PHILIPS 42PF7621D 42" REVIEW

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Reviewed by UK Guest, 3rd Jan 2007.

Review Summary: Great TV, and it IS LCD

Overall Score: 4/5

Review: I haven't been able to find many reviews for this 42" Philips 42PF7621D widescreen TV on the net for some reason, so I thought Id write one.

I bought this TV in the post-Xmas sales after doing a LOT of shopping around. For the price, features, picture quality and connections this was the best TV I found all day. Certainly the largest LCD for the price too. For an extra couple of hundred pounds you could get a slightly better picture quality, but not much. This is well worth buying.

Standard def TV broadcasts quality is hugely variable while watching on a TV this size. Go onto one of the shopping channels or a channel showing a programme recorded some time ago, and the picture looks pretty nasty; but then go to BBC3 for example and be amazed at the difference.

I have been using this with my Xbox 360 and have been stunned by how good things look. Games such as Gears of War are outstanding, and watching DVDs is an incredible experience. Star Wars Episode 3 is a highlight, and Im honestly wondering how much better the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray version could be. Ive also downloaded some HD movie trailers from the Xbox marketplace and have been well impressed.

I only have two gripes with this Philips 42PF7621D TV set. One, the sound quality isnt all that great. Dont get me wrong, its not bad at all, I was just hoping for something a little better. Once again though, for this price you cant really complain.
Second, while watching the Star Wars Ep. 3 DVD, I noticed the lightsabers moving looked REALLY bad, like Freeview in a thunderstorm. There were huge blocks of colour surrounding them as they moved. Still images were fine though. I went into the display options and found that turning off the Digital Natural Motion effect removed this problem completely, and it now looks fantastic. I just feel Im missing out on something with the DNM turned off. Surely its there for a good reason?

In conclusion Im extremely happy with this LCD TV, and would recommend it to anyone.

Ratings

Value For Money:		4
Review Score:		4
Recommended?		Yes

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