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Experience great picture and sound quality with this full HD 1080p display. So easy to enjoy, with high quality standards, you can be sure that you make the right choice with this PHILIPS Flat TV.

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Clearly a smart choice

With easy to use and future proof technology.

  • 107cm (42")
  • Full HD 1080p

Full HD LCD display, with a 1920x1080p resolution

The Full HD screen has the widescreen resolution of 1920 x 1080p. This is the highest resolution of HD sources for the best possible picture quality. It is fully future proof as it supports 1080p signals from all sources, including the most recent like Blu-ray and advanced HD game consoles. The signal processing is extensively upgraded to support this much higher signal quality and resolution. It produces brilliant flicker-free progressive scan pictures with superb brightness and colors.

Digital Crystal Clear for detail depth and clarity

Digital Crystal Clear is a package of picture innovations that digitally adjusts and optimizes picture quality to optimal contrast, color and sharpness levels. It's like watching vivid cinema-like images.

Incredible Surround for enhanced audio enjoyment

Incredible Surround is an audio technology from Philips that dramatically magnifies the sound field to immerse you in the audio. Using state-of-the-art electronic phase shifting, Incredible Surround mixes sounds from left and right in such a way that it expands the virtual distance between the two speakers. This wider spread greatly enhances the stereo effect and creates a more natural sound dimension. Incredible Surround allows you to experience total surround with greater depth and width of sound, without the use of additional speakers.

Dynamic contrast 30000:1 for incredible rich black details

Dynamic contrast 30000:1 for incredible rich black details

You want the LCD flat display with the highest contrast and most vibrant images. Philips advanced video processing combined with unique extreme dimming and backlight boosting technology results in vibrant images. Dynamic Contrast will increase the contrast with excellent blacklevel and accurate rendition of dark shades and colors. It gives a bright, lifelike picture with high contrast and vibrant colors.

2 HDMI inputs with Easylink for a full HD connection

2 HDMI inputs with Easylink for a full HD connection

EasyLink uses the HDMI CEC industry standard protocol to share functionality between connected devices and the TV. With Easylink only one remote control is needed to operate main functionalities on your TV and connected devices. HDMI makes an uncompressed digital RGB connection from the source to the screen for the ultimate picture quality. HDMI uses HDCP copy protection. With 1 HDMI input on the back and 1 HDMI on the side of the TV you can connect multiple HD sources, for instance an HD settop box, a Blu-ray player, and Game Console or Digital Camcorder.

PC-input allows you to use your TV as a PC monitor

PC-input allows you to use your TV as a PC monitor

With PC input you can use your TV as a PC monitor either using a HDMI-DVI cable/converter (for digital signals) or VGA cable (for analog signals).

Smart Picture and Smart Sound to personalize your viewing

Smart Picture and Smart Sound to personalize your viewing

Philips preset modes for Smart Picture and Smart Sound provide you with direct access via a single key on the remote control. You can select optimized picture and sound settings for the various picture and sound modes.

Active Control optimizes picture quality whatever the source

Active Control optimizes picture quality whatever the source

Active Control ensure that noise and sharpness improvements are continuously made at a rate of 60 times per second. By continually adjusting picture setting over 3,000 times per minute, Active Control Plus ensures that the viewing experience is optimized.

Native cinema mode for real movie experience

Native cinema mode for real movie experience

Movies and many prime time TV programs are captured at 24 frames per second (24p). Without changing the frames processing of the film, the TV displays movie content exactly at 24 frames per second, hencing recreating the exact same motion effect film producers have intended.

Dynamic Bass Enhancement for cinematic sound

Dynamic Bass Enhancement for cinematic sound

By using digital sound processing, DBE dynamically enhances the bass notes according to your personal wishes. Plus, since it is volume sensitive, the sound is always free from low-end distortion.
Technical Specifications

  • Picture/Display

    Aspect ratio

    Widescreen

    Diagonal screen size (inch)

    42  inch

    Diagonal screen size (metric)

    107  cm

    Brightness

    400  cd/m²

    Picture enhancement

    • 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull down

    • 3D Combfilter

    • Active Control

    • Color Enhancement

    • Digital Crystal Clear

    • Dynamic contrast enhancement

    • Jagged Line Suppression

    • Sharpness Adjustment

    • Dynamic Noise Reduction

    • 2D/3D noise reduction

    • 1080p 24/25/30Hz processing

    • 1080p 50/60Hz processing

    Display screen type

    LCD Full HD W-UXGA Act. matrix

    Panel resolution

    1920x1080p

    Response time (typical)

    8  ms

    Viewing angle

    178º (H) / 178º (V)

    Screen enhancement

    Semi-glare

  • Supported Display Resolution

    Computer formats

    • 640 x 480, 60, 72, 75, 85Hz

    • 800 x 600, 60, 72, 75, 85Hz

    • 1024 x 768, 60, 70, 75, 85Hz

    • 1280 x 768, 60Hz

    • 1280 x 1024, 60Hz

    • 1360 x 768, 60Hz

    • Via HDMI/DVI input,

    Video formats

    • 480i, 60Hz

    • 480p, 60Hz

    • 576i, 50Hz

    • 576p, 50Hz

    • 720p, 50, 60Hz

    • 1080i, 50, 60Hz

    • 1080p, 24, 25, 30, 50, 60Hz

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Technical Specifications

  • Picture/Display

    Aspect ratio

    Widescreen

    Diagonal screen size (inch)

    42  inch

    Diagonal screen size (metric)

    107  cm

    Brightness

    400  cd/m²

    Picture enhancement

    • 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull down

    • 3D Combfilter

    • Active Control

    • Color Enhancement

    • Digital Crystal Clear

    • Dynamic contrast enhancement

    • Jagged Line Suppression

    • Sharpness Adjustment

    • Dynamic Noise Reduction

    • 2D/3D noise reduction

    • 1080p 24/25/30Hz processing

    • 1080p 50/60Hz processing

    Display screen type

    LCD Full HD W-UXGA Act. matrix

    Panel resolution

    1920x1080p

    Response time (typical)

    8  ms

    Viewing angle

    178º (H) / 178º (V)

    Screen enhancement

    Semi-glare

  • Supported Display Resolution

    Computer formats

    • 640 x 480, 60, 72, 75, 85Hz

    • 800 x 600, 60, 72, 75, 85Hz

    • 1024 x 768, 60, 70, 75, 85Hz

    • 1280 x 768, 60Hz

    • 1280 x 1024, 60Hz

    • 1360 x 768, 60Hz

    • Via HDMI/DVI input,

    Video formats

    • 480i, 60Hz

    • 480p, 60Hz

    • 576i, 50Hz

    • 576p, 50Hz

    • 720p, 50, 60Hz

    • 1080i, 50, 60Hz

    • 1080p, 24, 25, 30, 50, 60Hz

  • Tuner/Reception/Transmission

    Aerial Input

    75 ohm coaxial (IEC75)

    Tuner bands

    • Hyperband

    • S-Channel

    • UHF

    • VHF

    TV system

    • PAL B/G

    • PAL D/K

    Number of Preset Channels

    99

    Video Playback

    • NTSC

    • PAL

  • Convenience

    Child Protection

    Child Lock+Parental Control

    Ease of Installation

    • Autostore

    • Fine Tuning

    • PLL Digital Tuning

    • Plug & Play

    • Program Name

    • Sorting

    Ease of Use

    • Auto Volume Leveller (AVL)

    • Graphical User Interface

    • On Screen Display

    • Side Control

    • Smart Picture

    • Smart Sound

    • EasyLink

    Clock

    • On main display

    • Sleep Timer

    • Wake up Clock

    • Wake Up Timer

    Connection Enhancement

    Easy link

    Screen Format Adjustments

    • 4:3

    • Movie expand 14:9

    • Movie expand 16:9

    • Subtitle Zoom

    • Super Zoom

    • Widescreen

    Remote Control

    TV

    Remote control type

    PF01A09B

    Signal strength indication

    Yes

    Teletext

    1000 page Smart Text

    On-Screen Display languages

    • Arabic

    • English

    • French

    • Thai

    • Traditional Chinese

    Firmware upgradeable

    Firmware upgradeable via USB

    Teletext enhancements

    4 favourite pages

  • Sound

    Output power (RMS)

    2 x 8W

    Sound Enhancement

    • Auto Volume Leveler

    • Dynamic Bass Enhancement

    • Incredible Surround

    • Treble and Bass Control

    Sound System

    • Mono

    • Nicam Stereo

    • Stereo

  • Loudspeakers

    Built-in speakers

    2

  • Connectivity

    AV 1

    • Audio L/R in

    • YPbPr

    AV 2

    • Audio L/R in

    • YPbPr

    AV 3

    • Audio L/R in

    • CVBS in

    EasyLink (HDMI-CEC)

    • One touch play

    • EasyLink

    • System standby

    Front / Side connections

    • HDMI v1.3

    • CVBS in

    • Audio L/R in

    • Headphone Out

    HDMI 1

    HDMI v1.3

    Other connections

    • Monitor out, CVBS, L/R (cinch)

    • PC-in VGA + Audio L/R in

  • Power

    Mains power

    110-240V; 50-60Hz

    Ambient temperature

    5 °C to 40 °C

    Power consumption

    198  W

    Standby power consumption

    0.30 W

  • Accessories

    Included accessories

    • Table top stand

    • Power cord

    • Quick start guide

    • User Manual

    • Remote Control

    • 2 x AAA Batteries

    User Manual

    • Arabic

    • English

    • French

    • Thai

    • Traditional Chinese

  • Dimensions

    Box depth

    270  mm

    Box height

    827  mm

    Box width

    1302  mm

    Product weight

    16.1  kg

    Set Width

    1026  mm

    Set width (with stand)

    1026  mm

    Wall mount compatible

    400 x 400 mm

    Set Height

    667  mm

    Weight incl. Packaging

    26.5  kg

    Set Depth

    83  mm

    Set height (with stand)

    728  mm

    Set depth (with stand)

    265  mm

    Product weight (+stand)

    18.5  kg