Installation
The mere setting up of the TV makes you feel at first like IKEA. There is a small Allen wrench and an illustrated and incomplete instructions. After some Gewerkel but the foot is mounted and can also be wobble-free stand with integrated height-adjustable rubber feet further. Despite the size and the graceful foot of the TV is stable and can be rotated through an integrated joint light to the sides. When building should be given care that the unit is not further away than is 25cm from a wall, otherwise the Ambilight can not work properly.
The interior of the inner values is carried out by a nice menu semiautomatic and also for laymen quickly and easily comprehensible. I have the TV connected directly to my satellite receiver and the transmitter were actually pretty good sorted automatically. Resorting there was unnecessary for me. Even the Ambilight to fit the wall color, the sound to the environment, the integration into the home Wi-Fi etc. Everything sequentially and semi-automatic. Is also the much-recommended downloading the firmware updates on the Internet at your fingertips. One has to be really no art expert.
What is a smart and nowhere described thing that cable collectors are at the bottom. So any Various connection cables are brought down in a line, so that they do not interfere with the illumination of the wall.
Appearance
Visually, the TV is decent. The margin is narrow, the feet simple. Extravagant design are nowhere and rather finds a device that adapts to almost any style.
The remote control is the price of the device in an unworthy feel. Although the advertised "scratch-resistant high gloss back" is initially high gloss, but the best kratzest not will. Even with careful use, the first signs of wear set quickly. There only consolation that you can remotely control via iPhone, iPad and Co. and so the provided service is unnecessary.
Picture & Sound
The HD picture is wonderful, not HD is fast turnoff. The movements are smooth due to the high heart rate, colors can be set completely change depending on your preference either profiles or. The format adapts to factory settings automatically, but can be manually also readjusted. I've never needed it.
The sound is for a TV okay. But I've also heard better competing products. Real coronation gets the whole package probably only with a home theater system.
3D and Ambilight
The secret highlight of this TV is its award-winning 3D technology.
Until now, each tested 3D film was here compatible and impressive. The depth can be customized. The effects are impressive, the technique works. Really cool is that the TV also "normal" 2D images into 3D in real time, so can transform the look. This works particularly well with HD images, less good at unschärferem non-HD picture.
The effect is less that "something comes your way", but rather that one has the impression one would look through a window at a real scene.
The glasses are passive 3D glasses and come without its own power supply. They are light and not interfere with the look. Here are 4 pieces, so that may also be the same multiple it looked going.
The really nice picture impression is reinforced by the Ambilight and the, I call it "window effect", it is well worth it to buy a Philips TV with Ambilight and 3D. The Ambilight works best when the room is otherwise dark. Also it can be used as a lamp in the "lounge" function to use when the TV. Who the colorful flickering to hectic is the Ambilight can also adjust carrier or completely left constant in one color. The beautiful window effect but so does not reach.
Another great effect of 3D is that arcade Spile of games consoles, that is, those where else a screen division is made, be converted by the TV 3D standard so that both players see with the help of 3D glasses each have their own arcade image in full screen , This has the disadvantage that you can not so easily can peek at the enemy, but the advantage of a giant image.
SmartTV
The TV has an integrated WLAN module and an Ethernet Amschluss so it can be easily integrated into the home network. But one that he has a few minutes to give to the network to connect at startup. If this is done does not require the TV always a perk to enter the wireless key. If WPA is quite annoying in the long run and man can do a favor and just wait.
If the TV once online, a variety of smart apps can use, browse media libraries verscheidenden transmitter Downen software updates, Skype (with addition to erwerbendem module) surfing etc. Basically, I have a nice computer and kill the online core business from there. Nevertheless, it is to use a relief sometimes just online content on the television.
Still on the subject SmartTv heard the "Guide". The "Guide" is a telephone program guide which is somehow concerned by the transmitters. This allows not only an overview of the TV program, see, but also program recordings. This is means to be connected external hard drive that is formatted by the TV so that you can work with it and watched only by and on TV. Transforming that content on a computer is not possible. I worried my Seagate Expansion Portable External Hard Drive 1TB STBX1000200 (6.4 cm (2.5 inches), USB 3.0). Unfortunately, the playing of the recorded content has been a few times does not work for me. This is annoying, because you're just the bosses but watch. I hope that this will place on future software updates. What positively stands out that unlike other manufacturers and HD content can be fast-forwarded. A spontaneous stopping of the program is possible, what I use it frequently.
We managed the "Media Manager". This is based on the famous "Twonky" and can be downloaded from the Philips website. The Serial obtained once you've registered his device with Philips. I call that good service and performance. This costs otherwise some Euro. This allows you to stream media content from the computer to the television. This works well with my Apple computer very good in all tested to date formats. A disadvantage is that these contents halt must be on the computer and the computer also must be permanently on. Once there, the automatic hibernation sets first layer.
Compatibility
Compatibility may have unfortunately not the way I wanted for myself as Mac users me. External hard drives or storage works are recognized only in FAT, FAT32 or NTFS format. Mac OS Journaled stays there unfortunately without support. Now I can not rephrase my external hard drive in FAT32 because as the maximum file size 4GB and NTFS are supported by Mac only for eternal fumbling.
Also, not all formats are that are applied on a USB flash drive support. M4A includes, for example, among other things. MKV and AVI are the effect usually recognized. What incomprehensible, but probably a typical Philips problem seems to be for me, is that video with DTS soundtrack be played without sound. Remedy has given me the little program "REMUX".
This actual unnecessary because pure software problems I must first circumvent that I use the above-mentioned media server to stream my media content.
If the USB slots used on the side, you should get a small USB flash drive, such as the Sandisk Cruzer Fit 32GB USB 2.0 Memory Stick down, because otherwise ugly shadows are cast on the illuminated wall.
The Software
Software has always been and jeh not Philips strength. The setup procedure was still good, from then you have to bring high tolerance limits. However, it was already much
So the mentioned compatibility problems and irregularities in records are annoying. Even if the TV simply crashes times and with black picture shows no reaction is more frustrating. That does not always happen, but 1-2 times a week.
The most positive thing is the Philips support which patiently Online question and answer is. What use the entries will be shown with the next firmware update.
Workmanship
The processing of the cheap-looking remote control has already been discussed, the TV itself is at least for me with smaller weaknesses. Thus smaller Klebereste found on the glass, the small blackened edge has two bright dots on. Everything is not serious but annoying in this Preissegement.
Otherwise, the device seems very valuable in feel and look.
Conclusion
All in all I am delighted with regard to the core virtues and 3D and Ambilight on the TV and as a Mac user disappointed with lack of compatibility and as a general user appalled by the software.
With a pressure-closed eye for the really class image and the Ambillight what I always wrings anew amazement I recommend the product with above limitations on, hoping for clarifying firmware updates and forgiving 4 stars.
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