Compare Prices : Philips 42PF9831

Review summary: Older screen, but in its day a super screen at a super price, though it's large

Pros: Fantastic picture quality ; Ambilight technology is easy on the eye ; fairly cheap considering its size

Cons: It is a bit of a heffer, though

Verdict: Our only concern is the size of the unit. All of these technological advances mean that the 42PF9831D is unusually large €" we've seen 50in plasmas of more diminutive dimensions

Review summary: Philips' Ambilight range goes supersized.

Pros: Excellent black levels; Great standard and Hi-Def picture quality; Ambilight Full Surround gives it real "wow" factor

Cons: Odd-looking white backing board; No clear LCD for Hi-Def material

Verdict: The best jumbo LCD telly around

Review summary: The 42PF9831D will look great in your living room

Pros: Original and outstanding appearance, Speedy reaction times

Cons: Expensive

Verdict: While the 42PF9831D might be expensive, but the money gets you a sumptuous LCD TV that you'll be proud to have as the centrepiece of your lounge

Review summary: The two flagship models from Philips, the PF9831D and the PF9731D only accept up to 1080i material, but the latter has a higher resolution of 1920x1080. We are going to look at the 42-inch PF9831D today, with its exclusive Ambilight Full Surround, ...

Pros: Unique design. Well built, Sleek remote control ; The ethereal Ambilight Full Surround ; Pixel Plus 3 HD, Clear LCD enhances Standard Definition material ; No significant motion blur ; Bright images, Flexible viewing (in brightly lit conditions) ; ...

Cons: Expensive ; Average black levels ; Black and white level clipping ; Native resolution 1366x768 ; Limited to 1080i source input ; Minor loss of detail and sharpness from 1080i source ; Below average viewing angle 90 degrees ; Video deinterlacing ...

Verdict: The Philips 42PF9831DBuy this for £0.00 at Dixons Use code '5TV' for £0.00 discount brings to viewers all the major benefits of modern LCD TVs; unique design, brighter images, flexible viewing at all hours and no reflections off screen. While it may ...