Philips 42PFL5603D/27 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

by Philips

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 45.5 x 31.2 x 13.2 inches ; 69 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 70 pounds
• Shipping: This item can only be shipped to the 48 contiguous states. We regret it cannot be shipped to APO/FPO, Hawaii, Alaska, or Puerto Rico.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00140P90G
• Item model number: 42PFL5603D/27
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,913 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description -- May 20, 2008

Manufacturer's Description -- May 20, 2008 Experience leading-edge style, performance and energyefficiency with Philips' Eco FlatTV that was named "Best in Show" in CNET's "Best of CES" at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show. A dimmable backlight and power saver mode can drive the power consumption of this set down to 75 watts, just a little more than a standard incandescent light bulb, and it has a standby mode power consumption of just. .15 watts. Combining that with a full HD 1080p display, Pixel Plus 3 HD engine and fantastic invisible sound makes this TV delivers powerful performance while helping conserve the future.

Philips' 5000 Series Televisions compliment every decor with a transparent body and slim profile it stands out by blending in.

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Award Winning Green Features The innovative Eco TV (42PFL5603D) is a high-definition LCD television that delivers superb picture quality while minimizing power consumption. Philips ECO TV Power Saving Features: Dimmable Backlighting technology combined with: Ambient Light Sensor and Active Content Monitoring Low standby mode at only 0.15 watt Consumer selectable Power Saver Mode Chemical/Hazardous Substances: Meets EU RoHS standards Carton Packaging: Made from a combination of recycled material and materials from Sustainably Managed Forests.

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5000 Series Design Collection A new family of products which surprise and delight by the way they look, behave and interact. A consistent, iconic signature creates distinction over the ranges. Embodied by the 5000 series LCD flat TV, distinctive and timeless, designed as a focal point for the family, yet discreet rather than dominant.

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Full HD LCD display, with a 1920x1080p resolution 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.

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Invisible speakers with incredible surround An invisible sound system that blends perfectly with the design of the cabinet. Optimal acoustics with horn shaped acoustical reflector for mid and high frequencies. It gives a clear and spacious sound stage complementary to the rich viewing experience.

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HD Natural Motion for ultra smooth motion in Full HD movies Philips invented HD Natural Motion to eliminate juddering effects that are visible with movie based picture content. HD Natural Motion estimates motion in the picture and corrects juddering movements in both broadcast and recorded movie material (such as DVD and Blu-ray Disc). The resulting smooth motion reproduction and excellent sharpness take the viewing experience to a higher level. HD Natural Motion removes judder from SD and HD pictures, including 1080p, for a motion performance that surpasses the cinema.

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EasyLink: easy control of TV & connected device via HDMI CEC 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.

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Pixel Plus 3 HD for most sharp and clear pictures 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, standard TV and highly compressed HD are detected and reduced ensuring that the picture is clean and razor sharp.

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Integrated Dual Subwoofers for deep and powerful bass

Built-in ATSC & QAM tuner for reception of over-the-air and unscrambled HD cable programs. 4 HDMI inputs for full digital HD connection in one cable HDMI makes an uncompressed digital RGB connection from the source to the screen for the ultimate picture quality. HDMI intelligently communicates the highest output resolution with the source device. The HDMI input is fully backward compatible with DVI sources and includes digital audio. HDMI uses HDCP copy protection. With 3 HDMI inputs on the back and 1 HDMI on the side of the TV you can connect multiple HD sources, for instance an HD settop box, a Blu-ray player, and game console or digital Camcorder. Your TV is fully prepared for the HD future. Settings assistant for effortless personalized TV settings Settings assistant for effortless personalized TV settings. The new settings assistant personalization wizard guides you to personalized settings with unparalleled ease. It includes not only picture, but the complete viewing experience, including sound settings. The wizard shows a few screens with easy to choose options to select the essential settings. The TV performance is set to the your personal preference without difficult terms or settings, and this very quickly. Dolby Digital Output for connection to a home theatre system Output for connection to a home theatre system Multimedia Applications Playback JPG photos and MP3 music using the onboard USB accessory port Dual Subwoofers Integrated Dual Subwoofers for deep and powerful bass

Features

Picture / Display

• Aspect ratio: Widescreen
• Brightness: 500 cd/m²
• Dynamic screen contrast: 29,000:1
• Response time (typical): 5 ms
• Diagonal screen size: (inch): 42 inch
• Panel resolution: 1920x1080p
• Picture enhancement: Pixel Plus 3 HD , 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull down , 3D Combfilter , Active Control + Light sensor, Dynamic contrast enhancement, Progressive Scan , HD Natural Motion
• Viewing angle (horizontal): 178 degree
• Viewing angle (vertical): 178 degree

Supported Display Resolution (all at 60 Hz)

• Computer formats
  640 x 480, 800 x 600, 1024 x 768, 1280 x 768, 1280 x 1024, 1360 x 768, 1920 x 1080i, 1920 x 1080p
  
  
• Video formats:
  480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p

Sound

• Equalizer: 5-bands
• Output power (RMS): 25W
• Sound Enhancement: Incredible Surround
• Sound System: Dolby Digital (AC-3) , BBE
• Built-in speakers: 4

Convenience

• Child Protection: Child Lock+Parental
• Control Clock: On main display, Sleep Timer
• Ease of Installation: Autostore
• Ease of Use: 4 favorite lists, Auto Volume Leveler (AVL), Channel list, Settings assistant Wizard, Side Control
• Remote Control: TV
• Screen Format Adjustments: 4:3, Auto Format, Movie expand 14:9, Movie expand 16:9, Super Zoom, Widescreen, unscaled (1080p dot by dot)

Multimedia Applications

• Multimedia connections: USB memory class device
• Playback Formats: MP3, Slideshow files (.alb), JPEG Still pictures

Tuner/Reception/Transmission

• Aerial Input: 75 ohm F-type
• TV system: ATSC, NTSC
• Video Playback: NTSC
• Cable: Unscrambled Digital Cable -QAM
• Tuner bands: Hyperband, S-Channel, UHF, VHF

Connectivity

• AV 1: Audio L/R in, YPbPr
• AV 2: Audio L/R in, YPbPr
• AV 3: CVBS in, S-Video in
• HDMI 1: HDMI v1.3
• HDMI 2: HDMI v1.3
• HDMI 3: Analog audio L/R in, HDMI v1.3
• HDMI-control (CEC features): One touch play, Power status, System info (menu language), System standby
• Front / Side connections:Audio L/R in, CVBS in, Headphone out, S-video in, USB, HDMI
• Audio Output - Digital: Coaxial (cinch)

Dimensions

• Set Width (inch): 41.2 inch
• Set Height (inch): 25.4 inch
• Set Depth (inch): 3.5 inch
• Set width (with stand) (inch): 41.2 inch
• Set height (with stand) (inch): 28 inch
• Set depth (with stand) (inch): 10.3 inch
• Product weight (lb): 60.32 lbs (with stand), 49.3 lbs (without stand)
  
  VESA wall mount compatible 400 x 400 mm

Accessories
Tabletop swivel stand, Power cord, Quick start guide, User Manual, Registration card, Remote Control

Product Description

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 Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

116 of 117 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid LCD for the price, June 13, 2008

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D. K. Fonseca "ArtBoy" (Brooklyn NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips 42PFL5603D/27 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

I had done a considerable amount of research before I purchased the Phillips 42 and I have to say I am quite pleased with my choice. I have owned the TV for about a month now and here are some of my findings. Hope this helps.

After reading a few conflicting spec reports, the Phillips 42 does in fact have a 5ms seek time. Some sites you will see have it listed at 8ms but this is incorrect. The 5ms is amazing when watching sports or playing games. There are roughly no 'trails' or inconsistent images.

The trim around the TV does not glow or light up as some earlier reports suggested (before the release)

Software like the 3D engine and HD Natural Motion is very stable and looks great when watching HD content. Infact it takes a bit to get used to it, being that image panning is very very smooth.

Software like Dynamic Contrast and Active Control were kind of useless to me because when these features are active you can actually see the screen adjusting. It seemed annoying to me and at first and I thought there was something wrong with the set. However they are easily defeated (turned off) and it worked fine after the adjustment was made.

The software also gives you a setup assistant feature which quickly walks through the setting up of the color. It shows you different split screens and asks your opinion on which looks better. After a few of these are answered the TV automatically adjusts itself according to your choices. I think this is a nice feature for those who do not like to 'tweak settings' over and over again. The picture was close to perfect in my opinion after running the setup assistant.

If you are not planning on mounting the set to a wall the stand is very cool. It allows you to 'swivel' the TV up to about 30º in either direction. My TV is located in the middle of the room however my couch is off to the right side. So having the ability to rotate the TV so that I am looking at it in direct line of site is very handy especially when playing games! :)

Fit and finish of the Phillips is superb and as the marketing swill says, it really does look great in any room. My wife was concerned that it was too big for our space however once it was set up she really enjoyed the sleek and subtle design features.

The Remote is pretty basic and cannot be programmed for other devices. I also found that off axis operation (when not pointing directly at the TV) causes inconsistent results. My sense is the remote does not send out a high enough powered IR signal because the issue goes away when I use my logitech universal remote.

As far as power consumption goes, all I can attest to is the fact that it does not get very hot which leads me to believe the power levels are clean however it is hard to tell without proper test equipment. There is a 'powersaver' mode which drastically ramps down the contrast and is only really good in a very dark room. I rarely use this as I prefer my color settings. Even the lower contrast one I created for 'movie mode' still performs better then the preset powersave mode.

Overall quality of the sound is pretty good and in my opinion completely adequate for most situations and/or users. I used the TV for over 2 weeks before setting up my surround sound system and never felt I was missing out. The speakers are not terribly loud so if you are someone who is looking for that full movie experience with explosions so real the cops are called, well, then you will definitely want to invest in a 5.1 or 7.1 surround system. The built-in subwoofers are rear firing so you may want to be careful about judging the resonance in the next room if the rooms share a wall or if you share a wall with a neighbor. The subs don't have too much power so in most cases it should be fine but should be considered.

Amount of Inputs are great. It has 3 HDMI, 2 component and 2 composite. It even has a USB port so you can plug in portable media and display photos and things however I have not used this feature. The only thing I wish is if it had a Digital or Optical sound in but I am sure Phillips felt if you needed that kind of quality you would use it with a Surround System.

Overall a great TV and solid buy for the money. Hope this helped. Good luck!

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent picture quality and very power efficient!!, June 29, 2008

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R. Anderson (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips 42PFL5603D/27 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

This tv is amazing, it picked up my HD channels right away and the picture quality is very impressive! We've been watching so many movies and it's been such a treat. The sound on the TV isn't all that bad either, it was a big improvement compared to our older CRT tv... but for movies we have sound coming from a receiver/theater speakers.

I connected my killowatt meter to measure the consumption in power saving mode and sure enough, it consumes between 65watts to 75watts. I looked at CNET's charts that compared power consumption and this beat all other LCD's and Plasma's by a HUGE margin in power consumption (even screens that are much smaller than this). I didn't notice the picture quality go down w/ the power saving mode, it just got slightly dimmer.

The video processing features are nice too, though I disabled the natural motion option (it made movies have a weird appearance to me, kind of like a reality show... hard to describe).

I definitely would recommend this 42PFL5603D LCD TV.

Here's the average power consumption details that I tested for each TV mode (mine is usually set to Power Save):
Power Saving Mode = 72 watts
Sports = 227 watts
Standard = 140 watts
Movie = 140 watts
Game = 210 watts

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great TV, great price., July 6, 2008

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Jason H. Cantarella (Athens, GA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips 42PFL5603D/27 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

We did a bunch of research before buying this TV, and to be honest, the eco-tv power-saving features were the factor that closed the deal for us. I figured that we'd trade a little picture quality for the savings in power, but that it would be worth it in the end.

I was wrong! The picture quality is terrific, even with the power-saving mode turned on. The main difference is that without the power-saving mode on, the set is extremely bright. With the power-saving mode on, the set has a normal brightness level. As far as I can tell, the power-saving picture is at least as good as the regular picture on any similarly priced LCD that I was able to see.

I use the set for gaming (xbox 360), and have been very pleased with the performance so far. I haven't used the speakers, so I can't comment on them.

The pricing seemed very reasonable to me, and the TV works great. Save money, great picture, help the planet-- why not? I'd buy it again in an instant.