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8.6 out of 10 based on 52 reviews.

Philips 42PF7621D/10 with 42" HD ready LCD screen, 2 HDMI ports and Freeview. See full product description

Ease of use	8.8
Image quality	8.5
Sound quality	8.0
Design	8.9
Value for money	8.9
Overall rating	8.6

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Phil, Solihuu

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Design, picture quality and sound
Bad points:: Manouvrability

Ease of use	8.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 23 Jan 2007

Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Look, ease of set up and sound
Bad points:: Reviewer left no comment

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	9.0
Sound quality	10.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 May 2007

Confirmed purchaser

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: HD Quality TFT SCREEN excellent Overall good set
Bad points:: Can't see any bad points, no doubt when TV's advance l will see bad points in this set

Ease of use	6.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	6.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 11 Apr 2007

Jill, Glasgow

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use, great design.
Bad points:: EPG could be better

Ease of use	9.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	9.0
Design	9.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 09 May 2007

Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: Great value
Bad points:: Not the best design

Ease of use	7.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	5.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 08 May 2007

garry, leven

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: very stylish looking set,easy installation ,with on screen instructions
Bad points:: pixels are very visible when motions are fast eg. watching football ,horses etc, and i don't think the sound is the best,i get a vibratory sound at times

Ease of use	10.0
Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	7.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Jun 2007

Confirmed purchaser

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: at the time best TV for the money lovely Sky Picture and very clear digital
HD on the other hand is awesome
Bad points:: cant handle very fast action thorugh scart connection but is fine in HD

Image quality	8.0
Sound quality	8.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 04 Jun 2007

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	42
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
Type of screen	LCD
Most small flatscreen TVs have LCD screens. Some larger TVs have plasma screens. Some very new TVs have LED screens. Traditional TVs are called Standard or CRT.
3D	No

HD TV	HD ready
‘HD Ready’ is a Europe-wide standard designed to made HD technology less confusing. HD Ready TVs must have • Minimum resolution of 720 horizontal lines (in widescreen format) • Ability to display 720p and 1080i formats • An HDMI or Digital Video Interface (DVI interface) Full HD is a higher standard. Full HD TVs have screen resolutions of 1080p and can output at least 24 frames per second. Full HD is becoming common, but you won’t see Full HD on normal TV channels for a long time, so it remains optional for many people.
Built-in disc player	No Disc Player
Some products come with built-in DVD players or Blu Ray players.
Freeview or Freesat tuner	Freeview
Freeview is free digital terrestrial TV. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service, which gives you HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You need a dish to receive Freesat but not Freeview. For more information see the Freeview site or the Freesat site. FreeSat is a free digital satellite TV service. The main benefit is that you can get HD programming from people like the BBC without having to pay for a subscription to a service like Sky. You’ll need a dish to recieve the signals though.
Number of HDMI ports	2
Like a scart interface but capable of carrying HD signals from or to other devices. You’ll need these to link your Playstation 3 or your Blu-ray player to your HD-ready TV.
Number of scart ports	2
Scart sockets are places where you can connect other devices to your TV. If you already have a DVD player, a VCR and a Playstation you might want to make sure your new TV has enough Scart interfaces so you don’t have to keep crawling round the back of the TV.
Connections	HDMI

Smart TV	No
TVs with internet capability allow you access to a range of online services.
Frequency (Hz)	50
A TV’s frequency is how often the picture is updated per second, and is measured in Hertz (Hz). A higher frequency, such as 100 Hz, means that a TV is more likely to show fast-moving images with high detail.
Response time (Milliseconds)	8

Screen aspect ratio	16:9
This is a ratio of the horizontal to the vertical size of the screen. 16:9 is standard widescreen format for TVs, replacing the older 4:3 format.
Contrast Ratio (X:1)	4000
This figure is designed to tell you how much difference there is between dark and light colours on the TV. It is quoted as a ratio, between the brightest white and the darkest black. 500:1 means the brightest white is 500 times more bright than the darkest black. Plasma screens have historically boasted better contrast ratios than LCD screens.
Reflection angle	176
Also known as the viewing angle, it’s a measure of how good the picture looks when you are not face on to the screen. Higher is better.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	1366

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	768

Brightness (Candela per square metre)	550
Brighter TVs, such as LCDs, tend to provide a better experience in lighter rooms, whereas TVs with a lower brightness, such as many plasma TVs, are often better suited to darker rooms.
Electronic Program Guide (EPG)	Yes
TVs with this feature have an on-screen guide to all the programmes that are currently showing or coming up, so you can find your way around all the extra digital channels easily.
Headphone Socket	Yes
Weight (kg)	31.5

Release date	2006-05-01
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

Also known as: PHILIPS 42PF7621D, Philips 42pf7621d 10, Philips 42 PF 7621

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Manufacturer's Description

Experience the superior picture quality of this excellent Flat TV with the latest LCD technology and Pixel Plus. It’s packed into a stunning design that will complement your interior.

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