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Philips 37PFL9632 - 37" Widescreen 1080P Full HD LCD TV - With Ambilight & Freeview | 
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| Brand: Philips
Category: CE
This item is no longer available
Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 73850
Media: Electronics
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 37
Shipping Weight (lbs): 77.2
Dimensions (in): 72.4 x 374 x 266.5
MPN: 37PFL9632D/10
Model: 37PFL9632D/10
EAN: 8710895992404
ASIN: B000UX3HS4
Release Date: October 11, 2007
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| Customer Reviews:
Fabulous TV March 11, 2008
Philip Wesley
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This really is a superb TV.
I love the ambilight feature although I thought it would be a gimmick before I bought the set. I would not be without it now.
I was sure I would need an HD input to get a really good picture but was really surprised at just how good most programs look on the set using only standard definition input TV and sky signals.
HD 1080p input (upscaled by DVD player) look incredible.
I love this set.
The best LCD TV available? September 23, 2007
Mr. Mischief (Guernsey)
60 out of 60 found this review helpful
LCD televisions have come down in price recently and a TV needs to be either cheap or of excellent quality to make a splash in an over-saturated market. The 37PFL9632D couldn't really be considered cheap when compared to some sets out there, so it's fortunate that it delivers a really excellent picture. The feed from my PS3, both from hi-def games and up-scaled DVDs, is nothing short of fantastic.
It's apparent from early on that the range of dark colours available in the TV's palette is extremely impressive - the variation between shadows in forest scenes is really good whilst the blackness of space in sci-fi films really does appear black rather than the grey you'd normally associate with an LCD. At the other end of the spectrum, colours are bright and clear without being overly gaudy, and with no solarisation evident on high-contrast images.
However, it still seems that LCD still has a way to go with contrast levels - the 9632 does a great job in some scenes but not so good in others, with some dark areas still coming off as grey. In Stargate Atlantis, the dark of the city interior and of the military uniforms occasionally seem greyer than I would have liked. The dynamic contrast setting seems to be the main culprit, changing contrast levels to compensate for the image on screen, but this has the effect of increasing and decreasing the brightness of the entire picture as the image changes, which proves somewhat distracting. A torch light in a dark room is a great example, where the setting causes the contrast on the whole screen to change, brightening both the light itself and the surrounding darkness. Turning the setting off just lightens the image, which is hardly ideal. Nevertheless, if you don't mind playing around with the set's numerous picture settings, you can achieve the picture you want, just be prepared to work for it.
My old Philips CRT often blurred the image (particularly when showing fast-moving, light images against a dark background), but the 100Hz technology in the 9632 does a great job of sorting this out, with no hint of ghosting or motion blur at all. My CRT was also guilty of an arguably worse crime than blurring, that of smudging the image; this was particularly noticeable in peoples' faces where detail was almost non-existent. Again, the 9632 doesn't do this at all - the resolution is exceptional and you can see every piece of detail in the image, this being particularly noticeable with PS3 games.
Feeds from standard-definition sources are extremely impressive and perhaps the best I've seen from any HD-ready TV. The 9632 has to upscale the 576-line image to fit into its 1080-line screen although this doesn't seem to have as much effect on the quality of the picture as you might have thought. Colours remain vibrant and black levels retain their darkness, even when compared with high-definition, although the image is, understandably, slightly less sharp; as with any modern television, the 9632 will work better if you throw a high-quality feed at it. Even with the drop in resolution when compared with high-definition sources, the picture is almost certainly the best I've seen from an LCD.
The Ambilight feature has a lot of fans and, having used it for a time, I can see why. The light projected onto the back wall produces a 'buffer zone' between the image and the surrounding room, which not only serves to reduce the strain on your eyes, it also make the picture seem larger and more expansive than it is; it actually makes you feel like you're more a part of the action as opposed to watching from a distance. You only have to turn the Ambilight off when watching a film to see what a difference it makes to the viewing experience.
Philips also include a USB slot in the 9632, enabling you to view JPEG images or listen to MP3 files stored on a flash drive. Although this is an inclusion that will probably be of little use to me, it's a handy addition to an already feature-packed set and there will no doubt be some people who find a use for it.
The sound, whilst perhaps not up to the same standard as the picture, is nevertheless pretty impressive. The speakers are hidden behind a small grill under the screen and are barely visible, but still push out a fair bit of volume; high and mid-range sounds are good although the bass boost doesn't work as well as I would have liked. Nevertheless, they're still better than I would have expected and if you're thinking about buying this TV, you may well already have your own dedicated surround sound amplifier and speakers any way.
Having had the 9632 in regular use for a few months now, and despite what could be seen as shortcomings in the contrast department, I can nevertheless say that it is (for the moment at least) the best LCD I've seen, bar none.
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