Comments on: Philips 9704 LED Pro http://www.displayblog.com/2009/11/21/philips-9704-led-pro-40-inch-40pfl9704-46-inch-46pfl9704/ Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:25:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jin http://www.displayblog.com/2009/11/21/philips-9704-led-pro-40-inch-40pfl9704-46-inch-46pfl9704/comment-page-1/#comment-2209 Jin Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:56:43 +0000 http://www.displayblog.com/?p=7807#comment-2209 Thanks a bunch for the quick review! Some say the 40-inch and 46-inch use lower quality Sharp panels? Hmm... Guess it'd be safer to stick with a 52-inch if you can afford to. Thanks a bunch for the quick review! Some say the 40-inch and 46-inch use lower quality Sharp panels? Hmm… Guess it’d be safer to stick with a 52-inch if you can afford to.

]]> By: rmask http://www.displayblog.com/2009/11/21/philips-9704-led-pro-40-inch-40pfl9704-46-inch-46pfl9704/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 rmask Sun, 22 Nov 2009 12:19:20 +0000 http://www.displayblog.com/?p=7807#comment-2206 I own the 52" 9704 (actually available for about 2 months). Street and online prices are lower than those mentioned (I've payed 2550 eur (VAT included) for the 52"). Quick review: Plus: Excelent HD conent display (I don't watch TV, so I won't comment on the SD/HD braodcast reception quality (In fact I haven't tested the built-in tuner at all :) - other owners (see the thread below) find it decent) Excelent true blacks Excelent motion handling Ambilight Spectra 3 (some find it distoring (you can set a static backlight level/color or disable if you do) - I adore it) No PC HDMI handshake problems Decent sound system (althou I don't use mine, I have a dedicated speaker system) Nice colors (after calibration) No blooming No (low) reflections Decent viewing angles Superb (imho) exterior design Built-in Wifi/Ethernet and Internet features (Although I don't use those :) ) Some cons: Default color gammut is not "on spot" (calibration needed, too much "blue tint" by default) No HD MKV playback from usb/wifi/net Some HW board failures (green strip) for a few owners (see the thread below) Price (although it is a premium tv) Different (some say lower quality) sharp panel in 40" and 46" (some banding for a few owners) Thick (the 52" is about 11 cm) and heavy (~50 kilos) PS. Here's a very nice owners thread with lots of info: http://www.hifi-forum.de/viewthread-152-5345-91.html I own the 52″ 9704 (actually available for about 2 months). Street and online prices are lower than those mentioned (I’ve payed 2550 eur (VAT included) for the 52″).

Quick review:

Plus:
Excelent HD conent display (I don’t watch TV, so I won’t comment on the SD/HD braodcast reception quality (In fact I haven’t tested the built-in tuner at all :) – other owners (see the thread below) find it decent)
Excelent true blacks
Excelent motion handling
Ambilight Spectra 3 (some find it distoring (you can set a static backlight level/color or disable if you do) – I adore it)
No PC HDMI handshake problems
Decent sound system (althou I don’t use mine, I have a dedicated speaker system)
Nice colors (after calibration)
No blooming
No (low) reflections
Decent viewing angles
Superb (imho) exterior design
Built-in Wifi/Ethernet and Internet features (Although I don’t use those :) )

Some cons:
Default color gammut is not “on spot” (calibration needed, too much “blue tint” by default)
No HD MKV playback from usb/wifi/net
Some HW board failures (green strip) for a few owners (see the thread below)
Price (although it is a premium tv)
Different (some say lower quality) sharp panel in 40″ and 46″ (some banding for a few owners)
Thick (the 52″ is about 11 cm) and heavy (~50 kilos)

PS. Here’s a very nice owners thread with lots of info:
http://www.hifi-forum.de/viewthread-152-5345-91.html

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