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Philips 42PF9966 42-Inch HD-Ready Flat Panel Plasma TV |  | Brand: Philips
Category: CE
List Price: $4,499.99
Buy Refurbished: $999.99
as of 9/10/2010 04:56 CDT details
You Save: $3500.00 (78%)
Rating:  12 reviews
Sales Rank: 201836
Media: Electronics
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Display Size: 42
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 47 x 38 x 12
MPN: 42PF9966
Model: 42PF9966
UPC: 037849945926
EAN: 0037849945926
ASIN: B0002JUH4I
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 42-inch widescreen HD-ready plasma television with 15 watts per channel x 2 and built-in NTSC tuner; 43.5 x 30.6 x 3.9 inches (W x H x D) | | • | Ambilight technology throws a soft glow on the wall behind the screen to enhance perceived brightness, contrast, and color accuracy | | • | Pixel Plus processor enhances every single pixel displayed, giving you razor-sharp pixels with incredible detail and depth | | • | Digital Crystal Clear technology and antireflective coating ensure high (3,000:1) contrast, high (1,000 cd/m3) brightness | | • | Includes table stand; mounting brackets and a headphone output for private listening |
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Product Description
Philips 42" Plasma TV 42PF9966 with Ambilight Technology - Ambilight allows for the adjustment of light intensity and color to either red, green, blue or a combination thereof to fit the consumer's personal preference. The lighting system can be manipulated via the remote control for color choice and brightness, or consumers can set the Full Active Control feature for automatic control. When the television is in the off position, the lighting can be used to provide a unique ambience for the room. Integrated NTSC tuner Full DualScreen PIP with 2 Integrated Tuners Digital Natural Motion - You want to enjoy smooth and realistic onscreen movements from any source. DNM is a unique digital signal processing technique that eliminates motion judder resulting in smooth motion Active Control Plus+ Regardless of whether you're watching a DVD or cable, Active Control will work to maintain the specifications that you have set, optimizing your television viewing experience 3000 - 1 Contrast Ratio 1000 Nits Brightness Widescreen 16 - 9 Plasma display Is HDTV capable with optional HD tuner or with optional Cable/Satellite HDTV service Unit Size - 46.9 W x 30.6 H x 3.9 D (without stand) Includes table stand and Wall Mount Brackets
Amazon.com Product Description
Philips' 42PF9966 plasma television offers a high-performance, widescreen (16:9) image from a casing less than 4 inches deep. The 50-inch set offers astronomical brightness and contrast settings (1,000 cd/m3 and 3,000:1, respectively), as well as an integrated TV tuner for cable or broadcast reception of all your favorite programs. Hook it up to an optional DTV receiver or progressive-scan DVD player and you'll enjoy vivid, detailed images from 1080i, 720p, and 480p sources, which render at up to 720p resolution on the set's native 1,366 x 768-pixel screen. Philips' unique Ambilight feature throws a soft glow on the wall behind the set to relax your eyes and heighten your perception of image detail, brightness, contrast, and colors. Ambilight settings include 6 presets and a user-adjustable setting. Philips invented Digital Natural Motion to eliminate the "juddering" effects visible in moving video images. Digital Natural Motion estimates motion and corrects "juddering" in both broadcast and DVD-based movie material, smoothing and sharpening the images you see. With a plasma screen you get vivid colors like you've never seen before, extremely wide viewing angles (wider, even, than those of most LCD screens), and easy placement due to a plasma monitor's slim profile--the 42PF9966 is a mere 3.9 inches deep, perfect for desk or wall mounting (mounting brackets provided). Brightness tends to be extremely uniform across plasma screens, which are also impervious to the picture distortion and negative color balances that afflict CRT monitors when placed near lighting or sound systems. You do, however, need to be wary of image burn-in (wherein long-held stationary images leave a permanent impression in the screen). This TV also uses the power of the Pixel Plus processor to enhance every single pixel displayed. The result is razor-sharp pixels with incredible detail and depth. A feature called Active Control Plus continually adjusts picture settings at over 60 times per second for all inputs, correcting both sharpness and noise reduction, even adjusting for changes in ambient viewing light. The set pumps 15 watts per channel x 2 RMS, and onboard Dolby Virtual Surround simulates enveloping surround sound from any 2 speakers. FM tuning options include 40 convenient presets, RDS (Radio Data Service) for visual station and song identification, and auto/manual station setting. The unit's .125-inch headphone jack affords private listening. Audio/video inputs include a direct-digital HDMI input, 2 component-video (1 configured for RCA-type RGB+HV computer outputs, with separate horizontal and vertical sync terminals), 3 each S-video, and composite-video connections. A convenient side-panel input (including a headphone jack and an S-video jack) simplifies spontaneous hookups. HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a lossless, uncompressed, all-digital audio/video interface to link the set with any AV source (such as a set-top box, DVD player, or AV receiver). HDMI supports standard-definition (SD), enhanced definition (ED), or high-definition (HD) video, plus multi-channel digital audio--all using a single cable. It transmits all ATSC HDTV standards and supports up to 8-channel digital audio, with bandwidth to spare to accommodate future enhancements and requirements. What's in the Box
TV, stand, a universal remote control, remote batteries, and a user's manual.
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 avoid the expense January 23, 2010
et (Greencastle, IN USA)
I paid $2000+ for mine and 60 days out of the warranty it popped and had no sound or picture. (red light flashes 7 times) I searched the webb and learned this is a very common story for this TV. It cannot be reasonably repaired and very few places even service this model in Central Indiana. I enjoyed it while it worked.
Terrible Product June 18, 2009
Captain Uncle (Downers Grove, IL United States)
Bought this product as a refurbished item from the Phillips on-line store. Suddenly stopped working in the middle of game 5 of the NBA finals - first the picture went off, and then the sound. The green indicator light changed to a blinking red, and refused to even power off using either the remote button or the power button on the TV! Eventually had to unplug it to switch it off. Even though it's "under warranty", the only way to get any work done on it is to haul it to an authorized Phillip center, which is about 50 miles away. Checked on-line forums - apparently is a common, expensive problem with no easy solution. Had an independent, trusted TV repair man look at the problem - he immediately recommended scrapping the TV, and said it was a very common problem with Phillip TVs, and would cost at least $450 to fix. My strong recommendation is to never purchase a TV from Phillips!
Poor picture quality December 26, 2007
Jerry
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I am amazed that the other reviewers laud the picture quality. I have a 6 year old RCA which I considered to be a poor tv (weighed over 200 pounds), but the screen on that shows no pixelation and more realistic color. There is NO comparison in picture quality and this one cost $300 more that that did. I was really shocked at how bad the picture is; it's actually annoying. Plasma supposedly gets worse over time. I can't wait.
When something moves onscreen you get a shadow, the TV takes a while to start, the screen jumps to adjust whenever you change channels, channel changing is slow. Really, this is the worst TV I have had since the 1960's. If you do not HAVE to hang your TV on a wall, do not buy this TV. Frankly, there are ones with better pictures than this. But don't buy a flat screen unless you need to. The quality is MUCH better on non flat models. At this point, cool technology loses out to plain decent functionality. My best TV is the RCA -- sad to say.
Horrible quality- Do not buy a Phillips October 6, 2007
malexa00
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
We purchased a Phillips 42" plasma TV and it had constant problems. Now it is no longer working and cannot be fixed. WE had 2 different repair men look at the TV and they cannot get it to work. Never buy a Phillips. They have terrible quality and bad customer service.
 Ambilight is fantastic and the picture is great too May 31, 2007
Arthur P. Haviland Jr. (Tampa Bay, Florida)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I couldn't resist when Sears put this set on sale for $1,099. Best Buy was selling it for $1,699 at the same time. A week later, Sears had raised their price as well. In the store, it was hard to tell the effect from Ambilight. After I placed it in front of the white wall in my home, I had one response. WOW! The Ambilight feature changes the color that is projected behind the set to match what is on the screen. If you are watching a golf match, green light will be projected on the wall that will give depth to the image that you are watching. You have to see it to believe it.
I now own two Phillips plasma tvs. While I have never needed service, I have been able to update the firmware on my units by downloading it from their website and transferring it to a usb jump drive. Very easy to do. You can also put your photos on a jump drive and insert it in the usb slot on the side of the tv to display them. Picture quality is outstanding.
The only thing that kept me from giving this set five stars was the absence of cable card support. The non-ambilight version that I own does have a cable card slot. You have to bite the bullet and rent the hd set top box.
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