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 [...]
Philips AUREA 42PFL9900D
Size: 42″
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Engine: Perfect Pixel HD
Frequency: 100Hz Clear LCD
Response Time: 3ms
Brightness: 550 cd/mw
Contrast Ratio: 1200:1, 8000:1 dynamic
Viewing Angle: 176/176
Colors: 4 trillion
Input: HDMI (3)
Speakers: 2 sets of 12 microdrivers, 2 integrated subwoofers
Other Technology: HD Natural Motion (motion blur free 1080p), Ambilight Spectra, Active Frame (126 LEDs in frame)
Philips is well known [...]
Philips 32PFL9632D
Size: 32″ 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Frequency: 100Hz ClearLCD (double the typical 50Hz for European markets)
LCD Response Time: 3ms
LCD Brightness: 550 cd/m2
Availability: Europe
Tuner: DVB-T
Unique Technology: Ambilight, Perfect Pixel HD Engine
Ports: USB (photo slideshows), HDMI (3)
Speakers: Built-in (4)
Price: £999 ($1,977)
Opinion
The Philips 32PFL9632D looks simple and elegant. The piano-black border is surrounded by yet another border [...]
Philips 47PF9441D
Size: 47″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1920 x 1080
Brightness: 500 cd/m2
Response Time: 8ms
Viewing Angle: 176/176
Input: HDMI (2), Component (3), VGA, S-Video (2), Composite (2)
Philips‘ 47PF9441D is a 47″ LCD TV with a resolution of 1920 x 1080. This unit has two HDMI ports and uses Philips’ Pixel Plus 3HD technology that enhances the images by [...]
Philips 42PF9831D
Size: 42″
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Pixel Format: 1366 x 768
Brightness: 550 cd/m2
Contrast Ratio: 4500:1 (dynamic)
Viewing Angle: 176/176
Philips has an interesting feature called Ambilight where light matching the majority of the screens color flash behind the TV giving the viewer a mood that matches what he/she is watching. The Ambilight in the 42PF9831D projects to all four [...]
Clear LCD involves three technologies: It is an active backlight system that detects light and dark areas of the display and sends information to the backlight for luminance dimming control. Second, by using overdriving technology, LCs respond quicker (rise). However, the falling times of LCs remain the same. Third, Clear LCD involves scanning backlights that [...]