Philips 42PFL6704D/F7 42-Inch 1080p 120 Hz LCD HDTV

Product Description

With the Philips 42PFL6704D 42 inch 1080p LCD HDTV experience brilliant performance with a breathtaking full HD 1080p, 120Hz display. Combined with HD Natural Motion and incredible surround sound from invisible speakers, this Flat TV ensures you¿re always part of the action. Pixel Precise HD brings picture quality to the next level with 69 billion colors. 120Hz Clear LCD creates extreme motion sharpness for clear and vibrant images even with fast on-screen motion. This TV is easy to connect and enjoy with four HDMI inputs with Easylink for a full HD connection.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #50963 in Consumer Electronics
• Color: Black
• Brand: Philips
• Model: 42PFL6704D/F7
• Released on: 2009-04-01
• Dimensions: 25.80" h x 39.20" w x 10.20" l, 44.00 pounds
• Display size: 42

Features

• 1080p resolution; 120 Hz Resolution; ATSC / QAM / NTSC
• 50000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
• 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio
• 2ms response time
• Pixel Precise HD for extremely sharp and clear pictures

Customer Reviews

Great picture watching hockey
Compared this model to last years,both sitting side by side at big box store and about $100.00 difference. New model well worth the extra dough. Both have 120hz, but this model has 50,000 contrast ratio vs.20,000, speaker system was better but still not the best. 4 HDMI (3 in back one on side),nice remote but I linked to my dish one. The base will swivel about 30-40 degrees either way. The onscreen set up was very easy and designed for your own taste in picture and sound. My one gripe is that it only has 1 anolog and 1 composite audio out,no fiber optic to hook to my reciever. The composite sounds good, but a audiophile might notice a difference. Still. a great set for the money.

Super UPgrade
First off let me start by saying, I am VERY happy with this Philips LCD HDTV 42inch (6000 series). It was a definite upgade from my 32inch Sharp, with that said let me start my review.

Appearence: When i first saw the delivery men with my TV, I was in total AWW. Just the box alone was stunning, then when i finally started the unwrapping and got it mounted to the TV stand and on my dresser I took about 5 minutes just analyzing this beautiful TV. It has a nice glossy THIN border around the TV(which i found perfect)so I have more TV to watch lol. The TV stand is great it swivels left/right for optimal viewing angle. The Screen has a nice matte finish so there is hardly any glare if TV is facing a window, even with no picture the screen size is just simply overwhelming.

Ease of Use: Philps 42inch LCD HDTV is very user friendly. As soon as you turn on the TV it prompts you to start the TV setup with detailed and very easy on-screen instructions to help you find the right settings for your viewing pleasure. In the case you are having trouble you can always refer to the handy instruction booklet or call philips great customer service.

Picture Quality: The picture quality on this TV is extraordinary, one those factors being the 50000:1 contrast ratio. It makes the black look super rich and not faded as you would notice on other TV's, another feature on this TV is the 2ms response time.. let me warn you if you currently do not own a TV with a response time of 3ms or lower it will take some time getting used to this, because it makes the movies look like they are being played in fast forward. Don't get me wrong when you get used to the picture it looks AMAZING, it makes the image look almost 3D.. I literally watched 3 movies one after another because i couldn't keep my eyes off the damn thing lol. (Of course for the picture perfect quality you will need to have HD service from your local Cable/satellite provider and HDMI cables help out a lot)

Sound Quality: I have done my research and I always see other reviewers writing bad things about the sound quality of the philips TV's. Now, from personal viewing and listening I can respond by saying that it is absolutely not true.. I would assume that if you have furniture, that is going to be obstructing the left, top, and or right side of the TV you are going to have difficulties hearing unless you up the volume to about 80-85. Now, the notion that the TV has poor sound you can dismiss that BS.. I can watch my TV from about 9 feet away, have the volume on 20 and still hear perfect. Remember, I have my TV on the stand about 3 inches from the wall.

As you can see I have rated this product with 5 stars, and trust me it deserves more. This TV is outstanding and honestly it is a TV that will last a lifetime, I plan on never getting rid of this great product.. I am extremely happy with my purchase and I would recommend this TV to everyone in my family so that goes the same for my Amazon.com family!! "SENSE AND SIMPLICITY"

Quality you can trust at a great value!
I've owned a number of Philips products over the years, my first was their flagship A/V 5.1 Receiver and a matching CD player, purchased through a friend whose dad worked for Philips, back in about 1991. I used those two pieces until 2001, and sold them on Ebay for a pretty good price for me and the buyer. I wish I still had them for a separate room, even if just used for music, and I bet they'd still be working quite well today. My point is that I gained a lot of trust in the Philips brand over that period of time. I'm a big Sony fan when it comes to video products. But I decided to give Philips a try again and in the two months I've owned this TV I've been quite pleased. No, it's not a Sony XBR, and Philips will likely never compare, but for what you get with the this Philips for the price, you won't be disappointed. I'm not using this for a top notch home theatre room. If you're building on that, then you're likely looking at the wrong TV here. This makes a great family room TV. It's easy to use for the whole family, and the quality of the picture is for sure good enough to stand up to the middle of the road Sony models that are at least $300 more.

As for my technical review here. I don't give it very high marks for appearance, not because the overall look isn't nice, because it's bezel and stand are completely black plastic and that static material attracts dust like no other. It's too bad TV manufacturers don't frame their displays in aluminum like Apple's 30 inch cinema display, but powder-coated black. Of course that would likely boost the price way out of this price point. The picture quality of this TV is wonderful! Like I said no complaints yet. I don't have a Blu-ray hooked into this, but my 1080p upscaling DVD player looks quite awesome, and HD programming via cable looks flawless. The World Series was awesome to watch on this TV, due to it's 120Hz Clear LCD, 2ms performance for superb motion sharpness. Also, the 50000:1 contrast ratio does produce very nice deep blacks. As for the sound on this TV, well the "invisible speakers with incredible surround" are pretty much worthless. This is now a trend to put the speakers on the back of flat panel TVs so that the bezel can be thinner all the way around the screen. Nice idea, but this means ideal TV placement is necessary. In fact, I would guess just setting the TV on a stand with it about 6" from a wall with no other cabinet walls or obstructions would be best. Placing it inside an entertainment center reduces the sound clarity to an unacceptable low! So, I'd recommend also buying a soundbar or some form of 5.1± speaker system. Lastly, the swivel stand is a huge bonus that I don't believe any other brand offers!