
Philips Aurea
Flat TV with Perfect Pixel
HD Engine and Ambilight
Spectra
Seduction by light
42"
LCD
42PFL9900
Let the beauty of light transform your viewing experience with the Aurea Flat TV. The
Ambilight Spectra with active frame is blended in a stunning design. With Perfect Pixel
HD Engine and Full HD 1080p LCD display seeing is believing.
Bring magic to your viewing experience
• Ambilight Spectra with Active Frame and sensorial halo
A pure treat for your eyes
• Full HD LCD display, with a 1920x1080p resolution
• Perfect Pixel HD Engine for unrivalled sharpness and clarity
• 100Hz Clear LCD for superb motion sharpness (3ms)
• 4 trillion colors processing for vivid and brilliant images
• HD Natural Motion for ultra smooth motion in Full HD movies
Truly immersive sound
• Powerful sound from unique invisible speakers
Designed for your convenience
• Drive your experience with Aurea Navigator remote control
• Settings assistant for effortless personalized TV settings
• 3 HDMI inputs for full digital HD connection in one cable

Flat TV with Perfect Pixel HD Engine and Ambilight Spectra
42" LCD
Product highlights
42PFL9900/98
Perfect Pixel HD Engine
Perfect Pixel HD Engine offers the 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
content are detected and reduced ensuring
that the picture is clean and razor sharp.
100Hz Clear LCD
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 response
time of 3 milliseconds (measured in Perceived
Blur-Edge-Width; BEW). This unique Philips
technology brings motion sharpness of LCD
displays to an unprecedented level.
Ambilight Spectra
The sensorial halo of Ambilight Spectra adds a
magical dimension to the viewing experience.
The Active Frame extends the light and
atm os phe re of th e i mag e f ar out si de th e sc re en
in a soft kaleidoscope of colors. You feel fully
immersed in the images, viewing becomes a
more intensive experience than you could ever
imagine. The compact LED technology enables
a total of 126 power LEDs to be placed around
the screen. This creates a multitude of
segments that fuse into one soft surround of
light in the Active Frame, directly enveloping
the screen and flowing seamlessly into a soft
halo on the wall.
HD Natural Motion
Philips invented HD Natural Motion to
eliminate juddering effects that are visible with
movie based picture content. HD Natural
Motion estimates motion in the picture and
corrects juddering movements in both
broadcast and recorded movie material (such
as DVD and Blu-ray Disc). The resulting
smooth motion reproduction and excellent
sharpness take the viewing experience to a
higher level. HD Natural Motion removes
judder from SD and HD pictures, including
1080p, for a motion performance that
surpasses the cinema!
Invisible speakers
An invisible sound system that blends perfectly
with the design of the Aurea. Although invisible
from the outside and extremely compact
inside, there are no compromises to the
performance of the sound. The new
revolutionary micro speaker array uses 12
sp eake rs pe r side to rad iate t he so und th rough
an invisible thin slot at the front of the TV.
They give a clear and spacious sound stage
complementary to the rich viewing experience.
The bass frequencies are generated by 2
powerful subwoofers integrated in the back of
the TV.
Aurea Navigator
The sleek and luxurious remote control offers
3 dedicated ambilight keys for effortless
control to personalise your settings. The
centrepiece is an element highlighted by
spohisticated material and design, and a touch
operated backlight. This Aurea key controls
the amount of Aurea immersion. The ‘MODE’
button switches the dynamics in 3 levels from
relaxed to dynamic. The ‘Ambilight’ button is
there to switch the Ambilight ‘on’ or ‘off’, as
simple as a lightswitch on the wall. The TV
Menu offers access to addtional settings

Flat TV with Perfect Pixel HD Engine and Ambilight Spectra
42" LCD
Specifications
42PFL9900/98
Picture/Display
• Aspect ratio: Widescreen
• Brightness: 550 cd/m²
• Contrast ratio (typical): 1200:1
• Dynamic screen contrast: 8000:1
• Response time (typical): 3 (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.
matrix
• Panel resolution: 1920x1080p
• Color processing: 4 trillion colors (14bit RGB)
• Picture enhancement: Perfect Pixel HD Engine,
HD Natural Motion, Dynamic contrast
enhancement, 1080p 50/60Hz processing, 1080p
24/25/30Hz processing, 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull
down, 3D Combfilter, Active Control, Jagged Line
Suppression, Progressive Scan, Pulse Killer Chip,
Widescreen Plus, 100Hz Clear LCD, Double
frame rate
• Screen enhancement: Anti-Reflection coated
screen
Ambilight
• Ambilight Features: Ambilight Spectra, Auto
adaptive to video content, Lounge light mode in
stand-by
• Ambilight light system: LED wide color
• Dimming Function: 10 steps with Aurea Navigator
Supported Display Resolution
• Computer formats
Resolution Refresh rate
Via HDMI/DVI
input
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
• Video formats
Resolution Refresh rate
480i 60Hz
480p 60Hz
576i 50Hz
576p 50Hz
720p 50, 60Hz
1080i 50, 60Hz
1080p 24Hz, 25Hz, 30 Hz
1080p 50Hz, 60Hz
Sound
• Output power (RMS): 2x12W
• Sound Enhancement: Digital Signal Processing,
Graphic Equaliser, Dynamic Bass Enhancement
• Sound System: Virtual Dolby Digital, BBE
Loudspeakers
• Built-in speakers: 26
• Loudspeaker types: 2x12 invisible microdrivers, 2
integrated subwoofers
Convenience
• Child Protection: Child Lock+Parental Control
• Clock: Smart Clock
• Ease of Installation: Auto Program Naming,
Automatic Channel Install(ACI), Automatic
Tuning System (ATS), Autostore, PLL Digital
Tuning, Plug & Play
• Ease of Use: 4 favorite lists, Auto Volume Leveller
(AVL), Delta Volume per preset, Graphical User
Interface, On Screen Display, Program List,
Settings assistant Wizard, Side Control
• Remote Control: Amp, DVD, DVD-R, Sat, HTS
(Home Theater System), STB (Set-Top Box),
Universal
• Remote control type: RC4490
• Screen Format Adjustments: unscaled (1080p dot
by dot), 4:3, 6 Widescreen Modes, Auto Format,
Movie expand 14:9, Movie expand 16:9, Subtitle
and Heading Shift, Super Zoom, Widescreen
• Picture in Picture: Text dual screen
• Teletext: 1200 page Hypertext
• Teletext enhancements: Habit Watch, Program
information Line
• Firmware upgradeable: Firmware auto upgrade
wizard, Firmware upgradeable via USB
• Multimedia: Digital media reader (browser), USB
autobreak-in
Multimedia Applications
• Multimedia connections: USB
• Playback Formats: MP3, Slideshow files (.alb),
JPEG Still pictures
Tuner/Reception/Transmission
• Aerial Input: 75 ohm coaxial (IEC75)
• TV system: PAL I, PAL B/G, SECAM B/G, SECAM
D/K
• 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, YPbPr
• AV 4: Audio L/R in, HDMI v1.3
• AV 5: HDMI v1.3
• AV 6: HDMI v1.3
• HDMI features: Cable equalization, Category 1
and 2 cables, Compressed audio, Multirate pref.
format support, PC format support, Resolutions
720p, 1080i, 1080p
• Front / Side connections: Audio L/R in, CVBS in,
Headphone out, S-video in, USB
• Other connections: Analog audio Left/Right out,
S/PDIF out (coaxial)
Power
• Ambient temperature: 5 °C to 35 °C
• Mains power: AC - 220 - 240 V +/- 10%
• Power consumption: 231 W
• Standby power consumption: 0.8 W
Accessories
• Included Accessories: Tabletop swivel stand, Wall
mounting bracket, RF antenna cable
Dimensions
• Color cabinet: Precision Chrome and translucent
Pearl
• Set dimensions (W x H x D):
1121
x 715 x 129 mm
• Set dimensions with stand (H x D): 810 x 305 mm
• Product weight: 39.6 kg
• Product weight (+stand): 48.5 kg
• Box dimensions (W x H x D):
1354
x 1211 x 339 mm
• Weight incl. Packaging: 51 kg
• VESA wall mount compatible: 600 x 400 mm
•
Issue date 2008-07-03
Version: 3.0.6
12 NC: 8670 000 35769
EAN: 87 12581 38509 5
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Specifications are subject to change without notice.
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