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Philips USA 52PFL7403D 52" Widescreen 1080p HDTV LCD TV With Perfect Pixel HD
Philips USA 52PFL7403D 52" Widescreen 1080p HDTV LCD TV With Perfect Pixel HD

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1. 1920 x 1080p Resolution
2. Pixel Plus 3HD
3. 29,000:1 Contrast Ratio and 5ms Response Time
4. 4 HDMI, 2 Component, 1 S-Video Inputs
5. Swivel Stand

Editorial Review :

Pixel Plus 3 HD offers the unique combination of ultimate sharpness, natural detail, vivid colors and smooth natural motion on all qualities of HD, standard TV signals and multimedia content, for high definition displays. Each pixel of the incoming picture is enhanced to better match the surrounding pixels, resulting in a more natural picture. Artifacts and noise in all sources from multimedia to standard TV and also in highly compressed HD are detected and reduced ensuring that the picture is clean and razor sharp. The Full HD screen has the widescreen resolution of 1920 x 1080p. This is the highest resolution of HD sources for the best possible picture quality. It is fully future proof as it supports 1080p signals from all sources, including the most recent like Blu-ray and advanced HD game consoles. The signal processing is extensively upgraded to support this much higher signal quality and resolution. It produces brilliant flicker-free progressive scan pictures with superb brightness and colors.

Customer Review :

Great and solid product

I have had this TV for over 6 months and I have to say that it is a very nice and solid product.

I has never failed to me, the picture is great and the sound is very good.

I have not had other HDTV before as to compare the performance, but this one is very stable. Every time I turned on it works without problems, so no complaint about it. The image setup is very friendly and easy to follow.

Some people complaint about the remote control, but is not bad or annoying at all, may be different, but comfortable. Of course, you can set your favorite channels or HDMI inputs and from there select them very fast.

I'm currently using an Samsung DVD player with upgraded image to 1080 (kind of cheating, yeah) and the image is very nice. Of course I'll try to update to a PS3 of Blu Ray in the future but at the time is very nice picture.

I have used the USB to slide show some pictures and the resolution is astonishing as it shows every details very nice. Since the pictures are family type, no problems with the order.

The Natural Motion is incredibly to me, as it provides a very smooth image, but I need to warn that to a friend of mine with the same TV, he feels dizzed with the same effects.

Overall, a very nice TV.

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Own two and I'd buy more

I bought a 47" Philips LCD TV about a year ago and was very happy with it. When the time came to re-do the bedroom (her wish) it was time for a new TV (my condition). I bought my first one around 4 months ago and installed it up on the wall in the bedroom (with the mount I used I did it myself, but it was a workout).

Picture - The first thing I have to say is there are times the picture is spooky good. I was watching a regular DVD of 'Stargate Atlantis' on it and remember when the dead girl crawls out of the TV screen in the movie 'The Ring'? It looked like the actors were coming out of the screen at me. 'Journey to the Center of the Earth' in 3D? Man is it hard to duck in bed! I think part of that is the upgrade to 120 Hz. The 'Power Saver' mode is nice in the bedroom because it darkens the picture when someone wants to watch TV but someone else wants to sleep. One annoying thing, it's minor and I only mention it because the 47" Philips I own does not do it, but when you turn this TV on a black screen goes to a brilliant bright white screen with 'PHILIPS' in blue across it. Not really necessary or appreciated in a dark bedroom 1st thing in the morning.

Sound - This TV hands down has the best sound for a LCD it's size that I've come across (I've installed about 10 LCD's' so far for friends and family). Controlling the sound environment for this TV seems to be driven off of the picture mode you select. Example - If you select 'SPORTS' for the picture, along with a change in the picture the surround effect is enhanced greatly so the crowd noise increases. There are multiple picture modes to play with though so it's not hard to find one that's pleasing to your audio and video tastes. I also wish it had an output for a subwoofer. It has a 'S/PDIF' output for a stereo but no other connections that go out other than a headphone jack. It does have equalizer settings that you can tweak.

Other - Upgrading to newer software is slick. D/L the newest version from Philips onto a USB drive and plug it in. Read the directions the first time though to explain what you'll see. I've done it once on my TV with no problems. The remote is well laid out, but is not backlit and the buttons are not raised like most TV remotes I've seen. That makes it a little harder to tell what you're doing. I liked the TV enough and thought it simple enough to operate (though Vizio still wins that category IMO) that I bought my 80+ year old parents one of them for an early Christmas present. No complaints so far. They're out in the country and get their HD from OTA stations. Spectacular picture and they are at least 40 miles away from the nearest tower so the built-in tuner is no slouch either. Philips has a winner on their hands with this TV.

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Beautiful TV, great picture quality, small glitches.

I love this TV, except for the green pixel in the middle while warming up and the DVR shows are the same! I can't stand the Natural Motion and other modern settings on the TV. With HD channels it produces amazing picture and the energy savings are great too. Would not recommend the power save mode!

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GREAT DEAL! GREAT PURCHASE!

The reason why I love this television is 1. It received great reviews on CNET.com 2. Eco-friendly and if I'm not mistaken most of the parts are from biodegradable materials.
Technicalities: I am pretty tech savvy, and the setup is extremely easy to use. As well as the attachments necessary for other components in your audio/video fields. The only issue I may have is that I need to find the code for my cable remote control, so that I don't have to keep using the television remote for volume and on/off function.
I haven't gotten the hand as of yet in programming the style of television viewing; whether I like widescreen ratios or regular ratios or zoom features, and color schematics, but that will come with time.
In the meantime, if you're thinking about purchasing this item, I'd say yes. I am not the only one this year who has purchased this item, and a good friend of mine works in IT for a large corporation, and has purchased this item as well. So there you go, if IT purchases this, then you should too!

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TV does not meet specs, customer service sucks

Don't put any stock in the specs. First, the TV's slideshow feature DOES NOT support .alb files, even though it clearly states so in every spec sheet I have ever read, and it says explicitly so in the manual. The email and telephone customer support is terrible - they have no idea what you are talking about when you call. The email support does not allow you to respond to answers they give you (sent from an unattended email address). Finally, if you want to use this TV to do business presentations or show slidshows from a USB camera, drive, or flash device, you CANNOT SORT THE IMAGES. The TV does not sort by name, number, date, or anything that makes logical sense.

I happen to have discovered how the sorting is done, and was able to fix the issue myself with a third-party app that runs on Windows (it's easier in Linux). However, I am not giving up the secret because Philips does not deserve this service from me. The infuriated me so badly, I will never buy another Philips product.

Otherwise, the TV has mediocre performance, poor menus, and a bad remote.

DO NOT BUY THIS TV!

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1. 1920 x 1080 Resolution
2. Pixel Plus with 6ms Motion Response
3. 10,000:1 Contrast ratio
4. 3 HDMI Iputs, 2 Component Inputs, S-Video, USB Mutlimedia Connector
5. Matching Swivel Stand

Editorial Review :

Philips 52" LCD, Widscreen HDTV, 1080p for the highest HD picture performance, Pixel Plus HD Engine for the sharpest pictures possible, Built in ATSC/Qam tuner, 1920 x 1080p resolution, Virtual Dobly Surround Sound for theater like sound experience, Matching swivel stand, USB connect for easy multi-media playing, 3 HDMI, CVI and S-Video inputs.

Customer Review :

Nice Value

i bought this television about a month ago. i bought a refurbished from the manufacturer for a greatly reduced cost ($1,400) but that's beside the point. the television is great for the cost even if you buy it new from Amazon -- a nice price as well. the first thing i'd do is go to AVS forums and search for this television to get the various setting codes for the picture. that'll save you a lot of time. next, get a surround sound system as the speakers on this television are barely adequate (i went with Onkyo and am happy). a universal remote is a must (Logitech Harmony is the way to go -- again, i bought a 659 refurbished here on Amazon for about $40 -- great remote).

i sit about 11 - 12 feet away and we play the Wii from about 8 feet. both seem just right. i watched the NCAA tourney in HD last week and the Master's Golf tourney this week. i notice that the standard definition channels don't look very good. in fact, i think my old television upstairs looks much better on standard definition. so i am only watching HD programming on this LCD. if i had to watch a lot of standard definition programming then i probably wouldn't have bought this television and i might have given it 3 or 4 stars instead. on the other hand, the deal was too good to pass up and HD looks just terrific.

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Don't walk, RUN from this product!

Great T.V. that we bought direct from Philips. Didn't worry about an extended warranty because we weren't offered one. We have bought other Philips products in the past and never bothered to look at online reviews. I really wish I had. We had the t.v for exactly 15 months, and it broke. Customer Service is a nightmare. "No warranty, no service!" $150.00 later, after having to hunt down a "certified repair center", pay them to come out to get the set, then diagonse that it's the LCD itself. The tech laughed at me when I told him it was a Philips to begin with. I wasn't too surprised when they came back with the diagnosis after he explained that Philips should not be manufacturing any T.V. period. They've seen this way too many times with the Plasma and LCD t.v.'s since 2005. No parts, no service, no way to fix what's broken without basically purchasing a whole new television. To add insult to injury, I now have to pay to dump it. We're very upset that we paid so much for what amounts to a giant paper weight. Do NOT buy Philips if you don't want to waste an enormous amount of money! If you do, I'll most likely see you in about 7-15 months (if you're lucky!) from now adding your negative review to this site. =(

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I bought a Philips TV. My mistake.

{I have had this Philips TV for over a year now}

I spent a lot of time researching the 52" TVs available. I knew which one I wanted, it was a Vizio Gallevia. I had tested and run through the operations of the Gallevia at the local Sams Club but they only had the display model and no box or carton for delivery and they would not deliver it.. So I drove 45 minutes to the closest Sams club which had one in the carton to sell. When I arrived {10 minutes before closing time}, they had that TV and this Philips but the Philips had higher resolution specs so I decided that even though I had driven 45 minutes to buy the Vizio and even though the Philips was more than $[...] more.. I would buy the Philips. A ten minute impulse decision after more than two weeks of research. ... What a colossal mistake!

This may sound biased and you had better believe it is!

The Philips 52PFL7422D/37: Takes over a minute to turn on, does not change channels fast, freaks out if you accidentally go to a channel that doesn't have service {it takes two minutes to recover from that}, has generally poor picture quality, has no tolerance for outside light, does not have the anti-glare screen, always has motion issues where the red blue do not keep up when a person moves across the picture {their resolution rating was B.S.}, it also has crappy speakers which you cannot turn off, no control of the line audio output{you hook up to the outputs and they are full output all the time}, the remote control does not light up. {the Vizio did and I knew it!}, the volume and channel display is in blue in the top of the screen... the same color blue as most skies in most TV shows!... [you can't friggin see it!!], and it doesn't have picture in picture!... {the Vizio did}

I really should have taken it back but I was too busy and it is too heavy.. so I just left it on the wall. When I watch it I pretend there are no adjustments.. that way I won't get too bothered about it. Honestly, sometimes I just turn it off regardless of whether or not I am watching something. You do not want this annoyance, and you should not kid yourself. I seriously doubt they changed.

Don't make the same mistake I did.
Good luck with your purchase!


And to Philips, if you want to right the wrongs of this crappy ass TV, feel free to come exchange it for one which is worth the $[...] I paid.

callmesonic@yahoo.comPhilips 52PFL7422D/37 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

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Defective Display Panel(s)

I bought this in 5/08.

In 2/09 the right 1/3 of my screen went black. The repair shop replaced the display panel. When the repairman brought it back and turned it on, the screen had a washboard effect. He took it back and confirmed that the new display panel was defective too. It has now been in the repair shop for over a month. The display panel is on backorder and they cannot tell me when it will be shipped. If anyone from Philips is reading this see ref# 7JW76.
I can't help but think that some other defective component is damaging the display panel.

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Great TV

I did research for over fours month before I bought this TV. I saw this pop up in an ad for 1200 and after reading reviews, scoped it right up. I've had it for just about two months now and have not had one problem with the tv at all. On to the details. . .

I'm a techie type of guy, I like TV's, surround sound systems / computers etc. However I am a techie guy on a budget. I read a lot about this model and was concerned about it first being introduced around July 07. I know that they are probably not making more of these so in theory you are getting a dated model - one year in the TV world is a long time. I went to see the TV in the store and was not impressed with the picture very much at all - I took a leap of faith and bought it hoping that the store was messing with image. I can say after a few months of use I am VERY satisfied with this TV so far. For under 1350.00 how else can you get a 52" 1080 LCD hdtv? The price is right. Keep in mind it is an older model and the only issues I have with the picture is it doesn't look fantastic when viewed up close ( with-in three feet), then again only the $2,500 samsungs do. If you are viewing this TV from a distance (which you should be), you will be happy with the picture. I have a small apartment and watch it from only 8 feet away. Everyone that comes over talks about how freaking cool this tv looks (picture wise).

The TV has three hdmi inputs in the back and does seem to literally be a dust magnet, but I wouldn't give her up for the world - I love this TV,

It has a few "settings' that you can tinker with, but I'm no idiot. All the setting seem to really do is make the image look bad when you turn them off. Why would a TV company do that? To make you think they have cool options that inprove the picture. I think these are designed to trick people into thinking "why look how much better those extra settings make the TV look".

I look past that trickery when I enjoy this TV.

If you are looking for a huge HDTV screen on a budget (and dont want to settle with the lame 720 plasmas) - this is your tv!

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1. Full HD 52-inch LCD with 1920 x 1080 resolution
2. ATSC and QAM tuner receives over the air and unscrambled cable
3. HD Natural Motion for ultra smooth motion in Full HD movies
4. 30 Watts with BBE for powerful sound and great voice clarity
5. 4 HDMI inputs for full digital HD connection in one cable

Editorial Review :

Philips 52PFL7403D 52-inch 1080p LCD HDTV with 4 HDMI inputs, combines a full HD display, a powerful Perfect Pixel HD engine, HD Natural Motion and incredible, invisible sound. With EasyLink, only one remote control is needed to operate main functionalities on this TV and connected devices. Experience briliant performance for years to come.

Customer Review :

Great TV, you won't regret it!!

This TV is amazing, the picture quality on HD channels is wonderful and still good on non-HD. Stick a Blu-Ray in and you get awesome picture that makes you feel like you are there! Fly over scenes make you feel like you are flying! I would highly reccomend this TV for anyone looking to get a great tv at a great cost!

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Just aweful!

Very handsome t.v., okay sound (we hooked up a surround sound because it wasn't the best quality), cheasy remote, but over all we were satisfied with it's picture and HDTV is fantastic! However, we bought this Philips 52" LCD HDTV just 15 months ago, and now it's a very expensive paper weight. After we found out that Philips Customer Service wasn't interested in talking to us (no warranty, no service!), we had to hunt down a "certified Philips Repair Center". First we had to pay them to come pick up the massive T.V. for $70.00, then we paid an additional $50.00 to have it diagnosed. We had to purchase the schematics for the T.V. repair tech because he didn't have them on hand, (?!) that was an additional $30.00 we had to pay Philips. In the end, the LCD is completely dead and it will cost $1200.00 to replace. $150.00 to find out we've been had! There are other reviews I've seen recently that say the same thing, no customer support and no way to fix the t.v. without purchasing a part that costs nearly the same as a brand new t.v. I've seen reviews where customers say it only lasted for 7 months, and no way to repair or replace it. I guess 15 months was pretty lucky? So buyers beware, Philips won't back up their product, won't deal with you, and it's probably going to cost you more than the t.v. is worth to have it fixed if anything goes wrong. We will not be purchasing any Philips products from now on considering how much we paid for that paper weight. Now I have to pay a fee to have it dumped, to add insult to injury!

(We did not have the option of buying an extended warranty, since we bought it direct from Philips!)

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things you should know

So you want this TV it looks like pure sex and the wife is not beating you over the head about the price right?? ok ill try to keep this short and sweet is it worth the money??? YES but you have to remember if you have any cable company or even fios understand they broadcast in 1080i not 1080p but that ok the picture syill will look great on this tv the halo effect that most hd tvs have is almost non issue here it also come with a light sensor that adjusts your picture according to the light in the room it is truly a wonderful feature that you will enjoy but want to see the true power of this tv ?? put in a blue ray disc and prepare to crap your pants , and yes there are problems as you will find that people have had with this tv on the net but remember ALL tvs have problems no matter who makes them and the problem with this one was fixed long ago with a software update and this one should have that update installed already so not to worry also if you are a gamer the 2 ms response time will make you smile from ear to ear oh and i have to admit the speakers that come with this unit are some of the best i have ever heard on a set but i have home theater and no TV speakers can compete with that look at it this way if you don't like it you can always return it but i assure you you will not .

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Love it so much I have two

This review is being posted after 7 months of ownership.

I moved to digital TV this past winter. The worst thing about going to a nice TV was it made my other TVs show their age. So I treated myself to more than one. I bought a total of 4 different brands thinking that I would have a REALLY nice TV in my living room and something less spectacular in my bedroom. I ended up returning a more expensive TV to get a second Phillips because the Phillips looked and sounded better side by side.

Others smarter than I may talk about technical specs that make this an inferior TV. I am not interested in that debate. I know which one looked best when I had them side-by-side in my home.

Watching blu ray movies is nothing less than awesome (when you get a GREAT movie recorded in blu ray.)

FYI, I looked mostly at 120Hz LCDs, but did try one plasma TV. And in case you were wondering, yes, these are quite a pain in the behind to repackage and take back to the store. But I have no shame when I am spending this much money and I can look at the output side-by-side and I realize the cheaper TV looks better.

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Great for the 7 months that it worked

I bought this TV in June 2009 from Sam's club. I noticed that every tenth time I would turn it on, the Philips logo was distorted. Philips said that is normal. Yesterday, I turned on the tv and when I tried to change the input, the menu was faded and pink. Pretty much every menu and input setting was faded with lines along the screen. Power cycling did not help. Thank God for Sams because otherwise I would have had a paperweight or had to wait for Philips to repair my unit.
Here are the good things while I had it:
-Great sound
-Great response time, okay picture
-Heavy duty glass stand
Bad things:
-uses 350watts of power which is like having a plasma tv
-Crappy contrast ratio
-You better hope you have a warranty on this thing. That would explain why Sams club is clearing these out at $998. If you are going to buy one of these things, buy the longest warranty you can.
-no VGA input for computers, annoying changing inputs

I loved Philips and had great respect from them since they are well known in the healthcare field. But after seeing these issues, I have concluded that these newer TV's in general are just heavy paperweights. They probably build them in China now and expect the consumer to shell out 2k every 3-5 years instead of the good ol' days where our old RCA set lasted 26 years! Regardless these things depreciate faster then my car. This TV was $1499+tax 6 months ago and the year before that was $2399! So in 2 years, it has lost $1300. I am going to just go buy myself a cheap Vizio or Insignia with a credit card keep it for 2 years, resell, and get another one.

Hope this helps anyone considering buying this set. I would say go for it but get an extended warranty!

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