
Philips 3000 series
LCD TV with Digital
Crystal Clear
Clearly a smart choice
42"
Full HD 1080p
42PFL3609
With easy to use and future proof technology.
Experience great picture and sound quality with this Full HD 1080p display. So easy to
enjoy, with high quality standards, you can be sure that you make the right choice with
this Philips Flat TV.
Vivid and razor sharp pictures
• Digital Crystal Clear for detail depth and clarity
• Full HD LCD display, with a 1920x1080p resolution
• Active Control optimizes picture quality whatever the source
• Native cinema mode for real movie experience
Easy to connect and enjoy
• 2 HDMI inputs with Easylink for a full HD connection
• PC-input allows you to use your TV as a PC monitor
• Smart Picture and Smart Sound to personalize your viewing
Crisp and Clear sound
• Incredible Surround for enhanced audio enjoyment
• 2 x 8W for superior sound clarity
• Dynamic Bass Enhancement for cinematic sound

LCD TV with Digital Crystal Clear
42" Full HD 1080p
Highlights
42PFL3609/93
Digital Crystal Clear
Digital Crystal Clear is a package of picture
innovations that digitally adjusts and optimizes
picture quality to optimal contrast, color and
sharpness levels. It's like watching vivid cinemalike images.
Full HD LCD display 1920x1080p
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. It is fully future proof as it
supports 1080p signals from all sources,
including the most recent like Blu-ray and
advanced HD game consoles. The signal
processing is extensively upgraded to support
this much higher signal quality and resolution.
It produces brilliant flicker-free progressive
scan pictures with superb brightness and
colors.
Incredible Surround
Incredible Surround is an audio technology
from Phi
sound field to immerse you in the audio. Using
lips that dramatically magnifies the
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.
This wider spread greatly enhances the stereo
effect and creates a more natural sound
dimension. Incredible Surround allows you to
experience total surround with greater depth
and width of sound, without the use of
additional speakers.
2 x 8W audio power
2 x 8W for superior sound clarity
PC input (HDMI+VGA)
With PC input you can use your TV as a PC
moni
tor either using a HDMI-DVI cable/
converter (for digital signals) or VGA cable (for
analog signals).
Smart Picture and Smart Sound
Philips preset modes for Smart Picture and
Smart Sound
a single key on the remote control. You can
select optimized picture and sound settings for
the various picture and sound modes.
provide you with direct access via
with

LCD TV with Digital Crystal Clear
42" Full HD 1080p
Specifications
42PFL3609/93
Picture/Display
• Aspect ratio: Widescreen
• Diagonal screen size: 42 inch / 107 cm
• Display screen type: LCD Full HD W-UXGA Act.
rix
mat
• Panel resolution: 1920x1080p
• Picture enhancement: 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull down,
mbfilter, Active Control, Color
3D Co
Enhancement, Digital Crystal Clear, Dynamic
contrast enhancement, Jagged Line Suppression,
Sharpness Adjustment, Dynamic Noise Reduction,
2D/3D noise reduction, 1080p 24/25/30Hz
processing, 1080p 50/60Hz processing
• Screen enhancement: Semi-glare
Supported Display Resolution
• Computer formats
Resolution Refresh rate
640 x 480 60, 72, 75, 85Hz
800 x 600 60, 72, 75, 85Hz
1024 x 768 60, 70, 75, 85Hz
1280 x 768 60Hz
1280 x 1024 60Hz
1360 x 768 60Hz
Via HDMI/DVI
t
inpu
deo formats
• Vi
Resolution Refresh rate
480i 60Hz
480p 60Hz
576i 50Hz
576p 50Hz
720p 50, 60Hz
1080i 50, 60Hz
1080p 24, 25, 30, 50, 60Hz
Sound
• Output power (RMS): 2 x 8W
• Sound Enhancement: Auto Volume Leveller,
ynamic Bass Enhancement, Incredible Surround,
D
Treble and Bass Control
• Sound System: Mono, Nicam Stereo, Stereo
Loudspeakers
• Built-in speakers: 2
Convenience
• Child Protection: Child Lock+Parental Control
• Clock: On main display, Sle
ep Timer, Wake up
Clock, Wake Up Timer
• Connection Enhancement: Easy link
• Ease of Installation: Autos
Digital Tuning, Plug & Play, Program Name, Sorting
• Ease of Use: 4 favorite lists, Auto Volume Leveller
(AVL), Gra
Display, Side Control, Smart Picture, Smart Sound,
EasyLink
• On-Screen Display languages
Chinese
• Remote Control: TV
• Remote control type: PF01C09B
• Screen Format Adjustments: 4:3, Movie expand
14:
Zoom, Widescreen
• Signal strength indication
• Firmware upgradeable: Firmware upgradeable via
US
phical User Interface, On Screen
9, Movie expand 16:9, Subtitle Zoom, Super
B
tore, Fine Tuning, PLL
: English, Simplified
Tuner/Reception/Transmission
• Aerial Input: 75 ohm coaxial (IEC75)
• TV system: PAL B/G, PAL D/K
• Video Playback: NTSC, PAL
• Tuner bands: Hyperband, S-Channel, UHF, VHF
• Number of Preset Channels: 99
Connectivity
• AV 1: Audio L/R in, YPbPr
• AV 2: Audio L/R in, YPbPr
• AV 3: Audio L/R in, CVBS in
•Front / Side connections: HDMI
Audio L/R in, Headphone out
• Other connections: Monitor out, CVBS, L/R
inch), PC-in VGA + Audio L/R in
(c
•HDMI 1: HDMI v1.3
• EasyLink (HDMI-CEC): One touch play, EasyLink,
stem standby
Sy
v1.3, CVBS in,
Power
• Ambient temperature: 5 °C to 40 °C
• Mains power: 220-240V; 50-60Hz
• Power consumption: 198 W
• Standby power consumption: 0.30 W
Dimensions
• Set dimensions (W x H x D): 1026 x 667 x 83 mm
• Set dimensions with stand (W x H x D):
26 x 728 x 265 mm
10
• Weight incl. Packaging: 26.5 kg
• Product weight: 16.1 kg
• Product weight (+stand): 18.5 kg
•Box dimensions (W
1302 x 827 x 270 mm
• VESA wall mount compatible: 400 x 400 mm
x H x D):
Accessories
• Included Accessories: Table top stand, Power
cord, Quick start guide, User Manual, Remote
Control, 2 x AAA Batteries
• User Manual: Simplified Chinese
•
Issue date 2009-08-12
Version: 3.7.16
12 NC: 8670 000 49518
EAN: 87 12581 46341 0
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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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