The 37 inch Philips 37PFL7605 continues the company's emphasis on technological innovation by including many features that cannot be found in similar models from other companies. The mid ranged 7000 series of Philips televisions have a number of good features at a reasonable price point. Although the television strangely lacks a few expected features, Philips has still equipped it with state of the art technologies.
The television needs some minor assembly before it can be used. Assembly is easy, requiring a screwdriver to attach the television to its stand, although it can also be wall mounted. It is apparent that Philips hoped to achieve a sleekly modern design with the 37PFL7605, giving it a matte gray frame and rounded edges. Because its LED back light is placed on the edge, the television is very thin. While the television looks great, the same cannot be said about the remote control. While the oval shaped remote control is comfortable to hold, Philips has not given it enough buttons. On top of that, the ones that are there are not labeled, making the user guess what button does what. Accessing the 37PFL7605's clunky menu system with the poorly designed remote is also a challenge, requiring several pushes of the buttons to change minor settings.
LED edge back lighting is the best new feature that the 37PFL7605 has. Because normal LCD televisions have rear back lights, they are comparably thick when placed side by side to an edge lit LED television. By incorporating LED edge lighting into the design of the 37PFL7605, Philips achieved very thin profile with this model. The television also includes a technology called Ambilight Spectra 2. Designed to emit the same colors that are on the screen to the perimeter of the television and onto the walls, Ambilight Spectra 2 hopes to make the viewing experience more immersive. Finally, Philips has included its Pixel Precise HD technology, which allows the television to display up to 4 trillion colors on the screen at once. Philips has strangely decided not to include a Free view HD tuner with this model.
As far as picture quality goes, the 37PFL7605 shines. The colors are vibrant and bright and the images are crisp and detailed, thanks to the 37PFL7605's 1080p native resolution. Many televisions have a problem with blurriness during fast motion sequences, but the 37PFL7605 is free of this problem thanks to its 100 HZ LCD with 2 ms response time.
Because of the myriad of connectivity ports, the 37PFL7605 can be incorporated into any setup easily. Included in the design of the 37PFL7605 are an SCART port, component video inputs, Ethernet port, 3 HDMI slots, and a USB port. Because most of the slots point downwards, mounting the television to a wall is more convenient than with most televisions.
By connecting the television to a home network, users can access the internet with the Ethernet port. Other devices on the network can stream media files to the television using a feature called DLNA. Also, users can connect to Net TV, which allows access to video sharing sites like YouTube.
The Philips 37PFL7605 provides a good amount of features for its price point, which will appeal to many shoppers.
| Price : $65.19 | Post Date : Dec 22, 2011 16:15:25
