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Immerse yourself in a captivating Viewing Experience. Featuring LED Lux Display, MPEG4 HDTV* and the Perfect Pixel HD Engine, the TV combines Perfect Motion, Perfect Colors and Perfect Contrast with Ambilight Spectra 2

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Excite your senses

  • 107cm (42")
  • DVB-T/C MPEG4*

Ambilight Spectra 2 enhances the viewing experience

Add a new dimension to your viewing experience with Ambilight Spectra 2. This patented Philips technology enlarges the screen further by projecting a glow of light from the back of the screen onto the surrounding wall. Ambilight adjusts automatically the colour and brightness of the light surrounding the TV to match with the picture, creating an immersive viewing experience. With Ambilight Spectra 2 movies truly come to life!

Perfect Pixel HD Engine for unrivalled sharpness and clarity

Experience unrivalled sharpness and clarity with Perfect Pixel HD Engine. Each pixel of the picture is enhanced to better match the surrounding pixels, resulting in a more natural picture. The result is a unique combination of sharpness, natural detail, vivid colors superior contrast and smooth natural motion whatever you are watching. Clean and razor sharp images result from artifact and noise detection and reduction in all content sources - from multimedia to standard TV.

LED Lux Display for extreme contrast and brilliance

The LED Lux Display renders the highest available contrast with stunning brilliance and colors. The revolutionary new LED lights are used in a grid as backlight for the LCD display. Over a thousand LED's are operated selectively. They generate brilliant light in bright image areas, and are dimmed to lowest levels in dark areas and scenes. It creates an image with deepest black alongside maximum light output and color in bright areas. The result is a stunning picture with extreme contrast, sharpness and vibrant color.

Perfect Natural Motion for ultra smooth Full HD movies

Perfect Natural Motion for ultra smooth Full HD movies

Enjoy the action without any judder. Perfect Natural Motion estimates motion in the picture and corrects juddering movements in both broadcast and pre-recorded movie material (including 1080p movies and 24p True Cinema on Blu-ray and DVD). The result is even smoother and quieter pictures with excellent sharpness. Enjoy motion performance that surpasses cinema quality!

100Hz Clear LCD, 2ms performance for superb motion sharpness

100Hz Clear LCD, 2ms performance for superb motion sharpness

100Hz Clear LCD creates extreme motion sharpness. The Double Frame Rate Insertion increases the sharpness of motion reproduction to more than twice that of conventional LCD, resulting in a performance with a response time of 2 milliseconds. Now you can enjoy clear images even with fast on-screen motion.

Dynamic contrast 2.000.000:1 for ultimate brilliant images

Dynamic contrast 2.000.000:1 for ultimate brilliant images

You want the LCD flat display with the highest contrast and most vibrant images. The LED backlight offers this by a unique local dimming of the LEDs. It generates light where it is needed in the image and keeps dark areas supremely black. The excellent dimming enabled by LEDs allows an unsurpassed dynamic contrast ratio of 2.000.000:1. For the first time images are rendered with extreme deep blacks alongside vibrantly colored amazing bright sections.

HD ready 1080p for highest quality display of Full HD images

HD ready 1080p for highest quality display of Full HD images

Enjoy the exceptional picture quality of Full High Definition TV signals of HD sources like HDTV broadcast, or Blu-ray DVD. HD ready 1080p is a protected label that offers picture quality far beyond that of ordinairy HD Ready. It conforms to strict standards laid out by EICTA to offer a Full HD screen that displays the benefits of resolution and picture quality of a Full HD 1920x1080p High Definition TV signal. It has a universal connection for both analog YPbPr and uncompressed Digital connection of DVI or HDMI, supporting HDCP. It can display 1080p progressive signals at 24, 50 and 60Hz.

Wide Color Gamut LCD display for brilliant colors

Wide Color Gamut LCD display for brilliant colors

x.v.Color ensures realistic color reproduction, accurately capturing every tint, hue and depth in order to offer a wide color range that includes almost twice as many colors as sRGB color space. x.v.Color produces color variations very close to what the human eye can recognize – it even enhances/improves the quality of High Definition video material. Televisions compliant with x.v.Color will reproduce images in almost the same quality as when it was recorded.

2250 trillion colors processing

2250 trillion colors processing

Vibrant and natural images from most advanced color processing. The 17 bit color booster optimises each of the 3 color channels (RGB) , a total processing power of 2250 trillion colors. It produces more vibrant colors while retaining excellent sharpness. The advanced algorithms detect skin tones and subtle color shades, and processes these to give most natural colors.

MPEG4 HDTV reception via DVB-T and DVB-Cable tuner*

MPEG4 HDTV reception via DVB-T and DVB-Cable tuner*

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. HDTV allows you to receive high definition terrestrial broadcasted content via the built in tuner. it supports DVB-Terrestrial and DVB-Cable signals for both MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 formats. Without additional set-top box you will get an exceptional picture and sound quality.

4 HDMI inputs with Easylink for a full HD connection

4 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 3 HDMI inputs 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.
Technical Specifications

  • Ambilight

    Ambilight Features

    • Ambilight Spectra 2

    • Lounge light mode

    Ambilight light system

    LED wide color

    Dimming Function

    Manual and via Light Sensor

  • Picture/Display

    Aspect ratio

    Widescreen

    Diagonal screen size (inch)

    42  inch

    Diagonal screen size (metric)

    107  cm

    Color cabinet

    Satin Brushed Aluminium and Precision Silver

    Panel resolution

    1920x1080p

    Brightness

    500  cd/m²

    Picture enhancement

    • Perfect Pixel HD Engine

    • Perfect Natural Motion

    • Perfect Contrast

    • Perfect Colors

    • Wide color gamut display

    • 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull down

    • 3D Combfilter

    • Active Control + Light sensor

    • 100Hz Clear LCD

    • Jagged Line Suppression

    • Progressive scan

    • 1080p 24/25/30Hz processing

    • 1080p 50/60Hz processing

    • Local dimming LED backlight

    • Segmented LED backlight

    Display screen type

    • LCD Full HD W-UXGA Act. matrix

    • LED Lux Display

    Dynamic screen contrast

    2.000.000:1

    Response time (typical)

    2 (BEW equiv.)  ms

    Viewing angle

    176º (H) / 176º (V)

    Screen enhancement

    Anti-Reflection coated screen

    Color processing

    2250 trillion colors 17bit RGB

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Technical Specifications

  • Ambilight

    Ambilight Features

    • Ambilight Spectra 2

    • Lounge light mode

    Ambilight light system

    LED wide color

    Dimming Function

    Manual and via Light Sensor

  • Picture/Display

    Aspect ratio

    Widescreen

    Diagonal screen size (inch)

    42  inch

    Diagonal screen size (metric)

    107  cm

    Color cabinet

    Satin Brushed Aluminium and Precision Silver

    Panel resolution

    1920x1080p

    Brightness

    500  cd/m²

    Picture enhancement

    • Perfect Pixel HD Engine

    • Perfect Natural Motion

    • Perfect Contrast

    • Perfect Colors

    • Wide color gamut display

    • 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull down

    • 3D Combfilter

    • Active Control + Light sensor

    • 100Hz Clear LCD

    • Jagged Line Suppression

    • Progressive scan

    • 1080p 24/25/30Hz processing

    • 1080p 50/60Hz processing

    • Local dimming LED backlight

    • Segmented LED backlight

    Display screen type

    • LCD Full HD W-UXGA Act. matrix

    • LED Lux Display

    Dynamic screen contrast

    2.000.000:1

    Response time (typical)

    2 (BEW equiv.)  ms

    Viewing angle

    176º (H) / 176º (V)

    Screen enhancement

    Anti-Reflection coated screen

    Color processing

    2250 trillion colors 17bit RGB

  • Supported Display Resolution

    Computer formats

    • 640 x 480, 60Hz

    • 800 x 600, 60Hz

    • 1024 x 768, 60Hz

    • 1280 x 768, 60Hz

    • 1360 x 768, 60Hz

    • 1920 x 1080i, 60Hz

    • 1920 x 1080p, 60Hz

    Video formats

    • 480i, 60Hz

    • 480p, 60Hz

    • 576i, 50Hz

    • 576p, 50Hz

    • 720p, 50, 60Hz

    • 1080i, 50, 60Hz

    • 1080p, 24, 50, 60Hz

    • 1080p, 24, 25, 30Hz

  • Tuner/Reception/Transmission

    Aerial Input

    75 ohm coaxial (IEC75)

    Tuner bands

    • Hyperband

    • S-Channel

    • UHF

    • VHF

    TV system

    DVB COFDM 2K/8K

    Digital TV

    • DVB Terrestrial *

    • DVB-T MPEG4*

    • DVB-C MPEG4*

    Video Playback

    • NTSC

    • SECAM

    • PAL

  • Multimedia Applications

    Multimedia connections

    • Ethernet-UTP5

    • USB

    Playback Formats

    • MP3

    • Slideshow files (.alb)

    • JPEG Still pictures

    • MPEG1

    • MPEG2

  • Convenience

    Child Protection

    Child Lock+Parental Control

    Ease of Installation

    • Auto Program Naming

    • Automatic Channel Install(ACI)

    • Automatic Tuning System (ATS)

    • Autostore

    • Fine Tuning

    • PLL Digital Tuning

    • Plug & Play

    Ease of Use

    • 4 favorite lists

    • Auto Volume Leveller (AVL)

    • Delta Volume per preset

    • Graphical User Interface

    • On Screen Display

    • Program List

    • Settings assistant Wizard

    • Side Control

    Screen Format Adjustments

    • 4:3

    • Auto Format

    • Movie expand 14:9

    • Movie expand 16:9

    • Subtitle and Heading Shift

    • Super Zoom

    • Widescreen

    • unscaled (1080p dot by dot)

    Multimedia

    • Digital media reader (browser)

    • USB autobreak-in

    Electronic Program Guide

    • Now + Next EPG

    • 8 day Electronic Program Guide

    Remote Control

    • TV

    • Amp

    • DVD

    • DVD-R

    • Sat

    • STB (Set-Top Box)

    • Universal

    • HTS (Home Theater System)

    Remote control type

    RC4494

    Teletext

    1200 page Hypertext

    Firmware upgradeable

    • Firmware auto upgrade wizard

    • Firmware upgradeable via USB

    Picture in Picture

    Text dual screen

    Teletext enhancements

    • Habit Watch

    • Program information Line

    Smart mode

    • Game

    • Movie

    • Personal

    • Energy saving

    • Standard

    • Vivid

  • Sound

    Output power (RMS)

    2x15W

    Sound System

    • Virtual Dolby Digital

    • BBE

    Sound Enhancement

    • Auto Volume Leveler

    • Digital Signal Processing

    • Dynamic Bass Enhancement

    • Graphic Equaliser

    • Smart Sound

  • Loudspeakers

    Built-in speakers

    4

    Loudspeaker types

    • 2 integrated subwoofers

    • Dome tweeter

  • Connectivity

    EasyLink (HDMI-CEC)

    • One touch play

    • System audio control

    • System standby

    Front / Side connections

    • HDMI v1.3

    • S-video in

    • CVBS in

    • Audio L/R in

    • Headphone Out

    • USB

    Ext 1 Scart

    • Audio L/R

    • CVBS in

    • RGB

    Ext 2 Scart

    • Audio L/R

    • CVBS in

    • RGB

    Other connections

    • Analog audio Left/Right out

    • S/PDIF out (coaxial)

    • Common Interface

    PC network link

    DLNA 1.0 certified

    Ext 3

    • YPbPr

    • Audio L/R in

    • VGA PC-in

    Ext 4

    HDMI v1.3

    Ext 5

    HDMI v1.3

    Ext 6

    HDMI v1.3

  • Power

    Mains power

    AC 220 - 240 V +/- 10%

    Ambient temperature

    5 °C to 35 °C

    Standby power consumption

    0.15 W

    Power (Energy saving mode)

    153  W

    Power (IEC 62087 Edition 2)

    201  W

  • Accessories

    Included accessories

    • Tabletop swivel stand

    • RF antenna cable

    • Power cord

    • Quick start guide

    • User Manual

    • Warranty certificate

    • Remote Control

    • Batteries for remote control

  • Dimensions

    Set Width

    1027  mm

    Set Height

    627  mm

    Set Depth

    108  mm

    Product weight

    27.6  kg

    Set height (with stand)

    698  mm

    Set depth (with stand)

    265  mm

    Product weight (+stand)

    30.8  kg

    Box width

    1142  mm

    Box height

    906  mm

    Box depth

    320  mm

    Weight incl. Packaging

    40  kg

    Stand width

    590  mm

    Wall mount compatible

    300 x 300 mm

  • DVB-T, supported in selected countries only
  • DVB-T MPEG4 only for: France, Spain, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden. DVB-C MPEG4 only for selected providers: Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden Most up to date information is available on the type plate of the TV, or via www.philips.com/support under the specific type number.