
Philips 9000 series
flat HDTV with Pixel Plus 2
HD and Ambilight 2
channel
107cm (42")
LCD
42PF9830A
Turn up your viewing experience
with Pixel Plus 2 HD and Ambilight 2
Enjoy the ultimate viewing experience with this Philips integrated HDTV with Pixel Plus
2 HD, Ambilight 2 and the latest LCD technology.
Be an eyewitness
• 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
• Pixel Plus 2 HD for great details, depth and clarity
• 2-channel active Ambilight enhances the viewing experience
True beauty lies in the details
• Matching design stand with motorized swivel included
Perfect picture quality from your digital photos
• USB and Memory-Card slot for instantly playing multimedia
Advanced connection to your audio/video products
• HDMI input for full digital HD connection in one cable

Flat HDTV with Pixel Plus 2 HD and Ambilight 2 channel
107cm (42") LCD
Highlights
42PF9830A/37
LCD WXGA display, 1366 x 768p
This WXGA display with state-of-the-art LCD
s
creen 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
dist
ributed by the cable providers that is
inserted in the TV. This enables the “Plug-andPlay 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 highdefinition, cable programming.
HDTV
HDTV delivers exceptional picture quality and
real mo
vie-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.
Pixel Plus 2 HD
Pixel Plus 2 HD offers the unique combination
o
f ultimate sharpness, natural detail, increased
depth, vivid colors and smooth and natural
motion from standard TV, High Definition
signals and multimedia sources. Each pixel of
the incoming picture is enhanced to better
match the surrounding pixels, resulting in a
more natural picture. Artifacts in compressed
multimedia content are detected and reduced,
ensuring that the picture is clean and razor
sharp. Digital noise reduction ensures that the
picture is perfectly smooth yet razor sharp.
Ambilight 2 channel
Ambilight makes an impressive contribution to
th
e 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.
Bypacked motorized swivelstand
The high-quality stand is designed specifically
for thi
s 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
Instantaneously view and share your movies,
p
hotos 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
HDMI makes an uncompressed digital RGB
c
onnection from the source to the screen. By
eliminating conversion to an analog signal, it
delivers an unblemished image. The nondegraded 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.

Flat HDTV with Pixel Plus 2 HD and Ambilight 2 channel
107cm (42") LCD
Specifications
42PF9830A/37
Picture/Display
• Aspect ratio: 16:9
• Brightness: 550 cd/m²
• Dynamic screen contrast: 3500:1
• Response time (typical): 8 ms
•Color cabinet: Pearl - Whit
•
Viewing angle (H / V): 176 / 176 degree
• Diagonal screen size: 42 inch / 107 cm
• Display screen type: LCD WXGA Active Matrix
T
TF
•
Panel resolution: 1366 x 768p
• Picture enhancement: 3D Combfilter, Active
nt
rol + Light sensor, Dynamic contrast
Co
enhancement, Jagged Line Suppression, Pixel Plus 2
HD, Progressive scan, Widescreen Plus
• Screen enhancement: Anti-Reflection coated
re
en
sc
e Silver (11092)
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 Perso
&
nal color
Supported Display Resolution
• Computer formats
olution Refresh rate
Res
640 x 480 60Hz
800 x 600 60Hz
1024 x 768 60Hz
deo Formats
• Vi
Res
olution Refresh rate
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 Vo
Signal Processing, Dynamic Bass Enhancement,
Graphic Equaliser
• Sound System: Virtual Dolby Digital
lume Leveller, Digital
Loudspeakers
• Built-in speakers: 2
Multimedia Applications
• Digital Content Management: Digital Media Reader
•Memory Card Types: Compact Flash type
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,
d
eshow files (.alb)
Sli
I,
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,
P
r
YPb
•AV 4: HDMI
•AV 5: HDMI
•Front / Side connections: Audio
Headphone Out, S-video in, 2x USB, Multi-slot
memory card reader
• Other connections: Monitor out, CVBS, L/R
inc
h), S/PDIF in (coaxial), S/PDIF out (coaxial),
(c
Cable Card Interface
L/R
in, CVBS in,
Convenience
• Child Protection: Child Lock+Parental Control
• Clock: Smart Clock
• Ease of Installation: Automatic Tuning System
(ATS), Auto
• Ease of Use: Channel list, Delta Volume per preset,
On Sc
Smart Sound
• Picture in Picture: HDMI-Component PIP
• Remote Control: Amp, CBL, DVD, DVD-R, Sat,
B (Set-T
ST
• Remote control type: RC4318
• Screen Format Adjustments: 7
store, PLL Digital Tuning, Plug & Play
reen Display, Side Control, Smart Picture,
op Box), Universal and Learnable, VCR
Wide
screen Modes,
o Format, Subtitle and Heading Shift
Aut
• 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
•
Issue date 2012-01-25
Version: 24.0.26
12 NC: 8670 000 21637
UPC: 0 37849 96260 2
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All Rights reserved.
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Electronics N.V. or their respective owners.
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