Philips 42TA648BX Flat TV

Philips Updated: 2008-09-26 RSS
Philips 42TA648BX Flat TV

Panache and performance meet in one stylish experience. Combining a full HD 1080p display and fantastic invisible sound, this Flat TV ensures brilliant design and powerful performance for years to come.

Full HD LCD display, with a 1920x1080p resolution
The Full HD screen has the widescreen resolution of 1920 x 1080p. This is the highest resolution of HD sources for the best possible picture quality. It is fully future proof as it supports 1080p signals from all sources, including the most recent like Blu-ray and advanced HD game consoles. The signal processing is extensively upgraded to support this much higher signal quality and resolution. It produces brilliant flicker-free progressive scan pictures with superb brightness and colors.

Invisible speakers with incredible surround
An invisible sound system that blends perfectly with the design of the cabinet. The Incredible Surround allows you to experience total surround with greater depth and width of sound. It gives a clear and spacious sound stage complementary to the rich viewing experience.

25 watt with BBE for powerful sound and great voice clarity
BBE high definition sound is the core sound enhancement technology (licensed by BBE Sound) that will enable you to experience real natural music, speech intelligibility with rich and clear audible vocals.

Dolby Digital output for connection to a home theatre system

USB for fantastic photo and music playback
The USB connector allows access to jpeg photos and mp3 music of most USB-sticks (USB memory-class device). Plug the USB into the slot at the side of the TV and access your photos or music files. You can easily view and share your photos and music.

4 HDMI inputs for full digital HD connection in one cable
HDMI makes an uncompressed digital RGB connection from the source to the screen for the ultimate picture quality. HDMI intelligently communicates the highest output resolution with the source device. The HDMI input is fully backward compatible with DVI sources and includes digital audio. HDMI uses HDCP copy protection. With 3 HDMI inputs on the back and 1 HDMI on the side of the TV you can connect multiple HD sources, for instance an HD settop box, a Blu-ray player, and game console or digital Camcorder. Your TV is fully prepared for the HD future.

EasyLink: easy control of TV & connected device via HDMI CEC
EasyLink uses the HDMI CEC industry standard protocol to share functionality between connected devices and the TV. With EasyLink only one remote control is needed to operate main functionalities on your TV and connected devices. EasyLink uses the standard HDMI cable to transfer system commands. It works between all electronic devices equipped with HDMI CEC.

Settings assistant for effortless personalized TV settings
Settings assistant for effortless personalized TV settings. The new settings assistant personalisation wizard guides you to personalised settings with unparalleled ease. It includes not only picture, but the complete viewing experience, including sound and Ambilight settings. The wizard shows a few screens with easy to choose options to select the essential settings. The TV performance is set to the your personal preference without difficult terms or settings, and this very quickly.

ATSC & QAM tuner receives over the air and unscrambled cable
Built-in ATSC & QAM tuner for reception of over-the-air and unscrambled HD cable programs

Specifications

Picture/Display
Aspect ratio: Widescreen
Brightness: 500 cd/m²
Dynamic screen contrast: 29000:1
Response time (typical): 5 ms
Viewing angle: 178º (H) / 178º (V)
Diagonal screen size (inch): 42 inch
Diagonal screen size (metric): 107 cm
Visible screen diagonal (inch): 42.02 inch
Panel resolution: 1920x1080p
Picture enhancement: 3/2 - 2/2 motion pull down, 3D Combfilter, Active Control + Light sensor, Dynamic contrast enhancement, Progressive Scan

Supported Display Resolution
Computer formats: 640 x 480, 60Hz, 800 x 600, 60Hz, 1024 x 768, 60Hz, 1280 x 768, 60Hz, 1280 x 1024, 60Hz, 1360 x 768, 60Hz, 1920 x 1080i, 60Hz, 1920 x 1080p, 60Hz
Video formats: 480i, 60Hz, 480p, 60Hz, 720p, 60Hz, 1080i, 60Hz, 1080p, 60Hz

Sound
Equalizer: 5-bands
Output power (RMS): 25W
Sound Enhancement: Incredible Surround
Sound System: Dolby Digital (AC-3), BBE

Loudspeakers
Built-in speakers: 4

Convenience
Child Protection: Child Lock+Parental Control
Clock: On main display, Sleep Timer
Ease of Installation: Autostore
Ease of Use: 4 favorite lists, Auto Volume Leveller (AVL), Channel list, Settings assistant Wizard, Side Control
Remote Control: TV
Screen Format Adjustments: 4:3, Auto Format, Movie expand 14:9, Movie expand 16:9, Super Zoom, Widescreen, unscaled (1080p dot by dot)

Multimedia Applications
Multimedia connections: USB memory class device
Playback Formats: MP3, Slideshow files (.alb), JPEG Still pictures
Tuner/Reception/Transmission
Aerial Input: 75 ohm F-type
TV system: ATSC, NTSC
Video Playback: NTSC
Cable: Unscrambled Digital Cable -QAM
Tuner bands: Hyperband, S-Channel, UHF, VHF

Connectivity
AV 1: Audio L/R in, YPbPr
AV 2: Audio L/R in, YPbPr
AV 3: CVBS in, S-Video in
HDMI 1: HDMI v1.3
HDMI 2: HDMI v1.3
HDMI 3: Analog audio L/R in, HDMI v1.3
HDMI-control (CEC features): One touch play, Power status, System info (menu language), System standby
Front / Side connections: HDMI, S-video in, CVBS in, Audio L/R in, Headphone out, USB
Audio Output - Digital: Coaxial (cinch)