According to BlackFriday.info, Sam’s Club’s Black Friday ad is up for everyone to see. Of particular interest to me is a Philips 42″ 1080p LCD TV for $898. I am not sure what Philips model this is, but a 42″ LCD TV with 1080p capability should be fairly decent. And for just $898 is a [...]
Philips 42PFL9903D Specifications
Display: 42″ TFT LCD
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Contrast Ratio: 30,000:1 (dynamic)
Response Time: 2ms
Availability: November 2008
Price: £2,499
Philips‘ 42PFL9903D is part of the company’s Aurea II line of LCD TVs. The 42PFL9903D sports a 42″ TFT LCD with a pixel format of 1920 x 1080. The second-generation Aurea II technology involves the [...]
Philips 56″ Quad Full Autosteroscopic 3D HD TV Specifications
Display: 56″
Pixel Format: 3840 x 2160
Viewing Angle: 160/160
Price: About US$25,000
Philips is entering new ground with its 56″ quad full autosteroscopic 3D HD TV. You don’t need glasses to watch 3D on this. The pixel format of 3840 x 2160 is Quad Full HD, meaning it is like [...]
Philips 22″ Stereoscopic 3D LCD Monitor Specifications
Size: 22″
Pixel Format: 1680 x 1050
Contrast Ratio: 1000:1
Brightness: 300 cd/m2
Response Time: 5ms
3D Technology: WOWvx 2D Plus Depth
Availability: Q4′08
Philips, I thought, was out of the hardware game, but I think they are enamored with 3D. The 22″ stereoscopic LCD monitor seems to be geared to the gaming market. No, not [...]
Industry sources are predicting that Philips will be exiting the PDP TV market in 2009. Recent moves by the consumer electronics giant can be indicative of such a move. PDP TVs are struggling against LCD TVs and there are many PPD TV players that have recently established joint ventures for survival. Philips has reduced PDP [...]
Philips Xenium 800 e2e
Display Pixel Format: 320 x 480
Wireless: WiFi
There are not much specification information for the Philips Xenium 800 e2e at the moment. Unwired View is reporting that Philips’ former mobile phone subsidiary now fully owned by Chinese investors are bringing out a touch smartphone, the Philips Xenium 800 e2e. The e2e stands for [...]
On April 8, 2008, Royal Philips Electronics announced a five-year brand licensing agreement with Funai. Funai will assume responsibility for sourcing, distribution, marketing and sales of all Philips’ consumer TV activities in the US and Canada. The licensing agreement will take effect on September 1, 2008. Philips will receive royalty payments for Funai’s right to [...]
On April 4, 2008, LG Display Co. Ltd. (LPL) announced that Royal Philips Electronics NV sold 24 million shares, reducing its equity share to 13.2%, down from 19.91%. Does Philips know something or is the selloff just a part of its long-term strategy to divest itself of high-tech manufacturing? With weak global demand CYQ1′08 expectations [...]
On March 12, Royal Philips Electronics NV announced that it had sold 6.7% or 24M shares of LG Display for net proceeds of around E680M. The company now holds just 13.2% stake at LGD, formerly known as LG.Philips LCD (LPL).
It is fitting that LG.Philips LCD changed its name to LG Display. Philips is no longer [...]
On February 12, LG.Philips LCD (LPL) announced that it will change its name to just LG Display (LGD). Of course, its shareholders will need to approve the name change at the end of this month. As you can see the name Philips will be gone and that is due to a significant reduction of its [...]
