Philips intros 42PFL9903D Aurea II LCD HDTV

by Darren Murph posted Nov 6th 2008 at 9:35AM

Late in August, we got wind of an elusive Aurea II HDTV that was in development from Philips. Now, we're looking at the official result of that labor. The 42-inch Philips Aurea II (or 42PFL9903D, if you'd prefer) packs a 1080p panel, the latest version of the Perfect Pixel HD engine, a dynamic contrast ratio of 30,000:1 and a wicked fast two-millisecond response time. Reportedly, the main differences between this set and the original Aurea is a thinner frame, more curvaceous corners and an ever-so-slightly updated design. For those with the cash to blow, it'll be available for a stiff £2,499 ($3,967) this month.

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment

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zargon @ Nov 6th 2008 9:54AM

Do they throw in a free disco ball with every TV?

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Zunavio @ Nov 6th 2008 9:55AM

This aurea aura's will be focusing you to the bezel while maintaining secrets in the Perfect Pixel technology.

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htd @ Nov 6th 2008 10:06AM

this makes sony lcd hdtv seems more affordable...

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Rsaeire @ Nov 6th 2008 10:11AM

I love how Phillips try dazzle everyone with the Aurea feature, when their TVs can't even compare to the video quality of the Sony, Samsung, Panasonic and Pioneer TVs current;y on the market. Aurea = Fail.

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zephxiii @ Nov 6th 2008 10:42AM

:rolls eyes: Yea, and i'm sure the Philips is just abysmally terrible in comparison.....

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Minimum91 @ Nov 6th 2008 11:08AM

Hmmm. Looks like the Screen of an old-school iMac G4, only without the G4.

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t_murren @ Nov 6th 2008 11:53AM

Is there a TV under all that Photoshop club lighting? Reminds me of early 90's jean ad's where the jeans are way in the back, and there are hot girls are up close and not wearing any jeans.

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strider_mt2k @ Nov 6th 2008 11:35AM

WOOooOOOooOOooOOoo

Must...obey ...TV

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Rsaeire @ Nov 6th 2008 12:18PM

Honestly zephxiii, have you recently read of the reviews regarding the last few Phillip's TVs, or are you just randomly disagreeing with me because you don't like my comments? Fact is, Phillips can't compare to the latest TVs from a lot of the other manufacturers. If you don't like this, fine, but it's a fact. Look at all the user opinions on forums across the world. Are you trying to say the actual owners of these sets are wrong?

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FTY @ Nov 12th 2008 10:06PM

About the user comments, well I doubt that there is many who have two TVs for $3.000+ at home to actually compare them, there are some, but such a minority not even believable. If however they put down their opinions based on what they see in a store, it's just their opinions, If I walk into two different stores and take a look at the same TVs in both it will be a different experience, as stores can't be arsed to actually set up display TVs properly.

Reviews are a completely other thing.

That said, I'm pretty satisfied with my Philips TV, while they may be better TVs available from Sony, Panasonic, Pioneer or even Philips, the differences between the top models are really not that much of a deal breaker to me - they all perform fantastic, it falls down to personal preference what you pick if you got $3.500 to spend. The picture quality is almost the same on all of the top TVs.

And if you indeed buy a TV for $3.500 no-one can say you got ripped-off or that you bought a crap TV no matter what kind of renown brand you pick.

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