Philips 42PFP5532D/05 Reviews: 42" Screen Plasma HD Ready TV

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Score: 8.9/10

120 Real Customer Reviews - In Summary

This television is a good all rounder. “We think it's ideal, we use them in a school.................brilliant” Martin, Street, Somerset View all 120 real customer reviews

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Real customer reviews

120 verified purchasers have reviewed this product.
92% of people recommend it.

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All purchasers (120)
Design9.1
Ease of use9.1
Image quality8.8
Sound quality8.3
Value for money (at time of purchase)9.5
Overall rating8.9
 

*not all purchasers provided a score or review

Score 9.0/10

Martin, Street, Somerset

+ We think it's ideal, we use them in a school.................brilliant

- This model is a bit heavier.............but still good bargin.

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12 of 12 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Gary, Bridgend

+ Absolutely love this product especially the quality of the Films and Sports on this size screen as opposed to the less than 32" we had in the past.

- None

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Connectivity is brilliant.

- Image could be a bit better, it is hard to get a great image on fast moving things despite trying all combinations of settings

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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

mark, london

+ beautiful design looks good mounted on wall

- Reviewer left no comment

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8 of 8 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Alan, Tadley / Basingstoke

+ Set up was so simple and intuitive. Plug and play.
Excellent picture in SD and HD for games and TV. Deep rich colours and very black blacks.
A style icon which attracts Wows from guests.

- Very heavy, but good stand and stable.
The remote is functional but not a piece of ergonomic or intuitive design.

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7 of 7 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Debbie, Rochdale

+ Sleek design

- Remote control looks very cheap

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Scott, London

+ Good sound
Looks good,great playing dvd and console

- Sometimes slight image pixelation on fast moving images ,eg when watchig football,
The menu on the built in free view program start time alway out of sinc

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 26 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Nathan, NA

+ has pretty much you need and want in a television

- slow channel change on terrestrial television. no external audio input for hdmi connections.

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6 of 6 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Maureen, Glynneath, South Wales

+ It's like having a cinema in your lounge, which takes up a lot less room on the floor area. The picture and quality of the product is very good, and I would recommend it to a friend or colleague.

- To be quite honest, and at this moment in time, I can't find any bad points to say.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

graham, stoke on trent

+ fantastic picture

- Reviewer left no comment

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Aug 2007

Score 10.0/10

Brian, Horden

+ Fantastic quality, Fantastic HD Picture, Suberb. Stands out.

- None for me.

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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

purchased 13 Oct 2007

Score 9.0/10

Janet, Hull , “Middle aged female”

+ Good quality at a reasonable price

- None that I am aware of.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ all that needs to be said from my point of view has been said above

- Reviewer left no comment

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 12 Sep 2007

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Everything. No problems with the TV at all. Excellent TV that I would recommend anyone to buy.

- None.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Ian, Craigavon

+ Easy to set up. God sound and picture. Great for live sports

- Picture can be blurry if not operated thru Sky.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Aug 2007

Score 8.0/10

alan, north east

+ good picture nice design

- worst case od Plasma buzz i have heard, could here it 14 feet way.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Paul, Ipswich

+ Very easy set up.
Easy to use remote.
Great looking TV set, especially on the wall.
Good sound quality.
Great value for money.

- Very low level Plasma buzz sometimes when there's a break in audio sound. But really not that bad.

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4 of 4 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Slim design, ultra modern
Good picture and sound quality

- No bad points

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 18 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser , “mature”

+ Reviewer left no comment

- the remote control is not stylish as other remote controls are .the plasma tv is beautiful but its remote contol is ugly .so please improve on the style of the remote like sumsang remote controls.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 01 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

Ian, Chesterfield

+ easy to use, excellent picture, excellent sound and an even better price.

- Not aware of any yet

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Mark, Arbroath

+ picture quality very impressive even on freeview - no lag as in some lcd screens

- none

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Nov 2007

Score 9.0/10

Aaron, Coventry , “gamer; loud; funny; hard-to-impress”

+ brilliant value and exceptional hd quality.

- very thick; loudly clicks off its standby about 2 minutes of switching it off from the remote. Very basic and unattractive remote control.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 29 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Great value for money TV, styling is excellent.

- Reviewer left no comment

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 Sep 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Sharp consistent viewing. Great value for money.

- Poor sound quality.

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 Oct 2007

Score 10.0/10

pat, alexandria

+ pure class looks good and we love it

- none

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Sep 2007

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ well made good picture

- average sound quality,poor quality remote considering price of tv

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Pablo, London

+ Excellent all-round, great value

- Connectivity, especially lack of VGA in (for pc connections you need to use DVI-to-HDMI... with a VGA to DVI converter if your PC doesn't have DVI!!) and audio out!!

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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

purchased 06 May 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ cheap and not bad quality

- sound not right
picture quality poor when watching fast moving programmes, eg football matches

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 09 Apr 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Excellent value for money. Very clear picture.

- The sound does appear a bit muffled if the volume is low

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 24 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Easy to put up, instructions for working were excellent

- Reviewer left no comment

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 05 May 2008

Score 10.0/10

ian, brighton

+ loads of good points

- tv guide is a bit limited no pic displayed

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

roy, leeds

+ smart design set up ok and easy to use

- scart leads in way have to dig hole in wall remote not very user friendly until you have got to know your way around it pixel quality a bit slow but very good vfm

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 15 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Del, Peterborough

+ Affordable price, great look design, easily wall mountable

- Not 1080 but quality s still good

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 10 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Tim, Malvern

+ Good Quality Image for a large screen.

- None really

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Sep 2007

Score 10.0/10

Ronan, London

+ Amazing value for money plasma with all the kudos of the Dutch brand. Plug n Play set up . Stylish understated design . Pictures fantastic through a SKY+ box . BUY THIIS TV if you are looking for an excellent plasma screen with minimal gimmicks.

- Picture quality close up with fast-moving images can break-up , but still much better to watch sports on a plasma than an LCD. There are no real bad points thus far!!

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purchased 15 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ great price, looks amazing, good features, had it for quite a while now and can't fault it

- sometimes a very slight blur when images movequickly, but for the price, this is an exceptional TV

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 Feb 2008

Score 10.0/10

Adrian, Witham,Essex

+ i love the design,very user friendly,picture is great,iam very very happy i chose this tv over others i was also looking at.

- the only thing i find a bit inconvenient is input sockets are on the side for camcorder rather than on the front,and the sound is a bit muted but this dosnt matter to me as i always use my surround sound system

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 21 Apr 2008

Score 8.0/10

london, zakir

+ Reviewer left no comment

- no vga input, sound not dolby digital.

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 20 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

karl, doncaster

+ this item is very well priced for the size and its brand and i am very happy with the find ! i have used it in 1080p mode (the tv is only surposed to display 1080i but its says 1080p on screen so guess must be showing 1080p correct me if i am wrong) mode from my laptops hdmi and the picture is great for videos it has a good range of zoom settings and an easy to follow menu system

- there are not many but if i have to say one then: the digital tv guide is only now and next (what i mean is you can only see whats on now and whats on next on digital tv guide it is posable to see whats on later but you can only look 1 chanel at a time and seems very slow)

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2 of 2 people found this review helpful

purchased 02 Jun 2008

Score 10.0/10

margaret, falkirk scotland

+ very clear picture

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 14 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

jayne, chipping norton

+ easy to install and set up

- plasma cleaning cloth not included

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 08 Jan 2008

Score 10.0/10

melissa, newtownabbey county antrim

+ excellent tv would recommend it to anyone :):):):)

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Sep 2007

Score 8.0/10

james, rotherham

+ good quality tv i don't have hd and use my top up tv box to control it
very easy to set up

- slight pixels on fast moving sport. overall very happy

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 28 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Andy , Southampton , “I like watching films”

+ Nice slick looking unit,good value when comparing it with alternatives !!

- Would be nice if it came with wall mounting bracket !!!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Dec 2007

Score 9.0/10

Daniel, Bristol , “Business Manager.”

+ The TV is good picture quality and quite stylish.

- The sound could be a little better for philips.

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 30 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Clare, Winchester , “woman in early thirties”

+ the style of it is nice, and the picture and sound quality are great. It's good value.

- The remote seems a bit cheap for such a nice TV!

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 27 Jan 2008

Score 7.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ Good picture quality and style.

- Sound poor. graphics out out of balance

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 31 Mar 2008

Score 9.0/10

Christina, Stevenston

+ Its all good

- No bad points this product was very good value for money

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 16 Apr 2008

Score 7.0/10

gary, ayrshire

+ good looks, sound and picture easy to set up and install

- none

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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

purchased 25 May 2008

Score 8.0/10

Jose, Glasgow

+ image quality and value for maney

- difficult to access to AV port in the back once the TV is fixed to the wall

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purchased 27 Nov 2007

Score 8.0/10

mrs, ramsgate kent

+ Reviewer left no comment

- the speakers on the tele are not very loud therefore we use the suuround system for better quality of sound

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purchased 11 Dec 2007

Score 10.0/10

Doris, Andover

+ great design, picture quality and sound quality. easy to set up/install

- none

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purchased 30 Jan 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ its flat looks good on the wall

- picture quality could be better

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purchased 13 Feb 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ price, design, picture quality

- Reviewer left no comment

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purchased 30 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ nice and slick

- sound could be better.

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purchased 19 May 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anonymous verified purchaser

+ very nice tv

- n/a

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purchased 12 Apr 2008

Score 10.0/10

Ryan, Hastings

+ Good price, very good picture, and a great deal.

- None

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purchased 11 Jun 2008

Score 9.0/10

Anna, Rochester

+ Good Value for Money.

- None really

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purchased 26 Jun 2008

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Product Features

Screen Size in Inches 42
Type of Screen Plasma
HD TV HD Ready
HDMI Interface 2
Number of Scart Interfaces 2
Frequency (Hz) 50
Contrast Ratio (X:1) 15000
Screen Resolution (pixels) 768p
Reflection Angle 160
Screen Format 16:9
Brightness in Candela per square metre 1500
PC Interface Yes
USB Port No
Electronic Program Guide (EPG) Yes
Picture in Picture (PIP) Yes
Weight (kg) 47
Height in mm 701
Width in mm 1047
Depth in mm 264
Freeview Yes
FreeSat Tuner No
Sound System Nicam Stereo
Colour Black

Also known as: Philips 42PFP5532D, PHILIPS 42PFP5532, Philips 42in HD

TV Buyers Guide  

Manufacturer's Description

42" plasma widescreen flat TV Pixel Plus HD

Turn up your viewing experience
With this TV you can now enjoy the benefits of digital TV, Electronic Programme Guide and digital quality content. At the same time, you can also watch superb pictures with Pixel Plus HD clarity and details

High-definition plasma WXGA display, 1024 × 768p
This state-of-the-art plasma screen technology gives you widescreen HD resolution of up to 1024 × 768p pixels. 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 or additional cables.

HD Ready for the highest quality display of HD signals
Enjoy the exceptional picture quality of High Definition pictures and be fully prepared for HD sources like HDTV set-top boxes and Blu-ray discs. 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 an HD screen that displays the benefits of resolution and picture quality of a High Definition 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 60


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