Philips 42PFL5704D/F7 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

by Philips

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 41.2 x 28.2 inches ; 54 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 63 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: B001RPHMKS
• Item model number: 42PFL5704D/F7
• Batteries: 2 AAA batteries required.
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #70,405 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

The Philips 42PFL570D 42 inch 1080p LCD HDTV combines a full HD display, Pixel Plus 3 HD engine and incredible surround sound from invisible speakers. The HD Natural Motion feature estimates motion in the picture and corrects the juddering movements in both broadcast and recorded movie material such as DVD and Blu-ray disc. This TV is easy to connect and enjoy with four HDMI inputs with Easylink for a full HD connection. This flat TV ensures brilliant design and powerful performance for years to come.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing picture, but needs some setup to have it, August 10, 2009

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sihui - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Philips 42PFL5704D/F7 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

Amazing picture, but only if you setup certain things:
turn off "Active control"
turn off "Dynamic contrast" and you will have a perfect picture.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN EXPECTED!!!, August 7, 2009

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Michael Fish "slntflt" (Mission Viejo, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips 42PFL5704D/F7 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

The picture is beautiful. Bright, vibrant, crisp, good at viewing from a angle and everything I had hoped for in LCD HD. The TV also has a black that really seperate the colors to leap off the scree. The inputs are adequate and the remote design is good but would prefer back-lighting. My first review with Amazon and I could not have picked a better product to have written about.

19 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars spend more on a better brand, or less on a Vizio, May 14, 2009

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dleemaas - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips 42PFL5704D/F7 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

Had this tv for about a week, and kept trying to give it the benefit of the doubt, but from what I have read Philips just cannot make good tv's. The picture was not up to par with other tv's in the same price/size range.

More importantly, there seems to be a major issue with their HDMI inputs. When hooked up to my cable box via HDMI, the tv took around 45 seconds to display the picture after powering on, and the sound would never come on; the only solution was to unplug the HDMI and plug it back in. Now, most people would say "it must be a problem with your cable box", but the same box worked fine on my 2006 Dell brand LCD tv, and works perfectly fine on the new Sony LCD that I purchased to replace this pile. Furthermore, a friend of mine purchased this tv at the same time as me. Using a different cable box had the same problem, and he ended up returning his as well.

Avoid this tv, and don't be taken in by the price point. Purchase a better brand for slightly more, or if money is the deciding factor, go with a Vizio instead. You'll save even more, and maybe it will work. The only upside to buying this tv for me was that I had no hassles in returning it.