Philips announces additions to Eco HDTV line and new Blu-ray player
Philips announced several new models to their Eco line of LCD HDTV sets today as well as a new standalone Blu-ray player. Eco HDTV sets were introduced during CES 2008 and automatically adjust their LCD backlighting according to the ambient lighting thanks to a built-in light sensor.
The new 7003 series of Eco HDTV models are the 42TA648BX, 42PFL3603, and 42PFL5603 and feature:
- New rounded design
- 120Hz panels
- Philips new Perfect Pixel HD image processing engine
- Four HDMI inputs with CEC support for automatic input switching
The 42TA648BX, 42PFL3603, and 42PFL5603 cost $1699, $1999, and $2699 respectively.
On the slightly lower end, Philips has four new models ranging in sizes from 32 inches (at $799), 42 inches ($1799), 47 inches ($2099), and 52 inches ($2899). These models feature the Pixel Plus 3 HD image engine and come with 60Hz panels instead of the 120Hz panels from above.
Finally on the Blu-ray front, Philips announced their second generation standalone Blu-ray player – the BDP7200. Features of this player include:
- Support for Blu-ray Profile 1.1’s Picture-in-Picture commentary feature
- CEC aware HDMI
- 1080p upscaling of DVDs
- MSRP of $399
[Check it out via Ubergizmo]
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