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Product Specifications
Technical Details
- 32-inch LCD TV with CableCard slot for digital cable; measures 36.7 x 20 x 4.7 inches (WxHxD)
- 1366 x 768-pixel resolution, 8 ms response time, 550 cd/m2 brightness rating, and 800:1 contrast ratio
- 3D comb filter eliminates cross-color, cross-luminance and dot-crawl distortion; Pixel Plus 2 HD video processor
- Inputs: 3 composite, 3 S-Video, 2 component, 2 HDMI, 1 RF, 1 USB
- Two stereo speakers, 15 watts apiece (30 watts total)
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Product Description
Amazon.com Product Description
Save space and enjoy a wonderfully vivid picture with the stylish, 32-inch Philips 32PF9630A widescreen LCD TV, a great choice for smaller living rooms. It has a built-in 181-channel NTSC tuner for standard television broadcasts, and you can receive high-definition TV right out of the box with an ATSC tuner which can pick up over the air digital broadcasts with the use of an additional antenna, or use a removable CableCARD, which picks up HD (ATSC) broadcasts from your digital cable provider (digital cable subscription required, check with your local cable provider to find out if they support the cable card). This set includes a tabletop stand, but it's also wall-mountable with optional kit (VESA compatible).
This set uses Philips' exclusive Pixel Plus 2 HD video processor, which provides excellent sharpness natural detail, increased depth, vivid colors and smooth and natural motion from standard TV, High Definition signals, and multimedia sources. Each pixel of the incoming picture is enhanced to better match the surrounding pixels, resulting in a more natural picture. Artifacts in compressed multimedia content are detected and reduced, ensuring that the picture is clean and razor sharp. Digital noise reduction ensures that the picture is perfectly smooth yet razor sharp.
The 32PF9630A has a 1366 x 768-pixel resolution, 176-degree viewing angle, very fast 8 ms (millisecond) response time (great for sports), a 550 cd/m2 (candela per square meter) brightness rating, and an 800:1 contrast ratio. (The higher the contrast ratio, the greater a TV's ability to display subtle color details and not get washed out by ambient room light.) Other features include an anti-reflection coated screen, auto volume leveler, adjustable color temperature and sharpness, sleep timer, and V-Chip parental controls.
The 3D comb filter separates brightness and color signals better in 3D domain to eliminate cross-color, cross-luminance and dot-crawl distortion. It performs field-by-field comparisons of the television image to accurately separate the color from the black-and-white information and remove both horizontally and vertically hanging dots, as well as dot crawl, resulting in a razor sharp image. This set also performs 3:2 pulldown detection and reversal, too--a handy feature for watching progressive-scan movie programs in their native 24-frame format. To adapt 24 frames-per-second movies to 30 fps video, frames in the original movie must be duplicated; 3:2 pulldown digitally corrects this duplication by removing the redundant information to display a frame-accurate picture.
The Active Control function uniquely and intelligently optimizes picture quality by measuring and analyzing the incoming signal to automatically adjust picture quality settings. Active Control with Light Sensor uses a sensor to adjust the picture brightness depending on the room light conditions.
This TV has two built-in stereo speakers that produce 15 watts per channel (for 30 watts of total power), and can produce Dolby Digital virtual surround sound, emulating a 5.1-channel sound field from just two speakers. It also offers the following connections:
- Composite AV (RCA) In: 3 (1 side)
- S-Video In: 3 (1 side)
- Component Video In (Y PB PR): 2
- HDMI In: 2
- RF In: 1
- PC Audio In: 1
- PC Audio Out: 1
- Monitor Out: 1
- USB: 1
- Headphone: 1
Tech Talk
CableCARD -- The CableCARD system enables the "Plug-and-Play DTV" functionality as agreed between cable operators and consumer electronics manufacturers. It allows the decoding of encrypted or scrambled content delivered from the cable system. CableCARD functionality includes conditional access and copy protection. A CableCARD-enabled television without a CableCARD inserted receives high-definition standard TV broadcasts. When a CableCARD is inserted, the television receives high-value high-definition, cable programming.
HDMI -- HDMI makes an uncompressed digital RGB connection from the source to the screen. By eliminating conversion to an analog signal, it delivers an unblemished image. The non-degraded signal reduces flicker and leads to a clearer picture. HDMI intelligently communicates the highest output resolution with the source device. The HDMI input is fully backward compatible with DVI sources but includes digital audio. HDMI uses HDCP copy protection.
What's in the Box
LCD TV, remote control (with batteries), tabletop stand, power cord, printed operating instructions
Product Description
32""Integrated HD LCD TV 1366 x 768, Dual HDMI, w/Cable Card
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great 32" LCD, with multitude of features, Acquos watch out!!,
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This review is from: Philips 32PF9630A 32-Inch Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV (Electronics)
I compared lots of 37" and 32" LCD TV's over the past months and I decided on the Philips 32PF7320A because:
**The picture is comparable to Sharp. Many on the AVSForum will debate this for hours/days/months and may favor the Sharp in the end, but for us plebeians that want to just watch great TV, this set for the price is it...IMHO Sharp is the only competitor that even compares (I ruled out Magnavox, Polaroid, Syntax, Maxent almost immediately, and then Sony, LG, and Panasonic IMHO didn't measure up in picture quality after more detailed scrutiny) **The feature set beats everything out there, even Sharp. Namely, 2 HDMI ports, CableCard slot, USB, just these two options give this set a leg up. **It looks great (i thought better thanthe long and narrow Sharp) in its silver/black two-tone look. **After using for a month the picture is fantastic. The USB port allowed for easy firmware upgrade (a plus!!!, and with anupconverting DVD like the winderful OPPO heer on Amazon you can see your current DVD selection in HD...WOW! Hope this was helpful, and happy watching.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great TV overall. Outstanding HDTV; Good Analog TV.,
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This review is from: Philips 32PF9630A 32-Inch Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV (Electronics)
I've had this set for about a week now. Got a great deal on a refurbished unit direct from Philips. This set has tons of connection options, including 2 HDMI inputs. I bought a new Sony DVD player with upconverting and HDMI output, and DVD images look stunning. I have Time Warner cable with a Scientific Atlanta 8300HD DVR and connect it using the other HDMI input. The HD channels are outstanding. I can't really tell much difference between the 720p and 1080i output settings from the cable box - everyone says its a personal preference and can vary depending on the program. I do notice that not all programming on some of the HD channels is actually in HD format, especially noticable with various commercials changing format one after the other. HBO HD and Discovery HD have spectactular picture quailty. As with nearly all big screen HDTV models, the analog and digital (non-HD) channels vary from fair to good depending on channel signal quality and programming. I've done lots of fiddling (experimenting) with the picture settings and find that quality often varies from channel to channel and from setting to setting. Most review sites mention this is common with all HDTV sets and the viewer will find which settings work best over time. The remote control is nicely laid out and easy to use. The TV Menu and settings controls are easy to follow and most setting options include a summary of function at the bottom of the screen. There are many possible adjustments to picture and sound, so you can experiment a lot to find what looks best to you. The TV has USB input for pictures and firmware updates. It was easy to update to the latest firmware. Philips support website has lots of FAQs and helpful instructions for various functions and connection options. (One reviewer on another site complained about a green line on the right side of the screen when playing DVD's using the HDMI connection. Both the manaul and an online FAQ explained how to easily adjust the picture (right/left or up/down) using the cursor key on the remote.) I've also connected a VCR using the coaxial input; a GameCube using the RCA Inputs; and an XBox using the Component AV inputs with an HD converter (games look really awesome from the XBox - note that you can find instructions on xbox.com on how to change the Xbox's settings for HDTV output). The built in speakers on this TV sound great. I haven't hooked up a surround sound system yet, and may not need to. Great thing about LCD's versus Plasma (and even CRTs) is there's practically no glare/reflections on the screen from lights, etc. This model has an automatic format setting that will adjust the screen dimensions based on the channel and program format (ie: widescreen, 4:3, zoom, stetch, etc.) Sometimes the auto changes are annoying, like during commercials when the format changes every 30 seconds, but mostly its no big deal. You can choose to set the format manually if the auto changes bother you. Overall, I'm very impressed with this set. It has a lot of the latest tech features most people are looking for. It's certainly not the cheapest 32" model around, but I think you pay for quality. I thought I'd wait a while longer to get a bigger model later when the prices come down further, but I figured that this one had the features I was looking for and had come down enough to be affordable today to finally let me get my HDTV feet wet. Great picture, great features, great price. Jump on in, the waters just fine.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Impressive LCD TV,
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This review is from: Philips 32PF9630A 32-Inch Widescreen Flat-Panel LCD HDTV (Electronics)
Purchased this tv from Amazon about 5 months ago and it continues to impress me. HD is spectacular and the HDMI imputs make my DVD's look like your viewing the scenes live. The HD channels are superb both from the Direct TV satellite and even using my HD indoor antenna. It's a terriffic set and I highly recommend it.
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