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Philips 47PFL9732D

Philips had made a living daring to be different with its HDTVs, from funky designs to built-in backlighting. The 47-inch 47PFL9732D, the company's least expensive 120Hz-equipped LCD for the 2007 model year, is no different. Sure, its external appearance cuts a less distinctive jib than many of the company's other...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, Philips 47PFL9732D, Philips Electronics N.V., Ambilight

Product reviews 2008-01-23

Philips 42PFL7432D

The choice between plasma and LCD becomes increasingly difficult at the 42-inch screen size, where both offer similar features for around the same price. Philips' 42PFL7432D, a 42-inch flat-panel LCD, tries to compete against similarly priced 42-inch plasmas by bringing the company's trademark Ambilight system to the table. While we're...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, Philips 42PFL7432D, Philips Electronics N.V., Ambilight

Product reviews 2007-12-13

Philips 42PF9631D - plasma TV - 42"

Philips's flat TVs have always brought unique designs to the table, and for the last couple of years, they've usually included a feature that's completely unique to the Dutch company: Ambilight. These back-mounted fluorescent lights can be set to display a constant color, which can help ease eyestrain in a...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, plasma TV, Philips 42PF9631D, Philips Electronics N.V., Ambilight, TV

Product reviews 2006-11-09

Philips 37PF9631D - LCD TV - 37"

Philips has, by now, established its maverick street cred by installing Ambilight on a large number of its flat-panel HDTVs. The 37-inch 37PF9631D LCD TV is one of the least expensive, and its back panel does indeed bear those two multicolored banks of fluorescent lights, designed to shine upon the...

Tags: Monitors & displays, TVs, TV & Home Theater, TV, LCD TV, Philips Electronics N.V., Ambilight, LCD

Product reviews 2006-11-03

Philips 42PF9831D

We've tested a few of Philips's Ambilight-imbued TVs over the last couple of years, including models such as the 42PF9830A LCD and the 42PF9630A plasma, but we've never been sold. The idea says that a set of lights that illuminate the area behind the TV--and change in color and intensity...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Ambilight, Philips 42PF9831D, Philips Electronics N.V.

Product reviews 2006-09-06

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Philips RC9800i

Philips was one of the pioneers of the premium touch-screen remote, but the company's trailblazing Pronto series has recently been retargeted as an installer-only line. For home-theater enthusiasts who still prefer to go the DIY route, however, Philips retains a consumer line of touch-screen models such as the RC9800i...

Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, WIRELESS, Wi-Fi, Wireless LANs, Philips RC9800i, Philips Electronics N.V.

Product reviews 2006-04-27

Homes too smart for their own good?

Homes too smart for their own good?And don't forget "smart paint."Paint that can change colors & patterns on demand - not very near future for the home, I'm sure - has both cool and goofy applications.If it's fast & contrasty enough you could have virtual TV or other screens anywhere...

Tags: Construction, wall

Discussion threads 2006-04-24

Philips' quest to ease living room eye strain

Philips' quest to ease living room eye strainAt CES 2004, Philips introduces CNET's Brian Cooley to AmbiLight, a technology that controls background lighting via remote control and together with Pixel Plus 2, promises improved flat-screen picture quality.

Tags: Philips Electronics N.V.

Videos 2004-01-09