Panasonic v series V phillips 9 or 7 series

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Looking at the above two either the panasonic v50 or the phillips 47inch 9 or 7 series any comments

 

[Deleted member 2457]

I would go for the Philips TV's over panasonic.

 

[Clare Newsome]

davr:
Looking at the above two either the panasonic v50 or the phillips 47inch 9 or 7 series any comments

All great sets. What's your priority for your TV? For example, will you be watching mostly HD content (eg Sky or Virgin HD; Blu-ray discs), or regular TV/DVDs? Are you a keen gamer?

Also, will the set be close to a window? Do you prefer watching with lights on or off? These may seem odd questions, but could help make the Panasonic plasma or Philips LCDs a more or less compelling option.

 

[Anonymous]

I shall be having freesat and also the panasonic blue ray recorder as the one box will be all I need. The main things we will watch will be ordinary live tv and recorded programmes with the occassional blue ray film we are not keen gamers. I have favoured the panasonic but on seeing the philips I thought it looked very good, the tv will be close to a window we watch with lights on but they are not bright.

Thank you for any suggestions I am not technically minded.

 

[Clare Newsome]

davr:
I shall be having freesat and also the panasonic blue ray recorder as the one box will be all I need. The main things we will watch will be ordinary live tv and recorded programmes with the occassional blue ray film we are not keen gamers. I have favoured the panasonic but on seeing the philips I thought it looked very good, the tv will be close to a window we watch with lights on but they are not bright.

Thank you for any suggestions I am not technically minded.

Panasonic would obviously be easier from a usability perspective- the Viera Link system means your TV and BD recorder could be co-ordinated from a single remote control.

One slight concern is that the Panasonic, as a plasma, is more susceptible to reflections (from daylight from your window) than the Philips LCDs. The Philips sets also have an edge on performance, though do need 'tweaking' to be seen at their best.

A final element is viewing angle - if you intend to watch full-on to the set, either is great, but the Panasonic - as with all good plasmas- is better at a viewing angle than the LCD Philips.

Hope some of that helps - any more questions, please ask.

 

[ear]

the 7 and 9 has one of the worst viewing angles of lcd's

 

[ear]

the 7 and 8 (i ment the 8) has one of the worst viewing angles of lcd's

 

[Anonymous]

Definitely Philips for me.

I have just got rid of my 6 year old Hitachi plasma (42PD3000E) which has provided sterling service and had one of the best SD pictures available at the time. After a lengthy study of currently available models I decided to buy a Philips LCD. I had seen a demo of the 42PFL9664 in John Lewis side by side with the Panasonic and Samsung LED models and together with the 5 star review by WHF this was the model I would buy.

However, from the Philips website I noticed that the new generation of LED LCD was now available. I was especially interested in the 40PFL9704. With full LED back lighting (not the Samsung edge lighting) and energy consumption of about 100 watts, I determined to buy this model even though it has not yet been reviewed by WHF. Purchasing was another story. This TV is like gold dust. They are so popular in Europe the allocation for the UK is minimal and all dealers I contacted had a long wating list and no delivery until 2010.

I was dead lucky. From their web site I saw that Richer Sound now supplied this model. When I contacted the Watford branch I learnt that there was only one unit in stock in the UK and that was in Middlesborough. To cut a long story short I managed to get this unit.

Great excitement when I turned it on. Then great disappointment. The factory settings were awful. From the WHF review I noticed that setting up to get best results is a complicated and lengthy procedure. So it proved. After hours of adjusting the settings I finally arrived at TV nirvanah. This TV is without doubt the finest on sale at present. The LED back lighting gives incredible contrast and the 200Hz scanning smoothes out all motion judder. The clarity with the built in digital SD tuner is almost HI DEF. It also works equally well with the Humax recorder and Virgin digibox. I can't wait to connect a Hi Def source.

If you intend to buy this TV, to save you time I list below the settings you need to get (in my opinion) the best picture.

Smart Settings-Personal, Contrast-95, Brightness-50, Colour-50, Sharpness-0, Noise reduction-off, tint-Normal, Perfect Natural Motion- Minimum, 200Hz-On, Advanced sharpness-On, Dynamic Contrast-Medium, Dynamic BackLight-Best Picture, MPEG Atrifact-Off, Colour Enhancement-Off. (that setting gave me the most trouble. With the colour enhancement ON, the colours are all wrong, DON'T USE IT!

Finally thisTV has built in WiFi. They call it NET TV. It works, up to a point. The problem is that all settings are performed using the remote control. This has turned out to be a real pain. After a few sessions I went back to my PC. Until they come up with a way of connecting a keyboard and mouse I won't be using it much.

Hope this diatribe helps with your dilemma. Any more questions please ask.

 

[Deleted member 2457]

Which John Lewis was this?

Thanks

 

[Anonymous]

As a matter of fact it was Oxford Street John Lewis. The other fact is they only got 10 units of the Philips 42PFL9664 and they sold out in a week. Since then they have had no stock. If you want his model Richer Sound among others have it in stock.

 

[Anonymous]

Claire

i have just purchased a new philips 47pfl8404 set and was wondering if you could tell me what settings the WHF team used when reviewing the 7404 in the last issue. I mainly watch Blu-ray and sky HD.

I read about it being quite a lengthy set up process but was hoping having your reviewed settings would give me a better starting point than the out the box settings.

many thanks

rob.