
Philips
flat HDTV w i t h Pixel Plu s 3
HD and Ambilight
Surround
42"
LCD digital cable ready
42PF9731D
Turn up your viewing experience
with Pixel Plus 3 HD and Ambilight
Enjoy the ultimate viewing experience with this Philips integrated HDTV with Pixel Plus
3 HD, Ambilight Surround and Clear LCD technology. Enjoy your multimedia content
with the built in USB connector and Memory Card reader
Immersive viewing experience
• HD LCD WXGA display, with a 1366 x 768p resolution
• Integrated HDTV and CableCARD for unrivalled picture quality
• Pixel Plus 3 HD for most sharp and clear pictures
• Clear LCD for extreme motion sharpness
• Ambilight Surround for an immersive viewing experience
True beauty lies in the details
• Matching design swivel stand included
Perfect picture quality from your digital photos
• USB and Memory-Card slot for instantly playing multimedia
For advanced performance
• HDMI input for full digital HD connection in one cable

Flat HDTV with Pixel Plus 3 HD and Ambilight Surround
42" LCD digital cable ready
Specifications
42PF9731D/37
Picture/Display
• Aspect ratio: 16:9
• Brightness: 550 cd/m²
• Dynamic screen contrast: 4500:1
• Viewing angle: 176º (H) / 176º (V)
• Diagonal screen size (inch): 42 inch
• Display screen type: LCD WXGA Active Matrix
TFT
• Panel resolution: 1366 x 768p
• Picture enhancement: Pixel Plus 3 HD, Dynamic
contrast enhancement, 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull
down, 3D Combfilter, Active Control + Light
sensor, Jagged Line Suppress io n, Pr ogressi ve Sc an ,
Widescreen Plus, Clear LCD
• Screen enhancement: Anti-Reflection coated
screen
Ambilight
• Ambilight Features: Ambilight Surround, Auto
adaptive to video content, Efficient low energy
lamp
• Color Settings: Full Multi Color
• Dimming Function: Manual and via Light Sensor
• Preset modes: 4 Active Adaptive modes
Supported Display Resolution
• Computer formats
Resolution Refresh rate
640 x 480 60Hz
800 x 600 60Hz
1024 x 768 60Hz
• Video formats
Resolution Refresh rate
480i 60Hz
480p 60Hz
720p 60Hz
1080i 60Hz
Sound
• Output power (RMS): 2x15W
• Sound Enhancement: Digital Signal Processing,
Dynamic Bass Enhancement, Graphic Equaliser
• Sound System: Virtual Dolby Digital
Loudspeakers
• Built-in speakers: 4
• Loudspeaker types: Integrated woofers with
wOOx, Dome tweeter
Convenience
• Child Protection: Child Lock+Parental Control
• Clock: Smart Clock
• Ease of Installation: Auto Program Naming,
Automatic Tuning System (ATS), Autostore, PLL
Digital Tuning, Plug & Play
• Ease of Use: Auto Volume Leveller (AVL),
Channel list, Delta Volume per preset, Graphical
User Interface, On Screen Display, Side Control,
Smart Picture Control, Smart Sound Control
• Remote Control: Amp, DVD, STB (Set-Top Box),
VCR, Multi-functional
• Remote control type: RC4403
• Screen Format Adjustments: 4:3, 6 Widescreen
Modes, Auto Format, Movie expand 14:9, Movie
expand 16:9, Subtitle and Heading Shift, Subtitle
Zoom, Super Zoom, Widescreen
• Picture in Picture: HDMI-Component PIP
• Teletext: Closed Captioning Full Text
• VESA Mount: Vesa compliant
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, 7-in-1 Memory
Card Reader
• Playback Formats: MP3, Slideshow files (.alb),
JPEG Still pictures
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
• 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, Multi-slot
memory card reader
• Other connections: S/PDIF in (coaxial), S/PDIF
out (coaxial), Cable Card Interface
Power
• Ambient temperature: 5 °C to 40 °C
• Mains power: AC 110 -240 V +/- 10%
• Power consumption: 263 W
• Standby power consumption: 0.6
Accessories
• Included Accessories: Tabletop swivel stand, RF
antenna cable
Dimensions
• Color cabinet: High Gloss Black
• Set dimensions in inch (W x H x D):
43.1
x 31.3 x 4.5 inch
• Set dimensions with stand in inch (H x D):
32.6
x 11.4 inch
• Product weight (lb): 67.9 lb
• Box dimensions in inch (W x H x D):
50.9
x 41.9 x 12.7 inch
• Weight incl. Packaging (lb): 116.9 lb
• VESA wall mount compatible: 800 x 400 mm
•

Flat HDTV with Pixel Plus 3 HD and Ambilight Surround
42" LCD digital cable ready
42PF9731D/37
Product highlights
LCD WXGA display, 1366 x 768p
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.
Digital Cable Ready
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.
Pixel Plus 3 HD
Pi xe l Plus 3 HD of fers th e unique combination of ultimate
sharpness, natural detail, vivid colors and smooth natural
motion on all qualities of HD, standard TV signals and
multimedia content, for high definition displays. Each
pixel of the incoming picture is enhanced to better match
the surrounding pixels, resulting in a more natural
picture. Artifacts and noise in all sources from multimedia
to standard TV and also in highly compressed HD are
detected and reduced ensuring that the picture is clean
and razor sharp.
Issue date 2008-11-15
Version: 5.0.14
12 NC: 8670 000 23438
UPC: 6 09585 11380 0
© 2008 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
All Rights reserved.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips
Electronics N.V. or their respective owners.
www.philips.com
Clear LCD
Clear LCD creates extreme motion sharpness for clear
and vibrant images even with fast on-screen motion. The
high refresh rates of the scanning backlight technology
increases the sharpness of motion reproduction to more
than twice that of normal LCD (measured in Perceived
Blurr-Edge-Width; BEW). On top it creates a higher
dynamic contrast and an increased viewing angle. The
unique Philips technology brings motion sharpness of LCD
displays to an unprecedented level, better than any other
Flat display technology.
Ambilight Surround
With lights surrounding the picture Ambilight 3 makes an
impressive contribution to the overall viewing experience
with ambient light on 3 sides to complement the colors
and light intensity of the image on screen. It creates
ambiance, stimulates more relaxed viewing, and
improves perceived picture detail, contrast and color.
Ambilight 3 automatically and independently adapts the
colors of each screenside according to the changing
content on the screen. With the 3rd Ambilight the top of
the picture is now fully surrounded, completely immersing
you into the content.
Bypacked swivel stand
For maximum freedom of placement, this high-quality
stand is designed specifically for this TV, and allows easy
placement of your Flat TV without drilling holes in the
wa ll. Enjoy t he b est vie win g an gle wit h th e co nve nie nce of
the 40 de grees of swivel (20 degrees ea ch si de). Invisible
cable management is included in the back. This stand fits
seamlessly on the matching accessory floorstand.
USB and Memory Card slot
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).