Philips 32PF5320 32-Inch Widescreen LCD HD-Ready TV Review
Customer Reviews
We bought HDTV at Sam's Club. It was previously purchased and returned satiating it sound bad. A workshop local television that he checked and nothing was found, is wrong. Sam's knocked $ 300.00 from the price, since it was opened. I tested this TV with all connections and found it excellent as a unit. I put our top Motorola cable box to the HDMI input on your TV. The cable box (Charter cable) has a DVI-D, I'm using a DVI-D to HDMI cable converter.(The cable from Wal-Mart bought for $ 43.00) This is a fully digital connection that way. The picture is fantastic, even on non-HDTV signals.
I put our DVD player with component video inputs and keep the DVD player with progressive scan, another great picture.
I have not found negative with the exception of the remote control to handle the small and hard to find. I think they made it small, fine, go with the slim design LCD TV. My only complaint, which is not really a problem for most, that the useComposite or HDMI input does not select image formats for DVD. To use some older DVD, a native 16:9 widescreen and are not improved, so that the bars around the image like a picture frame. However, most DVDs are widescreen enhanced for the entire screen, or fill them the most. In addition, if the expansion of an image, you get less detailed, because it is "stretched" to fit the video on the screen. BTW: Most HDTVs are not in a position to change formats if youAnother thing that the RCA / SVHS hook up anyway.
I think everyone would be happier with this HDTV!
Philips 32PF5320 32-Inch Widescreen LCD HD-Ready TV Feature
- 32-inch LCD TV with CableCard slot for digital cable; measures 36.7 x 21.65 x 8.75 inches (WxHxD) with tabletop stand
- 1366 x 768-pixel resolution, 18 ms response time, 500 cd/m2 brightness rating, and 600:1 contrast ratio
- 3D comb filter eliminates cross-color, cross-luminance and dot-crawl distortion; Digital Crystal Clear video processing
- Inputs: 2 composite, 2 S-Video, 1 component, 1 HDMI, 1 RF, 1 PC VGA
- Two stereo speakers, 15 watts apiece (30 watts total)
Philips 32PF5320 32-Inch Widescreen LCD HD-Ready TV Overview
Here is a wonderful new TV that not only gives you great picture and sound but also modern styling and quality finish. It features Digital Crystal Clear for natural, vivid images and Virtual Dolby Surround for superb audio.
Philips 32PF5320 32-Inch Widescreen LCD HD-Ready TV Specifications
Save space and enjoy a wonderfully vivid picture with the stylish, 32-inch Philips 32PF5320 widescreen LCD TV, a great choice for small- to medium-sized living rooms. It has a built-in 181-channel NTSC tuner for standard television broadcasts and is capable of displaying crisp high definition video with an optional HD receiver. This set can also double as a PC monitor, and with its Picture-in-Graphics small window in the main picture, you can simultaneously view your PC’s desktop as you watch television programming. This set includes a tabletop stand, but it’s also wall-mountable with optional kit (VESA compatible–200mm x 100mm).
The 32PF5320 has a 1366 x 768-pixel resolution, 176-degree viewing angle, very fast 18 ms (millisecond) response time (great for sports), a 500 cd/m2 (candela per square meter) brightness rating, and an 600:1 contrast ratio. (The higher the contrast ratio, the greater a TV’s ability to display subtle color details and not get washed out by ambient room light.) Other features include Philips Digital Crystal Clear video processing chip (for optimal color, contrast, and sharpness levels), an anti-reflection coated screen, auto volume leveler, adjustable color temperature and sharpness, sleep timer, and V-Chip parental controls.
The 3D comb filter separates brightness and color signals better in 3D domain to eliminate cross-color, cross-luminance and dot-crawl distortion. It performs field-by-field comparisons of the television image to accurately separate the color from the black-and-white information and remove both horizontally and vertically hanging dots, as well as dot crawl, resulting in a razor sharp image. This set also performs 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal, too–a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. To adapt 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video, frames in the original movie must be duplicated; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this duplication by removing the redundant information to display a frame-accurate picture.
The Active Control function uniquely and intelligently optimizes picture quality by measuring and analyzing the incoming signal to automatically adjust picture quality settings. Active Control with Light Sensor uses a sensor to adjust the picture brightness depending on the room light conditions.
This TV has two built-in stereo speakers that produce 15 watts per channel (for 30 watts of total power), and can produce Dolby Digital virtual surround sound, emulating a 5.1-channel sound field from just two speakers. It also offers the following connections:
- Composite AV (RCA) In: 2 (1 side)
- S-Video In: 2 (1 side)
- Component Video In (Y PB PR): 1
- HDMI In: 2
- RF In: 1
- PC Audio In: 1
- PC VGA In: 1
- Headphone: 1
Tech Talk
HDMI — HDMI makes an uncompressed digital RGB connection from the source to the screen. By eliminating conversion to an analog signal, it delivers an unblemished image. The non-degraded signal reduces flicker and leads to a clearer picture. HDMI intelligently communicates the highest output resolution with the source device. The HDMI input is fully backward compatible with DVI sources but includes digital audio. HDMI uses HDCP copy protection.
What’s in the Box
LCD TV, remote control (with batteries), tabletop stand, power cord, printed operating instructions
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Great TV…at first, then…big problems! – tekwar – USA
Developed after 10 months of perfect representation of this bug TV. First, the image would be used starting BLK / WHT and cycling would increase the power of color. Then 2.5 months later, when the performance, not starting noise, too bright picture, a collapse, then its lights, but the picture is BLK / WHT. After 4 minutes, the picture returns to normal.
Philips TVs have quality problems. Do a search on YouTube or Google and you'll find many other Philips consumer dissatisfaction.
Great TV couple of irritations – Daniel Bennett – Minneapolis, USA
I had this picture for one year. As a European ex-pat now living in the United States, I wanted something that is multi-voltage and multi (so I was not burdened with a large PC monitor on my return), and was the only screen that my requirements . meet
Really pleased with the quality and functionality. Disadvantages:
* Is) AV switching a bit of a festival button – not compatible with some multiple remote controls (including, ironically, RC9800I Philips)
*) Howreported by others in HD mode, the screen for a few seconds when "overloaded" with a traffic light – this is especially true of CSI, when the cameras are flashing. I tried different cables to nothing.
* Non-detect) very strongly about the HDMI – often, that I did 80 for the DVD of a crank have LG LDA-511
That's frustrating that all these elements can be removed in software – but it seems that there is an easy way to update the firmware.
So, overallTV-quality versatile rear left with a few simple mistakes.
Now that’s what I’m talking about !!! – Turd Ferguson – usa
If I bought last week, when Sam and I am amazed at the picture, esp. HD. Vizio resumed after a piece of shit, that's the same. I installed one in my family in the cellar, and it also serves as a computer monitor. I only regret that they did not have a room for us!
Good budget model, a couple of flaws – R. Mundell – New York, NY
I bought this model because it works on U.S. and European voltages and both PAL and NTSC signals, which do not have a characteristic of many other models.
The image is very much on the HD channels, but they show defects on the NTSC channels on my digital box (let's face it – there is a big difference in picture quality between these two broadcast standards)! I recommend this TV for anyone who does not have an HD source.
PIP does not work only with certain inputs, butBig deal.
PC-VGA input is not so sharp, so fantastic, but this is not recommended as the primary monitor. Although 1024×768 is the official supported the resolution of the VGA input, I adjust my PC input to 1366×768 @ 60Hz and it works well.Note that there is some bleed over between HD component input and VGA output – if VGA cable connected is, it has a small picture and sound interference when you see the source HD.
The speakers are not very strong and this is unfortunately notremovable. I think surround sound amplifiers instead.
The HD component input has a "bug", the results on the screen goes blank for half a second (with an error "unsupported resolution") when a bright flash on the screen in HD resolution. I bought an HDMI cable and the problem solved, but it could be a problem if you do not have HD source with HDMI output have.
Overall, there is a large TV with excellent picture quality with HD input and a good price. AndMulti-voltage support is helpful if you could some time abroad.
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