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Originally Posted by Mackem 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! |
Im very pleased with my set too! Thanks for the recomendation Makem! Have you done the firmware update on this set, to enable the 7 day EPG? And is there any way to enable some sort of auto-switch over to the HDMI inputs? Or is this just not possible with HDMI inputs? It seems silly, since the humble scart lead auto switches on an input?