- 1080p resolution; ATSC / QAM / NTSC
- 33000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
- 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio
- 2ms response time
- Pixel Plus 3 HD engine
The Philips 52PFL5704D 52 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.
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December 15, 2010
#1
Excellent image for it’s price,
After owning this set for over a month, and spending a lot of time researching the best bang for the buck in the 50 inch and larger category, here are my impressions:
The only real compromise you will make in purchasing this TV versus the more expensive models is the contrast ratio, it just doesn’t get as truly black as other far more expensive models. There are a few occasions when you will notice this: on letterboxed super wide screen Bluray content, and on some graphics on broadcasts and playing some parts of video games. But that’s it…the dynamic contrast of this 52″ Philips/Funai is certainly adequate for 98.3% of all other content.
Also note that the picture right out of the box is in no way representative of what this set can achieve. Out of the box settings are way too bright, the color is hyped, and the resolution was set to a mode that created scaling artifacts on a 1080i input. As soon as these were adjusted to more realistic levels, and the picture set to “unscaled”, the screen quality came to life.
There are many controls for how the image is displayed, play with them to get close to what pleases your eye, and then write them down when you are happy. From there you can tweak up and down to achieve close to perfection.
I like my picture somewhat on the dark side (akin to the movie theatre experience) which also lowers power consumption. Here are some settings you can use as a starting point (Firmware version 13). Try these before calling in the expensive home theatre guy to calibrate your set:
Contrast 38
Brightness 67
Color 33
Tint 0
Sharpness 3
Temperature – Warm
Dynamic Contrast – On
Digital Natural Motion – On
Noise reduction – Off
MPEG noise reduction – On
Color enhancement – On
Picture Format – Unscaled
Vertical and Horizontal – Adjust to fit your source material so that the image fits perfectly into the screen.
Something no one has mentioned here is the ability to display your digital photos from a USB flash drive…the quality is phenomenal, the ultimate slide show!! You can also play music files from a flash drive.
Also, please note that this set has upgradable firmware. There is information on the Philips site for the latest version (correcting many of the issues that have been brought up in previous reviews) and the instructions for upgrading the firmware are in the manual. The set I purchased was already up to date as it was unboxed.
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|December 15, 2010
#2
Not a Quality Panel,
Purchased this from a wholesale club two weeks ago. I was disappointed with several things. First, standard definition programming looked noticeably worse on the Philips than it did on our other LCD TVs, including a 2 year old Sony 50″ LCD. Additionally, High Def programming was not on par either. Watching several football games, I noticed that the field texture was patchy and moved as the picture panned across the screen. It’s almost like when you take a youtube video and it looks good in the small window on your monitor but when you try to display it full screen it gets blurry and patchy. Well, that’s what it’s like with this Philips. I attribute this to being an inferior panel being used in the TV.
Additonally, colors were way off on this machine. While I don’t have fancy software to try to calibrate the TV, I was unable to get accurate color representation on the TV. When the wife notices and comments, you know that it has to be bad.
There are very few reviews on this TV on the web, and while most have been very favorable, I cannot say the same. I bought this at a wholesale club at a substantially less price than Amazon is selling it for, and all I can say is that I got what I paid for. Philips is not a major player in the LCD TV business and is owned by Funai and they now have the naming rights to Philips. These are not the same Philips TVs you may have bought even several years ago. Ultimately, we returned the TV and purchased a different brand and are much happier with the picture. I cannot recommend this TV.
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|December 15, 2010
#3
Amazing HDTV for the price.,
I was able to find this HDTV, under a 1000 buck, and for the price this is truly a bang for your buck. It have 4 HDMI slots which is quite adequate, plus it got the standard audio and video slots. The Picture quality is quite amazing. The 120 Hz of video processing gives a very sharp and clear picture, and personally, its hard to discern the difference between the 240Hz HDTVs and this one, so its a smart buy. It was quite easy to install, and make sure you got an adequate stand for this, cause the Tv is huge. The speakers are pretty good, but don’t expect surround sound from it.
The Remote control is alright, not really a great fan of it, but it gets the job done. Otherwise this TV is a great purchase.
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