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    42PF9730A/37

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    42PF9730A/37

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    Enjoy the ultimate viewing experience with this Philips integrated HDTV with Pixel Plus 2 HD, Ambilight and the latest LCD technology. Share music and photos via the built-in USB and memory-card reader. See all benefits

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    Turn up your viewing experience

    Enjoy the ultimate viewing experience with this Philips integrated HDTV with Pixel Plus 2 HD, Ambilight and the latest LCD technology. Share music and photos via the built-in USB and memory-card reader. See all benefits

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    with Pixel Plus 2 HD and Ambilight

    • 107cm (42")
    • LCD

    Pixel Plus 2 HD for great details, depth and clarity

    Pixel Plus 2 HD offers the unique combination of ultimate sharpness, natural detail, increased depth, vivid colors and smooth and natural motion from standard TV, High Definition signals and multimedia sources. Each pixel of the incoming picture is enhanced to better match the surrounding pixels, resulting in a more natural picture. Artifacts in compressed multimedia content are detected and reduced, ensuring that the picture is clean and razor sharp. Digital noise reduction ensures that the picture is perfectly smooth yet razor sharp.

    Full-color ambient lighting enhances the viewing experience

    The full-color ambient lights offers you relaxed viewing and a unique ambiance via a soft light glow on the walls surrounding the TV. Research has shown that watching television with adapted ambient lighting promotes more relaxed TV viewing. the Ambilight colors automatically adapt to the images on the screen to add a new sensation to the viewing experience. The light can also be switched to fixed colors or various shades of white. In standby mode, the lights can be operated to any color and create a unique ambiance in the room.

    HDMI input for full digital HD connection in one cable

    HDMI input for full digital HD connection in one cable

    HDMI makes an uncompressed digital RGB connection from the source to the screen. By eliminating conversion to an analog signal, it delivers an unblemished image. The non-degraded signal reduces flicker and leads to a clearer picture. HDMI intelligently communicates the highest output resolution with the source device. The HDMI input is fully backward compatible with DVI sources but includes digital audio. HDMI uses HDCP copy protection.

    HD LCD WXGA display, with a 1366 x 768p resolution

    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.

    Integrated HDTV and CableCARD for unrivalled picture quality

    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.

    Enjoy HDTV that's truer than anything you've seen before

    HDTV delivers exceptional picture quality and real movie-viewing experience that makes television more dynamic, truer than anything you've seen before. It is the latest and best television signal available. It features picture quality more than twice that of traditional analog broadcasts. In order to effectively maximize the HDTV signal, a television must incorporate advanced signal input connectivity and circuitry design.

    Active Control with Light Sensor optimizes picture quality

    Active Control is a unique and intelligent way of optimizing picture quality by measuring and analyzing the incoming signal to automatically adjust picture quality settings. Active Control with Light Sensor uses a sensor to adjust the picture brightness depending on the room light conditions.

    USB and Memory-Card slot for instantly playing multimedia

    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) and Multi Media Card. Simply plug the memory card into slot at the side of the TV, and access 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).

    Technical Specifications

    • Picture/Display

      Aspect ratio
      16:9
      Contrast ratio (typical)
      500:1
      Response time (typical)
      8  ms
      Viewing angle (horizontal)
      176  degree
      Viewing angle (vertical)
      176  degree
      Diagonal screen size (inch)
      42  inch
      Diagonal screen size (metric)
      107  cm
      Panel resolution
      1366 x 768p
      Picture enhancement
      • Pixel Plus 2 HD
      • Dynamic contrast enhancement
      • 3D Combfilter
      • Active Control + Light sensor
      • Jagged Line Suppression
      • Progressive scan
      • Widescreen Plus
      Brightness
      400  cd/m²
      Dynamic screen contrast
      3500:1
      Color cabinet
      Pearl White Silver (11092)
      Display screen type
      LCD WXGA Active Matrix TFT
      Screen enhancement
      Anti-Reflection coated screen
    • Supported Display Resolution

      Computer formats
      • 640 x 480, 60Hz
      • 800 x 600, 60Hz
      • 1024 x 768, 60Hz
      • 1366 x 768, 60Hz
      Video Formats
      • 1280 x 720p - 3Fh
      • 1920 x 1080i - 2Fh
      • 640 x 480i - 1Fh
      • 640 x 480p - 2Fh
      • 720 x 576i - 1Fh
      • 720 x 576p - 2Fh
    • Sound

      Output power (RMS)
      2x15W
      Sound System
      Virtual Dolby Digital
      Sound Enhancement
      • Auto Volume Leveler
      • Digital Signal Processing
      • Graphic Equaliser
      • Dynamic Bass Enhancement
    • Loudspeakers

      Built-in speakers
      2
    • Convenience

      Child Protection
      Child Lock+Parental Control
      Clock
      Smart Clock
      Ease of Use
      • Channel list
      • Delta Volume per preset
      • On Screen Display
      • Side Control
      • Smart Picture
      • Smart Sound
      Remote Control
      • Amp
      • CBL
      • DVD
      • DVD-R
      • Sat
      • STB (Set-Top Box)
      • VCR
      • Universal and Learnable
      Screen Format Adjustments
      • 7 Widescreen Modes
      • Auto Format
      • Subtitle and Heading Shift
      Ease of Installation
      • Automatic Tuning System (ATS)
      • Autostore
      • PLL Digital Tuning
      • Plug & Play
      Remote control type
      RC4318
      Teletext
      Closed Captioning Full Text
      Picture in Picture
      HDMI-Component PIP
    • Multimedia Applications

      Multimedia connections
      USB
      Playback Formats
      • MP3
      • Slideshow files (.alb)
      • JPEG Still pictures
      Digital Content Management
      Digital Media Reader
      Memory Card Types
      • Compact Flash type I
      • Compact Flash type II
      • Memory Stick
      • Microdrive
      • MultiMedia Card (MMC)
      • Secure Digital Card (SD)
      • Smart Media Card
    • Tuner/Reception/Transmission

      Aerial Input
      75 ohm F-type
      TV system
      • ATSC
      • NTSC
      Video Playback
      NTSC
      Cable
      • Unscrambled Digital Cable QAM
      • Digital Cable Ready CableCARD
    • Connectivity

      Other connections
      • Monitor out, CVBS, L/R (cinch)
      • S/PDIF in (coaxial)
      • S/PDIF out (coaxial)
      • Cable Card Interface
      AV 1
      • (1, 2, 3Fh autoranging)
      • Audio L/R in
      • Component Video in
      • CVBS in
      • RGB+H/V
      • YPbPr
      • Y/C
      AV 2
      • Audio L/R in
      • CVBS
      • Y/C
      AV 3
      • (1, 2, 3Fh autoranging)
      • S/PDIF digital coaxial
      • YPbPr
      AV 4
      HDMI
      AV 5
      HDMI
      Front / Side connections
      • Audio L/R in
      • CVBS in
      • Headphone Out
      • S-video in
      • 2x USB
    • Power

      Mains power
      AC 110-120V (+/-10%)
      Power consumption
      292  W
      Standby power consumption
      <2
      Ambient temperature
      5 °C to 40 °C
    • Dimensions

      Product weight (lb)
      77.2  lb
      Wall mount compatible
      800 x 400 mm
      Product dimension (WxDxH) inch
      48.8 x 26.8 x 4.1"  inch
    • Accessories

      Included accessories
      Table top stand
    • Ambilight

      Ambilight Features
      • 2 Channel Left/Right control
      • Auto adaptive to video content
      Color Settings
      Full Multi Color
      Dimming Function
      Manual and via Light Sensor
      Preset modes
      • 4 Active Adaptive modes
      • 2 Preset & 1 Personal color

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    • Table top stand

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