But unfortunately, I now come after one week of use to many, many limitations that reduce the extremely viewing pleasure with me and alternately cause head shaking and frustration:
Here is a (presumably non-exhaustive) list of what I noticed:
1.) The Pause TV Function (shift) can be used only if HbbTV is completely disabled. So you have to decide either shift or actually self-evident for a smart TV HbbTV function. For other manufacturers me so far such a restriction is not noticed.
2.) with TV recording, the input source can not be changed, but the program has been viewed, so that the recording function is obsolete. Record TV and watch meanwhile eg. DVD / BluRay simply will not do. The Philips support has confirmed that this was done by design (?!)
For me a real killing-fact
3.) The MyRemoteApp (V3.26; Android, Samsung Galaxy S3) brings reliable with me the device when accessing the TV Guide to crash,
4.) The multiroom feature, ie TV content look on your phone, works for me because before crashing the TV
5.) The control over the MyRemoteApp is hit or miss with me, because sometimes functions are carried out, sometimes not.
6) when playing TV recordings to be changed in me the image settings (in some nichtidentifizierbares profile, so that the screen content is displayed very dark) but the picture settings via the menu can not be changed, because the menu can be called while but unfortunately no selection is possible
7.) recordings will be erased sporadically with me for no apparent reason
8.) The input from the keyboard of the remote control for me to puzzle because constantly letters either not recognized or are set several times
9.) The Ambilight settings put constantly with me back
10.) The web-based EPG takes me an incomprehensible transmitter ranking before that do not appear can be changed and, moreover, will also change constantly yet
11) In case of manual recording, ie press the "red circle" button at running television program is preset any channel with me, just not the currently set. This channel can not be changed and so the manual recording de facto can not be used.
12) In the Smart TV range but also the Internet EPG is in my advertising is displayed among others to play and apparently also to in-app purchases, so that the use of television for children is not appropriate.
13) In the App: "TV on Demand" are "often seen" with me under the preset (presumably unchangeable ?!) Rubric especially hits with erotic or violent content glorify makes available and is also shown as a thumbnail - also This eliminates the use of television by children impossible!
14) There are no options for adjusting the intensity of the 3D effect or to adjust the stereoscopic effect. I can only on-off switch it and the different modes (Top-Bottom, Side-by-side, 2D to 3D) choose.
15) In spite of "quad-core" processor is the user interface with me at least as tough as previous models
16) The increase or decrease the volume, while pressing the volume button is unbearably slow, even the repeated press of the button brings only limited improvement, because the device does not respond to any input, and the inputs assumes delayed.
Now I do not know if I caught a Monday model, it is half-baked software or in the implementation of the various functions simply other priorities were set. (:; Stand Philips website for 7800 model: 05/15/2014 Source) arg in borders For me the "perfect viewing experience" holds. The constant failure-abuse or wrong functions frustrate easily. For just any Chinese no-name vendors who brings his first award-dumping UHD model on the market, I could still muster some measure of understanding. But Philips has decades of experience. The Pause TV function and TV recordings, there are not new, which is why I expect that at least these functions are implemented meaningful.
Therefore, I can distribute only for the truly chic and stylish design and good image Stars. However, the above-mentioned limitations spoil my TV watching.
I have not purchased the equipment here but deliberately at a local electronics store.
