Full-HD in the smallest space

The Philips 32PFL9603D is the first 32-incher with full HD resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. In the test, he had to prove that something brings full HD even at this size.

When viewing HD TV shows, Blu-ray movies or digicam photos is the high resolution of television clearly noticeable: the presentation is very sharp and contrasty, the colors work of course. Normal TV pictures in the PAL format, however, appear not so brilliant, but still good for LCD / TV ratios.

Top values
Our visual impression confirm the measured values of the display: so far no 32-inch LCD could shine with a maximum contrast of 7.475: 1. The high contrast arises however because the screen dark image automatically reduces the backlight. But also the checkerboard contrast appear white and black squares in an image is really good with 162: 1. Less beautiful: in standard mode the image looks very grainy. Preferably, we liked the "Movie" mode. Here, the image appears correctly crisp sharp.

Everything in it, all off
The TV has a network port and a built-in streaming client, called by Philips media gateway. So you can send images, videos and MP3s on your home network to the TV. Actually there's a beautiful thing, but in the B Note withdrawal: the Philips understands only on JPEG, MPEG2 and MP3 formats. He just ignored everything else. For the interfaces, there is nothing to gripe: among other four HDMI 1.3 inputs and two SCART sockets allow the various to player.

Very user friendly
The dial on the remote control to control the menu reacts so sensitive so that you easily shoot over the target. Otherwise, the ergonomics is almost perfectly: there are comprehensive help texts, wizards facilitate the picture and sound settings. Also the TV helps connect other devices and set up the (Universal) remote control of devices such as a DVD player.

Conclusion
The Philips 32PFL9603D is an imaginative, high-quality TV with super image and a top facilities. Only the operation of the remote control requires some practice and the streaming client formats supported are more expandable. The price however worthy of criticism: 1.250 euro are simply too expensive for a 32-incher - even if he is as good as the 32PFL9603D.

Alternative
Panasonic TX-32LX70F although no full-HD resolution, shows very good images with a maximum resolution of 1,366 x 768 pixels. 780 Euros it costs significantly less than the Philips TV.