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Philips 42PF9631D: Optimised HD viewing experience gives Philips the edge (15/5/2006)

The 42PF9631D represents Philips most advanced plasma TV to date, utilising the very latest generation 1,024 x 1,080i ALiS panel and also equipped with unrivalled image processing and motion compensation Ð promising the best possible picture quality available with plasma technology.Ê

The HD-Ready 42PF9631D is Philips' first plasma TV to feature a 1,024 x 1,080 panel, ideal for displaying a 1,080-line high definition picture at its optimal resolution.

Philips' acclaimed Pixel Plus 2 HD engine makes its debut on a plasma set with the 42PF9631D and the system's higher processing power delivers greater precision so that even high definition footage can be improved. Through interpolation, the Pixel Plus 2 HD matches the input source to the display's resolution and then - via LTI Ð adjusts the values of the interpolated pixels to 'fuse' more accurately with surrounding ones, drastically boosting sharpness and detail clarity.

In addition, the Pixel Plus 2 HD engine employs a unique reduction system for MPEG noise, blocking and quantization to produce clean and natural images.

Significantly, Philips is still the only TV manufacturer to successfully combine resolution enhancement with motion compensation courtesy of the Digital Natural Motion system. Motion compensation is essential if movies - shot at 24 frames per-second Ðare not to suffer from judder.

In another first, the 42PF9631D is Philips' first plasma TV to feature a MPEG artefact meter, which measures the quality of the incoming signal and varies the level of processing accordingly - and ensuring that SD feeds are not 'over' processed.Ê

While delivering unrivalled picture quality, Philips also guarantees the ultimate viewing experience thanks to its ambient backlighting technology, Ambilight which has been proven to reduce eye-strain and improve perceived picture quality. The 42PF9631D is also the first Philips plasma TV to feature Ambilight 2, which provides a two-channel effect which independently projects lighting from the sides of the screen, allowing the colour and intensity to accurately match on-screen content.

Output levels are fully-adjustable to suit personal preferences with the system offering four preset viewing models and a mono option, while Ambilight can even be left on when the TV is turned off to create a unique ambience in a room.

Featuring a new contemporary stylish design, the 42PF9631D offers an equally slick user-interface which includes a Settings Assistant that simplifies the calibration process, allowing the user to choose from various split-screen picture, audio and Ambilight options to accurately optimise settings.

Connectivity is also much-improved with this new addition to the Philips plasma range and includes two HDMI and two RGB Scart sockets, component video input and USB functionality.

Expected high street price or the average selling price: 42PF9631D £2,300

Availability: Now

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