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Philips' quest to ease living room eye strain
Created: 10/30/2007
Video description: At CES 2004, Philips introduces CNET's Brian Cooley to AmbiLight, a technology that controls background lighting via remote control and together with Pixel Plus 2, promises improved flat-screen picture quality.

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