Compare Prices : Philips 50PF7521D

Review summary: This monstrous screen with its stylish glossy black bezel wouldn't embarrass a screen twice as expensive

Pros: Great price, Features aplenty

Cons: Some picture noise

Verdict: Also, SD handling results in an excessive reduction in various picture elements, including sharpness, colour toning and noise levels - not least because this version of Pixel Plus generates more side effects with lower-quality sources

Review summary: The 50PF7521D is not a bad looker for such a cheapie

Pros: Superb value, Easy to set up and use

Cons: Issues when switching from SD to HD, Some dithering visible under motion

Verdict: The dithering effect occurs more frequently during standard-def viewing, with which we also noticed that while the older generation of Pixel Plus at work certainly makes standard-def pictures look sharp, it also makes them look a touch grainy. Plus ...

Review summary: Uniquely expansive though Philips' flat TV range is, we still didn't expect to find this premium manufacturer providing such a cheap 50-inch plasma option. But we're certainly not complaining - as long as the £1,300 50PF7521D isn't rubbish, of course

Pros: Price that's hard to beat, Reasonable features, Surprising HD pictures

Cons: Problems with skin tones

Verdict: This 50-inch plasma TV breaks new pricing ground - and the compromises aren't as hard to swallow as you would think