Philips 42” Full HD 1080p with Pixel Plus HD

Woot — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Fireworks? Weren’t those invented by the Chinese? And now that we mention it, you know who loves a good parade? That’s right: the Communists. They fall into parade formation at the drop of a Chernenko. You ask us, anybody who has ever watched or especially marched in a parade is probably a closet pinko waiting for a signal from his Soviet masters to burn American flags in the streets.

True, red-blooded Americans will spend the day recreating Red Dawn with little green army men and buying this huge TV from us. Mind you, this Philips 42-incher is more than just huge. It also boasts a full-HD 1920×1080p resolution, 3 HDMI inputs for hi-res sources like Blu-Ray and HD game consoles, and incredible surround audio thanks to its (you guessed it) Incredible Surround audio technology. Like America, this Philips TV is big and bold and makes no apologies for being totally awesome. In short, this is why we fought on the shores of Grenada.

The enemies of America can have our Philips 42” 1080p TVs when they pry them from our cold, dead living rooms. Like the Liberty Bell, the bald eagle, and the bacon triple cheeseburger, it’s a potent symbol of the enduring ideals that made our country great.

Except that it was made by a Dutch company and probably manufactured somewhere like China.

Authorized for SquareTrade Extended Warranty

Warranty: 90 Day Philips

Features:

Full HD screen has the widescreen resolution of 1920×1080p, the highest resolution of HD sources for the best possible picture quality
Supports 1080p signals from all sources, including the most recent like Blu-ray and advanced HD game consoles
Pixel Plus HD is a picture processing technology that enables viewer to watch contents that are vivid, natural and real
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
BBE high definition sound is the core sound enhancement technology (licensed by BBE Sound) that will enable you to experience real natural music, speech intelligibility with rich and clear audible vocals
Built-in ATSC & QAM tuner for reception of over-the-air and unscrambled HD cable programs
3 HDMI inputs for full digital HD connection in one cable
EasyLink 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
Settings assistant for effortless personalized TV settings
Dolby Digital output for connection to a home theatre system

Additional Photos:

Picture/Display:

Aspect ratio: Widescreen
Brightness: 500 cd/m²
Dynamic screen contrast: 29000:1
Response time (typical): 5 ms
Viewing angle: 178º (H) / 178º (V)
Diagonal screen size (inch): 42 inch
Diagonal screen size (metric): 107 cm
Visible screen diagonal (inch): 42.02 inch
Panel resolution: 1920×1080p
Picture enhancement: Pixel Plus HD, 3/2 – 2/2 motion pull down, 3D Combfilter, Active Control, Digital Noise Reduction, Dynamic contrast enhancement, Progressive Scan

Supported Display Resolution:

Computer formats: 640×480, 60Hz, 800×600, 60Hz, 1024×768, 60Hz, 1280×768, 60Hz, 1280×1024, 60Hz, 1360×768, 60Hz, 1920×1080i, 60Hz, 1920×1080p, 60Hz
Video formats: 480i, 60Hz, 480p, 60Hz, 720p, 60Hz, 1080i, 60Hz, 1080p, 60Hz

Sound:

Equalizer: 5-bands
Output power (RMS): 20W
Sound Enhancement: Incredible Surround
Sound System: Dolby Digital (AC-3), BBE

Loudspeakers:

Built-in speakers: 2

Convenience:

Child Protection: Child Lock+Parental Control
Clock: On main display, Sleep Timer
Ease of Installation: Autostore
Ease of Use: 4 favorite lists, Auto Volume Leveller (AVL), Channel list, Settings assistant Wizard, Side Control
Remote Control: TV
Screen Format Adjustments: 4:3, Auto Format, Movie expand 14:9, Movie expand 16:9, Super Zoom, Widescreen, unscaled (1080p dot by dot)

Multimedia Applications:

Multimedia connections: USB memory class device
Playback Formats: MP3, JPEG Still pictures
Playback enhancement: Picture slideshow

Tuner/Reception/Transmission:

Aerial Input: 75 ohm F-type
TV system: ATSC, NTSC
Video Playback: NTSC
Cable: Unscrambled Digital Cable -QAM
Tuner bands: Hyperband, S-Channel, UHF, VHF

Connectivity:

AV 1: Audio L/R in, YPbPr
AV 2: Audio L/R in, YPbPr
AV 3: Audio L/R in, CVBS in, S-Video in
HDMI 1: HDMI v1.3
HDMI 2: HDMI v1.3
HDMI 3: Analog audio L/R in, HDMI v1.3
EasyLink (HDMI-CEC): One touch play, Power status, System info (menu language), System standby
Front / Side connections: HDMI v1.3, S-video in, CVBS in, Audio L/R in, Headphone out, USB
Audio Output – Digital: Coaxial (cinch)

Power:

Ambient temperature: 5 °C to 40 °C
Mains power: 110-240V, 50-60Hz
Power consumption: 260 W
Standby power consumption: < 1 W

Dimensions:

Set Width (inch): 40.67 inch
Set Height (inch): 26.24 inch
Set Depth (inch): 3.48 inch
Set width (with stand) (inch): 40.67 inch
Set height (with stand) (inch): 28.41 inch
Set depth (with stand) (inch): 9.92 inch
Weight incl. Packaging (lb): 64.15
Product weight (lb): 52.36 (with stand), 42.44 (without stand)
Box width (inch): 45.67 inch
Box height (inch): 29.88 inch
Box depth (inch): 13.11 inch
VESA wall mount compatible: 400×400 mm

In the box:

Philips 42PFL3603D HDTV
Table Top Stand
Power Cord
Quick Start Guide
User Manual
Registration Card
Remote Control