Philips PF9431 Series Plasma TV (37",42")

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On average, users rate this product 74/100.

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Philips 37PF9431D Costco LCD: Coming Attraction

 

Ever go to Costco for 50 rolls of paper towels and come home for a flat panel? This warehouse store special LCD from Philips boasts a very smart feature set at a price ($1,699) that will turn your head. In addition to packing a lot of pixels into a...

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Philips 37PF9431D REVIEW

 

With Pixel Plus and the Philips 37PF9431D 37-Inch Widescreen Flat Panel LCD HDTV. You'll enjoy the superior picture quality of the excellent integrated HDTV tuner (no need for a separate box, it's built-in!) with the latest LCD technology and Pixel...

SOUND AND PICTURE

NEED A BIG SPACE

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this tv should be enough until the next generations

 

I was child i have philips black and white tv and still work until now ^^ then when i have my own money (1995) i just bought new philips color tv and its still work too. but right now i just got more wealthy... and i think this type, Philips 37PF9431D...

Anti flare and its lcd

None so far

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NO HDCP!

 

it's plasma, it looks good for the most part

no hdcp, when hdcp becomes more widespread your tv will not be able to use it's hdmi ports you'll be stuck with the regular stuff, also pixel burn in is a serious issue with this tv and my tv has a portion of the pixels turn blue when they get bright,...

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42PF9431D: Honest Skinny

 

I own the Philips 42PF7320A/37, the midrange predecessor to this model, which has the CableCARD support this TV lacks. I feed it a steady diet of HD content of both 720p and 1080i and have not a lick of trouble out of it. Very few TVs of this size...

One of the least-expensive plasmas with its feature-set (if not one of the least-expensive HDTVs, period). No screen-door-effect (SDE) which occurs with LCD technology. Multiple HDMI inputs

No CableCARD support (this applies to all Philips D-series models, regardless of screen technology); like all 42" plasmas, supports 768p (however, this is more a quibble than a true con, given the dearth of true 1080p content). Plasma technology a bad...

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i like it

 

i really like it, it was cheap for the size and type, and has a very good picture quality with comcast hd.

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Not native hi-def

 

Big screen.

always check the native resolution, if it doesn't have 1980 x 1080, you'll never get good hi def as it will always be downsampled.

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It's ok

 

It's fairly cheep for it's size.

Picture quality is great in my opinion, of course though it's a weak picture for HD still pretty clear, but you notice little pixels in between when watching HD which bothers me.

Product Specifications

Experience the superior picture quality of this excellent integrated HDTV with the latest PDP technology and Pixel Plus. It's packed into a stunning design that will complement your interior. Share music and photos via the built-in USB.

Audio System

Sound Output Mode:Stereo
Speakers Included:2 speakers

Dimensions & Weight

Depth:3.8in/4.1in
Height:24in/26.8in
Weight:52.9lbs/83.8lbs
Width:43.7in/48.8in

DVD

Type: None

Header

Country Kits:United States
Manufacturer:Philips
Model:37PF9431D/42PF9431D
Product Line:Philips

Miscellaneous

Color:Black / Digital silver

Television

Brightness:1500cd/m2/550cd/m2
Diagonal Size:37in/42in
Diagonal Size (cm):107cm/94cm
Digital Television Certification:HDTV
Display Format:720p
HDCP Compatible: Yes
HDMI Ports Qty:2
HDTV Ready: Yes
Image Aspect Ratio:16:9
Image Contrast Ratio:10000:1
Parental Channel Lock: Yes
PC Interface:USB
Progressive Scan:Progressive scanning (line doubling)
Resolution:1024 x 768/1366 x 768
Technology:Plasma (PDP)/TFT active matrix
Type:LCD TV/Plasma TV
Video Interface:Component / Composite / HDMI / S-Video
Viewing Angle:160 degrees/176 degrees
Widescreen:Widescreen

TV Tuner

Digital TV Tuner:ATSC / QAM
Multi-channel Preview:Picture-in-picture (PIP)
Teletext: Yes
TV Tuner Presence: Yes
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