Home :: Video :: TVs & HDTVs :: HDTVs  

HDTV Rear Projection TVs
Philips 15PF9936 15" LCD Flat-Panel HD-Ready TV

Philips 15PF9936 15" LCD Flat-Panel HD-Ready TV

List Price: $699.99
Your Price: $597.49
Product Info Reviews

Features:
  • 15-inch HD-ready LCD television with built-in NTSC tuner; 18.9 x 12 x 2.56 inches (W x H x D)
  • Accepts 1080i, 720p, and 480p inputs; displays up to 720p in native 1,024 x 768 resolution with a fast, 16 ms response time
  • DCDi by Faroudja with 3:2 pulldown eliminates jagged edges for smooth, natural images with exceptional detail
  • Digital Crystal Clear III technology and antireflective coating ensure high contrast (400:1), high brightness
  • Built-in FM tuner with 40 presets; VESA-standard mounting pattern; dedicated subwoofer and headphone outputs


Description:

Offering strong video performance with a depth of less than 3 inches, Philips' high-definition-ready, active-matrix TFT LCD 15PF9936 is stylish enough and small enough for prominent placement in any room--or any wall--of your house. The 15-inch TV offers high brightness (450 cd/m2) and high contrast (400:1), as well as an integrated TV tuner for cable or broadcast reception of all your favorite programs. Its lightning-quick 16 ms response time guarantees seamless viewing even with rapid-screen-change video games. 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 1,024 x 768 screen.

LCD technology allows screens to be thinner and televisions to be lighter and more energy-efficient than ever before. The result is television that not only fits on a wall, but fits in places conventional televisions cannot. The 15PF9936's comes outfitted with Digital Crystal Clear III technology, a suite of picture innovations including Dynamic Contrast and advanced, 10-bit processing. Further, the DCDi chip by Faroudja enhances resolution by eliminating the stair-step jagged edges often seen on progressive-scan displays.

The 15PF9936's three-line digital comb filter further enhances resolution by removing blurred edges between colors and reducing dot crawl (tiny, moving dots of color along a sharp color separation in a vertical line, as in a depiction of a character's striped T-shirt).

A feature called Active Control continually adjusts picture settings at over 60 times per second for all inputs, correcting both sharpness and noise reduction. AutoChron automatically sets the right time of day and maintains it with digital precision through brownouts, power failures, and even daylight savings time adjustments. AutoPicture lets you change--at the touch of a button--the picture settings (color, tint, contrast, etc.) for various types of programming, including sports, movies, multimedia (games), or weak signals.

AutoSound allows you to select from three factory-set controls and a personal control that you set according to your preferences. The three factory-set controls (Voice, Music, and Theatre) let you enhance the particular program you are watching. Incredible Surround simulates enveloping surround sound from any two speakers, while the audio volume leveler (AVL) keeps the TV sound at an even level for a more consistent, comfortable sound.

Inputs include two component-video (one HD and one standard-definition), one S-video, one RF coaxial audio/video, and two composite-video connections, as well as a VGA computer input with internal scaling, which accepts signals up to SXGA (1,280 x 1,024, from 56 to 85 Hz). A stereo analog audio output facilitates hookup with a surround receiver or integrated amplifier.

The supplied infrared remote control works your TV and other remote-controlled devices such as VCRs, DVD players, cable converters, and satellite receivers.

What's in the Box
TV, stand, remote control, remote batteries, and a user's manual.

© 2004, ReviewFocus or its affiliates