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Philips 56PFL9954 (56-inch LCD)

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Films are usually shot in ultra-wide screen format. However, the Cinema 21:9 is surprisingly the first HDTV to follow the cinematic aspect ratio. This eliminates the letterbox bars which occupy precious display space on regular 16:9 panels. To enhance motion fluidity, this model is equipped with 200Hz Clear LCD technology based on 100Hz frame interpolation and scanning backlight. Another unique proposition is the three-sided Ambilight Spectra which produces an aura-like glow using LEDs to reduce eye strain, among other benefits.


NetTV


YouTube


Wannahaves


Funspot


Tunin.fm


MeteoConsult


Myalbum.com


Web browser


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The Cinema 21:9 offers a full-fledged Connected TV function with DLNA network multimedia playback and Net TV. The latter comprises seven Web content services: YouTube with search option, Wannahaves for the gadget-oriented IPTV channel, Funspot for 12 mini games, MeteoConsult for weather reports, Tunin.fm for 185 Internet radio stations and Myalbum.com for photo sharing. More interestingly, Net TV comes with a Web browser complete with a virtual keyboard, but lacks support for plug-in software such as Adobe Flash.

A/V and multimedia
Video 2,560 x 1,080 resolution (full-HD-ready); 80,000:1 dynamic contrast; 200Hz scanning backlight
Audio 15W x 2; Virtual Dolby Digital; BBE; onboard subwoofers
Multimedia MP3, JPEG, MPEG-1/2/4, DivX, WMV-HD, H.264 via USB, Ethernet, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi
TV tuner Analog; digital (DVB-T, DVB-C)

This panel scores highly in the connectivity department with five HDMI terminals. That makes it seven 1080p-ready inputs if we factor in the component-video socket and analog PC jack, though we can definitely go without the European SCART connectors. Multimedia file playback is catered to by a USB port, Ethernet and onboard 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, while IDTV is supported through a single antenna shared between the analog, DVB-T and DVB-C tuners, plus a Dolby Digital-enabled digital coaxial audio-out.

Connectivity
HDMI input(s) Five sockets; version 1.3; 24p-ready; Easy Link (HDMI-CEC)
Component-video input(s) One socket; 1080p-ready
PC input(s) Analog; 1080p-ready (officially up to only 1,360 x 768 pixels)
Audio output(s) Analog; digital coaxial



Tags: TV, Cinema, Philips Electronics N.V., Image, All-in-One
 
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PhilipWong: Thanks for the feedback. Will take note and improve.
freshjiyan: the way he talk really kills me .. what i can hear is just .. the new philips ... 21 ...
Zagatos: What an awesome lcd!!! 21:9 and ambilight is just innovation at its best , way to go phillips!!!

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