To broaden our TV roundup, we asked manufacturers to lend us models under 30 inches.  For Philips, the PFL5522D series seemed well suited for testing and we received their 20 inch for evaluation.  One surprise in opening the box: it is different from other PFL5522Ds in that it displays in 4/3 format and isn't HD compatible.
 
For this reason, we were surprised to see the HDMI inputs which therefore have very little interest because they only take 576p.  It should be said that this 20 inch isn’t really suited for movie use but rather as a backup TV in a small room (office or kitchen).

Unfortunately, the narrow viewing angles oblige the viewer to be directly in front of the TV for the best image, otherwise black quickly turns mauve.  As for colors, they were catastrophic in presettings but become excellent if we take the time to adjust to Natural mode which changes color temperature to Warm.


We tested a DVD which confirmed the defects and qualities measured with the sensor: colors are excellent, viewing angles are small and contrast isn't very accentuated at 369:1 (our measurement).  In addition, we noticed a grid like effect on the panel, probably due to an excessive pitch, the space between pixels.

Sharpness was very good which is normal because the definition of the panel is close to that of the DVD and doesn’t require too much rescaling.