the Directv or Dish network HD boxes. Other than the ambilight feature, these two TVs appear to tbe the same, but no one mentioned a problem with this model. Thanks



2. This is a great tv. Picture if fantastic and the hd is sharp!! Sound is great. Love it!!



3. I bought a Philips 42" Ambilight last month and it has exceeded my expectations. This is a great product, and the Ambilight feature makes the screen size seem larger and eliminates eye strain. The picture is sharp, clear, and has great color. Setup was very easy. I'd recommend this TV to anyone.



4. I purchased this Phillips 42PFL7432D 42 " and I am very pleased. I don't know enough about what it can even do to rate it higher. I found it easy to use and I like the picture and and the ambilight. It has been a pleasure. I have to say I haven't hooked it up to HD yet and am just using a regular DVD player but I think it looks great. I'm sure when I finally get that together it will be so much more, but currently it is much better than what I had before



5. If you are in the market for a new LCD screen TV then the Philips Ambilight might be something worth considering. The TV is a excellent one that compares very favorably to comparably sized LCD screens. Overall setup of the TV is very straight forward and and the image setup process when you turn it on is very helpful.
   
   The Ambilight system is a little bit gimmicky but when used to watch films in the dark is is effective. It does wonders to reduce the eye strain one would receive if you want to watch movies in pitch dark. Color levels of the screen are very good as well, but black levels are not the best. The black levels are improved when watching in a dark setting however as the scree will automatically adjust the brightness appropriately to how dark the room is.
   
   The TV has excellent HDMI support with three inputs but unfortunately does not offer cable card support. Be aware of that. The only other drawback to the set is that the the naming options for your video inputs are stuck to only a set of predefined labels. You cannot label them yourself and if you have multiple devices that are the same, such as two video game systems or something unique such as an Apple TV hooked up you cannot label the inputs as such.

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5 comments about Sharp Aquos LC32D43U 32-Inch 720p LCD HDTV.

1. This TV is amazing. Perfect size for my bedroom and beautiful image. Sound quality is mediocre but a $80 pair of speakers will fix that. Overall this is worth every penny.



2. This TV is my very first HDTV purchase, so to say my HD upgrade.
   
   Sure, it isn't 1080p, but it gets up to 720p, which is, in my opinion, good enough for the money you'll spend on this TV. The menus are slick and simple to navigate and the inputs are all clearly marked. (Some of the inputs go in on the back, while others, like HDMI, plug into the side.)
   
   To put it straight: If you are looking for a good intro or upgrade to HDTVs, then I'd really recommend this TV. It is perfect for a bedroom or for some living rooms. It is a sleek, good looking TV and is well worth the money spent on it.



3. I personally love this TV and the picture and sound that it gives. However I must state that the TV it was replacing probably should be in a museum. We have not as of yet upgraded to HD service and are still working on our usual cable service. love the picture which is a huge upgrade from what we had before. Personally the speakers are also great for me but again that is most likely because of where we started from before we got this TV. I love the fact that I am able to have both my DVD player and my Wii hooked up at the same time. The graphics when playing the Wii are great. The colours are crisp and bright. I would recommend that you change the colour settings to what you like as soon as you get it as it makes a huge difference. For the price I would say this was a great TV I am sure if you are worried about the specs etc then yes you could do better but you would also pay a lot more too.



4. This has been a Great product No Problems,Easy to Hook-Up.Not as Clear as a Plasma but For a LCD HDTV I think it has a High Quality Picture.



5. I also have a Sharp 20 inch LCD HDTV (non-Aquos) which I have enjoyed for 6 months. I would give it an A-. The 20 inch was purchased to replace a 20 inch Sony Trinitron (analog tube TV). I really needed a bigger screen since I typically sit about 8-9 feet away from the screen. This new 32 inch LCD HDTV is just right. However, it seems to be MUCH darker than the 20 inch Sharp. I had to adjust the settings to get the screen where I wanted it. Now I feel the picture is just shy of a Samsung or Sony, but the Sharp price combined with the internal HDTV and QAM tuner pushed me to the Sharp. It is easy to use and the stand is quite strong (no wobbling). Overall I am very happy with my Sharp TVs.

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5 comments about Philips 47PFL7422D/37 47-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV.

1. I have had this TV for almost a month now and it is absolutely amazing to watch HD programming on this television.
   
   Please note the model number when looking at a Philips TV. Walmart and SAM's club both sell Philips 1080p 47" TVs but the models are different. I bought mine from SAMS and this one had HD Pixel Engine, while the one at Walmart doesn't.
   
   Anyway, back to this TV. I am one of those people who like to do a lot of research before a purchase. I had the following requirements for a TV:
   - Great Image quality. I still remember looking at some Plasmas and hated the fact that the you couldn't see anything on the screen if you not directly in front of them. I know Plasmas have gotten a lot better, and in my humble opinion LCD's are better. I can actually watch this TV from my kitchen which is atleast at a 45 degrees angle.
   - Good for at least 5 years. This where the 1080p part comes in. Most programming today is either done in 720p, or 1080i. Only your blu-ray, or HD DVD player will actually be able to utilize the full capacity of 1080p. But I am sure that in future, 1080p programming will be available and I wanted to be prepared.
   - Great brand, reasonable price. I love Philips, but I love SONY more. The problem with SONY however is that there products always cost a lot more for comparable set of features. This TV has some amazing features like SONY, just not the dazzling price.
   
   In the end I am pretty satisfied with everything, or may be I am just trying to justify spending $1700 on an idiot box , who knows.
   
   Here are some issues that you should be aware of before you buy an HDTV:
   1. Regular programming looks worse. This tv does an excellent job of resizing the image automatically, but it is still a low resolution picture on a huge screen. Remember you don't want horizontal or vertical black bars while watching 4:3 programming because it can cause burn-ins. I know some of you will jump up and say that LCDs don't have that problem. To them I say, READ THE MANUAL. It's available on Philips' website.
   2. Burn-ins. I know I covered that in my last point, but again, the manual says that burn-ins can occur, so be careful. I'd rather watch a little stretched out picture than mess up my TV.
   3. You have to get HD programming to actually utilize the potential of this mammoth. I am a comcast customer in Florida, and they have a decent selection of HD channels. Remember directv might have more HD channels, but Comcast offers NBC, ABC and all the local channels in HD. It's not how many channels you have in HD, it's how many good channels you have in HD that counts. So before you buy this TV, make sure you have GOOD HD programming in your area.
   
   I hope I could help some poor chap out there looking for a little guidance.



2. Ok, let me start by saying I've never written a review before - but owning this TV compelled me to let you all know what to expect. I regretted buying this thing within a few hours of owning it. I bought it at another vendor and had 90 days to return it, so I stuck with it for about 2 months while I searched for a better TV, which ended up being the SAMSUNG 46" LNT4661F - which I'm VERY happy with.
   
   I was replacing my plasma with an LCD because I started playing too many games and was starting to see some burn-in. So off to Store X to buy an lcd... And this Phillips looked good on display - and the price was right...
   
   Ok... I'll give some pros:
   1. HD looks pretty good - it's really not bad. Decent blacks, etc. If you are playing HD content and don't care about standard def, then you'll probably be ok.
   
   2. It DOES do 1080p - and over component. I played my xbox 360 on it in 1080p mode over component. I don't know what some of these people were complaining about - either an old firmware or they don't know what the heck they are doing.
   
   3. Inexpensive compared to some others.
   
   4. The "remote insensitivity" thing someone mentioned was NOT an issue. The tv responds to the remote within seconds of turning on the TV.
   
   Now my list of cons.
   
   1. It's dim - I mean DIM. I had it cranked all the way up on the brightness and still - pretty dull. No amount of settings tweaking is going to help you get this thing brighter or more clear. I went on the forums and got people's "stellar settings" and they still were marginal at best. Better have a nice dark room. It's not unwatchable DIM, but you'll see what I mean when you start maxing out brigthness and go "wait - that's it?"
   
   2. Standard Def looks TERRIBLE. I had a plasma before, and it looked fine. We all know SD won't look stunning, but jeez is looks god-awful on this thing. And when all the news (cnn, foxnews) is still in SD for the foreseeable future - you are gonna probably be watching SD at some point or another. Fuzzy and dim...
   
   3. Random brightness changes. I'd be in the DVR menu for my cable box and select which program to watch, and a second later *bink* the brightness just changes to a little bit dimmer. I had turned off any "helper" features and any automated fixer-uppers - so why it was still automating stuff was very irritating. I don't remember this ever happening with HD content - and it would only seem to happen when I left my DVR menu - but I wouldn't want to find out later this is some known bug.
   
   4. Viewing angle is poor. I'd move to the side and this thing got very dark in a hurry. Thought that was just an LCD thing until the new samsung I bought soon after looked fine at other angles.
   
   5. Fuzzy picture on the xbox 360 (over component) during some stuff. I noticed the graphics on call of duty 4 during their loading phase were much more fuzzy than they had been on my plasma. However, while in-game I didn't seem to notice anything different. Also, the xbox dashboard and the "signed into xbox" things were always very fuzzy. I noticed that when I put my new Samsung LCD into "game mode" I got the same effect. It looks like the phillips is permanently stuck in that "game mode" for whatever reason - guess they want less ghosting or something. BTW, the samsung functions great for games without the "game mode" thing. I don't see any ghosting - but maybe I'm not looking closely enough.
   
   So what I did...
   
   I took this back got a SAMSUNG 46" LNT4661F. Wow! No kidding - night and day difference. Bright, I mean at 80% of brightness this thing was brigther than the brightest setting on the philips. Colors are vivid - especially in standard def. I'm not some weird tv viewer guy that has to have brightness and colors cranked up - which might be what you're thinking. No, they just pop out at you. The samsung has a great viewing angle as well. And very important to me - the Standard def looks fantastic - even when stretched across the screen to remove bars. HD looks great, of course. I'm not affiliated or selling samsung - just letting you know how happy I am with it.
   
   So I know you're saying "well, sure the samsung is way more expensive - of course it's better." Well, sort of. It can be up to 400-500 more - but I had time to shop around - and ended up getting it for 100 bucks more than the phillips. If you can wait - wait for a great deal on a samsung - might take you 3-4 weeks but it's worth it. I did it online - which I was very paranoid about. No problems, no dead pixels, no DOA. They are on a truck all the time, whether that truck goes to any merchant or your house, it's probably gonna get there in one piece.
   
   Bottom line. I'll never buy another phillips tv. If you can afford it, go with a samsung lcd.



3. I purchased this TV two months ago at a popular warehouse retail store. I had spent one month researching and shopping around. At the start of my research, I was leaning toward a 42" Plasma. Throughout my research process I determined that the LCD technology was equal to, and probably surpassing the plasmas. I decided to switch gears and only focus on LCD's. I had also been told by MANY of my peers that, "whatever size you are thinking about, go one higher assuming you have the space." I took their advice, and have not been disappointed.
   
   My ultimate decision to purchase this Phillips model was in large part due to the cost; however I spent a considerable amount of time in the store fine tuning the picture on the floor model to make sure that I could achieve results that I was looking for. I found that within a short amount of time I could get the picture to look at least as good as all the other floor models, and better than the majority of them. The menus are not as easy to navigate through, as some other brands, but I see this as a non-factor. Once I set up the picture and programmed my favorite stations, it's simple to use.
   
   I'm an Architect so overall set design was also important to me. I have to say that the Phillips, by far, was the best TV to look at, regardless of it being turned on. The TV stand, is very geometric, and constructed out of simple materials, without plastics. In my opinion the set would fit very well in any "contemporary" room. I recently hung mine on the wall with a peerless, tilting, wall mount, and concealed the cables. I'm slightly sad that I had to moth-ball the stand, however now the room looks like it has another piece of art on the wall. I couldn't be happier with the purchase. A great way to spend the Tax Return!!!



4. Bought this for my husband. Now we have to watch everything in HD it drives me crazy but the picture is incredible. We also bought the Peerless mount and mounted it to the wall it looks great.



5. I've helped 2 friends buy & install this TV. Both have been thrilled with it.
   Great picture & easy setup make this model a winner!

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4 comments about Zenith Z37LZ5D 37-Inch LCD HDTV.

1. I have been through 5 tvs in the pass month (Insignia,Emprex,Sharp and Vizio) and this tv is on par with the Sharp brand. Great picture quality, great styling and for the fraction of the price of the Sharp. All I can say is I am happy now.



2. It's absolutely maddening trying to pick out an LCD or plasma TV that doesn't have its share of problems surfacing on message boards across the Internet. First, I had to decide on a size and go from there. For my living room, 37" is absolutely perfect. It's neither too big nor too small in my opinion. Second, I had to decide on a brand. After spending endless hours online doing my research, I decided to go with Zenith. I've had 3 CRT TVs from Zenith in the past and have been completely satisfied with all of them. This LCD TV continues my lucky streak. Right out of the box, this TV provided an exceptional picture (with a little tweaking) and a lot of features for the price. I have found nothing to complain about, and I've had this TV now for a month. Although I'm not yet receiving HDTV programming, analog cable looks wonderful on this set, even with the picture stretched using one of the zoom settings. I was surprised because I've read on online forums that standard TV looks lousy on these sets. Maybe I don't know any better, but so far, I have no regrets with this TV, and I'm looking forward to even better quality once I receive true HDTV programming.



3. I got this TV + a dvd/surround sound system for $1000 at a local retailer on a special promotion. Overall, its a pretty quality set but probably not the leader in LCD TV's. If I were going to spend $1800 I would probably look into a Samsung or Sony. Its pretty simple to navigate through menu's and customize the picture to your liking. I think it is a great set for $1000 but I probably would not have purchased it for the current price of $1800.



4. This Zenith HDTV arrived in pristine condition. It has a great picture and sound for the money. As one of America's most respected TV Brands, it's a shame they are now just a name purchased by LG. Zentih had a reputation for TV Quality that was almost 60 years old.
   
   This set looks great with its' silver finish. You need to read the instructions to learn how to get the best picture mode to view in HD. That takes a few minutes of reading and is well worth it. Would purchase again. For the money you can't beat the performance of this set.

2 comments about Sharp Aquos LC-20B1U 20-Inch Flat-Panel LCD TV.

1. REcently acquired the Aquos 20" LCD Tv from a retailer in New York City (harvey electronics), when I found it a small discount. It's an excellent LCD TV that can also double as a PC monitor. The contrast and brightness are just great to boot and the surround sound is fabulous. I place it on my desk next to my PC so I can watch CNBC and also play DVD movies while I pretend to be working. :) This is a great product. It's expensive but if you have the money, get one.



2. By far the best picture quality I have seen on an LCD TV of this type. It costs a little more but it is well worth the price. Keep an eye out at local retailers for discounted or open box items since many people do not realize that this is not a widescreen or HD quality TV and return it.

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