Philips PFL9632 Series LCD TV(32",37",42",47",52")

Using image processing and Philips' Ambilight technologies, the picture quality on the 47PFL9632D is extraordinary. This TV produces levels of sharpness, purity, motion clarity and fluidity that, for its price range, are unprecedented in the LCD world. Le...

Picture quality is generally outstanding; great looks; Ambilight; good connectivity; immense feature count

Requires care at setup stage; occasional processing artefacts

Philips appears to have thrown everything but the kitchen sink at producing better pictures from the 47PFL9632D -- and its efforts have paid off handsomely in the form of some of the best big screen LCD pictures to date. Add this to the TV's great looks a...

You could see the light with Philips' Cineos 42PFL9632D. With Ambilight technology improving blacks and colours on the screen, you'll get a refined and detailed picture with this flat panel TV. Plus, you'll hear decent quality sound for day-to-day viewing...

Picture quality; sound quality, styling; Ambilight

Price; lack of PC input; picture processing looks bad at times

The Philips Cineos 42PFL9632D is a great TV with superb picture quality and the addition of Ambilight -- if you like that sort of thing. Our only major complaint is that some of the picture processing distorts the otherwise excellent image quality

The 52-inch Philips Cineos 52PFL9632D models impresses, and not just with its Ambilight technology. It boasts plenty of connectivity and its 'Full HD' resolution means that every pixel of HD DVD and Blu-ray movies is on display. Feed it a diet of hi-def a...

Excellent motion handling and black levels; hi-def connectivity

No PC input; 4:3 material often has to be stretched out

If big, beautiful hi-def pictures are what you're after, this 52-incher delivers the goods. Bold but realistic colours, strong black levels and the smoothest motion we've seen on an LCD, married with good connectivity and design, make this one of the fine...

The Philips 32PFL9632D is a 32-inch LCD TV that produces excellent high-definition picture quality, clear and smooth motion and great colour reproduction. It has plenty of connections, is easy to use and is very well designed. This could possibly be the b...

Excellent motion, colour reproduction and noise reduction; brilliantly clear hi-def pictures; good connectivity; easy to use

Not a full 1080p screen; pricey

Yes, the Philips 32PFL9632D is one of the pricier 32-inch models around, but if you want your hi-def images to look as clean, clear and crisp as possible then this is currently the best TV in its class. The addition of Ambilight and a wide range of connec...

Philips' Ambilight-gone-wild Aurea HDTV may be getting the lion's share of attention right now, but it's worth sparing a thought for the other models in the company's range, like the Philips 52PFL9632D - a largely wonderful 52-incher, that actually works

Stunning pictures, Great value for money, Excellent connectivity

Basic audio, Trimmed-down Ambilight

Big on screen and big on price, but the HD picture quality is to die for

The Philips 52PFL9632D manages to elevate hi-def's glorious pictures to new levels of enjoyment

Ambilight; impressive connectivity and feature count

Processing makes pictures flat and artificial

Many new LCD TVs are now using similar technology, but Philips' implementation seems a notch higher than its rivals', as moving objects remain cleaner and sharper than we've seen before, and there is no smearing evident over fast-moving shots

The Philips 47PLF9632D looks great with its gloss black bodywork and stereo Ambilight system

Impressive feature set; 3 HDMIs; Outstanding pictures

Some ghosting on images

That said, these are puny prices to pay for all the big-screen benefits the Perfect Pixel Engine delivers for the vast majority of your viewing time

Bigger really is better when it comes to Philips' Cineos 52PFL9632D/10 LCD TV.

The bigger Philips' PFL9632D TVs get, the more we like them. So given that the 52PFL9632D is the largest set in the range, you don't have to be a rocket scientist to figure out that we like it a lot. A very lot. Try one for yourself and see if you don't a...

The 47PFL9632D is a great showcase for Philips LCD processing prowess

Picture clarity; Traditional Ambilight; Connectivity

The processing is occasionally caught out by small, fast-moving objects; Care needed with setup

However, there are caveats. While the TV's black level response is outstanding by mainstream LCD standards, the image loses contrast and colour quickly if you view from any significant angle, so placement is crucial

The 32in version impressed us, so can the 47in model repeat the performance?

A fearsomely sophisticated TV capable of producing pictures to die for - so long as you're committed to spending a bit more time than usual fiddling around in the copious onscreen menus.