Expanded Family Of Digital Hi-Res Monitors From THOMSONíS RCA, PROSCAN Brands Offers Consumer-Friendly Route To Digital Home Entertainment Experience

Advanced Color TV Series Now Features Convenience Of Interactive TV Guide

29-Aug-00

A newly expanded series of RCA and PROSCAN brand Digital High-Resolution color TV monitors from THOMSON multimedia (NYSE: TMS) offers an affordable route to HDTV-quality picture performance and theatre-caliber audio capability, along with computer-quality graphics and video gaming capabilities.Both direct-view and rear projection RCA and PROSCAN brand Digital High-Resolution monitors - with screen sizes ranging from 27 inches to 61 inches (diagonal) - offer the full breadth of home theatre entertainment options along with a host of potential interactive and data applications. When connected to RCA and PROSCAN brand digital set-top converters like the RCA DTC100 or PSHD105 (both suggested retail price $649),the consumer can receive digital programming with the lifelike brilliance of HDTV.""When we introduced this new series of Digital High-Resolution monitors last year, we knew we were pushing the envelope for optimum home viewing enjoyment,"" said Thomsonís Vic Theobalds, Vice President, TV Product Management, ""but this year we challenged our product development team to seek even higher levels of excellence in both performance and convenience. Weíre confident the viewing public will agree that they have exceeded our expectations.""The Digital Hi-Res monitors are coupled with the DTC100 or PSHD105. The result is HDTV-quality picture performance with up to 1.3 million pixels in rear projection monitors and up to 864,000 pixels in direct-view models. Picture performance enhancements built into the monitors include a tuner with 181-channel tuning capability that dramatically reduces ghosting caused from off-air pick-up when watching cable channels, Dynamic BlackStretch circuitry that enhances contrast and detail, high performance scan velocity modulation that improves sharpness and detail, especially in high-contrast areas, and a high performance video amplifier that optimizes performance from high-resolution signal sources such as the RCA DIRECTV satellite receiver, DVD-Video players and S-Video signals.Additional performance technology provided in rear projection Digital Hi-Res Monitors include the new Intellifocusô Auto Convergence that delivers the sharpest picture possible with corner-to-corner clarity, custom-designed 5-element lens system that provides a brighter picture with improved corner focus and overall video resolution, 3DY/C digital frame comb filter that eliminates dot and edge crawl while providing for better transitions between scene changes, a high-gain dark-tint screen for 25 percent improved brightness, and adjustable color warmth which enables the viewer to select one of three background color adjustments for personal viewing preference. Audio capability includes SRS Focus Audio technology and broadcast stereo with dbx noise reduction. Additional features are interactive TV Guide program guide, advanced Twin Tunerô picture-in-picture, V-chip parental control, universal glow-in-the-dark remote, built-in Super Shield screen protector and seven sets of A/V inputs.In direct-view Digital Hi-Res monitors, performance enhancements include a 3-Line digital comb filter that virtually eliminates edge crawls and rainbow effects, video noise reduction that provides a cleaner, more consistent overall picture, auto color balance that maintains overall picture quality during the life of the tube; auto color control that maintains natural flesh tones and color fidelity from channel-to-channel and scene-to-scene, dark-tint high-contrast picture tube that delivers outstanding picture contrast even in bright room conditions, and a high-resolution dynamic focus electron gun specifically designed to optimize picture performance from the Thomson-manufactured Digital Precision Pitch picture tube. Other features include SRS Focus Audio and broadcast stereo with dbx, Guide Plus+ Gold program guide, advanced Twin-Tuner, universal glow-in-the-dark remote, and seven sets of A/V inputs.An additional entertainment advantage of the new Digital Hi-Res monitors is the capability to accommodate a wide assortment of products with its multiple connections. Front-panel jacks include a USB port with the new Synchroscanô HD Component and S-VGA video inputs for video games, camcorders, digital still cameras or regular and progressive scan DVD-Video players. Back-panel connections easily accept computers or entertainment products such as RCA DIRECTV systems, VCRs, DVD players, HDTV Digital receivers, speaker or stereo systems, or cable boxes.Among the added convenience features of this yearís Digital Hi-Res line-up is the interactive on-screen TV Guide menu system which makes it even easier for the consumer to find his or her favorite program for near-instant viewing.Following are the monitors included in this yearís RCA and PROSCAN brand series:RCAFour models comprise the RCA line-up of digital high-resolution color TV monitors. They are the 61-inch MM61110 (suggested retail price $3,299) and the 52-inch MM52110 (suggested retail price $2,799) rear projection models and the direct-view 36-inch MM36110 (suggested retail price $2,199) and the 32-inch MM32110 (suggested retail price $1,749), both of which are available with an optional custom base.PROSCANThe five PROSCAN models include the rear-projection 61-inch PS61810 (suggested retail price $3,799), and the 52-inch PS52810 (suggested retail price $2,999) and three direct-view models, the 36-inch PS36810 (suggested retail price $2,699), the 32-inch PS32810 (suggested retail price $2,199), and the 27-inch PS27810 (suggested retail price $1,299).About THOMSON multimediaWith sales of 6.7 billion Euros (U.S. $6.5 billion) in 1999 and 55,000 employees in more than 30 countries, THOMSON multimedia is the worldís fourth largest producer of consumer electronics. The group has four principal activities: Displays and Components, Consumer Products, New Media Services, and Patents and Licensing. THOMSON multimedia engineers, manufactures, and markets display components and consumer products such as televisions, VCRs, audio systems, digital decoders, DVD-Video players and professional video equipment under the popular RCA and THOMSON brand names. THOMSON multimedia is listed in the Paris (Sicovam: 18453) and New York (NYSE: TMS) stock exchanges. THOMSON multimedia is the parent company of the U.S.-based Thomson Consumer Electronics, Inc. For more information, visit http://www.thomson-multimedia.com

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