There's also Pixel Perfect HD picture processing onboard. Philips claims this set has 1,200Hz motion processing, which really turns out to be a combination of the 200Hz panel, a 200Hz scanning backlight and some extra frame interpolation. The Ambilight system uses three strips of LEDs to project colours onto the wall behind the TV. You can connect a hard drive up to one of these and record shows from the onboard Freeview HD tuner to disc, while you use the other port for playing back digital media files. Nevertheless, these are relatively minor points on what is a great-looking TV overall.ĭown the left-hand side of the set you'll find two USB ports. The bezel is also a little thick at 30mm. This is in part because it uses direct LED backlighting. However, measuring around 40mm deep, the set is not all that slim by modern LED TV standards. It houses a number of touch buttons for changing the channel or setting the volume level when you've misplaced the remote down the back of the sofa. We also like the control panel that seems to hang from the bottom of the bezel. The brushed metal finish used on the bezel and stand gives it a real air of sophistication and the beautifully rounded corners add extra charm. The 46PFL9706T is certainly a handsome TV in terms of design. Philips has finally added iPlayer to its Net TV system. Unfortunately, despite the addition of the new services, the Net TV offering still falls quite a long way short of what you get on the latest Samsung and LG Smart TVs. The latter is quite tricky to navigate using the remote and it doesn't support Flash, so you can't use it to view video on some websites. There are also apps for Facebook, Twitter and Picasa, and Philips has added a full Internet browser. Thankfully, this now supports the BBC's iPlayer, along with the Acetrax movie rental service, YouTube, Vimeo and Box Office 365.
The set also has Philips' Net TV system on board. However, rather annoyingly, the fast-forward and rewind controls don't work when you're streaming videos across a network - they're only enabled for USB playback. Along with DivX, Xvid and WMV movie files, it plays HD MKV videos. The EPG only shows two programmes per channel.Īs with the vast majority of today's TVs, this model allows you to play digital media files, either via one of the set's two USB ports or by streaming content across a network from a PC or NAS drive.
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