Phillips 42" Plasma/LCD??

Snow Martian · 15-02-2008, 09:23

PHILIPS 42PFP5532D/05
http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/p....do?sku=394122

Philips 42PFL5522D
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-42PF...3401_as_img_7/

Philips 42PFL7662D
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-42PF...3401_as_txt_8/

Anyone else on here have these TV's or any experience of them?

stud u like · 15-02-2008, 09:25

I would not buy Phillips. They are nothing but trouble.

I had a Phillips television set in the past and it stopped working after a year.

I have Samsung or LG at the moment.

sancheeez · 15-02-2008, 09:29

My mate returned his 42" Phillips plasma last weekend as the picture had started getitng blue haze all over it and the engineer said he'd probably be left without a TV for up to 2 months if he let Phillips take it away to repair it.

His lasted less than a year.

he got a Sharp LCD instead.

I wouldn't touch a Phillips with a barge pole myself. Far too many problems reported with their TV's.

Personally, I'd go with Pioneer (if you can afford one!), Sony, Panasonic or maybe Sharp.

Steve3948 · 14-03-2008, 08:28

Well I had a 42" Philips Plasma for 2 years.
Some times I would switch on and get sound from one channel and audio from another.
I then started getting the TV switching itself straight back off after bringing it out of stand-bye, this got progressively worse as time went on.
In the end I had to keep unplugging it from the mains to get it to work again.

A capacitor was replaced on the power board to correct this, as Philips had said the complete power board was no longer available.

I decided to write to Philips and to be fair they offered to replace my TV for the 42PFL7662D which is LCD.

As my TV was a Plasma I was not sure to except, but then looking at the specs and the fact the Plasma was 2 years old, the LCD looked the better option, so I accepted.

Been using the LCD for 3 days now and the picture quality is very good, crisp and clear.

I just hope they have revamped the power boards.

ianmac40 · 15-03-2008, 14:47

Just to try and balance things I have had Philips TV's for years with no problems, still have the 36" CRT which is working as good as new(although a bit big for bedroom !) Currently have a 42" LCD (about a year) and I'm very pleased with it. Great picture/sound quality and the features are good to.

15-02-2008, 09:23	#1
Snow Martian Inactive Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Polar Mars Posts: 190	Phillips 42" Plasma/LCD?? PHILIPS 42PFP5532D/05 http://www.comet.co.uk/cometbrowse/p....do?sku=394122 Philips 42PFL5522D http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-42PF...3401_as_img_7/ Philips 42PFL7662D http://www.amazon.co.uk/Philips-42PF...3401_as_txt_8/ Anyone else on here have these TV's or any experience of them?

15-02-2008, 09:25	#2
stud u like Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Sunny Side Of The Street Posts: 40,105	I would not buy Phillips. They are nothing but trouble. I had a Phillips television set in the past and it stopped working after a year. I have Samsung or LG at the moment.

15-02-2008, 09:29	#3
sancheeez Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 6,762	My mate returned his 42" Phillips plasma last weekend as the picture had started getitng blue haze all over it and the engineer said he'd probably be left without a TV for up to 2 months if he let Phillips take it away to repair it. His lasted less than a year. he got a Sharp LCD instead. I wouldn't touch a Phillips with a barge pole myself. Far too many problems reported with their TV's. Personally, I'd go with Pioneer (if you can afford one!), Sony, Panasonic or maybe Sharp.

14-03-2008, 08:28	#4
Steve3948 Forum Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Swindon Posts: 97	Well I had a 42" Philips Plasma for 2 years. Some times I would switch on and get sound from one channel and audio from another. I then started getting the TV switching itself straight back off after bringing it out of stand-bye, this got progressively worse as time went on. In the end I had to keep unplugging it from the mains to get it to work again. A capacitor was replaced on the power board to correct this, as Philips had said the complete power board was no longer available. I decided to write to Philips and to be fair they offered to replace my TV for the 42PFL7662D which is LCD. As my TV was a Plasma I was not sure to except, but then looking at the specs and the fact the Plasma was 2 years old, the LCD looked the better option, so I accepted. Been using the LCD for 3 days now and the picture quality is very good, crisp and clear. I just hope they have revamped the power boards.

15-03-2008, 14:47	#5
ianmac40 Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Plymouth Posts: 207	Just to try and balance things I have had Philips TV's for years with no problems, still have the 36" CRT which is working as good as new(although a bit big for bedroom !) Currently have a 42" LCD (about a year) and I'm very pleased with it. Great picture/sound quality and the features are good to.

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