Philips 32PFL8404 TV reviews

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Score 8.5/10 Read 4
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This TV is a good all rounder.

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Philips 32PFL8404 with 32" Full HD 1080p LCD screen, 4 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.8
Image quality	9.5
Sound quality	7.0
Design	8.8
Value for money	8.8
Overall rating	8.5

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tony, wigton cumbria

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: the picture quality is brilliant and the sound quality too overall a brilliant t v
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Aug 2009

ARNOLD, BEDFORD High spec fanatic

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: PICTURE QUALITY EXCELLENT.....PROBLEMS WITH HDMI SWITCHING,DOES NOT APPEAR COMPATIBLE WITH SOME PRODUCTS...DVD PLAYER SWITCHES BUT NOTHING ELSE..HAS TO BE DONE MANUALY,OK FOR ME BUT NOT MY WIFE...
Bad points:: SOUND IS VERY POOR FROM THE SET,,,THRU A HOME CINEMA/SCART ONLY OR THE OLD TYPE SINGLE PHONO PLUGS VERY GOOD.HAVE NOT TRIED OPTICAL.HDMI JUST WILL NOT CONNECT.TRIED ALL WAYS,........

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	10.0
Sound quality	3.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Aug 2009

Ian, Bingley Multi-purpose viewer

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Excellent image qulaity. Sound quality in the better bracket for TVs. Rather expensive, probably due to the excellent 'Ambilight' facility which otherwise is a worthwhile addition.
Bad points:: The Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) is very clunky and not a patch on that included with my separate Freeeview PVR.

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Apr 2010

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	32
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	Full HD 1080p
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	4
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	DVI

Connections	Ethernet

Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	Yes
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	100
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Response time (Milliseconds)	3

Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	80000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Reflection angle	176
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	192

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	1080

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	500
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	10.1

Release date	2009-06-16
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: Philips 32PFL8404H

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Manufacturer's Description

Ambilight Spectra enhances the viewing experience

Add a new dimension to your viewing experience with Ambilight Spectra. This patented Philips technology enlarges the screen further by projecting a glow of light from the back of the screen onto the surrounding wall. Ambilight automatically adjusts the colour and brightness of the light surrounding the TV to match the picture, creating an immersive viewing experience. With Ambilight Spectra movies truly come to life!

Pixel Precise HD for extremely sharp and clear pictures

Pixel Precise HD builds on the award winning Pixel Plus foundation. It brings the picture quality to the next level with 4 trillion colours with HD Natural Motion making all your movies fluently moving and razor sharp. Thanks to Pixel Precise 100 Hz LCD, you are buying the fastest LCD TVs in the category with 3 ms response time delivering extreme motion sharpness for all your movies and sport.

*Full HD LCD display, with a 1920 × 1080p resolution *

The Full HD screen has the widescreen resolution of 1920 × 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 sources such as 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 colours.

*100 Hz LCD, 3 ms performance for superb motion sharpness *

100 Hz LCD creates extreme motion sharpness for clear and vibrant images even with fast on-screen motion. The Double Frame Rate Insertion works with a high 100 Hz refresh rate. It increases the sharpness of motion reproduction to more than twice that of conventional LCD, resulting in a performance with a response time of 3 milliseconds (measured in Perceived Blur-Edge-Width: BEW). This unique Philips technology takes motion sharpness of LCD displays to an unprecedented level.

Exciting and powerful sound

*2 x 10 W with Incredible Surround *

An invisible sound system that blends perfectly with the design of the cabinet. The Incredible Surround allows you to experience total surround with greater depth and width of sound. It gives a clear and spacious sound stage complementary to the rich viewing experience.

Connect and enjoy the online world

Net TV for popular online services on your TV

Experience a rich selection of online services with Net TV. Enjoy movies, pictures, infotainment and other online content directly on your TV whenever you like. Simply connect your TV directly to your home network through the Ethernet connection, and navigate and select what you want to watch with the TV remote control. The Philips menu gives you access to popular Net TV services fitted for your TV screen. Additionally, with the DLNA certified PC network you can watch videos or access pictures stored on your computer using your TV remote control.

Enjoy a rich selection of web videos from YouTube and others

Net TV brings you a rich selection of videos from YouTube and other video websites. The videos are tailored to fit your TV screen, allowing you to sit back and enjoy online videos at an optimum quality.

*DLNA PC network link for watching videos from your computer *

DLNA PC network link lets you watch videos, view pictures and listen to music from your PC

Ready for digital

MPEG4 HDTV reception via DVB-T and DVB-C tuner with CI+

HDTV allows you to watch TV in the best possible picture and sound quality, without an additional set-top box. Thanks to the built-in tuner that supports DVB-Terrestrial and DVB-Cable signals for both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 formats, you receive high definition TV programmes in exceptional quality. Moreover, with Common Interface Plus (CI+) you benefit from premium high definition content directly on your TV.

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