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Philips 42PF9996
Created: 05/31/2006
Video description: This extremely expensive set includes a unique backlight, but its picture quality was the most pleasant surprise.

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Philips 42PF9996 Review

Editors' rating

The good: Attractive high-tech look; accurate color decoding; solid black-level performance for an LCD flat panel; Ambilight looks cool.

The bad: Extremely expensive; no 2:3 pull-down in the video processing; no independent memory per input; Ambilight adversely affects onscreen color perception; scales 720p sources incorrectly.

The bottom line: This extremely expensive set includes a unique backlight, but its picture quality was the most pleasant surprise.

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Philips 42PF9996 Specs

Manufacturer: Philips Consumer Electronics
Part number: 42PF9996

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