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Philips 42PFL5603D/27 42-Inch 1080p LCD HDTV | 
| Brand: Philips
Category: CE
Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 2759
Color: Black
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Display Size: 42
Shipping Weight (lbs): 69
Dimensions (in): 45.5 x 31.2 x 13.2
MPN: 42PFL5603D/27
Model: 42PFL5603D/27
UPC: 609585145245
EAN: 0609585145245
ASIN: B00140P90G
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| Features:
| • | 1920 x 1080p Resolution | | • | Pixel Plus 3HD | | • | 29,000:1 Contrast Ratio and 5ms Response Time | | • | 4 HDMI, 2 Component, 1 S-Video Inputs | | • | Swivel Stand |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
42" 1080P 16:9 PIXEL PLUS 3 HD 3/2 - 2/2 MOTION PULL DOWN 3D COMBFILTER ACTIVE CONTROL + LIGHT SENSOR DYNAMIC CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT PROGRESSIVE SCAN HD NATURAL MOTION 4 HDMI INPUTS BUILT-IN SPEAKERS INCLUDES REMOTE
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 GREAT DEAL! GREAT PURCHASE! November 17, 2008
Awilda Vega (New York City)
The reason why I love this television is 1. It received great reviews on CNET.com 2. Eco-friendly and if I'm not mistaken most of the parts are from biodegradable materials.
Technicalities: I am pretty tech savvy, and the setup is extremely easy to use. As well as the attachments necessary for other components in your audio/video fields. The only issue I may have is that I need to find the code for my cable remote control, so that I don't have to keep using the television remote for volume and on/off function.
I haven't gotten the hand as of yet in programming the style of television viewing; whether I like widescreen ratios or regular ratios or zoom features, and color schematics, but that will come with time.
In the meantime, if you're thinking about purchasing this item, I'd say yes. I am not the only one this year who has purchased this item, and a good friend of mine works in IT for a large corporation, and has purchased this item as well. So there you go, if IT purchases this, then you should too!
 Obama in HD! November 13, 2008
Jane Caroll (New York, NY)
1 out of 13 found this review helpful
We bought this TV just so we could watch Obama's inauguration in HD while being as caring and compassionate as we can about Mother Earth. This TV carries Al Gore's signature of approval, having been imported from a foreign country, to eventually be disposed of in the same foreign country - thereby restoring America's claim as the happiest shiniest beacon on the hill, the envy of eurotrash throughout the world. However, we have had to explain (several times) to our neighbors that the U.S. is not YET a socialist country, and that the communal "borrowing" of the set for extended periods of time is not chillbilly. They can cling to their guns and religion all they want - but hands off the HDTV. One other positive note - the TV appears to have a glitch when attempting to access FOX News - every 30 seconds or so it mysteriously flips back over to MSNBC. So we give this television a 4 out of 5, the set having lost one star due to the passage of Proposition 8 in California. Not entirely the TV's fault - but it feels good to blame someone other than the urban homophobes who showed up to vote for Obama.
Wonderful TV November 13, 2008
R. J. McNeal (Lambertville, NJ United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this TV from another retailer about half a year ago, and I have found it to be a great TV. The picture is outstanding and crisp using an HDMI cable and a PS3. The power saver mode seems to 'dim' the picture, making it less bright and vibrant. When I'm watching the news or just flipping around, I tend to use this mode. I also use it at night when my significant other is sleeping or going to sleep (or vice versa.)
The edges do not glow, and the TV doesn't look light blue in my lighting conditions. Pretty much looks black to me.
The sound is pretty decent, if you aren't going to hook it up to anything. I was actually mildly surprised by the quality of the sound. I have to set about 7 inches from a wall and the speakers are in the rear of the TV. (obviously) I think if you are going to have it in the open, the sound might suffer.
I use comcast cable (Hunterdon County,NJ area) and this TV was ablt to pick up ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, My Network TV, and FOX's HD feeds from my regular cable connection. Which is nice at no extra charge. I also get some others, like USA as well.
I really am pleased with this product and think that if you are in the market for a flat panel LCD TV, you should check this TV out.
 Customer Service Warning! November 5, 2008
Sick Daddy (Oregon USA)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
42" Philips TV purchased on October 20th, 2007 from Costco.
Television began to have intermittent problems after seven months. The power would come on, then the screen would go black. Contacted Philips customer care on August 10th, 2008. The tv was still under warranty.
Philips said a satellite repair agency would contact me within a couple days.
A week later, after no reply, I called Phillips again on a friday. They called the repair agency while I was on hold and told me that the satellite repair agency would call me on Monday.
The following Friday, after no call from the repair agency, I called Philips again. They told me that the satellite repair agency said they called me, and I told them I had returned the television to the store, so I didn't need their services any longer. This was a lie. I had never heard from the repair agency.
Philips then set me up with another satellite repair agency in my area. The repair agency then called me and set up an appointment. One rep called me from there, stating they would be at my residence at 3pm. Another called the same day and told me between 1 and 2 pm. I took off work, and was at my place between 1 and 5 pm, and no one showed up.
I called Philips, and they said they would escalate the claim, and they would call me back, sending either an actual Philips technician out, or replace the tv.
Philips called me back, and decided to set me up with a 3rd satellite repair center. They called me and made an appointment. They showed up as scheduled, and had a flash drive for a firmware update. When plugged in, the flash drive would not work. The technician said that one of the other workers had some personal pictures on the flash drive, preventing it from automatically updating the firmware. Instead, he said that he would go ahead and order a replacement board for the tv from Philips.
The satellite repair center called me the next day, and told me Philips had no estimated time of arrival for the part. It took 4 weeks for the satellite repair center to receive the part. The satellite repair center came and installed the part in my home. The television was experiencing the same problems, preventing him from running the service codes on the tv, as the tv would not stay on. The technician decided to take the tv to check it out in their shop. This was a Tuesday.
I called Philips on Thursday, discussing my lack of trust in the satellite repair services ability to fix my tv, as it seemed they did not know what they were doing. Philips called the repair agency and reported to me that the repair center had had the tv working for two days in the shop. I called the repair center on Friday, and they told me they had the tv working since Thursday (discrepancy of two days), and would deliver it on Wednesday.
They delivered the television to me on Wednesday, and it worked. On Thursday, I turned the tv on, and the same intermittent problem was occurring. On this same day, Costco had contacted me regarding how the progress of the tv was going. I told them it still was not working. They escalated the problem on their end.
On Friday, October 24th, Costco called me. They called Philips customer care, and Philips told Costco, they would contact me within 48 business hours. Costco had told me that the Philips representative was surprised that Philips had not offered to buy back the tv at this point.
On Friday, October 31st, after not hearing anything from Philips, Costco called Philips customer care again. Again, Philips told Costco that they would be contacting me within 48 business hours.
48 business hours have passed, and I have heard nothing from Philips.
I am clearly getting the run around.
I have waited 13 weeks for a resolution through Philips and don't think they will ever provide one.
GREAT PICTURE, but... (Maybe I'm too picky) October 26, 2008
JORGE GUZMAN (Guatemala, Central America)
I have been a Samsung TV guy for long. I just sold my Samsung DLP 42" projection TV to buy this Philips 1080p HD LCD TV.
Samsung Series 5 size offerings are 40" and 46", so for approx. the same money I was getting 42" from Philips, and more recent model with very good reviews. In my opinion, Philips has been a well kept secret when it comes to value for money, so I felt very confident with my choice.
I just finished setting up my new TV a few minutes ago, and here are my findings:
This TV has astonishing looks with its black/glass finish.
Setup was a breeze with the unit's Settings Assistant.
GREAT PICTURE, with lots of buit-in software to make standard signal look great.
Very good sound (despite what other reviewers say), with 25W it has enough power to fill the room when watching TV (typical is 10W).
BUT...
- This TV has no Picture-in-picture AT ALL. I don't feel misled, because this feature was not listed. But I guess after having 2 built-in tuners in my 4 year old DLP Samsung, I just took this for granted. This is one feature I will miss.
- The Source button scans ALL inputs, even those that have no signal, and there is no way to disable the unused sources. I find this VERY annoying.
However, since this is the TV set for my home theater, and considering its great picture quality, I believe I can live with these drawbacks.
Don't get me wrong. This is a VERY GOOD TV for the price, but probably I should have made the effort of spending the extra $300 for the 40" Series 6 Samsung.
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