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Philips 40PFL9704H Review (Television)
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The score of A is reached using 7 different tests on the Philips 40PFL9704H (s).
Average score of all TVs: B.
Average score of all TVs: B.
Product specs:
Screen Type: LCD; Screen Size: 40"; Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 16:9; Features: DVB - C, DVB - T (Freeview); HD Standard: Full HD
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Publication date 5/2010 Position 1/4 in test |
"Editor's Choice"
"For a 40-inch TV, £1,800 is too much to pay. In terms of performance, though, the Philips 40PFL9704H/12 is an amazing-quality set, with all the features a home user could want, as well as some little bonuses. Besides the price, it's one of our favourite TVs."
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Publication date 2/2010 Single test |
Value for money: 8 out of 10 points,
"Recommended"
"At £1,800, the 40PFL9704 represents a serious outlay in these days when you can pick up 42in Panasonic plasma screens for between £500 and £600. But its design, feature count, multimedia capabilities and above all picture and sound quality make it the very definition of a premium TV."
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Publication date 1/2010 Single test |
"Editor's Choice"
"We like: Great picture and sound quality; picture-processing system works better than that of any other Philips TV we've seen; Ambilight is superb; Freeview and Blu-ray movies both look epic.
We don't like: Expensive; DLNA capability isn't up to much."
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Publication date 1/2010 Single test |
"Hot Buy"
"Pros: Fabulous picture, with especially impressive contrast. Terrific sound. Comprehensive spec. Elegant styling. Quality build.
Cons: It ain't cheap."
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Publication date 1/2010 Single test |
"There’s no doubt that this set has astonishing contrast ... It’s also generously equipped with plenty of inputs, and ... there are decent speakers too. But the DLNA connectivity isn’t up to that much, and full net access is a gimmick that’s a little sluggish in our view. Paired with external HD sources, it’s a great choice, but price and lack of HD tuners preclude a higher rating."
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Issue 2/2010 4 products on test |
"A premium price for a premium TV. If you've got the cash, this is well worth the outlay."
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Publication date 12/2009 Single test |
"Hot Product"
"With powerful speakers and fluid, contrast-heavy pictures, this 40-inch TV shows just what can be done to the flatscreen TV idea. Effective use of LED backlighting and the useful, if slightly flawed, Perfect Natural Motion feature helps create some of the best Blu-ray pictures we’ve seen. And although it’s expensive, there’s little to combat the 40PFL9704 at this price."
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Summary of Philips 40PFL9704H
The TV was reviewed by 6 magazines with special attention paid to performance, and came away with mostly good reviews.
The best review that the Philips 40PFL9704H could rack up was "excellent" (5 out of 5 stars), which was given by What Hi-Fi? Sound and Vision magazine in 2/2010. Register Hardware online magazine (1/2010), gave the product its lowest score; a rating of 75%, which says a lot about its quality.
The Philips 40PFL9704H was also able to walk away with the "Hot Product" (Pocket-lint.co.uk 12/2009), "Editor's Choice" (CNET.co.uk 1/2010), and "Recommended" (TrustedReviews 2/2010) prizes.