Philips offers immersive viewing with the sophisticated 9600 FlatTV series
August 28, 2008
Berlin, Germany – The new Philips 9600 FlatTV series offers consumers a fantastic home entertainment experience, bringing high definition (HD) content to life.
The full HD LCD display with 1920p x 1080p resolution results in superb picture quality when combined with the latest Ambilight innovations. The Philips 9600 series comprises of
screen sizes 32", 37", 42" and 47", all packaged into a sophisticated design.
A mesmerizing experience
“The Philips 9600 FlatTVs are visually arresting, provide immersive entertainment and deliver brilliant picture quality.” said Des Power, Senior Vice President Marketing
Televisions, Philips Consumer Lifestyle. “Our research has shown us that consumers are demanding televisions that are 'outstanding and unique.' So we have designed a series
of flat TVs that are minimalist and sophisticated in their design, but that include all the latest innovations for enjoying HD content to the max.&rdqou;
Unparalleled innovation in processing power
The Philips 9600 FlatTV series delivers best-in-class screen performance through the astonishing raw processing power of Philips new second generation Perfect Pixel HD Engine. The
Perfect Pixel HD Engine utilizes a holistic approach for picture quality enhancement by modifying each factor in the picture-processing pathway, from the HD input onwards to
produce the entire full HD 1080p experience. This technology delivers the highest picture quality found on LCD TVs.
The Perfect Pixel HD Engine comprises several processing modules including Perfect Natural Motion and Perfect Contrast.
- Perfect Natural Motion technology provides substantial improvements in sharpness during fast motion. It creates a halo-free, fluent picture which is sharp and judder free.
Perfect Natural Motion offers 500 million pixels of processing power.
- Color Booster features a 17-bit Color Booster which can display up to 2,250 trillion colors, producing brilliant, life-like images and realistic skin tones.
- Perfect Contrast makes the dark parts darker and the bright parts brighter, which results in improved details on both bright and dark scenes, and improvements in the shadow
detail and black levels in dark scenes while greatly diminishing motion artifacts. This results in Dynamic Contrast ratios of up to 30,000:1.
The Perfect Pixel HD Engine delivers the fastest Clear LCD refresh rates in the world at 100Hz providing razor-sharp moving images with an ultra-fast motion response time of two
milliseconds (2ms). By doubling the picture refresh rate from the standard 50Hz to 100Hz and combining this with sophisticated motion compensation picture processing, these sets
deliver swift, streak-free action - elevating image quality and clarity.
Immerse yourself in Ambilight Spectra
Combined with state-of-the-art picture performance, Philips latest Ambilight Spectra 2 technology further immerses and engages viewers like no other display. This advanced lighting
feature accurately identifies dominant onscreen colors and projects them from 2 sides of the TV set against the wall and towards the viewer further enhancing the TV viewing
experience. The Ambilight Spectra on each side independently generates a series of colors that match a part of the picture on screen, rather than a whole block of colours on the
left and right sides. Ambilight Spectra 2 also adjusts the timing of its LED’s to help enhance on-screen motion. The result is a more relaxed and immersive viewing experience.
Connectivity to a world of HD content
The 9600 series offers four HDMI 1.3a+EasyLink inputs for the cleanest, clearest digital signal. Users can connect as many as four HDMI devices, such as Blu-ray and next generation
gaming consoles, while assured their sets are future-proof for further connectivity requirements.
For more information please contact your local Philips press officer or:
Philips Consumer Lifestyle
Katy Hartley, Product PR Director Television
Tel: +31-6-22232801
Email: katy.hartley@philips.com
About Royal Philips Electronics
Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) is a diversified Health and Well-being company, focused on improving people’s lives through timely innovations.
As a world leader in healthcare, lifestyle and lighting, Philips integrates technologies and design into people-centric solutions, based on fundamental customer insights and the
brand promise of “sense and simplicity”. Headquartered in the Netherlands, Philips employs approximately 133,000 employees in more than 60 countries worldwide. With
sales of EUR 27 billion in 2007, the company is a market leader in cardiac care, acute care and home healthcare, energy efficient lighting solutions and new lighting applications,
as well as lifestyle products for personal well-being and pleasure with strong leadership positions in flat TV, male shaving and grooming, portable entertainment and oral
healthcare. News from Philips is located at www.philips.com/newscenter.
