In wrapping this review up we're clearly bound to point out that at the best part of three grand, the 42PFL9900D is prohibitively if not grotesquely expensive for a 42in flat TV. But then the 42PFL9900D is no ordinary 42in TV, as its dazzling if divisive design and matchless feature count make it more like something we'd expect to see from B&O than a mainstream brand.
In the end, since we're not your bank manager, all we can do is tell you that a) the Ambilight Spectra/Light Frame system found on this Aurea TV works really well once you've ‘tamed' it and got used to it, and b) the TV also happens to produce mind-bogglingly good picture quality. And these two reasons are more than enough to warrant us making the 42PFL9900D very much a Recommended product no matter how much it costs.Read full review
Overall
9/10
By John Archer
Reviewed 05 January 2008
Updated 05 February 2011