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Originally Posted by Mackem Perhaps not quite as good a viewing angle as my previous Hitachi 32LD7200 but not bad by any means. I certainly don't recognise your description of 'as soon as you moved of centre'. You have to be at such an acute angle that you wouldn't conceivably be watching the set from there anyway. The acceptable viewing angle also seems to be greater when watching HD than SD broadcasts.
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Ambilight is on. With my 37PF9830 I find that the blacks will turn greyish as soon as you move off centre. The 32PF9830 is better, but the 37PF9830 is hopeless with regards to black levels/viewing angles. The backlight is just too bright. If the whole screen is supposed to be black, you can turn the brightness & contrast right down to zero and the screen will still look slightly greyish in a dimly lit room. I suspect this years Philips models are using a new generation/make of TFT panel. I am interested in the 42PF9831, but it impossible to properly evaluate these displays in somewhere like John Lewis where they have bright lighting.