No one and nothing is perfect.

Yes, I believe that I now even my "mustard" for this Philips TV has to add.
I have the unit on Amazon purchases, but this does not matter, since it is about the device and not to Amazon.
We now have the equipment 2 months.
I especially emphasize we, as my wife was the trigger to buy a new TV.
Yes, there is also such a thing.
Our TV was in front of the Philips 55 PFL 8007th
So the predecessor of this here.
We had him for 1 year only.
But in one year, my wife is soon desperate.
The TV did what he wanted and when he wanted.
Once he was overwhelmed with multiple commands, he switched off or refused to fully control, so that brought only a complete power separation in to his senses.
This was due solely to the weak processor and immature software.
What the picture and the sound was concerned, if he ran, was definitely the best of what was offered on the market for sale.
I had arranged with the little quirks, because I knew exactly what to do, if he went on strike again.
For my wife but that was all just spasm and stress.
Especially since he mostly refused its office, who ran their favorite shows.
And since I wanted to continue to live with my wife and then at some point walked me this eternal nagging at the mind, I finally gave in and agreed to a new buying one.
Although I really could not imagine that the image quality in such a short time could be decisive better.
The first thing my wife said, but not Philips again.
Point.
So after some research was left only the Samsung UE55F8090.
Legendary test results and purchase recommendations without end.
Said and done.
The unit arrived, unpacked and inspected.
Visually of course a visual treat.
Slim bezel design, stylish feet, 2 remotes.
Was outwardly Once all the best.
Now the device is connected and technically compared to our "old" 8007 Once image.
Luckily I still had him hanging on the wall.
So that was a comparison, how else has he never in retail because the TVs are always sorted by manufacturer and are never the 2 together would ultimately come into question.
Chosen so both TV and the same television program.
First HD.
Both identical, with minor differences in the representation of the skin color.
The Philips very honest and natural.
The Samsung coated towards red to yellow
As helped also no adjustment to the setting parameters.
Would nevertheless have been acceptable for me.
Now the same game with SD material, which still had most of the regional stations at this time.
And then came the disillusionment.
De internal tuner Philips prepared the incoming signal to such an extent that even the finest structures were still visible. (Sat - bowl)
Not so the Samsung.
Washy and blurred.
And what I also take this opportunity was noticed yet that the image represented always easy zoomed Samsung.
So always something imagery was lost at the edges.
It was not possible to reconcile this with a different format setting to the level of the Philips.
After this weak and sobering presentation was clear to me, a Samsung, it will never.
Even my wife had to admit that the Philips clearly showed the better picture.
Internal commands that enable a new transmitter, smart TV, etc. was again the area of ​​Samsung.
Through a built-in quad-core processor, it raced just so through the menus.
There were no refusals or complete decommissioning by the Samsung.
But that and the possibility of the small high-quality massive FB, language - and gesture control were to have available not an argument for me to keep this device.
Such a thing is an additional gimmick for me.
May be, but need not.
Ranks # 1 is the picture quality for me than a purist.
The must agree.
If this is not so, it interests me even if wash this device additionally and is the only device on the market washing and can peel potatoes.

After this comparison was for me actually clear, it can only be a Philips again.
Namely, the 8008th
My wife saw it in the meantime that.
Albeit with great skepticism, because they feared the worst.
I just meant to wait and see.
The new arrived, unpacked and once mounted on the foot.
Here the first disillusionment came when compared to its predecessor.
Cheap as it does not go cheaper.
Just a chrome bracket with a piece of black metal as a support.
Yes where the genius had remained from the last walk, at the same time this served as a wall mount and speaker?
Light incomprehensible - and perplexity with me.
But since a good piece anyway should on the wall again, it was no matter to me.
There remained only the bitter aftertaste of cutting costs at any price.
Internally thought and I hoped please no further experiments with image and software !!!
Then my wife would have been right.
But this fear vanished in an instant after I had adjusted the image, according to our preferences.
What I would not have thought possible, I saw before me.
The picture was just a tad bit sharper than the 8007th
Madness !!!
The switching times had become a bit faster.
Smart TV and Internet could still be a little faster and faster, but it fits.
Also the sound is just as good as the last device, although the speaker and woofer again bottom of the unit
are installed.
And what is the best and most important, since we have this 8008 Philips, even looks like my wife again on television.
Even today, the system has not crashed a single time or has left the service.
One notices that Philips has learned from the mistakes of the last series.
It's not all perfect, but who or what is that.
But As for the most important thing, the image quality since Philips has again upped the ante a shovel.
And that's why I can only say that there is image quality of 8008 by Philips with me in the size 55 inches, the best TV on the market is currently in because Puncto.
One should never forget why at all the television was invented in its original form.
And what is the most important thing.
The Image.
No ifs and no but.
Everything else is owed only vile accessories and the possibility of what is possible.
Therefore 5 stars for this Philips even if I'll order again trigger a storm of protest and you will prove to me the other devices are worlds better of me.
I have also seen the other top models from Sony, LG and Samsung, and more or less tested.
At the end only the Philips remained.
If so you can live with these small errors in 8008, then you should opt for the Philips, if the picture and sound are the most important one.
If one the other hand, emphasis on gadgets and gimmicks, then there are the devices from LG or Samsung.
But here you will sooner or later realize that's not all Top.

And that's why my request here.
If you buy this Philips, then you is dealing with the device and remains objective.
Often helps a new software update.
If still not all be like hoping, well then the device sends back and buys you the TV from the web thinks he can do better than the Philips.
That's not a problem.
But do not write in your frustration at some a spiritual "Dünns *****" let off steam once only.
This helps the people least of all the projects really going to buy this machine, then but by such a recession come into doubt.
I am very grateful to my wife for your month-long gripes on our old TV and the consequent new purchase.
Because I had never seen the Philips has taken a small step towards perfection in image again and even cook the accurate comparison with water and have the other manufacturers this or that problem.

Addendum of 16/01/2014

Hello to all interested parties this Philips device.
Soon I will post here my personal settings.
At the moment this is not possible because other things have priority.
I would also like these parameters can only be subjective and always refer only to the 55-inch model is equal before the stress !!!
Everyone takes and sees colors, sharpness, brightness, etc. different.
I want to order the negative recessions and this will come back, now take some of the wind out of the sails.

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