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We have collected 2 reviews of the Philips 42PFL7404H. Experts rate Philips 42PFL7404H 8/10. Reviewsor.com helps you find reviews, best prices, user reviews of the Philips 42PFL7404H and Philips LCD TV.
Philips' high-end TVs are some of the most feature-packed on the market, boasting more high-powered processing than NASA mission control. But if the recession has forced you to set your sights a little lower, it doesn't necessarily mean you have to miss out on those enticing features completely. That's because the processing modes inside Philips' mid-range sets do the same basic job as the versions on Philips' high-end sets, but with less grunt behind them.So instead of Perfect Pixel HD Engine on the 9000 series you get Pixel Precise HD; 100Hz LCD replaces 200Hz Clear LCD; Perfect Natural Motion is substituted by HD Natural Motion – you get the picture.The lower horsepower brings the 42PFL7404H's price down to around half that of the equivalent 42-inch 9000 series set, which is a pretty good saving in anyone's book.This particular TV is part of Philips' 7000 series, which sits below the all-singing, all-dancing 9000 and 8000 series but above the 5000 and entry-level 3000.The screen size is 42-inches, but if you need it smaller or bigger then the 7000 series also includes 32, 47 and 52-inch sets.
With the , Philips has come up with an affordable television with high-end features. The main feature missing is a network socket which won't be missed too much by users who know how poorly TVs generally do as multimedia players. As for online content, it's still too early for this to be a real sales argument. This apart, the PFL7404H has some nice features: a Full HD 1080p matte panel that is almost impervious to reflections, a functional remote (but without backlighting) and compatibility with several multimedia file formats (mP3, jpeg, DivX SD and HD) that you can play from a USB key or drive. When it comes to connectivity you get just the standard, apart perhaps from the coaxial digital audio out where most other manufacturers go for an optical out. The biggest fault is that the menus are a little slow and not cyclical. The last option on a menu doesn't give direct access to the first; you have to go all the way back up the list in the other direction. This rating isn't included in the overall rating This is a weak point on all TVs but you have to say that Philips doesn't pull any punches here: colours are poor, too blue, brightness is badly distributed, the image is hard but also lacks precision because of over zealous noise reduction.