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Philips 42pfl9803 claimed 2,000,000:1 contrast ratio

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Anonymous   03-29-2009 at 06:28:18 PM

Hi,

I was wondering if anybody could point me in the right direction to find a good reputable review site like Tom's Hardware or Anandtech of this Philips TV. It has an array of LEDs providing dynamic backlighting which can provide an exceptional contrast ratio. This technology sounds very similar to Dolby HDR (a technology originally owned by BrightSide Technologies which provided displays with a very high contrast ratio).

I would be very interested to read about the pro's and con's of this technology as it may be a stop gap for LCDs until OLED screens become more mainstream.

Cheers

Ben

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fazers_on_stun   03-30-2009 at 04:30:28 PM
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Anonymous wrote :

Hi,

I was wondering if anybody could point me in the right direction to find a good reputable review site like Tom's Hardware or Anandtech of this Philips TV. It has an array of LEDs providing dynamic backlighting which can provide an exceptional contrast ratio. This technology sounds very similar to Dolby HDR (a technology originally owned by BrightSide Technologies which provided displays with a very high contrast ratio).

I would be very interested to read about the pro's and con's of this technology as it may be a stop gap for LCDs until OLED screens become more mainstream.

Cheers

Ben



Dunno about review sites (CNet would probably be a good place to start; and a Google search is usually a good idea :) ). However from what I've read, LED backlighting does indeed improve the contrast ratio and also lowers the overall electricity use. And I believe the NTSC color gamut can be greatly improved over the older CCFL lamps, which get around 70% IIRC.

The drawback is that prices are still high compared to the older CCFL technology. Look at Sony's XBR-8 vs/ XBR-6 & 7 prices to get an idea...

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johnmistar   04-01-2009 at 01:39:12 PM
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There is a thorough review of the Philips 9803H here with calibration reports, black measurements etc: http://www.flatpanelshd.com/review [...] 1236858201

They review other TVs as well. Just go to the front page.

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