REVIEW: Philips 42PFL8404H/12 Part 9

Contents:IntroductionScope of supplyDesign and mechanicsConnectorsControls and menusMenuRemote controlIntegrated media playerTV reception and search for programNetTVEquippment used for testingMeasurement and calibrationBlack levelGrayscaleGammaBrightnessCIE diagramBrightness distributionRecommended settingsTest resultsImage qualitySD signal42PFL8404H as a PC monitorSound qualityConclusion

Test results

Tests   Dead pixels: None Screen uniformity: Very good Overscanning on HDMI: 0 % Blacker than black test: Passed Levels of black: 0,06 cd/m2 Stability level of black: Stable in Cinema mode Primary colors: Good, green and blue emphasised, red slightly crvena overemphasised Secondary colors: Good magenta, cyan and yellow Scaling: Very good on progressive channels Video mode deinterlacing: Excellent Film mode deinterlacing: Did not pass 3:2/ 2:2 cadence on all resolutions Viewing angles: Very good with slight change of contrast, gamma and colours Motion resolution: 1.080 lines Digital Noise Reduction: Good, very slight HD noise Sharpness: Good, inline with FullHD resolution Posterization Very good 1080p/24: Accepts 1080p/24 video signal; no telecine judder Input lag: 40 ms comparing to CRT TV Heating   Temperature of the panel (lower, middle and upper region): 34,2°; 40,7°; 42° Temperature on top of the TV: 38,9° - 46,7° Ambient temperature: 27,0° Energy consumption   DVB-T HDTV Promo (calibrated): 114 - 121 W Blu-ray film (calibrated): 181 - 195 W Standby: < 1 W Ambilight in Standby: 25 - 27 W Ambilight during TV turned on: ca. 2 W (results included in the above values)

When watching TV programs (either SD or HD) consumption ranged from 114 to 121 W, while viewing Blu-ray films increased the ranged from ca. 185 to 191 W. Ambilight adds 1-2 W to the overall value, while Standby mode consumes 25 to 27 W, depending on the colours it displays.

Image quality

After the calibration the Philips 42PFL8404H simply shines when it’s offered HD content. For an LCD TV blacks are very good, the shadows are realistic and without blurriness, which we determine in many scenes Batman: the Dark Knight movie on Blu-ray. It is also confirmed in the movie Lady in the Water, in particular in a short flight sequence over the night sky at the end of the film where contrast and shades of shadow truly show the best of this TV.

Scene from: "Batman - The Dark Knight".

To check how vividly this TV represents human skin, we looked at the images of Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 720p resolution, which shows many shades of human skin. Again we were charmed by the quality of blacks, especially on the face of singer Usher, which gave a lot to the realistic appearance of this whole material.

Scene from: "Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show".

Sharpness is also very good thanks to 1:1 pixel mapping, and film lovers will be happy with the fact that the 42PFL8404H had no problem showing an image at 1080p / 24 Hz. We tried to watch a Blu-ray movie with the HD Natural Motion system turned on, but the film did not look so good, with frequent accelerations and decelerations and visible artifacts around fast objects. The HRT HD Promo looked great, so great that we caught ourselves watching it over and over again and admiring the quality of picture and sound.

Contents:IntroductionScope of supplyDesign and mechanicsConnectorsControls and menusMenuRemote controlIntegrated media playerTV reception and search for programNetTVEquippment used for testingMeasurement and calibrationBlack levelGrayscaleGammaBrightnessCIE diagramBrightness distributionRecommended settingsTest resultsImage qualitySD signal42PFL8404H as a PC monitorSound qualityConclusion

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