42PF9731D/37

Flat HDTV with Pixel Plus 3 HD and Ambilight Surround

42" LCD digital cable ready

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Issue date 2008-11-15
Version: 5.0.14
12 NC: 8670 000 23438
UPC: 6 09585 11380 0
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Electronics N.V. or their respective owners.
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LCD WXGA display, 1366 x 768p
This WXGA display with state-of-the-art LCD screen
technology gives you widescreen HD resolution of 1366
x 768p pixels. It produces brilliant flicker-free progressive
scan pictures with optimum brightness and superb colors.
This vibrant and sharp image will provide you with an
enhanced viewing experience.
Digital Cable Ready
The CableCARD is a removable card distributed by the
cable providers that is inserted in the TV. This enables the
“Plug-and-Play DTV” functionality as agreed between
cable operators and consumer electronics manufacturers.
It allows the decoding of encrypted or scrambled content
delivered from the cable system. CableCARD functionality
includes conditional access and copy protection. A
CableCARD-enabled television without a CableCARD
inserted receives high-definition standard TV broadcasts.
When a CableCARD is inserted, the television receives
high-value high-definition, cable programming.
Pixel Plus 3 HD
Pixe l Pl us 3 H D o ffe rs th e un ique combination of ultimate
sharpness, natural detail, vivid colors and smooth natural
motion on all qualities of HD, standard TV signals and
multimedia content, for high definition displays. Each
pixel of the incoming picture is enhanced to better match
the surrounding pixels, resulting in a more natural
picture. Artifacts and noise in all sources from multimedia
to standard TV and also in highly compressed HD are
detected and reduced ensuring that the picture is clean
and razor sharp.
Clear LCD
Clear LCD creates extreme motion sharpness for clear
and vibrant images even with fast on-screen motion. The
high refresh rates of the scanning backlight technology
increases the sharpness of motion reproduction to more
than twice that of normal LCD (measured in Perceived
Blurr-Edge-Width; BEW). On top it creates a higher
dynamic contrast and an increased viewing angle. The
unique Philips technology brings motion sharpness of LCD
displays to an unprecedented level, better than any other
Flat display technology.
Ambilight Surround
With lights surrounding the picture Ambilight 3 makes an
impressive contribution to the overall viewing experience
with ambient light on 3 sides to complement the colors
and light intensity of the image on screen. It creates
ambiance, stimulates more relaxed viewing, and
improves perceived picture detail, contrast and color.
Ambilight 3 automatically and independently adapts the
colors of each screenside according to the changing
content on the screen. With the 3rd Ambilight the top of
the picture is now fully surrounded, completely immersing
you into the content.
Bypacked swivel stand
For maximum freedom of placement, this high-quality
stand is designed specifically for this TV, and allows easy
placement of your Flat TV without drilling holes in the
wall. Enj oy t he b est v iew ing ang le w ith the con ven ien ce o f
the 40 de grees o f swiv el (20 degre es eac h side ). Inv isibl e
cable management is included in the back. This stand fits
seamlessly on the matching accessory floorstand.
USB and Memory Card slot
Instantaneously view and share your movies, photos and
music. The Memory Card slot will accept cards of type
Compact Flash I and II, Memory Stick, SD Card / Mini SD
Card, Smart Media, Micro Drive (up to 2 GB) a nd Multi
Media Card. Simply plug the memory card into slot at the
side of the TV , and acce ss the multimedia files stored on
the card. The USB connector allows access to multimedia
files of most USB-sticks and most digital cameras (USB
memory-class device).