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flat HDTV

Philips 42PF9830A37

Features

  • 2-channel active Ambilight enhances the viewing experience
  • HD LCD WXGA display, with a 1366 x 768p resolution
  • Integrated HDTV and CableCARD for unrivalled picture quality
  • Enjoy HDTV that's truer than anything you've seen before

Quick Specs

  • Type: Television
  • Style: LCD
  • Active Matrix: Yes
  • Width: 48.8"
  • Height: 4.1"
  • Depth: 26.8"
  • Energy Star Rated: No
  • Screen Size: 42"
  • Max Resolution: 1080I
  • Contrast Ratio: 3500:1
  • WiFi Connected: No

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Image Feature

2-channel active Ambilight enhances the viewing experience

Ambilight makes an impressive contribution to the overall viewing experience by producing ambient light to complement the colors and light intensity of the on-screen image. It adds a new dimension to the viewing experience, completely immersing you into the content you are watching. It creates ambiance, stimulates more relaxed viewing, and improves perceived picture detail, contrast and color. Ambilight automatically and independently adapts its colors according to the changing content on the screen.

Image Feature

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.

2-channel active Ambilight enhances the viewing experience Ambilight makes an impressive contribution to the overall viewing experience by producing ambient light to complement the colors and light intensity of the on-screen image. It adds a new dimension to the viewing experience, completely immersing you into the content you are watching. It creates ambiance, stimulates more relaxed viewing, and improves perceived picture detail, contrast and color. Ambilight automatically and independently adapts its colors according to the changing content on the screen.

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.

Matching design stand with motorized swivel included The high-quality stand is designed specifically for this TV, and facilitates easy placement of your Flat TV without drilling holes in the wall. Enjoy the finger-tip convenience of finding the best viewing angle and the magic effect of the motorized swivel operated by the TV's remote control. It rotates over a total range of 60 degrees (30 degrees each side), with memory positions for the central-, and 'previous position'. Invisible Cable management is included in the back. This stand is designed to fit on the matching accessory floorstand.

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).

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.

Features

  • 2-channel active Ambilight enhances the viewing experience
  • HD LCD WXGA display, with a 1366 x 768p resolution
  • Integrated HDTV and CableCARD for unrivalled picture quality
  • Enjoy HDTV that's truer than anything you've seen before
  • Matching design stand with motorized swivel included
  • USB and Memory-Card slot for instantly playing multimedia
  • HDMI input for full digital HD connection in one cable
Picture/Display
Aspect ratio 16:9
Brightness 550 cd/m
Dynamic screen contrast 3500:1
Color cabinet Pearl - White Silver (11092)
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
Display screen type LCD WXGA Active Matrix TFT
Panel resolution 1366 x 768p
Picture enhancement
  • 3D Combfilter
  • Active Control + Light sensor
  • Dynamic contrast enhancement
  • Jagged Line Suppression
  • Pixel Plus 2 HD
  • Progressive scan
  • Widescreen Plus
Screen enhancement Anti-Reflection coated screen
Ambilight
Ambilight Features
  • 2 Channel Left/Right control
  • Ambilight 2 Channel
  • 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
Supported Display Resolution
Computer formats
  • 640 x 480, 60Hz
  • 800 x 600, 60Hz
  • 1024 x 768, 60Hz
Video Formats
  • 640 x 480i - 1Fh
  • 640 x 480p - 2Fh
  • 720 x 576i - 1Fh
  • 720 x 576p - 2Fh
  • 1280 x 720p - 3Fh
  • 1920 x 1080i - 2Fh
Sound
Output power (RMS) 2x15W
Sound Enhancement
  • Auto Volume Leveller
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Dynamic Bass Enhancement
  • Graphic Equaliser
Sound System Virtual Dolby Digital
Loudspeakers
Built-in speakers 2
Multimedia Applications
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
Multimedia connections USB
Playback Formats
  • JPEG Still pictures
  • MP3
  • Slideshow files (.alb)
Tuner/Reception/Transmission
Aerial Input 75 ohm F-type
Cable
  • Unscrambled Digital Cable -QAM
  • Digital Cable Ready CableCARD
TV system
  • ATSC
  • NTSC
Video Playback NTSC
Connectivity
AV 1
  • (1, 2, 3Fh autoranging)
  • Audio L/R in
  • Component Video in
  • CVBS in
  • RGB+H/V
  • Y/C
  • YPbPr
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
  • Multi-slot memory card reader
Other connections
  • Monitor out, CVBS, L/R (cinch)
  • S/PDIF in (coaxial)
  • S/PDIF out (coaxial)
  • Cable Card Interface
Convenience
Child Protection Child Lock+Parental Control
Clock Smart Clock
Ease of Installation
  • Automatic Tuning System (ATS)
  • Autostore
  • PLL Digital Tuning
  • Plug & Play
Ease of Use
  • Channel list
  • Delta Volume per preset
  • On Screen Display
  • Side Control
  • Smart Picture
  • Smart Sound
Picture in Picture HDMI-Component PIP
Remote Control
  • Amp
  • CBL
  • DVD
  • DVD-R
  • Sat
  • STB (Set-Top Box)
  • Universal and Learnable
  • VCR
Remote control type RC4318
Screen Format Adjustments
  • 7 Widescreen Modes
  • Auto Format
  • Subtitle and Heading Shift
Teletext Closed Captioning Full Text
Accessories
Included accessories Motorised RC swivel stand
Dimensions
Product dimension (WxDxH) inch 48.8 x 26.8 x 4.1"
Weight incl. Packaging (lb) tbc
Product weight (lb) 77.2
VESA wall mount compatible 800 x 400 mm
Power
Ambient temperature 5 °C to 40 °C
Mains power AC 110 - 120 V +/- 10%
Power consumption 154 W
Standby power consumption <2W

Quick Specs


  • Appearance

  • Type: Television
  • Style: LCD
  • Active Matrix: Yes

  • Dimensions

  • Width: 48.8"
  • Height: 4.1"
  • Depth: 26.8"

  • Features

  • Energy Star Rated: No

  • Size

  • Screen Size: 42"

  • Panel

  • Max Resolution: 1080I
  • Contrast Ratio: 3500:1
  • WiFi Connected: No