Philips 40PFL9704H User Manual

Issue date 2009-10-09

Version: 7.6.11

12 NC: 8670 000 53901
EAN: 87 12581 48979 3

© 2009 Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V.
All Rights reserved.
Specifications are subject to change without notice. 
Trademarks are the property of Koninklijke Philips 
Electronics N.V. or their respective owners.

40PFL9704H/12

Specifications

LCD TV with Ambilight Spectra 3 and Perfect Pixel HD Engine

40" Full HD 1080p digital TV

• Aspect ratio: Widescreen

• Brightness: 500 cd/m²

• Dynamic screen contrast: 5000000:1

• Response time (typical): 1 (BEW equiv.) ms

• Viewing angle: 176º (H)/176º (V)

• Diagonal screen size: 40 inch / 102 cm 

• Display screen type: LCD Full HD W-UXGA Act. 

matrix

• Panel resolution: 1920 x 1080p

• Picture enhancement: Perfect Pixel HD Engine, 

Perfect Natural Motion, Perfect Contrast, Perfect 

Colours, Wide Colour Gamut display, 3/2 - 2/2 

motion pull down, 3D Combfilter, Active Control 

+ Light sensor, Jagged Line Suppression, 

Progressive Scan, 1080p 24/25/30 Hz processing, 

1080p 50/60 Hz processing, 200 Hz Clear LCD*, 

Scanning backlight, Local dimming LED backlight, 

Segmented LED backlight

• Screen enhancement: Anti-Reflection coated 

screen

• Colour processing: 2250 trillion colours 17bit RGB

• Ambilight Features: Ambilight Spectra 3, Lounge 

light mode

• Dimming Function: Manual and via Light Sensor

• Ambilight light system: LED-wide colour

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Computer formats

Resolution

Refresh rate

640 x 480

 60 Hz

800 x 600

 60 Hz

1024 x 768

 60 Hz

1280 x 768

 60 Hz

1360 x 768

 60 Hz

1920 x 1080

 60 Hz

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Video formats

Resolution

Refresh rate

480i

 60 Hz

480p

 60 Hz

576i

 50 Hz

576p

 50 Hz

720p

 50, 60 Hz

1080i

 50, 60 Hz

1080p

 24, 50, 60 Hz

1080p

 24, 25, 30 Hz

• Output power (RMS): 2 x 15 W

• Sound Enhancement: Auto Volume Leveller, Digital 

Signal Processing, Dynamic Bass Enhancement, 

Treble and Bass Control

• Sound System: BBE

• Built-in speakers: 4

• Loudspeaker types: 2 integrated subwoofers, 2 x 

Dome tweeter

• Child Protection: Child Lock+Parental Control

• Connection Enhancement: Easy link

• Ease of Installation: Auto Programme Naming, 

Automatic Channel Install (ACI), Automatic 

Tuning System (ATS), Autostore, Fine Tuning, PLL 

Digital Tuning, Plug and Play

• Ease of Use: Auto Volume Leveller (AVL), Delta 

Volume per preset, Graphical User Interface, On-

Screen Display, Programme List, Settings assistant 

Wizard, Side Control, Connectivity assistant, 

Automatic setup wizard, Demo mode, On-screen 

User manual, Touch control buttons, Favourite 

programme selection, Iconic home screen, Mozaïc 

channel grid

• Electronic Programme Guide: Now + Next EPG, 

8-day Electronic Programme Guide*

• Picture in Picture: Text dual screen

• Remote Control: DVD, DVD-R, Sat, STB (Set-Top 

Box), Universal, HTS (Home Theatre System)

• Remote control type: RC4496

• Screen Format Adjustments: Auto Format, Movie 

expand 16:9, Super Zoom, Widescreen, unscaled 

(1080p dot by dot)

• Teletext: 1200-page Hypertext

• Firmware upgradeable: Firmware auto upgrade 

wizard, Firmware upgradeable via USB

• Multimedia: Digital media reader (browser), USB 

autobreak-in, DLNA media Browser, Net TV 

services

• Smart mode: Game, Cinema, Personal, Power 

saver, Standard, Vivid

• Multimedia connections: Ethernet-UTP5, USB, Wi-

Fi 802.11g (built in)

• Playback Formats: MP3, WMA v2 up to v9.2, 

Slideshow files (.alb), JPEG Still pictures, MPEG1, 

MPEG2, MPEG4, AVI, H.264/MPEG-4 AVC, MPEG-

Programme-stream PAL, WMV9/VC1

• Aerial Input: 75 ohm coaxial (IEC75)

• TV system: DVB COFDM 2K/8K

• Video Playback: NTSC, SECAM, PAL

• DVB: DVB Terrestrial*, DVB-T MPEG4*, DVB-C 

MPEG4*, MHEG

• Tuner bands: Hyperband, S-Channel, UHF, VHF

• Ext 1 Scart: Audio L/R, CVBS in, RGB

• Ext 2 Scart: Audio L/R, CVBS in, RGB

• Ext 3: YPbPr, Audio L/R in, VGA PC-in

• Front/Side connections: HDMI v1.3, S-video in, 

CVBS in, Audio L/R in, Headphone out, USB

• PC network link: DLNA 1.0 certified

• Other connections: Analogue audio Left/Right out, 

S/PDIF out (coaxial), Common Interface

• HDMI  1:  HDMI  v1.3

• HDMI  2:  HDMI  v1.3

• HDMI  3:  HDMI  v1.3

• HDMI  4:  HDMI  v1.3

• EasyLink (HDMI-CEC): One touch play, EasyLink, 

Pixel link, Remote control pass-through, System 

audio control, System standby

• Ambient temperature: 5°C to 35°C

• Mains power: AC 220-240 V +/- 10%

• Power consumption (typical): 92 W

• Standby power consumption: < 0.15 W

• Set  dimensions  (W x H x D): 987 x 630 x 89 mm

• Set dimensions with stand (H x D): 698 x 260 mm

• Product weight: 19.8 kg

• Product weight (+stand): 22.6 kg

• Box  dimensions  (W x H x D): 

1200 x 786 x 333 mm

• Colour cabinet: Brushed aluminium decofront

• VESA wall mount compatible: 400 x 400 mm

• Included Accessories: Tabletop swivel stand, RF 

antenna cable, Power cord, Quick start guide, 

Warranty certificate, Remote Control, Batteries 

for remote control, Legal and safety brochure, Net 

TV brochure

• Optional accessories: Smart level wallmount 

SQM6175, DVB-S module PFS0001*

•

* 200 Hz Clear LCD displays 200 scenes per second by combining 

advanced 100 Hz technology with scanning backlight @ 50% duty 
cycle.

* 8 days EPG, service not available in all countries
* DVB-T, supported in selected countries only
* DVB-C in selected countries and for selected operators only. Most 

up to date information is available on the type plate of the TV.

* Net TV, service offering is dependent on country and subject to 

terms of use.

* Optional Philips DVB-S module required (part no. PFS0001, only 

available in Germany, Austria and Switzerland)