Philips 20PF4121/05 - 20" 4:3 LCD TV

LCD WXGA display, 1024 x 768p
The Philips 20PF4121/05 20-inch flat-panel LCD TV with DV-I input has more than just great looks. The perfect size for a small space, the 8.3cm-thick display provides an excellent audio/visual experience with features like Crystal Clear, Progressive scan, Sharpness adjustment, Colour Temperature Adjustment, 2D combfilter, Contrast plus, Virtual Dolby Surround, and unique flat speakers.

The LCD VGA display (resolution 640x480p) panel uses the latest panel technology, such as Philips' proprietary Crystal Clear package of innovations featuring a 2D digital combfilter (eliminates dot crawl and colour bleeding, enhancing fine detail, cleaning up image outlines, and removing most extraneous colours), Contrast Plus for deep blacks and pure whites, and green and blue colour enhancement. The high 500:1 contrast ratio gives you better subtle colour details and the ability to see the picture in bright light conditions, and the 16-millisecond response time means it's capable of handling fast-moving action without image blur or lag.

Active Control
Active Control delivers the best picture setting, any time, from any source. The incoming signal is automatically analyzed and key picture settings, like sharpness, colour, and contrast, are adjusted. The 4:3 screen ratio is ideal for watching analogue broadcast TV and pan-and-scan-formatted video.

Virtual dolby surround
Virtual Dolby Surround is a processing technology for enhancing surround sound effects. Built-in flat speakers (2x 2 watts) sit beside the LCD panel, giving you full stereo sound without needing to connect to an external speaker system. Virtual Dolby Surround sound support simulates cinema surround sound effects without the need for rear speakers. Other great audio features include Dynamic bass enhancement, a five-band equaliser and Nicam stereo.

PC input
With PC input you can connect your TV to a computer and use the TV as a PC monitor.

Large Viewing Angle
Other features include 130-degree horizontal and 100-degree vertical viewing angles.

DVI-I input
A DVI-I input connects the non-compressed high bandwidth digital RGB signal from source to screen. By eliminating the conversion of the digital signals to analogue, it delivers an unblemished and noise-free image, that is clear and flicker-free. The DVI input supports HDCP copy protection that allows viewing of copy protected programs from Digital Set-top boxes, DVD players and HD recorders. DVI-I is future proof as it can be connected to all HDMI devices (a converter cable is required). The DVI-I input also supports analogue PC-VGA signals.

Want to do more than just watch TV? The 20PF4121/05 has a rear SCART socket, and DV-I input that helps minimize digital and line-scan artifacts during DVD playback. And, because the TV is progressive scan, it can take advantage of the more film-like images produced by progressive-scan DVD players. It has a VGA input too, which receives the signal from your PC so you can use it as a TV and a PC monitor. A set of side jacks has a composite A/V input with S-video, a mini headphone jack, and an audio in for using the TV's speakers with your PC.

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