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Originally Posted by chambeaj 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. |
Just checked the spec for the 42PF9831 to see if it had manual back light adjustment to help alleviate the black level issues you describe but alas, no. The 37PF9631 doesn't either and yes, there are some occasions when I would probably turn it down if it had that facilty. Blacks can look a little navy at times, rather than grey as you describe but I haven't found it much of an issue. And as I say, the viewing angle before it 'washes out' is pretty decent. You certainly don't have to be sitting in a 'sweet spot'. Understand what you say about not being able to properly assess a set in a shop environment. Some specialist shops such as Sevenoaks have a 'dark' room set up. Might be worthwhile checking if there's anything like that in your area.
I'm quite surprised you're considering another Philips, given that you've been pretty vocal in your criticism of them? All I can say is that I'm very happy with my 37PF9631 and 2 months down the line, it doesn't seem to suffer from any of the issues reported for the 9830 series.... touch wood!