IFA 2022: Eyes On with Philips 901F OLED TV With Ambilight

Philips' outset entry in the OLED TV world tries to be much bigger than a 55-inch prepare. Yeah, it's a 55in 4K screen, known as the Philips 901F OLED TV and coming to market in the fourth quarter. Philips has added on Ambilight to the mix here besides.

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The Whole Package

The Philips 901F OLED TV is a complete system. The Tv itself is almost bezel-less, with a very minimal frame and a relatively generic silver stand. The most notable visual element is the 30W soundbar beneath it as it has a very noticeable drivers visible through the argent grille. I didn't really go to hear it, because tradeshows are by and large noisy. The TV uses Philips' Android TV platform, with a Quad-Core processor running various over-the-top video services and games.

Philips OLED But the fundamental element, of grade, is the screen and the lights around it. The 55in OLED panel hits all the marks: It's an LG OLED (like the Editors' Option LG Signature OLED65G6P), with an first-class colour gamut and terrific viewing angles. The Ambilight 3 lights around the sides and acme of the back of the set match the colours in whatever image is being shown on the screen, giving your room an eerie, atmospheric glow. Ambilight also has modes for music playback and room mood lighting where the music mode tin can pulse the lights with the shell of the music.

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Philips didn't say whether this Television receiver will come up to the US, but we promise information technology does. The initial price is being widely reported to be around US$4,000.