Philips 42PFL7422D 42" 1080p LCD HDTV

Product Description

Enjoy the ultimate viewing experience of this Philips Flat TV with Perfect Pixel HD Engine and Full HD 1080p display. Enjoy your multimedia content with the built in USB.

Customer Reviews:

Good... with exceptions.......2007-12-20

I gravitate to Philips products, because they tend to be feature-rich for the price, and you can tell that the folks that make these products actually *think* about what they're doing (and probably use the prototypes as well).

This is a great set, but with two flaws:

1. The DirecTV HDR issue with HDMI outputs, as others have noted. I bought these two components with the expectation of getting the best quality possible, but had to fall back on a component cable, which is just sad.

2. There are audio outputs that allow you to pipe your TV audio into external speakers. That said, the TV audio output cannot be linked to the volume setting on the TV. So, if you lower the volume on the TV, the audio output to my speakers stays constant (I have to walk to the stereo and manually adjust the volume, since my stereo remote is missing). Every Sony TV I've ever had has adjustible audio output from the TV... what's up Philips?!?!?

Aside from these two details, I'm happy with my purchase. There are a number of cool features, like a USB input where you can plug in your memory stick and play recognized media files (like MPEGs) directly from the TV. Cool.

Philips: Get me a software upgrade to fix the HDMI issue and I'll change my rating to 5 stars!!!!

Much better than expected!.......2007-12-08

This TV far exceeded my expectations in every way!

When shopping for a new TV, I did a lot of research (LCD vs Plasma, wholesale club specials vs. high-end electronics retailers, resolution, size, etc.).

LCD vs. Plasma:
Right now, both technologies are so advanced that you can't go wrong with either choice. Plasma tends to have slightly richer colors and deeper blacks, especially at deep viewing angles. On this Philips LCD, blacks are rich until you sit at about 60 degrees off-center (which is not a typical viewing angle for TV viewing -- most people will probably not exceed 45 degrees in a typical living room). Even at 60 degrees off-center, the blacks are only slightly gray (kind of deep charcoal gray).

LCD screens typically have a non-reflective finish, so they tend to be better than plasma if a window is near the screen. In my case, I have a huge picture window on a perpendicular wall, so glare was definitely a concern. This TV's screen does amazingly well at blocking out the glare.

Both technologies have a 50,000 hour half-life expectancy (image will degrade by 50% after 50,000 hours). That's almost 23 years if viewed 6 hours per day! Typical tube TV's have a 25,000 hour half-life.

Size:
I have a 12' x 12' sitting area around the TV. I considered getting the 47" model, but am glad I didn't. This 42" screen is a perfect size for my living room. If I had gone larger, poor video sources would produce a less-desirable image.

Image Quality:
Image quality is outstanding on this TV -- especially from an HD video source. It's like looking out a window or moving poster. Love it!

Image quality is surprisingly good when viewing low-quality video sources. I use a Tivo Series 2 and record at 'Basic' quality (equivalent to a VHS tape in EP mode) -- very poor video source! However, this TV allows a substantial amount of video controls to optimize the image, such as softening the sharpness, noise reduction, etc. A key feature that I love about this TV is that many of the video settings (such as sharpness) can be set per video source. So, I have my Tivo set to use a very soft sharpness, while my HDMI sources have a much greater sharpness.

Image Stretching:
Image stretching is outstanding on this TV! Many of the video sources do not have wide screen. Some have cinema screen (extra-wide). This TV detects the black bars on the sides or on the top and bottom and automatically stretches the image to fit the screen. However, it uses some logrithmic formula to keep distortion down to a minimum. That is, it only stretches the middle pixels a tiny bit and those on the edges a bit more. So, you don't end up with short fat people, etc. I've seen image stretching on many other wide screens before and have always been disappointed. This TV however, does it far better than I'd ever expect! I am extremely pleased with it.

Sound:
A few other reviews said that the sound was not that good on this TV. However, I have to strongly disagree. This TV has some of the best sound I've heard on any TV. Now, don't get me wrong -- I doesn't compete with my home theater receiver and speakers. But, for TV speakers, they are excellent! This TV has a graphic EQ, so you can customize the sound to your liking. It delivers a good amount of bass. It knocks the socks off my previous 32" Sony tube TV.

Setup:
The TV does take a very long time to scan channels when you first set it up (about 20 minutes or so). But this is a one-time setup, unless you change cable companies, etc.

When you turn it on, it will run you through a picture quality setup wizard. For each step, the wizard shows you two images and asks you to choose the one that looks better to you. Each step is for a different setting, such as sharpness, color intensity, contrast, etc. I kept choosing the more 'vivid' looking image and ended up with an image that was way too vivid. But then, I went into the menus and adjusted it exactly to my liking (fine tuned it over a few days). I wasn't extremely pleased with any of the built-in color temperature profiles (Normal, Warm, or Cool), so I specified my own with these settings:
- Red White Point: 95
- Green White Point: 117
- Blue White Point: 93
- Red Black Point: 3
- Green Black Point: 0

Other settings are as follows:
- Contrast: 100
- Brightness: 47
- Color: 65
- Tint: 0
- Sharpness: 0 for Tivo, 7 for HD Cable Box
- Perfect Pixel HD: Off (causes a halo around pixels when on)
- Dynamic Contrast: Medium (causes greenish blacks if set on Max)
- Noise Reduction: Maximum
- MPEG Artifact Reduction: On
- Color Enhancement: Maximum
- Active Control: On
- Light Sensor: On (detects light in the room and adjusts image brightness accordingly)
- Picture Format: Automatic (this is the resizing I mentioned above)

Those are the settings that worked best for me -- you'll have to find your own. But the point is that you should play with these settings before saying that the TV doesn't have a good picture. The wizard might not give you the best settings. TV's on display at wholesellers are probably not at all optimized (that's why some of them look so bad).

My Setup:
- Philips 42" LCD 1080p
- Cable with Scientific Atlanta cable box (I hate this product!) (HDMI out)
- Tivo Series 2 (S-Video out)
- Panasonic DVD player (component out)
- Yamaha 5.1 surround sound receiver & speakers
- Logitech Harmony 676 remote (must have for systems with a lot of components)

I hope this review helps you as much as some of the others on here helped me!

Get it -- you'll enjoy it! =-)

Absoluetly Amazing TV.......2007-12-07

This is the second HDTV we purchased. The first one was the Philips 42 inch 768p LCD. The 768p set had terrible response time, and anything that moved quickly looked pixelated. We returned the first one, and came home with this one. Wow. What an amazing TV. I've seen all of my friend's set, and the only one that even comes close is the Sony Bravia (which costs 750 dollar more for an equal product). If you put this LCD next to a Vizio, you'd think that the Vizio wasn't even an HD set. I couldn't be more pleased with this TV.

Loads of features but..........2007-12-03

I too bought this LCD at Costco for the price and features, however, I had problems using the HDMI with my new HD cable box (Scientific Atlantic Model DC551P). I then switched to component cables and problem "fixed". Didn't call Philips tech support yet but I suspect that this box is not a supported HDMI device. Once I did get it working with component, I noticed too many picture adjustments while viewing. I think this may be partially my fault with the particular settings I have configured but I have tried to minimize all auto-adjusting features of the tv and I still notice some brightness and contrast levels fluctuations. Third thing I noticed is the overly-long response time switching between a normal to a HD channel and vice versa. Again could be something to do with the cable provider or the cable box, but I literally need to wait like 20-30secs for channel to come up when I switch. Like some other people, I would have thought the remote would be better designed. It's a bit toyish and shows the lack of commitment to the overall design of the tv. The good news is that I have 90 days to return it. Hopefully by then I can work out all these nuances.

HDMI connection issue with satellite HD boxes .......2007-11-27

The HDMI connection issue isn't limited to DirectTV receivers. I just got the top of the line Dish Network HD receiver and I get the same "unsupported video format" problem and the cyclical picture drops (.5 second picture then black screen - repeats over and over). I reported this to Philips tech support and they said to use the component video connections. I told the guy I already am, that is how I can see any kind of picture at all... just wanted them to be aware this is more widespread problem than they think (their FAQ's page for this TV indicates it is for a particular DirectTV receiver - not the case).

Other than that, I like the TV a lot - very good picture, sound quality in stereo mode is good (I didn't care for the surround sound option).

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Audiovox BTR 6700 - Cellular phone battery 1300 mAh

Manufacturer: Audiovox
ProductGroup: CE
Binding: Wireless Phone Accessory

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Product Features:

BTR6700

1300mAh

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Product Description

Audiovox became a pioneer in the wireless industry, selling its first vehicle-installed wireless telephones in 1984 as a natural expansion of its automotive aftermarket business. Its extensive distribution network and its long-standing industry relationships have allowed Audiovox to benefit from growing market opportunities in the wireless industry and to exploit niches in the consumer electronics business.

Customer Reviews:

Cell Phone Battery from AccessoryOne.......2007-08-26

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