Philips 52PFL7422D/37 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV

by Philips

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5 x 33 x 51 inches ; 117 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 117 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.
• ASIN: B000NV7Q8K
• Item model number: 52PFL7422D/37
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #153,455 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)

Product Description

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 Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is the LCD TV you are looking for., September 11, 2007

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K. Cunningham (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips 52PFL7422D/37 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

First of all, this is my first HD LCD TV. I've done research for the last year trying to find the right TV for the right price.

After looking at Sony, Samsung, Sharp LCD's and the Samsung LED DLP, I stumbled upon the Philips 2PFL7422D on the web. After doing some research on this TV I found that it had all the pro's of the other big name brands but with out any of the con's, such as banding(Sharp) or clouding(Sony)(Note, this information was gathered from other reviews, I had not seen either of these phenomenon's my self).

I'm very happy with this TV. One thing I really like it the screen isn't shiny like Samsung's high end models I was also interested in. My TV is in a very bright location with lot of windows and a shiny screen was a really turn off even though the Samsung's LCD's review very well.

Some things to be aware of is the refresh is 60hMz (120hMz is the current high mark) and the HDMI is 1.0, not 1.3. Also the remote feels cheap but is easy to use.

I'm not a audio/video buff by any means, but I do understand the tech. I have a Xbox 360 and Wii hooked up, both through component cable, and they work great. I played Guitar hero 2 and didn't notice any delay between picture and sound. I also connected it to Comcast Digital and the HD looks great. Watched football this weekend and didn't notice any blur.

If your looking for high quality at a great value, check this TV out.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome HDTV, October 30, 2007

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bg "bg" (washington dc) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Philips 52PFL7422D/37 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

This is an excellent TV. Excellent picture quality. Sound is good, but with such a tv, surround sound is a must to maximize value.

The only problem is it weighs a bloody ton at 117 lb. By comparison samsung weighs only abt 65 lbs.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Problem right out of the box, March 9, 2008

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Marliss A. Rohrer - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Philips 52PFL7422D/37 52-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV (Electronics)

We bought this TV right before Christmas, 2007. It had a nice shiny, black look to it. The picture quality was awesome, but unfortunately the color kept fluctuating. The rich reds and flesh tones would fade to pale, pasty images a couple of times a minute. Phillips said the problem could not be the TV if the Menu screen did not fluctuate. The Menu screen displayed in only blues and greys and we never saw fluctuation in this screen.

In order to give the TV the benefit of the doubt, we switched from cable TV to DISH. We even replaced all the coax cable running from the satellite to the TV without success.

So we called Phillips again and were transferred to a Magnavox division who had a service company call us. This company told me to call an 800 number for another service company as they were 45 miles away in Fresno, California, and could not afford to come to my house based on what Phillips paid them for service. Apparently, the repair shops in Oakhurst where I live were not contracted with Phillips.

At this point we took the TV back to CostCo as it was within their 90 day return period. We bought a Sharp Aquos and the colors are fine.

Another problem we had with the Phillips was the limited viewing angle. We understand that LCD TV's are supposed to have 176 degree viewing angle, but unless you were pretty much in front of the TV, the image and the colors degraded pretty badly.

My husband never did like the remote. When you picked it up and pointed it at the TV, it was always backwards.

Honestly, if the TV had worked right out of the box, we would have loved it. The picture quality and the colors (when they weren't fluctating)seemed very natural. I liked the ease with which you could change from one format to another.