Simply use your voice to control the Philips Ambilight TV. Access Android TV, navigate with the help of the Google Assistant or Alexa and stream a large number of movies and series. The 70-inch TV comes with Philips’ P5 Perfect Picture Engine to ensure an impeccable contrast. Together with HDR 10+ it guarantees natural motion and vivid details. With a Philips TV, Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos bring the crystal-clear picture and sound of the cinema into your living room. Experience high contrast, vibrant colours, and crisp dialog. Get more in Philips Ambilight 70PUS8545 review.
Why you should buy Ambilight 70PUS8545 TV?
What is a Philips Ambilight TV? Ambilight is a proprietary TV technology exclusive to Philips TVs, and in a saturated market full of near-identical goggle boxes, it really does help Philips stand out from the crowd. Ambilight is essentially the inclusion of an LED array around the side of a television, which projects color onto the wall behind a TV. The colors projected match the hues appearing in your onscreen content, increasing your perception of contrast and creating an immersive light display that seems to seep out of the television itself. Discover more in Philips Ambilight 70PUS8545 review.
Specifications – Philips Ambilight 70PUS8545
Smart TV Features
User Interaction: SimplyShare
Interactive TV: HbbTV
Programme
- Pause TV
- USB recording*
Ease of Installation
- Auto detect Philips devices
- Device connection wizard
- Network installation wizard
- Settings assistant wizard
Ease of Use
- One-stop smart menu button
- On-screen user manual
Firmware upgradeable
- Firmware auto upgrade wizard
- Firmware upgradeable via USB
- Online firmware upgrade
Screen Format Adjustments
- Basic – Fill Screen
- Fit to screen
- Advance – Shift
- Zoom, stretch
- Wide screen
Remote Controlwith VoiceVoice assistant*
- Google Assistant built in
- RC with Mic.
- Works with Alexa
Ambilight
Ambilight Version: 3 sided
Ambilight Features
- Built-in Ambilight+hue
- Ambilight Music
- Game Mode
- Wall colour adaptive
- Lounge mode
- AmbiWakeup
- AmbiSleep
Display
- Display4K Ultra HD LED
- Diagonal screen size (inch)70 inch
- Diagonal screen size (metric)178 cm
- Panel resolution3840 x 2160
- Aspect ratio16:9
- Pixel engineP5 Perfect Picture Engine
- Picture enhancement: Ultra Resolution, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 2100 PPI
Computer inputs on all HDMI
- HDR supported, HDR10/HLG
- up to 4K UHD 3840 x 2160 @60 Hz
Video inputs on all HDMI
- up to 4K UHD 3840 x 2160 @60 Hz
- HDR supported
- HDR10/HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma)
- HDR10+/Dolby Vision
Android TV
OS: Android TV™ 9 (Pie)
Pre-installed apps
- Google Play Movies*
- Google Play Music*
- Google Search
- YouTube
- Amazon instant video
- BBC iPlayer
- Netflix
Memory size (Flash)16 GB*
Processing PowerQuad Core
Tuner/Reception/Transmission
HEVC support Yes
Digital TVDVB-T/T2/T2-HD/C/S/S2MPEG Support
- MPEG2
- MPEG4
Video Playback
- PAL
- SECAM
TV Programme guide*8-day Electronic Programme Guide
Signal strength indicationYes
Teletext1000 page Hypertext
Number of HDMI connections4Number of USBs2Number of components in (YPbPr)1Wireless connections
- Bluetooth 4.2
- Wi-Fi 802.11ac, 2 x 2, Dual band
Other connections
- Satellite Connector
- Common Interface Plus (CI+)
- Digital audio out (optical)
- Ethernet-LAN RJ-45
- Headphone out
- Service connector
HDMI features
- 4K
- Audio Return Channel
EasyLink (HDMI-CEC)
- Remote control pass-through
- System audio control
- System standby
- One touch play
HDCP 2.3Yes on all HDMI
- Video Playback Formats
- Containers: AVI, MKV
- H264/MPEG-4 AVC
- MPEG-1
- MPEG-2
- MPEG-4
- WMV9/VC1
- VP9
- HEVC (H.265)Subtitles Formats Support
- .SRT
- .SUB
- .TXT
- .SMIMusic Playback Formats
- AAC
- MP3
- WAV
- WMA (v2 up to v9.2)
- WMA-PRO (v9 and v10)Picture Playback Formats
- JPEG
- BMP
- GIF
- PNG
- 360 photo
- HEIF
- Power : Mains powerAC 220 – 240 V 50/60 HzStandby power consumption<0.3 WAmbient temperature5°C to 35°CPower Saving Features
- Auto switch-off timer
- Light sensor
- Picture mute (for radio)
- Eco modeEnergy Label ClassAEU Energy Label power137 WAnnual energy consumption201 kW·hMercury content0 mgPresence of leadYes*Off mode power consumptionN/A W
- Sound Output power (RMS)20 WSound Enhancement
- Auto Volume Leveller
- Dolby Atmos®
- 5 Band Equalizer
- A.I. Sound
- Bass Enhancement
- Clear Dialogue
- Night modeSpeaker configuration2 x 10 W full-range speaker
- Dimensions
- Box width1757.0 mm
- Box height1025.0 mm
- Box depth181.0 mm
- Set Width1581.0 mm
- Set Height894.0 mm
- Set Depth86.1 mm
- Set width (with stand)1581.0 mm
- Set height (with stand)912.4 mm
- Set depth (with stand)312.2 mm
- Stand width810 / 1401 mm
- Adjustable stand height (Max.)81.4 mm
- Adjustable stand height (Min.)18.4 mm
- Stand depth312.2 mm
- Product weight27.6 kg
- Product weight (+stand)28.2 kg
- Weight incl. Packaging32.7 kg
- VESA wall mount compatible400 x 200 mm
- DesignColours of TV
- Light-silver metal bezel
- Stand designLight silver chrome sticks
- Accessories Included
- Remote Control
- Quick start guide
- Legal and safety brochure
- Power cord
- Tabletop standIncluded batteries2 x AAA Batteries
Other items in the box
- Remote Control
- Quick start guide
- Legal and safety brochure
- Power cord
- Tabletop stand
- Included batteries: 2 x AAA Batteries
Philips Ambilight 70PUS8545 LED TV comparison
| Philips Ambilight 70PUS8545/12 70-Inch LED TV(2020/2021 Model) | Philips Ambilight 70PUS7805/12 70-Inch LED TV (2020/2021 Model) | Philips Ambilight 65PUS8545/12 65-Inch LED TV (2020/2021 Model) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth; Wireless; Ethernet; HDMI; USB | Wireless; Ethernet; HDMI; USB | Bluetooth; Wireless; Ethernet; HDMI; USB |
| Display Resolution Max | 3,840 x 2,160 pixels | 3,840 x 2,160 pixels | 3,840 x 2,160 pixels |
| Display Size | 70 in | 70 in | 65 in |
| Display Technology | LED | LED | LED |
| Image Aspect Ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Model Year | 2020 | 2020 | 2020 |
Philips Ambilight 70PUS8545 customer review
Impressive once you get to know it.
I upgraded to this TV from a 50″ Hisense 4K smart TV. I was looking for a larger screen, but also improved picture quality and general user experience. This TV delivered on those expectations. However, upon first turning it on I was appalled by the default picture settings. They look very “shop demoey” with overblown contrast, lurid colours, and off-putting motion interpolation. I recommend changing the picture setting to ISF DAY out of the box and then proceeding to turn all motion nonsense off. At this point SDR content looks great. HDR content is a different story, with its own separate profiles.
To remedy the utterly dismal defaults: switch to ISF Day, turn motion off, turn the HDR plus to its highest setting (NOT auto) and then colour enhancing to medium. Also sharpness to 1. Personally I turned backlight contrast down to 90 as otherwise highlights look a little harsh (I believe the tone mapping for this display is pretty aggressive, and a little optimistic). Proceed to fiddle with other settings to taste, and turn all the other “features” such as the denoiser etc off as they don’t improve image quality.
My review may sound a tad harsh so far but my issue here is with how Philips have decided to configure this panel by default, not the capabilities of the panel itself. After the aforementioned tuning I was rather impressed by how this telly handles content from old 576i SDR shows on Netflix all the way up to 4K HDR in both HDR10 and Dolby Vision with a punchy and vibrant picture, albeit lacking accurate colour reproduction.
I briefly tried the built in speakers and they’re not bad by any means. The CEC functionality on this TV behaves very well, and it plays nicely with my Nvidia Shield TV Pro allowing itself to be turned on and off consistently by connected devices. The Ambilight feature has actually remained turned on despite my expectations of it being a gimmick. This was not a selling point for me, but I’ll admit that it’s very well implemented and does aid in the immersion of some content. I have wall mounted the TV and it rests around 10cm from the wall at most, but is able to project the Ambilight LEDs a good distance. Bottom line, I’m happy with this TV and can’t expect anything more at this price point.
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