HDTV Reviews

Philips 42PF9831D LCD widescreen flat HDTV with Pixel Plus 3 HD and Ambilight Full Surround.
Enjoy the ultimate viewing experience of this Philips Cineos Flat TV with Pixel Plus 3 HD, Ambilight Full Surround and Clear LCD technology. The Digital Media Reader with PC link gives you full access to multimedia content.

* High definition LCD WXGA display, resolution 1366 x 768p
* Integrated Digital Tuner for DVB-T reception
* HD ready for the highest quality display of HDTV signals
* Pixel Plus 3 HD for the most vivid and sharp HDTV images
* Clear LCD for sharp, fast and vibrant images
* Ambilight Full Surround for immersive viewing experience
* Matching stand with elegant design included
* Access your photos, music and movies via PC-link
* Wireless prepared for connection to your PC
* USB and Memory-Card slot for instantly playing multimedia
* HDMI for full digital High Definition connection
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Philips’ 42PF9631D new 42” plasma HD-Ready TV. As usual it has been christened with a catchy code name – the 42PF9631D – but it makes its distinction from other Philips TVs by being its first 1080i resolution plasma.

As we’re rapidly learning though, it isn’t so much the screen size and resolution that counts when it comes to top quality High Definition but the image processing. Philips is trusting its Pixel Plus 2 HD engine to do it proud – here’s what it says: “Through interpolation, the Pixel Plus 2 HD matches the input source to the display’s resolution and then adjusts the values of the interpolated pixels to ‘fuse’ more accurately with surrounding ones, drastically boosting sharpness and detail clarity.”

Other features of the Pixel Plus 2 HD engine includes noise reduction mechanism for MPEG video and Philips boasts to be the TV manufacturer to successfully combine resolution enhancement with motion compensation, ensuring the video retains a smooth 24 frames per second.

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