Philips reveal a high contrast TV

Following the lead set by Samsung and LG, it's now Philips' turn to launch a new TV that's capable of a contrast of 1000000:1.  Like its competitors, the 42PFL9803H uses diodes to illuminate the screen, which is divided into 128 different zones each of which can have its own light level.
 
In other regards, this model echoes the features and the design of another of the manufacturer's high-end TVs, the 42PFL9703H: Full HD, a 100 Hz refresh rate, Philips’favorite, the Ambilight Surround system, an integrated digital HD tuner and HDMN (High Definition Natural Motion) filters all come as standard.

As you can see from the publicity photograph, Philips are keen to highlight the EISA 2008-9 award that this product has won.  To keep this prize in context, many other outstanding TVs with excellent picture quality have not received the same level of recognition from EISA.  Nevertheless, this does mean we can put this particular model right at the top of our shopping list.  All we can do now is wait for a chance to test it out to see if it’s worthy of this position.

As yet, there's no news on a release date.

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