Sampo America Introduces HDTV-Ready Display Products

SME-HD Line Of HD-Ready Televisions Support Both Digital Broadcast And PCs

3-Oct-00

Sampo America, a wholly owned subsidiary of the leading Taiwanese consumer electronics manufacturer Sampo Corp., is bringing fresh competition to the home entertainment market with three HD-ready TVs. The SME-HD lineup features 27-inch, 32-inch and widescreen 34-inch displays which support traditional analog broadcasts, digital programming via an external decoder and high resolution input from PCs.""The networked home of the near future will require multimedia displays capable of supporting legacy television, up-and-coming digital television broadcasts and interactive computing applications,"" James Chen, President Sampo America, said. ""Our HDTV products prepare the consumer for the digital tomorrow while delivering the benefits of a high performance TV today.""Sampo HDTVs work with any digital source and are compatible with any HDTV set-top box or HDTV decoder. The SME-HD lineup features RGB, high definition (HD), component video (Y-Pb-Pr), standard component video (Y-Cb-Cr), S-Video and composite video inputs.Sampo HDTVs are the only television products on the market today that display 480i, 480p, 1080i and 720p in native resolution without down-converting the original signal source to match display limitations. As a result, the SME-HD line eliminates data degradation or loss from the conversion process, allowing viewers to see images as intended by the broadcast.Sampo HDTVs, compatible with any PC, can also be used as multi-scanning PC monitors. Picture quality of SME-HD surpasses those of competitors. The Sampo product displays computer graphics at XGA (1024 x 768 pixels) without compromise, whereas traditional HDTVs display only at SVGA (800 x 600 pixels). ""Sampo offers superior performance at a tremendous value - no other brands use monitor-grade CRTs nor do they offer RGB input capabilities at a better price point,"" Chen said.This year, Sampo products will be available regionally through small and medium consumer electronics retailers and dealers as well as Internet channels.Suggested retail prices are $1,299 for the 27-inch SME-27HD5, $1,599 for the 32-inch SME-32HD5 and $3,499 for the ""pure-flat"" widescreen direct view 34-inch SME-34WHD5.For more information, visit www.sampoamericas.com.

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