Product Description

The 42PFL5522 LCD television plunges you straight into the action of your favourite films and TV programmes! This 42" television by Philips displays images in vibrant colours thanks to its amazing brightness level of 500 cd/m² and 7500:1 contrast rate. The 42PFL5522 also guarantees maximum visual comfort with its 178° viewing angle and 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, while its stereo sound system adds spectacular audio to an already impressive visual show. You can even access digital TV channels thanks to its built-in tuner. The 42PFL5522 is equipped with a dual HDMI connection and 2 scart sockets, so you can really enjoy all the best that digital television has to offer!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14675 in Consumer Electronics
• Brand: Philips
• Model: 42PFL5522D/05
• Released on: 2007-06-10
• Dimensions: 1.20" h x .61" w x .3" l, .24 pounds

Features

• 42 inch widescreen HD ready LCD TV with Freeview. Features 3D comb filter for a razor-sharp image, surround sound for enhanced audio enjoyment, instant fast access to teletext, WXGA display, resolution 1366 x 768p and remote control.

Manufacturer's Description
It produces brilliant flicker-free progressive scan pictures with optimum brightness and superb colours. This vibrant and sharp image will provide you with an enhanced viewing experience.

Integrated Digital Tuner for DVB-T reception

The integrated DVB-T tuner lets you receive Digital Terrestrial TV to watch or record. This means you do not need an additional set top box and also the additional cables.

HD ready for the highest quality display of HDTV signals

Enjoy the exceptional picture quality of a true High Definition TV signal and be fully prepared for HD sources like HDTV broadcast, Blu-ray DVD or HD-DVD. HD ready is a protected label that offers picture quality beyond that of progressive scan. It conforms to strict standards laid out by EICTA to offer a HD screen that displays the benefits of resolution and picture quality of a High Definition TV signal. It has a universal connection for both analogue YPbPr and uncompressed Digital connection of DVI or HDMI, supporting HDCP. It can display 720p and 1080i signals at 50 and 60Hz.

Pixel Plus HD for better details, depth and clarity

Pixel Plus HD is a picture processing technology that enables viewer to watch contents that are vivid, natural and real. The result is a superbly razor sharp pictures with incredible details and depth from any HD source.

3D combfilter separates colours for a razor-sharp image

The 3D comb filter separates brightness and colour signals better in 3D domain to eliminate cross-colour, cross-luminance and dot-crawl distortion - all of which detract from your viewing pleasure. The 3D digital comb filter performs field-by-field comparisons of the television image to accurately separate the colour from the black-and-white information and remove both horizontally and vertically hanging dots, as well as dot crawl. The result is a razor sharp image.

Incredible Surroundâ„¢ for enhanced audio enjoyment

Incredible Surround is an audio technology from Philips that dramatically magnifies the sound field to immerse you in the audio. Using state-of-the-art electronic phase shifting, Incredible Surround mixes sounds from left and right in such a way that it expands the virtual distance between the two speakers. This wider spread greatly enhances the stereo effect and creates a more natural sound dimension. Incredible Surround allows you to experience total surround with greater depth and width of sound, without the use of additional speakers.

Compact and slim design that fits in every room

This design style emphasises a slim, compact look that saves space and fits in anywhere.

1000 page Hypertext for instant fast access to teletext

The teletext is a common system transmitted by most broadcasters. The 1000 page smart text feature gives you extremely fast access to information when changing pages.

2 HDMI inputs for full digital HD connection in one cable

HDMI makes an uncompressed digital RGB connection from the source to the screen. By eliminating conversion to an analogue signal, it delivers an unblemished image. The non-degraded signal reduces flicker and leads to a clearer picture. HDMI intelligently communicates the highest output resolution with the source device. The HDMI input is fully backward compatible with DVI sources but includes digital audio. HDMI uses HDCP copy protection. With 2 HDMI inputs you can connect multiple HD sources, for instance an HD set top box and a Blu-ray player. Your TV is fully prepared for the HD future.

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Customer Reviews

£599 EXCELLENT BARGAIN
BOUGHT THIS TV JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS,EXCELLENT BUY,AMAZING BRILLANT COLOURS, £200 CHEAPER THAN CURRYS OR COMET,SEEM TO GET BETTER PICTURE ON FREEVIEW CHANNELS THAN ON SKY BUT THIS IS PROBLABLY MY INSTALLATION,HAD PROBLEMS AT FIRST WITH GHOSTING WHEN TUNE TO SKY BUT THIS WAS SORTED OUT BY BUYING A HIGH QUALITY SCART LEAD.NOW NEED TO GET HD BUT NOT WHILE SKY ARE CHARING £10 EXTRA SUBSCRIPTION FOR HD CHANNELS

Excellent choice -
Excellent picture, very good quality with "normal signals" as well as hd, unless you are going to use it with an x box or similar the 1080i resolution is perfect (it will be years before 1080p is used for tv broadcasts anyway) the sound isn't a strong point - fine for normal TV viewing - we use it linked to a hi fi anyway for watching movies- excellent value for money for a 42" with a great picture

Great TV - Lousy Amazon
I had to buy this TV from Currys due to Amazons refusal to ship large items to Northern Ireland. 'Problems with the couriers' say Amazon, so how did Currys get it here?

Anyway, The Tv itself is great for this price. Obviously I can't give it a full 5 stars as it is only 1080i and not 1080p but,as I don't have a 1080p source, this isn't a problem for me. The picture is bright and clear with the ability to set up your own settings profile if the pre-installed ones aren't to your liking. The HD picture is amazing, of course, but it's the SD picture that is of most importance as most TV is still brodcast that way and you won't be disappointed. The sound quality is superb and the TV itself look amazing - important as it's huge and going to be sitting in your living room.

All-in-all a great buy and I'm extremely happy with it - just a shame I had to buy it elsewhere.