
Philips 9000 series
LCD TV with Perfect Pixel
HD Engine
42"
Full HD 1080p
42PFL9703
Excite your senses
Immerse yourself in a captivating experience. Featuring Perfect Pixel HD Engine, this TV
combines Perfect Motion Sharpness, Perfect Colors and Perfect Contrast - lighting up
your viewing experience
Breathtaking perfect pictures
• Perfect Pixel HD Engine for unrivalled sharpness and clarity
• HD ready 1080p for highest quality display of Full HD images
• Perfect Natural Motion for ultra smooth Full HD movies
• Wide Color Gamut LCD display for brilliant colors
• 100Hz Clear LCD, 2ms performance for superb motion sharpness
• 2250 trillion colors processing
• Dynamic contrast 30000:1 for incredible rich black details
Easy to connect and enjoy
• USB for fantastic photo and music playback
• 4 HDMI inputs for full digital HD connection in one cable
• EasyLink: easy control of TV & connected device via HDMI CEC

LCD TV with Perfect Pixel HD Engine
42" Full HD 1080p
Highlights
42PFL9703/98
Perfect Pixel HD Engine
Experience unrivalled sharpness and clarity
with Perfect Pixel HD Engine. Each pixel of the
picture is enhanced to better match the
surrounding pixels, resulting in a more natural
picture. The result is a unique combination of
sharpness, natural detail, vivid colors superior
contrast and smooth natural motion whatever
you are watching. Clean and razor sharp
images result from artifact and noise detection
and reduction in all content sources - from
multimedia to standard TV.
Full HD LCD display 1920x1080p
Enjoy the exceptional picture quality of Full
High De
HDTV broadcast, or Blu-ray DVD. HD ready
1080p is a protected label that offers picture
quality far beyond that of ordinairy HD Ready.
It conforms to strict standards laid out by
EICTA to offer a Full HD screen that displays
the benefits of resolution and picture quality of
a Full HD 1920x1080p High Definition TV
signal. It has a universal connection for both
analog YPbPr and uncompressed Digital
connection of DVI or HDMI, supporting
HDCP. It can display 1080p progressive signals
at 24, 50 and 60Hz.
Perfect Natural Motion
Enjoy the action without any judder. Perfect
Natu
finition TV signals of HD sources like
ral Motion estimates motion in the
picture and corrects juddering movements in
both broadcast and pre-recorded movie
material (including 1080p movies and 24p True
Cinema on Blu-ray and DVD). The result is
even smoother and quieter pictures with
excellent sharpness, regardless of how quick
the action gets on-screen. Enjoy motion
performance that surpasses cinema quality!
Wide Color Gamut LCD
x.v.Color ensures realistic col
accurately capturing every tint, hue and depth
in order to offer a wide color range that
includes almost twice as many colors as sRGB
color space. x.v.Color produces color
variations very close to what the human eye
can recognize – it even enhances/improves the
quality of High Definition video material.
Televisions compliant with x.v.Color will
reproduce images in almost the same quality as
when it was recorded.
100Hz Clear LCD (2ms)
100Hz Clear LCD creates extreme motion
sharpness for clear and vibrant images even
with fast on-screen motion. The Double Frame
Rate Insertion works with a high 100Hz
refresh rate. It increases the sharpness of
motion reproduction to more than twice that
of conventional LCD, resulting in a
performance with a response time of 2
milliseconds (measured in Perceived Blur-
or reproduction,
Edge-Width; BEW). This unique Philips
technology brings motion sharpness of LCD
displays to an unprecedented level.
Dynamic contrast ratio 30000:1
You want the LCD flat display with the highest
c
ontrast and most vibrant images. Philips
advanced video processing combined with
unique extreme dimming and backlight
boosting technology results in vibrant images.
Dynamic Contrast will increase the contrast
with excellent blacklevel and accurate
rendition of dark shades and colors. It gives a
bright, lifelike picture with high contrast and
vibrant colors.
4 HDMI inputs
HDMI makes an uncompressed digital RGB
conne
ction from the source to the screen for
the ultimate picture quality. HDMI intelligently
communicates the highest output resolution
with the source device. The HDMI input is fully
backward compatible with DVI sources and
includes digital audio. HDMI uses HDCP copy
protection. With 3 HDMI inputs on the back
and 1 HDMI on the side of the TV you can
connect multiple HD sources, for instance an
HD settop box, a Blu-ray player, and game
console or digital Camcorder. Your TV is fully
prepared for the HD future.
EasyLink
EasyLink uses the HDMI CEC industry
standard proto
between connected devices and the TV. With
EasyLink only one remote control is needed to
operate main functionalities on your TV and
connected devices. EasyLink uses the standard
HDMI cable to transfer system commands. It
works between all electronic devices equipped
with HDMI CEC.
col to share functionality

LCD TV with Perfect Pixel HD Engine
42" Full HD 1080p
Specifications
42PFL9703/98
Picture/Display
• Aspect ratio: Widescreen
• Brightness: 500 cd/m²
• Dynamic screen contrast: 30.000:1
• Response time (typical): 2 (BEW equiv.) ms
• Viewing angle: 176º (H) / 176º (V)
• Diagonal screen size: 42 inch / 107 cm
• Display screen type: LCD Full HD W-UXGA Act.
rix
mat
• Panel resolution: 1920x1080p
• Picture enhancement: Per
fect Pixel HD Engine,
Perfect Natural Motion, Perfect Contrast, Perfect
Colors, Wide Color Gamut display, 3/2 - 2/2
motion pull down, 3D Combfilter, Active Control
+ Light sensor, 100Hz Clear LCD, Jagged Line
Suppression, Progressive Scan, 1080p 24/25/30Hz
processing, 1080p 50/60Hz processing
• Screen enhancement: Anti-Reflection coated
reen
sc
• Color processing: 2250 trillion colors 17bit RGB
Supported Display Resolution
• Computer formats
Resolution Refresh rate
640 x 480 60Hz
800 x 600 60Hz
1024 x 768 60Hz
1280 x 768 60Hz
1360 x 768 60Hz
1920 x 1080i 60Hz
1920 x 1080p 60Hz
deo formats
• Vi
Resolution Refresh rate
480i 60Hz
480p 60Hz
576i 50Hz
576p 50Hz
720p 50, 60Hz
1080i 50, 60Hz
1080p 24, 50, 60Hz
1080p 24, 25, 30Hz
Sound
• Output power (RMS): 2 x 15W
• Sound Enhancement: Auto V
Signal Processing, Dynamic Bass Enhancement,
Graphic Equaliser, Smart Sound
• Sound System: Virtual Dolby Digital, BBE
olume Leveller, Digital
Loudspeakers
• Built-in speakers: 2
• Loudspeaker types: 2 integrated subwoofers,
e tweeter
Dom
Convenience
• Child Protection: Child Lock+Parental Control
• Ease of Installation: Auto Program Naming,
matic Channel Install(ACI), Automatic Tuning
Auto
System (ATS), Autostore, Fine Tuning, PLL Digital
Tuning, Plug & Play
• Ease of Use: 4 favorite lists, Auto Volume Leveller
), Delta Volume per preset, Graphical User
(AVL
Interface, On Screen Display, Program List,
Settings assistant Wizard, Side Control
• Picture in Picture: Text dual screen
• Remote Control: Universal
• Remote control type: RC4492
• Screen Format Adjustments: 4:3, 6 Widescreen
Modes, Auto F
ormat, Movie expand 14:9, Movie
expand 16:9, Subtitle and Heading Shift, Super
Zoom, Widescreen, unscaled (1080p dot by dot)
• Teletext: 1200 page Hypertext
• Teletext enhancements: Habit Watch, Program
rmation Line
info
• Firmware upgradeable: Firmware auto upgrade
d, Firmware upgradeable via USB
wizar
• Multimedia: Digital media reader (browser), USB
reak-in
autob
• Smart mode: Game, Movie, Personal, Power saver,
ndard, Vivid
Sta
Multimedia Applications
• Multimedia connections: USB
• Playback Formats: MP3, Slideshow files (.alb), JPEG
ill pictures, MPEG1, MPEG2
St
Tuner/Reception/Transmission
• Aerial Input: 75 ohm coaxial (IEC75)
• TV system: DVB COFDM 2K/8K
• Video Playback: NTSC, SECAM, PAL
• Tuner bands: Hyperband, S-Channel, UHF, VHF
Connectivity
• AV 1: (1, 2, 3Fh autoranging), Audio L/R in, CVBS
in, S-Video, YPbPr
• AV 2: Audio L/R in, CVBS
• AV 3: (1, 2, 3Fh autoranging), Audio L/R in, VGA
, YPbPr
PC-in
• AV 4: Audio L/R in, HDMI v1.3
•AV 5: HDMI v1.3
•AV 6: HDMI v1.3
• EasyLink (HDMI-CEC): One touch play, System
audio control, System standby
• Front / Side connections: HDMI v1.3, S-video in,
BS in, Audio L/R in, Headphone out, USB
CV
• Other connections: Analog audio Left/Right out, S/
out (coaxial), Common Interface
PDIF
Power
• Ambient temperature: 5 °C to 35 °C
• Mains power: AC 220 - 240 V +/- 10%
• Power consumption: 206 W
• Power (Energy saving mode): 150 W
• Standby power consumption: 0,15 W
Dimensions
•Set dimensions (W x H x D):
1054 x 658 x 100 mm
• Set dimensions with stand (H x D): 731 x
265 mm
• Weight incl. Packaging: 35 (tbc) kg
• Product weight: 22.7 kg
• Product weight (+stand): 27.2 kg
•Box dimensions (W x H x D):
63 x 813 x 320 mm
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• Color cabinet: Black glass decofront with
black
backcover
• VESA wall mount compatible: 300 x 300 mm
Accessories
• Included Accessories: RF antenna cable, Power
cord, Quick start guide, User Manual, Warranty
certificate, Remote Control, Batteries for remote
control
•
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AUDIOLR
AV 1
YPbPr
AUDIOLR
AV 2
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AUDIO
R
VIDEO
AV 3
Issue date 2009-08-12
Version: 2.0.7
12 NC: 8670 000 39509
EAN: 87 12581 41968 4
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