42" Plasma TV

42PF9956 /37

Technical specifications

Picture

Screen Size: 42” (107cm)

Visible Screen Size: 107cm

Aspect ratio:Widescreen

Display: Plasma panel

Resolution: 1024 x 1024i

Brightness: 1100 cd/m2

Contrast Ratio: 1000:1

Viewing Angles 160H/160V

Anti-Aging Circuit

Anti Reflex Coated Screen

Progressive Scan

Digital Natural Motion

Digital Crystal Clear

Jagged Line Suppression

3D Combfilter

Active Control Plus+ with Light Sensor

Widescreen Plus

Sound

Sound Power: 2x15 W RMS

Virtual Dolby Surround

2 woofers with wOOx and 2 dome tweeters

Digital Signal Processing

TV as Center Speaker Mode

Ease of Use

Plug & Play

120 channels (cable and terrestrial)

Auto Tuning & Channel Installation ATS

Compass Graphical User Interface

Backlit Controls

RC 4306 Universal RC for VCR/DVD/DVD-R/SAT/ CABLE/AMP

6 Widescreen Modes

Subtitle and Heading Shift

Auto Format/Auto Screen Fit (incl.WSSB)

Picture Freeze

Direct Program List

6 Smart Picture Settings

4 Smart Sound Settings

Smart Clock/On & Sleep Timer (240min.)

Smart Lock (Child lock + Parental Control)

Vchip Parental Control

Information

• Closed Captioning full text

connectors

MONITOR

R

Pr/R

Y/G

V

Pr

Y

R

L

Pb/B

VIDEO

H

Pb

VIDEO

L

Connections

Side Connectors: S-Video Y/C in Video CVBS in (cinch) Audio L/R in (cinch) Headphones out (3,5mm jack)

AV 1: Component Video in YPbPr (1, 2, 3Fh auto ranging),Y/C and CVBS in,

Audio L/R (cinch)

AV 2: Component Video in YPbPr or RGB/HV (1, 2, 3Fh),Y/C and CVBS in,Audio L/R (cinch)

AV 3: HDMI (Digital Stream, SP DIF, DVI com- patible),Audio L/R in (cinch)

Monitor out CVBS (cinch),Audio L/R (cinch)

Audio out L/R (cinch)

Center Channel in (cinch) for connection to a Home Cinema system

Subwoofer out (cinch)

Reception

Tuning-system: PLL Digital Tuning

Tuner: VHF, UHF, S-Channel, Hyperband

Aerial Input: 75 Ohm Coaxial (F-type)

TV System: NTSC

Video Playback: NTSC

Supported Display Resolutions

Standard

Resolution

Refresh Rate

VGA

640 x 480

60Hz

SVGA

800 x 600

60Hz

Video Formats

 

 

640 x 480i@60Hz

– 1Fh

640 x 480p@60Hz

– 2Fh

720 x 576i@50Hz

– 1Fh

720 x 576p@50Hz

– 2Fh

1920 x 1080i@50 & 60Hz

– 2Fh

1920 x 1152i@50Hz

– 2Fh

Miscellaneous

Ambient Temperature +5/+40°C

Mains:AC 110-120V, 60Hz

Power Consumption:

Normal Operation 450W, Stand by <2W

Set Weight : ±95.6 lbs.

Weight Incl. Packaging: ±119 lbs.

Set Dimension (WxHxD): 43.5"W x 30.6"H x 3.9"D

Box Dimension (WxHxD): 46.9"W x 38"H x 11.7"D

HDMI to DVI conversion cable included

Wall mounting brackets included

Designer table top stand included

Vesa standard

UPC 0 37849 94591 9

Date of issue 2004-05-13

Printed in USA 2004-05-21

Dolby and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories Licensing, Inc.

Specifications are subject to change without notice. Trademarks owned by Royal Philips Electronics.

2004 © Royal Philips Electronics - All rights reserved.

Product highlights

Flat, Slim, Wide

True flat multimedia TV which can be mounted on the wall like a painting.

Plasma Panel

State-of-the-art plasma screen technology enabling brillant flicker-free picture with optimum brightness and superb colors.

Digital Natural Motion

Philips invented Digital Natural Motion to eliminate jud- dering effects that are visible with moving picture content. Digital Natural Motion estimates motion in the picture and corrects juddering movements in both broadcast and movie material (DVD). Smooth motion reproduction and excellent sharpness are the result.

Digital Crystal Clear

A unique package of picture innovations including Combfilter, Dynamic Contrast, Color Enhancement and Luminance Transient Processing. Digital Crystal Clear, using 10 bit processing, offers 30% more contrast, natural col- ors and a high level of detail.

Active Control Plus+

Active Control Plus+ automatically analyzes, 50 times per second, the incoming signal and adjusts the key picture settings on Sharpness, Digital Noise Reduction, Color and Contrast.The ambient light sensor adjusts the settings according to the viewing conditions in the room. Active Control Plus+ thus offers the best possible picture settings any time, any source.

Virtual Dolby Surround

Dolby processing circuitry for an enhanced cinema sur- round sound effect without the need for rear speakers.

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Philips 42PF9956/37 manual Picture, Sound, Ease of Use, Information, Connections, Reception, Supported Display Resolutions

42PF9956/37 specifications

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