The ultimate viewing experience of Ambilight and Pixel Plus 2 push picture quality to new levels. The unprecedented viewing comfort of Ambilight, LCD Technology and invisible flat NXT speakers culminate in a daring and innovative design.

Enjoy high definition in high style with the 42-inch Philips 42PF9996 active matrix TFT LCD television, which offers superior picture quality with higher contrast levels, more brightness and color, a faster response time, and a wide viewing angle. It features a 1366 x 768-pixel resolution, 500:1 contrast ratio, 400 cd/m2 (candela per square meter) brightness rating, 12 millisecond (ms) response time, and 176-degree viewing angle. This LCD is powered by Philips' Pixel Plus2 digital picture processor, which enhances the sharpness as well as the color reproduction, resulting in the finest color details and superior brilliance.

This 16:9 widescreen TV features a width-to-height ratio similar to movie theater screens, providing a theater-like experience at home. View HDTV broadcasts and widescreen DVDs the way they were meant to be seen. The Active Control Plus feature continuously measures and corrects all incoming signals to help provide the best picture quality, monitoring and correcting both the sharpness control and noise reduction control. The Digital Natural Motion feature eliminates juddering effects that are visible with moving picture content by estimating motion in the picture and correcting movements--in both broadcast and DVD playback.

This LCD has three speakers, including an integrated subwoofer, each capable of 15 watts of output. It also provides virtual Dolby Surround for a cinema-like audio experience. It features the following video and audio connections:

• Composite AV In (RCA): 2 (1 side)
• S-Video In: 3 (1 side)
• Component Video In: 1
• HDMI In: 1
• Headphone: 1

What's in the Box
42PF9996 LCD TV, remote control, batteries, printed instructions