Philips  LCD TV 42

Clearly a smart choice

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

Vivid and razor sharp pictures

Easy to connect and enjoy

Easy to connect and enjoy

Digital Crystal Clear for detail depth and clarity

Digital Crystal Clear for detail depth and clarity

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Full HD LCD display, with a 1920x1080p resolution

Full HD LCD display, with a 1920x1080p resolution

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2 HDMI inputs with Easylink for a full HD connection

2 HDMI inputs with Easylink for a full HD connection

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PC-input allows you to use your TV as a PC monitor

PC-input allows you to use your TV as a PC monitor

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Features

Vivid and razor sharp pictures
Digital Crystal Clear for detail depth and clarity

Digital Crystal Clear for detail depth and clarity

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 cinema-like images.

Full HD LCD display, with a 1920x1080p resolution

Full HD LCD display, with a 1920x1080p resolution

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.

Dynamic contrast 30000:1 for incredible rich black details

Dynamic contrast 30000:1 for incredible rich black details

You want the LCD flat display with the highest contrast 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.

Active Control optimizes picture quality whatever the source

Active Control optimizes picture quality whatever the source

Active Control ensure that noise and sharpness improvements are continuously made at a rate of 60 times per second. By continually adjusting picture setting over 3,000 times per minute, Active Control Plus ensures that the viewing experience is optimized.

Native cinema mode for real movie experience

Native cinema mode for real movie experience

Movies and many prime time TV programs are captured at 24 frames per second (24p). Without changing the frames processing of the film, the TV displays movie content exactly at 24 frames per second, hencing recreating the exact same motion effect film producers have intended.

Specifications

Picture/Display
Aspect ratio Widescreen
Brightness 400 cd/m²
Response time (typical) 8 ms
Viewing angle 178º (H) / 178º (V)
Diagonal screen size (inch) 42 inch
Diagonal screen size (metric) 107 cm
Display screen type LCD Full HD W-UXGA Act. matrix
Panel resolution 1920x1080p
Picture enhancement 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull down, 3D Combfilter, Active Control, Color 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
Connector drawing
 
Connector drawing
 

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