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Philips Posts Big Loss for 2001
Barry Willis  |  Feb 10, 2001  | 

The year 2001 wasn't a good one for <A HREF="http://www.philips.com">Philips Electronics NV</A>. On February 8, the Dutch electronics giant reported a massive $2.26 billion (2.6 billion euros) loss for the year, blaming slowing demand for both finished consumer goods and raw semiconductors. Philips is one of the few companies with an equal presence in both markets.

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Philips Pronto: Touch Remote
SV Staff  |  Sep 08, 2008  | 
Philips has just released their latest Pronto remote - the TSU9800. Figure the "TS" in the model number stands for "Touch Screen" - maybe? The TSU9600 features a very large 6.4" VGA display.  The large size makes the...
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Philips Responds to Hostage Incident
 |  Mar 17, 2002  | 

Top management at <A HREF="http://www.philips.com">Philips Electronics NV</A> has expressed sympathy for victims of an eight-hour siege that took place last week at Amsterdam's Rembrandt Tower.

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Philips Restructures Consumer Electronics Division
 |  Feb 20, 2000  | 

Five 'transparent businesses' will emerge from a reorganization of <A HREF="http://www.philips.com/">Philips Electronics</A>' consumer electronics operations, the company announced in late February. "The new organization will allow the businesses to react more quickly to their distinct market conditions and will allow for more flexibility in the structure," a company press release stated.

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Philips Says "No" to Hollywood
Barry Willis  |  May 05, 2002  | 

Plans by the entertainment industry to control the distribution of digital programming could have dire consequences for consumers, a <A HREF="http://www.philips.com">Philips Electronics</A> executive told US congressmen in late April.

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Philips Sells TV Brand to Chinese
Mark Fleischmann  |  Apr 19, 2011  | 
Royal Philips Electronics, the Dutch conglomerate, is selling a controlling interest of its 80-year-old TV division to Hong Kong based TPV Technology Ltd.

Philips will retain a 30 percent interest and receive royalties, but this clearly puts the Chinese company in the driver's seat. The TV division's 4000 employees will be transferred to the new company and no layoffs have been announced.

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Philips Semiconductors Launches First-Ever Single-Chip MPEG2 Video Encoder for Home PCs
 |  Mar 05, 1998  | 

Last week, <A HREF="www.philips.com">Philips Semiconductors</A> announced the first single-chip MPEG2 video encoder for home PCs. Dubbed the SAA6750H, this chip provides a low-cost way to store analog (VCR) video in a digital form on various media, such as CD or proposed recordable forms of DVD. Previously, consumers had to rely on expensive professional equipment that could easily run into thousands of dollars.

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Philips Ships First HDR1000-Certified Video Monitor
SV Staff  |  Jul 18, 2018  | 
EPI, licensee of Philips-brand video monitors in North America, has announced that the DisplayHDR1000-certified monitor introduced in April is now available at Best Buy and Amazon for $1,000.
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Philips to Demo ColorSpark HLD Projectors
SV Staff  |  Feb 08, 2016  | 
Philips is demonstrating its new ColorSpark HLD light-source technology for projectors at the ISE (Integrated Systems Europe) 2016 show that opens in Amsterdam tomorrow.
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Philips to Launch 4K/HDR TVs with Google Cast
SV Staff  |  May 26, 2016  | 
P&F USA, the exclusive North American licensee for Philips TVs and video products, today announced plans to launch a line of Philips 4K/Ultra HD (UHD) TVs featuring high dynamic range (HDR) capability and Google Cast.
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Philips to Offer Free Shrek DVD
HT Staff  |  Oct 02, 2001  | 
Philips Consumer Electronics has announced plans to offer a special edition DVD of DreamWorks' animated hit film Shrek free with the purchase of a select group of DVD-Video players and other products during the winter holiday season.
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Philips Ultra HD Blu-ray Player Due Out in June
SV Staff  |  May 18, 2016  | 
The Philips BDP7501 Ultra HD Blu-ray player demonstrated at CES in January will be available for sale in June, according to P&F USA, the exclusive North American licensee for Philips TVs and video products.
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Philips Ultra HD Blu-ray Player to Ship with Creed
SV Staff  |  Jun 14, 2016  | 
P&F USA, the exclusive North American licensee for Philips video products, has announced that the Ultra HD (UHD) Blu-ray version of Creed will be bundled with the Philips BDP7501 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray player, which will be available later this month for $400.
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Philips Ultrawide LCD
user  |  Mar 05, 2009  | 
If CES 2009 was any indication, it looked like Philips was getting out of the consumer-electronics business, seeing as how the company had no booth or press conference this year. But the Dutch megacorp recently announced a stunning innovation in LCD TVs—the world's first with an aspect ratio of 21:9 (2.33:1). This nearly matches the cinematic aspect ratio of 2.35:1, allowing it to display such movies without the hated black bars above and below the image.
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Philips Unveils DVD Recorder
HT Staff  |  Aug 08, 2001  | 
The veritable VCR is headed for obsolescence. Not neccessarily today nor tomorrow, but eventually. Its departure will be hastened by digital devices like Philips' new DVDR1000, a DVD recorder that made its official bow in June at the IFA 2001 Consumer Electronics show in Berlin.
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