At a recent event in Brussels, Philips/TP Vision revealed the names for all of its flagship TVs in Europe, as well as showing off a new series of Full HD sets.
We saw the new Philips UltraHD TVs at CES in January (Ambilux Coming to Philips This Year), where they were named as the 8600, 7000 and 6000 models. At the event, Philips went into more detail, revealing that this year’s TVs will also include the 8901 flagship which was shown at IFA (Philips’ High-Concept Ambilight Becomes Reality), but missing from CES. Other units will be part of the 6101, 6401, 6501, 7101, 7601 and 8601 ranges. All will be launched in Europe and Russia throughout Q2’16.
Most of the sets were fully covered at IFA and CES; we will simply highlight any changes or additions here.
The 7000 range has been split into three, although it appears that only design differentiates the latter two. The TVs will be part of 7601 (65″), 7181 and 7101 series. Brightness is apparently higher than the 450 cd/m² quoted at CES, now standing at 600 cd/m².
The top of the 6000 series will be the 6500 models. One, the 6561, will feature three-sided Ambilight while the 6501 will have two-sided Ambilight. The same applies to the 6401 TVs. The 6101 sets do not have Ambilight.
1920 x 1080 TVs will be part of four ranges this year: 5211, 5501 and 4101. They will be launched in the same time frame as the UltraHD models, and cover 24″ – 49″ sizes.
Philips’ 5211 24″ TV combine TV, monitor and Bluetooth speaker functionality: a new concept for the company. A 16W Bluetooth speaker is built in to the TV’s stand.
Android powers the next series, the 5501. They have dual-core processors and the Pixel Plus HD engine. Finally, the 4101 series is an entry-level range.
The event ended with a surprise announcement: Philips will launch its own OLED TV, later this year. A demonstration at the event compared LCD and OLED TVs, although the OLED set used a panel from 2015. When the TV is launched, it will feature an UltraHD panel from LG Display, with support for HDR. The set will probably be 55″, but this is not confirmed yet. The set will use Philips’ own image processing, which the company believes gives it an advantage. Pricing will be similar to or higher than LG’s products.
