Philips 32PFL5332D/37 32-inch 720p LCD HDTV
- 32″ LCD with ATSC/Qam integrated tuner, swivel stand
- Pixel Plus 3 HD to vivid high resolution picture performance
- 1366 x 768p resolultion
- Dual HDMI input and also CVI and S-Video inputs
- USB connect to play music files or digital pictures
Philips 32″ LCD, Widscreen HDTV, Pixel Plus 3 HD for vivid HD resolution, Built in ATSC/Qam tuner, 1366 x 768p resolution, Virtual Dobly Surround Sound for theater like sound experience, Swivel stand, USB connect for easy multi-media playing, 2xHDMI, CVI and S-Video inputs.
List Price: $ 829.99
Price: $ 829.99
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3 comments
J. M. Lin “Improvisation!”
April 11, 2011
Pixel Plus – you can’t go wrong with this,
It cost me around CAN$950 at BestBuy. After one month I am still very happy with my decision. Before the purchase, I spent long time in the store comparing this with Sharp, Sony, Toshiba, and Westinghouse 32″s. The conclusion is that Philips delivers the most natural picture (thank for the LG panel). Sony is quite good in every aspect but pricy. Toshiba is generally okay except the picture looked really 2-D (fake), IMHO. 1080p from Sharp is nice, but I’m afraid it’s an overkill for the 32″ level (perhaps even for a 37″). Westinghouse offers a good price/performance ratio, but I would feel like buying extra protection after knowing the warranty service issues from the company.
When spending money on a TV, we look at two things – performance and warranty. As for performance, an LCD TV mainly depends on the panel and the image processor. Those “resolution”, “response time”, “contrast ratio”, “viewing angle” etc are decided by the panel itself. There are other inborn feature by a panel but let’s not get too technical. Nowadays technology on making 32″ panels has become mature, so in most cases what makes one outstanding is the image processor. This is something you need to spend time in a store to feel. Both TVs from Philips & LG use the same LG made panel yet a difference can easily be seen, because Philips uses Pixel Plus.
An HDTV has high resolution capability, but currently only few signal source are in 1080. Digital signal from cable box, DVD player via component, or Wii etc normally has lower resolution than the HDTV. When display these on a 1366 x 768 HDTV, more noise arises. This is when Pixel Plus enters. From the demo you can see the Pixel Plus technology does cancel noise and enhance colour contrast yet successfully maintain the nature of the image. Every company has their unique way of doing this. I personally believe Pixel Plus is among the tops.
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|M. R. Rizzo “Photo nut”
April 11, 2011
Great TV for the money,
I picked the TV on sale at Best Buy, for the size and contrast ratio (3200-1)plus a DTV tuner its very good buy and I paid about $90 less than the price above at the time if this review. I use it mainly to play Xbox 360 games on but it also shows DVDs and other HD media very well. My only gripe is that the remote is very basic but does the job however I also own a Philips DVD player and the remotes conflict a little. A nice feature is the USB connection you can plug ina memory stick and view media off it or use it to update the TVs software.
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|Christoffer Riis Jensen
April 12, 2011
My first LCD,
So there I was. I had finally saved up to go get a LCD TV – but which one should I buy. I knew I was going for 32″ to 37″ because any bigger would be too big for my livingroom. I also knew that Samsung makes the best LCD TV but at a premium. On the shelf infront of me stood a 32″ Phillips.
Phillips used to be the market leader in TV’s so I decided to go for it.
I HAVE NOT BEEN DISAPPOINTED! The picture is nice and crisp (Supports up to 1080), sure there is some issues with shades of black – but that is the case for all LCD’s. If you want bang for your buck – this is the way to go! Put it to you this way – the boys have already seen it and SUPERBOWL is at my place!!!!
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