Philips 42PF5520D

Philips 42PF5520D
42in Plasma TV
Not quite up there with the best, but competitive pricing make it worth a look
42PF5520D
Target Price: £1050
852 x 480 pixels
HD Ready
        

Positive

The picture and sound are good, the price even better


Negative

Motion noise and colour toning not quite up to scratch


Spec

General
  Product Type Plasma panel with TV tuner - colour
  Width 124 cm
  Depth 28 cm
  Height 72 cm
  Weight 39 kg
  Enclosure Colour Silver frost
Television
  Technology Plasma (PDP)
  Diagonal Size 42" - widescreen
  Resolution 852 x 480
  TV Type Enhanced Definition TV
  PC Interface DVI
  Progressive Scan Progressive scanning (line doubling)
  Image Aspect Ratio 16:9
  Widescreen Modes Subtitle Zoom, Super Zoom, WideScreen
  Image Contrast Ratio 3000:1
  Viewing Angle 160 degrees
  Viewing Angle (Vertical) 160 degrees
  Pixel Response Time 3 ms
  Brightness 1000 cd/m2
  Comb Filter 3D digital
  Colour Temperature Control Yes
  Features Active control, Crystal Clear, 3:2 pulldown compensation, anti-reflection coating, 2:2 pulldown compensation, Smart Picture Control, Smart Sound Control
TV Tuner
  Multi-channel Preview Picture-in-graphics (PIG)
  Reception System PAL, SECAM, SECAM-D, SECAM-B, SECAM-K, PAL-B, SECAM-G, PAL-G, PAL-I, PAL-D, SECAM-L, PAL-K
  Stereo Reception System NICAM
  Preset Channel Qty 100 channel(s)
Digital TV Tuner
  Digital TV Tuner Type DVB-T
Video Features
  EDTV Ready Yes
  Supported DTV Resolutions 480p, 480i, 576i
  Teletext Yes
  Teletext Memory 10 pages
  NTSC Playback on PAL TV Yes
Remote Control
  Type Remote control - infrared
Audio System
  Sound Output Mode Stereo
  Surround Mode Built-in
  Surround Sound Effects Virtual Dolby Surround
  Sound Effects Virtual Dolby Surround
  Equaliser Yes (5-band)
  Speakers Included 2 speakers
  Output Power / Total 30 Watt
  Features Auto volume adjustment
  Speaker(s) 2 x right/left channel speaker - built-in - 15 Watt
Connections
  Connector Type 1 x SCART (AV in/out / RGB) ( 21 PIN SCART )
1 x SCART (AV in/out / S-Video) ( 21 PIN SCART )
1 x DVI-HDCP ( 29 pin DVI )
1 x composite video/audio input ( RCA phono x 3 )
1 x headphones ( mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm )
1 x S-Video input ( 4 PIN mini-DIN )
1 x digital audio output (optical)
Miscellaneous
  Included Accessories Plasma TV stand
Power
  Power Device Power supply - internal
  Power Consumption Stand by / Sleep 1 Watt
  Power Consumption Operational 450 Watt
Dimensions & Weight (Shipping)
  Width (Shipping) 132 cm
  Depth (Shipping) 33 cm
  Height (Shipping) 93.9 cm
  Weight (Shipping) 45 kg