Toshiba Debuts New Portable Digital Projectors At COMDEX

22-Nov-00

At this year's COMDEX, Toshiba showed off their new TDP-T1, TDP-S2 and TDP-P3 portable data/video projectors that feature all the qualities that have made Toshiba the first choice for the mobile professional. Compliant with the latest standard for data connectivity, Digital Visual Interface (DVI), the projectors deliver pure digital imaging for improved picture quality and enhanced ease-of-use. The projectors are also fully compatible with analog data connectors common on today's PCs.Another feature contributing to the projectors' success is Digital Light Processingô (DLPô), a Texas Instruments technology that delivers increased brightness, higher contrast and truer color fidelity for flawless presentation capabilities. Moreover, the user-friendly ""plug and project"" setup gives presenters the advanced imaging controls they want, without the time-consuming hassles experienced with competitive models.According to Doug Freck, Vice President and General Manager, Toshiba Imaging Systems Division, ""The Toshiba commitment to the mobile professional has been clearly stated through our long history of distinctive products and our leadership in portable computing, digital imagining and multimedia technologies. The introduction of these new projectors, all of which feature advanced capabilities at an affordable price point, compliments Toshiba's full line of mobile solutions, from our award-winning notebooks to our digital cameras.""Toshiba TDP-P3: True XGA In An Under Five-Pound ProjectorOptimized for travel, the Toshiba TDP-P3 ""notebook"" projector with DVI connectivity and DLP is a super lightweight, quiet and compact communications partner. It weighs a mere 4.8 pounds, so it won't slow down the busy mobile professional. Plus, for all its advanced capabilities, its dimensions are a streamlined 2.5 (H) x 9 (W) x 10.5 (D) inches, allowing it to easily fit alongside a notebook computer in the sleek executive travel case provided.The TDP-P3 offers 1000 lumens of brightness, true XGA resolution (1024 x 768), proportional digital keystone correction, and a contrast ratio of 400:1, assuring the recreation of computer or video displays, even in large rooms with the lights on. To assure seamless transitions between presentation mediums, the TDP-P3 is compatible with XGA, SVGA, VGA and Macintosh data, as well as NTSC, NTSC 4.43, PAL and SECAM video signals. As an added performance benefit, it also supports 1080i and 720p HDTV video to offer home theatre-quality playback.Like all Toshiba products, ease-of-use is a given. Auto tracking, auto source detection and auto positioning, combined with one-touch zoom and focus capability, makes for fast, easy setup in a variety of presentation environments.Standard accessories include deluxe carrying case, and cables for data, video and audio connections. To further enhance the TDP-P3's operation, Toshiba includes a wireless remote that lets the presenter simultaneously control both the projector and a PC.TDP-S2 And TDP-T1Toshiba's new TDP-T1 and TDP-S2 projectors deliver the brightness needed for communications success in business, education and government presentations. Both offer 1,300 ANSI lumens to assure high-contrast, rich displays that keep presenters in control no matter what lighting conditions they encounter.Housed in similar sleek bodies, the TDP-S2 and TDP-T1 boast a suite of advanced features, and differ only in resolution. The TDP-T1 has true XGA resolution (1024 x 768), and is compatible with XGA, SVGA, VGA and Macintosh data. In contrast, the TDP-S1 has true SVGA resolution (800 x 600), and is compatible with XGA (compressed), SVGA, VGA and Macintosh.In the TDP-T1 and TDP-S2, users will find features and functionality normally associated with large conference room products, such as multiple input connectors, a zoom lens and remote control capability. The five inputs (VESA DVI with USB, RGB, NTSC, S-video and audio) make for trouble-free integration of different presentation signals. Because they offer both DVI and analog connectivity, the projectors allow a business to invest in future technology without sacrificing its current equipment.Superior image quality is a given with the TDP-T1 and TDP-S2. Thanks to the high lumen output, DLP technology and a displayable palette of 16.7 million colors, the projectors deliver quality presentations with film-like images that rival machines costing thousands of dollars more. Other significant features of the projectors include auto synchronization, auto tracking, auto positioning, auto source detection, auto black/white detection, proportional digital keystone correction, and 1080i and 720p HDTV compatibility.These portable units weigh only 6.7 lbs., and measure 3.9 (H) x 10.9 (W) x 11.2 (D) inches. Accessories include a soft travel case, DVI analog cable, NTSC video cable, audio connection cable, Apple Macintosh adapter and wireless remote control/mouse.Warranty, Pricing And AvailabilityToshiba backs its new projectors with an exclusive two-year warranty on parts and labor, as well as a 90-day warranty on the 120-watt, high-pressure mercury arc lamp. The projectors are available through the www.shoptoshiba.com Web site or by phoning 800 316 0920. List prices are $4,999 for the TDP-P3, $5,299 for the TDP-T1 and $3,499 for the TDP-S2.For more information, visit Toshiba on the Web at www.toshiba.com.

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