Buks
01-07-2012, 10:46 AM
Hello,
Because I wanted the best picture possible, and, after a bad experience with another brand, no hassle whatsoever, I bought the most expensive model. However, the picture quality is not always as I think it should be.
In HD scenes that contain contrasting patterns that are part white (stripes, but also pebble beaches or black hair of which some hairs shine) the picture flickers badly. The white parts of the pattern go on and off. It is as if the TV cannot decide whether they should be white/bright or not.
I did a search and came up with this post:
http://www.supportforum.philips.com/en/showthread.php?1413-46PFL9705-image-problems
And a similar problem seems to be described here:
http://www.supportforum.philips.com/en/showthread.php?1892-PFL9705-New-%28and-Old%29-Bug-List-Collection&highlight=flicker
They seem not to describe the exact, but still similar, problems.
I contacted Philips, but the guy who came by admitted that it looks odd, and that his own, cheaper non-Philips TV does not do it, but that the flickering is normal for this TV.
"I don't know how to repair it, therefore it is not a defect", he said - amazing logic...
Indeed, they brought another TV that showed the same symptoms. But bear in mind that they are a repair outfit and that a TV in their possession is likely to have issues.
My question: is it true that Philips' top model cannot properly display white/bright parts of patterns in HD scenes, but flickers?
Oh, and yes, I updated to the latest firmware.
Because I wanted the best picture possible, and, after a bad experience with another brand, no hassle whatsoever, I bought the most expensive model. However, the picture quality is not always as I think it should be.
In HD scenes that contain contrasting patterns that are part white (stripes, but also pebble beaches or black hair of which some hairs shine) the picture flickers badly. The white parts of the pattern go on and off. It is as if the TV cannot decide whether they should be white/bright or not.
I did a search and came up with this post:
http://www.supportforum.philips.com/en/showthread.php?1413-46PFL9705-image-problems
And a similar problem seems to be described here:
http://www.supportforum.philips.com/en/showthread.php?1892-PFL9705-New-%28and-Old%29-Bug-List-Collection&highlight=flicker
They seem not to describe the exact, but still similar, problems.
I contacted Philips, but the guy who came by admitted that it looks odd, and that his own, cheaper non-Philips TV does not do it, but that the flickering is normal for this TV.
"I don't know how to repair it, therefore it is not a defect", he said - amazing logic...
Indeed, they brought another TV that showed the same symptoms. But bear in mind that they are a repair outfit and that a TV in their possession is likely to have issues.
My question: is it true that Philips' top model cannot properly display white/bright parts of patterns in HD scenes, but flickers?
Oh, and yes, I updated to the latest firmware.